Karen Andrews
@karenandrews.bsky.social
Former College Prof ➡️ Certified Life and Career Coach for midlife professionals
May 10, 2026 at 3:35 AM
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the most anti free speech administration in this country’s history
Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr
After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs
scim.ag
May 9, 2026 at 10:51 PM
the most anti free speech administration in this country’s history
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There is not enough discussion of the EEOC's lawsuit against @nytimes.com for discriminating against a white man. Here's a gift link. Let's get into it.🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...
U.S. Sues The New York Times, Claiming Discrimination Against a White Man
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2026 at 11:54 PM
There is not enough discussion of the EEOC's lawsuit against @nytimes.com for discriminating against a white man. Here's a gift link. Let's get into it.🧵
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...
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It’s staggering
How swiftly states in the South can still move to stymie Black voters
And how ready they were to do so
How swiftly states in the South can still move to stymie Black voters
And how ready they were to do so
May 8, 2026 at 1:01 AM
It’s staggering
How swiftly states in the South can still move to stymie Black voters
And how ready they were to do so
How swiftly states in the South can still move to stymie Black voters
And how ready they were to do so
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horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2026 at 12:02 PM
horrible. this country’s turn away from science based medicine in the name of “wellness” is killing children and will kill a lot more. www.propublica.org/article/more...
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If you need to go somewhere and not spend any money, please visit your local library.
Library crawls are awesome. Every library is its own little world.
Library crawls are awesome. Every library is its own little world.
May 1, 2026 at 3:14 PM
If you need to go somewhere and not spend any money, please visit your local library.
Library crawls are awesome. Every library is its own little world.
Library crawls are awesome. Every library is its own little world.
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“Yours is the light by which my spirit's born: - you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.”
― E.E. Cummings
― E.E. Cummings
April 29, 2026 at 6:22 PM
“Yours is the light by which my spirit's born: - you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.”
― E.E. Cummings
― E.E. Cummings
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We get sunsets like this for free. The sky in all its vastness and the sun in all its burningness, conspire daily to embellish our evenings.
May there be beauty where you are.
May there be beauty where you are.
April 30, 2026 at 11:25 AM
We get sunsets like this for free. The sky in all its vastness and the sun in all its burningness, conspire daily to embellish our evenings.
May there be beauty where you are.
May there be beauty where you are.
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Jim Crow Didn't Die. It Went to Law School. #CivilWarMemory open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
Jim Crow Didn't Die. It Went to Law School.
The attempt to return Confederate monuments, the erasure of Black history, and today's Supreme Court ruling aren't coincidences. They're a coordinated campaign
open.substack.com
April 30, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Jim Crow Didn't Die. It Went to Law School. #CivilWarMemory open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
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My Threads feed is full of Black folks absolutely gutted and despairing over today’s Voting Rights Act ruling.
I love Bluesky for so much, but today is one of those historical moments where it is stark that we really live in two different Americas.
I love Bluesky for so much, but today is one of those historical moments where it is stark that we really live in two different Americas.
April 30, 2026 at 3:06 AM
My Threads feed is full of Black folks absolutely gutted and despairing over today’s Voting Rights Act ruling.
I love Bluesky for so much, but today is one of those historical moments where it is stark that we really live in two different Americas.
I love Bluesky for so much, but today is one of those historical moments where it is stark that we really live in two different Americas.
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The court has simply recreated the pre-Brown world in allowing racial discrimination across a broad number fields as long as it is “facially neutral,” gutting the Reconstruction Amendments in the process.
April 29, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The court has simply recreated the pre-Brown world in allowing racial discrimination across a broad number fields as long as it is “facially neutral,” gutting the Reconstruction Amendments in the process.
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The Voting Rights Act is essentially dead and it’s quite possible that we will, like when a similar SCOTUS gutted civil rights at the fall of Reconstruction, see a disappearance of much of the Black congressional representation, especially in the most heavily Black states, which are in the South.
April 29, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The Voting Rights Act is essentially dead and it’s quite possible that we will, like when a similar SCOTUS gutted civil rights at the fall of Reconstruction, see a disappearance of much of the Black congressional representation, especially in the most heavily Black states, which are in the South.
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Not only did you show up and show out for independent bookstores this weekend, you *also* helped us surpass $47 million raised for local bookstores since we launched in 2020.
