Kara Paints
Librarian by day, Artist & Illustrator by night. Druid, feminist, and loudmouth.
- Reposted by Kara PaintsI wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
- Reposted by Kara PaintsICE & U.S. Customs & Border Protection employed at least 30 people with sexual & violent criminal histories in recent years. At least 20 agents committed offenses with underage victims. The bulk of abuse happened within the last two years. This article includes names of the agents.
- Reposted by Kara PaintsA lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
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- Reposted by Kara Paints"This promise of an AI future, is really just a collective anxiety that wealthy people have about how well they're gonna be able to control us in the future." - @tressiemcphd.bsky.social with an absolute mic drop moment about AI bullshit. Incredible words. Listen to all of it!
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- The thing that is the most frustrating about all of this is how breathtakingly stupid it is. Their vision of the future is what? Brain drain, 1 in 5 babies born will die before their 1st birthday, husbands/fathers dying in horrific industrial accidents leaving orphans & widows penniless?
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- Reposted by Kara PaintsDr. Toni Morrison on white women - a whole damn read:
- I just had an idea and I think it might work. What if we convince the tangerine tyrant to have a Wrestlemania event on his birthday instead of a military parade? They could call it The Event of the Century: Wrestlemania Solid Gold (Presidents name here) edition.
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- Reposted by Kara PaintsThe klan, the police, the butcher, baker and candlestick maker in every little Southern hamlet used to disappear Black people too. When they didn't step off the street. When they whistled. When they bought a new suit and stood too straight. Fascism isn't new here. It's coming for you too.
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- Reposted by Kara PaintsICE agents covering their faces, in plain clothes, taking people without charges. We all must condemn this. Mahmoud Khalil Yunseo Chung Runeysa Ozturk The list is continuing to grow. abcnews.go.com/US/tufts-phd-s…
- Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying. They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks. From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
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- Reposted by Kara Paints🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
- Every day I read the news and every day I come to the same conclusion: I am so tired of people who know how nothing works destroying everything.
- Working on a career day presentation on being a public librarian & it’s taking all of my restraint not to include the stories of rabid mouth-breathing book banners. The audience is 6th-8th graders.
- Hey IL, this is one of the best resources for flu season…
- This week’s respiratory illness update ⚠️ Did you know our seasonal respiratory illness dashboard is updated weekly? Check it out for a snapshot of COVID-19, flu, and RSV activity levels, trends, hospital admissions, and more. 🔎 Explore the dashboard: bit.ly/RespiratoryDashboard
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- Easily 1/3 of the essays I am judging for the National Civics Bee are about school shootings. I realize that our current elected officials at the top are the equivalent of a sack full of weasels, but we are failing our responsibilities to our children.
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- In case you needed good news: look at the baby!
- Just, like, hypothetically, where does the Treasury building get its power and how hard is it to shut that off? Hypothetically.
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- Reposted by Kara PaintsDorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜 The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization. Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
- Did I just call my senators about Musk & his lackeys? I did Did I use the words: “I am furious” I did Did I also mention that I was an Americorps volunteer and my husband is a West Point grad? I did I had to take an oath to uphold & defend the Constitution. WHERE ARE THE REST OF YOU?
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- I’ve volunteered to be a judge for the upcoming National Civics Bee & I’m looking forward to reading essays by kids who are interested in solving problems in their communities.
- First print of 2025: Baba Yaga’s house.
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- I’ve read enough history to know that we are in the midst of a collapsing empire. Find your people, protect the vulnerable, and let’s bring forward a more equitable future together.
- Reposted by Kara PaintsNews Flash The Jack Ass is being sued for absolutely everything and it will take years to get past every injunction and work through the courts. By then it will be mid terms and we can take back the senate. 33 senate seats are up for reelection 435 house seats Breathe We got this
