Cari with an i
@notcarlotta.bsky.social
Avid Penn Stater, of all sports and persuasions. Star Wars nerd and lover of boy bands. Bleeding heart liberal and unabashed feminist.
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Propaganda. We thought that it was gauche and problematic to have government propaganda about public accomplishments and so people forgot about them. People consistently like the military more than ‘the government’ and you know what a large part of that is? They have an advertising budget.
I think about this, also in terms of vaccines, and really struggle with how you have a free society that doesn’t fall into this trap in one way or another. solved problems become invisible and the solutions become the source of conspiracy theories.
This seems logical but Dems solved* the whole problem of old-age health care costs in the mid-1960s and then they lost five of the next six presidential elections because by 1968 it was a solved problem and no one cared about it.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
*Yes oversimplifying here and the rest of course.
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Propaganda. We thought that it was gauche and problematic to have government propaganda about public accomplishments and so people forgot about them. People consistently like the military more than ‘the government’ and you know what a large part of that is? They have an advertising budget.
Attack of the clones, midnight, in the UK. When Yoda got the lightsaber, we all went nuts!
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Attack of the clones, midnight, in the UK. When Yoda got the lightsaber, we all went nuts!
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Yes, it’s one they handpicked, and IIRC is actually a judge in management who only hears a small number of cases. It’s so flagrantly corrupt and a perversion of due process you almost have to laugh; then go off and file a bar complaint against the judge for violating ethics rules.
Isn't it a completely different immigration judge than the one from years earlier? How can they claim a "scriveners error" from someone else's order?
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yes, it’s one they handpicked, and IIRC is actually a judge in management who only hears a small number of cases. It’s so flagrantly corrupt and a perversion of due process you almost have to laugh; then go off and file a bar complaint against the judge for violating ethics rules.
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Nothing precludes you from believing that all workers should get fair wages and a generous social safety net and also that gutter racism toward a customer should get you fired.
I swear to god they are making up this author to make leftists look stupid.
I swear to god they are making up this author to make leftists look stupid.
December 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Nothing precludes you from believing that all workers should get fair wages and a generous social safety net and also that gutter racism toward a customer should get you fired.
I swear to god they are making up this author to make leftists look stupid.
I swear to god they are making up this author to make leftists look stupid.
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I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
men’s loneliness gets “more airtime”?
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
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To the New York Times, a constitutional provision is just something that's "traditional."
December 12, 2025 at 3:27 AM
To the New York Times, a constitutional provision is just something that's "traditional."
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These are the reporters who said nothing when Trump called Catherine Lucey “Piggy”.
Peter Alexander
Garrett Haake
Vaughn Hillyard
Justin Sink
Peter Doocy
Trevor Hunnicutt
Geoff Bennett
Jonathan Karl
Peter Nicholas
Nick Gilbertson
Peter Alexander
Garrett Haake
Vaughn Hillyard
Justin Sink
Peter Doocy
Trevor Hunnicutt
Geoff Bennett
Jonathan Karl
Peter Nicholas
Nick Gilbertson
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
These are the reporters who said nothing when Trump called Catherine Lucey “Piggy”.
Peter Alexander
Garrett Haake
Vaughn Hillyard
Justin Sink
Peter Doocy
Trevor Hunnicutt
Geoff Bennett
Jonathan Karl
Peter Nicholas
Nick Gilbertson
Peter Alexander
Garrett Haake
Vaughn Hillyard
Justin Sink
Peter Doocy
Trevor Hunnicutt
Geoff Bennett
Jonathan Karl
Peter Nicholas
Nick Gilbertson
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I can't emphasize enough that the public sees Trump as a regular partisan president rather than a threat to the Republic because Democrats consistently act like he's a regular president and not a threat to the Republic.
They will do the same mindless, cowardly thing over and over until we get a real leadership turnover.
Significant statement from Jeffries and House Democratic leaders saying they will vote “present” on the motion to table Al Green’s resolution to impeach President Trump. They say they’re “laser-focused on fighting to lower the high cost of living” plus on health care and corruption.
December 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I can't emphasize enough that the public sees Trump as a regular partisan president rather than a threat to the Republic because Democrats consistently act like he's a regular president and not a threat to the Republic.
