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Clara
@cawti.bsky.social
110 followers 220 following 130 posts
she/her, feminist
#BlackLivesMatter #NoJusticeNoPeace #FamiliesBelongTogether
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WE DID IT!! Congratulations to @danaymarblair.bsky.social #KaraGerry #YvetteValdesSmith and to our newly BLUE Dutchess County Legislature!!
November 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Tuesday, November 4 is Election Day, & that day marks the end of 22 months straight of campaigning to elect, then re-elect Dan Aymar-Blair as Dutchess County Comptroller!

I've had the privilege of campaigning alongside Dan for six years, & in that time, one thing has remained constant: integrity.
November 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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This past weekend, we celebrated the seven year anniversary of Grannies Respond/Abuelas Responden. I love everyone here so much ❤️
September 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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(1/6) My greatest wish this fall is that people will understand the immense importance and immediate positive impact of voting local.

Artwork: @devthepineapple
September 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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September 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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A graphic from Resistbot that says “text SIGN PXGJHT to 50409 to join Clara and tell your officials Congress must investigate concentration camps, and stop ice expansion” Clara signer # 6634
July 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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HOW TO GET SIGN(S) for Dutchess Comptroller Dan Aymar-Blair’s re-election and Kara Gerry’s County Court Judge campaign:

You can also reply to this post or fill out Dan’s yard sign request form here (leave a comment if you also want a Kara sign):
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
July 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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@danaymarblair.bsky.social and #KaraGerry yard signs are now available! Request form link: docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/...
July 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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THIS IS NOT OKAY. NYC comptroller/NYC Mayoral Candidate Brad Lander is arrested for asking for a judicial warrant. Everyone who detained or arrested him are COWARDS.
June 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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I’m still here! Still haven’t figured out how I want to utilize Bluesky. Most event notices and local political updates are still largely occurring on fb and insta (for me, at least).
June 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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May 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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My protest umbrella for yesterday. Going to add more hanging signs and will add some permanent messaging to the umbrella itself for the next protest.
April 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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See you out there
April 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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March 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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This is 45! I am so glad to have 2024 behind me - some hard lessons learned and lived through this past year, and I’m emerging a stronger, happier, more content me. (cont.)
March 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Beacon-centric friends! If you know me, you know how obsessed I’ve been these last few years with Woodstock Microgreens! The fresh greens are delicious, nutritious, and a big part of my diet.

And now his microgreens are available at Keyfood in Beacon!! Support local!
March 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Still participating in the #AmazonBoycott after today
March 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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@resist.bot
March 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Amazon Blackout starts today.

My Amazon.com Prime account is CANCELED.

My three Alexa devices are getting unplugged (and may end up being donated).

My Amazon subscribe & save items are purchased through Thrive Market now instead.

#BLACKOUTAMAZON
March 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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“I’m hanging on by a thread. And so are you and him and her and them. But what if we tied our threads together. What if we stitch something strong enough to withstand the weight of it all. Of us all. Big enough to make sure there’s always a place to hold onto even when parts of the fabric are threadbare I’m hanging on by a thread, but I’m trying to learn how to weave.” From: @faratucker
January 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Conviction and poise require vision. And you can’t have vision when you’re fixated on a threat. Accept the reality that this administration will openly and gleefully threaten the people, systems, and ideals that support our safety and reflect our values, and stop staring at it. Instead, throw your support behind the people, parties, organizations, and movements who do something about it. Find the difference makers who are as clear about what they are fighting for as they are what they’re fighting against. They need you to stop scrolling and show up with your time, money, talent, and voice, or at least to carry water and chop wood for the cause. Get active.
January 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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The Way out of survival mode is to imagine and pursue a positive future or follow someone who does. We know what’s coming from the Trump administration. Something outrageous today. Something more outrageous tomorrow. There will be no shortage of outrage. But the outrage cycle will not protect us. It’ll only set us up to react, not respond. Reactions keep us living in their imaginations. Reactions take up the bandwidth that needed to plan, organize, or find the right people to follow. Reactions stop us from creating a positive vision of the future.
January 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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We have already overcome everything that lies ahead. But the people who overcame weren’t fixated on every move the regime made. Bayard Rustin was not sweating the daily updates of Storm Thurmond. Ida B. Wells was not distraught by the cabinet picks of Benjamin Harrison. They acted with conviction and poise because they had a positive vision to pursue. When you don’t have a positive vision to pursue, you live in survival mode. You fixate on the threat, so you always have something to flee but nothing to run toward.
January 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM