Carol J. Roth
@caroljroth.bsky.social
Novelist, copywriter, @advntrsinamericana cofounder. My life is mostly about music (seeing & making), writing (fiction & non), kids, pets, spouses (polyamory), Twin Cities, vegan food, Thai language & culture (learning), BL/GL/QL, travel & social justice.
Tomorrow 4/16 3-6pm at the El Salvador consulate in St. Paul! Join me!
Are there any spontaneous protests today in light of our constitutional crisis? Any quickie ones planned for tomorrow? I’d join if so.
April 16, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Tomorrow 4/16 3-6pm at the El Salvador consulate in St. Paul! Join me!
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Are there any spontaneous protests today in light of our constitutional crisis? Any quickie ones planned for tomorrow? I’d join if so.
April 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Are there any spontaneous protests today in light of our constitutional crisis? Any quickie ones planned for tomorrow? I’d join if so.
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Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
April 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Bone chilling.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
A court ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to stay in the United States.
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he was illegally removed. Trump is pretending he won the ruling 9-0.
1/ You may not think this case means anything to you. But let me tell you why it does.
Are there any spontaneous protests today in light of our constitutional crisis? Any quickie ones planned for tomorrow? I’d join if so.
April 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Are there any spontaneous protests today in light of our constitutional crisis? Any quickie ones planned for tomorrow? I’d join if so.
March 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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“Chuck Schumer does not understand this moment, and cannot meet it. He is a cloistered man. He is out of touch, out of strength, out of fight, and out of his depth.”
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/surrender-...
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/surrender-...
Surrender has a terrible price
Chuck Schumer just purchased it for America
steveschmidt.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Chuck Schumer does not understand this moment, and cannot meet it. He is a cloistered man. He is out of touch, out of strength, out of fight, and out of his depth.”
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/surrender-...
steveschmidt.substack.com/p/surrender-...
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The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
March 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The institutional Democratic Party is guided by an almost pathological level of conflict avoidance in almost every direction. “What can we do to make the least number of people mad?” is just a bankrupt way to operate.
Am I oversimplifying? If they need Dem votes for the CR, they must allow Dems to have input on it. They didn’t, so it’s a clear No. If they compromise on a few of the more horrific points, Dems agree to bring it to the floor. Yes? No?
March 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Am I oversimplifying? If they need Dem votes for the CR, they must allow Dems to have input on it. They didn’t, so it’s a clear No. If they compromise on a few of the more horrific points, Dems agree to bring it to the floor. Yes? No?
Can’t find statements from Sen. Smith or Klobuchar that they’ll vote No on the cloture vote for the GOP's continuing resolution that rests on Dems' aversion to govt shutdowns.
Plz call your senators now and tell them to stand firm: NO to cloture, NO to the CR, even if it means a shutdown.
Plz call your senators now and tell them to stand firm: NO to cloture, NO to the CR, even if it means a shutdown.
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Can’t find statements from Sen. Smith or Klobuchar that they’ll vote No on the cloture vote for the GOP's continuing resolution that rests on Dems' aversion to govt shutdowns.
Plz call your senators now and tell them to stand firm: NO to cloture, NO to the CR, even if it means a shutdown.
Plz call your senators now and tell them to stand firm: NO to cloture, NO to the CR, even if it means a shutdown.
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Answer to Vance: Zelenskyy has thanked our country over and over again both privately and publicly.
And our country thanks HIM and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own & stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you.
And our country thanks HIM and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own & stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you.
February 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Answer to Vance: Zelenskyy has thanked our country over and over again both privately and publicly.
And our country thanks HIM and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own & stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you.
And our country thanks HIM and the Ukrainian patriots who have stood up to a dictator, buried their own & stopped Putin from marching right into the rest of Europe. Shame on you.
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That press conference was choreographed for an audience of one and he sits in Moscow.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
That press conference was choreographed for an audience of one and he sits in Moscow.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
Once, we fought tyrants. Today Trump and Vance are bending America’s knee. And that weakens us.
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I filed a budget amendment to ensure there are no tax cuts for billionaires unless food prices are lowered for regular Americans.
I thought it was common sense. Republicans… not so much. All but one voted it down.
I thought it was common sense. Republicans… not so much. All but one voted it down.
February 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I filed a budget amendment to ensure there are no tax cuts for billionaires unless food prices are lowered for regular Americans.
I thought it was common sense. Republicans… not so much. All but one voted it down.
I thought it was common sense. Republicans… not so much. All but one voted it down.
Planning my coming week…maybe donate to the Wisconsin supreme court race, set up a recurring contribution to the Associated Press, call my senators & rep, buy nothing on 2/28…any other ideas?
