KikiCharles
@kikicharles.bsky.social
Random Thoughts of a Yocto Influencer
Through the lens of a middle-aged woman, I share insights, humor, and reflections on life’s in-betweens. A “yocto influencer” (think micro, but smaller), I embrace the journey and the joy in little things.
Through the lens of a middle-aged woman, I share insights, humor, and reflections on life’s in-betweens. A “yocto influencer” (think micro, but smaller), I embrace the journey and the joy in little things.
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I’m pretty proud of my regular strength training. Then I started these dance classes. These skills don’t seem to transfer AT ALL. One hour of basic choreo and I feel like I went six rounds with a welterweight.
Operation “I’m Not WashedYet” has hit a few hiccups. And by hiccups I mean knees.
Operation “I’m Not WashedYet” has hit a few hiccups. And by hiccups I mean knees.
November 23, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I’m pretty proud of my regular strength training. Then I started these dance classes. These skills don’t seem to transfer AT ALL. One hour of basic choreo and I feel like I went six rounds with a welterweight.
Operation “I’m Not WashedYet” has hit a few hiccups. And by hiccups I mean knees.
Operation “I’m Not WashedYet” has hit a few hiccups. And by hiccups I mean knees.
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I painted the sea 🎨
acrylics on canvas
36x28 inches
acrylics on canvas
36x28 inches
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I painted the sea 🎨
acrylics on canvas
36x28 inches
acrylics on canvas
36x28 inches
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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Erykah Badu seem like she'd cheat on you, offer you tea and then explain how it's honestly your fault. And you'd just say "You right,also this is delicious is this hibiscus?"
November 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Erykah Badu seem like she'd cheat on you, offer you tea and then explain how it's honestly your fault. And you'd just say "You right,also this is delicious is this hibiscus?"
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Much of the world’s most famous art is currently housed in cities that are vulnerable to environmental disaster. 1843 discovers what contingency plans museums have in place
The grab list: how museums decide what to save in a disaster
Billions of dollars’ worth of art is imperilled by climate change. Curators will have to make sacrifices
econ.st
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Much of the world’s most famous art is currently housed in cities that are vulnerable to environmental disaster. 1843 discovers what contingency plans museums have in place
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Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS IS BEING PAID $476 A DAY DURING THIS SHUT DOWN. How much did you make today? 🤔
October 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS IS BEING PAID $476 A DAY DURING THIS SHUT DOWN. How much did you make today? 🤔
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Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY.
If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.
Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.
If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.
Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.
October 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Early voting in the NYC mayoral election begins TODAY.
If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.
Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.
If you're a New Yorker, I urge you to vote for Zohran Mamdani — the only candidate who will stand up to the oligarchy and fight for working people.
Listen to his inspiring words from primary night.
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Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
October 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
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My husband sent me an excel spreadsheet of our vacation. I'm not joking. We have train apps. We have museum apps. We have reservations. I have 5 hrs allocated for alone time so that we stay married (according to ol boy). Type triple A husband.
a woman is wearing a white shirt with brooches on it and a microphone in her neck .
ALT: a woman is wearing a white shirt with brooches on it and a microphone in her neck .
media.tenor.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
My husband sent me an excel spreadsheet of our vacation. I'm not joking. We have train apps. We have museum apps. We have reservations. I have 5 hrs allocated for alone time so that we stay married (according to ol boy). Type triple A husband.
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"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion
Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.
rewirenewsgroup.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.
She’s 80 years old, and she just completed the famed Ironman World Championship www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
She’s 80 years old, and she just completed the famed Ironman World Championship
"The important thing is that people see from my story that they can maybe push themselves a little bit," Natalie Grabow says.
www.nytimes.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
She’s 80 years old, and she just completed the famed Ironman World Championship www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...
