Carol Ott 🏚️
@carolsott.bsky.social
@CarolSOtt on Instagram. Tenant Advocacy Director. I season my food! Also cats, anti-racism, family. These are my tweets, not my employer's. Work: http://econaction.org -- use our Tenant Advocacy Intake Form if you have any landlord-tenant issues!
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February 18, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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Soooo are we ever getting trash pickup again?
February 17, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Soooo are we ever getting trash pickup again?
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I think people usually call this going back to normal, you know, when they kill and kidnap nonwhite people and no one writes pop songs about it.
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns
The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.
www.theverge.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I think people usually call this going back to normal, you know, when they kill and kidnap nonwhite people and no one writes pop songs about it.
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Not only do you get to walk away, you can continue to drive which begs the question of why we issue licenses at all.
Sitting with the fact that if you run over someone and they become trapped under your car until first responders can lift it off, and then the person who you hit dies, you get to walk away if you come up clean on a drug and alcohol test.
February 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Not only do you get to walk away, you can continue to drive which begs the question of why we issue licenses at all.
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Beginning w/ 6 highlights (Always subject to change) out of the Senate Education, Energy, & the Environment Committee....
February 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Beginning w/ 6 highlights (Always subject to change) out of the Senate Education, Energy, & the Environment Committee....
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“When you have an eviction filing, even if you don’t ultimately get evicted, that filing can follow you.”
Via: Lehigh Valley News
Via: Lehigh Valley News
Eviction filings, housing strain collide as broader Lehigh Valley trends emerge
In counties such as Lehigh, eviction filings have reached their highest point in years, even as rental vacancy rates have fluctuated. That apparent contradiction — rising vacancy estimates alongside…
www.lehighvalleynews.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:05 PM
“When you have an eviction filing, even if you don’t ultimately get evicted, that filing can follow you.”
Via: Lehigh Valley News
Via: Lehigh Valley News
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I hope you get a chance to laugh today. Don’t let the evil in the world consume you to the point of denying yourself one of the best medicine.
February 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I hope you get a chance to laugh today. Don’t let the evil in the world consume you to the point of denying yourself one of the best medicine.
Someone next door is having a whole therapy session on their front porch and this is so awkward. I'm in my living room and can hear every word they're saying. 😑
February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Someone next door is having a whole therapy session on their front porch and this is so awkward. I'm in my living room and can hear every word they're saying. 😑
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February 17, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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February 16, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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February 15, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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The longest-running Black-owned family newspaper and the third-oldest Black-owned business in the U.S today, The Baltimore Afro American's beginnings in the aftermath of Reconstruction—and its staying power—are almost impossible to wrap one’s head around.
Since 1892, ‘The Afro’ Has Confronted Injustice and Celebrated Black Culture
This year, the longest-running Black-owned family newspaper in the U.S. moves its offices and rich archives into West Baltimore’s historic Upton Mansion.
www.baltimoremagazine.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The longest-running Black-owned family newspaper and the third-oldest Black-owned business in the U.S today, The Baltimore Afro American's beginnings in the aftermath of Reconstruction—and its staying power—are almost impossible to wrap one’s head around.
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Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion converting warehouses into detention centers, according to planning documents, more than the annual budgets of 22 states.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.
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DHS calls whistleblowers a “threat to national security.”
But without leaks to the press, the public wouldn’t know ICE is entering homes without warrants, labeling protesters “domestic terrorists,” building surveillance tools, or pushing propaganda.
But without leaks to the press, the public wouldn’t know ICE is entering homes without warrants, labeling protesters “domestic terrorists,” building surveillance tools, or pushing propaganda.
DHS calls leaks a threat. Here’s what we wouldn’t know without them
Recent leaks have exposed DHS’s warrantless home invasions, targeting of protesters, surveillance overreach, and propaganda campaigns
freedom.press
February 14, 2026 at 2:05 PM
DHS calls whistleblowers a “threat to national security.”
But without leaks to the press, the public wouldn’t know ICE is entering homes without warrants, labeling protesters “domestic terrorists,” building surveillance tools, or pushing propaganda.
But without leaks to the press, the public wouldn’t know ICE is entering homes without warrants, labeling protesters “domestic terrorists,” building surveillance tools, or pushing propaganda.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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February 13, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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They're lying and not bothering to lie well.
