Karen Fleshman
@karenfleshman.bsky.social
Community builder. cocreating interracial sisterhood & solidarity in workplaces & communities.
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Trump has decided to raid the federal treasury for the benefit of his faithful Jan 6 MAGA rioters. An unprecedented scheme, likely to be implemented through collusive litigation.
Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government.
Trump Pardoned Them for Jan. 6. Now They Want Millions of Dollars
Almost 400 people pardoned or granted clemency by President Donald Trump in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol are now seeking millions of dollars in payouts from the federal government, according to their lawyer.
bloom.bg
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Trump has decided to raid the federal treasury for the benefit of his faithful Jan 6 MAGA rioters. An unprecedented scheme, likely to be implemented through collusive litigation.
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"There were spaces to meet (and argue), spaces to organize and plan – and spaces to socialize too... Having different groups sharing the same space provided opportunities for people to learn how to organize together." "Yet now, the left is looking at a very different and less vibrant landscape."...
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton (@rosiehampton.bsky.social)
Where is the left?
Radical organizing was once backed up by a network of physical spaces. How can we rebuild them to support the movements we need now? By Rosie Hampton.
newint.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"There were spaces to meet (and argue), spaces to organize and plan – and spaces to socialize too... Having different groups sharing the same space provided opportunities for people to learn how to organize together." "Yet now, the left is looking at a very different and less vibrant landscape."...
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US to limit refugees to a record low of 7,500 annually, down from more than 100,000 a year
Priority is to be given to white South Africans
u.afp.com/SeYm
Priority is to be given to white South Africans
u.afp.com/SeYm
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
US to limit refugees to a record low of 7,500 annually, down from more than 100,000 a year
Priority is to be given to white South Africans
u.afp.com/SeYm
Priority is to be given to white South Africans
u.afp.com/SeYm
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Survey: Nearly Half of [U.S.] Families with Young Kids Struggling to Meet Basic Needs www.the74million.org/zero2eight/s...
Survey: Nearly Half of Families with Young Kids Struggling to Meet Basic Needs
New Stanford data shows a record-high percentage of families facing economic hardships that could worsen with the ongoing government shutdown.
www.the74million.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Survey: Nearly Half of [U.S.] Families with Young Kids Struggling to Meet Basic Needs www.the74million.org/zero2eight/s...
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Host: Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, 19 states have banned or severely restricted abortion access. Mothers living in states with abortion bans are nearly twice as likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth, or shortly after
October 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Host: Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, 19 states have banned or severely restricted abortion access. Mothers living in states with abortion bans are nearly twice as likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth, or shortly after
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We honor our Indigenous #EmergeAlums who are leading with courage and vision across the country.
These women exemplify the power of Indigenous leadership and representation.
These women exemplify the power of Indigenous leadership and representation.
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We honor our Indigenous #EmergeAlums who are leading with courage and vision across the country.
These women exemplify the power of Indigenous leadership and representation.
These women exemplify the power of Indigenous leadership and representation.
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Just so you are hip to it:
The account that shorted the crypto market 30 minutes before TACO’s Friday tweet about new tariffs on China made more than 80 million dollars in one day.
But yeah… that’s not insider trading at all… because 🤷🏽♀️
I mean…I’m not sure that’s illegal because crypto is not
The account that shorted the crypto market 30 minutes before TACO’s Friday tweet about new tariffs on China made more than 80 million dollars in one day.
But yeah… that’s not insider trading at all… because 🤷🏽♀️
I mean…I’m not sure that’s illegal because crypto is not
October 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Just so you are hip to it:
The account that shorted the crypto market 30 minutes before TACO’s Friday tweet about new tariffs on China made more than 80 million dollars in one day.
But yeah… that’s not insider trading at all… because 🤷🏽♀️
I mean…I’m not sure that’s illegal because crypto is not
The account that shorted the crypto market 30 minutes before TACO’s Friday tweet about new tariffs on China made more than 80 million dollars in one day.
But yeah… that’s not insider trading at all… because 🤷🏽♀️
I mean…I’m not sure that’s illegal because crypto is not
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Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.
October 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Epstein files giving House Republicans over two months paid vacation and counting.
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The only funded protest happened on January 6, 2021
October 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The only funded protest happened on January 6, 2021
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I wish people in this country would be honest about the country.
October 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I wish people in this country would be honest about the country.
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This morning I ran the NYC Gaza 5K in Prospect Park for the third time, alongside the Harlem Run Club, to raise money for @unrwausa.bsky.social, which delivers critical humanitarian aid and services to Palestinians in Gaza.
I hope you'll join me in donating: unrwausa.org
I hope you'll join me in donating: unrwausa.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This morning I ran the NYC Gaza 5K in Prospect Park for the third time, alongside the Harlem Run Club, to raise money for @unrwausa.bsky.social, which delivers critical humanitarian aid and services to Palestinians in Gaza.
I hope you'll join me in donating: unrwausa.org
I hope you'll join me in donating: unrwausa.org
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Fear will try to convince us to isolate, to hoard resources, to avoid community, to build the least threatening campaigns making little impact.
A grounded risk assessment will move us closer to each other, it’ll remind us of that we are millions, it’ll make our work more bold and more brave.
A grounded risk assessment will move us closer to each other, it’ll remind us of that we are millions, it’ll make our work more bold and more brave.
