Kate
@katerawstron.bsky.social
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Join us for our monthly meeting on Saturday, November 15 at 9:00 AM at Murray UU in Attleboro.
#Attleboro #NorthAttleboro #Easton #Foxboro #Mansfield #Norton #Plainville #Sharon #Taunton #FightFacism #IMAB
#Attleboro #NorthAttleboro #Easton #Foxboro #Mansfield #Norton #Plainville #Sharon #Taunton #FightFacism #IMAB
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Join us for our monthly meeting on Saturday, November 15 at 9:00 AM at Murray UU in Attleboro.
#Attleboro #NorthAttleboro #Easton #Foxboro #Mansfield #Norton #Plainville #Sharon #Taunton #FightFacism #IMAB
#Attleboro #NorthAttleboro #Easton #Foxboro #Mansfield #Norton #Plainville #Sharon #Taunton #FightFacism #IMAB
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Places to donate food and funds to feed families in our communities. #Attleboro #NorthAttleboro #Easton #Foxboro #Mansfield #Norton #Plainville #Sharon #Taunton #SNAP #FoodPantry #Donate #IMAB
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Places to donate food and funds to feed families in our communities. #Attleboro #NorthAttleboro #Easton #Foxboro #Mansfield #Norton #Plainville #Sharon #Taunton #SNAP #FoodPantry #Donate #IMAB
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democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.
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We need more of this, and from more people. Rolling your eyes as if to say "We all know how they are" (or worse, "Don't get distracted") has been a big strategic mistake. Democratic politicians have to meet the brutality of MAGA rhetoric with outrage--and then, when necessary, match it.
Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."
October 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
We need more of this, and from more people. Rolling your eyes as if to say "We all know how they are" (or worse, "Don't get distracted") has been a big strategic mistake. Democratic politicians have to meet the brutality of MAGA rhetoric with outrage--and then, when necessary, match it.
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I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort
September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I hope it's clear to everyone now that Trump really is going for it - he's trying to become a dictator. I don't know if he'll succeed, but he's working to install himself as an autocrat unaccountable to voters. And he's weaponizing the military against Americans who oppose him as part of that effort
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Let me just say a simple thing.
Democrats have no obligation to provide the votes to fund the destruction of our democracy.
If you want my vote for a bipartisan budget, there need to be protections to stop Trump's brazen lawlessness.
Democrats have no obligation to provide the votes to fund the destruction of our democracy.
If you want my vote for a bipartisan budget, there need to be protections to stop Trump's brazen lawlessness.
September 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Let me just say a simple thing.
Democrats have no obligation to provide the votes to fund the destruction of our democracy.
If you want my vote for a bipartisan budget, there need to be protections to stop Trump's brazen lawlessness.
Democrats have no obligation to provide the votes to fund the destruction of our democracy.
If you want my vote for a bipartisan budget, there need to be protections to stop Trump's brazen lawlessness.
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just a reminder before the gaslighting starts
September 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
just a reminder before the gaslighting starts
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If you think this is good for anyone, you're a fucking idiot and you should have more people in your life who love you enough to tell you you're a fucking idiot. This is bad for everyone. All of us. Only more suffering will come from this.
September 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
If you think this is good for anyone, you're a fucking idiot and you should have more people in your life who love you enough to tell you you're a fucking idiot. This is bad for everyone. All of us. Only more suffering will come from this.
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I think that since the overwhelming majority of mass shooters are cisgender men, we should take their guns first.
September 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I think that since the overwhelming majority of mass shooters are cisgender men, we should take their guns first.
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It isn’t just that JD Vance lies constantly.
It’s that when he lies he does it with smugness, arrogance and condescension.
It’s that when he lies he does it with smugness, arrogance and condescension.
August 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It isn’t just that JD Vance lies constantly.
It’s that when he lies he does it with smugness, arrogance and condescension.
It’s that when he lies he does it with smugness, arrogance and condescension.
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Perfect illustration of the difference between "having no shame" & "being obsessed with status competition."
Trump cannot be shamed, but he can be manipulated into doing nearly anything by offering or withholding status.
This is his greatest vulnerability other than health. We should use it.
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Trump cannot be shamed, but he can be manipulated into doing nearly anything by offering or withholding status.
This is his greatest vulnerability other than health. We should use it.
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Out of the blue, Trump called the Norwegian finance minister to ask when he would get the Nobel prize suggesting he would impose tariffs if he did not www.dn.no/politikk/fre...
Kilder til DN: Trump tok opp nobelpris i tolltelefon med Stoltenberg (+)
Ut av det blå, mens finansminister Jens Stoltenberg gikk på gaten i Oslo, ringte Donald Trump fra Det hvite hus. Han ville ha Nobelprisen – og diskutere toll.
www.dn.no
August 14, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Perfect illustration of the difference between "having no shame" & "being obsessed with status competition."
Trump cannot be shamed, but he can be manipulated into doing nearly anything by offering or withholding status.
This is his greatest vulnerability other than health. We should use it.
1/x
Trump cannot be shamed, but he can be manipulated into doing nearly anything by offering or withholding status.
This is his greatest vulnerability other than health. We should use it.
1/x
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Under the Trump administration, DHS has chosen to violate the law which allows for unannounced visits by Members of Congress to DHS facilities, instructing local ICE staff to deny me entry last month, despite my Congressional oversight authority.
So I’m suing.
democracyforward.org/updates/moc-...
So I’m suing.
democracyforward.org/updates/moc-...
Members of Congress Sue Trump-Vance Administration for Blocking Lawful Oversight of Federal Immigration Detention Facilities - Democracy Forward
democracyforward.org
July 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Under the Trump administration, DHS has chosen to violate the law which allows for unannounced visits by Members of Congress to DHS facilities, instructing local ICE staff to deny me entry last month, despite my Congressional oversight authority.
So I’m suing.
democracyforward.org/updates/moc-...
So I’m suing.
democracyforward.org/updates/moc-...
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You can read all the retrospectives about Epstein running now. But to really understand the case, go right to the @jkbjournalist.bsky.social series in the @miamiherald.com that ran 7 years ago (and for completely inexplicable reasons, never won a Pulitzer).
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime
Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls. Prosecutors, including future Trump labor secretary Alexander Acosta, cut Epstein an extraordinary...
www.miamiherald.com
July 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
You can read all the retrospectives about Epstein running now. But to really understand the case, go right to the @jkbjournalist.bsky.social series in the @miamiherald.com that ran 7 years ago (and for completely inexplicable reasons, never won a Pulitzer).
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...
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ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
July 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻
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WGBH building in Boston today
July 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
WGBH building in Boston today
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A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent abuse survivors, dies by suicide
Other Epstein victims credited Giuffre with giving them the courage to speak out.
www.nbcnews.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.
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The last few days have truly been a low point for the American news media. And it’s all because journalists in this country—and their corporate masters—lack the courage to say what they all know and say endlessly in private:
That Trump is stupid, and nuts.
That Trump is stupid, and nuts.
June 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The last few days have truly been a low point for the American news media. And it’s all because journalists in this country—and their corporate masters—lack the courage to say what they all know and say endlessly in private:
That Trump is stupid, and nuts.
That Trump is stupid, and nuts.
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I assure you, none of them are mine.
Trump: "We have planes that are undetectable flying around. Nobody's able to see them. Stealth."
June 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I assure you, none of them are mine.
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Selected comments from the NY POST CHAT for the Trump Micropenis Parade:
* "I've seen more people at a kindergarten parade"
* "What an epic fail"
* "The UFC is sponsoring federal events now?"
* "Okay this is getting sad now"
* "Criiiiiinge"
* "There is no one there"
* "This is such a boring parade"
* "I've seen more people at a kindergarten parade"
* "What an epic fail"
* "The UFC is sponsoring federal events now?"
* "Okay this is getting sad now"
* "Criiiiiinge"
* "There is no one there"
* "This is such a boring parade"
June 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Selected comments from the NY POST CHAT for the Trump Micropenis Parade:
* "I've seen more people at a kindergarten parade"
* "What an epic fail"
* "The UFC is sponsoring federal events now?"
* "Okay this is getting sad now"
* "Criiiiiinge"
* "There is no one there"
* "This is such a boring parade"
* "I've seen more people at a kindergarten parade"
* "What an epic fail"
* "The UFC is sponsoring federal events now?"
* "Okay this is getting sad now"
* "Criiiiiinge"
* "There is no one there"
* "This is such a boring parade"
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I oscillate daily between wishing we still have Steve Silberman's voice to offer some moral clarity in the midst of RFK Jr.'s lies about autism and thinking "Thank God Steve isn't alive to see this." NeuroTribes was an essential book for me understanding myself. I miss my friend so much.
NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman feels like one of the most important books to read in the moment. Our autistic brothers and sisters are facing a wave of persecution from RFK Jr. and his Woo Thugs, gotta educate ourselves so we can stand up for them.
I have shallow knowledge of South Asian history so The Vortex by Scott Carney and Jason Miklian was a revelation. I had no idea Bangladeshi independence was intertwined with so many critical world events, even nuclear brinksmanship. Check it out, audiobook is available from Brooklyn Public Library!
May 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I oscillate daily between wishing we still have Steve Silberman's voice to offer some moral clarity in the midst of RFK Jr.'s lies about autism and thinking "Thank God Steve isn't alive to see this." NeuroTribes was an essential book for me understanding myself. I miss my friend so much.
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I don't think it's fully appreciated just how much Trumpism is a celebration of ignorance. Trump not only never learns but proactively avoids it. It's a braindead movement from the top down.
May 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I don't think it's fully appreciated just how much Trumpism is a celebration of ignorance. Trump not only never learns but proactively avoids it. It's a braindead movement from the top down.
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Either the courts get to decide who is a “violent criminal” or “gang member”, or Donald Trump gets to decide.
That choice determines whether we are a Republic governed by laws or an autocracy living under a ruler.
That choice determines whether we are a Republic governed by laws or an autocracy living under a ruler.
April 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Either the courts get to decide who is a “violent criminal” or “gang member”, or Donald Trump gets to decide.
That choice determines whether we are a Republic governed by laws or an autocracy living under a ruler.
That choice determines whether we are a Republic governed by laws or an autocracy living under a ruler.