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Carolina A. Miranda

@cmonstah.bsky.social

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"Elegante y muy cabrona." I labor at the word factory for Alta, NYRB, The Atlantic, Fresh Air, KCRW, NYT and others. https://linktr.ee/Cmonstah

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 3d

"It’s a stunning vision of our inequitable, climate-challenged future: Wander around the area today and you’ll find a neighborhood reduced to ashes as Lululemon still stands."

I spent the summer hanging out at Rick Caruso's malls as he allegedly mulls a gubernatorial run:
nyra.nyc/articles/mal...

A color photograph shows a fountain with bronze female figure atop a pedastal before anodyne chain stores like Blue Mercury and Planet Beauty.

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 7h

How do I get on the Seafood City party list?

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 9h

Me drinking lavender matchs latte at Caruso malls:

New York Review of Architecture @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social · 2d

Carolina A. Miranda (@cmonstah.bsky.social) doesn’t groove with the Grove.

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 13h

Tl;dr

“Bari is my BFF and she has, like, totally done things. Plus, CBS is for olds.”

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 17h

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 15h

So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador.

But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.

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Dave Earley @earleyedition.bsky.social · 14h

Appointed by Meta as an adviser on AI bias, anti-DEI campaigner Robby Buck has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, trans people, vaccines, crime & protests

The Guardian repeatedly contacted Meta for comment but received no response

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’

www.theguardian.com

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 18h

“Black households were the only racial group last year in which median income fell and the poverty rate rose, according to the Census Bureau.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time Is Different.

www.nytimes.com

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 18h

“Pinochet — who issued an amnesty law in 1978 to immunize himself and his government from prosecution — blamed the people below, insisting he could not control their ‘excesses’; Rauff blamed the people above, insisting that he was only following orders.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...

How to Get Away With Crimes Against Humanity

www.nytimes.com

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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 1d

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no i saw a writeup on Jorge Luis Borges in NYT relatively recently that had me ready to call editors in the middle of the night

Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 1d

At what point is it ok to mention that Diane Keaton is partly responsible for LACMA’s new building. Asking for a friend.

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Alexandra Lange @langealexandra.bsky.social · 1d

The latest from mallworld courtesy @cmonstah.bsky.social: An update on Rick Caruso's faux urbanism, post fire @nyreviewofarch.bsky.social nyra.nyc/articles/mal...

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Dr. Jen Gunter @drjengunter.bsky.social · 2d

This is frightening -> "The staff of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the journal that reports on health trends and emerging infectious threats, was also laid off. "

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2d

FULL STORY HERE: Emails began flooding CDC inboxes late Friday night announcing dozens of layoffs. HR people brought back from furlough to oversee the RIFs. Disease detectives, entire Washington office, global health, injury prevention, MMWR staff among those hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials

www.nytimes.com

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 2d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 2d

That’s Twitter.

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 2d

We need something like a “Fascistpedia” to keep track of those who collaborated with the regime.

Later, they'll be scurrying to hide their cowardice and moral rot.

A permanent record will guarantee enduring shame.

Let’s give them their own museum.

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 2d

Not that he was seriously in the running, but you know what I mean.

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 2d

There is a poetic justice that Trump lost the Nobel to a Latina, from Venezuela no less.

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 2d

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 2d

Early in the year I was contracted to do a series for WaPo about the aesthetics of the Trump administration. That project was just cancelled.

You can read my final column — about Confederate monuments and Charlie Kirk — in my newsletter.

Thanks for reading!

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 2d

profrogteering

The Birds The Turtles and The Beast @turtlebee.bsky.social · 2d

The Frog Costume has gone from $25 to almost $40 on amazon over the last week. There's an army brewing.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 2d

Family says Border Patrol agents shot and killed their dog after being given permission to search the house for undocumented immigrants.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

El Paso family claims Border Patrol killed their dog during search, CBP reviewing incident

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says they are reviewing a "use of force incident" in El Paso, after a family says a Border Patrol agent unjustifiably shot...

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 2d

And so it begins.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 2d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 2d

Sherman is a metaphor for everything. He is also adorable and would clearly just like to hang out in a small pit

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Carolina A. Miranda @cmonstah.bsky.social · 3d

Thursday inspo:

apnews.com/article/peru...

Peru's Congress votes to initiate impeachment trial of President Boluarte

Peru’s Congress has voted to initiate an impeachment trial of President Dina Boluarte, hours after a shooting at a concert in the capital inflamed anger over crime gripping the South American nation.

apnews.com

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