Megan Carolan
@megancarolan.bsky.social
I work on early childhood policy, I complain about drivers, I share my kids' wit and whimsy, and in between I run a little. Living in Jersey City. Opinions are my own.
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I just called Tiny Tim "Little Jim or whatever" if you were wondering how things are going over here
December 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I just called Tiny Tim "Little Jim or whatever" if you were wondering how things are going over here
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It's so important that we do everything we can to keep people out of these death traps.
www.nj.com/essex/2025/1...
www.nj.com/essex/2025/1...
ICE detainee, 41, dies a day after being locked up at Delaney Hall
Jean Wilson Brutus is the first Delaney Hall detainee to die in ICE custody, according to immigrant advocate groups.
www.nj.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
It's so important that we do everything we can to keep people out of these death traps.
www.nj.com/essex/2025/1...
www.nj.com/essex/2025/1...
It's always "too soon" after shootings to talk about gun reform meanwhile this administration will shut down any residency pathways used by a miniscule fraction of violent offenders.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It's always "too soon" after shootings to talk about gun reform meanwhile this administration will shut down any residency pathways used by a miniscule fraction of violent offenders.
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Just a quick shout-out to blood donors.
And I see you, As & Bs! We put a lot of spotlight on Os and ABs but don't think your pints are less amazing.
A loved one got an urgent transfusion - they had time to type, so he got his A and O stayed in the bank for an emergency.
And I see you, As & Bs! We put a lot of spotlight on Os and ABs but don't think your pints are less amazing.
A loved one got an urgent transfusion - they had time to type, so he got his A and O stayed in the bank for an emergency.
December 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Just a quick shout-out to blood donors.
And I see you, As & Bs! We put a lot of spotlight on Os and ABs but don't think your pints are less amazing.
A loved one got an urgent transfusion - they had time to type, so he got his A and O stayed in the bank for an emergency.
And I see you, As & Bs! We put a lot of spotlight on Os and ABs but don't think your pints are less amazing.
A loved one got an urgent transfusion - they had time to type, so he got his A and O stayed in the bank for an emergency.
Rob Reiner in a very real way helped to pave the mainstream conversations we have now about funding #earlyed and investing in children. Our field owes him a debt of gratitude. What a terrible loss.
From 2018:
www.k12dive.com/news/how-fil...
From 2018:
www.k12dive.com/news/how-fil...
How filmmaker Rob Reiner put early childhood in the limelight
Recruiting Hollywood A-listers for help, Reiner paved the way for passage of a tobacco tax to fund programs for California's youngest children — and helped to spread a national movement.
www.k12dive.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Rob Reiner in a very real way helped to pave the mainstream conversations we have now about funding #earlyed and investing in children. Our field owes him a debt of gratitude. What a terrible loss.
From 2018:
www.k12dive.com/news/how-fil...
From 2018:
www.k12dive.com/news/how-fil...
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Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Rob Reiner made some great movies but he was also unafraid to speak the truth, and was one of the public voices who knew you don’t squander your platform, and only got louder about opposing evil fucks as he got older. Legend.
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The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
How did states respond when the shutdown froze SNAP funds?
We found the most popular response, by a wide margin, was funds to food banks/pantries
More details & what we can learn from this:
www.instituteforchildsuccess.org/state-snap-p...
#foodinsecurity #childhealth #hunger
We found the most popular response, by a wide margin, was funds to food banks/pantries
More details & what we can learn from this:
www.instituteforchildsuccess.org/state-snap-p...
#foodinsecurity #childhealth #hunger
Bridging the gap: Lessons from state responses to SNAP pause during federal shutdown - Institute for Child Success
Nearly 42 million Americans rely on SNAP to help feed themselves and their families. Of these SNAP recipients, approximately 39% are children.
www.instituteforchildsuccess.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
How did states respond when the shutdown froze SNAP funds?
We found the most popular response, by a wide margin, was funds to food banks/pantries
More details & what we can learn from this:
www.instituteforchildsuccess.org/state-snap-p...
#foodinsecurity #childhealth #hunger
We found the most popular response, by a wide margin, was funds to food banks/pantries
More details & what we can learn from this:
www.instituteforchildsuccess.org/state-snap-p...
#foodinsecurity #childhealth #hunger
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McGreevey got smoked.
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
McGreevey got smoked.
