Andy Karlson
@andykarlson.bsky.social
Husband, father of 3, UU minister, hospital chaplain, dedicated amateur film photographer (unless otherwise noted, photos taken with my Google Pixel 7 Pro), opinions my own.
"I am at home with the me. I am rooted in the me who is on this adventure."
"I am at home with the me. I am rooted in the me who is on this adventure."
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Andy Karlson
@andykarlson.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Well, here we all are. I'm a dad of three, a hospital chaplain semi-reluctantly ascended to management, a film photographer, a board game fan, a reader, and a pizza topping maximalist.
My interests tend to run broad, and in this next political epoch I'm trying to keep my focus local and joyful.
My interests tend to run broad, and in this next political epoch I'm trying to keep my focus local and joyful.
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Off the shoulder is back this season and it is HOT
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Off the shoulder is back this season and it is HOT
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Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Mark Kelly notably declines to endorse Chuck Schumer as the leader of Senate Dems going forward
This piece of shit quisling should never know a moment's piece in public for the rest of his well-compensated life.
Whoa -- Sen. Durbin went to up Leader Thune during the vote last night to tell him that on the shutdown vote and ACA promise that "8 of us are sticking our neck out that you're going to keep your word. I hope you will. He said 'I assure you I will,'" Durbin says just now
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This piece of shit quisling should never know a moment's piece in public for the rest of his well-compensated life.
A shot across the bow.
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A shot across the bow.
I am unwillingly reading this advertisement in the voice of John Mulaney.
forgotten fortifying beef drinks of the 1890s ...
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I am unwillingly reading this advertisement in the voice of John Mulaney.
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Per several reports in Israeli media the former IDF AG is hospitalized following an attempted suicide earlier today. Very few details, but she's apparently conscious and in stable condition.
Allow me to summarize:
1. 5 IDF soldiers caught sexually molesting a Palestinian prisoner.
2. IDF files charges.
3. IDF AG faces enormous pressure from government to drop charges. Mob storms base where it happened.
4. IDF AG leaks video documenting the molestation.
5. IDF AG pushed out (continued)
1. 5 IDF soldiers caught sexually molesting a Palestinian prisoner.
2. IDF files charges.
3. IDF AG faces enormous pressure from government to drop charges. Mob storms base where it happened.
4. IDF AG leaks video documenting the molestation.
5. IDF AG pushed out (continued)
IDF's legal chief resigns over suspected involvement in Gaza detainee abuse video leak
In a Statement Friday Morning, Defense Minister Israel Katz Cited the 'Severity of the Suspicions' Against Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi in the Sde Teiman Affair, Saying She Won't Be Reinstated. Sh...
www.haaretz.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Per several reports in Israeli media the former IDF AG is hospitalized following an attempted suicide earlier today. Very few details, but she's apparently conscious and in stable condition.
Calling all chaplains! If it wasn't for St Martin of Tours, we would be called ... something else!
Getting ready for tomorrow's feast day by listening to the Apocrypals episode on St. Martin of Tours:
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76: Filling the Room (The Life of St. Martin)
Podcast Episode · Apocrypals · 11/01/2020 · 1h 48m
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November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Calling all chaplains! If it wasn't for St Martin of Tours, we would be called ... something else!
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And / or a window
Lavrov’s absence sparks speculation he has fallen from favour with Putin
Lavrov’s absence sparks speculation he has fallen from favour with Putin
Veteran foreign minister missed key Kremlin meeting, and is not part of Russia’s G20 delegation
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
And / or a window
TIL
From the hand of David Silverman:
From the hand of David Silverman:
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
TIL
From the hand of David Silverman:
From the hand of David Silverman:
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Shaheen: "We kept Senator Schumer informed throughout bipartisan discussions that have really gone on since the beginning of the shutdown."
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Ms Rachel says The New York Times asked her if she’s funded by Hamas
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
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As a survivor of abuse, I understand the thinking behind appeasing an abuser. You think being cooperative will get them to see you’re good and stop the abuse. But it does the opposite: It teaches them that abusing you gets them what they want. Accommodating abusers only makes abuse worse.
