caroline conrad
@cpconrad.bsky.social
filmmaker, writer, “owner” of a mean & beautiful cat
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caroline conrad
@cpconrad.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Common Decency - Trailer
In preparation for a neighborhood party, a family argues over whether or not to invite the war criminal next door. Short film premiering at New Hampshire Film Festival…
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my new film COMMON DECENCY is premiering this weekend at the New Hampshire film festival — it’s about suburban liberalism in the bush era, watch the trailer here! vimeo.com/1006361442
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Harvard fired a librarian for taking down a poster of Israeli hostages.
Librarian Who Removed Chabad Poster Is No Longer Employed at Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson
Former Radcliffe Institute librarian Jonathan S. Tuttle is no longer employed at Harvard after he was filmed tearing down a poster showing the faces of Israeli hostages during a Harvard Out of Occupie...
www.thecrimson.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Harvard fired a librarian for taking down a poster of Israeli hostages.
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A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
March 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A recent report showed that the destruction of just one USAID program, the anti-AIDS PEPFAR initiative, would lead to the deaths of one million people *every year* www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
restoredcdc.org
March 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The coolest thing I’ve seen today is that a bunch of volunteer public health professionals and developers have restored the CDC website from before January 20th 2025.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
This differs from an archive in that they want to rebuild the links between pages and replicate the full website.
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Trump is the author of this hell but he writex it with tools preserved, expanded, and ultimately sustained by first Obama and later Biden. Detaining a legal permanent resident for campus protest, under the flimsy pretense of aiding terror, can only be done with tools Bush built & Obama sustained.
March 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Trump is the author of this hell but he writex it with tools preserved, expanded, and ultimately sustained by first Obama and later Biden. Detaining a legal permanent resident for campus protest, under the flimsy pretense of aiding terror, can only be done with tools Bush built & Obama sustained.
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It's worth pointing out that the Nixon administration aggressively tried to deport John Lennon (who was here on a visa, not a green card) because of his political speech -- namely, opposing the Vietnam War. The FBI also surveilled him closely at the time.
There's a great documentary about it:
There's a great documentary about it:
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (Trailer HD)
YouTube video by Movieshop Thrauma.it
www.youtube.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It's worth pointing out that the Nixon administration aggressively tried to deport John Lennon (who was here on a visa, not a green card) because of his political speech -- namely, opposing the Vietnam War. The FBI also surveilled him closely at the time.
There's a great documentary about it:
There's a great documentary about it:
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30 years ago, we did. They were called "local newspapers."
Then the Telecom Act of 1996 allowed essentially unlimited corporate consolidation of media outlets and they killed off local news in the space of a single generation.
Then the Telecom Act of 1996 allowed essentially unlimited corporate consolidation of media outlets and they killed off local news in the space of a single generation.
Imagine if we had a newsroom in every county that focused on municipal meetings.
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you’re thinking of starting a newsroom in your community, you should do it.
March 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
30 years ago, we did. They were called "local newspapers."
Then the Telecom Act of 1996 allowed essentially unlimited corporate consolidation of media outlets and they killed off local news in the space of a single generation.
Then the Telecom Act of 1996 allowed essentially unlimited corporate consolidation of media outlets and they killed off local news in the space of a single generation.
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Dude was visiting his fiancé, who lives in Vegas. His English isn’t good so he misunderstood the border goons when they asked where he lives, he said Vegas, they took him away for questioning without a translator and now he’s been in a jail for two weeks.
A second German tourist is being held in a detention centre after having her Visa revoked by the U.S.
It’s the same detention centre holding Jessica Brösche, the German tattoo artist who spent 8 days in solitary. She’s been held for 6 weeks.
The U.S. is not a safe place to travel anymore
It’s the same detention centre holding Jessica Brösche, the German tattoo artist who spent 8 days in solitary. She’s been held for 6 weeks.
The U.S. is not a safe place to travel anymore
«Es ist schrecklich»: Deutscher Tourist wollte mit einem Esta über Mexiko in die USA einreisen – jetzt sitzt er in Abschiebehaft
Der Deutsche Lucas Sielaff befindet sich in US-Abschiebehaft. Er wollte mit einem Esta einreisen. Es ist der zweite Fall dieser Art innerhalb kurzer Zeit. Seine Verlobte äussert sich besorgt.
www.tagesanzeiger.ch
March 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Dude was visiting his fiancé, who lives in Vegas. His English isn’t good so he misunderstood the border goons when they asked where he lives, he said Vegas, they took him away for questioning without a translator and now he’s been in a jail for two weeks.
