Carol Walker Aten
@cw810.bsky.social
family, travel, food, art, community. & seals. & my dog 🦭
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Occupied Wabanaki Land :: Portland Maine🦞
http://www.walkeraten.com
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Occupied Wabanaki Land :: Portland Maine🦞
http://www.walkeraten.com
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NEW! "The simplistic authority of the self-help field appeals for a reason: who'd bother grappling with nuance & doing difficult personal work when a rando with fun glasses says all you really need is to live life as a breathing, shitting, and eating 'live, laugh, love' poster?" — @andreagrimes.com
No, You Shouldn't Ignore Your Dad’s Racism Just Because He Cuts Turkey Good
'Tis the season for a scolding over the so-called 'family estrangement crisis.'
www.theflytrapmedia.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
NEW! "The simplistic authority of the self-help field appeals for a reason: who'd bother grappling with nuance & doing difficult personal work when a rando with fun glasses says all you really need is to live life as a breathing, shitting, and eating 'live, laugh, love' poster?" — @andreagrimes.com
Need a distraction? This guy makes the most wonderful experiences - this is his latest neal.fun/size-of-life/
Size of Life
From an amoeba to a blue whale
neal.fun
December 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Need a distraction? This guy makes the most wonderful experiences - this is his latest neal.fun/size-of-life/
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November 30, 2025
November 30, 2025
On Friday evening, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the Trump administration’s negotiations with Russia over Ukraine that illuminated the administration’s approach to the world at ho...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
November 30, 2025
Who else was gifted germs this Thanksgiving? Loved having family together. What are we sharing this time? 🤧🦠
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Who else was gifted germs this Thanksgiving? Loved having family together. What are we sharing this time? 🤧🦠
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I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
November 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I really appreciate that @pbsnews.org ended the interview with this graphic.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
It captures, in the simplest and starkest terms, the brutal arithmetic driving this country's homelessness catastrophe.
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Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Autocorrect has become our worst enema.
politics in science sucks
A majority of U.S. adults (59%) say they don’t want to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. This is roughly identical to the share who said in October 2024 that they probably wouldn’t get the updated vaccine.
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
politics in science sucks
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it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
November 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
it's fascinating that you can see when exactly the Reagan revolution happened
Bea was ten too, but cancer got her. You’d have given her a good ranking - the perfect lake dog #lagottoromagnolo
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Bea was ten too, but cancer got her. You’d have given her a good ranking - the perfect lake dog #lagottoromagnolo
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Characteristics of SNAP recipients, from new @pewresearch.org analysis:
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Characteristics of SNAP recipients, from new @pewresearch.org analysis:
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
—87% born in the US, 13% born elsewhere
—27% employed in all months of the year, 12% employed in some months, 61% employed in no months
Full analysis and downloadable data: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
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JESUS CHRIST IN RICHMOND PARK: ORIGINAL UPLOAD
YouTube video by JAGGL113
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 AM
WAIT! @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social invented #mansplaining? How utterly fabulous.
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
WAIT! @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social invented #mansplaining? How utterly fabulous.
@hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @senangusking.bsky.social good grief people DO NOT CAVE TONIGHT - there's a better way forward
November 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
@hassan.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @senangusking.bsky.social good grief people DO NOT CAVE TONIGHT - there's a better way forward
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
Polls are open 7am - 8pm. You can register to vote at the poll. Vote! Your city matters! Details how here www.portlandmaine.gov/172/Election... 🗳️ #portlandmaine #maine
November 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Polls are open 7am - 8pm. You can register to vote at the poll. Vote! Your city matters! Details how here www.portlandmaine.gov/172/Election... 🗳️ #portlandmaine #maine
Great turnout to hear @colinwoodard.bsky.social f#nationhoodlab @salvereginauni.bsky.social @pellcenter.bsky.social give a turbo tour of #AmericanNations #nationsapart - history, data, context - best books to understand our current national dysfunction... #portlandmaine #civiceducation
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Great turnout to hear @colinwoodard.bsky.social f#nationhoodlab @salvereginauni.bsky.social @pellcenter.bsky.social give a turbo tour of #AmericanNations #nationsapart - history, data, context - best books to understand our current national dysfunction... #portlandmaine #civiceducation
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
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They want us to riot…
youtube.com/shorts/TBu1f...
youtube.com/shorts/TBu1f...
They WANT us TO RIOT
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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October 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
They want us to riot…
youtube.com/shorts/TBu1f...
youtube.com/shorts/TBu1f...
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It’s just stunning how much this administration despises the American people.
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 AM
It’s just stunning how much this administration despises the American people.
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WED OCT 29, 7:30PM ET
Starts in about 30 mins...
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Love America Rally with @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
Much to the dismay of those trying to tear us apart, the real power in this country is citizens coming together.
#EveryEffortCounts #NonViolenceIsPower
WED OCT 29, 7:30PM ET
Starts in about 30 mins...
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Love America Rally with @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
Much to the dismay of those trying to tear us apart, the real power in this country is citizens coming together.
#EveryEffortCounts #NonViolenceIsPower
Want to learn from Heather Cox Richardson about taking back patriotism? Sign up here!
Join historian and author Heather Cox Richardson as we talk about how Americans can take back patriotism in this moment including by voting and getting our friends to vote on November 4th.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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WED OCT 29, 7:30PM ET
Starts in about 30 mins...
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Love America Rally with @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
Much to the dismay of those trying to tear us apart, the real power in this country is citizens coming together.
#EveryEffortCounts #NonViolenceIsPower
WED OCT 29, 7:30PM ET
Starts in about 30 mins...
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Love America Rally with @hcrichardson.bsky.social.
Much to the dismay of those trying to tear us apart, the real power in this country is citizens coming together.
#EveryEffortCounts #NonViolenceIsPower
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It is the moral, ethical, and yes legally right for Democratic States and Cities to engage in Soft Secession by withholding federal taxes. This would not violate the Supremacy Clause, has immense precedent in US history, & the time to act is NOW.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
Blue States: It Is Time For Soft Secession
Democratic run State and County Govts contribute 71% of the United States economy, and it's past time they flexed their muscle to protect our humanity
www.qasimrashid.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It is the moral, ethical, and yes legally right for Democratic States and Cities to engage in Soft Secession by withholding federal taxes. This would not violate the Supremacy Clause, has immense precedent in US history, & the time to act is NOW.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...