Barbara Kaskosz
@kaskosz.bsky.social
Barbara Kaskosz, Ph.D., a mathematics professor at a university in New England. Concerned about democracy in America and the future of our country. 🏳️🌈
Opinions expressed here are solely my own and do not reflect the views or opinions of my employer.
Opinions expressed here are solely my own and do not reflect the views or opinions of my employer.
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Barbara Kaskosz
@kaskosz.bsky.social
· May 9
My real name is Barbara Kaskosz and I am a mathematics professor.
I was using an alias so my students wouldn't concern themselves with my political views.
The times have changed. Hiding behind an alias no longer feels right for me.
I STAND STRONG AND SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR.
I was using an alias so my students wouldn't concern themselves with my political views.
The times have changed. Hiding behind an alias no longer feels right for me.
I STAND STRONG AND SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR.
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
BREAKING: The Supreme Court, without comment, declined the petition by Kim Davis and turned down a request that it consider overturning its landmark decision Obergefell v. Hodges to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court, without comment, declined the petition by Kim Davis and turned down a request that it consider overturning its landmark decision Obergefell v. Hodges to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Ghislane Maxwell is preparing a commutation application while enjoying grotesquely preferential treatment at a minimum security prison camp. She was moved to the camp after an odd interview with Todd Blanche.
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ghislane Maxwell is preparing a commutation application while enjoying grotesquely preferential treatment at a minimum security prison camp. She was moved to the camp after an odd interview with Todd Blanche.
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
IN ANOTHER INSULT TO OUR DEMOCRACY, Trump has pardoned 77 of his political allies involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, including Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Mark Meadows, and “false electors”.
Full list can be found here:
www.golocalprov.com/news/trump-p...
Full list can be found here:
www.golocalprov.com/news/trump-p...
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
IN ANOTHER INSULT TO OUR DEMOCRACY, Trump has pardoned 77 of his political allies involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, including Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Mark Meadows, and “false electors”.
Full list can be found here:
www.golocalprov.com/news/trump-p...
Full list can be found here:
www.golocalprov.com/news/trump-p...
BREAKING: The Supreme Court, without comment, declined the petition by Kim Davis and turned down a request that it consider overturning its landmark decision Obergefell v. Hodges to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court, without comment, declined the petition by Kim Davis and turned down a request that it consider overturning its landmark decision Obergefell v. Hodges to legalize same-sex marriage a decade ago.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Ghislane Maxwell is preparing a commutation application while enjoying grotesquely preferential treatment at a minimum security prison camp. She was moved to the camp after an odd interview with Todd Blanche.
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Ghislane Maxwell is preparing a commutation application while enjoying grotesquely preferential treatment at a minimum security prison camp. She was moved to the camp after an odd interview with Todd Blanche.
IN ANOTHER INSULT TO OUR DEMOCRACY, Trump has pardoned 77 of his political allies involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, including Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Mark Meadows, and “false electors”.
Full list can be found here:
www.golocalprov.com/news/trump-p...
Full list can be found here:
www.golocalprov.com/news/trump-p...
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
IN ANOTHER INSULT TO OUR DEMOCRACY, Trump has pardoned 77 of his political allies involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, including Giuliani, Sidney Powell, Mark Meadows, and “false electors”.
Full list can be found here:
www.golocalprov.com/news/trump-p...
Full list can be found here:
www.golocalprov.com/news/trump-p...
In the next cruel and possibly illegal step, the Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full SNAP benefits. USDA threatened financial penalties on states that did not “comply” quickly with the new federal orders.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
In the next cruel and possibly illegal step, the Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full SNAP benefits. USDA threatened financial penalties on states that did not “comply” quickly with the new federal orders.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Adam Serwer writes about the Trump administration: “This is not how a representative government works. It is how the Mafia works.”
Then points out the persistence and the longevity of the Mafia. Once the Mafia takes root, it is nearly impossible to extract it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Then points out the persistence and the longevity of the Mafia. Once the Mafia takes root, it is nearly impossible to extract it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Mafia Presidency
Trump is saying, essentially, If you don’t want to get hurt, you’ll do what I say.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Adam Serwer writes about the Trump administration: “This is not how a representative government works. It is how the Mafia works.”
Then points out the persistence and the longevity of the Mafia. Once the Mafia takes root, it is nearly impossible to extract it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Then points out the persistence and the longevity of the Mafia. Once the Mafia takes root, it is nearly impossible to extract it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
“We just like that he makes the right people mad. He hates the people we hate.” — Tom Nichols describes a significant portion of Trump voters who like Trump for his vengefulness, who see in Trump’s anger a reflection of their own anger.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“We just like that he makes the right people mad. He hates the people we hate.” — Tom Nichols describes a significant portion of Trump voters who like Trump for his vengefulness, who see in Trump’s anger a reflection of their own anger.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Adam Serwer writes about the Trump administration: “This is not how a representative government works. It is how the Mafia works.”
