Dr K
@dockim.bsky.social
Leadership scholar and sf geek.
Coffee, books, movies, and my cat is all I need.
Oh… and democracy.
#DemCast
#ResistTyranny
#TeamPete
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Coffee, books, movies, and my cat is all I need.
Oh… and democracy.
#DemCast
#ResistTyranny
#TeamPete
If you put me on a moderation list that projects your own insecurities, you will be blocked.
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I saw this old movie clip floating around Instagram and hoo boy it was so prescient that I had to bring it over here.
When Katharine Hepburn tells you who the villains are, you’d better listen.
When Katharine Hepburn tells you who the villains are, you’d better listen.
December 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I saw this old movie clip floating around Instagram and hoo boy it was so prescient that I had to bring it over here.
When Katharine Hepburn tells you who the villains are, you’d better listen.
When Katharine Hepburn tells you who the villains are, you’d better listen.
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Sweeping science cuts in 2025 halted clinical trials, erased public health data and forced researchers into impossible choices.
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers reflect on how 2025’s science cuts have changed their lives
US science lost a great deal in 2025, including tens of billions of dollars of federal funding, entire research agencies and programs, and a generation of researchers.
buff.ly
December 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Sweeping science cuts in 2025 halted clinical trials, erased public health data and forced researchers into impossible choices.
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
“This year nearly broke me as a scientist,” one writes.
Six researchers share their stories: buff.ly/u2MHIQo 🧪
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There you have it.
Another MAGA-radicalized domestic terrorist who fell for Trump’s fabricated conspiracy theories hook, line and sinker.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Another MAGA-radicalized domestic terrorist who fell for Trump’s fabricated conspiracy theories hook, line and sinker.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Justice Department says Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect believed election conspiracy theories
The DOJ said in a new filing that the suspect was not “openly political” but believed the 2020 election had been tampered with.
www.politico.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:01 AM
There you have it.
Another MAGA-radicalized domestic terrorist who fell for Trump’s fabricated conspiracy theories hook, line and sinker.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Another MAGA-radicalized domestic terrorist who fell for Trump’s fabricated conspiracy theories hook, line and sinker.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Once again raising the question -- why is the president's son-in-law at this official event?
Jared Kushner and Stephen Miller with seats at the table at Mar-a-Lago meeting with Zelenskyy.
December 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Once again raising the question -- why is the president's son-in-law at this official event?
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There’s a reason the political right wants to keep people dumb.
December 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There’s a reason the political right wants to keep people dumb.
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1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
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TRUMP: President Zelenskyy walked in, he said 'This place is gorgeous!' I don't think he wants to go to the White House anymore. That's the problem.
ZELENSKYY: I'm ready to go to the White House
ZELENSKYY: I'm ready to go to the White House
December 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
TRUMP: President Zelenskyy walked in, he said 'This place is gorgeous!' I don't think he wants to go to the White House anymore. That's the problem.
ZELENSKYY: I'm ready to go to the White House
ZELENSKYY: I'm ready to go to the White House
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there appears to be a hole in Trump's left hand
December 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
there appears to be a hole in Trump's left hand
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This is what I’ve been talking about for months now:
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Congress looks to reclaim relevance after ceding power to White House
Frustrated lawmakers are looking to 2026 in the hopes that they can reclaim some of the power many fear they’ve ceded to the White House under President Trump. Over the course of 2025, the Trump ad…
thehill.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is what I’ve been talking about for months now:
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
GOP lawmakers are trying to figure out how to reclaim their power after ceding it all to the White House.
The problem? They’re cowards, and most of them are just going to resign instead.
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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Ah yes. Prior tenants famously control rent prices for subsequent tenants.
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Ah yes. Prior tenants famously control rent prices for subsequent tenants.
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Elon Musk appointed 19-year-old Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, the grandson of a KGB lieutenant colonel to DOGE. He was instrumental in cutting funding for the United States Agency for International Development, which directly resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of poor people overseas.
December 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Elon Musk appointed 19-year-old Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, the grandson of a KGB lieutenant colonel to DOGE. He was instrumental in cutting funding for the United States Agency for International Development, which directly resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of poor people overseas.
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Trump says his call with Putin today lasted for more than 2 hours
December 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Trump says his call with Putin today lasted for more than 2 hours
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not only was Trump's right hand discolored on Christmas Eve, but it appears his left hand is now discolored too
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
not only was Trump's right hand discolored on Christmas Eve, but it appears his left hand is now discolored too
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)
No. Trump thought he would end it within 24 hours on Day One.
Trump may have memory issues, but we don’t.
Trump may have memory issues, but we don’t.
Trump greets Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago and says, "I've settled 8 wars and this is the most difficult one. I thought it would be in the middle of the pack."
December 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
No. Trump thought he would end it within 24 hours on Day One.
Trump may have memory issues, but we don’t.
Trump may have memory issues, but we don’t.
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Trump's black hand is painted up today
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
December 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Trump's black hand is painted up today
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
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When even Republicans think Republicans are in trouble…
A wave of GOP members are retiring or resigning ahead of #2026, hinting at a rough midterm map. buff.ly/COm1IDX
#polisky #election
A wave of GOP members are retiring or resigning ahead of #2026, hinting at a rough midterm map. buff.ly/COm1IDX
#polisky #election
Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress
The president’s party almost always loses seats in the midterms. More than two dozen Republican House members have already decided to retire.
buff.ly
December 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
When even Republicans think Republicans are in trouble…
A wave of GOP members are retiring or resigning ahead of #2026, hinting at a rough midterm map. buff.ly/COm1IDX
#polisky #election
A wave of GOP members are retiring or resigning ahead of #2026, hinting at a rough midterm map. buff.ly/COm1IDX
#polisky #election
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Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91.
https://to.pbs.org/4qzRU0V
https://to.pbs.org/4qzRU0V
Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91
Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died.
www.pbs.org
December 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91.
https://to.pbs.org/4qzRU0V
https://to.pbs.org/4qzRU0V
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the White House pool says it was served Trump-branded water for lunch
December 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
the White House pool says it was served Trump-branded water for lunch
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🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - IOWA STATE SENATE DISTRICT 16🚨
Democrat: Renee Hardman
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH🗓️
Area: West Des Moines
Notes: A blue seat already, but we really want to match other Iowa State Senate overperformances of 2025 in order to keep up the momentum for 2026.
Democrat: Renee Hardman
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH🗓️
Area: West Des Moines
Notes: A blue seat already, but we really want to match other Iowa State Senate overperformances of 2025 in order to keep up the momentum for 2026.
December 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🚨SPECIAL ELECTION - IOWA STATE SENATE DISTRICT 16🚨
Democrat: Renee Hardman
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH🗓️
Area: West Des Moines
Notes: A blue seat already, but we really want to match other Iowa State Senate overperformances of 2025 in order to keep up the momentum for 2026.
Democrat: Renee Hardman
Election Date: 🗓️THIS TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30TH🗓️
Area: West Des Moines
Notes: A blue seat already, but we really want to match other Iowa State Senate overperformances of 2025 in order to keep up the momentum for 2026.
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This is going to be the marquee special election of January.
If Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips this seat - and he can - it will get tongues wagging all across Texas.
If Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips this seat - and he can - it will get tongues wagging all across Texas.
If Taylor Rehmet flips a seat blue in the Texas Senate on 1/31, he will be a powerful voice for working Texans as he fights for public school funding, better access to housing and health care, and a brighter future for all!
Learn more:
Learn more:
Taylor Rehmet
Taylor Rehmet is a machinist and United States Air Force veteran running in a January runoff election to flip his Fort Worth-area Texas Senate district blue.
dlcc.org
December 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This is going to be the marquee special election of January.
If Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips this seat - and he can - it will get tongues wagging all across Texas.
If Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips this seat - and he can - it will get tongues wagging all across Texas.
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Absolute Fing traitor
December 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Absolute Fing traitor
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If you're going to drop into every post and reply "So what? Who's going to do something about it?", the answer is YOU. YOU are going to do something about it. YOU are the consequences. Stop waiting for someone else to save you.
December 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If you're going to drop into every post and reply "So what? Who's going to do something about it?", the answer is YOU. YOU are going to do something about it. YOU are the consequences. Stop waiting for someone else to save you.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
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A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.