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Minette Church

@mcarrierc.bsky.social
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Solo parent of teen. Archaeologist in the Rockies. Historical anthropology, contested borderlands, parenting and youth. Teaches others how to take walks staring at the ground, and then dig holes systematically and with purpose.

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Adam Markham @adammarkham.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Very good to hear, but it shouldn't have to be this way.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The evidence that the White House sought to punish Colorado over Tina Peters continues to ricochet within the state: @denverpost.com www.denverpost.com/2026/08/18/t...
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 18/08/2026
On Sunday, parents across the five boroughs got a night to themselves while NY's Cutest enjoyed free activities with NYC Parks staff at select recreation centers. Free & accessible child care doesn’t just make our city more affordable — it gives parents time to rest, recharge, or enjoy a night out.
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socialirreitant.bsky.social @socialirreitant.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social Message from Dorchester
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
So Israel just bombed Syria because — Bibi said —Turkey may use an airbase there. That would be the same Turkey that is a member of NATO and that has never attacked Israel. 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/w...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
KNOXVILLE: “The University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees approved a settlement with ex assistant professor Tamar Shirinian, agreeing to pay $1.9 million (after firing her for a Charlie Kirk comment) .” www.knoxnews.com/story/news/e...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 01/07/2026
“This is the first time the Supreme Court has given its blessing to redistricting across the boundaries of four-dimensional space,” political scientist Jonas Neuhaus said of the decision in RNC v. Garner
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Supreme Court Upholds Temporal Gerrymander That Would Cost Democrats 1932 Election
WASHINGTON—In a wide-reaching decision likely to affect every era of American life, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling Tuesday upholding a temporal gerrymander that would cost Democrats c...
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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It's telling that this guy is doing a victory dance even when he lost. Even he recognizes, implicitly, that he helped take something preposterous and get it four votes.
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Erin Brown @nutrixopus.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Anyone want to guess what Alito's views on dual citizenship are? Clearly, saying owing allegiance "solely to this country" suggests he would not uphold any dual citizenship.
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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 30/06/2026
A shockingly close call on how to read plain English in the first sentence of a constitutional amendment.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Fox Business contributor: Inflation isn't too bad “when you exclude food and energy”
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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
You should have to be older than a tree to cut it down
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OKC405 @okc405.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
If you use Waymo driverless car services, you are aiding and abetting fascism. Waymo helps I.C.E. agents locate people to terrorize and abduct. The company willingly shares all facial recognition, license plate and GPS data with I.C.E. and other law enforcement agencies—no subpoena required.
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Waymo Self-Driving Jaguar at Traffic Light
ALT: Waymo Self-Driving Jaguar at Traffic Light
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Minette Church @mcarrierc.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
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Minette Church @mcarrierc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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I.R.S. to Drop Audits of Trump and Family
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
No money for pediatric cancer research but there's $1.7 billion for people who beat cops and smeared feces on the walls of the US Capitol.
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Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
ICE announced they are shutting down its internal oversight agency. Unsurprisingly, the band of masked thugs that has been violently attacking and detaining our neighbors for the past 18 months is removing any vestige of internal accountability.
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Independent agency overseeing misconduct in immigration detention facilities shut down
An independent office within the DHS that investigates misconduct and handles complaints regarding safety and medical care at ICE facilities has been shut down.
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Ken Feder @kfed-archaeology.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Coming up! Register for my Zoom presentation Exposing Frauds, Busting Myths, and Solving Mysteries in American Southwest Archaeology for Old Pueblo Archaeology Center. Thursday, May 21, 7:00 PM Arizona time. (10:00 PM here in the East.)
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Minette Church @mcarrierc.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Source: The Colorado Sun share.google/IeOtstZeVlxs...
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Colorado lawmakers race to counter “right to natural gas” ballot measure
Legislative leaders are prepping a last-minute bill to blunt the impact of the proposed constitutional amendment
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penboyasgod.bsky.social @penboyasgod.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The US politics are best thought of as the Democratic Party are cleaners. They clean up the mess of Republicans then the voters get angry because the problems are not fixed by Democrats quickly enough, the voters then elect Republicans to break things again.
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T @terry-157.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
www.propublica.org/article/trum... Be very careful what you put on your lawn or garden soil. Be very watchful of household chemicals. Ask your cleaners! Be diligent at work to what chemicals you may use & learn about them. This is very bad! It will be abused.
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“A Huge Setback”: New EPA Directive Could Weaken Hundreds of Chemical Regulations
For decades, a small EPA program assessed toxic chemicals. In an internal memo obtained by ProPublica, a top Trump appointee sharply criticized the program’s work and directed agency offices to review...
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SHRED @tshred.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 24/04/2026
NEWS: Janet Mills has VETOED a first-in-the-nation bill that would have paused large data center projects, blocking Maine from becoming the first state to enact a statewide moratorium on AI infrastructure.