November 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
As a survivor of abuse, I understand the thinking behind appeasing an abuser. You think being cooperative will get them to see you’re good and stop the abuse. But it does the opposite: It teaches them that abusing you gets them what they want. Accommodating abusers only makes abuse worse.
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Jesus, people, I'm not saying they'll all fall on their swords because we ask politely.
You demand a politician's resignation not because you think it will actually happen, but because you want to make it clear you think it *should* happen, you're that pissed off.
It's a vote of no confidence.
You demand a politician's resignation not because you think it will actually happen, but because you want to make it clear you think it *should* happen, you're that pissed off.
It's a vote of no confidence.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Jesus, people, I'm not saying they'll all fall on their swords because we ask politely.
You demand a politician's resignation not because you think it will actually happen, but because you want to make it clear you think it *should* happen, you're that pissed off.
It's a vote of no confidence.
You demand a politician's resignation not because you think it will actually happen, but because you want to make it clear you think it *should* happen, you're that pissed off.
It's a vote of no confidence.
I know I am.
Feels extra apt this season somehow.
Perhaps on some level, we are all Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen.
Perhaps on some level, we are all Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen.
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I know I am.
Many are saying:
Fuck Schumer.
Fuck Schumer.
Either he can’t keep them in line or he orchestrated and approved this. The result is the same: he has to go. He should’ve been gone months ago.
Chuck Schumer must be replaced as leader since he cannot keep his caucus in line.
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Many are saying:
Fuck Schumer.
Fuck Schumer.
Feels extra apt this season somehow.
Perhaps on some level, we are all Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen.
Perhaps on some level, we are all Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen.
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Feels extra apt this season somehow.
Perhaps on some level, we are all Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen.
Perhaps on some level, we are all Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen.
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"Democratic capitulators whose seats would be filled by Democratic governors in the event of vacancy (Durbin, Fetterman, Kaine, King) should be under immense pressure to resign mid-session. Now, even. Or in Kaine’s case, after Abigail Spanberger is sworn in. If your senator fits that bill, get loud"
Thoughts on Dems throwing a game they were winning. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave
Another disgrace, and a new path forward.
www.offmessage.net
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
"Democratic capitulators whose seats would be filled by Democratic governors in the event of vacancy (Durbin, Fetterman, Kaine, King) should be under immense pressure to resign mid-session. Now, even. Or in Kaine’s case, after Abigail Spanberger is sworn in. If your senator fits that bill, get loud"
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I am not going to let Schumer and 8 center-right Democrats bring me down. We won on Tuesday. We're gonna keep winning. Just keep telling the stories of what the Trump administration is doing and how it's making lives so much harder, about the corruption, the incompetence, the violence.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I am not going to let Schumer and 8 center-right Democrats bring me down. We won on Tuesday. We're gonna keep winning. Just keep telling the stories of what the Trump administration is doing and how it's making lives so much harder, about the corruption, the incompetence, the violence.
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Senator Schumer has failed to lead this party in one of its most critical moments, and Americans will pay the price. It’s time for him to step down from leadership and make way for a new generation willing to fight for the people instead of the powerful.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Senator Schumer has failed to lead this party in one of its most critical moments, and Americans will pay the price. It’s time for him to step down from leadership and make way for a new generation willing to fight for the people instead of the powerful.
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a note on the Minnesota primary: this is correct, the person to replace Tina Smith with is Peggy Flanagan
Replace Smith with Peggy Flanagan. Do not replace her with Angie Craig.
that's right, Smith is retiring, I forgot
that sucks! she's good! replace her with someone who is also good!
that sucks! she's good! replace her with someone who is also good!
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
a note on the Minnesota primary: this is correct, the person to replace Tina Smith with is Peggy Flanagan
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Maybe if people think the Democratic Party is "weak" it is not because they think that Democrats "care about other people" but that they "fold every single time."
This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Maybe if people think the Democratic Party is "weak" it is not because they think that Democrats "care about other people" but that they "fold every single time."
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