Carol Bartold
@cbartoldwrite.bsky.social
Nonfiction writer, choral singer, accountant. I work from both sides of my brain. MFA from Sarah Lawrence College. NYC, former Angeleno
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#amreading The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro
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#amreading The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro
... and he says nobody knows what a magnet is.
"Was it your brain?" "I have no idea what they analyzed." OK then...
Trump: I had an MRI and the result was outstanding.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
Reporter: Was it your brain?
Trump: I have no idea what they analyzed, but whatever they analyzed, they analyzed it well.
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
... and he says nobody knows what a magnet is.
Could there be a stronger, more profound witness to the #Trump administration's brand of Christianity?
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Could there be a stronger, more profound witness to the #Trump administration's brand of Christianity?
Thank. God.
Really???
Really???
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos Are Having a Fashionable Year
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos Are Having a Fashionable Year - BeyondLINK
You can't have a much bigger year than Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are having in 2025.
beyondlink.live
November 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thank. God.
Really???
Really???
Ah yes, but we are living in the Golden Age of Mediocrity, where this is the best we can expect.
There are thousands of things like this in tech. Why is search bad in Gmail. Why does Bluetooth suck. Why are most streaming apps bad. Why is file transfer still annoying. Every day it feels like I've got random issues with tech stuff while these companies sink billions into AI
if microsoft just made outlook search not suck they'd see triple the productivity gains of any AI integration
November 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Ah yes, but we are living in the Golden Age of Mediocrity, where this is the best we can expect.
See this, Home Depot?
November 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
See this, Home Depot?
From where I sit, almost everything this #Trump administration has done endangers lives - from food safety, to cutting medical and other research funds, to air travel safety ..... and on and on.
The bill to end the shutdown kills FDA food safety rules.
Just like public health, food safety isn’t flashy or exciting
When it’s functioning well, you barely notice it.
But it’s necessary for our survival.
Food borne illnesses have been on the rise & this cut will endanger lives l
Just like public health, food safety isn’t flashy or exciting
When it’s functioning well, you barely notice it.
But it’s necessary for our survival.
Food borne illnesses have been on the rise & this cut will endanger lives l
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
www.levernews.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
From where I sit, almost everything this #Trump administration has done endangers lives - from food safety, to cutting medical and other research funds, to air travel safety ..... and on and on.
Waiting for the 2025 #Trump equivalent of this moment.
a man in a suit and tie is waving his hand in front of a white van
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is waving his hand in front of a white van
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Waiting for the 2025 #Trump equivalent of this moment.
Same old blather.
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Same old blather.
Seems to me that #HomelandSecurity are the only folks who believe this gaslighting. The rest of us can see the ugly truth that shines right through it.
November 12, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Seems to me that #HomelandSecurity are the only folks who believe this gaslighting. The rest of us can see the ugly truth that shines right through it.
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"Think before you speak. Read before you think." ~ Fran Lebowitz
November 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"Think before you speak. Read before you think." ~ Fran Lebowitz
And I bet that as soon as the photo was snapped, he took the wreath right back.
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
And I bet that as soon as the photo was snapped, he took the wreath right back.
Yeah, #SeanDuffy, what's wrong with those pilots anyway??? I'll be staying on the ground for the time being.
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Yeah, #SeanDuffy, what's wrong with those pilots anyway??? I'll be staying on the ground for the time being.
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First Al Native American Marine Corps Platoon.
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
First Al Native American Marine Corps Platoon.
Might want to rethink that, Penguin.
lol, the Penguin translation of Augustine's City of God recommends the book on the basis that it's a fave of... JD Vance
November 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Might want to rethink that, Penguin.
Yet #Trump expects them to be at his beck and call for any illegal, divisive, and self-serving purpose.
The man who called out war dead "suckers and losers" is indeed pure trash, and the fact that pretends to support the military is the most disgraceful thing ever.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Yet #Trump expects them to be at his beck and call for any illegal, divisive, and self-serving purpose.
Okay by me!
November 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Okay by me!
... or Tammy Faye.
November 9, 2025 at 5:29 PM
... or Tammy Faye.
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Jeanine Pirro’s batting average on convictions is lower than Bob Uecker’s
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Jeanine Pirro’s batting average on convictions is lower than Bob Uecker’s
I think anyone who has eaten a Subway sandwich could suffer from that.
That poor federal agent he will certainly have ptsd (post traumatic sandwich disorder) every time he walks by Subway or the subway.
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I think anyone who has eaten a Subway sandwich could suffer from that.
I'm confused. #Trump sells Bibles, threatens Nigeria over attacks on Christians, yet denies Holy Eucharist to detainees at Broadview, and now declares that there will be no more prayer there. What kind of Christianity is that?!
UPDATE: Reached out to the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister who was there that day and has been active in religious demonstrations at Broadview.
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
“They are making it clear that they are scared of prayer … it speaks the truth that what they are doing in that building is evil.”
November 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I'm confused. #Trump sells Bibles, threatens Nigeria over attacks on Christians, yet denies Holy Eucharist to detainees at Broadview, and now declares that there will be no more prayer there. What kind of Christianity is that?!