Kara Paints
@karapaints.bsky.social
Librarian by day, Artist & Illustrator by night. Druid, feminist, and loudmouth.
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"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future."
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
- @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit.
Incredible words.
Listen to all of it!
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Every single story you are hearing from the Everglades Concentration Camp has been and is already taking place in hundreds of prisons and jails in the U.S. That's what PIC abolitionists have been trying to get the public to understand for decades.
July 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Every single story you are hearing from the Everglades Concentration Camp has been and is already taking place in hundreds of prisons and jails in the U.S. That's what PIC abolitionists have been trying to get the public to understand for decades.
The thing that is the most frustrating about all of this is how breathtakingly stupid it is. Their vision of the future is what? Brain drain, 1 in 5 babies born will die before their 1st birthday, husbands/fathers dying in horrific industrial accidents leaving orphans & widows penniless?
June 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The thing that is the most frustrating about all of this is how breathtakingly stupid it is. Their vision of the future is what? Brain drain, 1 in 5 babies born will die before their 1st birthday, husbands/fathers dying in horrific industrial accidents leaving orphans & widows penniless?
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Btw, the way this happens is someone sends you a comms memo with sample tweets that you are supposed to tweak a little and then post. (Source: me, I've written these memos for campaigns before)
So they are all getting the same comms memo here, and I'm very curious who is sending the memo
So they are all getting the same comms memo here, and I'm very curious who is sending the memo
June 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Btw, the way this happens is someone sends you a comms memo with sample tweets that you are supposed to tweak a little and then post. (Source: me, I've written these memos for campaigns before)
So they are all getting the same comms memo here, and I'm very curious who is sending the memo
So they are all getting the same comms memo here, and I'm very curious who is sending the memo
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Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.
May 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Guys, it's the oligarchs. If you want to blame someone for 2024, blame the oligarchs. Anyone telling you to blame someone else is part of the oligarchy. Dark money has been to blame since citizens united.
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Dr. Toni Morrison on white women - a whole damn read:
April 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Dr. Toni Morrison on white women - a whole damn read:
I just had an idea and I think it might work.
What if we convince the tangerine tyrant to have a Wrestlemania event on his birthday instead of a military parade?
They could call it The Event of the Century: Wrestlemania Solid Gold (Presidents name here) edition.
What if we convince the tangerine tyrant to have a Wrestlemania event on his birthday instead of a military parade?
They could call it The Event of the Century: Wrestlemania Solid Gold (Presidents name here) edition.
April 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I just had an idea and I think it might work.
What if we convince the tangerine tyrant to have a Wrestlemania event on his birthday instead of a military parade?
They could call it The Event of the Century: Wrestlemania Solid Gold (Presidents name here) edition.
What if we convince the tangerine tyrant to have a Wrestlemania event on his birthday instead of a military parade?
They could call it The Event of the Century: Wrestlemania Solid Gold (Presidents name here) edition.
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As he began speaking on the Senate floor Monday night, Cory Booker said that he intended to disrupt “the normal business of the Senate for as long as I am physically able,” citing his belief that “our nation is in crisis.”
He wasn’t kidding.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
He wasn’t kidding.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
As he began speaking on the Senate floor Monday night, Cory Booker said that he intended to disrupt “the normal business of the Senate for as long as I am physically able,” citing his belief that “our nation is in crisis.”
He wasn’t kidding.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
He wasn’t kidding.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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The klan, the police, the butcher, baker and candlestick maker in every little Southern hamlet used to disappear Black people too.
When they didn't step off the street.
When they whistled.
When they bought a new suit and stood too straight.
Fascism isn't new here. It's coming for you too.
When they didn't step off the street.
When they whistled.
When they bought a new suit and stood too straight.
Fascism isn't new here. It's coming for you too.
March 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The klan, the police, the butcher, baker and candlestick maker in every little Southern hamlet used to disappear Black people too.
When they didn't step off the street.
When they whistled.
When they bought a new suit and stood too straight.
Fascism isn't new here. It's coming for you too.
When they didn't step off the street.
When they whistled.
When they bought a new suit and stood too straight.
Fascism isn't new here. It's coming for you too.
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Here it is. They're targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
March 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Here it is. They're targeting the National Museum of African American History and Culture. www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
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ICE agents covering their faces, in plain clothes, taking people without charges. We all must condemn this.
Mahmoud Khalil
Yunseo Chung
Runeysa Ozturk
The list is continuing to grow.
abcnews.go.com/US/tufts-phd-s…
Mahmoud Khalil
Yunseo Chung
Runeysa Ozturk
The list is continuing to grow.
abcnews.go.com/US/tufts-phd-s…
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
ICE agents covering their faces, in plain clothes, taking people without charges. We all must condemn this.
Mahmoud Khalil
Yunseo Chung
Runeysa Ozturk
The list is continuing to grow.
abcnews.go.com/US/tufts-phd-s…
Mahmoud Khalil
Yunseo Chung
Runeysa Ozturk
The list is continuing to grow.
abcnews.go.com/US/tufts-phd-s…
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I am BEGGING people to frame this properly. The issue here is not one colossal blunder where a reporter got info. The issue is it’s clear these people are all routinely ignoring the most absolutely basic security protocols, and WE HAVE NO IDEA what breaches this has already enabled.
I am glad that Senators are grilling DNI Gabbard and CIA Director Ratcliffe today.
Today should be the start of a 4-year drum beat on Trump's team putting US troops in jeopardy by sharing operational war plans with a reporter before undertaking the operation.
Too much is not enough.
Today should be the start of a 4-year drum beat on Trump's team putting US troops in jeopardy by sharing operational war plans with a reporter before undertaking the operation.
Too much is not enough.
March 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I am BEGGING people to frame this properly. The issue here is not one colossal blunder where a reporter got info. The issue is it’s clear these people are all routinely ignoring the most absolutely basic security protocols, and WE HAVE NO IDEA what breaches this has already enabled.
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🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
Every day I read the news and every day I come to the same conclusion:
I am so tired of people who know how nothing works destroying everything.
I am so tired of people who know how nothing works destroying everything.
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Every day I read the news and every day I come to the same conclusion:
I am so tired of people who know how nothing works destroying everything.
I am so tired of people who know how nothing works destroying everything.
Working on a career day presentation on being a public librarian & it’s taking all of my restraint not to include the stories of rabid mouth-breathing book banners. The audience is 6th-8th graders.
March 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Working on a career day presentation on being a public librarian & it’s taking all of my restraint not to include the stories of rabid mouth-breathing book banners. The audience is 6th-8th graders.
Hey IL, this is one of the best resources for flu season…
This week’s respiratory illness update ⚠️
Did you know our seasonal respiratory illness dashboard is updated weekly? Check it out for a snapshot of COVID-19, flu, and RSV activity levels, trends, hospital admissions, and more.
🔎 Explore the dashboard: bit.ly/RespiratoryDashboard
Did you know our seasonal respiratory illness dashboard is updated weekly? Check it out for a snapshot of COVID-19, flu, and RSV activity levels, trends, hospital admissions, and more.
🔎 Explore the dashboard: bit.ly/RespiratoryDashboard
February 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Hey IL, this is one of the best resources for flu season…
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Iowa, you need to be getting on the phone to your state House reps to end this librarian criminalization bill.
If you're in Des Moines or near, the meeting is TODAY in the House Education Committee, at 1 pm. Show. Up.
legiscan.com/IA/bill/HF27...
If you're in Des Moines or near, the meeting is TODAY in the House Education Committee, at 1 pm. Show. Up.
legiscan.com/IA/bill/HF27...
Iowa HF274 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly
Summary (2025-02-17) A bill for an act relating to obscenity exemptions for public libraries and educational institutions. [Subcommittee recommends passage.]
legiscan.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Iowa, you need to be getting on the phone to your state House reps to end this librarian criminalization bill.
If you're in Des Moines or near, the meeting is TODAY in the House Education Committee, at 1 pm. Show. Up.
legiscan.com/IA/bill/HF27...
If you're in Des Moines or near, the meeting is TODAY in the House Education Committee, at 1 pm. Show. Up.
legiscan.com/IA/bill/HF27...
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BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
February 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
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i asked an art elder for reassurance recently, i said “what is the role of the black artist in times of fascism?”
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.
February 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
i asked an art elder for reassurance recently, i said “what is the role of the black artist in times of fascism?”
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.
he said: “to create a world for us to imagine and calculate through art.” for me, my task remains that simple.
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Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Folks: I am NOT affiliated with the group that is using my name to support an economic boycott. Please spread this post, if you would.
Easily 1/3 of the essays I am judging for the National Civics Bee are about school shootings.
I realize that our current elected officials at the top are the equivalent of a sack full of weasels, but we are failing our responsibilities to our children.
I realize that our current elected officials at the top are the equivalent of a sack full of weasels, but we are failing our responsibilities to our children.
February 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Easily 1/3 of the essays I am judging for the National Civics Bee are about school shootings.
I realize that our current elected officials at the top are the equivalent of a sack full of weasels, but we are failing our responsibilities to our children.
I realize that our current elected officials at the top are the equivalent of a sack full of weasels, but we are failing our responsibilities to our children.
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The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.
In case you needed good news: look at the baby!
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
February 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
In case you needed good news: look at the baby!
Just, like, hypothetically, where does the Treasury building get its power and how hard is it to shut that off?
Hypothetically.
Hypothetically.
February 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Just, like, hypothetically, where does the Treasury building get its power and how hard is it to shut that off?
Hypothetically.
Hypothetically.