Caroline Francois
@carolinefrancois.bsky.social
Avid reader, Swiftie, Giants & Niners enthusiast, enjoys a well placed curse & an iced latte with extra ice
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So. What’s made baseball steadying to my mental health this year is:
1. Something I can pay attention to where there is joy and something good regularly happens.
2. Low stakes as far as the wider world.
3. Low stakes day-to-day because there are 162 games in the regular season.
1. Something I can pay attention to where there is joy and something good regularly happens.
2. Low stakes as far as the wider world.
3. Low stakes day-to-day because there are 162 games in the regular season.
September 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
So. What’s made baseball steadying to my mental health this year is:
1. Something I can pay attention to where there is joy and something good regularly happens.
2. Low stakes as far as the wider world.
3. Low stakes day-to-day because there are 162 games in the regular season.
1. Something I can pay attention to where there is joy and something good regularly happens.
2. Low stakes as far as the wider world.
3. Low stakes day-to-day because there are 162 games in the regular season.
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Taylor Swift is engaged
August 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Taylor Swift is engaged
Some days baseball breaks your heart 💔
July 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Some days baseball breaks your heart 💔
The Project Hail Mary trailer *is* living rent free in my head
July 1, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The Project Hail Mary trailer *is* living rent free in my head
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A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below
June 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below
This is a must-read! @kenjennings.bsky.social is a national treasure and Jeopardy! remains a nightly ritual in our home.
Opinion | Ken Jennings: Trivia and ‘Jeopardy!’ Could Save Our Republic
www.nytimes.com
June 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This is a must-read! @kenjennings.bsky.social is a national treasure and Jeopardy! remains a nightly ritual in our home.
Landing at SFO!!
June 16, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Landing at SFO!!
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"It's a Yes or No Question"
June 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"It's a Yes or No Question"
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Yes, you did vote to deport moms.
May 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yes, you did vote to deport moms.
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Every businessy guy I have ever met who finds out about Crash Course tells me that we're not just decreasing our revenue by not building a paywalled business, we're also decreasing our impact. This is wrong...and this video shows why.
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complexly.info/CCcoin25-6
June 1, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Every businessy guy I have ever met who finds out about Crash Course tells me that we're not just decreasing our revenue by not building a paywalled business, we're also decreasing our impact. This is wrong...and this video shows why.
complexly.info/CCcoin25-6
complexly.info/CCcoin25-6
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They’re doing the meme.
May 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
They’re doing the meme.
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Taylor Swift announced on Friday that she had bought back the rights to her first six albums. Swift said that her record-breaking Eras Tour helped make her acquisition of the masters. She did not disclose the price. nyti.ms/3FgfXzZ
May 30, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Taylor Swift announced on Friday that she had bought back the rights to her first six albums. Swift said that her record-breaking Eras Tour helped make her acquisition of the masters. She did not disclose the price. nyti.ms/3FgfXzZ
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Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
April 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
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STEPH, HOW?!?! 😱
April 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
STEPH, HOW?!?! 😱
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This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
April 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!
It’s not Indie Bookstore Day *yet* but my Fabled order from Booklover Weekend came in and it’s gorg 😍 I’ll keep spending my big girl job dollars at these incredible small businesses
April 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
It’s not Indie Bookstore Day *yet* but my Fabled order from Booklover Weekend came in and it’s gorg 😍 I’ll keep spending my big girl job dollars at these incredible small businesses
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If Kristi Noem can go down to El Salvador and take concentration camp selfies, then DOJ can figure out where Abrego Garcia is.
Just start jailing people for contempt of court until they find out.
Just start jailing people for contempt of court until they find out.
April 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If Kristi Noem can go down to El Salvador and take concentration camp selfies, then DOJ can figure out where Abrego Garcia is.
Just start jailing people for contempt of court until they find out.
Just start jailing people for contempt of court until they find out.
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Abigail Disney at @patrioticmillionaires.org: "The men we associate with 'broligarchy' are the emotionally stupid men (Bezos) psychologically underdeveloped men (Zuckerberg) damaged men (Musk) or overindulged & spoiled men Trump. They put more faith in aggression as a means of problem solving."
April 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Abigail Disney at @patrioticmillionaires.org: "The men we associate with 'broligarchy' are the emotionally stupid men (Bezos) psychologically underdeveloped men (Zuckerberg) damaged men (Musk) or overindulged & spoiled men Trump. They put more faith in aggression as a means of problem solving."
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The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
April 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The problem is: they've mistaken correlation for causation. They think their parents and grandparents had a good life *because* of manufacturing jobs. When, in reality, their parents and grandparents had a good life *despite* manufacturing jobs, because of unions, high taxes, and social policies.
The biggest kudos to Senator Booker’s staff for their behind the scenes work to make this historic moment a reality.
Can’t imagine what an undertaking this must have been for Booker’s staff.
April 2, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The biggest kudos to Senator Booker’s staff for their behind the scenes work to make this historic moment a reality.
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Cory Booker just gave the longest speech in the history of Congress and concluded by apologizing to everyone who had to stay up all night keeping the chamber open and operating.
April 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Cory Booker just gave the longest speech in the history of Congress and concluded by apologizing to everyone who had to stay up all night keeping the chamber open and operating.
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Hungary shows us the endgame of autocratic populism: poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Hungarian Model
MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.
www.theatlantic.com
March 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Hungary shows us the endgame of autocratic populism: poverty and corruption
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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I'm not a programming guy but MSNBC and CNN should be airing this Cory Booker thing in the same way you take over programming if there's a no-hitter or a basketball player with 60 points in three quarters. It's a physical feat! Cut in for this kind of thing. Costs nothing, gooses ratings, good TV.
April 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I'm not a programming guy but MSNBC and CNN should be airing this Cory Booker thing in the same way you take over programming if there's a no-hitter or a basketball player with 60 points in three quarters. It's a physical feat! Cut in for this kind of thing. Costs nothing, gooses ratings, good TV.
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"Maybe I could break the record of the man who opposed the rights on which I stand. I'm not here because of his speech, though. I'm here DESPITE his speech." - @corybooker.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"Maybe I could break the record of the man who opposed the rights on which I stand. I'm not here because of his speech, though. I'm here DESPITE his speech." - @corybooker.com