Cara Benson
Author of AN ARMSFULL OF BIRDS: A PERSONAL FIELD GUIDE TO LOVE, LOSS, AND COMMITMENT (now available for pre-order). Other words in Orion, Sierra Magazine, NY Times, Boston Review, Best American Poetry.
Fun at parties.
www.carabensonwriter.com
- It does not, however, make some folks climate experts. I spent way too long explaining how this arctic blast is actually A RESULT of overall global warming.
- BREAKING: The House Natural Resources Committee voted to send HR 4255, the Mexican gray wolf delisting bill, to the full House. The bill relies on misinformation when making the claim that Mexican gray wolves have met recovery criteria. Urge your Rep. to OPPOSE this bill: bit.ly/466LD4G
- volume up when you call
- Reposted by Cara BensonHey US friends - in addition to calling your senators to tell them to abolish ICE, it’s also a great day to tell them to vote NO on HJ Resolution 140 that would strip environmental protections from public lands surrounding Minnesota’s Boundary Waters. Senate switchboard: 202-224-3121
- Reposted by Cara BensonKristi Noem and her department’s latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately.
- Reposted by Cara BensonHi, authoritarianism scholar here! To answer your question, no, these are terrible choices to make if one wanted to consolidate an authoritarian regime. In fact, I'd go so far as to say these choices are based on the flawed logic that enough repression will cause people to give up and stop... (1/n)
- Reposted by Cara BensonThe grimness of US history should encourage us. Yes, people used to send lynching postcards. And other people saw that, worked towards building a more just society anyway, and succeeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination. There's more work to be done. What's our excuse for choosing despair instead?
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- Proofreading begins. It may still be getting tweaked, but you can pre-order it now! In fact, pre-pub purchases are helpful. You can go to my website or bookshop dot org to find it. An Armsfull of Birds: A Personal Field Guide to Love, Loss, and Commitment. #booksky #birds #mentalhealth #recovery
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- Reposted by Cara BensonThe “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
- The thing about waking up from anxiety at 4 in the morning is that lunch is over before 11.
- Reposted by Cara BensonI feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
- That tracks
- Annual post that the George Bailey character is emotionally abusive to his wife and children, and I can no longer tolerate watching It's A Wonderful Life because of it.
- Reposted by Cara BensonThe full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
- I wrote about Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm for Sierra Club's Winter Issue, guest edited by Rosario Dawson. The whole issue is amazing, starting with Rosario's gorgeous intro essay. Speaking of gorgeous, check out the total heart and love that emanate from Leah's smile.
- Here's the link to it online www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2025-...
- Reposted by Cara Bensoneverything is so fucking stupid
- Who read Mad magazine? Anybody remember the cartoon where a white dude was contemplating an ant or other insect on his finger, considering its place in the universe (something like that) with wonder, then crushing it in the last panel? I need to find that.
- Cosign
- You will be visited by three spirits
- Inspired by @nickallison80.bsky.social's poem in light of 47's dismal Gallup numbers.
- "The meow is coming from inside the box." Triptych. Cardboard and feline. 2025.
