Kirsten Cantrell
@kirstencan.bsky.social
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This week is going to be stupid. Next week will be worse, and the week after that even worse..., and then we will have elections. The days after that, it'll be so bad that we will miss these days.
July 14, 2026 at 1:28 AM
This week is going to be stupid. Next week will be worse, and the week after that even worse..., and then we will have elections. The days after that, it'll be so bad that we will miss these days.
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You think this heatwave was bad? Just wait. This isn't just another climate story. It's a labor story A housing story A public health story A civil rights story And as Hayhoe notes, a sit around the dinner table story. We need to keep talking about this. And act
www.unchartedblue.com/so-you-think...
www.unchartedblue.com/so-you-think...
So you think it's hot now? Scientists see more evidence climate changes are coming faster than expected
“The US having to cancel major 4th of July celebrations because of extreme heat is almost too spot on as a metaphor for the country’s failure to combat global warming.”—Fossil Free Media director Jami...
www.unchartedblue.com
July 7, 2026 at 1:36 PM
You think this heatwave was bad? Just wait. This isn't just another climate story. It's a labor story A housing story A public health story A civil rights story And as Hayhoe notes, a sit around the dinner table story. We need to keep talking about this. And act
www.unchartedblue.com/so-you-think...
www.unchartedblue.com/so-you-think...
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Skeptics of the proposed hyperscale data center in Box Elder County are sweating about a lot more than its energy demands and potential toll on water supplies.
‘So much worse than I even thought’: Utah’s ‘hyperscale’ data center could create massive heat island near Great Salt Lake
Skeptics of the proposed hyperscale data center in Box Elder County are sweating about a lot more than its energy demands and potential toll on water supplies.
www.sltrib.com
May 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Skeptics of the proposed hyperscale data center in Box Elder County are sweating about a lot more than its energy demands and potential toll on water supplies.
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If I were a Democrat trying to make some headway in Utah, I might point out that Trump put someone in a key decision-making role who blithely dismissed the safety of 3.5 million Utah residents, and joked about how no one lives there.
fuuuuuuck
April 24, 2026 at 3:37 PM
If I were a Democrat trying to make some headway in Utah, I might point out that Trump put someone in a key decision-making role who blithely dismissed the safety of 3.5 million Utah residents, and joked about how no one lives there.
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Q: You don’t regret that people might’ve lost important income to support their lives?
A: No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit.
Q: Ok. Did you reduce the federal deficit?
A: No, we didn’t.
A: No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit.
Q: Ok. Did you reduce the federal deficit?
A: No, we didn’t.
March 17, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Q: You don’t regret that people might’ve lost important income to support their lives?
A: No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit.
Q: Ok. Did you reduce the federal deficit?
A: No, we didn’t.
A: No, I think it was more important to reduce the federal deficit.
Q: Ok. Did you reduce the federal deficit?
A: No, we didn’t.
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there's a thing I like to call "load-bearing assumptions", that you don't notice until they're suddenly gone (e.g the air you breath has oxygen in it).
the post-ww2 order is a load-bearing assumption for basically the entirety of american life. trump took a sledgehammer to it in the last 90 days.
the post-ww2 order is a load-bearing assumption for basically the entirety of american life. trump took a sledgehammer to it in the last 90 days.
Trump has fully shattered the world we all grew up in. It’s a dramatic break from how things worked before, even compared to the Iraq War and other misadventures - the United States abruptly tumbling over a cliff and becoming literally more reckless and domineering than Putin’s Russia.
March 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
there's a thing I like to call "load-bearing assumptions", that you don't notice until they're suddenly gone (e.g the air you breath has oxygen in it).
the post-ww2 order is a load-bearing assumption for basically the entirety of american life. trump took a sledgehammer to it in the last 90 days.
the post-ww2 order is a load-bearing assumption for basically the entirety of american life. trump took a sledgehammer to it in the last 90 days.
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Donald Trump has learned nothing from decades of endless war.
I went to war three times for this country. Working class folks will pay the price of his military adventurism.
Americans are sick of it. I’m sick of it.
I went to war three times for this country. Working class folks will pay the price of his military adventurism.
Americans are sick of it. I’m sick of it.
