Colleen Carpenter
@colleenmcarpenter.bsky.social
Author, educator, public speaker. Leaving academia (prof of theology + environmental studies) for the great wide world, with my rescue dog Marigold keeping me company. St. Paul MN resident; grew up in Chicago.
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Day 19- Garden Tiger. A play on the name of the moth. I hope you like this one. I need a little encouragement to stay with Bluesky. I may go out with the end of the year.
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Day 19- Garden Tiger. A play on the name of the moth. I hope you like this one. I need a little encouragement to stay with Bluesky. I may go out with the end of the year.
I tried to avoid reading this because I knew it would break my heart. And it did. And I am so, so glad I read it.
I hope you’ll read this story about Melissa Hortman’s life, her parents and children, her love for gardening, her faith, and her approach to public service. It’s not about how she died, there is infinitely more to know about her than that. She is so missed.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
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December 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I tried to avoid reading this because I knew it would break my heart. And it did. And I am so, so glad I read it.
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet as the next archbishop of New York, marking a decisive shift in leadership style for one of the most visible dioceses in the United States.
New NY archbishop — a Chicago priest, missionary, bridge builder — reflects Pope Leo's style
Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet succeeds Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who turned 75 in February.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet as the next archbishop of New York, marking a decisive shift in leadership style for one of the most visible dioceses in the United States.
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The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed several years ago.
US Capitol Unveils Statue of Teen Civil Rights Icon Barbara Rose Johns
The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday revealed a statue of Barbara Rose Johns as she protested conditions at her segregated Virginia high school.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed several years ago.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
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December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
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December 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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December 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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One of our Shakopee observers witnessed ICE pepper spray a baby today in Chanhassen.
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
December 14, 2025 at 12:43 AM
One of our Shakopee observers witnessed ICE pepper spray a baby today in Chanhassen.
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
(Yes. You read that right.)
The agent knew the baby was there. ICE does not make our communities safer. End Operation Metro Surge NOW!
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mass shooting are dramatic and horrific evidence of our desperate need for gun control. they're really only the tip of the iceberg though.
gun suicides and accidental gun deaths kill more people than mass shootings. and they're both also out of control in the US.
gun suicides and accidental gun deaths kill more people than mass shootings. and they're both also out of control in the US.
December 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
mass shooting are dramatic and horrific evidence of our desperate need for gun control. they're really only the tip of the iceberg though.
gun suicides and accidental gun deaths kill more people than mass shootings. and they're both also out of control in the US.
gun suicides and accidental gun deaths kill more people than mass shootings. and they're both also out of control in the US.
When I first heard about the shooting at Brown, I thought "well, it's been awhile since the last school shooting" but apparently that's completely wrong—it's just been awhile since one made the news so loudly. Are we really so used to this that it's only rarely newsworthy?
The horrific tragedy at Brown University is the 389th mass shooting this year and the 230th gun incident on school grounds so far this year.
This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
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This is not normal and we don't have to live this way.
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December 14, 2025 at 1:52 AM
When I first heard about the shooting at Brown, I thought "well, it's been awhile since the last school shooting" but apparently that's completely wrong—it's just been awhile since one made the news so loudly. Are we really so used to this that it's only rarely newsworthy?
Powerful, quiet, devastating anger. Wow
I genuinely don't know if this is a "Minnesotan" thing or an "old guy of a certain age" thing but in case it's Minnesotan and people need an anger translator: this guy is so angry he could just about set something on fire with his mind.
This one isn’t downloadable but if you have TikTok go watch it. Well worth your time www.tiktok.com/t/ZTr4gRL7v/
December 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Powerful, quiet, devastating anger. Wow
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The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how | Rebecca Solnit www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris climate treaty, one of the landmark days in climate-action history
The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how | Rebecca Solnit
There’s much more to do, but we should be encouraged by the progress we have made
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December 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how | Rebecca Solnit www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris climate treaty, one of the landmark days in climate-action history
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'The crow's song' by Catherine Hyde, UK illustrator and artist based in Cornwall #WomensArt
December 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
'The crow's song' by Catherine Hyde, UK illustrator and artist based in Cornwall #WomensArt
Totally me and my dog in St. Paul today. SOOO cold!
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Totally me and my dog in St. Paul today. SOOO cold!
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…at night the ice weasels come.
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
…at night the ice weasels come.
