Caroline Hall Bruner
chbc-yankiwi.bsky.social
Caroline Hall Bruner
@chbc-yankiwi.bsky.social
Recovering Journalist. Writer. Yankiwi. Mum. Political Junkie. Full of fun facts.
I have a theory about Trump’s desire to make Canada the 51st state: as we move to enacting the Handmaid’s Tale, he wants to cut American’s access to a safe haven.
an ad for the handmaid 's tale is shown
ALT: an ad for the handmaid 's tale is shown
media.tenor.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Reposted by Caroline Hall Bruner
Here's a story that illustrates why primary sources are important & how Black history is whitewashed.

It involves a mass slave escape, Government-sponsored slut-shaming, my nomination for the Blackest name in history & the guy who discovered two words that might end racism.

A thread.
March 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Gulf of America, Red White & Blueland, RFK jr… we need to start measuring the stupidity in hours not days at this point.
a man is holding up a sign that says 5 days since our last nonsense
ALT: a man is holding up a sign that says 5 days since our last nonsense
media.tenor.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Mark the day and time because this rarer than finding a genie in a bottle… I found one (just one) policy that I can agree on.
Breaking News: President Trump ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies, saying the coins cost more to produce than their face value.
Trump Orders Treasury to Halt Minting New Pennies to Cut Waste
President Trump said that the coins cost more to produce than their face value.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Our gas is nearly $10 a gallon, eggs at $8 a dozen, the average home is $900k, and our centre-right govt is doing its best to sell off our environment and increase unemployment. But Aotearoa New Zealand is still an oasis compared to my home country. Here’s to my bit of blue sky…
February 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I just sneezed at work and followed it up by saying, ‘Bless you!’ As if it was someone else…I giggled in embarrassment and apologised only to realise no one f-ing heard me. Somehow, I am more embarrassed by this realisation.
February 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The world is burning, democracy is falling, and now I have reached the age where sneezing could mean slipping a disc or weeing my pants. Something has got to give, peeps.
January 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Instead of going to bed at a reasonable hour, I’m joining Blue Sky and sharing pictures of my dogs…
January 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM