Carol Duval
@ciduval.bsky.social
Retired educator, reader, writer, environmentalist, realist, reluctant doomster. School Gaze: A Teacher’s Tale and Trying Lives: A House Sitter’s Tale.
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The same bit from the other end. My school made me take science classes, as part of being a well rounded student, and I loved it all so much I switched from pre-law to engineering. Very few 18 year olds know what they want, or understand the options. The "consumer" model is anti-person.
This is actually a good example of why the customer model is wrong.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
I wouldn't have chosen poetry writing, but UNC made me take a class. And it absolutely made me become a much better writer, with an eye to concision and an ear now trained to the rhythm of words. I'm a better historian as a result.
If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The same bit from the other end. My school made me take science classes, as part of being a well rounded student, and I loved it all so much I switched from pre-law to engineering. Very few 18 year olds know what they want, or understand the options. The "consumer" model is anti-person.
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Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.
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Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education - actual, real education in reading, writing, thinking, arguing, analyzing, & synthesizing by doing the actual hard work for which there is no substitute - is stronger than it’s ever been at any point in human history.
November 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education - actual, real education in reading, writing, thinking, arguing, analyzing, & synthesizing by doing the actual hard work for which there is no substitute - is stronger than it’s ever been at any point in human history.
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If this is remotely true, then Southern Illinois University Carbondale needs to have an intervention with its Dean of Education who does not seem to understand “education”
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If this is remotely true, then Southern Illinois University Carbondale needs to have an intervention with its Dean of Education who does not seem to understand “education”
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We need to start calling him this #SecretaryofWarCrimes
November 29, 2025 at 12:37 AM
We need to start calling him this #SecretaryofWarCrimes
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1. A woman reporter. Pres Piggy once again insulted a woman reporter.
2. Kudos to the woman reporter for pressing him.
3. Watch her face as he rants defensively like the lunatic he is.
2. Kudos to the woman reporter for pressing him.
3. Watch her face as he rants defensively like the lunatic he is.
Asked if he’ll attend the funeral of the slain National Guard member from West Virginia, Trump immediately pivots to talking about how popular he is in that state
November 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
1. A woman reporter. Pres Piggy once again insulted a woman reporter.
2. Kudos to the woman reporter for pressing him.
3. Watch her face as he rants defensively like the lunatic he is.
2. Kudos to the woman reporter for pressing him.
3. Watch her face as he rants defensively like the lunatic he is.
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Never in its history has the United States been led by someone whose choices produced such a convergence of catastrophe: mass death, institutional collapse, and a documented decline in global democracy occurring at the same time. (free article)
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-said...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-said...
Trump Said He May Not Be “Heaven-Bound.” For Once, He Was Telling the Truth.
When Donald Trump said he might not “make heaven,” he accidentally offered the most accurate self-assessment of his public life. The record of human suffering he created explains why.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Never in its history has the United States been led by someone whose choices produced such a convergence of catastrophe: mass death, institutional collapse, and a documented decline in global democracy occurring at the same time. (free article)
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-said...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/trump-said...
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people. sign.moveon.org/petitions/sc...
Schumer: Step Down as Minority Leader!
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people.
sign.moveon.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It's time for Schumer to step down from his post as minority leader and allow for new leadership to emerge—someone who is willing to consistently fight for the American people. sign.moveon.org/petitions/sc...
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In 2001, terrorists tried to destroy the White House with a hijacked plane. 24 years later, the president of the United States accepted a plane from people funding terrorists and destroyed the White House himself.🔄
November 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In 2001, terrorists tried to destroy the White House with a hijacked plane. 24 years later, the president of the United States accepted a plane from people funding terrorists and destroyed the White House himself.🔄
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Yeah, it was pushed out by feudalism for centuries!
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Yeah, it was pushed out by feudalism for centuries!
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This is delusional. Does any serious economist believe this? The president is off his rocker, and the GOP is too scared to acknowledge that.
Trump: "If I didn't have tariffs, the entire would be in a depression."
November 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This is delusional. Does any serious economist believe this? The president is off his rocker, and the GOP is too scared to acknowledge that.
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REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
REMINDER: A socialist act by a New Yorker was a major reason why polio was eliminated in the US.
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SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.
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Here we go 👉
I threw the sandwich, but I did not throw the condiments
I threw the sandwich, but I didn't throw the condiments
All around Washington D.C.
They're trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the spilling of some mayonnaise
For wasting all the dijon, but I say
I threw the sandwich, but I did not throw the condiments
I threw the sandwich, but I didn't throw the condiments
All around Washington D.C.
They're trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the spilling of some mayonnaise
For wasting all the dijon, but I say
November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here we go 👉
I threw the sandwich, but I did not throw the condiments
I threw the sandwich, but I didn't throw the condiments
All around Washington D.C.
They're trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the spilling of some mayonnaise
For wasting all the dijon, but I say
I threw the sandwich, but I did not throw the condiments
I threw the sandwich, but I didn't throw the condiments
All around Washington D.C.
They're trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the spilling of some mayonnaise
For wasting all the dijon, but I say
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Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
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This is very good
October 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This is very good
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A load of shit by any other name, however, sends a starkly clear message: “Trump’s post is not only juvenile but also betrays striking contempt for tens of millions of Americans he ostensibly leads and for the concept of democratic free speech,”
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Who Really Hates America?
Plus: After "No Kings," What Next?
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
A load of shit by any other name, however, sends a starkly clear message: “Trump’s post is not only juvenile but also betrays striking contempt for tens of millions of Americans he ostensibly leads and for the concept of democratic free speech,”
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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trump had protests against him the likes of which no one has ever seen. many people are saying they might have been the largest protests in the history of mankind. thank you for your attention to this matter!
October 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
trump had protests against him the likes of which no one has ever seen. many people are saying they might have been the largest protests in the history of mankind. thank you for your attention to this matter!
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I’m doing my part
October 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I’m doing my part
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Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.
YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.
Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.
While you still can.
@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.
Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.
While you still can.
@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.
YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.
Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.
While you still can.
@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.
Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.
While you still can.
@ofthebraveusa.bsky.social
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Yes, absolutely. I believe this is more the truth of the matter than anything. It's like the trade-off for years of unconditional love is having to punctuate it with utter heartbreak
October 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Yes, absolutely. I believe this is more the truth of the matter than anything. It's like the trade-off for years of unconditional love is having to punctuate it with utter heartbreak
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Did Trump write the infamous Epstein birthday letter? You decide.
October 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Did Trump write the infamous Epstein birthday letter? You decide.
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This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
October 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
America is on the brink of martial law.
Do not be silent.
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He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.
October 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.