Thank you for supporting indie bookstores this weekend and always 💜
Thank you for supporting indie bookstores this weekend and always 💜
April 27, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Not only did you show up and show out for independent bookstores this weekend, you *also* helped us surpass $47 million raised for local bookstores since we launched in 2020.
Thank you for supporting indie bookstores this weekend and always 💜
Thank you for supporting indie bookstores this weekend and always 💜
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Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)
El Capitan, 1925.
Coloured Woodblock.
El Capitan, 1925.
Coloured Woodblock.
April 26, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950)
El Capitan, 1925.
Coloured Woodblock.
El Capitan, 1925.
Coloured Woodblock.
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Happy Indie Bookstore Day!🎉 We can’t wait to celebrate with all of you today. We’re here until 6pm, so check out our IBD schedule and come see us! Plus, the crew is unveiling our new t-shirt and tote bag! Grab yours in-store or on our website. parnassusbooks.net/event/2026-0...
April 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Happy Indie Bookstore Day!🎉 We can’t wait to celebrate with all of you today. We’re here until 6pm, so check out our IBD schedule and come see us! Plus, the crew is unveiling our new t-shirt and tote bag! Grab yours in-store or on our website. parnassusbooks.net/event/2026-0...
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WE NEED TO KEEP CALLING THIS OUT BECAUSE IT MATTERS:
California is the 4th largest economy on Earth, and the most populous state in the country. This isn’t a place for amateurs.
Becerra has the experience for a state this big, this complex, and this consequential. 🧵
California is the 4th largest economy on Earth, and the most populous state in the country. This isn’t a place for amateurs.
Becerra has the experience for a state this big, this complex, and this consequential. 🧵
April 25, 2026 at 2:34 AM
WE NEED TO KEEP CALLING THIS OUT BECAUSE IT MATTERS:
California is the 4th largest economy on Earth, and the most populous state in the country. This isn’t a place for amateurs.
Becerra has the experience for a state this big, this complex, and this consequential. 🧵
California is the 4th largest economy on Earth, and the most populous state in the country. This isn’t a place for amateurs.
Becerra has the experience for a state this big, this complex, and this consequential. 🧵
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the way this makes sense for RFK is that "healthy people" and "sick people" are ontological categories.
“This was not a disease that was killing healthy people. It was killing sick people”.
RFK Jr. lying about the COVID19 pandemic.
RFK Jr. lying about the COVID19 pandemic.
April 23, 2026 at 12:25 AM
the way this makes sense for RFK is that "healthy people" and "sick people" are ontological categories.
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Come, here is the map. Shall we divide our right
According to our threefold order ta’en?
According to our threefold order ta’en?
April 22, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Come, here is the map. Shall we divide our right
According to our threefold order ta’en?
According to our threefold order ta’en?
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Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online
Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege
The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online
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This is a war based on lies
April 20, 2026 at 11:06 PM
This is a war based on lies
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Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx.
In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.
In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.
April 18, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Today, President Barack Obama and I read to a group of toddlers at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center in the South Bronx.
In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.
In between singing wheels on the bus, we discussed our administration’s vision for this City — one where New York’s Cutest have the strongest start possible.
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Redwood country. There's a version of humility that only comes from standing at the base of something like this.
#ForestFriday #scape #trees #photography #naturephotography #nature #landscapephotography #lookup #talltrees #forestfloor
#ForestFriday #scape #trees #photography #naturephotography #nature #landscapephotography #lookup #talltrees #forestfloor
April 17, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Redwood country. There's a version of humility that only comes from standing at the base of something like this.
#ForestFriday #scape #trees #photography #naturephotography #nature #landscapephotography #lookup #talltrees #forestfloor
#ForestFriday #scape #trees #photography #naturephotography #nature #landscapephotography #lookup #talltrees #forestfloor
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Imagine seeing what happened to Target and still deciding to learn the hard way. www.advocate.com/news/philz-c...
Philz Coffee CEO restores Pride flags in stores after intense backlash: ‘I made a mistake’
The company abandoned a controversial policy after protests and mounting public pressure.
www.advocate.com
April 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Imagine seeing what happened to Target and still deciding to learn the hard way. www.advocate.com/news/philz-c...