Kate Lavery
@katelavery.bsky.social
When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist - the Norwegian Nobel Committee
We said no, Donald - also the Norwegian Nobel Committee. And Greenland.
We said no, Donald - also the Norwegian Nobel Committee. And Greenland.
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Kate Lavery
@katelavery.bsky.social
· Jan 31
Trump's America: Erasing fairness, leadership, compassion, diversity, integrity, emotional maturity, and stability.
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Jesse Jackson Jr. also had an under appreciated sense of comedic timing. Watch his fake sermon on SNL.😂
February 17, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Jesse Jackson Jr. also had an under appreciated sense of comedic timing. Watch his fake sermon on SNL.😂
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
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Sun is rising.
Manatees are fed.
And the coffee is hot and black.
Good Morning, America!
They better think…
#RadioFreeAmerica
youtu.be/1Co963GXmyA?...
Manatees are fed.
And the coffee is hot and black.
Good Morning, America!
They better think…
#RadioFreeAmerica
youtu.be/1Co963GXmyA?...
Aretha Franklin Slays “Think” | The Blues Brothers (1980) 4K
YouTube video by Musical Picks
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February 16, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Sun is rising.
Manatees are fed.
And the coffee is hot and black.
Good Morning, America!
They better think…
#RadioFreeAmerica
youtu.be/1Co963GXmyA?...
Manatees are fed.
And the coffee is hot and black.
Good Morning, America!
They better think…
#RadioFreeAmerica
youtu.be/1Co963GXmyA?...
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What if there were an insinkerator device for toilets...so what if it wakes the neighbours.. and here is a gratuitous plug for insinkerator showing a wife feeding her well-intentioned husband into one.
February 16, 2026 at 3:25 AM
What if there were an insinkerator device for toilets...so what if it wakes the neighbours.. and here is a gratuitous plug for insinkerator showing a wife feeding her well-intentioned husband into one.
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My main opinion on Graham Platner is if there was a 41 year old guy running in the Republican primary for the Maine Senate seat and it turned out that he had a Nazi tattoo for 15 years and then he claimed that he just didn't know it was a Nazi tattoo, none of you would ever stop screaming about it.
February 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
My main opinion on Graham Platner is if there was a 41 year old guy running in the Republican primary for the Maine Senate seat and it turned out that he had a Nazi tattoo for 15 years and then he claimed that he just didn't know it was a Nazi tattoo, none of you would ever stop screaming about it.
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The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
February 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The pace at which US wealth concentration is rising is simply staggering
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
The concentration of AI wealth into the hands of a few tech barons + plutocratic capture ==> unchartered territory
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Just gonna say there are plenty of insurgent, anti-establishment candidates WITHOUT Nazi tattoos that the New Republic could have featured instead of Platner.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
February 15, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Just gonna say there are plenty of insurgent, anti-establishment candidates WITHOUT Nazi tattoos that the New Republic could have featured instead of Platner.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
You could ABSOLUTELY make the point that Ds are mad at the centrist leaders of the party WITHOUT helping rehabilitate this particular guy.
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See How Trump Refashioned the ‘People’s House’ (Gift Article)
In a year, the president has altered 10 spaces in the White House.
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February 14, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where The Sun Goes At Night
Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where the Sun Goes at Night
After deciding carbon dioxide does no harm, it was the logical next move.
www.theatlantic.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where The Sun Goes At Night
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Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
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February 14, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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I watched local news for the first time in aaaages while visiting my mom in rural PA recently and it was enlightening about the info diet a lot of folks are on even when it ISN’T self-conscious right-wing propaganda.
If you want to understand how the country doesn’t see MAGA for what it is, just watch any local news broadcast. Americans who aren’t plugged into the news basically hear “Democrats say the GOP doesn’t care about rights. The GOP says Democrats don’t care about safety. Now Chuck with the weather.”
February 13, 2026 at 8:37 PM
I watched local news for the first time in aaaages while visiting my mom in rural PA recently and it was enlightening about the info diet a lot of folks are on even when it ISN’T self-conscious right-wing propaganda.
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it's deeply funny that the author of this piece spends at least half of it taking shots at "power brokers" and people like james carville only to pivot to the pod save america bros as if those guys aren't wannabe power brokers who will *be* james carville in 20 years
there is no sin that cannot be cleansed as long as you agree to forget about the tattoo
February 13, 2026 at 5:48 PM
it's deeply funny that the author of this piece spends at least half of it taking shots at "power brokers" and people like james carville only to pivot to the pod save america bros as if those guys aren't wannabe power brokers who will *be* james carville in 20 years
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3 Policy Moves Likely to Change Health Care for Older People
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February 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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My mom has questions, Pam.
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 AM
My mom has questions, Pam.
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[Cue Ashoken Farewell] "Dearest Mary, it's been another bitter day. Our hotel is surrounded by whistles and, try as we might, we can't go to pee in the Target. And we lost Larry yesterday (remember him?). He slipped on ice and never recovered. I wish I were home. Tuck the boys in for me."
February 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
[Cue Ashoken Farewell] "Dearest Mary, it's been another bitter day. Our hotel is surrounded by whistles and, try as we might, we can't go to pee in the Target. And we lost Larry yesterday (remember him?). He slipped on ice and never recovered. I wish I were home. Tuck the boys in for me."
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A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race
The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”
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February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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amazing things are happening in the United States Senate
RON JOHNSON: Did you ever encourage people to go out there and exercise their First Amendment rights?
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
KEITH ELLISON: I freely admit being in favor of the First Amendment
February 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
amazing things are happening in the United States Senate
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Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
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February 12, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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oh so just dumb luck these idiots didn’t shoot down a passenger aircraft
According to multiple NYT sources, it wasn’t even military personnel at Fort Bliss that fired an anti-drone laser at alleged cartel drones. It was CBP who used the weapon on loan from DoD against a child’s party balloon they mistook for a drone. The Pentagon gave CBP an anti-aircraft weapon.
February 12, 2026 at 11:36 AM
oh so just dumb luck these idiots didn’t shoot down a passenger aircraft
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Seems like it was a bad idea to give these incompetent jokers tens of billions of dollars to buy all the military equipment and weaponry they can get their hands on
February 12, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Seems like it was a bad idea to give these incompetent jokers tens of billions of dollars to buy all the military equipment and weaponry they can get their hands on
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Video of the ICE-kidnapping victim under a sheet. You will also hear the officer say he saw them moving. I am inclined to believe the person was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Video of the ICE-kidnapping victim under a sheet. You will also hear the officer say he saw them moving. I am inclined to believe the person was alive.