Carolyn Martin
@cmaart.bsky.social
Just being me, trying to make lemonade when given lemons.
Changing my habits to use Bsky more often as I transition away from less responsible platforms.
#FDSA
#KW4KH
#Julahas
#wool.and
#simplyenough
#wooliewholeself
Changing my habits to use Bsky more often as I transition away from less responsible platforms.
#FDSA
#KW4KH
#Julahas
#wool.and
#simplyenough
#wooliewholeself
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President Trump's new pardon attorney, Ed Martin, described the men convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Whitmer as "victims just like January 6" and said that "on the pardon front, we can't leave these guys behind."
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
May 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
President Trump's new pardon attorney, Ed Martin, described the men convicted of plotting to kidnap Gov. Whitmer as "victims just like January 6" and said that "on the pardon front, we can't leave these guys behind."
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
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Trump’s profits off the presidency are breathtaking and yet the public yawns. We need to fortify and enforce conflict of interest rules and educate the public about why they matter.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...
As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests
www.nytimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Trump’s profits off the presidency are breathtaking and yet the public yawns. We need to fortify and enforce conflict of interest rules and educate the public about why they matter.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...
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The GOP budget bill would require that judges collect a bond from all parties seeking a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction, a move that could limit courts’ power.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
The GOP’s Chaotic Bid to Defang the Courts
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
May 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The GOP budget bill would require that judges collect a bond from all parties seeking a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction, a move that could limit courts’ power.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This is largely preventable. Make sure your vaccinations are up to date!
COVID’s still killing 350+ Americans a week. Why? Because MAGA brain rot turned public health into a culture war. Low boosters, ignored meds, this is what anti-vax propaganda costs. It’s not just ignorance. It’s negligence. #COVID19 #VaccinesSaveLives
COVID is back in a big way: Over 350 people are dying from the coronavirus in the U.S. each week, says CDC data
Despite available vaccines and treatments, COVID-19 continues to cause an average of 350 deaths weekly in the U.S., according to the CDC. Low vaccination rates, waning immunity, and delayed treatment ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
May 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This is largely preventable. Make sure your vaccinations are up to date!
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Never back down to a bully—especially when the facts are on your side.
May 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Never back down to a bully—especially when the facts are on your side.
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West Point grads got some rambling advice today on selecting a trophy wife after their second divorce from a draft dodger in a red campaign hat before he hauled ass to play golf.
May 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
West Point grads got some rambling advice today on selecting a trophy wife after their second divorce from a draft dodger in a red campaign hat before he hauled ass to play golf.
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Our only home. Our shared nest. And we are destroying it
Global forest loss hit a 20-year high in 2024—16.6M acres gone. Global environmental targets are theater & population-driven demand renders promises moot. We’re not managing the biosphere—we’re liquidating it.
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The failed promise to end deforestation, in one chart — Vox
In 2021, more than 140 countries around the world promised to put an end to deforestation by the end of the decade.
apple.news
May 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Our only home. Our shared nest. And we are destroying it
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Apparently when you are Brown even a Real ID is not enough to convince ICE that you are a citizen
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released
The man told Noticias Telemundo that authorities took his ID from his wallet and told him it was fake before handcuffing him.
nbcnews.to
May 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Apparently when you are Brown even a Real ID is not enough to convince ICE that you are a citizen
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Trump just removed a memorial to victims of gun violence at ATF HQ.
The exhibit was a daily reminder of the costs of gun violence.
The exhibit was a daily reminder of the costs of gun violence.
An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters
The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.
www.npr.org
May 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Trump just removed a memorial to victims of gun violence at ATF HQ.
The exhibit was a daily reminder of the costs of gun violence.
The exhibit was a daily reminder of the costs of gun violence.
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Roger Stone called for me to be charged with treason and executed because I introduced a bill to take on Trump’s corruption. Last I checked, that’s my job. Words matter and political violence is personal to my family. This Admin wants to intimidate us, but we can't let them.
May 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Roger Stone called for me to be charged with treason and executed because I introduced a bill to take on Trump’s corruption. Last I checked, that’s my job. Words matter and political violence is personal to my family. This Admin wants to intimidate us, but we can't let them.
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@joshtpm.bsky.social
Library of Cong is not an exec agency. It is organized and managed under the legisl
The Pres appts Librarian w Sen Confirmation for a 10yr term.
Pres plays no role in managing it and has no authority to fire the Chief Librarian.
PLEASE bring that out.
Library of Cong is not an exec agency. It is organized and managed under the legisl
The Pres appts Librarian w Sen Confirmation for a 10yr term.
Pres plays no role in managing it and has no authority to fire the Chief Librarian.
PLEASE bring that out.
May 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
@joshtpm.bsky.social
Library of Cong is not an exec agency. It is organized and managed under the legisl
The Pres appts Librarian w Sen Confirmation for a 10yr term.
Pres plays no role in managing it and has no authority to fire the Chief Librarian.
PLEASE bring that out.
Library of Cong is not an exec agency. It is organized and managed under the legisl
The Pres appts Librarian w Sen Confirmation for a 10yr term.
Pres plays no role in managing it and has no authority to fire the Chief Librarian.
PLEASE bring that out.
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Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊
May 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Bottom trawling is horribly destructive to coastal ocean ecosystems, and deep-sea mining will do the same to the open ocean. #OceanFilm 🌊
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New FEMA head says he has: "...never read a book on leadership." I have read many and written several. This is not a good way to start leading an organization. Intimidation is not a good strategy to build long-term capability and accomplishment. www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-ac...
