Karolyn
@etcandsoforth.bsky.social
Unapologetically defying pithy description.
Salty we’re having to start over. Again.
Shouting love, kindness, sass, and swears into the void…along with cat pics, knitting, and occasional “Story Time”. Dem, T1D, ADHD, she/her (🚫TERFs, 🚫MAGA)
Salty we’re having to start over. Again.
Shouting love, kindness, sass, and swears into the void…along with cat pics, knitting, and occasional “Story Time”. Dem, T1D, ADHD, she/her (🚫TERFs, 🚫MAGA)
I want to thank Pete Hegseth for insisting on referring to himself as the “Secretary of War.”
It’s gonna make the transition to “Secretary of War Crimes” so much easier.
It’s gonna make the transition to “Secretary of War Crimes” so much easier.
December 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I want to thank Pete Hegseth for insisting on referring to himself as the “Secretary of War.”
It’s gonna make the transition to “Secretary of War Crimes” so much easier.
It’s gonna make the transition to “Secretary of War Crimes” so much easier.
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Short convo that needs to be bookmarked for later
December 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Short convo that needs to be bookmarked for later
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When this is over, every single ICE agent is to be dealt with by the criminal justice system. Any judge letting them off the hook should similarly expect repercussions (looking at judges like the one that let that fat larper kid that murdered people in Kenosha Wisconsin, with police support even)
Pastor Jorge Bautista was telling a Border Patrol agent "we come in peace" when the agent fired toxic powder at him, leaving him struggling to breathe.
“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
“No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
When this is over, every single ICE agent is to be dealt with by the criminal justice system. Any judge letting them off the hook should similarly expect repercussions (looking at judges like the one that let that fat larper kid that murdered people in Kenosha Wisconsin, with police support even)
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If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
If Admiral Bradley didn’t realize before that these cowards were setting him up to take the fall, he knows it now. Time to hire a good lawyer.
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the military should take a clear message here: they will order you to do illegal things and then throw you directly under the bus if it becomes a problem
not that admiral bradley here does not deserve to be in jail, he absolutely does
but hegseth should go with him
not that admiral bradley here does not deserve to be in jail, he absolutely does
but hegseth should go with him
The fall guy. Though he is probably also guilty of first degree murder.
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
the military should take a clear message here: they will order you to do illegal things and then throw you directly under the bus if it becomes a problem
not that admiral bradley here does not deserve to be in jail, he absolutely does
but hegseth should go with him
not that admiral bradley here does not deserve to be in jail, he absolutely does
but hegseth should go with him
Breaking down logs into firewood always looks so satisfying in the movies/ on tv.
I have been lied to.
Please send muscled lumberjacks.
I have been lied to.
Please send muscled lumberjacks.
December 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Breaking down logs into firewood always looks so satisfying in the movies/ on tv.
I have been lied to.
Please send muscled lumberjacks.
I have been lied to.
Please send muscled lumberjacks.
When I was in college, we had reading/reflection assignments in a number of courses.
Once, a classmate was complaining that he got a D/F on a paper because the prof said he “just gave his opinion and didn’t address the readings.”
And he had. You know what happened?
Once, a classmate was complaining that he got a D/F on a paper because the prof said he “just gave his opinion and didn’t address the readings.”
And he had. You know what happened?
December 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
When I was in college, we had reading/reflection assignments in a number of courses.
Once, a classmate was complaining that he got a D/F on a paper because the prof said he “just gave his opinion and didn’t address the readings.”
And he had. You know what happened?
Once, a classmate was complaining that he got a D/F on a paper because the prof said he “just gave his opinion and didn’t address the readings.”
And he had. You know what happened?
I got down the Christmas mugs without first donning a Hazmat suit. This was a mistake.
Stupid dust.
If anyone needs me, I’ll be over here face-melting until the extra allergy meds kick in. 🤧🤧😭
Stupid dust.
If anyone needs me, I’ll be over here face-melting until the extra allergy meds kick in. 🤧🤧😭
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I got down the Christmas mugs without first donning a Hazmat suit. This was a mistake.
Stupid dust.
If anyone needs me, I’ll be over here face-melting until the extra allergy meds kick in. 🤧🤧😭
Stupid dust.
