@xyzpoly.bsky.social
I did it. I did it. I.
Launched my Substack.
Welcome to my BlueSky. I’m Carrie.
Writer, seeker, survivor.
No DMs, no scammers, no romantic nonsense.
From the Threshold on Substack
substack.com/@carrielauer...
Come sit with me. Come gently.
Launched my Substack.
Welcome to my BlueSky. I’m Carrie.
Writer, seeker, survivor.
No DMs, no scammers, no romantic nonsense.
From the Threshold on Substack
substack.com/@carrielauer...
Come sit with me. Come gently.
wrote about the heaviness we’re all feeling right now — the political chaos, the contradiction, the sense of freefall.
And why it doesn’t mean we’re finished.
open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
And why it doesn’t mean we’re finished.
open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
December 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
wrote about the heaviness we’re all feeling right now — the political chaos, the contradiction, the sense of freefall.
And why it doesn’t mean we’re finished.
open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
And why it doesn’t mean we’re finished.
open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
“Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, ‘Holy shit — what a ride!”
but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, ‘Holy shit — what a ride!”
December 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body,
but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, ‘Holy shit — what a ride!”
but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, ‘Holy shit — what a ride!”
Let’s note the date and time: Republicans just blocked the bill to extend ACA subsidies.
When they come back later and try to blame Democrats for rising premiums, we’ll have the receipts.
When they come back later and try to blame Democrats for rising premiums, we’ll have the receipts.
December 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Let’s note the date and time: Republicans just blocked the bill to extend ACA subsidies.
When they come back later and try to blame Democrats for rising premiums, we’ll have the receipts.
When they come back later and try to blame Democrats for rising premiums, we’ll have the receipts.
Lear lost his crown and found his soul. Trump loses nothing, and finds no one. What happens when the storm breaks some men open—and others build walls to keep the rain out?
New essay:
🌀 The Storm That Breaks Us
substack.com/@carrielauer...
New essay:
🌀 The Storm That Breaks Us
substack.com/@carrielauer...
December 4, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Lear lost his crown and found his soul. Trump loses nothing, and finds no one. What happens when the storm breaks some men open—and others build walls to keep the rain out?
New essay:
🌀 The Storm That Breaks Us
substack.com/@carrielauer...
New essay:
🌀 The Storm That Breaks Us
substack.com/@carrielauer...
I told Sandi to fold her blankets and put them in her crate and she said not until after farmer Jason at Coghillfarm is over,
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I told Sandi to fold her blankets and put them in her crate and she said not until after farmer Jason at Coghillfarm is over,
The kitties told me just to put the clothes on the bed and they would fold them. Somehow I doubt that they were telling me the truth.
Chad said I have been categorically lied to.
What they actually meant was: this is now a communal project-management site.
Chad said I have been categorically lied to.
What they actually meant was: this is now a communal project-management site.
December 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The kitties told me just to put the clothes on the bed and they would fold them. Somehow I doubt that they were telling me the truth.
Chad said I have been categorically lied to.
What they actually meant was: this is now a communal project-management site.
Chad said I have been categorically lied to.
What they actually meant was: this is now a communal project-management site.
Did you hear? Trump just pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar — bribery, money‑laundering, conspiracy charges and all. Because, according to him, it’s “just business.” Guess in DC, that makes it not illegal.
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Did you hear? Trump just pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar — bribery, money‑laundering, conspiracy charges and all. Because, according to him, it’s “just business.” Guess in DC, that makes it not illegal.
I guess a blackout protest is only as successful as the people who support it www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/b...
Shoppers, Drawn by Steep Discounts, Power Through Black Friday
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I guess a blackout protest is only as successful as the people who support it www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/b...
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The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The era we are living in offers too many illustrations of greed, narcissism, and hatefulness. But I still believe we can recommit ourselves to serving the common good of all Americans. [Artwork by Jennifer Bloomer]
happy day of Gratitude substack.com/@carrielauer...
From the Threshold (@carrielauer704887)
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁
Today feels like a pause button.
A moment to breathe, to soften, and to notice what’s still holding—even when the year has been complicated.
I’m grateful for small merc...
substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
happy day of Gratitude substack.com/@carrielauer...
The art of dog-a-sheep:
oversized recliner.
