Kara
@weedandwhiskey.bsky.social
Glass artist, author, Family Manager, disability rights advocate, educator, philosopher emerita.
Proud of my two 2025 INDIE book awards for The Landers: Biography of a Theater. Proceeds benefit inclusive theatre education at Springfield Little Theater.
July 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Proud of my two 2025 INDIE book awards for The Landers: Biography of a Theater. Proceeds benefit inclusive theatre education at Springfield Little Theater.
New work at Waverly House Gallery. Springfield, MO
July 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
New work at Waverly House Gallery. Springfield, MO
The firings were "based on a lie," judge says, who suggests he may extend his order beyond the roughly 24,000 already included.
March 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The firings were "based on a lie," judge says, who suggests he may extend his order beyond the roughly 24,000 already included.
Recommendation of #AndrewWeissman excellent website. Keep up and speak out! www.justsecurity.org/108512/early...
Early Edition: February 28, 2025
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the past 24 hours.
www.justsecurity.org
March 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Recommendation of #AndrewWeissman excellent website. Keep up and speak out! www.justsecurity.org/108512/early...
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Trump is too much of a coward to say a bad thing to Putin, yet he dares lecture Zelensky?
Russia is on the verge of collapse and Trump/Vance are desperate to save them
Russia is on the verge of collapse and Trump/Vance are desperate to save them
February 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Trump is too much of a coward to say a bad thing to Putin, yet he dares lecture Zelensky?
Russia is on the verge of collapse and Trump/Vance are desperate to save them
Russia is on the verge of collapse and Trump/Vance are desperate to save them
Reading The Message by #Ta-NehisiCoates. It’s wondrous. Beautifully written. Strikingly insightful.This passage! He perfectly describes what I have deeply felt, but couldn’t articulate: a connection between privilege of power and incuriosity. The spark of affirmation when a great writer connects!
February 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Reading The Message by #Ta-NehisiCoates. It’s wondrous. Beautifully written. Strikingly insightful.This passage! He perfectly describes what I have deeply felt, but couldn’t articulate: a connection between privilege of power and incuriosity. The spark of affirmation when a great writer connects!
Copy of email just received by federal employees from Elon Musk.
February 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Copy of email just received by federal employees from Elon Musk.
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This is really good.
“Together, we are the opposition, and this is our republic—if we can keep it. This is the part where we keep it”
Terrific game plan here from @ezralevin.bsky.social & @leahgreenberg.bsky.social ⤵️
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Terrific game plan here from @ezralevin.bsky.social & @leahgreenberg.bsky.social ⤵️
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How to Organize Our Way Out of the Trump-Musk Putsch
By firing Gwynne Wilcox, Trump is hoping the Supreme Court will overrule 90 years of legal precedent and give him the authority to fire members of independent boards.
www.thenation.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This is really good.
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A Black man with 13 kids by six different women wouldn’t be allowed near the White House much less allowed to run the shadow government.
February 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A Black man with 13 kids by six different women wouldn’t be allowed near the White House much less allowed to run the shadow government.
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Given "what appears to be a loyalty purge of the federal bureaucracy, what appears to be unwillingness of the Trump administration to obey court orders, maybe historians will look back and say that American democracy ended in January 2025," Paul Krugman said. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Economist Paul Krugman on how political attitudes changed with U.S. economic shifts
We're getting a look at how the public mood and political attitudes have changed over time thanks to economic shifts and dislocation. Paul Solman sat down with Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman to ...
www.pbs.org
February 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Given "what appears to be a loyalty purge of the federal bureaucracy, what appears to be unwillingness of the Trump administration to obey court orders, maybe historians will look back and say that American democracy ended in January 2025," Paul Krugman said. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Is anybody paying attention?!?!
The government is imploding and it feels like nobody cares.
The government is imploding and it feels like nobody cares.
Heartbreaking news… Tonight, many of our friends were let go, and tomorrow, even more will follow. Word is that all probationary employees at NPS will be let go. 😭
February 14, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Is anybody paying attention?!?!
The government is imploding and it feels like nobody cares.
The government is imploding and it feels like nobody cares.
“The actions by Musk are a coup because the individuals seizing power have no right to it. Musk was elected to no office and no office would give him the authority to do what he is doing. It is all illegal. It is a coup in its intended effects: to undo democratic practice and violate human rights.”
Of course it’s a coup
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
substack.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“The actions by Musk are a coup because the individuals seizing power have no right to it. Musk was elected to no office and no office would give him the authority to do what he is doing. It is all illegal. It is a coup in its intended effects: to undo democratic practice and violate human rights.”
Meanwhile, kids and seniors will be hungry, teachers won’t get paid, people with disabilities will lose their housing, and Medicaid has gone offline. Oh, and it’s illegal.
January 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Meanwhile, kids and seniors will be hungry, teachers won’t get paid, people with disabilities will lose their housing, and Medicaid has gone offline. Oh, and it’s illegal.
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