Kate
@baumgkat.bsky.social
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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These are the kinds of stories about the human costs of the Trump-Musk coup that desperately need telling right now.
Local news outlets and independent journalists can do a lot of important work here, for their own communities but also for the national effort to push back against this insanity.
Local news outlets and independent journalists can do a lot of important work here, for their own communities but also for the national effort to push back against this insanity.
DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital
February 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
These are the kinds of stories about the human costs of the Trump-Musk coup that desperately need telling right now.
Local news outlets and independent journalists can do a lot of important work here, for their own communities but also for the national effort to push back against this insanity.
Local news outlets and independent journalists can do a lot of important work here, for their own communities but also for the national effort to push back against this insanity.
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"I wonder what this relatively small account that Elon Musk follows is?"
"Oh I see, it just posts porn and Nazism only."
"Oh I see, it just posts porn and Nazism only."
February 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"I wonder what this relatively small account that Elon Musk follows is?"
"Oh I see, it just posts porn and Nazism only."
"Oh I see, it just posts porn and Nazism only."
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This tends to always become the conventional wisdom. It's never the fault of highly-paid democratic operatives who dont' do their job, it is the fault of some sophomores at Oberlin who made us put our pronouns in our bios!
I am worried this is going to become the conventional wisdom over the next four years: If those pesky college students and activists and SJWs hadn't over-reached, Trump II never would have happened.
It is nonsense.
It is nonsense.
February 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This tends to always become the conventional wisdom. It's never the fault of highly-paid democratic operatives who dont' do their job, it is the fault of some sophomores at Oberlin who made us put our pronouns in our bios!
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Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
2. A memo distributed by NSA leadership to its staff says that on February 10, all NSA websites and internal network pages that contain banned words will be deleted.
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
This is the list of 27 banned words distributed to NSA staff:
February 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.
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Hey #Booksky if you’re in the US and looking to step away from the zon for physical books can I highly recommend Thrift Books?
They donate and partner with non-profits to support school libraries in underserved areas, and prison libraries. Plus, the book prices are *very good*
www.thriftbooks.com
They donate and partner with non-profits to support school libraries in underserved areas, and prison libraries. Plus, the book prices are *very good*
www.thriftbooks.com
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February 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hey #Booksky if you’re in the US and looking to step away from the zon for physical books can I highly recommend Thrift Books?
They donate and partner with non-profits to support school libraries in underserved areas, and prison libraries. Plus, the book prices are *very good*
www.thriftbooks.com
They donate and partner with non-profits to support school libraries in underserved areas, and prison libraries. Plus, the book prices are *very good*
www.thriftbooks.com
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Trump brazenly broke the law by firing NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox. He did it to make the NLRB unable to function, so employers can ignore workers' rights to form unions (& probably also b/c Gwynne is a Black woman). (Gift link) 1/x
wapo.st/3CGlzlC
wapo.st/3CGlzlC
Former National Labor Relations Board member sues Trump for her firing
Gwynne Wilcox’s lawsuit is the first to challenge the president’s ouster of several members of independent boards — moves that appear to contravene a 1935 Supreme Court ruling.
wapo.st
February 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Trump brazenly broke the law by firing NLRB Member Gwynne Wilcox. He did it to make the NLRB unable to function, so employers can ignore workers' rights to form unions (& probably also b/c Gwynne is a Black woman). (Gift link) 1/x
wapo.st/3CGlzlC
wapo.st/3CGlzlC
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Proof that wokeness has run amok: Nearly 7% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Proof that wokeness has run amok: Nearly 7% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The Dumbest of Trade Wars enacted by the Dumbest Administration for these Dumbest of Times.
I’ve got to agree with the Wall Street Journal editorial board this time.
February 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The Dumbest of Trade Wars enacted by the Dumbest Administration for these Dumbest of Times.
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This is not paranoia. The threat is real.
February 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
This is not paranoia. The threat is real.
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I keep trying to make a “that child is 19, show him [some big devastating art movie, idk maybe Stalker] and he’ll have a breakdown and change his entire personality” joke but then I get too sad bc this is genuinely (part of) why the study of the humanities has been systematically delegitimized
February 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I keep trying to make a “that child is 19, show him [some big devastating art movie, idk maybe Stalker] and he’ll have a breakdown and change his entire personality” joke but then I get too sad bc this is genuinely (part of) why the study of the humanities has been systematically delegitimized
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Congress? Hello—federal workers here. We are struggling to fight all of this on our own.
February 2, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Congress? Hello—federal workers here. We are struggling to fight all of this on our own.
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Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all.
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
February 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all.
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
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Can always count on the Dems to bring a banana to a gun fight.
February 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Can always count on the Dems to bring a banana to a gun fight.
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Well done for making it to the end of January.
Stop whatever you're doing and read a book to reward yourself.
If you don't have a book, then buy one from an indie bookshop, that way you'll be making TWO people happy.
Stop whatever you're doing and read a book to reward yourself.
If you don't have a book, then buy one from an indie bookshop, that way you'll be making TWO people happy.
January 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Well done for making it to the end of January.
Stop whatever you're doing and read a book to reward yourself.
If you don't have a book, then buy one from an indie bookshop, that way you'll be making TWO people happy.
Stop whatever you're doing and read a book to reward yourself.
If you don't have a book, then buy one from an indie bookshop, that way you'll be making TWO people happy.
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Every disaster movie starts with scientists being ignored. Good thing we’re not doing that.
January 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every disaster movie starts with scientists being ignored. Good thing we’re not doing that.
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I will stop complaining about all movies being sequels if they make a Romy and Michelle cinematic universe
They are (probably) making a Romy and Michelle sequel! The world is a good place after all!
Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow in Final Talks for ‘Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion’ Sequel (Exclusive)
'Better Nate Than Never' director Tim Federle is on board to direct the feature based on the 1997 cult comedy.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I will stop complaining about all movies being sequels if they make a Romy and Michelle cinematic universe
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Every time you don't buy a book from Amazon, but use a good indie store who actually values the sale & treats you & your purchase with respect, the sun shines brighter, floofy puppies gambol in fresher grass, & Jeff Bezos's piles sting for just a biiiit longer.
Sounds GREAT to me.
Buy independent.
Sounds GREAT to me.
Buy independent.
January 31, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Every time you don't buy a book from Amazon, but use a good indie store who actually values the sale & treats you & your purchase with respect, the sun shines brighter, floofy puppies gambol in fresher grass, & Jeff Bezos's piles sting for just a biiiit longer.
Sounds GREAT to me.
Buy independent.
Sounds GREAT to me.
Buy independent.
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Not just genuinely unknown but perhaps genuinely unknowable, as when two customer service agents’ only capability is to refer you back to the other one.
The answer to this at this moment is genuinely unknown! No one knows! Will veterans' suicide prevention hotlines be able to make payroll or not? I guess we'll see....
are funds frozen or not? if so, which ones, and when, and under what authority?
January 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Not just genuinely unknown but perhaps genuinely unknowable, as when two customer service agents’ only capability is to refer you back to the other one.