Sheer viciousness. Deliberate harm to children
Banned words list has real consequences.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
A Head Start program operated by a tribe on a Native American reservation was told not to prioritize tribal kids, in clear violation of Head Start Act. The program director also can’t do training on trauma-informed instruction, or to support kids with autism.
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Sheer viciousness. Deliberate harm to children
These people are so ugly and awful. Who acts like this? In front of children????
My daughter’s school bus was delayed this morning because armed ICE agents, some masked, were in the middle of 15th Ave in Cedar Riverside. So why wouldn’t ICE just get out of the way when the bus came? Perhaps they were busy harassing Somali-Americans, who are overwhelmingly citizens. But... (1/4)
December 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
These people are so ugly and awful. Who acts like this? In front of children????
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The thing is... many of us have limits, boundaries, places we won't go, and that allows us to imagine that others have limits, boundaries, places they won't go. But they don't--not this administration. So normalizing *anything* just means having to normalize a bleeding edge farther out at some point
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The thing is... many of us have limits, boundaries, places we won't go, and that allows us to imagine that others have limits, boundaries, places they won't go. But they don't--not this administration. So normalizing *anything* just means having to normalize a bleeding edge farther out at some point
Loved this game as a kid! And for exactly these reasons . . .
"Smug is the emotional tone of Mastermind. I want the buyer to feel judged by the box. Like the box is already disappointed in them. If you don’t want smug, don’t name the game Mastermind. This isn’t fucking checkers. This is a duel in a seminar room at Davos."
The Mastermind Box Cover: What the Hell Were They Thinking?
- - -INVICTA GAMES, LTD. Packaging Team — Official Minutes Project: Mastermind / New Cover Presentation MARTIN SMITH (Marketing Senior Vice Presi...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Loved this game as a kid! And for exactly these reasons . . .
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Governor, when my wife was arrested at BroTex she had a team of attorneys — including legislators & a MN supreme court justice — trying to locate her & they were all stonewalled by Feds. There’s a pattern here.
But the point is that they shouldn’t be disappearing *ANYONE* regardless of citizenship!
But the point is that they shouldn’t be disappearing *ANYONE* regardless of citizenship!
Multiple U.S. citizens have been arrested during ICE operations.
The forcefulness, lack of communication, and unlawful practices displayed by federal agents will not be tolerated in Minnesota.
The forcefulness, lack of communication, and unlawful practices displayed by federal agents will not be tolerated in Minnesota.
December 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Governor, when my wife was arrested at BroTex she had a team of attorneys — including legislators & a MN supreme court justice — trying to locate her & they were all stonewalled by Feds. There’s a pattern here.
But the point is that they shouldn’t be disappearing *ANYONE* regardless of citizenship!
But the point is that they shouldn’t be disappearing *ANYONE* regardless of citizenship!
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Facts alone don’t change the world, but stories can. That's why I put together this starter pack of climate writers and journalists who know how to translate science into narratives that people can feel, understand, and act on.
For more, check out my 20+ other climate-themed starter packs!
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December 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Facts alone don’t change the world, but stories can. That's why I put together this starter pack of climate writers and journalists who know how to translate science into narratives that people can feel, understand, and act on.
For more, check out my 20+ other climate-themed starter packs!
For more, check out my 20+ other climate-themed starter packs!
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With continued reports of active federal operations in our city, it’s very important to know your rights, be prepared, and contact an immigration attorney if needed.
Resources are available:
➡️ https://mylegalaid.org/in-the-community/community-clinics
➡️ https://www.vlnmn.org/help/clinics
Resources are available:
➡️ https://mylegalaid.org/in-the-community/community-clinics
➡️ https://www.vlnmn.org/help/clinics
December 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
With continued reports of active federal operations in our city, it’s very important to know your rights, be prepared, and contact an immigration attorney if needed.
Resources are available:
➡️ https://mylegalaid.org/in-the-community/community-clinics
➡️ https://www.vlnmn.org/help/clinics
Resources are available:
➡️ https://mylegalaid.org/in-the-community/community-clinics
➡️ https://www.vlnmn.org/help/clinics
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They cut off her wedding ring. Wanton cruelty, just because. When this is all over all of these people need to go to prison
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, said agents told her in the truck that if she didn’t watch herself “they were going to pull me over to the side of the road and give me this OC,” law enforcement shorthand for pepper spray.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
They cut off her wedding ring. Wanton cruelty, just because. When this is all over all of these people need to go to prison