Kara Kinney Cartwright
@karakc.bsky.social
Author, Just Don't Be An Asshole: A Surprisingly Necessary Guide To Being A Good Guy. Trying to do good and be good.
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Dear parents against the manosphere,
I’m not saying this book will save your sons, but it will reinforce your guidance with a little light swearing, which seems to help. GOOD LUCK!
I’m not saying this book will save your sons, but it will reinforce your guidance with a little light swearing, which seems to help. GOOD LUCK!
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Holiday conversation guide from ACLU. Don’t give up the ship! www.aclu.org/the-aclus-ho...
The ACLU’s Holiday Conversation Guide
Dreading the holiday dinner table? Our experts provide advice to help you navigate the trickiest conversations.
www.aclu.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Holiday conversation guide from ACLU. Don’t give up the ship! www.aclu.org/the-aclus-ho...
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If there were just one affirmation to contemplate every morning, this might be the one
you
🫵
are
supposed
to
help
people
🫵
are
supposed
to
help
people
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If there were just one affirmation to contemplate every morning, this might be the one
And today's Sisyphean award goes to . . . Neighbor Dad, spotted raking, one-handed, everrrr so slowly, with a limp, sleeping, medium-sized baby strapped to his chest, in 20 mph winds.
a man standing in front of a sign that says believe i believe in you
Alt: Ted Lasso believes in you
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
And today's Sisyphean award goes to . . . Neighbor Dad, spotted raking, one-handed, everrrr so slowly, with a limp, sleeping, medium-sized baby strapped to his chest, in 20 mph winds.
Spotted at Barnes and Noble. Moms, aunties, and other teenager-adjacent hero-type people, ACTIVATE!
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Spotted at Barnes and Noble. Moms, aunties, and other teenager-adjacent hero-type people, ACTIVATE!
I know I’ve been threatening to get my shit together from time to time over the past few years, but a fresh batch of new notebooks is arriving tomorrow, so you’d better watch out.
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I know I’ve been threatening to get my shit together from time to time over the past few years, but a fresh batch of new notebooks is arriving tomorrow, so you’d better watch out.
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Toad wrote on a piece of paper: A LIST OF THINGS TO DO TODAY.
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
November 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Toad wrote on a piece of paper: A LIST OF THINGS TO DO TODAY.
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
Then he wrote: WAKE UP
One of the small trick-or-treaters at my door announced, "Somebody said this house would make our day!" So of course, I doubled down on the full-size goodness before sending them off.
Tell your kids to say this at every house, is the point here.
Tell your kids to say this at every house, is the point here.
November 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
One of the small trick-or-treaters at my door announced, "Somebody said this house would make our day!" So of course, I doubled down on the full-size goodness before sending them off.
Tell your kids to say this at every house, is the point here.
Tell your kids to say this at every house, is the point here.
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This, btw, is why you tell people that you're making calls, going to rallies, writing letters, making donations, organizing a phone bank, organizing mutual aid, organizing daycare or meals or pro bono lawyers for federal workers who suddenly have no income.
Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd.
Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd.
"Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd." - Soul Asylum
Signs. Of. Life.
Protest outside Treasury Dept. tonight.
Protest outside Treasury Dept. tonight.
February 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This, btw, is why you tell people that you're making calls, going to rallies, writing letters, making donations, organizing a phone bank, organizing mutual aid, organizing daycare or meals or pro bono lawyers for federal workers who suddenly have no income.
Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd.
Nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd.
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I was commissioned to make a zine for the No Kings 2 protest on Saturday Oct 18th!
If you wonder “what can I do?” this zine is for you. It’s packed with things that you can do from wearing a “no ICE” pin to organizing a visibility brigade with your friends.
drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...
If you wonder “what can I do?” this zine is for you. It’s packed with things that you can do from wearing a “no ICE” pin to organizing a visibility brigade with your friends.
drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...
October 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I was commissioned to make a zine for the No Kings 2 protest on Saturday Oct 18th!
If you wonder “what can I do?” this zine is for you. It’s packed with things that you can do from wearing a “no ICE” pin to organizing a visibility brigade with your friends.
drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...
If you wonder “what can I do?” this zine is for you. It’s packed with things that you can do from wearing a “no ICE” pin to organizing a visibility brigade with your friends.
drive.google.com/file/d/1TJnH...
GOOD JOB, PEOPLE
October 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
GOOD JOB, PEOPLE
Someday my sons will reminisce about the existence of objective reality, the way I talk to them about having 4 tv channels.