February 28, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Donald Trump has learned nothing from decades of endless war.
I went to war three times for this country. Working class folks will pay the price of his military adventurism.
Americans are sick of it. I’m sick of it.
I went to war three times for this country. Working class folks will pay the price of his military adventurism.
Americans are sick of it. I’m sick of it.
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congress sounds cool i wish it was real
February 28, 2026 at 7:41 PM
congress sounds cool i wish it was real
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We're now the Nazis in this scenario.
January 21, 2026 at 2:06 PM
We're now the Nazis in this scenario.
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I have no idea what the trending topic USMNT means but I'd like to pretend it stands for US Mutant Ninja Turtles and it's about teams of ninja turtles facing off against each other.
October 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I have no idea what the trending topic USMNT means but I'd like to pretend it stands for US Mutant Ninja Turtles and it's about teams of ninja turtles facing off against each other.
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“Hey quick follow up for the History Respecter — what aspect of the Confederacy are you *most* proud of?
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
Hegseth on restoring a Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery: "We recognize our history. We don't erase it. We don't follow the woke lemmings off the cliff that want to tear down statues ... we're proud of our history."
August 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
“Hey quick follow up for the History Respecter — what aspect of the Confederacy are you *most* proud of?
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
The treason against the United States? The defense of slavery? All the losing? I bet it’s the losing.”
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You can either complain about the neighborhood kid learning how to play saxophone or teach her how to play careless whisper; maybe be a problem solver
January 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
You can either complain about the neighborhood kid learning how to play saxophone or teach her how to play careless whisper; maybe be a problem solver
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Brett Meiselas: The more Trump talks, the guiltier he seems...Whatever's in the files has to be so bad he called them a hoax, accused Obama of treason, shut down the Epstein investigation, recessed Congress, rushed his attorney to the federal prison to offer Epstein's accomplice an immunity deal...
July 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Brett Meiselas: The more Trump talks, the guiltier he seems...Whatever's in the files has to be so bad he called them a hoax, accused Obama of treason, shut down the Epstein investigation, recessed Congress, rushed his attorney to the federal prison to offer Epstein's accomplice an immunity deal...
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every time someone says “I asked ChatGPT” I hear “I asked the hallucinating machine of confident lies” and idk it just doesn’t engender a sense of trust you know
July 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
every time someone says “I asked ChatGPT” I hear “I asked the hallucinating machine of confident lies” and idk it just doesn’t engender a sense of trust you know
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This explanation by @velshi.com of what Trump is doing with ICE, while hollowing out the FBI, is dead on the money. We need to pay attention now, before it's too late. I had the good fortune to join him for this segment. Do not miss this. www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
'Blatantly unconstitutional’: Democracy professor on ICE tactics
ICE targeting students who have criticized the Trump administration is “blatantly unconstitutional,” warns professor of democracy Lucan Ahmad Way. “You can't simply racially profile or profile people based on their national origin and start pulling them off the streets,” says Joyce Vance. “That, by definition, is a police state.” With an explosion of new funding for ICE, as part of the GOP’s megabill, there’s yet more reason to be alarmed. With a rapid expansion of ICE, the danger, says Vance, “is that the people in charge are no longer the career officials with training who understand loyalty to the Constitution. These are quite literally people who understand loyalty to Donald Trump.”
www.msnbc.com
July 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This explanation by @velshi.com of what Trump is doing with ICE, while hollowing out the FBI, is dead on the money. We need to pay attention now, before it's too late. I had the good fortune to join him for this segment. Do not miss this. www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...
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I wish people would stop saying the BBB and just say Budget Bill? Why do we have to use his stupid names?
July 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I wish people would stop saying the BBB and just say Budget Bill? Why do we have to use his stupid names?
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Why are folks mad at the working mom with kids on Medicaid and SNAP rather than companies like Walmart that refuse to pay her a living wage and provide health insurance?
July 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Why are folks mad at the working mom with kids on Medicaid and SNAP rather than companies like Walmart that refuse to pay her a living wage and provide health insurance?
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Do not take legal advice from chatGPT.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
I have three hearings at three different courthouses today. At the second, someone was sobbing outside the courtroom. They'd asked ChatGPT what to say in Court. They believed what it told them.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
They lost because it hallucinated, and they didn't know there were no do-overs.
