Kathryn Kirkpatrick
@kathrynkirkpatrick.bsky.social
poet, professor, ecofeminist
https://www.kathrynkirkpatrick.org/
https://www.kathrynkirkpatrick.org/
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Kathryn Kirkpatrick "What does it mean to be a person in relation to others, both human andanimal? Rife with observations of the natural and manmade worlds,Creature by Kathryn Kirkpatrick is a garden ...
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"These are poems rooted in landscape
and memory, about mothers and daughters, love and mourning, and the harrowing context in which we now find ourselves."
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She spent the whole morning performatively screaming at Congressmen, but this image of Bondi saying nothing and refusing to turn around will be the only real takeaway from her testimony today.
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
She spent the whole morning performatively screaming at Congressmen, but this image of Bondi saying nothing and refusing to turn around will be the only real takeaway from her testimony today.
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Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Mamdani announces a new executive order protecting New Yorkers from "abusive immigration enforcement," including requiring ICE to have a judicial warrant to enter NYC property
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has refused to block California’s new congressional map approved by voters last November.
The map will go into effect until 2030, countering Trump’s mid-decade redistricting scheme in November’s midterms.
The map will go into effect until 2030, countering Trump’s mid-decade redistricting scheme in November’s midterms.
February 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has refused to block California’s new congressional map approved by voters last November.
The map will go into effect until 2030, countering Trump’s mid-decade redistricting scheme in November’s midterms.
The map will go into effect until 2030, countering Trump’s mid-decade redistricting scheme in November’s midterms.
Speaking to the BBC on Tuesday, Epstein survivor Annie Farmer said: "It's hard to focus on the new information that has been brought to light because of how much damage the DOJ has done by exposing survivors in this way."
Incompetence and blatant illegality on this scale becomes a cruel strategy.
Incompetence and blatant illegality on this scale becomes a cruel strategy.
February 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Speaking to the BBC on Tuesday, Epstein survivor Annie Farmer said: "It's hard to focus on the new information that has been brought to light because of how much damage the DOJ has done by exposing survivors in this way."
Incompetence and blatant illegality on this scale becomes a cruel strategy.
Incompetence and blatant illegality on this scale becomes a cruel strategy.
He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti’s Killing.
theintercept.com/2026/01/31/m...
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He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti’s Killing.
A man who contradicted the government narrative about a prior shooting found himself pinned to the ground and detained after Alex Pretti’s death.
theintercept.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:01 AM
He Witnessed an Earlier Shooting. Feds Arrested Him at the Scene of Alex Pretti’s Killing.
theintercept.com/2026/01/31/m...
theintercept.com/2026/01/31/m...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
Opinion | Do We Want to Live in Alex Pretti’s America or Gregory Bovino’s?
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...
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I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On 1/24/26, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in ...
www.mobilize.us
January 31, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “Eyes on ICE: Document and Record” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
They are all responsible
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
They are all responsible
Miller, Noem, Bovino, Homan...and most of all, Trump
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:21 AM
They are all responsible
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open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...
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Some people seem to have been absent for this day in civics class.
January 27, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Some people seem to have been absent for this day in civics class.
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These days it’s: ’What are we gonna do about mass Gestapo shooting American citizens?,’ Norton said.
”What they're doing in Minnesota with the strike needs to expand.”
”We should be talking about a national general economic strike until this is over.”
#GenStrike #GovtOut #LockThemUp
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”What they're doing in Minnesota with the strike needs to expand.”
”We should be talking about a national general economic strike until this is over.”
#GenStrike #GovtOut #LockThemUp
Thread 1/7🧵
January 27, 2026 at 11:11 AM
These days it’s: ’What are we gonna do about mass Gestapo shooting American citizens?,’ Norton said.
”What they're doing in Minnesota with the strike needs to expand.”
”We should be talking about a national general economic strike until this is over.”
#GenStrike #GovtOut #LockThemUp
Thread 1/7🧵
”What they're doing in Minnesota with the strike needs to expand.”
”We should be talking about a national general economic strike until this is over.”
#GenStrike #GovtOut #LockThemUp
Thread 1/7🧵
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“This is a preschool you stupid motherf*ckers!”
(From Somali Snaps)
(From Somali Snaps)
January 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
“This is a preschool you stupid motherf*ckers!”
(From Somali Snaps)
(From Somali Snaps)
Trump Replaces Asshole with Alternate Asshole
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
Trump Replaces Asshole with Alternate Asshole
Tom Homan said he would assume Greg Bovino's post but not his helmet.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Trump Replaces Asshole with Alternate Asshole
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...
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Encouraging. These companies have enormous leverage, and they need to use it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US tech workers call on CEOs to demand Trump remove ICE from cities
More than 800 employees sign petition calling for withdrawal of ICE agents and cancellation of contracts
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Encouraging. These companies have enormous leverage, and they need to use it.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti
A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:01 AM
New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of Pretti www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Exercising our constitutional right to document and record ICE and other federal agents is more important than ever. This call will give you the tools to exercise your rights in a moment when federal agents are terrorizing our communities and using excessive force: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
January 25, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Exercising our constitutional right to document and record ICE and other federal agents is more important than ever. This call will give you the tools to exercise your rights in a moment when federal agents are terrorizing our communities and using excessive force: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
Major Minneapolis Shooting Update: Department of Homeland Security Narrative Falls Apart
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Major Minneapolis Shooting Update: Department of Homeland Security Narrative Falls Apart
Good afternoon.
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Major Minneapolis Shooting Update: Department of Homeland Security Narrative Falls Apart
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open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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January 21, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.