@carlanorton.bsky.social
Former optimist, devoted Japanophile, award-winning crime writer. *Reading is not a crime.
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89,279,948 eligible voters did not vote in 2024.
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After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers.
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Closure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why.
Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades.
www.startribune.com
December 27, 2024 at 9:46 PM
After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers.
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
Science works, y'all.
www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...
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Morning workout.. 😊
December 28, 2024 at 8:05 AM
Morning workout.. 😊
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Daily Reminder: 1.5% is NOT a mandate!
December 28, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Daily Reminder: 1.5% is NOT a mandate!
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Does #January6th sound like a good date to get off Twitter for good, stop feeding the Musk ecosystem when he most needs the cash? Let's cash out and debank from the Billionaires
November 30, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Does #January6th sound like a good date to get off Twitter for good, stop feeding the Musk ecosystem when he most needs the cash? Let's cash out and debank from the Billionaires
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Holy shit.
1978 - Ford Pinto - 38 fires with 27 fatalities
reaction -- Ford recalled 1.5 million Pintos
Today - Tesla - 232 confirmed fires with 83 fatalities
reaction -- 🤷♂️
reaction -- Ford recalled 1.5 million Pintos
Today - Tesla - 232 confirmed fires with 83 fatalities
reaction -- 🤷♂️
December 27, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Holy shit.
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You can use ChatGPT to write your article/essay/paper or you can simply plagiarize it. The difference is that if you plagiarize it, you know where it came from.
December 26, 2024 at 8:35 PM
You can use ChatGPT to write your article/essay/paper or you can simply plagiarize it. The difference is that if you plagiarize it, you know where it came from.
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“Why is it important to look at fiction writing through the lens of emotional experience? Because that’s the way readers read. They don’t so much read as respond. They do not automatically adopt your outlook and outrage. They formulate their own.”
― Donald Maass
#WritingCommunity
― Donald Maass
#WritingCommunity
November 12, 2024 at 12:25 AM
“Why is it important to look at fiction writing through the lens of emotional experience? Because that’s the way readers read. They don’t so much read as respond. They do not automatically adopt your outlook and outrage. They formulate their own.”
― Donald Maass
#WritingCommunity
― Donald Maass
#WritingCommunity
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Had to go get my covid booster before RFK makes it illegal. I bought a bag of Doritos before he makes those illegal, too.
December 27, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Had to go get my covid booster before RFK makes it illegal. I bought a bag of Doritos before he makes those illegal, too.
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Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.
November 28, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Bringing my pinned Tweet along with me as I migrate here because this still matters & because we cannot normalize what Trump intends to do to DOJ. Justice should never be a political tool for presidents & their pals.
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Breaking News: Finland seized an oil tanker it suspected of involvement in damaging undersea cables and suggested it could be part of a Russian shadow fleet.
Finland Seizes Ship After Undersea Cable Is Cut
The country’s prime minister said the incident, the latest in a series of disruptions to undersea infrastructure, underscored the danger of a so-called Russian shadow fleet.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Breaking News: Finland seized an oil tanker it suspected of involvement in damaging undersea cables and suggested it could be part of a Russian shadow fleet.
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Happy week that the 2025 tennis season begins to all who celebrate
December 23, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Happy week that the 2025 tennis season begins to all who celebrate
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Pretend to be on the phone and say your dog’s favorite words..
Watch until the end.. 😂
Watch until the end.. 😂
December 24, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Pretend to be on the phone and say your dog’s favorite words..
Watch until the end.. 😂
Watch until the end.. 😂
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November 11, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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A personal reflection: “Journalists like myself have a choice: surrender to the fascist mob that wants to intimidate the truth-tellers – or rededicate ourselves to doing what’s right no matter the cost.” www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Phil Williams: In reporting on hate and extremism, 'while the attacks are personal, so is the cause'
Rarely in my nearly 40-year career as a journalist have I felt the target on my back as continuously and intensely as I have in the last 15 months.
www.newschannel5.com
December 26, 2024 at 7:14 PM
A personal reflection: “Journalists like myself have a choice: surrender to the fascist mob that wants to intimidate the truth-tellers – or rededicate ourselves to doing what’s right no matter the cost.” www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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Inuk baby in her first parka.
December 24, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Inuk baby in her first parka.
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Inuk — singular
Inuit — plural
Inuit — plural
December 24, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Inuk — singular
Inuit — plural
Inuit — plural
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Also, courage is contagious. I continue to stand against American fascism in the hope that others will take heart, too.
December 23, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Also, courage is contagious. I continue to stand against American fascism in the hope that others will take heart, too.
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Folks, this is a great group of folks who fight for social justice, public health, and a more fair & equal world. Highly recommend these folks.
go.bsky.app/4dXVNkw
go.bsky.app/4dXVNkw
December 22, 2024 at 2:50 AM
Folks, this is a great group of folks who fight for social justice, public health, and a more fair & equal world. Highly recommend these folks.
go.bsky.app/4dXVNkw
go.bsky.app/4dXVNkw
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“A Shot in the Arm” is a must-watch exposé on vaccine denial and RFK Jr.’s deadly role in the Samoan measles outbreak.
Now streaming FREE on PBS.org and the PBS App. This documentary includes damning evidence and footage of RFK Jr.
Call your senators—urge them to watch and take action!
Now streaming FREE on PBS.org and the PBS App. This documentary includes damning evidence and footage of RFK Jr.
Call your senators—urge them to watch and take action!
December 27, 2024 at 2:09 AM
“A Shot in the Arm” is a must-watch exposé on vaccine denial and RFK Jr.’s deadly role in the Samoan measles outbreak.
Now streaming FREE on PBS.org and the PBS App. This documentary includes damning evidence and footage of RFK Jr.
Call your senators—urge them to watch and take action!
Now streaming FREE on PBS.org and the PBS App. This documentary includes damning evidence and footage of RFK Jr.
Call your senators—urge them to watch and take action!
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Remember: Mike Johnson did not want the Matt Gaetz report to be released.
December 23, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Remember: Mike Johnson did not want the Matt Gaetz report to be released.
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Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede tells CBS News the nation is "not for sale and will never be for sale" after Trump suggested the U.S. should take it over.
December 26, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede tells CBS News the nation is "not for sale and will never be for sale" after Trump suggested the U.S. should take it over.
More than 89 million voters did not bother to vote 😒
December 27, 2024 at 5:35 PM
More than 89 million voters did not bother to vote 😒
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This nails it perfectly.
December 26, 2024 at 5:26 PM
This nails it perfectly.
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Now that they destroyed their own neighborhood, the Maga/Elon trolls are rolling in to BlueSky.
My recommendation is to block early, on the first offense, without explanation.
Here are my rules why I block them:
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
My recommendation is to block early, on the first offense, without explanation.
Here are my rules why I block them:
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
This Is Why I Blocked You
A list for my MAGA trolls.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Now that they destroyed their own neighborhood, the Maga/Elon trolls are rolling in to BlueSky.
My recommendation is to block early, on the first offense, without explanation.
Here are my rules why I block them:
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...
My recommendation is to block early, on the first offense, without explanation.
Here are my rules why I block them:
open.substack.com/pub/therickw...