September 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Someday my sons will reminisce about the existence of objective reality, the way I talk to them about having 4 tv channels.
Hello to all my new followers who can’t see this because you’re obvious bots or worse and I blocked you.
September 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Hello to all my new followers who can’t see this because you’re obvious bots or worse and I blocked you.
I can't exactly take credit, but I have been sending him postcards to this effect for months now. 👏👏👏 Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov
Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen has a message for his party: No more “wimpy politics.”
“There’s a real sense, which I share, that Democrats have been overly cautious, finger to the wind, don’t really stand for anything,” he says. https://wapo.st/3KCWrQ9
“There’s a real sense, which I share, that Democrats have been overly cautious, finger to the wind, don’t really stand for anything,” he says. https://wapo.st/3KCWrQ9
A frustrated Sen. Van Hollen urges Democrats to take bigger risks
“This job is not worth it if you constantly have to be putting your finger to the wind,” said Van Hollen (D), the Maryland senator, in a recent interview.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I can't exactly take credit, but I have been sending him postcards to this effect for months now. 👏👏👏 Thank you @vanhollen.senate.gov
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
September 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
September 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
September 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
Looking for lists of independent journalists to follow. LMK if you have one?
September 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Looking for lists of independent journalists to follow. LMK if you have one?
Attention moms and aunties: This is a book for teenage boys. There's a chapter about recognizing assholes online. Worth a try, right? www.prh.com/justdont
Just Don't Be an Asshole by Kara Kinney Cartwright: 9780593138472 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Take it from a mom who raised two teenage boys into actual humans—yes, they can and do change. This is her tough love and candid advice on being a good guy in a world full of assh*les. Have...
www.prh.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Attention moms and aunties: This is a book for teenage boys. There's a chapter about recognizing assholes online. Worth a try, right? www.prh.com/justdont
Hey BlueSky. This seems pretty bad. Maybe log off and watch some Middle Aged Dad Jam Band or something.
youtu.be/ve6R_p4hsfk
youtu.be/ve6R_p4hsfk
'Scenes from an Italian Restaurant' (Billy Joel) | Middle Aged Dad Jam Band feat "Weird Al" Yankovic
YouTube video by Middle Aged Dad Jam Band
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September 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Hey BlueSky. This seems pretty bad. Maybe log off and watch some Middle Aged Dad Jam Band or something.
youtu.be/ve6R_p4hsfk
youtu.be/ve6R_p4hsfk
Hello, did you know that it's very easy to search up a list of Republican doctors in the Senate? And in the House? It will take you less than 5 minutes, I promise.
In case you like vaccines and science-based health care or whatever and were wondering who might be able to help you with that.
In case you like vaccines and science-based health care or whatever and were wondering who might be able to help you with that.
September 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Hello, did you know that it's very easy to search up a list of Republican doctors in the Senate? And in the House? It will take you less than 5 minutes, I promise.
In case you like vaccines and science-based health care or whatever and were wondering who might be able to help you with that.
In case you like vaccines and science-based health care or whatever and were wondering who might be able to help you with that.
Good morning, BlueSky! A good thing to do for democracy today would be… anything! Do something! Whatever works for you is > doing nothing, I promise.
September 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Good morning, BlueSky! A good thing to do for democracy today would be… anything! Do something! Whatever works for you is > doing nothing, I promise.
Hello BlueSky! Everything is just terrible, but @emilylhauser.bsky.social is boosting ideas for noncooperation, so check her daily threads for inspiration!
🧵*9/5/2025 noncooperation thread*
A daily thread of acts of noncooperation, noncompliance, defiance, & whatnot by individuals, communities, &/or institutions.
*
Protesters outside the Broadview [Chicago] Processing Center today:
When immigrants
are under attack
what do we do?
Stand up
fight back!
A daily thread of acts of noncooperation, noncompliance, defiance, & whatnot by individuals, communities, &/or institutions.
*
Protesters outside the Broadview [Chicago] Processing Center today:
When immigrants
are under attack
what do we do?
Stand up
fight back!
September 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Hello BlueSky! Everything is just terrible, but @emilylhauser.bsky.social is boosting ideas for noncooperation, so check her daily threads for inspiration!
I always think it's sweet when my engineer son stops by and asks me if I want him to look at anything.
But also look at it means literally look at it and say "huh" and walk away.
But also look at it means literally look at it and say "huh" and walk away.
August 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I always think it's sweet when my engineer son stops by and asks me if I want him to look at anything.
But also look at it means literally look at it and say "huh" and walk away.
But also look at it means literally look at it and say "huh" and walk away.