Carla Schroder
@carlabean.bsky.social
Yes, it me. Talk to me. Writing, woodworking, farming, Linux/FOSS, visual arts, bad puns, critters, music, silliness. Be the middle finger you want to see in the world.
Hey word nerds, let's play. Thinking how we react to different word choices, like "ravine". A nice word. But when you choose "chasm" instead it sounds dangerous.
Same for "meadow" or "prairie". Prairie is more evocative, but still plain. Call it a "wold" and suddenly it's exotic and possibly scary.
Same for "meadow" or "prairie". Prairie is more evocative, but still plain. Call it a "wold" and suddenly it's exotic and possibly scary.
February 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Hey word nerds, let's play. Thinking how we react to different word choices, like "ravine". A nice word. But when you choose "chasm" instead it sounds dangerous.
Same for "meadow" or "prairie". Prairie is more evocative, but still plain. Call it a "wold" and suddenly it's exotic and possibly scary.
Same for "meadow" or "prairie". Prairie is more evocative, but still plain. Call it a "wold" and suddenly it's exotic and possibly scary.
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I would have bet money our Bad Boy Bill was a member of the Epstein club. Bring on the public hearings!
February 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I would have bet money our Bad Boy Bill was a member of the Epstein club. Bring on the public hearings!
Even though we see and hear it every day, reading these is still appalling.
ICYMI: @justsecurity.org created a searchable database of statements from Minnesota residents subjected by DHS agents to suspicionless stops and warrantless arrests without probable cause.
The declarations are from our @aclu.org Hussen v. Noem lawsuit.
www.justsecurity.org/130745/minne...
The declarations are from our @aclu.org Hussen v. Noem lawsuit.
www.justsecurity.org/130745/minne...
February 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Even though we see and hear it every day, reading these is still appalling.
Perfect.
February 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Perfect.
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Here’s the non paywalled version of the Krauss Epstein piece from Ninefax today. Thanks @kateraindrops.bsky.social
February 9, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Here’s the non paywalled version of the Krauss Epstein piece from Ninefax today. Thanks @kateraindrops.bsky.social
😆 I can't stop watching this "I wasn't really mad, I'm just not worth saving."
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 AM
😆 I can't stop watching this "I wasn't really mad, I'm just not worth saving."
Football is a perfect American institution. Racist as fuck, exploitive, players are chattel traded like livestock. I guess there is some equality in whitebro slaves. Players' health is ruined, especially brain injuries. My fave bit is taxpayers building stadiums for billionaires. Enjoy the game!
February 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Football is a perfect American institution. Racist as fuck, exploitive, players are chattel traded like livestock. I guess there is some equality in whitebro slaves. Players' health is ruined, especially brain injuries. My fave bit is taxpayers building stadiums for billionaires. Enjoy the game!
The only ferments this shambling necrosis ever gets close to are in his britches.
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 9, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The only ferments this shambling necrosis ever gets close to are in his britches.
A lot of people don't like to think this way because they're normal decent folks, but the reality is the GOP is the #1 enemy of the United States. Once you realize this everything makes sense.
February 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
A lot of people don't like to think this way because they're normal decent folks, but the reality is the GOP is the #1 enemy of the United States. Once you realize this everything makes sense.
Wanna do something progressive and activist today? Make time to appreciate something good. Make the most of your limited time on Earth & don't let the soulless MAGA bastards take that from you. Be curious, creative, loving. Be you.
#NationalSnowdropDay 🌱
There's nothing quite like a churchyard blanketed in snowdrops 🥰
📍St Teilo's Church • Merthyr Mawr ⛪️
#Wales
There's nothing quite like a churchyard blanketed in snowdrops 🥰
📍St Teilo's Church • Merthyr Mawr ⛪️
#Wales
February 8, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Wanna do something progressive and activist today? Make time to appreciate something good. Make the most of your limited time on Earth & don't let the soulless MAGA bastards take that from you. Be curious, creative, loving. Be you.
"European healthcare systems aim to keep people healthy. American healthcare generates profits for insurance companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and hospital chains."
The Bills That Never Arrive: What European Healthcare Can Teach Anxious American Voters
The Bills That Never Arrive: What European Healthcare Can Teach Anxious American Voters
Forty-five years of US spending surging past Europe while life expectancy lags behind tells one story: the American system serves profit, not people
theplanet.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:30 PM
"European healthcare systems aim to keep people healthy. American healthcare generates profits for insurance companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and hospital chains."
alexander wants you 😁
If you have any reach on Bluesky, please consider reposting so I can find old and new friends (and then I’ll follow you back 😊).
I'm Alexander Verbeek and publish about the climate crisis, environment, the beauty of nature, science, walking, sustainability, wildlife, photography, water, and energy.
I'm Alexander Verbeek and publish about the climate crisis, environment, the beauty of nature, science, walking, sustainability, wildlife, photography, water, and energy.
February 8, 2026 at 10:28 PM
alexander wants you 😁
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I've been taking in the reporting on dissatisfaction and resentment within the federal paramilitaries.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
February 8, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I've been taking in the reporting on dissatisfaction and resentment within the federal paramilitaries.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
And, y'all, we are wearing them the fuck down.
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No funding for ICE or other terrorist organizations. It's that simple.
February 7, 2026 at 10:50 PM
No funding for ICE or other terrorist organizations. It's that simple.
Epstein class. Perfect.
Ossoff: We were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich. It’s the wealthiest Cabinet ever. This is the Epstein class. They are the elites they pretend to hate.
February 8, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Epstein class. Perfect.
Never ever ever support a bigot. Newsom is all mouth and no morals.
February 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Never ever ever support a bigot. Newsom is all mouth and no morals.
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Happy #FebruArty and #Caturday... for the theme of #feline, here's one of my earliest pet portraits!
February 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Happy #FebruArty and #Caturday... for the theme of #feline, here's one of my earliest pet portraits!
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‘Carnevale di Venezia’ 🎭
From the iconic Venetian masks to the grand canal parades and Renaissance-inspired costumes, the Venetian Masquerade Festival is a centuries-old tradition come to life. 😃
From the iconic Venetian masks to the grand canal parades and Renaissance-inspired costumes, the Venetian Masquerade Festival is a centuries-old tradition come to life. 😃
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
‘Carnevale di Venezia’ 🎭
From the iconic Venetian masks to the grand canal parades and Renaissance-inspired costumes, the Venetian Masquerade Festival is a centuries-old tradition come to life. 😃
From the iconic Venetian masks to the grand canal parades and Renaissance-inspired costumes, the Venetian Masquerade Festival is a centuries-old tradition come to life. 😃
Reposted by Carla Schroder
Here are some nice mushrooms
February 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
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Trump: posts racism again
White House: Shut up its fine
Tim Scott: I don't think it's fine
White House: *deletes* oh that was a staffer using the presidents own account
DHS in 2 hours: *posts Nazi memes, uses Nazi tactics to operate like Nazis in cities across America*
White House: Shut up its fine
Tim Scott: I don't think it's fine
White House: *deletes* oh that was a staffer using the presidents own account
DHS in 2 hours: *posts Nazi memes, uses Nazi tactics to operate like Nazis in cities across America*
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Trump: posts racism again
White House: Shut up its fine
Tim Scott: I don't think it's fine
White House: *deletes* oh that was a staffer using the presidents own account
DHS in 2 hours: *posts Nazi memes, uses Nazi tactics to operate like Nazis in cities across America*
White House: Shut up its fine
Tim Scott: I don't think it's fine
White House: *deletes* oh that was a staffer using the presidents own account
DHS in 2 hours: *posts Nazi memes, uses Nazi tactics to operate like Nazis in cities across America*
Finally, someone who gets the scripture right.
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Finally, someone who gets the scripture right.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This person says it best.
When your one and only one marketable skill in Washington is being black and pretending Republicans are not racist and you can't even do that anymore.
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
This person says it best.
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I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...
How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo
The emails show the “anti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.
www.theverge.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...