Katey RK
@kateyrk.bsky.social
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Katey RK
@kateyrk.bsky.social
· Apr 20
Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
This the difference between a mere politician and a leader.
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In a new phase 3 trial, people randomly assigned to receive a flu shot made with modified mRNA were 34.5% less likely to be diagnosed with an influenza-like illness than people given a standard flu shot made with inactivated virus.
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
In a new phase 3 trial, people randomly assigned to receive a flu shot made with modified mRNA were 34.5% less likely to be diagnosed with an influenza-like illness than people given a standard flu shot made with inactivated virus.
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
We need to stop the anti-science attacks against mRNA vaccines!
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Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
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Virginia House seats won by Democrats this century, out of the chamber's 100 seats:
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Virginia House seats won by Democrats this century, out of the chamber's 100 seats:
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
in 2001: 32
in 2003: 34
in 2005: 40
in 2007: 44
in 2009: 39
in 2011: 32
in 2013: 33
in 2015: 34
in 2017: 49
in 2019: 55 (first Dem majority since 1999)
in 2021: 48
in 2023: 51
2025, i.e. this week: 64
What a pathetic, rage bait headline. Embarrassing for all involved, really.
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What a pathetic, rage bait headline. Embarrassing for all involved, really.
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😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 AM
😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎
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After a judge ordered Donald Trump to make SNAP payments, the wannabe king declared he will defy a court order and won't help people afford groceries.
Trump's message to 42 million Americans: eat dirt.
Trump's message to 42 million Americans: eat dirt.
November 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
After a judge ordered Donald Trump to make SNAP payments, the wannabe king declared he will defy a court order and won't help people afford groceries.
Trump's message to 42 million Americans: eat dirt.
Trump's message to 42 million Americans: eat dirt.
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NEW: The Trump Administration said it would use "all $4.65 billion in [SNAP] contingency funds, which will cover about half of each eligible household's benefits this month."
Why? Because two federal judges told him he has to.
This is why we fight in court.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Why? Because two federal judges told him he has to.
This is why we fight in court.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Trump administration tells judge it will partially fund SNAP benefits using contingency funds
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Agriculture Department must disburse funding for SNAP, also known as food stamps.
www.nbcnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
NEW: The Trump Administration said it would use "all $4.65 billion in [SNAP] contingency funds, which will cover about half of each eligible household's benefits this month."
Why? Because two federal judges told him he has to.
This is why we fight in court.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
Why? Because two federal judges told him he has to.
This is why we fight in court.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
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Adelita Grijalva now holds the record for longest delay between winng a special Congressional election and being sworn into office.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Adelita Grijalva now holds the record for longest delay between winng a special Congressional election and being sworn into office.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
Why the delay from Mike Johnson?
Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.
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Great to catch up with @chrislhayes.bsky.social. Watch our conversation on tonight at 8pm on @msnbc.com.
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Great to catch up with @chrislhayes.bsky.social. Watch our conversation on tonight at 8pm on @msnbc.com.
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This is several days old. But amidst so much else id missed it. That’s a stunning number. No wonder they about-faced. Reminder of the power of consumers in oligarch era, not subject to the same kind of targeting.
October 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is several days old. But amidst so much else id missed it. That’s a stunning number. No wonder they about-faced. Reminder of the power of consumers in oligarch era, not subject to the same kind of targeting.
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Congress established an emergency fund to ensure that millions of Americans on SNAP continue to receive nutrition assistance when funding expires in November.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
October 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Congress established an emergency fund to ensure that millions of Americans on SNAP continue to receive nutrition assistance when funding expires in November.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
Mr. President: Don’t let kids go hungry. Use these emergency funds to feed low-income families.
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The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
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i’m watching this netflix documentary THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR and it is one of the most infuriating and heartbreaking things i have seen in a long time
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
i’m watching this netflix documentary THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR and it is one of the most infuriating and heartbreaking things i have seen in a long time
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A fun byproduct of unitary executive theory—if the president controls everyone under him, he can demand they transfer hundreds of millions in tax dollars into his bank account
Breaking News: President Trump wants $230 million from the Justice Department for investigating him, people familiar with the matter say. Any settlement might ultimately be approved by senior department officials who defended him or those in his orbit. nyti.ms/4hmIi5X
October 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A fun byproduct of unitary executive theory—if the president controls everyone under him, he can demand they transfer hundreds of millions in tax dollars into his bank account
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one category of show prep material for TRMS staff is something we've always called "subway reading".
it's something that's not exactly current events or new reporting... but nevertheless relevant food for thought given the news we're in.
today's subway reading:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
it's something that's not exactly current events or new reporting... but nevertheless relevant food for thought given the news we're in.
today's subway reading:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
www.bbc.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
one category of show prep material for TRMS staff is something we've always called "subway reading".
it's something that's not exactly current events or new reporting... but nevertheless relevant food for thought given the news we're in.
today's subway reading:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
it's something that's not exactly current events or new reporting... but nevertheless relevant food for thought given the news we're in.
today's subway reading:
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Who the fuck cares what this con artist “alleges?”
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos alleges in CNN interview that his prosecution was political and that he ate a "slice of humble pie" before his release.
George Santos maintains his prosecution was political, says he’s had a ‘very large slice of humble pie’ | CNN Politics
Disgraced former Rep. George Santos, fresh off his release from prison after President Donald Trump commuted his sentence on Friday night, dismissed his critics, telling CNN he’s focused on the future...
www.cnn.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Who the fuck cares what this con artist “alleges?”
This is the way.
October 19, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This is the way.
Yes, but since it’s pretty clear Vance is intentionally trying to offend liberals and trigger lots of angry responses, let’s not feed his trolling. We don’t have to react to every provocation.
It is a scandal totally unprecedented in history that the Vice President has shared a video depicting the President as king. It’s an obscene violation of every founding American principle.
And nothing will come of it. It makes me physically sick.
And nothing will come of it. It makes me physically sick.
October 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Yes, but since it’s pretty clear Vance is intentionally trying to offend liberals and trigger lots of angry responses, let’s not feed his trolling. We don’t have to react to every provocation.
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One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.
#NoKings #Manhattan
#NoKings #Manhattan
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Best sign seen today at the No Kings march in Richmond, Va.
October 19, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Best sign seen today at the No Kings march in Richmond, Va.
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
October 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It’s painfully clear. By refusing to swear in Adelita Grijalva, Speaker Johnson’s covering up Jeffrey Epstein’s global sex-trafficking ring.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
Hey GOP: Bring back the House, cancel your health care cuts, reopen the government and release the files.
So, can we stop wringing our hands about Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” remark now? We all done talking ‘bout that, right?
October 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
So, can we stop wringing our hands about Hillary Clinton’s “basket of deplorables” remark now? We all done talking ‘bout that, right?
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Karoline Leavitt should resign.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 16, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Karoline Leavitt should resign.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
They try to make us hate each other to distract from the fact that they're robbing us all blind.
It's sick.
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It’ll be nice when writing about “antifa” if journalists would give up the fixation on Rose City Antifa and instead emphasize that the movement is just a rename of Anti-Racist Action (ARA), founded in the ‘80s to combat Nazi skinheads.
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It’ll be nice when writing about “antifa” if journalists would give up the fixation on Rose City Antifa and instead emphasize that the movement is just a rename of Anti-Racist Action (ARA), founded in the ‘80s to combat Nazi skinheads.