Catherine Carter
@catherinewcarter.bsky.social
Poet professor amateur bird-watcher really crappy whitewater kayaker and sometime backyard beekeeper.
Did anyone ever really think the stakes were anything else? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s mass government cuts could make private companies millions
Defense and tech firms – including Musk’s own – await potential contracts as Doge decimates US agencies
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Did anyone ever really think the stakes were anything else? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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As someone who has participated in clinical trials as a patient, this move is extremely reckless and unethical.
The quick shutdown of USAID abandoned patients with experimental devices and drugs in their bodies with no way to remove them in time. How many people are going to die because of the Trump/Musk mismanagement?
What’s the DOGE Death Toll?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
What’s the DOGE Death Toll?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
As someone who has participated in clinical trials as a patient, this move is extremely reckless and unethical.
'Nice as it would be to see anxiety as reflective of selfless concern for the world...[ O'Kane] believes, “For somebody who struggles with anxiety, it’s never driven by altruism; it’s driven by almost an obsession to try and control what’s happening.”' www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Can we break the anxiety habit?
Writer and therapist Owen O’Kane believes we have become addicted to feeling anxious. Here, he explains how he learned to manage his fears
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:39 AM
'Nice as it would be to see anxiety as reflective of selfless concern for the world...[ O'Kane] believes, “For somebody who struggles with anxiety, it’s never driven by altruism; it’s driven by almost an obsession to try and control what’s happening.”' www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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"Attracting white voters with racism was always a tool to end the liberal consensus that worked for everyone, and if Musk’s cuts stand, the U.S. is about to learn that lesson the hard way."
February 4, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 4, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 4, 2025
Shortly after 1:00 this morning, Vittoria Elliott, Dhruv Mehrotra, Leah Feiger, and Tim Marchman of Wired reported that, according to three of their sources, “[a] 25-year-old engineer named Marko Elez...
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February 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Attracting white voters with racism was always a tool to end the liberal consensus that worked for everyone, and if Musk’s cuts stand, the U.S. is about to learn that lesson the hard way."
February 4, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 4, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Perfectly captured.
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Perfectly captured.
If there was EVER a day to call Congresspeople to request a Congressional investigation, it's today. Especially if you ever want your tax returns, Social Security, or Medicare. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Elon Musk's Attempt to Control the Treasury Payment System Is Incredibly Dangerous
Donald Trump and Elon Musk could use sensitive Treasury information to punish their enemies — or they could break America’s payment system entirely.
www.rollingstone.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If there was EVER a day to call Congresspeople to request a Congressional investigation, it's today. Especially if you ever want your tax returns, Social Security, or Medicare. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
And now, I think we could all use a little legislative humor. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Mississippi lawmaker introduces 'Contraception Begins at Erection Act'
The bill, which is unlikely to pass, would make it unlawful for “a person to discharge genetic material without the intent to fertilize an embryo.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
And now, I think we could all use a little legislative humor. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
How your health care--not just your reproductive health care, all of it--intersects with politics and has just been compromised. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Trump Dismantles Healthcare in Real-Time
Science is on hold, and women are bound to suffer
open.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
How your health care--not just your reproductive health care, all of it--intersects with politics and has just been compromised. open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Gentlefolk, my e-mail has been hacked; I've changed the passwords and reported it to IT, hoping to slow the spread of damage, but if you get anything remotely fishy-looking from me, DO NOT OPEN IT, and report it immediately to your own IT services. I am so sorry about this.
January 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Gentlefolk, my e-mail has been hacked; I've changed the passwords and reported it to IT, hoping to slow the spread of damage, but if you get anything remotely fishy-looking from me, DO NOT OPEN IT, and report it immediately to your own IT services. I am so sorry about this.
Maybe some of you would like to join me, virtually, for this online benefit poetry reading to support Western NC on Thursday, January 23rd from 7-9pm EST via Zoom. Details and registration available through the link!
orangecountync.librarycalendar.com/event/online...
orangecountync.librarycalendar.com/event/online...
Poets Online for Western NC | Orange County Public Library
Online Poetry Reading to Support Western NC | Thursday, January 23rd from 7-9pm EST via Zoom | For Adults
orangecountync.librarycalendar.com
January 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Maybe some of you would like to join me, virtually, for this online benefit poetry reading to support Western NC on Thursday, January 23rd from 7-9pm EST via Zoom. Details and registration available through the link!
orangecountync.librarycalendar.com/event/online...
orangecountync.librarycalendar.com/event/online...
Reading a poem tonight with lots of lovely writers as a run-up to the Eastern Shore Writers' Association's 2025 Bay to Ocean Conference. You can register at this link, if you want to--or if you have trouble, message me and I'll send you the link privately. www.easternshorewriters.org/event-6004510
Eastern Shore Writers Association (ESWA) - An Evening with Speakers of 2025 Bay to Ocean Writers Conference – LIVE
www.easternshorewriters.org
January 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Reading a poem tonight with lots of lovely writers as a run-up to the Eastern Shore Writers' Association's 2025 Bay to Ocean Conference. You can register at this link, if you want to--or if you have trouble, message me and I'll send you the link privately. www.easternshorewriters.org/event-6004510
Anyone want to walk with me on Saturday?
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action.womensmarch.com/events/peopl...
People's Voice Asheville: A Day of Signs and Hope
Through this sign-holding event, we in Asheville aim to amplify the voices of the People's March and demonstrate our commitment to the same principles of justice and equality.
This is a great opportu...
action.womensmarch.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Anyone want to walk with me on Saturday?
action.womensmarch.com/events/peopl...
action.womensmarch.com/events/peopl...
@lrmitchell.bsky.social Welcome! :-)
January 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
@lrmitchell.bsky.social Welcome! :-)
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NC Supreme Court's Move to Block Election Certification Undermines the Will of Voters
Read more here: https://www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/en/press-releases/aclu-north-carolina-statement-block-supreme-court-election-certification
Read more here: https://www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/en/press-releases/aclu-north-carolina-statement-block-supreme-court-election-certification
January 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
NC Supreme Court's Move to Block Election Certification Undermines the Will of Voters
Read more here: https://www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/en/press-releases/aclu-north-carolina-statement-block-supreme-court-election-certification
Read more here: https://www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/en/press-releases/aclu-north-carolina-statement-block-supreme-court-election-certification
Hermit thrush on the railing, female ruby-crowned kinglet on the suet, flock of purple finches, flock of juncoes, plus the Usual Suspects. #snowydaysareforbirding
January 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hermit thrush on the railing, female ruby-crowned kinglet on the suet, flock of purple finches, flock of juncoes, plus the Usual Suspects. #snowydaysareforbirding
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
January 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
For a first Blue Sky post, I offer you...the penis-fencing hermaphroditic Persian carpet flatworm. Because it is truly a world of mystery and wonder, and also it's really fun to hear Attenborough describe a two-pronged penis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=czOI...
Meet the Penis-Fencing Flatworm | The Mating Game | BBC Earth
YouTube video by BBC Earth
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January 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
For a first Blue Sky post, I offer you...the penis-fencing hermaphroditic Persian carpet flatworm. Because it is truly a world of mystery and wonder, and also it's really fun to hear Attenborough describe a two-pronged penis. www.youtube.com/watch?v=czOI...