Kathie Huddleston
@kathuddle.bsky.social
Organizational Anthropologist (retired), democrat, obsessive reader of all things democracy and anti-racist and also fantasy and sci-fi. Progressive Christian. Lives in Oregon. Macalester College and Northwestern Univ. Oregonian where we vote by mail.
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THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
I'm holding the floor to protest Trump dragging us further into authoritarianism.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Lm26u...
I'm holding the floor to protest Trump dragging us further into authoritarianism.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Lm26u...
THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I'm holding the floor to protest Trump dragging us further into authoritarianism
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
I'm holding the floor to protest Trump dragging us further into authoritarianism.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Lm26u...
I'm holding the floor to protest Trump dragging us further into authoritarianism.
www.youtube.com/shorts/Lm26u...
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They were right. We, in 2016, were right. In 2024, we were right. And now Bari Weiss is sitting atop the media hierarchy. And we’re still right.
October 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
They were right. We, in 2016, were right. In 2024, we were right. And now Bari Weiss is sitting atop the media hierarchy. And we’re still right.
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Look at academia giving me a little hope
“52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy”
V-Dem data
V-Dem data
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Look at academia giving me a little hope
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Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
August 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.
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This is a guy who lies about all his numbers, from the size of his condo in NYC to his own height and weight. So it’s no surprise he wants to lie about economic numbers now.
August 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is a guy who lies about all his numbers, from the size of his condo in NYC to his own height and weight. So it’s no surprise he wants to lie about economic numbers now.
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Oh, spare us. I’m glad that he wasn’t seriously hurt, but the idea that, after all these years of observing his behavior, the media can still write about Trump’s personality without mentioning that he has demonstrably sociopathic traits, and is, in fact, a sociopath, and …
One year after Donald Trump's near-assassination at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man.
A year after Trump's near-assassination, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man
One year after Donald Trump's near-assassination at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, friends and allies see some signs of a changed man.
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July 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Oh, spare us. I’m glad that he wasn’t seriously hurt, but the idea that, after all these years of observing his behavior, the media can still write about Trump’s personality without mentioning that he has demonstrably sociopathic traits, and is, in fact, a sociopath, and …
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Damn Final Fantasy Tactics was spitting facts in ‘97
June 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Damn Final Fantasy Tactics was spitting facts in ‘97
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I'm trying to imagine a Democratic president saying openly and proudly that he would be sending federal agents to target the 'Republican Power Center' in Texas, Florida, and Tennessee. We would be in the midst of a civil war before he'd finished saying those words.
Trump declares war on cities
“We must expand efforts to detain & deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as LA, Chicago, & NY, where Millions of Illegal Aliens reside. These, & other Cities, are core of the Dem Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base”
“We must expand efforts to detain & deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as LA, Chicago, & NY, where Millions of Illegal Aliens reside. These, & other Cities, are core of the Dem Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base”
June 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I'm trying to imagine a Democratic president saying openly and proudly that he would be sending federal agents to target the 'Republican Power Center' in Texas, Florida, and Tennessee. We would be in the midst of a civil war before he'd finished saying those words.
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April 12, 1945: death of FDR.
Churchill: "His love of his own country, his respect for its constitution...were evident, added to these were the beatings of that generous heart which was always stirred to anger and to action by spectacles of aggression and oppression by the strong against the weak."
Churchill: "His love of his own country, his respect for its constitution...were evident, added to these were the beatings of that generous heart which was always stirred to anger and to action by spectacles of aggression and oppression by the strong against the weak."
April 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
April 12, 1945: death of FDR.
Churchill: "His love of his own country, his respect for its constitution...were evident, added to these were the beatings of that generous heart which was always stirred to anger and to action by spectacles of aggression and oppression by the strong against the weak."
Churchill: "His love of his own country, his respect for its constitution...were evident, added to these were the beatings of that generous heart which was always stirred to anger and to action by spectacles of aggression and oppression by the strong against the weak."
Over 4000 in Beaverton Or.
April 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Over 4000 in Beaverton Or.
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
Way to go governor!
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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media.tenor.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Way to go governor!
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Yet again, it’s time to bring up a very important episode of @ricksteves.bsky.social . It’s very much worth your time to check it out and pay attention to how eerily similar it is to our current state of affairs.
youtube.com/watch?v=JU1I...
youtube.com/watch?v=JU1I...
Rick Steves' The Story of Fascism in Europe
YouTube video by Rick Steves' Europe
youtube.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Yet again, it’s time to bring up a very important episode of @ricksteves.bsky.social . It’s very much worth your time to check it out and pay attention to how eerily similar it is to our current state of affairs.
youtube.com/watch?v=JU1I...
youtube.com/watch?v=JU1I...
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An open letter from an American-owned tour company to our Canadian travel buddies 🍁
March 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM
An open letter from an American-owned tour company to our Canadian travel buddies 🍁
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The people Attorney General Bondi is calling “terrorists” have had no trial and no chance to defend themselves. We do not know who they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril.
March 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The people Attorney General Bondi is calling “terrorists” have had no trial and no chance to defend themselves. We do not know who they are. Ignoring the Constitution does not make us safe. It puts us all in peril.
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Holy cow. This is VERY well done.
This is what Team Fight looks like.
This is what Team Fight looks like.
March 12, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Holy cow. This is VERY well done.
This is what Team Fight looks like.
This is what Team Fight looks like.
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Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone when confronting Proud Boys insurrectionist Enrique Tarrio: “You are a traitor to this country.”
RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!
RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!
February 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Former Capitol police officer Michael Fanone when confronting Proud Boys insurrectionist Enrique Tarrio: “You are a traitor to this country.”
RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!
RETWEET if you stand with Officer Fanone!
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The New Republic is doing it right. Journalists take note
January 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The New Republic is doing it right. Journalists take note
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California Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has wisely launched a website to combat disinformation about the fires: www.californiafirefacts.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
California Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social has wisely launched a website to combat disinformation about the fires: www.californiafirefacts.com
@laurielynnn.bsky.social Hi - It’s Kathie Huddleston. I’ll follow you here.
January 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
@laurielynnn.bsky.social Hi - It’s Kathie Huddleston. I’ll follow you here.
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If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 6:46 PM
If you want to understand why healthcare pricing is horrific, the first thing to know is that our system puts 100% of the credit risk for deductibles, copays and co-insurance on hospitals and doctors. That's insane.
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
We have turned them into Sub Prime Lenders 🧵
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I’m excited for @gregcasar.bsky.social’s leadership at the Progressive Caucus. He’s going to be great.
Newly elected Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Greg Casar is already cooking
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
December 7, 2024 at 4:46 PM
I’m excited for @gregcasar.bsky.social’s leadership at the Progressive Caucus. He’s going to be great.