Then points out the persistence and the longevity of the Mafia. Once the Mafia takes root, it is nearly impossible to extract it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Then points out the persistence and the longevity of the Mafia. Once the Mafia takes root, it is nearly impossible to extract it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Mafia Presidency
Trump is saying, essentially, If you don’t want to get hurt, you’ll do what I say.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Adam Serwer writes about the Trump administration: “This is not how a representative government works. It is how the Mafia works.”
Then points out the persistence and the longevity of the Mafia. Once the Mafia takes root, it is nearly impossible to extract it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Then points out the persistence and the longevity of the Mafia. Once the Mafia takes root, it is nearly impossible to extract it.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
“We just like that he makes the right people mad. He hates the people we hate.” — Tom Nichols describes a significant portion of Trump voters who like Trump for his vengefulness, who see in Trump’s anger a reflection of their own anger.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
“We just like that he makes the right people mad. He hates the people we hate.” — Tom Nichols describes a significant portion of Trump voters who like Trump for his vengefulness, who see in Trump’s anger a reflection of their own anger.
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Vladeck offers an explanation of tonight’s single-justice order by Justice Jackson in the SNAP case. As the “Circuit Justice” for the First Circuit, Jackson had to write the order. She did the best she could under the circumstances.
@stevevladeck.bsky.social
www.stevevladeck.com?utm_source=n...
@stevevladeck.bsky.social
www.stevevladeck.com?utm_source=n...
One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack
A weekly newsletter aiming to make the Supreme Court’s rulings, procedures, and history more accessible to all. Click to read One First, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Vladeck offers an explanation of tonight’s single-justice order by Justice Jackson in the SNAP case. As the “Circuit Justice” for the First Circuit, Jackson had to write the order. She did the best she could under the circumstances.
@stevevladeck.bsky.social
www.stevevladeck.com?utm_source=n...
@stevevladeck.bsky.social
www.stevevladeck.com?utm_source=n...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
BREAKING: The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration the stay it requested in the SNAP case pending a ruling of the First Circuit.
SHAME! AMERICANS WILL GO HUNGRY DURING THE LEGAL MANOEUVRING.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
SHAME! AMERICANS WILL GO HUNGRY DURING THE LEGAL MANOEUVRING.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration the stay it requested in the SNAP case pending a ruling of the First Circuit.
SHAME! AMERICANS WILL GO HUNGRY DURING THE LEGAL MANOEUVRING.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
SHAME! AMERICANS WILL GO HUNGRY DURING THE LEGAL MANOEUVRING.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
JUST IN: Judge Karin Immergut blocked permanently National Guard deployment to Portland for ICE protests. The judge stated that the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters against the federal immigration crackdown were hampering Trump’s policies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
JUST IN: Judge Karin Immergut blocked permanently National Guard deployment to Portland for ICE protests. The judge stated that the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters against the federal immigration crackdown were hampering Trump’s policies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Trump, who never met a dictator he didn’t like, granted Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban a one year exemption from prohibition on imports of Russian oil. The exemption significantly weakens the recent sanctions that Trump imposed on Russia.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/e...
Trump grants Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions, White House says | CNN
President Donald Trump told Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that the United States will not penalize Hungary for continuing to purchase Russian energy for one year, softening the impact of sanct...
www.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Trump, who never met a dictator he didn’t like, granted Hungary’s Prime Minister Orban a one year exemption from prohibition on imports of Russian oil. The exemption significantly weakens the recent sanctions that Trump imposed on Russia.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/e...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/e...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Today Senate Democrats unveiled their first official offer to reopen the government. One of the conditions: a one-year extension of Obamacare subsidies, allowing lawmakers to set up a bipartisan committee to then negotiate future reforms.
Republicans said “no.”
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
Republicans said “no.”
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
Democrats finally propose a shutdown deal — and Republicans torch it in seconds
Democrats and Republicans appear to be moving further apart on the shutdown, but there are signs that lawmakers could be headed toward a deal.
www.msnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Today Senate Democrats unveiled their first official offer to reopen the government. One of the conditions: a one-year extension of Obamacare subsidies, allowing lawmakers to set up a bipartisan committee to then negotiate future reforms.
Republicans said “no.”
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
Republicans said “no.”
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
JUST IN: After the appeals court declined to suspend the ruling of lower courts ordering Trump to pay SNAP benefits, the Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its request. How long will Americans tolerate a president who wants them to starve?
apnews.com/article/snap...
apnews.com/article/snap...
