Kaitlin Is Just Getting Started
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Defiance posting. Vibes: Enraged 🔴
Not a Democrat anymore.
Columnist @ Dame Magazine, bylines @ The Cut, Harper’s Bazaar and more. Black, millennial, feminist, tired. Going to keep fighting anyway. Pay me for ideas: patreon.com/gothamgirlblue
Not a Democrat anymore.
Columnist @ Dame Magazine, bylines @ The Cut, Harper’s Bazaar and more. Black, millennial, feminist, tired. Going to keep fighting anyway. Pay me for ideas: patreon.com/gothamgirlblue
Pinned
I keep getting better at adding alt-text and making it part of the rhythm of my online conversations by having this button on. Writing alt-text as my default means that I never forget it and it becomes my normal. Make alt-text your normal!
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i’m trying to get to minneapolis to document what’s unfolding there.
travel costs are the main barrier! not a willingness to report.
if anyone wants to help by donating to fund the trip so this coverage can happen, venmo is below. no pressure! also available for assignments 😉
venmo: madisonjswart
travel costs are the main barrier! not a willingness to report.
if anyone wants to help by donating to fund the trip so this coverage can happen, venmo is below. no pressure! also available for assignments 😉
venmo: madisonjswart
January 10, 2026 at 5:08 AM
i’m trying to get to minneapolis to document what’s unfolding there.
travel costs are the main barrier! not a willingness to report.
if anyone wants to help by donating to fund the trip so this coverage can happen, venmo is below. no pressure! also available for assignments 😉
venmo: madisonjswart
travel costs are the main barrier! not a willingness to report.
if anyone wants to help by donating to fund the trip so this coverage can happen, venmo is below. no pressure! also available for assignments 😉
venmo: madisonjswart
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I have verified that Keith Porter Jr’s father created this GoFundMe and is asking to support his grandchildren
Support for Keith’s Daughters After Tragedy, organized by Keith Porter
My 43-year-old son, Keith, was tragically killed on New Year's Eve in Northri… Keith Porter necesita tu apoyo para Support for Keith’s Daughters After Tragedy
gofund.me
January 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
I have verified that Keith Porter Jr’s father created this GoFundMe and is asking to support his grandchildren
Twice in one day, this man is telling the world that you won’t be able to tell New Yorkers nothing
“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”
Handing Out Free Tickets, Mamdani Says Theater Should Not Be ‘a Luxury’
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Twice in one day, this man is telling the world that you won’t be able to tell New Yorkers nothing
You know what’s really fun about migraines? The nausea. Nothing more delightful than spending every waking hour feeling like I’m gonna puke my guts out
January 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
You know what’s really fun about migraines? The nausea. Nothing more delightful than spending every waking hour feeling like I’m gonna puke my guts out
Not this man making it easier to justify New Yorkers’ natural smugness
This morning, Ms. Rachel and I visited District 2 Pre-K Center, where we sang and read with the wonderful students and educators. We also discussed universal childcare - and how we're making it happen for NYC!
January 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Not this man making it easier to justify New Yorkers’ natural smugness
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Renee Nicole Good’s killing by ICE is part of a system Black Americans have long warned the country about. How should we respond? Author and expert Dr. Joy DeGruy says by continuing to take care of ourselves, building community, and loving each other.
wordinblack.com/2026/01/this...
wordinblack.com/2026/01/this...
This Is the America Black People Have Always Known
Renee Nicole Good’s killing is part of a system we've long warned about.
wordinblack.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Renee Nicole Good’s killing by ICE is part of a system Black Americans have long warned the country about. How should we respond? Author and expert Dr. Joy DeGruy says by continuing to take care of ourselves, building community, and loving each other.
wordinblack.com/2026/01/this...
wordinblack.com/2026/01/this...
Apparently they’re $900 short on rent and the late fee will be assessed tomorrow, so if we can get them over the line, that would be literally life-saving
After talking things out with the family, we've made some changes. Our new target is to fill in the gap for Jan-March. This should give us time to find more stable ways to fill the gap and a solid target to reach.
Any donation, repost, and/or help is welcomed.
gofund.me/cfccd2a40
Any donation, repost, and/or help is welcomed.
gofund.me/cfccd2a40
Donate to Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need, organized by Christabel Byrd
Update: This evening after a lot of thinking and talking over the budget with the fa… Christabel Byrd needs your support for Keep a Roof Over a Family in Need
gofund.me
January 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Apparently they’re $900 short on rent and the late fee will be assessed tomorrow, so if we can get them over the line, that would be literally life-saving
This is actually the perfect time for that conversation
“Do we have the inherent right to disagree with the government?” is a question almost every patriotic American can answer reflexively and yet we never have a conversation about how Trump’s answer to that question depends on whether he is in power.
January 9, 2026 at 3:49 AM
This is actually the perfect time for that conversation
I don’t believe in God, but sometimes I read about events surrounding the Civil War and feel the touch of the divine
The contemporary report of Preston Brooks's death at 37 (The Works of Charles Sumner, Vol. 4, p. 271). Such a shame, etc.
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 AM
I don’t believe in God, but sometimes I read about events surrounding the Civil War and feel the touch of the divine
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Been thinking a lot recently about how Charles Sumner almost got beaten to death on the Senate floor for taking a side in Bloody Kansas but not a single Senator now will resist unanimous consent. Not even slowing down the chamber.
American civil society is full of abject cowards, that is the issue. The government is a mafia state but it is winning because most American elite institutions are devoid of anything resembling integrity and are folding rather than stand on principles that were little more than marketing.
March 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Been thinking a lot recently about how Charles Sumner almost got beaten to death on the Senate floor for taking a side in Bloody Kansas but not a single Senator now will resist unanimous consent. Not even slowing down the chamber.
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Something something authoritarians have to manufacture the consent of the governed via violent suppression of dissent something something
I know I was supposed to write today but the ongoing news truly has made it difficult to get my thoughts in order. I keep getting 200-300 words in and feeling like it’s mostly gibberish.
June 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Something something authoritarians have to manufacture the consent of the governed via violent suppression of dissent something something
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There is simply not enough attention on the central motivation of the Trump regime, which is that he has a right to rule untethered from popular consent, and places where dissent is concentrated are unnatural and must be broken and subjugated
Trump is now directing ICE to focus on Democratic-led cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York:
June 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
There is simply not enough attention on the central motivation of the Trump regime, which is that he has a right to rule untethered from popular consent, and places where dissent is concentrated are unnatural and must be broken and subjugated
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We do not need to be patient; we do not need to offer Democrats the benefit of the doubt; we do not need to give grace; we need to get motivated and stay motivated and not accept “we did what we could” as an answer
April 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
We do not need to be patient; we do not need to offer Democrats the benefit of the doubt; we do not need to give grace; we need to get motivated and stay motivated and not accept “we did what we could” as an answer
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Denying unanimous consent is the bare minimum, truly; it takes absolutely no effort
April 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Denying unanimous consent is the bare minimum, truly; it takes absolutely no effort
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It wasn’t a low level ambassador; it was NATO ambassador, and the point is that unanimous consent should be denied for everything, if only to force Republicans to do the work (and to waste their time). I’m not on a ledge but it’s deflating to have such a great effort followed by capitulation.
April 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It wasn’t a low level ambassador; it was NATO ambassador, and the point is that unanimous consent should be denied for everything, if only to force Republicans to do the work (and to waste their time). I’m not on a ledge but it’s deflating to have such a great effort followed by capitulation.
This isn’t the first time I’ve suggested it, it’s just the first time a Senator might listen
Then deny unanimous consent, you coward*
A week after my remarks on the Senate floor I am more energized then ever to continue to fight for Americans on Medicaid, Americans worried about Social Security, Americans looking for opportunity in their local economy.
January 9, 2026 at 3:15 AM
This isn’t the first time I’ve suggested it, it’s just the first time a Senator might listen
For every elected official in the United States, the question continues to be: If this isn’t enough, what is?
January 9, 2026 at 2:28 AM
For every elected official in the United States, the question continues to be: If this isn’t enough, what is?
No justice, no peace…or no appointments, at least
Senators from states where Trump’s Gestapo have killed people should publicly commit to rejecting unanimous consent in the senate until the House holds public hearings on what happened and the people responsible resign.
I'm monitoring first awful reports of two people shot in Portland by federal law enforcement. I'll keep you updated, but Trump's deployment of federal agents in my hometown is clearly inflaming violence — and must end.
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
No justice, no peace…or no appointments, at least
Senators from states where Trump’s Gestapo have killed people should publicly commit to rejecting unanimous consent in the senate until the House holds public hearings on what happened and the people responsible resign.
I'm monitoring first awful reports of two people shot in Portland by federal law enforcement. I'll keep you updated, but Trump's deployment of federal agents in my hometown is clearly inflaming violence — and must end.
January 9, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Senators from states where Trump’s Gestapo have killed people should publicly commit to rejecting unanimous consent in the senate until the House holds public hearings on what happened and the people responsible resign.
Cordless phones. Not cellphones. Cordless landlines. I got a nice one in junior year for my dorm room.
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Cordless phones. Not cellphones. Cordless landlines. I got a nice one in junior year for my dorm room.
Wow, this is good actually? What horrible thing is nestled in this bill that we’ll find out about when it goes to the Senate?
Voting now in the House on a 3-year extension of ACA subsidies.
January 8, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Wow, this is good actually? What horrible thing is nestled in this bill that we’ll find out about when it goes to the Senate?
Amazing how the focus on moment to moment rebuttal and reaction has left us in a place where it’s normalized to parrot the line that people deserve to die for disagreeing with the government.
The no-angeling is already in full swing.
January 8, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Amazing how the focus on moment to moment rebuttal and reaction has left us in a place where it’s normalized to parrot the line that people deserve to die for disagreeing with the government.
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