Mary Carpenter
@emsee2.bsky.social
Lover of Mother Earth, art, photography, books, writing, music, philosophy, science, sky above, earth below. E=mc2
I stand with BLM. Proud ally of LGBTQIA. Lifelong Feminist.
“Nobody's free until everybody's free.” - Fannie Lou Hamer.
I stand with BLM. Proud ally of LGBTQIA. Lifelong Feminist.
“Nobody's free until everybody's free.” - Fannie Lou Hamer.
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the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois deputy has been sentenced to 20 years for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help.
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois deputy has been sentenced to 20 years for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, who called 911 for help.
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America is outraged after ICE killed two white people in Minneapolis.
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
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I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
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This Is America, Just Not the America You Knew
Two white people were killed by ICE in Minneapolis and suddenly White America is outraged.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:16 PM
America is outraged after ICE killed two white people in Minneapolis.
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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Reps. Khanna & Massie to ask judges for official to oversee release of Epstein files. "'...we’re now going to be intervening with the Southern District of New York to ask those judges to appoint a special master and ensure that all the documents are released.’" www.commondreams.org/news/khanna-...
'DOJ Cannot Be Trusted,' Say Khanna and Massie, Seeking Special Master for Epstein Files | Common Dreams
Congressmen Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie asked a federal judge to appoint
a "special master and/or independent monitor" to ensure that the US
Department of Justice actually releases its Jeffrey Epste...
www.commondreams.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Reps. Khanna & Massie to ask judges for official to oversee release of Epstein files. "'...we’re now going to be intervening with the Southern District of New York to ask those judges to appoint a special master and ensure that all the documents are released.’" www.commondreams.org/news/khanna-...
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The sheer number of videos of the shooting is horrific, but in the vein of what @prisonculture.bsky.social has been saying, it proves how many people cared enough to show up where ICE was and record them. It wasn't just one or two legal observers, and when Good was shot, they didn't abandon her.
January 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
The sheer number of videos of the shooting is horrific, but in the vein of what @prisonculture.bsky.social has been saying, it proves how many people cared enough to show up where ICE was and record them. It wasn't just one or two legal observers, and when Good was shot, they didn't abandon her.
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There are a lot of files in this new dataset that have made me feel this way.
I’m still making my way through DataSet 8, but this is some vile shit.
I’m still making my way through DataSet 8, but this is some vile shit.
December 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
There are a lot of files in this new dataset that have made me feel this way.
I’m still making my way through DataSet 8, but this is some vile shit.
I’m still making my way through DataSet 8, but this is some vile shit.
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When the Earth warmed by 4C over 10,000 years 76% of all animals on the planet died.
We’re on track for 4C of heating in our children’s lifetimes.
Living through the most dangerous moment in our species history, & most people have no idea.
We’re being distracted to death.
We’re on track for 4C of heating in our children’s lifetimes.
Living through the most dangerous moment in our species history, & most people have no idea.
We’re being distracted to death.
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
When the Earth warmed by 4C over 10,000 years 76% of all animals on the planet died.
We’re on track for 4C of heating in our children’s lifetimes.
Living through the most dangerous moment in our species history, & most people have no idea.
We’re being distracted to death.
We’re on track for 4C of heating in our children’s lifetimes.
Living through the most dangerous moment in our species history, & most people have no idea.
We’re being distracted to death.
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Destroying our chances of surviving on this planet by devouring resources to make AI-driven fucking warfare that will destroy our chances of surviving on this planet.
We’re currently being led by the most dangerous psychopaths in the history of this planet.
We’re currently being led by the most dangerous psychopaths in the history of this planet.
Global race to secure critical minerals for weapons threatens climate, warns report
Study reveals US earmarked billions to stockpile critical minerals for military use, including precision-guided weaponry and AI-driven warfare
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Destroying our chances of surviving on this planet by devouring resources to make AI-driven fucking warfare that will destroy our chances of surviving on this planet.
We’re currently being led by the most dangerous psychopaths in the history of this planet.
We’re currently being led by the most dangerous psychopaths in the history of this planet.
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AI is the textbook example of just because we CAN do something doesn’t mean we SHOULD do it.
Put it back in the fucking box & then smash the box out of existence.
Put it back in the fucking box & then smash the box out of existence.
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
AI is the textbook example of just because we CAN do something doesn’t mean we SHOULD do it.
Put it back in the fucking box & then smash the box out of existence.
Put it back in the fucking box & then smash the box out of existence.
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Every economy op-ed writer: No see, you can't buy a house because you buy too many avocado toasts but you're hurting the economy by not buying a new $1,000 phone each year. I am very smart. Also don't ask me about my emails with Epstein.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Every economy op-ed writer: No see, you can't buy a house because you buy too many avocado toasts but you're hurting the economy by not buying a new $1,000 phone each year. I am very smart. Also don't ask me about my emails with Epstein.