September 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Fear will try to convince us to isolate, to hoard resources, to avoid community, to build the least threatening campaigns making little impact.
A grounded risk assessment will move us closer to each other, it’ll remind us of that we are millions, it’ll make our work more bold and more brave.
A grounded risk assessment will move us closer to each other, it’ll remind us of that we are millions, it’ll make our work more bold and more brave.
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One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
September 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
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It's impossible to put into words how inherently, deeply racist and insulting this is.
Put it this way - based on his logic, it's common sense that frat boys who like beer might be rapists.
Got it.
Put it this way - based on his logic, it's common sense that frat boys who like beer might be rapists.
Got it.
Justice Kavanaugh filed an opinion today telling Justice Sotomayor that it’s “common sense” that a Latina in the U.S. might not be here legally.
That’s a deep, deep low point in Supreme Court history—disgraceful.
supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf…
That’s a deep, deep low point in Supreme Court history—disgraceful.
supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf…
https://supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf…
September 9, 2025 at 4:49 AM
It's impossible to put into words how inherently, deeply racist and insulting this is.
Put it this way - based on his logic, it's common sense that frat boys who like beer might be rapists.
Got it.
Put it this way - based on his logic, it's common sense that frat boys who like beer might be rapists.
Got it.
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After previously speaking with Andrew Cuomo, Trump is now trying to boost his odds in the NYC mayoral race by offering jobs to his opponents Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa.
Let's be clear: there's only one candidate that Trump and the oligarchy truly fear — and it's Zohran Mamdani.
Let's be clear: there's only one candidate that Trump and the oligarchy truly fear — and it's Zohran Mamdani.
September 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
After previously speaking with Andrew Cuomo, Trump is now trying to boost his odds in the NYC mayoral race by offering jobs to his opponents Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa.
Let's be clear: there's only one candidate that Trump and the oligarchy truly fear — and it's Zohran Mamdani.
Let's be clear: there's only one candidate that Trump and the oligarchy truly fear — and it's Zohran Mamdani.
@kqedforum.bsky.social
🙏 for this great conversation on single fatherhood. Highly recommend Alysia Abbot’s memoir of growing up in 70s & 80s San Francisco raised by her gay single dad. Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father share.google/ppOhVXWEv0yE...
🙏 for this great conversation on single fatherhood. Highly recommend Alysia Abbot’s memoir of growing up in 70s & 80s San Francisco raised by her gay single dad. Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father share.google/ppOhVXWEv0yE...
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August 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
@kqedforum.bsky.social
🙏 for this great conversation on single fatherhood. Highly recommend Alysia Abbot’s memoir of growing up in 70s & 80s San Francisco raised by her gay single dad. Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father share.google/ppOhVXWEv0yE...
🙏 for this great conversation on single fatherhood. Highly recommend Alysia Abbot’s memoir of growing up in 70s & 80s San Francisco raised by her gay single dad. Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father share.google/ppOhVXWEv0yE...
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The more sanctimonious they are,
the dirtier and uglier they are underneath the propriety veneer.
the dirtier and uglier they are underneath the propriety veneer.
August 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The more sanctimonious they are,
the dirtier and uglier they are underneath the propriety veneer.
the dirtier and uglier they are underneath the propriety veneer.
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Detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” are on a hunger strike over what they call inhumane, dangerous conditions.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
August 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” are on a hunger strike over what they call inhumane, dangerous conditions.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
Some haven’t eaten in 10 days. One of them, Pedro Hernández, was hospitalized and still refuses food until they are treated with dignity.
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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
August 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.
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The scheduled congressional deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell is indefinitely postponed.
Comer says he will postpone Ghislaine Maxwell testimony
The House Oversight chair also rejected an immunity request from the Jeffrey Epstein associate.
www.politico.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The scheduled congressional deposition of Ghislaine Maxwell is indefinitely postponed.
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For decades, a group of Argentinian women led an extraordinary campaign to find their stolen grandchildren.
Searching for the Children of the Disappeared
A new book examines the extraordinary decades-long campaign by Argentinean women to find their grandchildren.
www.newyorker.com
July 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
For decades, a group of Argentinian women led an extraordinary campaign to find their stolen grandchildren.
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More than 350 people have sued New Jersey for sex abuse they say they suffered in juvenile detention facilities. Some want the jails closed.
via @newjerseymonitor.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/vict...
via @newjerseymonitor.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/vict...
Victims of sex abuse in New Jersey’s juvenile lockups demand justice
People who said they were sexually abused in New Jersey’s juvenile jails gathered Wednesday in New Brunswick to demand an investigation and blast state officials for failing to close the largest locku...
www.newsfromthestates.com
July 31, 2025 at 11:45 AM
More than 350 people have sued New Jersey for sex abuse they say they suffered in juvenile detention facilities. Some want the jails closed.
via @newjerseymonitor.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/vict...
via @newjerseymonitor.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/vict...
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The President of the United States is a monster.
Virginia Giuffre’s brother: I think we were shocked by it—especially the use of the term “stolen.” Because she’s not an object. She’s a person. Someone who was recruited at Mar-a-Lago—his property… it just kind of makes us wonder… how much he knew
August 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The President of the United States is a monster.
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The number of convicted felons, drug dealers and pedophiles in Trump's inner entourage is shocking—though not to anyone who has followed his life.
August 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The number of convicted felons, drug dealers and pedophiles in Trump's inner entourage is shocking—though not to anyone who has followed his life.