KCarp
@kcarpdiem.bsky.social
Avid reader. Enjoy DIY projects, history and antiques, music. Relocating from that other social media place. Advocate for democracy. Pic is beloved 'Mr. Kitty' 2013-2023. I'm A Keeper Of The Flame.
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KCarp
@kcarpdiem.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Glad to see so many others are gathering here. Here's to new beginnings. I once took a wrong turn on the way to my destination and to my delight, this was the view I'd have never seen otherwise. Here's to us all finding small things to delight us when we've lost our way for a bit.
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In a world of MAGA decay, dishonesty, and deceit, just doing the right thing is an act of resistance.
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
In a world of MAGA decay, dishonesty, and deceit, just doing the right thing is an act of resistance.
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
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If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.
At least three weeks
At least three weeks
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If this picture was of Obama, you know @FoxNews would do three weeks solid on why the flag was on the ground.
At least three weeks
At least three weeks
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Massie's demolition of Mike Johnson is a wonder to behold (and, btw, he's always correct).
November 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Massie's demolition of Mike Johnson is a wonder to behold (and, btw, he's always correct).
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Exclusive: After Conspiratorial Rant, Top Federal Election Official Must Recant or Resign, Democratic Senators Demand www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Exclusive: After Conspiratorial Rant, Top Federal Election Official Must Recant or Resign, Democratic Senators Demand
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Exclusive: After Conspiratorial Rant, Top Federal Election Official Must Recant or Resign, Democratic Senators Demand www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
AOC: Should this AI bubble pop, we should not be entertaining a bailout of these corporations while healthcare is being denied to Americans and SNAP is being denied to Americans —
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A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not just the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not just the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
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Now we see what the gig is: Will DOJ release the files or will they claim their lopsided investigation into only Democrats (despite Bondi’s July statement that the evidence didn’t support any additional prosecutions) means they won’t release anything.
You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Now we see what the gig is: Will DOJ release the files or will they claim their lopsided investigation into only Democrats (despite Bondi’s July statement that the evidence didn’t support any additional prosecutions) means they won’t release anything.
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When Texas tried to steal 5 seats, I said to watch the litigation my law firm had filed because we had a good chance of winning in court. Today a federal court BLOCKED THE MAP.
While the legacy media ignored our case, Democracy Docket covered it from gavel to gavel. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
While the legacy media ignored our case, Democracy Docket covered it from gavel to gavel. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
When Texas tried to steal 5 seats, I said to watch the litigation my law firm had filed because we had a good chance of winning in court. Today a federal court BLOCKED THE MAP.
While the legacy media ignored our case, Democracy Docket covered it from gavel to gavel. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
While the legacy media ignored our case, Democracy Docket covered it from gavel to gavel. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Racism is of course a big part of it, but I think Larry Summers spells out the other big part: Play ball with the rich and powerful or get pushed out.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Racism is of course a big part of it, but I think Larry Summers spells out the other big part: Play ball with the rich and powerful or get pushed out.
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THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
Per CNN, Elizabeth Warren is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after Jeffrey Epstein's emails released last week by House Dems featured Summers making sexist comments + asking for Epstein’s romantic advice.
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
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This must have been fun to draft.
"The logical conclusion from Ms. Halligan's declaration is that no one from the government presented a new indictment to the grand jury after it issued a no bill."
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"The logical conclusion from Ms. Halligan's declaration is that no one from the government presented a new indictment to the grand jury after it issued a no bill."
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November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This must have been fun to draft.
"The logical conclusion from Ms. Halligan's declaration is that no one from the government presented a new indictment to the grand jury after it issued a no bill."
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"The logical conclusion from Ms. Halligan's declaration is that no one from the government presented a new indictment to the grand jury after it issued a no bill."
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Gobsmacking!
Here's a gift link to the whole article www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...
Judge Says Justice Dept. May Have Committed Misconduct in Comey Case
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Gobsmacking!
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Big tech players, once again, trying to spend away regulation... "Leading the Future is backed by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz, Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale, AI search engine company Perplexity, SV Angel founder Ron Conway [and others]..." www.cnbc.com/2025/11/17/a... via @cnbc.com
AI industry-backed super PAC targets New York Democrat in opening shot of midterms
The AI-friendly Trump administration was reportedly frustrated with the super PAC, Leading the Future, over its affiliation with Democratic operatives.
www.cnbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Big tech players, once again, trying to spend away regulation... "Leading the Future is backed by venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz, Palantir cofounder Joe Lonsdale, AI search engine company Perplexity, SV Angel founder Ron Conway [and others]..." www.cnbc.com/2025/11/17/a... via @cnbc.com
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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From this morning's NPR story. Sounds a lot like what a senior DEA official told me: "Trump likes explosions, death and mayhem because he thinks it will excite his MAGA audience. He doesn't care whether it works. He spends tens of millions to do things that could be accomplished on a $20k budget."
November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
From this morning's NPR story. Sounds a lot like what a senior DEA official told me: "Trump likes explosions, death and mayhem because he thinks it will excite his MAGA audience. He doesn't care whether it works. He spends tens of millions to do things that could be accomplished on a $20k budget."
Gifted link below. How many times during my lifetime are we going to watch this same scenario play out? Loose regulations, billions invested, it becomes another unsustainable, Ponzi type scheme by the time it crashes. Unbridled greed.
This @bloomberg.com report on how PE firms are teaming up w/insurers to get their hands on retirees’ pensions offers the clearest explanation I’ve seen of the mechanism at work & pinpoints the problem: No one’s willing to pay the market price to offload their risks www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
How Apollo Turned Americans’ Nest Eggs Into Wall Street’s Hottest Trade
Apollo’s widely copied playbook is shepherding billions to Bermuda affiliates, losing US guarantees
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Gifted link below. How many times during my lifetime are we going to watch this same scenario play out? Loose regulations, billions invested, it becomes another unsustainable, Ponzi type scheme by the time it crashes. Unbridled greed.
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
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"defense attorneys are telling us they can’t get their clients to take good or reasonable plea offers because they felt they’re better off spending their money on a political donation, drawing Trump’s attention, and getting the case dismissed or going to trial and getting a pardon."
November 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"defense attorneys are telling us they can’t get their clients to take good or reasonable plea offers because they felt they’re better off spending their money on a political donation, drawing Trump’s attention, and getting the case dismissed or going to trial and getting a pardon."
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The DOJ ordered US Marshals to the house of the pardon attorney who refused to sign off on a pardon to give Mel Gibson back his guns. Big law firms told her they supported her but did not want to be seen representing her.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
November 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The DOJ ordered US Marshals to the house of the pardon attorney who refused to sign off on a pardon to give Mel Gibson back his guns. Big law firms told her they supported her but did not want to be seen representing her.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
This is the use of government-sponsored fear to silence dissent.
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One of the most beautiful quotes I've ever read!
"Half of the world is women.
The other half are their children."
"Half of the world is women.
The other half are their children."
November 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
One of the most beautiful quotes I've ever read!
"Half of the world is women.
The other half are their children."
"Half of the world is women.
The other half are their children."
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If Trump claims he wants Republicans to vote to release the files now because he has nothing to hide, why doesn’t he just release the files today? Why did he order his AG many months ago not to release them? Why did he threaten Rs who signed the petition?
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
If Trump claims he wants Republicans to vote to release the files now because he has nothing to hide, why doesn’t he just release the files today? Why did he order his AG many months ago not to release them? Why did he threaten Rs who signed the petition?