Kristie
@kalasalle.bsky.social
She/her. A lawyer, not your lawyer, fighting fraud/waste/abuse in healthcare.
Oxford comma militant.
Childless cat lady.
Restoring my 1880s Victorian is my self care. I’m not allowed to watch HGTV unsupervised.
Oxford comma militant.
Childless cat lady.
Restoring my 1880s Victorian is my self care. I’m not allowed to watch HGTV unsupervised.
My baby sister is a school psychologist and this just punched me in the gut.
After news of one of the countless shootings broke, I bought her one of those wedges that could be used to jam a door shut. Her office isn’t a classroom and so is not a lock-down door.
After news of one of the countless shootings broke, I bought her one of those wedges that could be used to jam a door shut. Her office isn’t a classroom and so is not a lock-down door.
My belief now is that my job is to get shot and try to buy my kids’ some time. Welcome to teaching.
December 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
My baby sister is a school psychologist and this just punched me in the gut.
After news of one of the countless shootings broke, I bought her one of those wedges that could be used to jam a door shut. Her office isn’t a classroom and so is not a lock-down door.
After news of one of the countless shootings broke, I bought her one of those wedges that could be used to jam a door shut. Her office isn’t a classroom and so is not a lock-down door.
A survivor of the Parkland high school massacre being interviewed about surviving the Brown University shooting is a damning indictment of this country.
December 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A survivor of the Parkland high school massacre being interviewed about surviving the Brown University shooting is a damning indictment of this country.
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An extraordinary new series by @gingerthompson.bsky.social w/ Doris Burke: Sick in a Hospital Town
Read part one: The Business of Care
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
Read part one: The Business of Care
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
Sick in a Hospital Town, Part 1: The Business of Care
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.
projects.propublica.org
December 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
An extraordinary new series by @gingerthompson.bsky.social w/ Doris Burke: Sick in a Hospital Town
Read part one: The Business of Care
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
Read part one: The Business of Care
As Phoebe Memorial Grew, the Health of Albany, Georgia, Declined
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In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In South Minneapolis, Minnesota, nearly two dozen neighbors confronted and surrounded ICE goons after rapid-response alerts were issued. The goons were questioning an East African man when the situation escalated, and they eventually left the area without making any arrests.
I can’t believe I have to be mad at Pantone now. Like, is there even a single company a girl can be apathetic about… if I happen to remember they exist at all?!
December 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I can’t believe I have to be mad at Pantone now. Like, is there even a single company a girl can be apathetic about… if I happen to remember they exist at all?!
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VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT WILL WORK TO EARN YOUR VOTE
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT WILL WORK TO EARN YOUR VOTE
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
From a spokesperson for U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin:
It’s gonna be one of THOSE Celtics games tonight, huh?
November 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It’s gonna be one of THOSE Celtics games tonight, huh?
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Reclassification targeting what are largely female-dominated fields
The DoE has reclassified numerous health professional and other degrees, limiting access to federal student loan programs eligible for the higher OBBBA loan caps from thousands to a few hundred.
As ALWAYS, this is about $$.
We're about to become REALLY "great"...
shorturl.fm/xs7gY
As ALWAYS, this is about $$.
We're about to become REALLY "great"...
shorturl.fm/xs7gY
November 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Reclassification targeting what are largely female-dominated fields
Is there somewhere to stream Mr Rogers’ neighborhood? I feel like I need a soul cleanse.
November 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Is there somewhere to stream Mr Rogers’ neighborhood? I feel like I need a soul cleanse.
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Survivors are going to be feeling a lot of feelings today. I am holding survivors in my heart, today and always.
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Survivors are going to be feeling a lot of feelings today. I am holding survivors in my heart, today and always.
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Thus do all traitors
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Thus do all traitors
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
Vote every incumbent out. Feckless cowards.
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Vote every incumbent out. Feckless cowards.
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I'm pretty good at origami but I'm far from the expert at folding that Schumer is
November 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I'm pretty good at origami but I'm far from the expert at folding that Schumer is
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
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A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
We need to reduce air traffic by 10% until the government reopens? I’ve got a solution for both problems:
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We need to reduce air traffic by 10% until the government reopens? I’ve got a solution for both problems:
Travel has been a nightmare, extroverting has been exhausting. I’m in my hotel room nearly crying from exhaustion. I literally don’t know if I’ll be getting home by plane, train, or automobile tomorrow.
But, coincidentally, I have the honor of being in DC the day the sandwich thrower was acquitted!
But, coincidentally, I have the honor of being in DC the day the sandwich thrower was acquitted!
November 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Travel has been a nightmare, extroverting has been exhausting. I’m in my hotel room nearly crying from exhaustion. I literally don’t know if I’ll be getting home by plane, train, or automobile tomorrow.
But, coincidentally, I have the honor of being in DC the day the sandwich thrower was acquitted!
But, coincidentally, I have the honor of being in DC the day the sandwich thrower was acquitted!
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Tomorrow there’ll be more of us 🎵
November 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Tomorrow there’ll be more of us 🎵
WHERE IS STEVE KORNACKI?!
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
WHERE IS STEVE KORNACKI?!