Carol Claassen
@carolroseclaassen.bsky.social
Writer, reader, runner, neighborhood walker, street photographer, laugh enthusiast, dog lover, literary TV watcher, PDXer, 🏳️🌈, protester of fascism, supporter of DEI and human rights.
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If you think it can’t happen here, remember that it already did. In 1942 soldiers came with rifles to our home and ordered us out. They put us in internment camps. Most of us were citizens.
June 20, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If you think it can’t happen here, remember that it already did. In 1942 soldiers came with rifles to our home and ordered us out. They put us in internment camps. Most of us were citizens.
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The scale of the rally in Portland is MASSIVE.
Simultaneously crossing the Morrison and Hawthorne Bridges in one long parade of democracy.
Tens of thousands of people. #NoKings
Simultaneously crossing the Morrison and Hawthorne Bridges in one long parade of democracy.
Tens of thousands of people. #NoKings
June 14, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The scale of the rally in Portland is MASSIVE.
Simultaneously crossing the Morrison and Hawthorne Bridges in one long parade of democracy.
Tens of thousands of people. #NoKings
Simultaneously crossing the Morrison and Hawthorne Bridges in one long parade of democracy.
Tens of thousands of people. #NoKings
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June 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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THREAD. When my parents' cat Bridget went missing, my dad, to try to ease his worry, painted her on a variety of historical ventures. Soon, these numbered in the dozens.
After much nagging, my dad has had some postcards printed of this brilliant series: michaelcoxmoredaysthansausages.bigcartel.com
After much nagging, my dad has had some postcards printed of this brilliant series: michaelcoxmoredaysthansausages.bigcartel.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
THREAD. When my parents' cat Bridget went missing, my dad, to try to ease his worry, painted her on a variety of historical ventures. Soon, these numbered in the dozens.
After much nagging, my dad has had some postcards printed of this brilliant series: michaelcoxmoredaysthansausages.bigcartel.com
After much nagging, my dad has had some postcards printed of this brilliant series: michaelcoxmoredaysthansausages.bigcartel.com
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Image of library book display labeled:
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
May 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Image of library book display labeled:
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
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Openly cried on the plane watching Butterfly in the Sky and then Sing Sing. 💖🌟⭐️💫⭐️🌟
I needed these reminders of the good in the world.
I needed these reminders of the good in the world.
April 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Openly cried on the plane watching Butterfly in the Sky and then Sing Sing. 💖🌟⭐️💫⭐️🌟
I needed these reminders of the good in the world.
I needed these reminders of the good in the world.
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Americans are going hungry under Trump. Food banks across the country — already strained by deep cuts to locally grown food programs — the U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling $500 million in expected food deliveries, further disrupting aid as demand continues to grow.
March 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Americans are going hungry under Trump. Food banks across the country — already strained by deep cuts to locally grown food programs — the U.S. Department of Agriculture is canceling $500 million in expected food deliveries, further disrupting aid as demand continues to grow.
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
March 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Violets are blue
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Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
By "Led By Donkeys"
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
By "Led By Donkeys"
March 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Thousands of people are ditching Tesla. Here’s one of them with a message you can see from space.
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
By "Led By Donkeys"
Location: Black Rock Sands, Wales, UK
By "Led By Donkeys"
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“Everyone is welcome sign” must come down from classroom because not everyone agrees with that sentiment, Idaho teacher says she was told after being ordered to take down the sign.
March 15, 2025 at 4:54 AM
“Everyone is welcome sign” must come down from classroom because not everyone agrees with that sentiment, Idaho teacher says she was told after being ordered to take down the sign.
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Unfortunately it was writing this about Trump and it went so viral that he saw it and, I'm told, was actually upset about it.
November 12, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Unfortunately it was writing this about Trump and it went so viral that he saw it and, I'm told, was actually upset about it.
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This is huge!!!
March 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This is huge!!!
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If you are a Southern California person upset about @schumer.senate.gov ‘s craven betrayal of our country, the theatre his book tour will be at on 3/23 is the Moss Theatre.
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
March 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you are a Southern California person upset about @schumer.senate.gov ‘s craven betrayal of our country, the theatre his book tour will be at on 3/23 is the Moss Theatre.
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
Their phone number is 310-828-5582
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ICE illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, for his political advocacy.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
Free Mahmoud Khalil
The Trump administration has illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil in direct retaliation for his advocacy in support of Palestinian rights. This egregious, unprecedented, and illegal abuse of...
action.aclu.org
March 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
ICE illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, for his political advocacy.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
Take action to free Mahmoud NOW.
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From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
March 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
From a poetry collection by Mary Oliver, where after a hundred poems showcasing gentle observations on nature and animals, she hits you with this
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New from me: A school district in Pennsylvania voted against adding a Black author's book about the 1921 Tulsa race massacre to the curriculum. Then, the community decided to do something about it.
A School District Rejected a Black Author’s Book About Tulsa for Its Curriculum. Then the Community Decided to Act.
Randi Pink, author of the young adult fiction novel “The Angel of Greenwood,” talked to ContrabandCamp about how residents of a Pittsburgh suburb rallied around her book.
www.contrabandcamp.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
New from me: A school district in Pennsylvania voted against adding a Black author's book about the 1921 Tulsa race massacre to the curriculum. Then, the community decided to do something about it.
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A few people have shared this here today, so I thought I’d post it.
March 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A few people have shared this here today, so I thought I’d post it.
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Inequality has been slowly creeping into America for 45 years, but 2025 will show an explosion of intentional and wide-out-in-the-open greed.
Unless enough Americans wake up and band together to stop it.
Unless enough Americans wake up and band together to stop it.
February 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Inequality has been slowly creeping into America for 45 years, but 2025 will show an explosion of intentional and wide-out-in-the-open greed.
Unless enough Americans wake up and band together to stop it.
Unless enough Americans wake up and band together to stop it.
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Maine Governor Janet Mills stands up to Trump in a room full of reporters.
Officials must keep showing people Trump is a weak tyrant. We need to show defiance collectively, because like all bullies, with pushback he will snap & break.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Officials must keep showing people Trump is a weak tyrant. We need to show defiance collectively, because like all bullies, with pushback he will snap & break.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
February 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Maine Governor Janet Mills stands up to Trump in a room full of reporters.
Officials must keep showing people Trump is a weak tyrant. We need to show defiance collectively, because like all bullies, with pushback he will snap & break.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Officials must keep showing people Trump is a weak tyrant. We need to show defiance collectively, because like all bullies, with pushback he will snap & break.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Here is my Federal Employment Termination story:
February 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Here is my Federal Employment Termination story: