Clarentine
@clarentine.bsky.social
Life at the intersection of farming, writing, and the natural world.
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Trump's DOJ Lawyers: WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE DEPORTATION! NATIONAL SECURITY! DIPLOMATIC CONSIDERATIONS!
Trump's social media feed: LOL LOOK AT US DEPORTING THESE PEOPLE ON THIS VIDEO WE MADE!!!!!
Trump's social media feed: LOL LOOK AT US DEPORTING THESE PEOPLE ON THIS VIDEO WE MADE!!!!!
March 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Trump's DOJ Lawyers: WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT THE DEPORTATION! NATIONAL SECURITY! DIPLOMATIC CONSIDERATIONS!
Trump's social media feed: LOL LOOK AT US DEPORTING THESE PEOPLE ON THIS VIDEO WE MADE!!!!!
Trump's social media feed: LOL LOOK AT US DEPORTING THESE PEOPLE ON THIS VIDEO WE MADE!!!!!
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To stay updated on the legal efforts challenging the Trump administration’s actions, subscribe to our free newsletters:
March 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
To stay updated on the legal efforts challenging the Trump administration’s actions, subscribe to our free newsletters:
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This is Archie. He said he was a chiropractor as a joke. This guy believed him and now he's in too deep. 13/10 really committed to the bit
November 21, 2024 at 5:24 PM
This is Archie. He said he was a chiropractor as a joke. This guy believed him and now he's in too deep. 13/10 really committed to the bit
Judith Tarr, an awesome author and certified Good Person, is looking to raise some funds for expected surgery for her older dog’s eye. If you ever wanted to have your fiction work professionally evaluated, this is a great opportunity that will also help her doggo!
Welp, looks as if the attempt to keep Dog 1's remaining eye is rapidly losing ground. Surgery for the other in 2022 was $2500, has probably gone up.
So, great time to point out that I have a Patreon (with fiction!):
www.patreon.com/c/dancinghorse
So, great time to point out that I have a Patreon (with fiction!):
www.patreon.com/c/dancinghorse
Get more from Judith Tarr on Patreon
creating Fiction, with Occasional Nonfiction. And Horses.
www.patreon.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Judith Tarr, an awesome author and certified Good Person, is looking to raise some funds for expected surgery for her older dog’s eye. If you ever wanted to have your fiction work professionally evaluated, this is a great opportunity that will also help her doggo!
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Crisis around desperately-needed rental aid in the Asheville area is growing rapidly worse.
Grace Covenant Presbyterian, the only org getting aid out rapidly at major scale, is out of funds.
Eblen Charities is sitting on millions but won't distribute any until March... #avlnews
Grace Covenant Presbyterian, the only org getting aid out rapidly at major scale, is out of funds.
Eblen Charities is sitting on millions but won't distribute any until March... #avlnews
February 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Crisis around desperately-needed rental aid in the Asheville area is growing rapidly worse.
Grace Covenant Presbyterian, the only org getting aid out rapidly at major scale, is out of funds.
Eblen Charities is sitting on millions but won't distribute any until March... #avlnews
Grace Covenant Presbyterian, the only org getting aid out rapidly at major scale, is out of funds.
Eblen Charities is sitting on millions but won't distribute any until March... #avlnews
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NEW: In my OUR LAND newsletter, I explain why our future will be determined by whether the media legitimizes the false story Trump is pitching (to wage his authoritarian crusade) and whether Dems & citizens fighting for democracy & decency can tell a better one.
link.motherjones.com/public/38526...
link.motherjones.com/public/38526...
February 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
NEW: In my OUR LAND newsletter, I explain why our future will be determined by whether the media legitimizes the false story Trump is pitching (to wage his authoritarian crusade) and whether Dems & citizens fighting for democracy & decency can tell a better one.
link.motherjones.com/public/38526...
link.motherjones.com/public/38526...
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personally I think it's great that comrades Musk and Trump have defeated the scourge of DEI as a revolutionary advance towards Socialism with Rhodesian Characteristics
Trump has ordered federal agencies to prioritise humanitarian relief and admission to the United States for white Afrikaner refugees from South Africa.
You know, that poor, victimised minority.
America - the new home of Apartheid.
You know, that poor, victimised minority.
America - the new home of Apartheid.
February 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
personally I think it's great that comrades Musk and Trump have defeated the scourge of DEI as a revolutionary advance towards Socialism with Rhodesian Characteristics
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Under a rock yesterday? Check this out.
SCOOP: Kash Patel took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries. He did not respond to questions about this.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Under a rock yesterday? Check this out.
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I'll be calling Congress, but the conversation won't be to tell them to get Musk out of various government departments. It'll be to arrest him. I don't need a conversation about whether he should be there or not. That conversation should be about the expectation of his arrest.
February 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I'll be calling Congress, but the conversation won't be to tell them to get Musk out of various government departments. It'll be to arrest him. I don't need a conversation about whether he should be there or not. That conversation should be about the expectation of his arrest.
The reintroduction of apex predators is essential for the health of the entire ecosystem.
The request to temporarily halt the program came as another 10-15 wolves are set to be released in the coming weeks on the Western Slope
Colorado’s wolf reintroduction stays on track after wildlife commission denies petition for pause in program
The request to temporarily halt the program came as another 10-15 wolves are set to be released in the coming weeks on the Western Slope.
buff.ly
January 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The reintroduction of apex predators is essential for the health of the entire ecosystem.
Want to help out as we work to elect Abigail Spanberger as Virginia’s next governor? She’s an excellent candidate! secure.actblue.com/entity/fundr...
January 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Want to help out as we work to elect Abigail Spanberger as Virginia’s next governor? She’s an excellent candidate! secure.actblue.com/entity/fundr...
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Democrats and voting rights groups are sounding the alarm after the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the state election board from certifying the Democratic winner of a Supreme Court race.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/north-c...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/north-c...
North Carolina Dems Denounce ‘Astonishing’ State Supreme Court Move To Block Certification Of Dem Victory
Democrats and voting rights groups are sounding the alarm after the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the state election board from certifying the Democratic winner of a Supreme Court…
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Democrats and voting rights groups are sounding the alarm after the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the state election board from certifying the Democratic winner of a Supreme Court race.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/north-c...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/north-c...
Fuckery.
The bill would require the DHS to detain undocumented immigrants who are charged with low-level crimes, such as theft, and to expedite their deportation, even before they are ever convicted, a violation of the due process rights afforded to them in the U.S. Constitution.
House Passes Laken Riley Act — Critics Say It Dismantles Constitutional Rights
The bill “is carefully written to intentionally erode Constitutional protections,” one Democratic lawmaker said.
truthout.org
January 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Fuckery.
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WATCH: lee responds to criticism about tying Helene aid to Vouchers in a special session, insists data showing vouchers don’t work is wrong
(He bristled when a reporter asked about a kid he says he mentored, who Lee regularly references to push his vouchers)
Full: www.threads.net/@thetnholler...
(He bristled when a reporter asked about a kid he says he mentored, who Lee regularly references to push his vouchers)
Full: www.threads.net/@thetnholler...
January 8, 2025 at 8:46 PM
WATCH: lee responds to criticism about tying Helene aid to Vouchers in a special session, insists data showing vouchers don’t work is wrong
(He bristled when a reporter asked about a kid he says he mentored, who Lee regularly references to push his vouchers)
Full: www.threads.net/@thetnholler...
(He bristled when a reporter asked about a kid he says he mentored, who Lee regularly references to push his vouchers)
Full: www.threads.net/@thetnholler...
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Right-wing responses to the fires include: claims the fires were started by unhoused people, that gender affirming care for undocumented people has consumed disaster funding, and Elon Musk’s claim that these fires are “easily preventable.” That’s how they’ll avoid talking about climate. Scapegoats.
January 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Right-wing responses to the fires include: claims the fires were started by unhoused people, that gender affirming care for undocumented people has consumed disaster funding, and Elon Musk’s claim that these fires are “easily preventable.” That’s how they’ll avoid talking about climate. Scapegoats.
“The problem with this elitist case against democracy is that elites are just as biased, and furthermore are liable to use their greater knowledge to bolster their biases rather than correct them. The problem of human bias goes all the way down.”
Corollary to this great @himself.bsky.social post on social media: I've been thinking a lot about the sort of publics our built environment creates, and how that also undermines democracy. open.substack.com/pub/programm...
We're getting the social media crisis wrong
The bigger problem isn't disinformation. It's degraded democratic publics
open.substack.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“The problem with this elitist case against democracy is that elites are just as biased, and furthermore are liable to use their greater knowledge to bolster their biases rather than correct them. The problem of human bias goes all the way down.”
Optimist: the cup is 1/2 full
Pessimist: the cup is 1/2 empty
Me: the cup is…cat, I wanted to finish that!
Pessimist: the cup is 1/2 empty
Me: the cup is…cat, I wanted to finish that!
Optimist: the cup is 1/2 full
Pessimist: the cup is 1/2 empty
Engineer: the cup is twice as big as needed
Pessimist: the cup is 1/2 empty
Engineer: the cup is twice as big as needed
Optimist: the cup is 1/2 full
Pessimist: the cup is 1/2 empty
Excel: the cup is January 2nd
Pessimist: the cup is 1/2 empty
Excel: the cup is January 2nd
November 24, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Optimist: the cup is 1/2 full
Pessimist: the cup is 1/2 empty
Me: the cup is…cat, I wanted to finish that!
Pessimist: the cup is 1/2 empty
Me: the cup is…cat, I wanted to finish that!
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The U.S. surgeon general in the first Trump administration
November 23, 2024 at 3:12 PM
The U.S. surgeon general in the first Trump administration
Want more independent, non-mass media in your newsfeed? Then you want this starter pack.
November 24, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Want more independent, non-mass media in your newsfeed? Then you want this starter pack.
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Fluoridated water
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water
Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.
www.npr.org
November 23, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Fluoridated water
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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I think a lot about what @nanjala.bsky.social said once about oligarchy and threats to freedom:
One way to stay free and resist authoritarianism is “resisting the narratives of inevitability”.
We are being told to accept exploitative AI, because our tech overlords say so.
We don’t have to.
One way to stay free and resist authoritarianism is “resisting the narratives of inevitability”.
We are being told to accept exploitative AI, because our tech overlords say so.
We don’t have to.
November 19, 2024 at 12:28 PM
I think a lot about what @nanjala.bsky.social said once about oligarchy and threats to freedom:
One way to stay free and resist authoritarianism is “resisting the narratives of inevitability”.
We are being told to accept exploitative AI, because our tech overlords say so.
We don’t have to.
One way to stay free and resist authoritarianism is “resisting the narratives of inevitability”.
We are being told to accept exploitative AI, because our tech overlords say so.
We don’t have to.
Wouldn’t it be great if, while newly elected Congresswoman Sarah McBride (a trans woman) was being forced to use the men’s bathroom while at the US Capital, the other women working there did likewise? The resistance takes many forms. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Trans congresswoman Sarah McBride responds to Capitol Hill bathroom ban
Following statement from Mike Johnson, McBride says: ‘I’m not here to fight about bathrooms, I’m here to … bring down costs facing families’
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2024 at 12:26 PM
Wouldn’t it be great if, while newly elected Congresswoman Sarah McBride (a trans woman) was being forced to use the men’s bathroom while at the US Capital, the other women working there did likewise? The resistance takes many forms. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
This - white privilege has allowed so many of us to thrash around following the re-election of #Racist45Felon47. This is the lens through which I am working for the next four years. For guidance, look to those who have never had that privilege and yet have done so much more than survive.
our ancestors accomplished more, with less, against worse. stay locked in.
November 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
This - white privilege has allowed so many of us to thrash around following the re-election of #Racist45Felon47. This is the lens through which I am working for the next four years. For guidance, look to those who have never had that privilege and yet have done so much more than survive.
One more reminder that mainstream media like WaPo are not to be trusted to have our best interests at heart. Make double-damn certain you know who is packaging the news you ingest and that you understand their biases.
Democracy dies at fancy conferences featuring people who enable fascists.
The Washington Post is holding their 2024 Global Women’s Summit in a few days. Lara Trump and Kellyanne Conway are featured guests.
November 18, 2024 at 12:57 AM
One more reminder that mainstream media like WaPo are not to be trusted to have our best interests at heart. Make double-damn certain you know who is packaging the news you ingest and that you understand their biases.