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Minette Church @mcarrierc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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Trump Says He’s Renovating ‘Filthy’ Reflecting Pool on the National Mall
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 18/04/2026
NEW: Obama makes his clearest case for voting 'Yes' in Virginia redistricting special election, with former AG Eric Holder backing him up. The clarifications were needed as deceptive GOP-backed ads have untruthfully claimed that Obama opposes it.
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Obama and Holder clarify their support for Virginia redistricting in new videos
"Deceitful" and "racist" GOP ads untruthfully claimed that Obama opposed current redistricting efforts in Virginia.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Remember, Democrats have repeatedly advanced measures to ban partisan gerrymandering and Republicans have voted against them time after time. This is the game Republicans wanted to play. OK, then.
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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 22/04/2026
When Trump began pressuring Texas and other red states to re-gerrymander their maps, the immediate consensus was that Democratic-led states could do little or nothing to counter it. But it turned out that Democrats were anything but helpless.
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🎶 But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time I got a list of names, and yours is in red, underlined I check it once, then I check it twice, oh 🎶
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Koreen Brennan @koreen.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
France passed a law requiring solar panels on every parking lot with more than 80 spaces. Equals 10 nuclear reactors Reduces heat island, shades cars The US -- 800 million parking spaces. Most of them are uncovered asphalt sitting in direct sunlight. Why aren't we doing this?
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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Minette Church @mcarrierc.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk
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Dee 🦋🦋 @do60een.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Bernie Sanders has pulled one out for the books. He has suggested a reading of the Epstein files as a filibuster to the Save Act.
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NPR @npr.org · 22/03/2026
The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years. n.pr/415FdjL
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End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats
The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the first time in nearly 1,000 years.
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Lucky Shitt 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 @luckyshitt.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Good morning, BlueSky
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Just a Dad 📎 @dadmakingcans.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Let’s stop softening the language. The pregnant detainees in the Texas ICE camp are children. They are not “young women.” They are minors. If pregnancies occurred while they were detained, every ICE officer must be investigated for child sexual assault. These children must be freed.
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NPR @npr.org · 22/03/2026
A self-employed couple already had to dip into retirement savings for health costs. Now, they are skipping vacations and canceling streaming to afford health insurance. n.pr/47dTCxC
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When health insurance costs $2,500 per month, families make tough choices
A self-employed couple already had to dip into retirement savings for health costs. Now, they are skipping vacations and canceling streaming to afford health insurance.
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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
“It’s clear that user feedback is influencing Microsoft’s moves around AI on Windows... The Copilot rollback is just one of the changes being made.” Keep it up, haters🤗 techcrunch.com/2026/03/20/m...
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Microsoft rolls back some of its Copilot AI bloat on Windows | TechCrunch
The company is reducing Copilot entry points on Windows, starting with Photos, Widgets, Notepad, and other apps.
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 22/03/2026
Here's the cold open from the very first SNL UK
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Of course, and it’s not new, but this is a problem of their own making. As judges in Minnesota have repeatedly made clear, you don’t get out of adhering to constitutional rights because you didn’t prepare for having the capacity to adhere to constitutional rights as part of your plan.
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Sean Marotta @smmarotta.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
What is outrageous about this, among many other things, is that makes relief turn on whose loved ones have the resources to hire or luck or network to get a lawyer to file for habeas. If you don't know to file or can't, even "we have no opposition" cases lead to continued detention.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
The right will try to repeat their lies that the Mueller Report "exonerated Trump" or "proved Russiagate was a hoax," but it did no such thing. It was a damning account of Trump's corruption by a foreign power, whose impact was limited by a cowardly Congress and complicit press.
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Rosemary Joyce @rajoyce.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
“Garden gnome spokesperson” made my weekend brighter.
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Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
(The Guardian) Trump wants ICE agents to do security at airports. They are untrained at their current job and will now be untrained at their airport jobs. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? A typical insane Trump or Miller idea. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump news at a glance: president says ICE agents at airports would ‘do security like no one has ever seen before’
Donald Trump threatened to deploy ICE agents to US airports on Monday if congressional Democrats do not immediately agree to fund airport safety – key US politics stories from 21 March at a glance
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Minette Church @mcarrierc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
At a HS track meet, found this parallel oblique flaked projectile point...embedded in the sidewalk.
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KellyK🌺 @azkellyk.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Listen to Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández—Republicans wrote the SAVE America Act to block citizens from registering & purge voters for before midterms. MAGA cannot win with more people voting, so they need to rig the system by making it harder to vote. ☎️ 202-224-3121 NOW #NoPayToVoteSaveAct
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Outrageous. Stripping Liam Conejo Ramos and his family of asylum is beyond cruel and indefensible. This decision must be overturned. Shame.
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Judge ends asylum claims for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, orders family's removal
The family’s lawyers plan to appeal the judge’s decision to deport the family to Ecuador.
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David Schrader 🇺🇦 #NoKings #TheOtherWay @dogman486.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I say we pledge right now to always vote against anything backed by any senator who votes for the Save Act. Our laws are meant to limit the Governments strength. If they want our votes, they should earn them through actual merit, not by limiting the People.
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