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"The move by Trump’s Homeland Security Department is the single most anti-worker and anti-union presidential action since Ronald Reagan fired striking air traffic controllers in 1981." prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
Trump Rips Up the Government’s Agreement With Its Workers
Airport security screeners had a contract, signed just last year. On Friday, Trump trashed it.
prospect.org
March 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"The move by Trump’s Homeland Security Department is the single most anti-worker and anti-union presidential action since Ronald Reagan fired striking air traffic controllers in 1981." prospect.org/labor/2025-0...
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elon musk is probably the current largest threat to the climate, as he dismantles every climate program and defunds all climate science research
supporting his downfall, even if it takes tesla with him, is a great pro-climate action. people can buy other evs that don’t enrich tyrannical nazis
supporting his downfall, even if it takes tesla with him, is a great pro-climate action. people can buy other evs that don’t enrich tyrannical nazis
This anti-Musk movement focused on Tesla is so interesting to me. Punishing Musk and driving down value of his company vs. the reality that most Tesla customers who are scared away will probably buy gas cars instead. Competing interests - punish Musk and hurt the environment?
Just saw someone say the Tesla protests won’t change anything but seeing the police lined up to protect a Tesla store does expose the truth of our situation and…I’m not sure people understand the purpose of protests.
March 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
elon musk is probably the current largest threat to the climate, as he dismantles every climate program and defunds all climate science research
supporting his downfall, even if it takes tesla with him, is a great pro-climate action. people can buy other evs that don’t enrich tyrannical nazis
supporting his downfall, even if it takes tesla with him, is a great pro-climate action. people can buy other evs that don’t enrich tyrannical nazis
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You'd have to be completely ignorant to think that mass layoffs of federal workers in agencies such as the Veterans Administration, the Social Security Administration, the IRS, the FAA, the FDA (food/drug safety), eliminating USAID and the Dept of Education is "theatrical."
“Some critics wonder if Trump’s presidency is essentially theatrical in nature, creating the impression of the major change voters say they want while actually keeping real-life dislocations to a minimum.” @mollyesque.bsky.social
A Presidency of Upheaval Emboldens Trump
The velocity of his early moves has enthralled supporters but risks hurting Republicans in future elections.
www.wsj.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
You'd have to be completely ignorant to think that mass layoffs of federal workers in agencies such as the Veterans Administration, the Social Security Administration, the IRS, the FAA, the FDA (food/drug safety), eliminating USAID and the Dept of Education is "theatrical."
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ICYM this about the legislation that would leave EPA unable to use its collection of 500+ chemical assessments for rules, regs, permits or enforcement. Or to map out the nationwide cancer risk!
NEW: While all eyes are on Trump and DOGE, a bill recently introduced in both the House and Senate would cripple the EPA's ability to regulate. It's a very serious threat and experts told me it could pass
www.propublica.org/article/legi...
www.propublica.org/article/legi...
Industry-Backed Legislation Would Bar the Use of Science Behind Hundreds of Environmental Protections
Two bills in Congress would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from using hundreds of chemical assessments completed by its IRIS program in environmental regulations or enforcement.
www.propublica.org
March 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
ICYM this about the legislation that would leave EPA unable to use its collection of 500+ chemical assessments for rules, regs, permits or enforcement. Or to map out the nationwide cancer risk!
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The New York Post attempted one of their infinite hit pieces on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, and the result is quite funny.
March 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The New York Post attempted one of their infinite hit pieces on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, and the result is quite funny.
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This is not a thing that happens if children had real human rights.
BREAKING: The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging Colorado's ban on conversion therapy.
March 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This is not a thing that happens if children had real human rights.
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I think the more horrifying thing to sit with is this: the every-day operations of the jail, prison, and immigration detention systems are and have been dehumanizing, and we built them, and they lend themselves seamlessly to the fascist business of stealing and caging even more people
March 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I think the more horrifying thing to sit with is this: the every-day operations of the jail, prison, and immigration detention systems are and have been dehumanizing, and we built them, and they lend themselves seamlessly to the fascist business of stealing and caging even more people
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The DIY pandemic continues apace.
No more free COVID tests through USPS, no more reduced cost or free COVID vaccines for un(der)insured people, and the last effective anti-virals are now $$$$/dose.
No more free COVID tests through USPS, no more reduced cost or free COVID vaccines for un(der)insured people, and the last effective anti-virals are now $$$$/dose.
Congratulations, America.
Just called a hotline to get paxlovid for someone with C19 - even though insured, the cost is $1699.43 for a treatment.
“But it was always covered in NYC?”
“That’s when we had funding.”
“Pfizer can give you a discount voucher..”
Just called a hotline to get paxlovid for someone with C19 - even though insured, the cost is $1699.43 for a treatment.
“But it was always covered in NYC?”
