HiCarol 🐝
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Liberty and justice for all. Kindness matters. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…
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God I hope this is real
October 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
God I hope this is real
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This is amazing 😂
Lol I just asked Grok whether Grokipedia is more neutral than Wikipedia and even it can't lie about this
October 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is amazing 😂
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The Admin's unauthorized strikes have killed dozens. We call it 'political theater,' not a 'drug war.' We refuse to let service members pay.
Congress hasn't authorized this.
Tell them to act now:
actionnetwork.org/letters/vete...
Congress hasn't authorized this.
Tell them to act now:
actionnetwork.org/letters/vete...
Veterans to Senate: Halt the Illegal Strikes Now
The Administration is launching unauthorized military strikes in the Caribbean and the Pacific and deploying an aircraft carrier to Latin America — all without congressional approval and without tr...
actionnetwork.org
October 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The Admin's unauthorized strikes have killed dozens. We call it 'political theater,' not a 'drug war.' We refuse to let service members pay.
Congress hasn't authorized this.
Tell them to act now:
actionnetwork.org/letters/vete...
Congress hasn't authorized this.
Tell them to act now:
actionnetwork.org/letters/vete...
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We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...
projects.propublica.org
October 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
We asked people who lived in homeless encampments that were cleared out in city “sweeps” to write about what object was the hardest for them to lose.
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
“They took my baby pictures and my moms obituaries,” a man in California wrote.
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Moreover, even though the whistleblower story contains real news—he hasn’t talked before and he’s making his case publicly—here’s how the CBS News website is playing the two stories at this hour: Kushner leads, whistleblower story is below 10 other stories under “more news.”
October 20, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Moreover, even though the whistleblower story contains real news—he hasn’t talked before and he’s making his case publicly—here’s how the CBS News website is playing the two stories at this hour: Kushner leads, whistleblower story is below 10 other stories under “more news.”
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Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
October 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
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The networks took the much smaller Tea Party movement so seriously they broadcast a Tea Party rebuttal to Obama’s 2011 SOTU on top of the normal GOP one.
Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]
October 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The networks took the much smaller Tea Party movement so seriously they broadcast a Tea Party rebuttal to Obama’s 2011 SOTU on top of the normal GOP one.
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The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
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I have never seen such a perfect image
October 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I have never seen such a perfect image
Fourth Estate my ass.
JOURNALISM PROFESSOR: So, you're going to mention that violent crime is way down in DC in the lede, right? First paragraph?
WASHINGTON POST EDITOR: Uh...
PROFESSOR: Okay, but the second paragraph, then?
VOICEOVER: In fact, it appeared in the 23rd paragraph.
WASHINGTON POST EDITOR: Uh...
PROFESSOR: Okay, but the second paragraph, then?
VOICEOVER: In fact, it appeared in the 23rd paragraph.
FBI dispatching agents to D.C. streets as Trump weighs calling National Guard
The unusual move comes as President Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Fourth Estate my ass.
Grrrrrrr
JOURNALISM PROFESSOR: So, you're going to mention that violent crime is way down in DC in the lede, right? First paragraph?
WASHINGTON POST EDITOR: Uh...
PROFESSOR: Okay, but the second paragraph, then?
VOICEOVER: In fact, it appeared in the 23rd paragraph.
WASHINGTON POST EDITOR: Uh...
PROFESSOR: Okay, but the second paragraph, then?
VOICEOVER: In fact, it appeared in the 23rd paragraph.
FBI dispatching agents to D.C. streets as Trump weighs calling National Guard
The unusual move comes as President Donald Trump threatens a federal takeover of the nation’s capital.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Grrrrrrr
If in DC, calmly comment to National Guard you pass, “you don’t make me feel safer.”
Can some immigrant groups, churches, etc, take in the homeless that could be arrested? Get them off the streets. No crime. No homeless in the streets. Why are you here?
Also, sue the Feds and Trump.
Can some immigrant groups, churches, etc, take in the homeless that could be arrested? Get them off the streets. No crime. No homeless in the streets. Why are you here?
Also, sue the Feds and Trump.
August 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
If in DC, calmly comment to National Guard you pass, “you don’t make me feel safer.”