February 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Planning my coming week…maybe donate to the Wisconsin supreme court race, set up a recurring contribution to the Associated Press, call my senators & rep, buy nothing on 2/28…any other ideas?
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5 things I did last week Musk
1. Successfully asked you to rehire 300 nuclear & avian flu workers you “accidentally” fired
2. Pressed you to pay attention to rising household costs
3. Stood up for vets
4. Fought against your tax cuts for the rich
5. Stood with 🇺🇦 instead of🇷🇺
1. Successfully asked you to rehire 300 nuclear & avian flu workers you “accidentally” fired
2. Pressed you to pay attention to rising household costs
3. Stood up for vets
4. Fought against your tax cuts for the rich
5. Stood with 🇺🇦 instead of🇷🇺
February 23, 2025 at 4:31 AM
5 things I did last week Musk
1. Successfully asked you to rehire 300 nuclear & avian flu workers you “accidentally” fired
2. Pressed you to pay attention to rising household costs
3. Stood up for vets
4. Fought against your tax cuts for the rich
5. Stood with 🇺🇦 instead of🇷🇺
1. Successfully asked you to rehire 300 nuclear & avian flu workers you “accidentally” fired
2. Pressed you to pay attention to rising household costs
3. Stood up for vets
4. Fought against your tax cuts for the rich
5. Stood with 🇺🇦 instead of🇷🇺
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Remember, everything is part of the same story.
They need to destroy our democracy and crush dissent because letting billionaires take over the government in order to steal from us isn't popular and a functioning democracy wouldn't allow it.
They need to destroy our democracy and crush dissent because letting billionaires take over the government in order to steal from us isn't popular and a functioning democracy wouldn't allow it.
February 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Remember, everything is part of the same story.
They need to destroy our democracy and crush dissent because letting billionaires take over the government in order to steal from us isn't popular and a functioning democracy wouldn't allow it.
They need to destroy our democracy and crush dissent because letting billionaires take over the government in order to steal from us isn't popular and a functioning democracy wouldn't allow it.
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We asked Senate Republicans: is there any millionaire or billionaire rich enough who doesn't need another tax giveaway?
$10M a year? No.
$100M a year? No.
$500M a year? No.
$1 BILLION a year? No.
With Republicans in control: Billionaires win, families lose.
$10M a year? No.
$100M a year? No.
$500M a year? No.
$1 BILLION a year? No.
With Republicans in control: Billionaires win, families lose.
February 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
We asked Senate Republicans: is there any millionaire or billionaire rich enough who doesn't need another tax giveaway?
$10M a year? No.
$100M a year? No.
$500M a year? No.
$1 BILLION a year? No.
With Republicans in control: Billionaires win, families lose.
$10M a year? No.
$100M a year? No.
$500M a year? No.
$1 BILLION a year? No.
With Republicans in control: Billionaires win, families lose.
Nervous laughter are we boned?
February 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Nervous laughter are we boned?
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If you thought it wasn’t possible—well, here we are. Musk pulled $80 million in funding authorized by Congress straight from NYC’s bank account. The federal government took the funds and called it a “clawback” of taxpayer money. A lot of others would simply call it stealing.
February 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
If you thought it wasn’t possible—well, here we are. Musk pulled $80 million in funding authorized by Congress straight from NYC’s bank account. The federal government took the funds and called it a “clawback” of taxpayer money. A lot of others would simply call it stealing.
I don't have a lot of answers and I'm not very sure of myself. But one thing I feel pretty strongly right now is that spending time condemning whomever we blame for this administration getting into power is worse than useless, it's counterproductive.
February 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I don't have a lot of answers and I'm not very sure of myself. But one thing I feel pretty strongly right now is that spending time condemning whomever we blame for this administration getting into power is worse than useless, it's counterproductive.
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Protest at the Treasury happening now. Livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZXy...
February 4, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Protest at the Treasury happening now. Livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZXy...
Looks like I picked the wrong timeline to quit sniffing glue…
Democrats blocked from entering USAID headquarters
A group of Senate and House Democrats on Monday were blocked from entering the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The Democratic lawmakers, who are opposed to Pr…
thehill.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Looks like I picked the wrong timeline to quit sniffing glue…
My entire Bluesky algorithm is Beyoncé and people talking about insomnia. Or are those the only things people are talking about?
February 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My entire Bluesky algorithm is Beyoncé and people talking about insomnia. Or are those the only things people are talking about?
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People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.
(Photos shared with me)
(Photos shared with me)
February 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
People have gathered outside USAID HQ for press event with Democratic Congressmen Beyer, Raskin, Connolly and Olzewski and Senator Van Hollen where they're addressing the building's mysterious shutdown today in the midst of the Trump admin dismantling the agency.
(Photos shared with me)
(Photos shared with me)