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I hope the mayoral results discourage future candidates from making "charity" billboards that make it look like their daughters are their wives.
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I hope the mayoral results discourage future candidates from making "charity" billboards that make it look like their daughters are their wives.
Runner math: I need to walk 1 mile round trip to my polling place in the park.
It is cold and rainy.
If I need to go out anyway, might as well make it 3 miles running!
I rarely run in the rain but I needed a tough, gritty run today!
It is cold and rainy.
If I need to go out anyway, might as well make it 3 miles running!
I rarely run in the rain but I needed a tough, gritty run today!
December 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Runner math: I need to walk 1 mile round trip to my polling place in the park.
It is cold and rainy.
If I need to go out anyway, might as well make it 3 miles running!
I rarely run in the rain but I needed a tough, gritty run today!
It is cold and rainy.
If I need to go out anyway, might as well make it 3 miles running!
I rarely run in the rain but I needed a tough, gritty run today!
Tomorrow will be my final election in #JerseyCity - it will be my 24th time voting since moving here in 2013. I appreciate folks giving me a run-off for one last vote!
And will be proud as hell to cast it for James Solomon & Joel Brooks.
And will be proud as hell to cast it for James Solomon & Joel Brooks.
December 2, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Tomorrow will be my final election in #JerseyCity - it will be my 24th time voting since moving here in 2013. I appreciate folks giving me a run-off for one last vote!
And will be proud as hell to cast it for James Solomon & Joel Brooks.
And will be proud as hell to cast it for James Solomon & Joel Brooks.
The hardest thing for me personally on my #perimenopause journey so far is that hot packs are the most helpful intervention for my back issues but they trigger hot flashes. So I either need to just grin and bear it OR buckle up for a ride on the thermoregulation roller coaster.
December 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The hardest thing for me personally on my #perimenopause journey so far is that hot packs are the most helpful intervention for my back issues but they trigger hot flashes. So I either need to just grin and bear it OR buckle up for a ride on the thermoregulation roller coaster.
In a different vein- it's wild to me to think that someone could arrive in 2021 and be radicalized enough by 2025 to commit this act. I dont know what I thought then timeline would be slower.
Doesn't seem like it was the vetting...
www.reuters.com/world/us/nat...
www.reuters.com/world/us/nat...
National Guard shooting suspect radicalized in US, homeland secretary says
U.S. authorities believe the Afghan immigrant accused of ambushing National Guard members in Washington, D.C., was not radicalized until after he came to the United States, Homeland Security Secretary...
www.reuters.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In a different vein- it's wild to me to think that someone could arrive in 2021 and be radicalized enough by 2025 to commit this act. I dont know what I thought then timeline would be slower.
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ATTENTION JERSEY CITY
If you can't make it Tuesday (bad weather predicted), you can vote today and tomorrow at the Hudson County Clerk's Office. Apply and submit vote-by-mail instantly. 257 Cornelison Ave 4th Floor. Thanks Jake Ephros and Joel Brooks for spreading the word.
If you can't make it Tuesday (bad weather predicted), you can vote today and tomorrow at the Hudson County Clerk's Office. Apply and submit vote-by-mail instantly. 257 Cornelison Ave 4th Floor. Thanks Jake Ephros and Joel Brooks for spreading the word.
November 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
ATTENTION JERSEY CITY
If you can't make it Tuesday (bad weather predicted), you can vote today and tomorrow at the Hudson County Clerk's Office. Apply and submit vote-by-mail instantly. 257 Cornelison Ave 4th Floor. Thanks Jake Ephros and Joel Brooks for spreading the word.
If you can't make it Tuesday (bad weather predicted), you can vote today and tomorrow at the Hudson County Clerk's Office. Apply and submit vote-by-mail instantly. 257 Cornelison Ave 4th Floor. Thanks Jake Ephros and Joel Brooks for spreading the word.
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“They did not care that the 80 other people had a status, they didn’t care that many of them were U.S. citizens,” he said. “All that they cared about was that they were Brown and that they could do whatever they want.”
A Family's Fight to Bring Their Father Home - Documented
Don Lupe had been living in the U.S. for 27 years when he was detained by ICE agents during a worksite raid in New Jersey. Then his family fought to have him freed.
documentedny.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
“They did not care that the 80 other people had a status, they didn’t care that many of them were U.S. citizens,” he said. “All that they cared about was that they were Brown and that they could do whatever they want.”
