Carol Walker Aten
@cw810.bsky.social
family, travel, food, art, community. & seals. & my dog 🦭
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Occupied Wabanaki Land :: Portland Maine🦞
http://www.walkeraten.com
(views are my own)
Occupied Wabanaki Land :: Portland Maine🦞
http://www.walkeraten.com
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
politics in science sucks
A majority of U.S. adults (59%) say they don’t want to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. This is roughly identical to the share who said in October 2024 that they probably wouldn’t get the updated vaccine.
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
politics in science sucks
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it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
November 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
Bea was ten too, but cancer got her. You’d have given her a good ranking - the perfect lake dog #lagottoromagnolo
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Bea was ten too, but cancer got her. You’d have given her a good ranking - the perfect lake dog #lagottoromagnolo
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Characteristics of SNAP recipients, from new @pewresearch.org analysis:
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Characteristics of SNAP recipients, from new @pewresearch.org analysis:
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
WAIT! @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social invented #mansplaining? How utterly fabulous.
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
WAIT! @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social invented #mansplaining? How utterly fabulous.
@hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @senangusking.bsky.social good grief people DO NOT CAVE TONIGHT - there's a better way forward
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
@hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @senangusking.bsky.social good grief people DO NOT CAVE TONIGHT - there's a better way forward
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
Polls are open 7am - 8pm. You can register to vote at the poll. Vote! Your city matters! Details how here www.portlandmaine.gov/172/Election... 🗳️ #portlandmaine #maine
November 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Polls are open 7am - 8pm. You can register to vote at the poll. Vote! Your city matters! Details how here www.portlandmaine.gov/172/Election... 🗳️ #portlandmaine #maine
Great turnout to hear @colinwoodard.bsky.social f#nationhoodlab @salvereginauni.bsky.social @pellcenter.bsky.social give a turbo tour of #AmericanNations #nationsapart - history, data, context - best books to understand our current national dysfunction... #portlandmaine #civiceducation
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Great turnout to hear @colinwoodard.bsky.social f#nationhoodlab @salvereginauni.bsky.social @pellcenter.bsky.social give a turbo tour of #AmericanNations #nationsapart - history, data, context - best books to understand our current national dysfunction... #portlandmaine #civiceducation
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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They want us to riot…
youtube.com/shorts/TBu1f...
youtube.com/shorts/TBu1f...
They WANT us TO RIOT
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
They want us to riot…
youtube.com/shorts/TBu1f...
youtube.com/shorts/TBu1f...
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It’s just stunning how much this administration despises the American people.
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
It’s just stunning how much this administration despises the American people.
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WED OCT 29, 7:30PM ET
Starts in about 30 mins...
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Love America Rally with @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
Much to the dismay of those trying to tear us apart, the real power in this country is citizens coming together.
#EveryEffortCounts #NonViolenceIsPower
WED OCT 29, 7:30PM ET
Starts in about 30 mins...
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Love America Rally with @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
Much to the dismay of those trying to tear us apart, the real power in this country is citizens coming together.
#EveryEffortCounts #NonViolenceIsPower
Want to learn from Heather Cox Richardson about taking back patriotism? Sign up here!
Join historian and author Heather Cox Richardson as we talk about how Americans can take back patriotism in this moment including by voting and getting our friends to vote on November 4th.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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WED OCT 29, 7:30PM ET
Starts in about 30 mins...
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Love America Rally with @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
Much to the dismay of those trying to tear us apart, the real power in this country is citizens coming together.
#EveryEffortCounts #NonViolenceIsPower
WED OCT 29, 7:30PM ET
Starts in about 30 mins...
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Love America Rally with @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
Much to the dismay of those trying to tear us apart, the real power in this country is citizens coming together.
#EveryEffortCounts #NonViolenceIsPower
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It is the moral, ethical, and yes legally right for Democratic States and Cities to engage in Soft Secession by withholding federal taxes. This would not violate the Supremacy Clause, has immense precedent in US history, & the time to act is NOW.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
Blue States: It Is Time For Soft Secession
Democratic run State and County Govts contribute 71% of the United States economy, and it's past time they flexed their muscle to protect our humanity
www.qasimrashid.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It is the moral, ethical, and yes legally right for Democratic States and Cities to engage in Soft Secession by withholding federal taxes. This would not violate the Supremacy Clause, has immense precedent in US history, & the time to act is NOW.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
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The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
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Mainers: my new book, Nations Apart, has its "exclusive, worldwide premiere" in Portland the evening of Nov. 3 at Mechanics Hall, a ticketed event co-hosted by Longfellow Books. The subject: how we got here as a country and what we can do about it. Register: mechanicshallmaine.org/events/colin...
October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Mainers: my new book, Nations Apart, has its "exclusive, worldwide premiere" in Portland the evening of Nov. 3 at Mechanics Hall, a ticketed event co-hosted by Longfellow Books. The subject: how we got here as a country and what we can do about it. Register: mechanicshallmaine.org/events/colin...
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
I read 11% of the ship is sick.
Come for the lobster, stay for the norovirus!
Cruise ship with dozens of sick passengers arrives in Portland on Sunday.
This marks the 20th gastrointestinal outbreak of 2025, according to the CDC’s reporting system.
#Portland #Maine #norovirus #cruiseships
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
Cruise ship with dozens of sick passengers arrives in Portland on Sunday.
This marks the 20th gastrointestinal outbreak of 2025, according to the CDC’s reporting system.
#Portland #Maine #norovirus #cruiseships
@portcruisecontrol.bsky.social
Norovirus Outbreak Hits Oceania Ship, Dozens Ill. www.cruisehive.com/norovirus-ou... #cruise #cruises #cruisenews #travelnews #cruisehive
October 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I read 11% of the ship is sick.
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It's kinda cool that Gary Larson is doing new cartoons because he picked up a digital tablet, taught himself how to use it, and it made him love drawing again.
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
New Work by Gary Larson | TheFarSide.com
Get an exclusive look at brand new cartoons and artwork from cartoonist Gary Larson, creator of the iconic comic strip The Far Side®.
www.thefarside.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It's kinda cool that Gary Larson is doing new cartoons because he picked up a digital tablet, taught himself how to use it, and it made him love drawing again.
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
www.thefarside.com/new-stuff/
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