Kristen Caven
@generousmuse.org
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Kristen Caven
@generousmuse.org
· Dec 12
I don't miss X but I miss Twitter. I miss the nounverb, "Tweets." So hey @bsky.app, what's the lingo? Butterflies are quieter than birds... so shall we call these "Flaps?" Maybe "Flutters?"
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
-FDR, 1937
-FDR, 1937
It's true, I made the protagonist of #thesoulsofherfeet real and myself a fiction to nail the voice.
Great event today @cwc-berkeley.org!
Great event today @cwc-berkeley.org!
@generousmuse.org suggests finding an author voice by getting so into the head of your narrator/protagonist that they are writing the story.
- Finding Your Author Voice with Renee Swindle for @cwc-berkeley.org #writing #writers
- Finding Your Author Voice with Renee Swindle for @cwc-berkeley.org #writing #writers
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 AM
It's true, I made the protagonist of #thesoulsofherfeet real and myself a fiction to nail the voice.
Great event today @cwc-berkeley.org!
Great event today @cwc-berkeley.org!
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November 15, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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We could've had VP Tim Walz sharing his Thanksgiving dressing recipe right now, but no
November 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We could've had VP Tim Walz sharing his Thanksgiving dressing recipe right now, but no
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The shutdown of U.S.A.I.D in November has already killed six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.
The toll will continue to grow
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The toll will continue to grow
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The shutdown of U.S.A.I.D in November has already killed six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.
The toll will continue to grow
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The toll will continue to grow
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Thank you to the organizers of today's wildly successful (and peaceful) "No Kings" rallies. You did an amazing job. And thanks to all the millions of people who showed up to give us faith. And a special shout out to the White House regime and the Speaker of the House for all the free publicity!
October 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Thank you to the organizers of today's wildly successful (and peaceful) "No Kings" rallies. You did an amazing job. And thanks to all the millions of people who showed up to give us faith. And a special shout out to the White House regime and the Speaker of the House for all the free publicity!
Dressing weird is peaceful resistance. What are you wearing on Saturday?
100%!! Dress as ridiculous, as possible, find the weird joy - Show everyone that we are #PEACEFULLY protesting for our rights, saying #NoKings, and standing against this fascist regime! #Resist #2025Protests #StandTogether
October 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Dressing weird is peaceful resistance. What are you wearing on Saturday?
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A very warm audience at Oakland's Altenheim tonight celebrating The Dirndl Diaspora's 5th birthday! ##dirndldiversity
October 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
A very warm audience at Oakland's Altenheim tonight celebrating The Dirndl Diaspora's 5th birthday! ##dirndldiversity
Congratulations to @tommyorange.bsky.social on the @macfound.org MacARThur! Love seeing you at #lookoutpoint. Come share stories with @cwc-berkeley.org someday
oaklandside.org/2025/10/10/o...
oaklandside.org/2025/10/10/o...
Oakland author Tommy Orange chosen for ‘genius grant’
Each of the 2025 MacArthur Fellows, which also include a UC Berkeley researcher, receives $800,000 with no strings attached.
oaklandside.org
October 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Congratulations to @tommyorange.bsky.social on the @macfound.org MacARThur! Love seeing you at #lookoutpoint. Come share stories with @cwc-berkeley.org someday
oaklandside.org/2025/10/10/o...
oaklandside.org/2025/10/10/o...
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Y'all thought the unimaginable would never happen in America, but it is happening. 😳👇
October 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Y'all thought the unimaginable would never happen in America, but it is happening. 😳👇
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1 transgender shooter
GOP: "We must institutionalize all transgenders!"
47,209 white male shooters
GOP: "This is the cost of freedom."
GOP: "We must institutionalize all transgenders!"
47,209 white male shooters
GOP: "This is the cost of freedom."
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
1 transgender shooter
GOP: "We must institutionalize all transgenders!"
47,209 white male shooters
GOP: "This is the cost of freedom."
GOP: "We must institutionalize all transgenders!"
47,209 white male shooters
GOP: "This is the cost of freedom."
They can't take it down off the internet...
September 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
They can't take it down off the internet...
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ISAAC NEWTON: i have just discovered gravity
EVERYONE ELSE: hey how come i can't float around anymore
EVERYONE ELSE: hey how come i can't float around anymore
September 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
ISAAC NEWTON: i have just discovered gravity
EVERYONE ELSE: hey how come i can't float around anymore
EVERYONE ELSE: hey how come i can't float around anymore
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The dinosaur 🦕 is a many headed hydra
Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC local news stations all owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group reading off of the same script
September 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The dinosaur 🦕 is a many headed hydra
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Keep in mind that this is taken from a Disney production, one that just this week won an Emmy.
It may sound vaguely apropos.
youtu.be/KYnE2Mxayco?...
It may sound vaguely apropos.
youtu.be/KYnE2Mxayco?...
Andor Season 2 | Mon Mothma’s Senate Speech | Now Streaming on Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Keep in mind that this is taken from a Disney production, one that just this week won an Emmy.
It may sound vaguely apropos.
youtu.be/KYnE2Mxayco?...
It may sound vaguely apropos.
youtu.be/KYnE2Mxayco?...
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
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“Child molesters are bad” should not be a partisan issue.
September 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“Child molesters are bad” should not be a partisan issue.
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Me: we all have the same 25 hours
Friend: you mean 24 hours?
Me, realizing my friend can’t afford the secret 25th hour: yes
Friend: you mean 24 hours?
Me, realizing my friend can’t afford the secret 25th hour: yes
April 16, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Me: we all have the same 25 hours
Friend: you mean 24 hours?
Me, realizing my friend can’t afford the secret 25th hour: yes
Friend: you mean 24 hours?
Me, realizing my friend can’t afford the secret 25th hour: yes