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November 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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I am the Ghost of Artificial Trees Future, warning you that if you have environmental allergies you might want an antihistamine and some gloves while setting up your tree!
Learn from another year of my errors!
Learn from another year of my errors!
November 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I am the Ghost of Artificial Trees Future, warning you that if you have environmental allergies you might want an antihistamine and some gloves while setting up your tree!
Learn from another year of my errors!
Learn from another year of my errors!
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Is anyone working on this for their states?
I've grabbed the month-to-month enrollments for a few states (whoever was easiest...) and I'm seeing the trend.
June to Oct 2025, SNAP enrollments down; same time frame previous year, either steady or increase.
I've grabbed the month-to-month enrollments for a few states (whoever was easiest...) and I'm seeing the trend.
June to Oct 2025, SNAP enrollments down; same time frame previous year, either steady or increase.
I expected to see declining #SNAP enrollments after reconciliation/OOOB1 in July - bc even though big changes haven't come YET, people are unsure after news coverage.
SC has 10,000 fewer households from Jun to Oct. 4% decrease.
What are others seeing? #hunger #foodinsecurity
SC has 10,000 fewer households from Jun to Oct. 4% decrease.
What are others seeing? #hunger #foodinsecurity
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Is anyone working on this for their states?
I've grabbed the month-to-month enrollments for a few states (whoever was easiest...) and I'm seeing the trend.
June to Oct 2025, SNAP enrollments down; same time frame previous year, either steady or increase.
I've grabbed the month-to-month enrollments for a few states (whoever was easiest...) and I'm seeing the trend.
June to Oct 2025, SNAP enrollments down; same time frame previous year, either steady or increase.
Pro-tip if you'll be around kids this holiday season but don't know how to interact with them.
Learn their favorite franchises. Then make up a silly crossover situation.
We walked to school cracking up over Thanksgiving with Paddington, Curious George, and Garfield.
Learn their favorite franchises. Then make up a silly crossover situation.
We walked to school cracking up over Thanksgiving with Paddington, Curious George, and Garfield.
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Pro-tip if you'll be around kids this holiday season but don't know how to interact with them.
Learn their favorite franchises. Then make up a silly crossover situation.
We walked to school cracking up over Thanksgiving with Paddington, Curious George, and Garfield.
Learn their favorite franchises. Then make up a silly crossover situation.
We walked to school cracking up over Thanksgiving with Paddington, Curious George, and Garfield.
I expected to see declining #SNAP enrollments after reconciliation/OOOB1 in July - bc even though big changes haven't come YET, people are unsure after news coverage.
SC has 10,000 fewer households from Jun to Oct. 4% decrease.
What are others seeing? #hunger #foodinsecurity
SC has 10,000 fewer households from Jun to Oct. 4% decrease.
What are others seeing? #hunger #foodinsecurity
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I expected to see declining #SNAP enrollments after reconciliation/OOOB1 in July - bc even though big changes haven't come YET, people are unsure after news coverage.
SC has 10,000 fewer households from Jun to Oct. 4% decrease.
What are others seeing? #hunger #foodinsecurity
SC has 10,000 fewer households from Jun to Oct. 4% decrease.
What are others seeing? #hunger #foodinsecurity
That tone change when people REALLY mean it and REALLY want to know.
We are living in times where questions like "How are you doing? "How is your family doing?" are real important questions. I said this during the pandemic, and I'm saying it again.
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
That tone change when people REALLY mean it and REALLY want to know.
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📢 Local leaders, listen up!!
Next year, our policy teams will launch a new effort to strengthen connections across schools, libraries, museums, youth programs, and other community learning spaces.
Is your organization doing this work? Interested in sharing and scaling with others?? Let's talk!
Next year, our policy teams will launch a new effort to strengthen connections across schools, libraries, museums, youth programs, and other community learning spaces.
Is your organization doing this work? Interested in sharing and scaling with others?? Let's talk!
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
📢 Local leaders, listen up!!
Next year, our policy teams will launch a new effort to strengthen connections across schools, libraries, museums, youth programs, and other community learning spaces.
Is your organization doing this work? Interested in sharing and scaling with others?? Let's talk!
Next year, our policy teams will launch a new effort to strengthen connections across schools, libraries, museums, youth programs, and other community learning spaces.
Is your organization doing this work? Interested in sharing and scaling with others?? Let's talk!