Caroline Baxter
@ccbaxter.bsky.social
Once and future🙋public servant.
Global risks; music; food; the occasional drink.
Impact and leverage are not verbs. I am not your key stakeholder.
Global risks; music; food; the occasional drink.
Impact and leverage are not verbs. I am not your key stakeholder.
“For your technical challenge, the judges would love you to make a dozen gingerbread cookies, using the famous ‘screw it’ technique for the icing”
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
“For your technical challenge, the judges would love you to make a dozen gingerbread cookies, using the famous ‘screw it’ technique for the icing”
Prof. Gabriella Slomp. She kept a pocket-sized edition of Hobbes’s “Leviathan” in her blazer.
Right, enough of James Watson - who's a senior academic you've met who's been an utter delight?
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
I'll go first: Jocelyn Bell Burnell
November 9, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Prof. Gabriella Slomp. She kept a pocket-sized edition of Hobbes’s “Leviathan” in her blazer.
Between this and the constant chatter about AGI and consciousness, humans have gotta be the only species that has voluntarily acceded their rung on the food chain.
abc7news.com/post/openai-...
abc7news.com/post/openai-...
Over 1 million people talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly, new OpenAI data reveals
An estimated 1.2 million users reportedly talk to ChatGPT about suicide weekly, according to a newly released report from the A.I. giant. This latest revelation comes as the company races to strength...
abc7news.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Between this and the constant chatter about AGI and consciousness, humans have gotta be the only species that has voluntarily acceded their rung on the food chain.
abc7news.com/post/openai-...
abc7news.com/post/openai-...
Meanwhile the US has its first trillionaire. The US already has a wealth redistribution regime.
For those confused by state of play on SNAP right now: You're not alone
Yesterday, *before* SCOTUS paused order telling Trump admin to send out SNAP $$, a handful of states rushed to issue full SNAP benefits to at least part of their caseload.
This includes CA, OR, WA, MI, and WI—all blue states (🧵)
Yesterday, *before* SCOTUS paused order telling Trump admin to send out SNAP $$, a handful of states rushed to issue full SNAP benefits to at least part of their caseload.
This includes CA, OR, WA, MI, and WI—all blue states (🧵)
November 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Meanwhile the US has its first trillionaire. The US already has a wealth redistribution regime.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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"Israel attacked first."
This admission undercuts the Trump administration's collective self-defense justification for joining Israel's military campaign against Iran over the summer.
This admission undercuts the Trump administration's collective self-defense justification for joining Israel's military campaign against Iran over the summer.
Trump: "Israel attacked first. That attack was very very powerful. I was very much in charge of that. When Israel attacked Iran first, that was a great day for Israel."
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Israel attacked first."
This admission undercuts the Trump administration's collective self-defense justification for joining Israel's military campaign against Iran over the summer.
This admission undercuts the Trump administration's collective self-defense justification for joining Israel's military campaign against Iran over the summer.
“All the clickbait that’s fit to print”
November 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“All the clickbait that’s fit to print”
I've been flat broke and struggled to buy myself food twice in my life. Now as a parent, I can no more fathom dealing with that stress with a child than I can deliberately making it harder for families to feed themselves.
These partial benefits weren't necessary in the first place. The courts affirmed that the Administration could have used their legal transfer authority to provide full benefits, but they chose not to do so.
November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I've been flat broke and struggled to buy myself food twice in my life. Now as a parent, I can no more fathom dealing with that stress with a child than I can deliberately making it harder for families to feed themselves.
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What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
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The transphobic messaging completely failed to help Republicans tonight. The anti-trans propaganda was a losing strategy which the GOP pushed all their chips in on, and it failed miserably. They lost every major race tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The transphobic messaging completely failed to help Republicans tonight. The anti-trans propaganda was a losing strategy which the GOP pushed all their chips in on, and it failed miserably. They lost every major race tonight.