New FEMA head tells staff: "Don't get in my way… I will run right over you"
Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson warns FEMA personnel in first all-hands meeting, saying "I and I alone speak for FEMA."
www.cbsnews.com
May 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
New FEMA head says he has: "...never read a book on leadership." I have read many and written several. This is not a good way to start leading an organization. Intimidation is not a good strategy to build long-term capability and accomplishment. www.cbsnews.com/news/fema-ac...
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Memo to #NYTimes: Why did you bury this report on page A19 of today's print edition, instead of putting it on the front page where it belonged?
@fairmediawatch.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social
@fairmediawatch.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Memo to #NYTimes: Why did you bury this report on page A19 of today's print edition, instead of putting it on the front page where it belonged?
@fairmediawatch.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social
@fairmediawatch.bsky.social @froomkin.bsky.social @jfallows.bsky.social
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Whether communicated directly or just by implication, Homan has signaled to ICE agents that it's cool to target innocent people. Because even if they lose in court, they've punished people for the "crime" of being immigrants by terrorizing them.
Remember that the ICE agents claimed they were looking for a totally different person before they smashed this guy’s car windows? And how he had asylum already?
Well, looks like that might not have even been a ruse. ICE didn’t even file a notice to appear in court, they clearly had nothing on him.
Well, looks like that might not have even been a ruse. ICE didn’t even file a notice to appear in court, they clearly had nothing on him.
May 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Whether communicated directly or just by implication, Homan has signaled to ICE agents that it's cool to target innocent people. Because even if they lose in court, they've punished people for the "crime" of being immigrants by terrorizing them.
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headline after headline like this is making me so fucking angry
One notable arrest over the weekend left two children unattended after a man was taken from a gas station by what appeared to be a group of ICE agents.
via @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
via @sfgate.com www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
ICE raids have 'overwhelmed' coastal California communities
Communities in three California counties "overwhelmed" as ICE raids ramp up in the region.
www.sfgate.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
headline after headline like this is making me so fucking angry
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THIS IS NOT LEGAL. Trump is assaulting the law. His ideas (eg assault on universities, science, etc) are not new. What’s new is the direct—and thus far largely successful—attack on the rule of law.
Since this was published yesterday, NPR reports JAMA joins NEJM on the list of journals that confirms they’ve been sent threatening letters by Trump’s DOJ, ominously referencing their tax-exempt status in a bid to compel regime-friendly editorial choices.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Scary Implications of U.S. Government Attacks on Medical Journals
A Trump-aligned prosecutor’s attack on medical journals is a threat to your health care—and the medical establishment should not comply
www.scientificamerican.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
THIS IS NOT LEGAL. Trump is assaulting the law. His ideas (eg assault on universities, science, etc) are not new. What’s new is the direct—and thus far largely successful—attack on the rule of law.
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🚨🚨🚨 AND SO IT BEGINS:
Aetna/CVS pulling out of #ACA exchanges next year as GOP allows IRA subsidies to expire:
h/t @brucejapsen.bsky.social
acasignups.net/25/05/01/and...
Aetna/CVS pulling out of #ACA exchanges next year as GOP allows IRA subsidies to expire:
h/t @brucejapsen.bsky.social
acasignups.net/25/05/01/and...
And So It Begins: Aetna/CVS pulling out of ACA exchanges next year as GOP allows IRA subsidies to expire
via Bruce Japsen at Forbes, the first shoe has dropped: CVS Plans To Exit Obamacare In 2026, Affecting 1 Million Aetna Members CVS Health plans to exit the individual health insurance business also kn...
acasignups.net
May 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🚨🚨🚨 AND SO IT BEGINS:
Aetna/CVS pulling out of #ACA exchanges next year as GOP allows IRA subsidies to expire:
h/t @brucejapsen.bsky.social
acasignups.net/25/05/01/and...
Aetna/CVS pulling out of #ACA exchanges next year as GOP allows IRA subsidies to expire:
h/t @brucejapsen.bsky.social
acasignups.net/25/05/01/and...
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April 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Again, I am ASTOUNDED that SO MANY people don’t understand that if Walmart or Target can’t stock their shelves, NO STORE will be able to. It doesn’t matter if you are boycotting them.
How are people on both sides somehow not grasping this concept?!?
How are people on both sides somehow not grasping this concept?!?
May 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Again, I am ASTOUNDED that SO MANY people don’t understand that if Walmart or Target can’t stock their shelves, NO STORE will be able to. It doesn’t matter if you are boycotting them.
How are people on both sides somehow not grasping this concept?!?
How are people on both sides somehow not grasping this concept?!?
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Today I met with Hanan Khashoggi who has been seeking justice for her husband’s murder for six and a half years. We talked about what kind of person Jamal Khashoggi was and his unrelenting pursuit for truth.
I stand beside Hanan as she continues this pursuit in his honor.
I stand beside Hanan as she continues this pursuit in his honor.
April 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Today I met with Hanan Khashoggi who has been seeking justice for her husband’s murder for six and a half years. We talked about what kind of person Jamal Khashoggi was and his unrelenting pursuit for truth.
I stand beside Hanan as she continues this pursuit in his honor.
I stand beside Hanan as she continues this pursuit in his honor.