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How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How I feel about the whole Olivia Nuzzi story is that there are a lot of talented, ethical, underemployed or unemployed black and brown journalists right now who are ready to work.
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I’m so irritated that the black women who were in some role at Lucasfilm seem to have all left. And I’m not irritated at them for leaving (unless they were forced out), I’m irritated that the environment wasn’t conducive to them staying.
November 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I’m so irritated that the black women who were in some role at Lucasfilm seem to have all left. And I’m not irritated at them for leaving (unless they were forced out), I’m irritated that the environment wasn’t conducive to them staying.
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” Wise words yet somehow millions of adults missed that memo. Enter MAGA: a movement built on the idea that critical thinking is optional, loyalty is mandatory, and facts are, well… negotiable.
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” Wise words yet somehow millions of adults missed that memo. Enter MAGA: a movement built on the idea that critical thinking is optional, loyalty is mandatory, and facts are, well… negotiable.
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👋🏻 Bye bye pennies! The U.S. Mint has ended production of the penny after 230 years.
Guess in the age in which CEOs secure trillion dollar pay packages, we're unlikely to bring back the one-cent candy stores.
Guess in the age in which CEOs secure trillion dollar pay packages, we're unlikely to bring back the one-cent candy stores.
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
👋🏻 Bye bye pennies! The U.S. Mint has ended production of the penny after 230 years.
Guess in the age in which CEOs secure trillion dollar pay packages, we're unlikely to bring back the one-cent candy stores.
Guess in the age in which CEOs secure trillion dollar pay packages, we're unlikely to bring back the one-cent candy stores.
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The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country.
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country.
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.
Landmark Paris Agreement set a path to slow warming. The world hasn't stayed on it
The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago. Scientists say Earth's warming has outpaced efforts to reduce fossil fuel pollution that came out of the 2015 accord.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.
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‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
Governments failing to shift to a low-carbon economy will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and will face stagnation and rising inflation at home, the UN’s climate chief warned on Monday at the start of the Cop30 climate talks.
Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change, addressed the gathering of ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries, in a stark portrayal of the price of failure on the climate crisis. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“This was a very very bad vote”
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The Supreme Court rejects petition from Kim Davis to reconsider its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, effectively preserving Obergefell for a long time to come. Marriage equality is safe.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supr...
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supr...
Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court on Monday morning turned down a request from Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky, to reconsider its 2015 decision recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex […]
www.scotusblog.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Supreme Court rejects petition from Kim Davis to reconsider its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, effectively preserving Obergefell for a long time to come. Marriage equality is safe.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supr...
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supr...
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Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.
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Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 11, 2025 ~ Everything is fine.
"The invisible gas can be seen in streams of bubbles originating on the seafloor of Antarctica's Ross Sea ... describing the mechanism as 'seemingly widespread' throughout the region... "
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
"The invisible gas can be seen in streams of bubbles originating on the seafloor of Antarctica's Ross Sea ... describing the mechanism as 'seemingly widespread' throughout the region... "
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Researchers find methane leaking out of cracks in Antarctic seabed
One of the most potent greenhouse gas emissions has been discovered seeping out of cracks of the Antarctic sea floor, researchers have found.
abcnews.go.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 11, 2025 ~ Everything is fine.
"The invisible gas can be seen in streams of bubbles originating on the seafloor of Antarctica's Ross Sea ... describing the mechanism as 'seemingly widespread' throughout the region... "
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
"The invisible gas can be seen in streams of bubbles originating on the seafloor of Antarctica's Ross Sea ... describing the mechanism as 'seemingly widespread' throughout the region... "
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 13, 2025 ~ The end of coral.
"We are rapidly approaching multiple Earth system tipping points that could transform our world, with devastating consequences for people and nature..."
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...
"We are rapidly approaching multiple Earth system tipping points that could transform our world, with devastating consequences for people and nature..."
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...
The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN
The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ac...
www.cnn.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 13, 2025 ~ The end of coral.
"We are rapidly approaching multiple Earth system tipping points that could transform our world, with devastating consequences for people and nature..."
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...
"We are rapidly approaching multiple Earth system tipping points that could transform our world, with devastating consequences for people and nature..."
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...
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Back over 1.5°C again and on the way up.
Coral has tipped. AMOC, Amazon, boreal forests, Antarctica, Greenland, permafrost, etc., are tipping.
The Climate 8-ball says, "Not to be!"
Coral has tipped. AMOC, Amazon, boreal forests, Antarctica, Greenland, permafrost, etc., are tipping.
The Climate 8-ball says, "Not to be!"
October 13, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Back over 1.5°C again and on the way up.
Coral has tipped. AMOC, Amazon, boreal forests, Antarctica, Greenland, permafrost, etc., are tipping.
The Climate 8-ball says, "Not to be!"
Coral has tipped. AMOC, Amazon, boreal forests, Antarctica, Greenland, permafrost, etc., are tipping.
The Climate 8-ball says, "Not to be!"