Caroline Baxter
@ccbaxter.bsky.social
Global risks; music; food; the occasional drink.
Impact and leverage are not verbs. I am not your key stakeholder.
Impact and leverage are not verbs. I am not your key stakeholder.
If Jesus was born on the 25th then Mary went into labor on probably the 23rd and now that I’ve had this thought, esp since I have also birthed a boy child, I may throw a little “you got this!” party for her every December 23rd now, because *everybody* keeps track of a woman in labor.
December 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If Jesus was born on the 25th then Mary went into labor on probably the 23rd and now that I’ve had this thought, esp since I have also birthed a boy child, I may throw a little “you got this!” party for her every December 23rd now, because *everybody* keeps track of a woman in labor.
me: Man, WETA could diversify their holiday music a bit
WETA: have a panpipe playing White Christmas
me: I should have been more specific
WETA: have a panpipe playing White Christmas
me: I should have been more specific
December 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
me: Man, WETA could diversify their holiday music a bit
WETA: have a panpipe playing White Christmas
me: I should have been more specific
WETA: have a panpipe playing White Christmas
me: I should have been more specific
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The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense force working on railguns instead of modular gold-plated hulls.
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense force working on railguns instead of modular gold-plated hulls.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
And Happy Dark is Rising Day to all who celebrate
December 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
And Happy Dark is Rising Day to all who celebrate
Welcome Yule, y’all. #WinterSolstice #Episcopagan
December 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Welcome Yule, y’all. #WinterSolstice #Episcopagan
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Who do you want to be? A person who knows how to fish or the person who asks AI for a fish?
December 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Who do you want to be? A person who knows how to fish or the person who asks AI for a fish?
Make yourself a cup of your favorite morning beverage, find a room with a door, put your family and pets on the other side, mute your phone, and dive into the most majestic thread you may ever read. This is an exceptional piece of analysis.
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Make yourself a cup of your favorite morning beverage, find a room with a door, put your family and pets on the other side, mute your phone, and dive into the most majestic thread you may ever read. This is an exceptional piece of analysis.
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
Garbage Truck Bursts Into Flames
YouTube video by Curotto Can Man
youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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The process by which the Kennedy Center was renamed to honor Trump was about as bad as you assumed donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
December 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
The process by which the Kennedy Center was renamed to honor Trump was about as bad as you assumed donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Same - did I miss anything?
I was at dinner. Did he say anything that matters?
December 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Same - did I miss anything?
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Pete Hegseth has figured out how to put boats on land in foreign countries. It's amazing.
December 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Pete Hegseth has figured out how to put boats on land in foreign countries. It's amazing.
25AD: Baxter ancestor notes changing seasons via arc of the sun marking the winter solstice.
1525: Baxter ancestor notes changing seasons via Christian liturgical calendar marking birth of Jesus.
2025: Baxter descendant notes changing seasons via text alert marking flu case at school.
1525: Baxter ancestor notes changing seasons via Christian liturgical calendar marking birth of Jesus.
2025: Baxter descendant notes changing seasons via text alert marking flu case at school.
December 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
25AD: Baxter ancestor notes changing seasons via arc of the sun marking the winter solstice.
1525: Baxter ancestor notes changing seasons via Christian liturgical calendar marking birth of Jesus.
2025: Baxter descendant notes changing seasons via text alert marking flu case at school.
1525: Baxter ancestor notes changing seasons via Christian liturgical calendar marking birth of Jesus.
2025: Baxter descendant notes changing seasons via text alert marking flu case at school.
Putting aside the fact this initiative shares the name with a movie whose plot revolves around murderous Egyptian gods armed with stun guns, I have questions.
www.ft.com/content/a6a8...
www.ft.com/content/a6a8...
OpenAI hires George Osborne to spearhead global ‘Stargate’ expansion
Former UK chancellor to lead start-up’s effort to spread ‘democratic’ AI across the world
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Putting aside the fact this initiative shares the name with a movie whose plot revolves around murderous Egyptian gods armed with stun guns, I have questions.
www.ft.com/content/a6a8...
www.ft.com/content/a6a8...
Went to go see Santa with Wee Lad this weekend and what did this kid do but ask for presents for other people, not himself.
I am singularly focused on safeguarding his instinctual kindness and generosity of spirit in a world set on making him feel like a chump. It's like a flame in a hurricane.
I am singularly focused on safeguarding his instinctual kindness and generosity of spirit in a world set on making him feel like a chump. It's like a flame in a hurricane.
December 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Went to go see Santa with Wee Lad this weekend and what did this kid do but ask for presents for other people, not himself.
I am singularly focused on safeguarding his instinctual kindness and generosity of spirit in a world set on making him feel like a chump. It's like a flame in a hurricane.
I am singularly focused on safeguarding his instinctual kindness and generosity of spirit in a world set on making him feel like a chump. It's like a flame in a hurricane.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
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Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
December 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Masked men wearing ICE vests—but who refused to present a warrant or identify themselves—roped off a construction site, trapping two men on a roof for hours in subzero temps. Protesters gathered. Masked men eventually left, and one man on the roof was taken away by ambulance kstp.com/kstp-news/to...
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The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, killing at least 12 people
www.irishtimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The anti-Semitic mass shooting in Australia will cause a national conversation and policy change. We know this because the 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to significant restrictions on guns.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
The shooting at Brown will do nothing. We know this because it occurred on the anniversary of Sandy Hook.
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Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
Every day of Advent is a good day to play “Veni Veni Emmanuel” but today…especially today…on repeat.
December 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Every day of Advent is a good day to play “Veni Veni Emmanuel” but today…especially today…on repeat.
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TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit
December 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
TIL the original lyrics to Deck the Halls are awesome and “don we now our gay apparel” is temperance movement bullshit