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Man they got an extra 20 years of copyright protection on the entire world and then did…this
December 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Man they got an extra 20 years of copyright protection on the entire world and then did…this
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Among other things, this man who bombed Nazis 80 years ago passes his time now writing letters to our local paper urging people not to be swayed by "wannabe dictators" and sharing links to Bernie Sanders speeches. 👑
December 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Among other things, this man who bombed Nazis 80 years ago passes his time now writing letters to our local paper urging people not to be swayed by "wannabe dictators" and sharing links to Bernie Sanders speeches. 👑
The Master
Never mind movies you’ve watched multiple times, name a movie you’ve watched once and would never watch again.
December 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Master
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And let's be clear, Sec. Rubio and Trump followers think it's better to make State's work harder to read because doing literally the bare minimum (it's the default in Microsoft Word!) for readers with disabilities and people who use screen readers is the dreaded DEI.
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
And let's be clear, Sec. Rubio and Trump followers think it's better to make State's work harder to read because doing literally the bare minimum (it's the default in Microsoft Word!) for readers with disabilities and people who use screen readers is the dreaded DEI.
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His review doesn't mention a single aspect of a single actual plot in the movie.
"Roden actually gets a little teary-eyed about the old dump before quickly adding that she’s excited for the new one." OMG it's a metaphor, you absolute dolt! The whole movie is about facing fears amidst change.
"Roden actually gets a little teary-eyed about the old dump before quickly adding that she’s excited for the new one." OMG it's a metaphor, you absolute dolt! The whole movie is about facing fears amidst change.
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
His review doesn't mention a single aspect of a single actual plot in the movie.
"Roden actually gets a little teary-eyed about the old dump before quickly adding that she’s excited for the new one." OMG it's a metaphor, you absolute dolt! The whole movie is about facing fears amidst change.
"Roden actually gets a little teary-eyed about the old dump before quickly adding that she’s excited for the new one." OMG it's a metaphor, you absolute dolt! The whole movie is about facing fears amidst change.
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The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
December 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Supreme Court, Presidency, Senate and two party system are all quite anti-democratic institutions as presently constructed.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
Our institutions are not only incapable of preventing tyranny—they’re currently enabling it.
When democracy returns, we need to reform our political system.
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Every nazi movement needs a youth wing.
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Every nazi movement needs a youth wing.
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Matt Campbell: If we were ever to leave Iowa State, I wanted to go somewhere, and I wanted to finish my career and I wanted to stand for something that's bigger than Matt Campbell. It's not about me, but about the players and represent something bigger than myself. And I found that.
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Matt Campbell: If we were ever to leave Iowa State, I wanted to go somewhere, and I wanted to finish my career and I wanted to stand for something that's bigger than Matt Campbell. It's not about me, but about the players and represent something bigger than myself. And I found that.
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how are you gonna tell me trans women aren't women when every single one i've complimented on a cute outfit has come back with THANKS GIRL IT'S GOT POCKETS
December 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
how are you gonna tell me trans women aren't women when every single one i've complimented on a cute outfit has come back with THANKS GIRL IT'S GOT POCKETS
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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Anyone who knows this history should know there’s no contested issue.
December 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Anyone who knows this history should know there’s no contested issue.
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If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
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It is an absolutely delightful irony that the richest man in the world is universally acknowledged to be a huge fucking loser who not a single living person envies in any way at all
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 7, 2025 at 12:23 AM
It is an absolutely delightful irony that the richest man in the world is universally acknowledged to be a huge fucking loser who not a single living person envies in any way at all
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A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
I continue to think that Matty coming out against birthright citizenship a few months ago should have been taken as a major warning sign that the group chats have already decided to surrender on this.
December 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A neat thing about birthright citizenship is how it tests whether a person cares at all about the Constitution. There's no argument against it, birthright citizenship is the unambitious text, the obvious intent of the drafters, and the undisputed way it was followed for the past 150+ years.
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Imagine thinking that people come to America to "access unlimited welfare for life"
December 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Imagine thinking that people come to America to "access unlimited welfare for life"
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Like I truly think the idea of governing is so secondary to a desperate need for everyone to respect them that it doesn’t even register as a reason for their politics
December 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Like I truly think the idea of governing is so secondary to a desperate need for everyone to respect them that it doesn’t even register as a reason for their politics
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the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
the birthright clause was not just written to wipe dred scott off of the books, it was written to repudiate the *idea* behind dred scott, you might say the larger *ideological project* of dred scott. and the whole of section 1 of the 14th amendment is a constitutional statement of political equality