Caroline

@caro130

philanthropy & nonprofits | repro health, rights, & justice | urbanism, transportation, housing | local DC politics | baseball (she/her) 📍The District of Columbia

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Caroline@caro130· 5d

Our TNR fail doesn't seem to let it bother her!

Tan tabby cat with a TNR ear tip loafs in a sunny windowsill

Caroline@caro130· 23d

Excellent exam room art at AtlasVet

A framed print of a surreal-ish painting with three wacky cartoon-looking dogs surrounded by floating strips of bacon and flowers

Caroline@caro130· Jul 10

I have to hope that under a new administration and different Council, DC won't keep raiding paid family & medical leave funds and cutting benefit maximums to pay for general fund things that should be covered by more progressive taxation on DC's wealthiest. dc.citycast.fm/news/dc-paid...

Bar chart from linked City Cast DC article noting that "Most money raised by paid leave tax doesn't go to paid leave." Showing how at first, all money from the paid leave payroll tax went to the PFML fund, but since 2025 a majority has been redirected to the general fund.

DC employers (and by extension employees) are now paying the same payroll tax to receive less benefits since the benefit maximums are being reduced in the FY27 budget.

Caroline@caro130· Jul 8

Well I have received this truly twisted Instagram ad from Matt Walsh and the Daily Wire.

Screenshot of Instagram ad with photo of child screaming with hands over their ears and a mom in the background whom I guess I'm meant to take it is a bad mom because the text says "How Gentle Parenting Helped Turn America Against Children: Men have a deep need for respect. The culture spent decades telling women that is not their problem. The marriages paid the price."
Post attributed to Matt Walsh and The Daily Wire.

Caroline@caro130· Jun 24

Downloaded the finally updated DC 311 app, so excited to submit a ticket again... But nope! Still broken. This is wild. cc: @vegjosh.bsky.social

Error message after getting to the final page and hitting submit saying "the 311 Service does not appear to be reachable at this time"

Caroline@caro130· Jun 16

Still rocked that @janeese4dc.bsky.social button on Metro though!

Janeese Lewis George for DC Mayor button on bag

Caroline@caro130· Jun 6

Watching the Orioles/Blue Jays game and this fan recovered Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s earring after it fell out while he was catching a foul. And now they keep zooming in on her and her "Hot Dog Slut" t-shirt, and I'm just delighted for her all around.

Image from baseball broadcast of the Orioles/Blue Jays game that has zoomed in on a fan in the first row of seats behind the infield net. She's drinking a beer and wearing a t-shirt that says "Hot Dog Slut" in block letters.

Caroline@caro130· May 24

Thank you! The biggest problem is that I fill everything out, get to the end, and get an error message like this screenshot (on either the app or web, on either mobile or desktop), and I can hit "try again" forever or go back and try an hour later but it never goes through.

Error message saying "We're sorry: your service request could not be submitted as the 311 Service does not appear to be reachable at this time"

Caroline@caro130· May 14

The 2026 @dcabortionfund.bsky.social Fund-a-Thon is getting really close to its overall goal with a couple days to go! Chip in to help someone from the DC area or traveling here from a state without access be able to afford their abortion & know that people support them. fund.nnaf.org/CaroDCAF26

Progress bar showing the overall DC Abortion Fund 2026 Fund-a-Thon campaign at $99,352 out of an overall $100,000 goal with just days left to go!

Caroline@caro130· May 14

You know what would make J.D. Vance and various other Trump admin chuds really annoyed? If you donated to @dcabortionfund.bsky.social to help people access and afford abortion care! Imagine his goofy little face being really grumpy as you drop $20! fund.nnaf.org/CaroDCAF26

Multi-colored graphic that says "I'm raising money for DCAF Fund-a-Thon 2026"

Caroline@caro130· Apr 20

This new map from @ggwash is great. For one: a view into how road and pedestrian infrastructure design is an equity issue when you compare median household income (left) with traffic crashes causing a fatality (right) by ward:

Screenshot of Greater Greater Washington data map showing median household income in DC by ward, with wards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 (largely Capitol Hill and NW) higher than 5, 7, and 8.

View from Greater Greater Washington interactive map showing traffic crashes causing a fatality since 2016, with ward 2 (downtown/Georgetown), ward 5, and especially wards 7 and 8 east of the Anacostia river darker than the rest.

Caroline@caro130· Apr 3

I'm just so locked in on the Artemis II gang, y'all. Look at them up there!

Screenshot from the YouTube livestream of the four Artemis II astronauts doing a media availability interview while on their way to the Moon. Their cute "zero gravity indicator" stuffed toy "Rise" is floating in the foreground.