So how does EPA come up with the (bogus, deceitful) figure of $1.3 trillion in purported savings?
By literally adding up just 2 of 5 rows in this chart (col. 3, rows 2 & 3):
Adding up ALL 5 rows (honest math), overall COSTS to the U.S. from the repeal are $180 BILLION: ($180B) in col.3, row 6. 3/
By literally adding up just 2 of 5 rows in this chart (col. 3, rows 2 & 3):
Adding up ALL 5 rows (honest math), overall COSTS to the U.S. from the repeal are $180 BILLION: ($180B) in col.3, row 6. 3/
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
They're lying and not bothering to lie well.
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NEW: Minneapolis residents aren't buying that ICE is finally ending its campaign of terror in their communities, despite border czar Tom Homan declaring the surge is over.
“This is a good day for sure, but I don’t trust the fuckers." www.huffpost.com/entry/what-m...
“This is a good day for sure, but I don’t trust the fuckers." www.huffpost.com/entry/what-m...
Minnesota Says ICE Won’t Be Defeated Until This Thing Happens
The mood in Minneapolis may not be what you would expect.
www.huffpost.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
NEW: Minneapolis residents aren't buying that ICE is finally ending its campaign of terror in their communities, despite border czar Tom Homan declaring the surge is over.
“This is a good day for sure, but I don’t trust the fuckers." www.huffpost.com/entry/what-m...
“This is a good day for sure, but I don’t trust the fuckers." www.huffpost.com/entry/what-m...
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The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.
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Want to support housing affordability in Maryland? Starter homes? Downsizing options for seniors? Tell your Delegates & Senator to support the Guv’s “ Starter & Silver Homes Act.” See below for more info.
Don’t believe me? Just ask @justupthepike.bsky.social who gave fantastic testimony on the bill today for @ggwash.org ggwash.org/view/102355/...
Our testimony on the Starter and Silver Homes Act
We’re supporting Governor Moore’s Starter and Silver Homes Act, which will make it easier to build more homes for more budgets in Maryland neighborhoods. Here’s what we’ll say at Thursday’s public hea...
ggwash.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Want to support housing affordability in Maryland? Starter homes? Downsizing options for seniors? Tell your Delegates & Senator to support the Guv’s “ Starter & Silver Homes Act.” See below for more info.
Help us protect Maryland tenants who use vouchers to pay their rent, and close the HOME Act loophole! econaction.org/legislative/...
Take Action to Protect Tenants! Close the HOME Act Loophole! | Economic Action MD Fund
Some landlords are exploiting a loophole to the HOME Act and use credit history or income information to refuse to rent to voucher holders.
econaction.org
February 13, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Help us protect Maryland tenants who use vouchers to pay their rent, and close the HOME Act loophole! econaction.org/legislative/...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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“Our comprehensive history cannot be told through government records alone,” says archivist Corey Lewis. “Without 'The Afro' to fill in the blanks, to tell these stories, to show the humanity that you cannot find in government records, where would we be?”
Since 1892, ‘The Afro’ Has Confronted Injustice and Celebrated Black Culture
This year, the longest-running Black-owned family newspaper in the U.S. moves its offices and rich archives into West Baltimore’s historic Upton Mansion.
www.baltimoremagazine.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
“Our comprehensive history cannot be told through government records alone,” says archivist Corey Lewis. “Without 'The Afro' to fill in the blanks, to tell these stories, to show the humanity that you cannot find in government records, where would we be?”
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Ban on ICE cooperation agreements heads to Gov. Moore’s desk
Ban on ICE cooperation agreements heads to Gov. Moore’s desk
If signed, the law would take effect immediately, forcing nine counties in Maryland to end their agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
buff.ly
February 12, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Ban on ICE cooperation agreements heads to Gov. Moore’s desk
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We’ll be screening the doc at The Real News Network on Feb. 25! www.eventbrite.com/e/new-docume...
NEW DOCUMENTARY SCREENING "The Beat Goes On: The Story of Baltimore Beat"
Join us for an in-person screening of "The Beat Goes On," diving into Baltimore Beat’s inspiring story!
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February 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
We’ll be screening the doc at The Real News Network on Feb. 25! www.eventbrite.com/e/new-docume...