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to halt order providing full SNAP payments for November
A federal appeals court leaves an order in place that requires President Donald Trump’s administration to provide full SNAP food benefits for November amid a U.S. government shutdown.
apnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
JUST IN: After the appeals court declined to suspend the ruling of lower courts ordering Trump to pay SNAP benefits, the Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its request. How long will Americans tolerate a president who wants them to starve?
apnews.com/article/snap...
apnews.com/article/snap...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
And then fell Cornell… In exchange for access to federal grants, the university will pay a $30 million fine to the government — a pledge that the president of a Cornell faculty rights group called a “bribe”.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Cornell Reaches Deal With Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
And then fell Cornell… In exchange for access to federal grants, the university will pay a $30 million fine to the government — a pledge that the president of a Cornell faculty rights group called a “bribe”.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Trump fell asleep during a press conference. He remained half asleep when a guest collapsed.
Trump sees no irony and continues calling Biden “sleepy Joe”.
www.thedailybeast.com/every-angle-...
Trump sees no irony and continues calling Biden “sleepy Joe”.
www.thedailybeast.com/every-angle-...
See Every Angle of President Trump, 79, Falling Asleep During Press Conference
The aging president just couldn’t stay awake during a press conference about drug prices.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Trump fell asleep during a press conference. He remained half asleep when a guest collapsed.
Trump sees no irony and continues calling Biden “sleepy Joe”.
www.thedailybeast.com/every-angle-...
Trump sees no irony and continues calling Biden “sleepy Joe”.
www.thedailybeast.com/every-angle-...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Trump is fighting in court to keep SNAP benefits on hold. He is literally fighting to keep millions of American children hungry. At the same time, he gives $20 billion to his buddy Argentine dictator wannabe Milei.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Presses Ahead With Effort to Avoid Fully Funding Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Trump is fighting in court to keep SNAP benefits on hold. He is literally fighting to keep millions of American children hungry. At the same time, he gives $20 billion to his buddy Argentine dictator wannabe Milei.
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Every argument that Justice Thomas uses against Obergefell v. Hodges applies to Loving v. Virginia of 1967 that legalized interracial marriage. Both decisions were based on the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
A Decade Later, Supreme Court Is Asked to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Every argument that Justice Thomas uses against Obergefell v. Hodges applies to Loving v. Virginia of 1967 that legalized interracial marriage. Both decisions were based on the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Below are recent comments by Justice Coney Barrett on Obergefell v. Hodges. According to Professor Leah Litman, they give a glimmer of hope that SCOTUS would not overturn the 2015 same-sex marriage ruling. 🏳️🌈
@leahlitman.bsky.social
@leahlitman.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Below are recent comments by Justice Coney Barrett on Obergefell v. Hodges. According to Professor Leah Litman, they give a glimmer of hope that SCOTUS would not overturn the 2015 same-sex marriage ruling. 🏳️🌈
@leahlitman.bsky.social
@leahlitman.bsky.social
Reposted by Barbara Kaskosz
Today the Supreme Court is meeting to review a challenge to same-sex marriage. If the Court decides to take the case, it will likely overturn Obergefell.
For people in same-sex marriages, it is heart stopping. 🏳️🌈
@mjsdc.bsky.social
For people in same-sex marriages, it is heart stopping. 🏳️🌈
@mjsdc.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today the Supreme Court is meeting to review a challenge to same-sex marriage. If the Court decides to take the case, it will likely overturn Obergefell.
For people in same-sex marriages, it is heart stopping. 🏳️🌈
@mjsdc.bsky.social
For people in same-sex marriages, it is heart stopping. 🏳️🌈
@mjsdc.bsky.social
Vladeck offers an explanation of tonight’s single-justice order by Justice Jackson in the SNAP case. As the “Circuit Justice” for the First Circuit, Jackson had to write the order. She did the best she could under the circumstances.
@stevevladeck.bsky.social
www.stevevladeck.com?utm_source=n...
@stevevladeck.bsky.social
www.stevevladeck.com?utm_source=n...
One First | Steve Vladeck | Substack
A weekly newsletter aiming to make the Supreme Court’s rulings, procedures, and history more accessible to all. Click to read One First, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
www.stevevladeck.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Vladeck offers an explanation of tonight’s single-justice order by Justice Jackson in the SNAP case. As the “Circuit Justice” for the First Circuit, Jackson had to write the order. She did the best she could under the circumstances.
@stevevladeck.bsky.social
www.stevevladeck.com?utm_source=n...
@stevevladeck.bsky.social
www.stevevladeck.com?utm_source=n...
BREAKING: The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration the stay it requested in the SNAP case pending a ruling of the First Circuit.
SHAME! AMERICANS WILL GO HUNGRY DURING THE LEGAL MANOEUVRING.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
SHAME! AMERICANS WILL GO HUNGRY DURING THE LEGAL MANOEUVRING.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration the stay it requested in the SNAP case pending a ruling of the First Circuit.
SHAME! AMERICANS WILL GO HUNGRY DURING THE LEGAL MANOEUVRING.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
SHAME! AMERICANS WILL GO HUNGRY DURING THE LEGAL MANOEUVRING.
www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...