“That’s when we had funding.”
“Pfizer can give you a discount voucher..”
March 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The DIY pandemic continues apace.
No more free COVID tests through USPS, no more reduced cost or free COVID vaccines for un(der)insured people, and the last effective anti-virals are now $$$$/dose.
No more free COVID tests through USPS, no more reduced cost or free COVID vaccines for un(der)insured people, and the last effective anti-virals are now $$$$/dose.
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The larger picture, as others have pointed out, is that the Biden administration and now the Trump administration have cast anyone who defends Palestine as "pro-Hamas" and anyone who defends the rights of the people saying it as "Hamas sympathizers" which makes it much easier to justify persecution.
My fear is that the Trump administration arrested Mahmoud Khalil to make an example out of him because they’re gambling Dems won’t put their jobs and lives on the line to protect a Palestinian.
March 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The larger picture, as others have pointed out, is that the Biden administration and now the Trump administration have cast anyone who defends Palestine as "pro-Hamas" and anyone who defends the rights of the people saying it as "Hamas sympathizers" which makes it much easier to justify persecution.
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This is the dark heart & power of the war on terror discourse: its capacity to magically transform political expression into terrorism, and therefore deny an entire class of speakers the right to speak. We are seeing it play out aggressively in real time right now and it is terrifying.
The larger picture, as others have pointed out, is that the Biden administration and now the Trump administration have cast anyone who defends Palestine as "pro-Hamas" and anyone who defends the rights of the people saying it as "Hamas sympathizers" which makes it much easier to justify persecution.
My fear is that the Trump administration arrested Mahmoud Khalil to make an example out of him because they’re gambling Dems won’t put their jobs and lives on the line to protect a Palestinian.
March 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
This is the dark heart & power of the war on terror discourse: its capacity to magically transform political expression into terrorism, and therefore deny an entire class of speakers the right to speak. We are seeing it play out aggressively in real time right now and it is terrifying.
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A reminder that a pro-Israel agitator drove his car into a line of Columbia student protesters last May and hit one of the people there to protect them.
The charges against him were dropped.
The charges against him were dropped.
“I didn't think he was gonna stop”: Cousin of infamous extremist rabbi Meir Kahane attacks student protesters with car
A student eyewitness tells The Handbasket what he saw.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A reminder that a pro-Israel agitator drove his car into a line of Columbia student protesters last May and hit one of the people there to protect them.
The charges against him were dropped.
The charges against him were dropped.
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and what might be typical is no less terrifying for anyone who has been moved through this system, taken to far-off and isolated detention centers with very limited access to family and to community support, and near-zero access to the press
There's a lot of confusion swirling so it may help to explain that the below is actually fairly normal following an ICE arrest. ICE often transfers people to the deep South where some of the largest detention centers are located, and the ICE Detainee Locator system can take up to 24 hours to update.
Until last night, the ICE detainee locator stated Khalil was at Elizabeth, NJ—even though his wife had been unable to find him there yesterday. This morning, his location has been updated to Jena — a very remote, GEO group-run facility in the middle of rural Louisiana.
March 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
and what might be typical is no less terrifying for anyone who has been moved through this system, taken to far-off and isolated detention centers with very limited access to family and to community support, and near-zero access to the press
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"[T]he strike has been linked to the deaths of at least seven incarcerated people ... Someone dies inside a New York state prison every three days, and in most of these cases the general public never hears about it."
“Prisons were transformed into a wedge that encouraged white guards to see their class mobility as tied to the criminalization of the racialized poor.” —Orisanmi Burton, author of ‘Tip of the Spear’ ( @ucpress.bsky.social ), on the deadly NY prison guard strike.
The Hidden War Fueling the New York Prison Guard Strike - Inquest
The deadly labor action can best be understood in the context of white supremacy and class struggle.
inquest.org
March 8, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"[T]he strike has been linked to the deaths of at least seven incarcerated people ... Someone dies inside a New York state prison every three days, and in most of these cases the general public never hears about it."
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Recently, I’ve been really pushing back on the framing that all of this is “backlash” to #MeToo.
Because the misogyny came first. When we call it backlash, we’re starting the story in the middle, which allows the perpetrators to cast themselves as victims.
Because the misogyny came first. When we call it backlash, we’re starting the story in the middle, which allows the perpetrators to cast themselves as victims.
March 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Recently, I’ve been really pushing back on the framing that all of this is “backlash” to #MeToo.
Because the misogyny came first. When we call it backlash, we’re starting the story in the middle, which allows the perpetrators to cast themselves as victims.
Because the misogyny came first. When we call it backlash, we’re starting the story in the middle, which allows the perpetrators to cast themselves as victims.