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Cartoonists are more on point and have more spine these days, then some of the MSM! 🙄
October 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Cartoonists are more on point and have more spine these days, then some of the MSM! 🙄
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Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
October 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
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I wish the politics of education was a bigger subfield so I would have more people to chat with about the political economy of higher education
September 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I wish the politics of education was a bigger subfield so I would have more people to chat with about the political economy of higher education
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Pay close attention to who wants you to do The Reading and who only wants you to read their interpretation
September 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Pay close attention to who wants you to do The Reading and who only wants you to read their interpretation
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Just five media companies control 90% of our media market.
But it’s not just media. In 75% of U.S. industries, fewer companies now control more of their markets than they did 20 years ago – leaving us vulnerable to higher prices and lower wages.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
But it’s not just media. In 75% of U.S. industries, fewer companies now control more of their markets than they did 20 years ago – leaving us vulnerable to higher prices and lower wages.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Just five media companies control 90% of our media market.
But it’s not just media. In 75% of U.S. industries, fewer companies now control more of their markets than they did 20 years ago – leaving us vulnerable to higher prices and lower wages.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
But it’s not just media. In 75% of U.S. industries, fewer companies now control more of their markets than they did 20 years ago – leaving us vulnerable to higher prices and lower wages.
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
I am team Black until you show me why not. He has showed more than why not. I am a lesser of two evils unless there is a better plan. There is better plan than Hakeem. I am a greater good person. Whoever primary’s him is the greater good. I pray his Frat Brothers stand down.
Hakeem Jeffries is acting like he *wants* to draw a strong primary challenger in 2026 and, honestly, I wish him all the luck in the world there.
September 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I am team Black until you show me why not. He has showed more than why not. I am a lesser of two evils unless there is a better plan. There is better plan than Hakeem. I am a greater good person. Whoever primary’s him is the greater good. I pray his Frat Brothers stand down.
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Reading isn’t a hobby, it’s a lifestyle.
#BookTherapy #CaribbeanReaders #booksky #blackbooksky #blackskybooks #CaribbeanVibes #Romancelandia #CaribbeanSky #readersky
#BookTherapy #CaribbeanReaders #booksky #blackbooksky #blackskybooks #CaribbeanVibes #Romancelandia #CaribbeanSky #readersky
September 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Reading isn’t a hobby, it’s a lifestyle.
#BookTherapy #CaribbeanReaders #booksky #blackbooksky #blackskybooks #CaribbeanVibes #Romancelandia #CaribbeanSky #readersky
#BookTherapy #CaribbeanReaders #booksky #blackbooksky #blackskybooks #CaribbeanVibes #Romancelandia #CaribbeanSky #readersky
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Very soon they will be too big and heavy for this, but for now our juvenile turkeys love exploring the tree in our barnyard!
September 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Very soon they will be too big and heavy for this, but for now our juvenile turkeys love exploring the tree in our barnyard!
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Happy Weekend 🍂 #Photography
Photo by Kelsey A. Pexels
Photo by Kelsey A. Pexels
September 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Happy Weekend 🍂 #Photography
Photo by Kelsey A. Pexels
Photo by Kelsey A. Pexels
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Wow.
After being fired from @washingtonpost.com, my Substack, The Golden Hour, has been #1 rising bestseller in Culture for three days.
Thank you all for the support!!
Please subscribe! substack.com/@karenattiah...
After being fired from @washingtonpost.com, my Substack, The Golden Hour, has been #1 rising bestseller in Culture for three days.
Thank you all for the support!!
Please subscribe! substack.com/@karenattiah...
September 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Wow.
After being fired from @washingtonpost.com, my Substack, The Golden Hour, has been #1 rising bestseller in Culture for three days.
Thank you all for the support!!
Please subscribe! substack.com/@karenattiah...
After being fired from @washingtonpost.com, my Substack, The Golden Hour, has been #1 rising bestseller in Culture for three days.
Thank you all for the support!!
Please subscribe! substack.com/@karenattiah...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM