GenXKaren
@genxkaren.bsky.social
Middle age middle class white Karen. Doesn't want to see the manager. Equal rights for everyone. #democracy Healthcare for all. Nerd girl. In man vs. bear, we ARE the bear. She/hers/dude. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ ally. 💙🤘
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GenXKaren
@genxkaren.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Reminder to everyone! The Internet Archive was relentlessly hacked all October. We can't count on them always being there. So as we document the future, spread it out. Online, offline hard drive, hard copy media. Better safe than sorry.
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Bring this shit back with a vengeance, and then some
October 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Bring this shit back with a vengeance, and then some
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This story got worse and worse and then I get to “Uvalde Police” and I’m just
October 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This story got worse and worse and then I get to “Uvalde Police” and I’m just
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I feel like people are sort of sleeping on the US Attorney for EDVA clarifying—to a reporter!—that she did indeed intentionally violate the Federal Records Act by setting the Signal messages to auto-delete
October 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I feel like people are sort of sleeping on the US Attorney for EDVA clarifying—to a reporter!—that she did indeed intentionally violate the Federal Records Act by setting the Signal messages to auto-delete
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By a 2-1 opinion, the Ninth Circuit just held that the president can federalize the National Guard forces and deploy them when protesters shine flashlights in the eyes of ICE officers. It’s one of the most dangerous and legally flawed court decisions I’ve seen this year. 1/23
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
By a 2-1 opinion, the Ninth Circuit just held that the president can federalize the National Guard forces and deploy them when protesters shine flashlights in the eyes of ICE officers. It’s one of the most dangerous and legally flawed court decisions I’ve seen this year. 1/23
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Oooooo, interesting. Somebody on the Ninth Circuit was quite unhappy with the baloney order justifying the National Guard in Oregon. (They also likely believe there's a good shot at reversal before the whole Circuit en banc, or they wouldn't have done this.)
BREAKING: A Ninth Circuit judge has sua sponte — on their own — already called for a vote on whether there should be an en banc rehearing (which means all active judges will vote on whether the matter should be reheard). Briefing is called for on that question, due by mid-week.
October 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Oooooo, interesting. Somebody on the Ninth Circuit was quite unhappy with the baloney order justifying the National Guard in Oregon. (They also likely believe there's a good shot at reversal before the whole Circuit en banc, or they wouldn't have done this.)
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The "factual background" begins with something irrelevant and erroneous. Dallas is not in Oregon, and the Dallas shooting wasn't connected to any ICE protest.
If that's enough for the President to federalize a different state's National Guard and deploy them elsewhere, then the power is limitless.
If that's enough for the President to federalize a different state's National Guard and deploy them elsewhere, then the power is limitless.
October 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The "factual background" begins with something irrelevant and erroneous. Dallas is not in Oregon, and the Dallas shooting wasn't connected to any ICE protest.
If that's enough for the President to federalize a different state's National Guard and deploy them elsewhere, then the power is limitless.
If that's enough for the President to federalize a different state's National Guard and deploy them elsewhere, then the power is limitless.
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The Trump regime is going to continue to abuse its power by sending National Guard troops into our streets.
Although the Frog Army of Portland is undoubtedly well-prepared, we highly recommend reading up on how to interact with the Guard as it is different than engaging with ICE.
Learn more here:
Although the Frog Army of Portland is undoubtedly well-prepared, we highly recommend reading up on how to interact with the Guard as it is different than engaging with ICE.
Learn more here:
Responding to Federal Occupying Forces
Click here for another version of this document optimized for readability and accessibility. Table of Contents (click to jump ahead) We the People are PISSED: statement/intro Situation Report: current...
bit.ly
October 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The Trump regime is going to continue to abuse its power by sending National Guard troops into our streets.
Although the Frog Army of Portland is undoubtedly well-prepared, we highly recommend reading up on how to interact with the Guard as it is different than engaging with ICE.
Learn more here:
Although the Frog Army of Portland is undoubtedly well-prepared, we highly recommend reading up on how to interact with the Guard as it is different than engaging with ICE.
Learn more here:
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Portland City Council issued the following statement in response to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the potential deployment of National Guard troops in Portland:
Portland City Council Remains United Against Federal Overreach
www.portland.gov
October 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Portland City Council issued the following statement in response to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on the potential deployment of National Guard troops in Portland:
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Lawyers for Illinois and Chicago called on the Supreme Court to deny the administration’s “dramatic step of permitting deployment of National Guard troops over Illinois’s objection.” @wttw.bsky.social
Illinois Asks Supreme Court to Reject Trump’s Appeal of Order Blocking National Guard Deployment
Attorneys for the state of Illinois on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request by the Trump administration to allow the immediate deployment of 700 National Guard troops into Chicago.
news.wttw.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Lawyers for Illinois and Chicago called on the Supreme Court to deny the administration’s “dramatic step of permitting deployment of National Guard troops over Illinois’s objection.” @wttw.bsky.social
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National Guard deployment in DC is costing $1 million/day www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/p...
They’re there each time I step out of the Metro, idling in groups with nothing to do
Meanwhile, around the corner, people are sleeping on the street, nowhere else to go, as Trump cuts funding for homeless people
They’re there each time I step out of the Metro, idling in groups with nothing to do
Meanwhile, around the corner, people are sleeping on the street, nowhere else to go, as Trump cuts funding for homeless people
October 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
National Guard deployment in DC is costing $1 million/day www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/p...
They’re there each time I step out of the Metro, idling in groups with nothing to do
Meanwhile, around the corner, people are sleeping on the street, nowhere else to go, as Trump cuts funding for homeless people
They’re there each time I step out of the Metro, idling in groups with nothing to do
Meanwhile, around the corner, people are sleeping on the street, nowhere else to go, as Trump cuts funding for homeless people
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David Brooks was on Morning Joe today.
He was talking about the No Kings protests, and saying that as a conservative, most left protests do not inspire him to join.
But the recent No Kings did. It was all those ”normie” grandmas carrying American flags
Politics is a game of addition not subtraction
He was talking about the No Kings protests, and saying that as a conservative, most left protests do not inspire him to join.
But the recent No Kings did. It was all those ”normie” grandmas carrying American flags
Politics is a game of addition not subtraction
October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
David Brooks was on Morning Joe today.
He was talking about the No Kings protests, and saying that as a conservative, most left protests do not inspire him to join.
But the recent No Kings did. It was all those ”normie” grandmas carrying American flags
Politics is a game of addition not subtraction
He was talking about the No Kings protests, and saying that as a conservative, most left protests do not inspire him to join.
But the recent No Kings did. It was all those ”normie” grandmas carrying American flags
Politics is a game of addition not subtraction
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I will make it a personal goal to demand this monstrosity be demolished when our dalliance with fascism ends.
We will not be Italy, with its statues and monuments to Mussolini still in public view.
We will not be Italy, with its statues and monuments to Mussolini still in public view.
It's this photo if you missed it, savaging the East Wing to make a vanity ballroom.
October 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I will make it a personal goal to demand this monstrosity be demolished when our dalliance with fascism ends.
We will not be Italy, with its statues and monuments to Mussolini still in public view.
We will not be Italy, with its statues and monuments to Mussolini still in public view.
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"Even if these boats have drugs on them, there is no enabling legislation, no authorization, that says the President of the United States can decide drug runners are bad and he can kill them anywhere in the world."
- @radiofreetom.bsky.social
- @radiofreetom.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Even if these boats have drugs on them, there is no enabling legislation, no authorization, that says the President of the United States can decide drug runners are bad and he can kill them anywhere in the world."
- @radiofreetom.bsky.social
- @radiofreetom.bsky.social
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“This is not about drugs, it’s not about Venezuela, it’s not about anything else but this new assertion by the president that the U.S. military will kill anyone he points at, for any reason he deems sufficient.”
Very true and very scary comment by Tom Nichols.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Very true and very scary comment by Tom Nichols.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“This is not about drugs, it’s not about Venezuela, it’s not about anything else but this new assertion by the president that the U.S. military will kill anyone he points at, for any reason he deems sufficient.”
Very true and very scary comment by Tom Nichols.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Very true and very scary comment by Tom Nichols.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Went to the gym this morning and as I expected the younger MAGATS were whining that ICE and the police didn't open fire on protesters. They wanted blood flowing in the streets.
Nope. No way to reconcile with these Nazis...
Nope. No way to reconcile with these Nazis...
October 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Went to the gym this morning and as I expected the younger MAGATS were whining that ICE and the police didn't open fire on protesters. They wanted blood flowing in the streets.
Nope. No way to reconcile with these Nazis...
Nope. No way to reconcile with these Nazis...
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📌Today I learned Republicans are targeting whales, seals, and polar bears. The ghouls who said boogeymen were going after our cats and dogs, are literally coming after WHALES, SEALS AND POLAR BEARS.
📌I hate them. I mean I FUCKING HATE THEM. There can be no reconciliation with these morbid monsters.
📌I hate them. I mean I FUCKING HATE THEM. There can be no reconciliation with these morbid monsters.
FRIENDS LIKE THESE
Why any attempt at reconciliation with these morbid Republicans will have to wait ...
dearlstephens.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
📌Today I learned Republicans are targeting whales, seals, and polar bears. The ghouls who said boogeymen were going after our cats and dogs, are literally coming after WHALES, SEALS AND POLAR BEARS.
📌I hate them. I mean I FUCKING HATE THEM. There can be no reconciliation with these morbid monsters.
📌I hate them. I mean I FUCKING HATE THEM. There can be no reconciliation with these morbid monsters.
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No need to comply
substack.com/@howtoresist...
substack.com/@howtoresist...
📌 45 Acts of Non-Compliance for Ordinary People
Welcome to How to Resist, a blueprint for resistance based on nonviolence, mutual aid, and community building for ordinary people who want to save democracy.
substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
No need to comply
substack.com/@howtoresist...
substack.com/@howtoresist...
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Local activists and organizers were the beating heart of No Kings Day — and they will keep leading the fight on the ground in your community. Use our map to see what groups are near you and get in touch with your local Indivisibles: indivisible.org/groups
October 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Local activists and organizers were the beating heart of No Kings Day — and they will keep leading the fight on the ground in your community. Use our map to see what groups are near you and get in touch with your local Indivisibles: indivisible.org/groups
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That didn't take long. Nachmanoff denies government's motion to expedite privilege review in connection with possible effort to recuse Fitzgerald as Comey's lawyer (which, news flash, isn't going anywhere.)
October 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
That didn't take long. Nachmanoff denies government's motion to expedite privilege review in connection with possible effort to recuse Fitzgerald as Comey's lawyer (which, news flash, isn't going anywhere.)
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‼️‼️California‼️‼️
Today is the last day to register to vote for the November 4th election! Make sure you are registered, remind friends and family to check their registrations as well. VOTE YES on Prop 50!!
Today is the last day to register to vote for the November 4th election! Make sure you are registered, remind friends and family to check their registrations as well. VOTE YES on Prop 50!!
October 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
‼️‼️California‼️‼️
Today is the last day to register to vote for the November 4th election! Make sure you are registered, remind friends and family to check their registrations as well. VOTE YES on Prop 50!!
Today is the last day to register to vote for the November 4th election! Make sure you are registered, remind friends and family to check their registrations as well. VOTE YES on Prop 50!!
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No Kings Day 2 proved America is still great - just badly in need of adult supervision.
October 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
No Kings Day 2 proved America is still great - just badly in need of adult supervision.
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Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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Pedro Pascal at the ‘No Kings’ march in Downtown Los Angeles.
October 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Pedro Pascal at the ‘No Kings’ march in Downtown Los Angeles.