If anyone needs me, I’ll be over here face-melting until the extra allergy meds kick in. 🤧🤧😭
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One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
One of the things about trust is that it is efficient. It saves you having to invest a lot of time and effort in verification, and if placed in the right places, saves you a lot of pain.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
"The diseases will do the education" is what we get when we don't trust.
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At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books in front of a crackling fire in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying a plate of chocolate croissants?
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to read books in front of a crackling fire in a Scottish Highlands cottage during a raging snowstorm whilst enjoying a plate of chocolate croissants?
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To make common cause with this Administration is to support an affirmatively white supremacist vision of this country. Period.
Every corporation.
Every Republican.
Every influencer.
Every Governor.
Every evangelical leader.
Every voter. Yes. Every voter.
Every corporation.
Every Republican.
Every influencer.
Every Governor.
Every evangelical leader.
Every voter. Yes. Every voter.
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
To make common cause with this Administration is to support an affirmatively white supremacist vision of this country. Period.
Every corporation.
Every Republican.
Every influencer.
Every Governor.
Every evangelical leader.
Every voter. Yes. Every voter.
Every corporation.
Every Republican.
Every influencer.
Every Governor.
Every evangelical leader.
Every voter. Yes. Every voter.
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
They’re simultaneously arguing that soldiers have to follow all orders from the president, legal or not, but they get to ignore orders from a federal judge if they feel they’re not legal.
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#Trump allowed 17 members of the Sinaloa cartel into the US.
In May he commuted the 6x life sentences of the leader of the Gangster Disciples, most notorious drug trafficking & murderous street gang in the US.
Now Honduran drug trafficker Hernandez.
Is #Trump setting up his own drug corridor?
In May he commuted the 6x life sentences of the leader of the Gangster Disciples, most notorious drug trafficking & murderous street gang in the US.
Now Honduran drug trafficker Hernandez.
Is #Trump setting up his own drug corridor?
November 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I am a Fall Person married to a Christmas Menace.
“I’m gonna put up the Christmas lights. Maybe you could put up the indoor lights?”
“Okay”
Fall is packed away. 😢 Lights are up.
M is grinning like a kid “Let’s get out the Christmas boxes and build the Lego!”
It’s still November 😭😭😭
“I’m gonna put up the Christmas lights. Maybe you could put up the indoor lights?”
“Okay”
Fall is packed away. 😢 Lights are up.
M is grinning like a kid “Let’s get out the Christmas boxes and build the Lego!”
It’s still November 😭😭😭
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I am a Fall Person married to a Christmas Menace.
“I’m gonna put up the Christmas lights. Maybe you could put up the indoor lights?”
“Okay”
Fall is packed away. 😢 Lights are up.
M is grinning like a kid “Let’s get out the Christmas boxes and build the Lego!”
It’s still November 😭😭😭
“I’m gonna put up the Christmas lights. Maybe you could put up the indoor lights?”
“Okay”
Fall is packed away. 😢 Lights are up.
M is grinning like a kid “Let’s get out the Christmas boxes and build the Lego!”
It’s still November 😭😭😭
A tree in our back yard had 3 trunks/branches growing over into my neighbors’ yard. And leaning close to the shared fence.
Neighbor was worried it would smash the fence. I thought we could cut/ clear it ourselves. Neighbor wanted a quote. $1200!!!
And…M, neighbor and I did it ourselves <2 hours.
Neighbor was worried it would smash the fence. I thought we could cut/ clear it ourselves. Neighbor wanted a quote. $1200!!!
And…M, neighbor and I did it ourselves <2 hours.
November 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A tree in our back yard had 3 trunks/branches growing over into my neighbors’ yard. And leaning close to the shared fence.
Neighbor was worried it would smash the fence. I thought we could cut/ clear it ourselves. Neighbor wanted a quote. $1200!!!
And…M, neighbor and I did it ourselves <2 hours.
Neighbor was worried it would smash the fence. I thought we could cut/ clear it ourselves. Neighbor wanted a quote. $1200!!!
And…M, neighbor and I did it ourselves <2 hours.
Spare a thought for all the hummingbirds now having to contend with Christmas lights to access their feeders.
Mine were not pleased by the new decor and have buzzed other windows to register their complaints.
