Karen Sandler
@karensandler.net
Multi-published novelist: science fiction (Tankborn Trilogy), mystery (Janelle Watkins Mysteries), & romance. True blue Dem & Dodgers fan. Soy hispanohablante (no nativa). Novice Taiko drummer. I ❤ science. She/her/hers
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Senator Adam Schiff on How the Trump Administration Targets Its Opponents | The New Yorker Interview
The New Yorker 12/3/2025
This is such an informative interview. I re-watched it.
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The New Yorker 12/3/2025
This is such an informative interview. I re-watched it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC9P...
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Senator Adam Schiff on How the Trump Administration Targets Its Opponents | The New Yorker Interview
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December 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Senator Adam Schiff on How the Trump Administration Targets Its Opponents | The New Yorker Interview
The New Yorker 12/3/2025
This is such an informative interview. I re-watched it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC9P...
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The New Yorker 12/3/2025
This is such an informative interview. I re-watched it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC9P...
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My ebook haul this year for Christmas:
James, by Percival Everett
How Long 'til Black Future Month? Stories, by N.K. Jemisin
I See You've Called in Dead, by John Kenney
Psychopomp & Circumstance, by Eden Royce
Lessons in Magic and Disaster, by Charlie Jane Anders
The Experiment, by Rebecca Stead
James, by Percival Everett
How Long 'til Black Future Month? Stories, by N.K. Jemisin
I See You've Called in Dead, by John Kenney
Psychopomp & Circumstance, by Eden Royce
Lessons in Magic and Disaster, by Charlie Jane Anders
The Experiment, by Rebecca Stead
December 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
My ebook haul this year for Christmas:
James, by Percival Everett
How Long 'til Black Future Month? Stories, by N.K. Jemisin
I See You've Called in Dead, by John Kenney
Psychopomp & Circumstance, by Eden Royce
Lessons in Magic and Disaster, by Charlie Jane Anders
The Experiment, by Rebecca Stead
James, by Percival Everett
How Long 'til Black Future Month? Stories, by N.K. Jemisin
I See You've Called in Dead, by John Kenney
Psychopomp & Circumstance, by Eden Royce
Lessons in Magic and Disaster, by Charlie Jane Anders
The Experiment, by Rebecca Stead
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Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.
December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Remember: There's always strength in a union. Solidarity.
Love this story!
December 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Love this story!
I've had days like this.
- Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgsoni) is a species of bird in the family Podargidae.
- Photo courtesy of Pritam Dey, India.
- Photo courtesy of Pritam Dey, India.
December 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I've had days like this.
Thank you, Eddie. It's important to know our history, even the ugliest parts of it.
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 On April 8, 1911, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history struck the Banner Coal Mine near Littleton, Alabama.
128 men were killed in an explosion. Most of them were Black. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
🧵 On April 8, 1911, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history struck the Banner Coal Mine near Littleton, Alabama.
128 men were killed in an explosion. Most of them were Black. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
December 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Thank you, Eddie. It's important to know our history, even the ugliest parts of it.
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🧑🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…
December 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🧑🌾 SPOTTED in Jackson County, Wisconsin…
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🧵 The origin of Black entertainment in post-slavery America culminate here. We covered Black Vaudeville & the Chitlin' Circuit. Let's rap a bit about the Blues. 🎸🎷🗣🎙
(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
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🧵 The origin of Black entertainment in post-slavery America culminate here. We covered Black Vaudeville & the Chitlin' Circuit. Let's rap a bit about the Blues. 🎸🎷🗣🎙
(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
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Origins of the Blues: A Short History - Blues Beats by Blues Music Fan Radio
Origins of the Blues: A Short History: Explore the rich history of the Blues, born from the vocal work songs of African American slaves in the post-Civil War United States. This powerful genre emerged...
bluesbeats.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 The origin of Black entertainment in post-slavery America culminate here. We covered Black Vaudeville & the Chitlin' Circuit. Let's rap a bit about the Blues. 🎸🎷🗣🎙
(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
bluesbeats.com/2025/02/25/o...
🧵 The origin of Black entertainment in post-slavery America culminate here. We covered Black Vaudeville & the Chitlin' Circuit. Let's rap a bit about the Blues. 🎸🎷🗣🎙
(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
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The "poverty penalty."
Excellent points.
Excellent points.
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The "poverty penalty."
Excellent points.
Excellent points.
Runs to water her tree...again
You might be thinking, "CPSC, does a dry Christmas tree really burn that much faster than a well-watered tree?"
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
Friend, let's find out together by watching this PSA.
December 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Runs to water her tree...again
Wow!
Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska
Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of the Interior
Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of the Interior
December 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Wow!
Very excited that the second book in the Tankborn Liberation series, Pheno's Treachery, is now up for pre-order. It releases on March 1, 2026. For those that might have read the YA sci-fi Tankborn Trilogy in the early/mid-2010s, the Tankborn Liberation series is a spinoff of the trilogy.
December 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Very excited that the second book in the Tankborn Liberation series, Pheno's Treachery, is now up for pre-order. It releases on March 1, 2026. For those that might have read the YA sci-fi Tankborn Trilogy in the early/mid-2010s, the Tankborn Liberation series is a spinoff of the trilogy.
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⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 Long before Hollywood and Broadway, Black Vaudeville paved the way for generations of Black entertainers. It was more than entertainment—it was a movement. 🎭 (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
aaregistry.org/story/black-...
🧵 Long before Hollywood and Broadway, Black Vaudeville paved the way for generations of Black entertainers. It was more than entertainment—it was a movement. 🎭 (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
aaregistry.org/story/black-...
Black History in American Vaudeville, a story
*Black Vaudeville history is celebrated on this date in 1875. This was a Black performance community that emerged from the movement and style of the American stage. The vaudeville years began as the...
aaregistry.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 Long before Hollywood and Broadway, Black Vaudeville paved the way for generations of Black entertainers. It was more than entertainment—it was a movement. 🎭 (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
aaregistry.org/story/black-...
🧵 Long before Hollywood and Broadway, Black Vaudeville paved the way for generations of Black entertainers. It was more than entertainment—it was a movement. 🎭 (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
aaregistry.org/story/black-...
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BLS has an FAQ re:shutdown impacts to Nov. CPI released tomorrow. In short, Nov. CPI index values will be calculated by comparing Nov. prices to Oct. prices where available (from alternative/non-survey sources) and Sept. prices otherwise (most prices).
www.bls.gov/cpi/
www.bls.gov/cpi/
CPI Home
www.bls.gov
December 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
BLS has an FAQ re:shutdown impacts to Nov. CPI released tomorrow. In short, Nov. CPI index values will be calculated by comparing Nov. prices to Oct. prices where available (from alternative/non-survey sources) and Sept. prices otherwise (most prices).
www.bls.gov/cpi/
www.bls.gov/cpi/
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“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
-Rob Reiner🕊️
-Rob Reiner🕊️
December 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
-Rob Reiner🕊️
-Rob Reiner🕊️
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I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I’m just going to tell the story. Back in 2000 I was volunteering for the Gore campaign when he came along with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Alfre Woodard and Dule Hill to a GOTV event here in MN. He ended up sitting down across from me stuffing his envelopes.
As always, @eddsmitty.bsky.social, thanks for sharing.
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 It was referred to as a "disturbance", or a "crisis" but it was a race riot. It occurred in August 1957 and centered on the arrival of the first Black-American family to move into Levittown, PA. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
🧵 It was referred to as a "disturbance", or a "crisis" but it was a race riot. It occurred in August 1957 and centered on the arrival of the first Black-American family to move into Levittown, PA. (cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
December 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
As always, @eddsmitty.bsky.social, thanks for sharing.
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To me this is Australia
Tattooed surfer comforts wounded Muslim shopkeeper who single-handedly tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi shooters
www.middleeasteye.net/news/praise-...
Tattooed surfer comforts wounded Muslim shopkeeper who single-handedly tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi shooters
www.middleeasteye.net/news/praise-...
Praise for Lebanese-Australian man who tackled Bondi Beach shooter
Sydney businessman Ahmed al-Ahmed was left in hospital after being shot by the Bondi Beach gunman
www.middleeasteye.net
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
To me this is Australia
Tattooed surfer comforts wounded Muslim shopkeeper who single-handedly tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi shooters
www.middleeasteye.net/news/praise-...
Tattooed surfer comforts wounded Muslim shopkeeper who single-handedly tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi shooters
www.middleeasteye.net/news/praise-...
This is so great
December 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is so great
Dick Van Dyke is 100 years old today.
Happy Birthday, sir.
Happy Birthday, sir.
December 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
ALT: a man in a hat is dancing in a crowd of people
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December 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Happy 100th birthday Dick Van Dyke!
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A lesson for the religious right.
If this were truly a Christian nation.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #ChristianNation
If this were truly a Christian nation.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #ChristianNation
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A lesson for the religious right.
If this were truly a Christian nation.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #ChristianNation
If this were truly a Christian nation.
#Pinks #ProudBlue #ChristianNation
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December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Wise words
Rep. Crockett’s Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Texas’s 2026 Map
December 5, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Wise words