carolyneast2west.bsky.social
Wife of a retired Navy vet/Federal worker, Mom of two great adults, Finn's grandma. Artist/Photographer/Writer. I ask a lot of questions. Sometimes I know the answers. I try to be kind.
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No matter how low Trump goes, some of the press is down lower ready to kiss his feet.
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We all misspeak or get twisted in our own thoughts now and then. That’s okay! But we should just confess the error and move on… but we really need to do that when the misstatement is a material fact that’s central to the issue we are discussing.
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Thanks for that trick! I usually try to find another link that is reporting the same story, but I'll add this to my book of tricks for next time.
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And finally, this article is an excellent examination of the shared values of Musk and Putin. As you watch what is happening, keep asking yourselves: how might those "shared values" be playing a role in what you're seeing.
theconversation.com/while-the-wo...
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And since the original WSJ article is behind a paywall, here's a PBS article too:
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Correction: The WSJ article appeared in October 2024, not 2025.
Here is the link:
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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We’re it.
When it gets bad enough, I hope we’re ready.
When it’s time, we need to make the protests in South Korea look tiny in comparison, and we have to commit to being there for as long as it takes for our reps to get the message.
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Let's not forget that Musk has his own ties with Putin, including having had frequent personal phone calls w/him over for several years as reported by the Wall Street Journal in October 2025. 2 Putin stoodges working together - if we can't get Trump to do the work, let's give him an "Aide" to help.
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It seems like they've been gone for a lifetime already. I miss not having to worry so much.
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in the end, I'm always reacting to what I have already done and very deliberately going forward. This is a really interesting question - thanks for making me think a bit about how I work and realize that deliberate choices can be intuitive ones too.
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Yes, I think that is an intuitive approach. Somehow, artists have come to believe that you have to work with some wild abandon in order to tap into your unconcious. I don't believe that's true. I may have *moments* when I'm starting a new project where I seem like I'm just freestyling it, but...
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I'm the same way. I try to push myself to be freer and let "happy accidents" happen but I never like the results. It's interesting you say this though because your work has a nice, intuitive quality that I really like.
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This will never work. Everyone knows the only way to cure bird flu is by drinking raw milk while speeding down the road with road kill tied to your roof and a prayer for King Trump in your heart. Get with the plan!
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Wow - that's beautiful too! Yes, I notice some variations in mind too, depending on my mood, the tools, and even how tired I am. But even between your two very different pieces, there is still a similiar personal stamp. Thanks for the follow - looking forward to seeing more of your work.
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What fascinates me about asemic writing is that each person's is so unique. It's impossible for two people to do the exact same asemic writing and I believe it reall reveals our true inner selves because of that. Very nice collage, by the way.
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No, they haven't. And this is shaping up to be the largest mass termination of workers in U.S. history (previous record was held by IBM which fired 60,000 in 1993). The effects of these terminations will ripple through the economy like wild fire.