Mine were not pleased by the new decor and have buzzed other windows to register their complaints.
November 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Spare a thought for all the hummingbirds now having to contend with Christmas lights to access their feeders.
Mine were not pleased by the new decor and have buzzed other windows to register their complaints.
Mine were not pleased by the new decor and have buzzed other windows to register their complaints.
IANAL, but it would seem to me that “filing a false report” — a thing that is a crime for us non-LEOs — would be relevant here, no?
(Also perjury, as they are submitting these to the court)
And I know the law is what it is and not what make sense to me, but COME ON!
(Also perjury, as they are submitting these to the court)
And I know the law is what it is and not what make sense to me, but COME ON!
The body cams don’t lie.
Judge Ellis exposed unprovoked force by ICE agents and reports rewritten to cover it.
There is no defending this.
Judge Ellis exposed unprovoked force by ICE agents and reports rewritten to cover it.
There is no defending this.
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
IANAL, but it would seem to me that “filing a false report” — a thing that is a crime for us non-LEOs — would be relevant here, no?
(Also perjury, as they are submitting these to the court)
And I know the law is what it is and not what make sense to me, but COME ON!
(Also perjury, as they are submitting these to the court)
And I know the law is what it is and not what make sense to me, but COME ON!
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Just a reminder that one of the first things Hegseth did was fire a bunch of lawyers he viewed as potential "roadblocks"
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Just a reminder that one of the first things Hegseth did was fire a bunch of lawyers he viewed as potential "roadblocks"
If anyone is concerned that they will miss out on owning a penny, I have a huge tub of pennies my dad hoped might be worth something, some day (Spoiler alert: they are not).
After 232 years, the U.S. Mint has produced its last-ever penny
U.S. Mint In Philadelphia Presses Final Pennies As The 1-Cent Coin Gets Canceled
The Treasury Department expects to save $56 million per year on materials by ceasing to make them.
www.huffpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If anyone is concerned that they will miss out on owning a penny, I have a huge tub of pennies my dad hoped might be worth something, some day (Spoiler alert: they are not).
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Killing is bad, and to that end I'd like to call attention to the dozens killed in small boats in the southern Caribbean by the Trump Administration and the estimated 600,000 who've died of preventable disease and starvation thanks to the administration's destruction of USAID.
November 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Killing is bad, and to that end I'd like to call attention to the dozens killed in small boats in the southern Caribbean by the Trump Administration and the estimated 600,000 who've died of preventable disease and starvation thanks to the administration's destruction of USAID.
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What happens when you pick an American Pope: he builds an entire international trip around a Thanksgiving Turkey pun
Pope Leo XIV embarked on his first international trip as pontiff on Thursday, traveling to Turkey to start a six-day tour that will also include Lebanon. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/w...
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
What happens when you pick an American Pope: he builds an entire international trip around a Thanksgiving Turkey pun
You've just died.
The 6th photo in your gallery is what kilt you
Oops! It’s my Vegetarian French Onion soup — with homemade bread. I regret nothing. 🤣
The 6th photo in your gallery is what kilt you
Oops! It’s my Vegetarian French Onion soup — with homemade bread. I regret nothing. 🤣
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
You've just died.
The 6th photo in your gallery is what kilt you
Oops! It’s my Vegetarian French Onion soup — with homemade bread. I regret nothing. 🤣
The 6th photo in your gallery is what kilt you
Oops! It’s my Vegetarian French Onion soup — with homemade bread. I regret nothing. 🤣
Watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade on the West Coast, unless it’s at an ungodly hour, it’s a repeat.
And still, I get nervous when I see the Dora float or the K-Pop Demin Hunters float that ICE/ CBP is h gonna swarm them any second.
I hate that.
And still, I get nervous when I see the Dora float or the K-Pop Demin Hunters float that ICE/ CBP is h gonna swarm them any second.
I hate that.
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade on the West Coast, unless it’s at an ungodly hour, it’s a repeat.
And still, I get nervous when I see the Dora float or the K-Pop Demin Hunters float that ICE/ CBP is h gonna swarm them any second.
I hate that.
And still, I get nervous when I see the Dora float or the K-Pop Demin Hunters float that ICE/ CBP is h gonna swarm them any second.
I hate that.
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idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see