YouTube sheep.
Enlightenment. 🐶➜🐑✨
oversized recliner.
YouTube sheep.
Enlightenment. 🐶➜🐑✨
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The art of dog-a-sheep:
oversized recliner.
YouTube sheep.
Enlightenment. 🐶➜🐑✨
oversized recliner.
YouTube sheep.
Enlightenment. 🐶➜🐑✨
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New Yorkers are tired of being asked to believe in a system that has delivered little for them. They want a politics that can see the scale of the crisis, and actually start to tackle it.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New Yorkers are tired of being asked to believe in a system that has delivered little for them. They want a politics that can see the scale of the crisis, and actually start to tackle it.
Reposted
This little piggy went to market www.instagram.com/reel/DRaPOJE...
Christopher Macken on Instagram: "Hey Sug... it's Sunday Story Time and today I'm ready a little book I wrote myself... This Little Piggy Crashed The Market #StoryTime #Funny #Piggy #Sunday #SundayFun...
26K likes, 1,479 comments - mansionsandmascara on November 23, 2025: "Hey Sug... it's Sunday Story Time and today I'm ready a little book I wrote myself... This Little Piggy Crashed The Market #StoryT...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This little piggy went to market www.instagram.com/reel/DRaPOJE...
You gotta hear this song www.threads.com/@clair30/pos...
Clarissa Thierry-Stevenson (@clair30) on Threads
A very good song about what is going on!
#Professionaldegrees
www.threads.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
You gotta hear this song www.threads.com/@clair30/pos...
I didn’t work my whole life to be robbed by billionaires while Congress eats their Thanksgiving feast.
I’m angry. And I’m not the only one. open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
I’m angry. And I’m not the only one. open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
You Don’t Get to Rob the Elders
James Carville says we need more economic rage. Well—here it is.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I didn’t work my whole life to be robbed by billionaires while Congress eats their Thanksgiving feast.
I’m angry. And I’m not the only one. open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
I’m angry. And I’m not the only one. open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
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@kaine.senate.gov since when did you become MAGA. The dims have the power and you’re gonna give it away.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
@kaine.senate.gov since when did you become MAGA. The dims have the power and you’re gonna give it away.
call the senators and let them know not to vote with the Republicans substack.com/@carrielauer...
From the Threshold (@carrielauer704887)
Some Democrats who voted with Republicans to end the shutdown
John Fetterman (PA) — one of the first to signal support.
Catherine Cortez Masto (NV) — included in the list of 10.
Dick Durb...
substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
call the senators and let them know not to vote with the Republicans substack.com/@carrielauer...
🇺🇸 I am America.
Not the myth. The machine.
I cage children. I starve the poor. I sanctify greed.
Don’t call it freedom if it comes with a price tag.
📖 Full poem now on Substack:
[
#PoetryOfProtest #Project2025 #FromTheThreshold open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
Not the myth. The machine.
I cage children. I starve the poor. I sanctify greed.
Don’t call it freedom if it comes with a price tag.
📖 Full poem now on Substack:
[
#PoetryOfProtest #Project2025 #FromTheThreshold open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
🧨 I Am America
A spoken lament in the era of Project 2025
open.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🇺🇸 I am America.
Not the myth. The machine.
I cage children. I starve the poor. I sanctify greed.
Don’t call it freedom if it comes with a price tag.
📖 Full poem now on Substack:
[
#PoetryOfProtest #Project2025 #FromTheThreshold open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
Not the myth. The machine.
I cage children. I starve the poor. I sanctify greed.
Don’t call it freedom if it comes with a price tag.
📖 Full poem now on Substack:
[
#PoetryOfProtest #Project2025 #FromTheThreshold open.substack.com/pub/fromthet...
What must it be like
to lie in a detention center
or a concrete holding cell
or a silent apartment
and wonder where your child is substack.com/@carrielauer...
to lie in a detention center
or a concrete holding cell
or a silent apartment
and wonder where your child is substack.com/@carrielauer...
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
What must it be like
to lie in a detention center
or a concrete holding cell
or a silent apartment
and wonder where your child is substack.com/@carrielauer...
to lie in a detention center
or a concrete holding cell
or a silent apartment
and wonder where your child is substack.com/@carrielauer...