Carol ❄️
banner
carolcdt.bsky.social
Carol ❄️
@carolcdt.bsky.social
Freelance copy/developmental editor, mostly academic, mostly retired. Former reference librarian, newspaper librarian. On Salish land. “she/her” , 📖🚲🐈🎶🌍👊🏾🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇨🇦🐸🇬🇱
From Charlie Mackesy’s
The boy, the mole, the fox,
and the horse
January 26, 2026 at 1:31 AM
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Reposted by Carol ❄️
Pam Bondi telling Minneapolis that ICE will be recalled *only* when that blue city turns over its voter rolls is a clear reveal that this isn't about immigration. It's about interfering with upcoming elections that may not favor Donald Trump.

It's extortion.
www.cbsnews.com/news/bondi-m...
Bondi seeks Minnesota voter rolls, welfare data to "help bring back law and order" in wake of shootings
Minnesota's secretary of state rejected a request from Attorney General Pam Bondi for federal access state voter rolls and welfare data, as tensions flare in Minneapolis after a man was shot and kille...
www.cbsnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Reposted by Carol ❄️
“Heartbroken but also very angry… sickening lies by the administration… reprehensible and disgusting… Alex is clearly not holding a gun… please get the truth out about our son, he was a good man…”
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Reposted by Carol ❄️
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Reposted by Carol ❄️
When I was a student nurse at the VA, I had to take an oath, like all civilian employees of the VA. I don't know how to explain how angry and heartbroken I am. I have watched two murders in the last 17 days.
January 25, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Reposted by Carol ❄️
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
To all elected officials:

Read this:
This is courage. Looking a masked, government fascist dead in the eye, face to face, knowing full well that your life is on the line.

If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
January 24, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Reposted by Carol ❄️
This is courage. Looking a masked, government fascist dead in the eye, face to face, knowing full well that your life is on the line.

If elected officials had 1/10th of Alex Pretti's resolve, we would have far fewer troubles.
January 24, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Reposted by Carol ❄️
Four-time Grammy Award nominee Jesse Welles performs his song "Join Ice."

Bob Dylan once said a single folk singer could defeat an entire army. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have our man.
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 AM
What's the plan, Chuck? I run a fake news website. You're the Senate Minority Leader. What's the plan?
ICE out of Minnesota NOW.
January 24, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Reposted by Carol ❄️
Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I’m so very proud of each and every one of these citizens
Following this thread
I'm on site where a federal agent shot a Minneapolis man this morning. It's bad.

Dozens of federal agents are facing off with hundreds of outraged residents. People being tear gassed, helicopters above, I keep hearing pops, and lots of loud BANGS.

This smoke is from tear gas:
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Only neighbors braving the wind chill grudgingly friendly if a bit standoffish
January 24, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Favorite neighborhood tree across field of powdery snow with animal tracks
January 23, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Reposted by Carol ❄️
This is how you resist.

This is how you stand up for what’s right.

This is journalism refusing to bend a knee.

Show the 5 year old child who was kidnapped.

Show the immigrant who was violently pepper sprayed despite being fully restrained.

Show it all.
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 23, 2026 at 5:36 AM
January 22, 2026 at 10:12 PM
January 22, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Kinda slow b-ball day in the neighborhood
January 22, 2026 at 5:29 PM