Any excuse to watch Steve Kornacki at a big board - I will take it. I don’t care what race it is. If Steve’s in front of a board, I’m leaning in.
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Any excuse to watch Steve Kornacki at a big board - I will take it. I don’t care what race it is. If Steve’s in front of a board, I’m leaning in.
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Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.
This is what social media is for. This right here.
this is the most successful a CIA officer has been at toppling a government in years.
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is what social media is for. This right here.
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MR. PRESIDENT, WE CANNOT ALLOW A SUBWAY SANDWICH GAP!
at point blank range the right subway sandwich could give a guy high blood pressure!
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
MR. PRESIDENT, WE CANNOT ALLOW A SUBWAY SANDWICH GAP!
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NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability
The arrest of Dayanne Figueroa highlights growing concerns about the use of force against U.S. citizens and due process. She was released after a few hours without charges.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
NEWS: Federal agents crashed with woman’s car, pointed guns at her, dragged her out by legs, tossed her in a minivan, held her and (eventually) let her go without charges. This as Chicagoans say the immigration blitz is out of control. (DHS blames her.)
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/c...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
If you’re looking to an easy way to channel your frustration and do good in your community, raise money for grocery store gift cards and donate them to a local school or place of worship to give out to families in need. I raised a whole lot of $ pretty fast from my neighbors who needed an outlet.
Why should you 🫵🏿 care about SNAP? SNAP recipients saw:
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
November 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If you’re looking to an easy way to channel your frustration and do good in your community, raise money for grocery store gift cards and donate them to a local school or place of worship to give out to families in need. I raised a whole lot of $ pretty fast from my neighbors who needed an outlet.
I’m two “hops” from His Serene Highness Hans-Adam II, Prince of Lichtenstein - hang onto your ducal hats, “three hops” is gonna be nuts
Off the top of my head, in terms of degrees of separation I managed to get from myself to *Jimi Hendrix* in "three hops," this is a WILD assertion to make
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I’m two “hops” from His Serene Highness Hans-Adam II, Prince of Lichtenstein - hang onto your ducal hats, “three hops” is gonna be nuts
This. Exactly this.
Halloween, in my religion, is Samhain, the time at which the veil between the worlds is thin, and we recognise that life continues and exists in many forms. We offer hospitality to strangers, knowing that loved ones may be among them, unknown to us even as we are known to them.
Can I say, looking at what you're doing..Halloween is both God tier coping,.and well..whatever let's just live. Love to you all...life is for living
...and you need to just live. Your in-laws would be proud of you both.
...and you need to just live. Your in-laws would be proud of you both.
November 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This. Exactly this.
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“Ukraine just TOOK OUT the "Ring" fuel pipeline in Moscow region. All 3 lines DOWN—gasoline, diesel, jet fuel for Putin's army GONE. Anti-drone nets appeared to be useless. 400km pipeline fed by 3 major refineries. Yearly: 3M tons jet fuel, 2.8M diesel, 1.6M gas.”
(Via fmr Chief of national bank)
(Via fmr Chief of national bank)
November 1, 2025 at 10:53 AM
“Ukraine just TOOK OUT the "Ring" fuel pipeline in Moscow region. All 3 lines DOWN—gasoline, diesel, jet fuel for Putin's army GONE. Anti-drone nets appeared to be useless. 400km pipeline fed by 3 major refineries. Yearly: 3M tons jet fuel, 2.8M diesel, 1.6M gas.”
(Via fmr Chief of national bank)
(Via fmr Chief of national bank)
Pumpkin Spice Sidecar. Happy Samhain, Ghouls and Ghoulettes
November 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Pumpkin Spice Sidecar. Happy Samhain, Ghouls and Ghoulettes
You know you're in a quintessential DC couple when your spouse texts "We should discuss staffing distribution viz trick-or-treating"
October 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
You know you're in a quintessential DC couple when your spouse texts "We should discuss staffing distribution viz trick-or-treating"