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Karen M. Poremski

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Writer, reader, knitter, spinner, spouse, parent, bossed around by cats. Fan of bike races. Haver of chronic illnesses. Living in a place named for the Delaware people.

Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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Another one?!?! A dam in Minnesota failed just a short while ago.

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Nothing is stopping every single Democratic elected official and apparatchik from taking the airwaves every single day to articulately and decisively repeat a set of cogent talking points about Trump (ie 45). Nothing. Dem PACs could be slamming him with ads now. Stop whining and do that.

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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I think, like darth, I am happiest when I have the potato.

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Rob Pollard's avatar Rob Pollard @robpollard45.bsky.social
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That undercounts it!
He spent NINE HOURS A DAY "tweeting, phoning friends and watching television.
Official meetings, policy briefings and public appearances — typically the daily work of being president — consumed barely more than three hours of his day."

www.politico.com/story/2018/1...

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Tom Scocca's avatar Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social
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"Executive Time" fell out of the coverage of Donald Trump in the most incredible way. Nobody writing about his quest to become president again ever mentions the fact that he hated the job when he had it and he couldn't and wouldn't really do it!

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mx elle is eepy's avatar mx elle is eepy @ellearmageddon.bsky.social
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i want to add: if you’ve stopped masking for whatever reason, you can start again. it makes spaces more accessible, it helps preserve your health and the health of the people around you. it’s a tiny action you can take to make the world safer.

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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And if it happened soon, no one would be allowed to use his campaign funds! (He hasn't picked a running mate yet, so there's no one else named on the ticket.)

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Dave Levitan's avatar Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social
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I have no idea the best path re Biden but I do know a solid week straight of “Biden Old” and “Rich Dems Worried” above-the-fold stories are *obscene* in the face of SCOTUS using the Constitution to wipe their asses purely in the service of reinstating a felon rapist as president. Crazy-making shit.

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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I meant to ply today but couldn't get it together. Here is a photo from my Day 1 (June 29); I've got it all spun as singles now. I spin as I watch the TdF stages but take breaks so my hands don't hurt. :)

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc)'s avatar Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.bsky.social
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Over at the Bad Place, I made a tradition of posting Douglass' "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth of July," and I intend to carry on that tradition here. Since most versions you read in classes or in textbooks have parts omitted, the link below has the full text of the speech.

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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Sheesh and yikes. I feel bad for the Indigenous people out there who have to deal with yet another kind of invasion.

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Rereading it for the first time in a long time, and the first time Manu is mentioned, I'm all OMG THAT GUY.

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Jennifer W. Hanson's avatar Jennifer W. Hanson @jenniferwhanson.bsky.social
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If you haven’t read the rice truck saga, what are you even doing with your life? If you have read the rice truck saga, you can’t read it too many times. Go forth and read.

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Bruno J. Navarro's avatar Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social
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She won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country's poorest state spent federal welfare money. Now she might go to jail. "The rabbit's got the gun now," said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources.

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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And also with you. (But actually I will probably stay home and miss the festivities.)

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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Congratulations! Great job on healing!

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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Exciting to see TdF history being made!

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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Oh wow, didn't realize that about the chain! I did see someone bunny-hop over a fallen rider near the finish line though. 😳

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Katharine Hayhoe's avatar Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com
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It's important to note that this single-post analysis above is entirely consistent with a much more comprehensive analysis by @ketanjoshi.co showing that changes in the X algorithm and moderation policies that began in Oct 2022 have massively favoured trolls and penalized climate scientists.

See:

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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I hope you continue to a full recovery so you can celebrate! 🎉🎉

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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That Tour de France sprint finish was SO EXCITING!! (no spoilers) I yelled so much I scared the cat. 🙀😹
#TourDeFrance

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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I know this is the most ridiculous question and so trivial in the light of everything happening right now, but... has anyone watching the Tour de France seen Didi the Devil yet?
#TourDeFrance2024 #TourDeFrance

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It makes a good distraction for the moment, and this year's race has yielded up a few nice surprises.

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“The drug manufacturer Merck now lists Covid as the third most common cause of lymphocytopenia, right behind HIV. What's lymphocytopenia? It's immunodeficiency. …A pharmaceutical giant like Merck doesn't say something like that unless it's definitive.” COVID IS NOT MILD. Avoid infection, N95😷

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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Why does "if the left allows it to be" sound like an abuser to his victim??

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Daniel Feldman's avatar Daniel Feldman @dfeldman.bsky.social
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Mississippi is the poorest state in the US.

Even though the state gets federal welfare funds, it is difficult to get welfare.

The money was all getting stolen, and they got away with it.

Now the journalists who exposed the story are facing a lawsuit and jail.

www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...

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Chris Geidner's avatar Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social
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Steve Bannon is in prison for contempt and Rudy Giuliani just lost his N.Y. law license, but John Roberts insists that invisible ink in the Constitution prevents Donald Trump, the ringleader, from facing charges for virtually anything that Trump can claim was an official act.

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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SAME. Proud yellow-dog Democrat here.

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So cool to see history being made today!

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Medusa’s Wink😉 's avatar Medusa’s Wink😉 @medusaswink.bsky.social
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You need this today. For morale.

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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I'm glad you're here, too! You give me courage. 💜💜

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SAME. Let's form a haunting party.

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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Super interesting! Thank you for sharing.

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Don Moynihan's avatar Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social
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This is the ball game folks, the authoritarian green light laid out in advance. Congress will not impeach Trump. And SCOTUS now blesses him with extraordinary latitude to do whatever he wants in power. A second administration will not be constrained by Congress, the courts, the bureaucracy or law.

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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I've been thinking about Spain lately. And Ireland. But I would hate to be that far away from my kid (who is grown).

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Karen M. Poremski's avatar Karen M. Poremski @kmporemski.bsky.social
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My therapist and I keep remembering the "Will there be singing in the dark times?" quote.

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