Can some immigrant groups, churches, etc, take in the homeless that could be arrested? Get them off the streets. No crime. No homeless in the streets. Why are you here?
Also, sue the Feds and Trump.
Can some immigrant groups, churches, etc, take in the homeless that could be arrested? Get them off the streets. No crime. No homeless in the streets. Why are you here?
Also, sue the Feds and Trump.
Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner
I called my representative just now to say if Trump can do this how will anyone ever be able to trust statistics coming out of the federal government? Her staff expressed surprise at Trump’s actions.
I called my representative just now to say if Trump can do this how will anyone ever be able to trust statistics coming out of the federal government? Her staff expressed surprise at Trump’s actions.
Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Live Updates: After a Weak Jobs Report, Trump Says He’s Firing That Agency’s Commissioner
I called my representative just now to say if Trump can do this how will anyone ever be able to trust statistics coming out of the federal government? Her staff expressed surprise at Trump’s actions.
I called my representative just now to say if Trump can do this how will anyone ever be able to trust statistics coming out of the federal government? Her staff expressed surprise at Trump’s actions.
Under Republicans, prices are soaring. See for yourself how much your grocery costs have increased: houserepublicanpricehike.com
Nice little website the Dems have put out. Compares prices today to 2022.
Nice little website the Dems have put out. Compares prices today to 2022.
House Republican Price Hike
PRICES ARE UP! Under Republicans, costs have soared and Americans are paying more than ever. Don’t believe us? Select your items below, head to check out, and see for yourself just how much more you'r...
houserepublicanpricehike.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Under Republicans, prices are soaring. See for yourself how much your grocery costs have increased: houserepublicanpricehike.com
Nice little website the Dems have put out. Compares prices today to 2022.
Nice little website the Dems have put out. Compares prices today to 2022.
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More people in California--six million-- voted for Trump than did in Idaho. More Texans--four million-- voted for Kamala Harris than in Vermont and Massachusetts.
July 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
More people in California--six million-- voted for Trump than did in Idaho. More Texans--four million-- voted for Kamala Harris than in Vermont and Massachusetts.
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Continuing reports that Dems may force Republicans to read the entire MAGA murder budget out loud. This is a good thing to call your blue senators in support of.
June 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Continuing reports that Dems may force Republicans to read the entire MAGA murder budget out loud. This is a good thing to call your blue senators in support of.
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Now that we know their power, let’s have them do mass exorcisms.
June 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Now that we know their power, let’s have them do mass exorcisms.
It’s things like this that will bring down Bluesky. I’m on lists for following JD Vance. I’m just curious what he’ll say, but that’s enough to get me blocked. Do what you want but you limit this site if you judge people by who they follow.
June 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It’s things like this that will bring down Bluesky. I’m on lists for following JD Vance. I’m just curious what he’ll say, but that’s enough to get me blocked. Do what you want but you limit this site if you judge people by who they follow.
I hope it is back. I was disappointed in Bluesky. It appears they blocked him because he presented some of the arguments against trans people (from the SC case just ruled on?). I don't believe in blocking and ending communication because of opinions. Better to block for insults and rage.
And the account is back:
Hello Bluesky, I've been told this app has become the place to go for common sense political discussion and analysis. So I'm thrilled to be here to engage with all of you.
June 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I hope it is back. I was disappointed in Bluesky. It appears they blocked him because he presented some of the arguments against trans people (from the SC case just ruled on?). I don't believe in blocking and ending communication because of opinions. Better to block for insults and rage.
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Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.
June 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.
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We're no longer the leader of the free world. We're no longer a beacon of democracy and justice. We're no longer the land of opportunity. We're no longer a nation in which no one is above the law. Our myths about ourselves are killing us. What to do?
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
We Are Not the Nation We Thought We Were
We must see through our myths about ourselves if we are ever to aspire again to greatness
davidrothkopf.substack.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
We're no longer the leader of the free world. We're no longer a beacon of democracy and justice. We're no longer the land of opportunity. We're no longer a nation in which no one is above the law. Our myths about ourselves are killing us. What to do?
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/we-are-not...
davidrothkopf.substack.com/p/we-are-not...