Cari Luna

Cari Luna

@cariluna.bsky.social

Author of THE REVOLUTION OF EVERY DAY, winner of the Ken Kesey Award for Fiction. Words in The Nation, Guernica, Street Roots, Salon, Jacobin, etc. https://linktr.ee/cari.luna

3,538 Followers 1,085 Following 3,274 Posts Joined Apr 2023
17 hours ago

Here's my bottom line:

Much of what they are doing is bad.
Much of what they are doing is unpopular.
Pushback is working.
We are winning.
Keep fighting.
Be creative.
Push for what you'd want.
Allow for insiders and outsiders.
Realize that change takes time.
Reduce harm in the meantime.

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19 hours ago

This is called kidnapping and it’s a crime. Abolish ICE

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V.A. Begins Drive to Put Homeless Veterans Into Guardianship

They could strip homeless vets of their basic civil rights like this, or they could place them in housing with the wraparound services they need, maintaining their freedom, dignity, and right to choose. When given the option, this administration always goes in the least humane direction possible.

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What she said and also the whole thread.

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❤️

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❤️😻❤️

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Thank you ❤️

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Yeah I’m liking it SO much better than the crutches I got at the hospital.

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A knee scooter with a Street Roots tote bag on the handle and a foot wrapped in a splint propped up on an ottoman.

Cari of this past Sunday before 7:30 pm totally took having two unbroken feet for granted. Cari of today has only one unbroken foot and is profoundly cranky about it.

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One-On-One Book Mentorship Program — Summer Brennan I am currently accepting a small number of writers for a yearlong, one-on-one book guidance mentorship program, available beginning May 2026 . Over the course of the year, we’ll meet individually on...

Hello, want me to help you write and publish a book? I currently have a limited number of spaces available for a yearlong one-on-one book mentorship program www.summer-brennan.com/store/one-on...

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Yup!

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6 days ago
If an artist isn't able to visualise their ideas on paper (or on the screen) without the use of genAI, they are not an artist.

I know some artists who aren't capable of visualising things in their head, yet they can still create stunning art. I know others who brainstorm their ideas and compositions with literal scribbles and stick figures, only to end up with a beautifully rendered piece.

There is absolutely no excuse for a self-respecting artist to use genAI at any point during their process.

Someone over on Instagram saying that genAI is bad for art, but can still be used by artists who have trouble visualising their ideas.

I had to reply.

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5 days ago

She heard about it from him in his Oprah days and has been taking it ever since. Fifteen years or more at this point.

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“I don’t know, Mom. Just spitballing here, but could the (debatable) infrequency of your colds have something to do with your near-obsessive handwashing and the fact that you don’t get out much? No. It must be the bits of metal a tv doctor told you to swallow.”

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Another day, another conversation in which I fail to convince my 82-year-old mother that colloidal silver is 1) toxic and 2) not the reason why she “gets sick less often than other people.”*

Dr. Oz has so much to answer for, that fucking quack.

*she totally still gets sick.

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Today I learned here in Portland teachers are being asked to either take 3 furlough days or cut 170 full time teaching positions. My son is in a blended class of 4/5th graders because they didn’t have enough money for another teacher. Fuck off

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okay so this seems pretty clear. he knows what it is, he did it on purpose, he chose keeping it over his career with the Marines, if we know this then Susan Collins will also know it, it will 100% come up in the general, let's be done talking about this guy as a real candidate

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Portland's focus on new shelters may reduce opportunities to house people - Street Roots Since 2021, Portland all but eliminated spending that could open new doors for homeless Portlanders transitioning out of the shelter system into housing.

The apparent shifts and gaps in our investments reflect the fact that under the old form of government, priorities were dictated by the commissioner in charge — meaning our City hasn’t had a consistent vision for addressing our homelessness and housing affordability crises.

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Members of the Oregon Education Association met Friday and Saturday for our PAC Convention and 75% of participants voted not to endorse a gubernatorial candidate. We are sending a message to our electeds and candidates: no longer will you be able to do the bare minimum and get our support.

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A sticker on a metal bus-stop pole: REBELLIONS ARE BUILT ON HOPE

Reminder

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Definitely poppy.

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It's the final countdown!

With advance praise from @cariluna.bsky.social, THE WEST FACADE by @laurencjohnson.bsky.social will be available in just 3 DAYS! Make sure to preorder a copy ASAP. bit.ly/43OhvJv

@susanschulman.bsky.social

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US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

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I’m so very tired of websites and apps.

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That wouldn’t do it. It’s all about the physical object.

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I have no explanation for the sudden stab of nostalgia I just felt remembering the tv guide insert in the Sunday paper.

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I need someone to run against Senator Taylor.

She hasn't faced a primary in a decade, and you got almost two years to prepare for your campaign. She isn't a formidable candidate.

You can beat her! 🫵

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Preschool for All addresses an affordability crisis head on, saving families an average of $18,600 per child.

Soon thousands more families will save money as we prepare to nearly double seat allocations next school year.

Universal tuition-free preschool in Multnomah County is near.

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We can't let them.

Tell everyone you know to sign:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/fu...

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A nearly blind Rohingya refugee who spoke no English was abandoned by Border Patrol, and his family was never notified of his release.

He is now dead.

Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a doughnut shop last Thursday and left him to find his way home, which was 5 miles away.

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