June 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Do not take legal advice from chatGPT.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
Do not take medical advice from chatGPT.
Do not take financial advice from chatGPT.
In fact, stop using chatGPT. It’s destroying the environment, giving people terrible advice and lining tech bro pockets.
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“Fixing climate change is too expensive.”
Um no. What’s really expensive is doing nothing.
Climate disasters cost billions—and those costs are rising fast. Climate solutions save money and lives, as well as building a better world for us all 🌏💚
Um no. What’s really expensive is doing nothing.
Climate disasters cost billions—and those costs are rising fast. Climate solutions save money and lives, as well as building a better world for us all 🌏💚
May 31, 2025 at 2:52 AM
“Fixing climate change is too expensive.”
Um no. What’s really expensive is doing nothing.
Climate disasters cost billions—and those costs are rising fast. Climate solutions save money and lives, as well as building a better world for us all 🌏💚
Um no. What’s really expensive is doing nothing.
Climate disasters cost billions—and those costs are rising fast. Climate solutions save money and lives, as well as building a better world for us all 🌏💚
This! I can't get over people thinking it's easy to get on these programs. It's not easy even if you qualify.
“An analysis found that the claim that 1.4 million undocumented migrants were on Medicaid was false. People living in the US without immigration papers are not eligible for the federal program other than to receive emergency medical treatment.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Top Republicans threaten to block Trump’s spending bill if national debt is not reduced
Prominent senators warn Trump to ‘get serious’ about addressing budget deficit or they will block ‘beautiful bill’
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This! I can't get over people thinking it's easy to get on these programs. It's not easy even if you qualify.
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Stop calling kidnapping and trafficking people to countries they’ve never been to “deporting.” It’s criminal behavior by a country with no conscience. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘illegally deported’ Vietnamese and Burmese migrants to South Sudan
Immigrant rights advocates say White House violated court order and ask judge to order nearly a dozen people’s return
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Stop calling kidnapping and trafficking people to countries they’ve never been to “deporting.” It’s criminal behavior by a country with no conscience. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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PLEASE REPORT ON THE CURRENT PRESIDENT'S MENTAL ACUITY
May 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
PLEASE REPORT ON THE CURRENT PRESIDENT'S MENTAL ACUITY
"It is past time for the state of Utah to take action. And that means finding a way to change the economy of our rural areas so that less water goes into cattle feed and more — much more — flows to the Great Salt Lake."
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Be real. If you were a third-generation farmer eking out a living in the dry valleys of Utah, and your most valuable asset was the water rights that attach to your land, giving up that water for a plan that might or might not save the Great Salt Lake from turning to dust would seem foolish at best.
Tribune Editorial: How Utah can get serious about getting more water to Great Salt Lake
Be real. If you were a third-generation farmer eking out a living in the dry valleys of Utah, and your most valuable asset was the water rights that attach to your land, giving up that water for a plan that might or might not save the Great Salt Lake from turning to dust would seem foolish at best.
www.sltrib.com
May 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"It is past time for the state of Utah to take action. And that means finding a way to change the economy of our rural areas so that less water goes into cattle feed and more — much more — flows to the Great Salt Lake."
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Who's responsible for the climate crisis?
Two new studies try to answer this question: but whichever way we slice it, the answer doesn't change much.
The wealthiest are disproportionately responsible for the greatest emissions, and that's why climate change is so unfair.
An explanatory thread 🧵
Two new studies try to answer this question: but whichever way we slice it, the answer doesn't change much.
The wealthiest are disproportionately responsible for the greatest emissions, and that's why climate change is so unfair.
An explanatory thread 🧵
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media.tenor.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Who's responsible for the climate crisis?
Two new studies try to answer this question: but whichever way we slice it, the answer doesn't change much.
The wealthiest are disproportionately responsible for the greatest emissions, and that's why climate change is so unfair.
An explanatory thread 🧵
Two new studies try to answer this question: but whichever way we slice it, the answer doesn't change much.
The wealthiest are disproportionately responsible for the greatest emissions, and that's why climate change is so unfair.
An explanatory thread 🧵