Caroline@caro130· Mar 14

A farewell ride on the H Street Streetcar

Picture of the inside of the H St. NE Streetcar, slated to end service as of March 31

Caroline@caro130· Feb 6

Snoop is in a picturesque town with people in traditional garb? It's Olympics time baby

Snoop Dogg walks down the street talking to camera in Cortina, Italy, with a clock tower in the background and a musical troupe in a traditional garb

Caroline@caro130· Jan 31

First long walk through DC post-storm, which means it's time to appreciate one of an urbanist's favorite things: #sneckdowns that show where we could reclaim road space from cars for traffic-calming and pedestrian safety.

Photo of crosswalk and intersection showing pattern of accumulated snow at the corner over what is normally road, illustrating that cars can navigate the intersection with less road real estate than we currently give them.

Photo of intersection showing pattern of accumulated snow at the corners over what is normally road, illustrating that cars can navigate the intersection with less road real estate than we currently give them.

Caroline@caro130· Jan 28

Eww no, leave me alone

Email in Outlook inbox from Slack with subject line "Your new AI teammate is here [robot emoji]"

Caroline@caro130· Jan 1

Merriam Webster has read me for filth / knew what I was currently doing

Caroline@caro130· Dec 18

DC 311's response to the constantly overflowing litter cans in my neighborhood seems to be refusing to take my collection requests through either its broken app or now through its broken website. Great!

Caroline@caro130· Dec 7

Showing off the knife hands

Tabby cat laying tummy-up in my lap with her paw extending toward the camera and stretching to show pointy claws

Caroline@caro130· Dec 5

DC Metro remains undefeated for "whole station ad buy targeted at a small number of federal procurement officers who aren't me"

Banner ad in Metro station saying "Atlassian Government Cloud is now FedRAMP Moderate Authorized"

Caroline@caro130· Nov 23

A movie that takes place where you're from

Poster for the 1994 John Waters film "Serial Mom," set and filmed in Towson, Maryland, including scenes at my high school

Caroline@caro130· Nov 20

This remains so deeply goofy to come across on the Metro. What do they DO all day?

Four National Guardsmen standing around idly chatting at the end of the platform at Gallery Place-Chinatown Metrorail station.

Caroline@caro130· Oct 18

Vibes were high in DC

Caroline@caro130· Oct 18

Green line Metro heading to the Mall is busier than any rush hour train I've been on in years. #NoKings

Caroline@caro130· Oct 1

Today in my household being terminally online: I made a joke to my husband about our cat's recent change in favored snoozing location and a couple hours later he texts me THIS

The "Friendship ended with Musadir, now Salman is my best friend" meme, but with pictures of our cat and our actual chair & couch superimposed

Caroline@caro130· Sep 21

There are a few light poles in Bloomingdale with stickers of this cat, and I don't think she's lost or anything, I think someone just wanted to say "check out my cat"

A light pole with an oval sticker showing a tortoiseshell cat and the name "Charlotte"

Caroline@caro130· Sep 16

No! Nor can I believe that at the same time this lady was lurking in the construction site across the street and napping behind our garbage cans

A brown and tan tabby cat lounges on a couch requesting tummy rubs

Caroline@caro130· Aug 28

What the hell is this ad I just got in Instagram pushing a petition for the feds to take over Union Station? Are they astroturfing public support for the Trump administration to take over parts of DC one by one now?

An Instagram with a picture of the Union Station DC atrium and headline "Union Station deserves better. Elevators broken. Shops closed. Frustrated travelers want feds to take charge and fix it. Sign if you agree." It links to a Change.org petition and the "Paid for" line says "Paid for by Change.org, PBC"

Caroline@caro130· Aug 21

Multifaith prayer vigil speaking out against the occupation of DC, Friday evening 8/22 at 5pm at Columbia Heights Plaza. Hosted by @win-dc.bsky.social @congregationactionnet.org @festivalcenter.bsky.social and others. bit.ly/dc-prayer

Graphic invitation for an interfaith prayer vigil event. Text:
"Prayer Vigil: Columbia Heights Plaza, August 22, Gathering @ 4:30, Service @ 5pm" "Clergy of DC - Stand with Us. The overreach of the federal government has brought violence into our streets. Let us reclaim these spaces as sacred. Together we will make it clear to the powers that be: we are not afraid. We will defend DC. https://bit.ly/dc-prayer"
Followed by logos from: Jews United for Justice, Washington Interfaith Network, John Wesley AME Zion Church, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice, The Festival Center, Congregation Action Network, Am Kolel, Mount Vernon Place UMC, Social Action at Adas Israel, Lutheran Church of the Reformation, First Baptist Church, Interfaith Action for Human Rights, United Church of Christ, Faith in Public Life, Soujourners/SojoAction.

Caroline@caro130· Aug 21

Truly the dumbest timeline Just wasting National Guardsmen's time for them to stand around bored and chatting on a Metro platform during morning rush hour