Carol Michels
@carolmichels.bsky.social
Mom, Aunt, Widow, Red State Democrat, LGBTQ+ Ally, Omnist, Amateur Genealogist, Former HR Professional, Former Mensan.
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Family includes everyone! ❤️
November 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Family includes everyone! ❤️
Donald Trump's tariff list included a 10% tariff on the McDonald Islands, which are inhabited solely by penguins.
The era of penguins ruining our economy by flooding the market with cheap krill is over!
The era of penguins ruining our economy by flooding the market with cheap krill is over!
April 5, 2025 at 3:31 AM
April 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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"It has nothing to do with the controversies surrounding owner Elon Musk and his chaotic attempts to dismantle much of the federal government. Instead, the site simply isn’t getting anywhere near the engagement levels it once did..."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/17/b...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/17/b...
Mass. PR firm recommends clients scale back or phase out use of X/Twitter - The Boston Globe
John Guilfoil Public Relations ran a national survey and found the social media site isn't getting anywhere near the engagement levels it once did.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
"It has nothing to do with the controversies surrounding owner Elon Musk and his chaotic attempts to dismantle much of the federal government. Instead, the site simply isn’t getting anywhere near the engagement levels it once did..."
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/17/b...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/17/b...
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"Many who left held a top-secret security clearance, called Q, that gave them access to information about how nuclear weapons are designed, produced and used, officials said..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts
Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting th...
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"Many who left held a top-secret security clearance, called Q, that gave them access to information about how nuclear weapons are designed, produced and used, officials said..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
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"The director of the program to enrich uranium took a job with NATO...
"Also gone is the director of the program to modernize production of spheres of radioactive plutonium that are fitted into warheads...
"The office that oversees the Los Alamos lab lost 9 staff...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
"Also gone is the director of the program to modernize production of spheres of radioactive plutonium that are fitted into warheads...
"The office that oversees the Los Alamos lab lost 9 staff...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts
Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting th...
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"The director of the program to enrich uranium took a job with NATO...
"Also gone is the director of the program to modernize production of spheres of radioactive plutonium that are fitted into warheads...
"The office that oversees the Los Alamos lab lost 9 staff...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
"Also gone is the director of the program to modernize production of spheres of radioactive plutonium that are fitted into warheads...
"The office that oversees the Los Alamos lab lost 9 staff...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
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"President Donald Trump has scrapped Biden-era executive orders that raised the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15..."
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Trump scraps key Biden-era policy that increased minimum wage for federal contractors
In 2021, Joe Biden used his power to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour. Donald Trump is now turning back the clock.
www.msnbc.com
March 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"President Donald Trump has scrapped Biden-era executive orders that raised the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15..."
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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We are.
Ashamed of Trump and Vance.
They do NOT represent America.
They represent Vladimir Putin and were proud to show it.
We saw it.
We will not forget.
Or forgive.
And will continue to #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
Ashamed of Trump and Vance.
They do NOT represent America.
They represent Vladimir Putin and were proud to show it.
We saw it.
We will not forget.
Or forgive.
And will continue to #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
March 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Nobody should be surprised that our Secretary of State is a pathetic, weak, cowardly piece of shit.
February 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Nobody should be surprised that our Secretary of State is a pathetic, weak, cowardly piece of shit.
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Clay Bennett nails it.
February 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Clay Bennett nails it.
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The New York Times identified 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government
The Times identified 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The New York Times identified 45 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Dear world, please do not judge us harshly. Most of us are good-caring people, and we hate him too.
February 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
For the first time in American history, most citizens know what the word, "gaslighting" means.
February 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
For the first time in American history, most citizens know what the word, "gaslighting" means.
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It's can't be all doom and gloom.
There is Resistance and that Resistance is working
Tesla stock is down 30% in this last month.
The economic boycotts have begun
news.yahoo.com/economic-bla...
There is Resistance and that Resistance is working
Tesla stock is down 30% in this last month.
The economic boycotts have begun
news.yahoo.com/economic-bla...
Economic Blackout: Will a 24-hour boycott make a difference?
A grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money Friday as an act of “economic resistance” to protest what the group's founder sees as the malign influence of billionaire...
news.yahoo.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It's can't be all doom and gloom.
There is Resistance and that Resistance is working
Tesla stock is down 30% in this last month.
The economic boycotts have begun
news.yahoo.com/economic-bla...
There is Resistance and that Resistance is working
Tesla stock is down 30% in this last month.
The economic boycotts have begun
news.yahoo.com/economic-bla...
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😡
February 28, 2025 at 7:22 PM
😡
😂
February 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
😂
OMG! I knew that tRump was a bully, but I've never experienced it so viscerally. The way he's treating Zelinsky is shameful!
February 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
OMG! I knew that tRump was a bully, but I've never experienced it so viscerally. The way he's treating Zelinsky is shameful!
Betty! How COULD you! (Snark)
Now, I would never say that *every* person who wears sunglasses indoors is concealing a drug problem. What an outlandish thing to suggest!
February 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Betty! How COULD you! (Snark)