Kathleen Geier
@kathygee.bsky.social
Feminist. Socialist. Chicagoan. Lover of film, theater, books, music, travel, dogs. Words @ Baffler, Nation, In These Times. She/her. kathleenageier@gmail.com
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
Broooooooce!
Though as a teen my primary allegiance was to punk rock, this proud Jersey girl has always loved Bruce Springsteen.
I was moved by this song. Thank you, Bruce. I needed this.
Though as a teen my primary allegiance was to punk rock, this proud Jersey girl has always loved Bruce Springsteen.
I was moved by this song. Thank you, Bruce. I needed this.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
It’s like if George Bush has launched the Iraq War but didn’t bother to even lie about why he was doing it, didn’t even try to claim what the goal was, and didn’t even ask Congress to authorize it.
That’s what Trump is doing now, and everyone is just acting like it’s normal.
This is not normal.
That’s what Trump is doing now, and everyone is just acting like it’s normal.
This is not normal.
February 19, 2026 at 2:07 AM
It’s like if George Bush has launched the Iraq War but didn’t bother to even lie about why he was doing it, didn’t even try to claim what the goal was, and didn’t even ask Congress to authorize it.
That’s what Trump is doing now, and everyone is just acting like it’s normal.
This is not normal.
That’s what Trump is doing now, and everyone is just acting like it’s normal.
This is not normal.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
Of all the Warner Brothers contract players from the 40s, you proclaim a day in honor of Ronald Reagan? Really? Not Claude Raines? Not Barton MacLane? Not George Tobias? I call bullshit!
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day
Governor Newsom proclaims Ronald Reagan Day | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
February 13, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Of all the Warner Brothers contract players from the 40s, you proclaim a day in honor of Ronald Reagan? Really? Not Claude Raines? Not Barton MacLane? Not George Tobias? I call bullshit!
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
The Death of Book World - What the closing of the Washington Post’s books section means for readers.
By Becca Rothfeld
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
By Becca Rothfeld
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post
Becca Rothfeld, a former critic at the Washington Post, on the death of the paper’s books section.
www.newyorker.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:23 PM
The Death of Book World - What the closing of the Washington Post’s books section means for readers.
By Becca Rothfeld
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
By Becca Rothfeld
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
The great Chester Himes and Griot, his beloved blue point Siamese, named "after the magicians in the courts of West African kings." Himes also said that if he stayed away too long, Griot would wreck his studio and chew up his books. #Caturday
February 8, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The great Chester Himes and Griot, his beloved blue point Siamese, named "after the magicians in the courts of West African kings." Himes also said that if he stayed away too long, Griot would wreck his studio and chew up his books. #Caturday
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
I had no idea who Himes was when, as a Hollywood script reader, I was assigned "The Real Cool Killers" as a book to evaluate for possible adaptation. It kinda blew my mind.
Of the limited number of hard-boiled crime fiction novels I've read, this rivals Thompson's "Pop 1280" as the best.
Of the limited number of hard-boiled crime fiction novels I've read, this rivals Thompson's "Pop 1280" as the best.
February 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I had no idea who Himes was when, as a Hollywood script reader, I was assigned "The Real Cool Killers" as a book to evaluate for possible adaptation. It kinda blew my mind.
Of the limited number of hard-boiled crime fiction novels I've read, this rivals Thompson's "Pop 1280" as the best.
Of the limited number of hard-boiled crime fiction novels I've read, this rivals Thompson's "Pop 1280" as the best.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
Why is a shady right wing super PAC trying to buy this seat for Donna Miller? This should be a red flag for every voter in this district.
AIPAC cash has popped up in the race to replace Robin Kelly in IL-02. "Affordable Chicago Now" is a SuperPAC that just organized a week ago and hasn't identified any of its donors. The PAC is supporting Donna Miller, whose donors are primarily AIPAC donors. Robert Peters' campaign emails:
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Why is a shady right wing super PAC trying to buy this seat for Donna Miller? This should be a red flag for every voter in this district.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
Stomach-turning that our opposition party Senate leader visibly cares more about funding the Israeli military than about cutting funding for ICE/CBP
February 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Stomach-turning that our opposition party Senate leader visibly cares more about funding the Israeli military than about cutting funding for ICE/CBP
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It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
January 31, 2026 at 12:41 AM
It's near-white out conditions in Chicago as the snow comes down, and tonight's anti-ICE/CBP rally is wrapping up in front of city hall.
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
But not before the crowd bounces and chants, "I believe that we will win!"
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
i haven’t been paying attention to meghan mccain at all but apparently she has lost her mind?
January 29, 2026 at 11:33 PM
i haven’t been paying attention to meghan mccain at all but apparently she has lost her mind?
Hmmm . . .ya think?
January 30, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Hmmm . . .ya think?
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
The immanent contradiction of dominance masculinity is that it both claims absolute authority and strength and also cannot countenance even the slightest challenge.
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The immanent contradiction of dominance masculinity is that it both claims absolute authority and strength and also cannot countenance even the slightest challenge.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
I am shallow enough to hope that, if Kristi Noem’s political career is stopped dead in its tracks, there will be moments when she will regret having had all the human surgically removed from her face for no long-term gain.
January 28, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I am shallow enough to hope that, if Kristi Noem’s political career is stopped dead in its tracks, there will be moments when she will regret having had all the human surgically removed from her face for no long-term gain.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
more of this please Catholic bishops and pastors
Newark’s Cardinal Tobin: Defund lawless ICE
[Catholic pastoral messaging in the Trump era]
greydanus.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:33 PM
more of this please Catholic bishops and pastors
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out
In our chants of "ICE out now"
Our city's heart and soul persists
Through broken glass and bloody tears
On the streets of Minneapolis
Our city's heart and soul persists
Through broken glass and bloody tears
On the streets of Minneapolis
January 28, 2026 at 11:54 PM
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out (ICE out)
ICE out
Broooooooce!
Though as a teen my primary allegiance was to punk rock, this proud Jersey girl has always loved Bruce Springsteen.
I was moved by this song. Thank you, Bruce. I needed this.
Though as a teen my primary allegiance was to punk rock, this proud Jersey girl has always loved Bruce Springsteen.
I was moved by this song. Thank you, Bruce. I needed this.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Broooooooce!
Though as a teen my primary allegiance was to punk rock, this proud Jersey girl has always loved Bruce Springsteen.
I was moved by this song. Thank you, Bruce. I needed this.
Though as a teen my primary allegiance was to punk rock, this proud Jersey girl has always loved Bruce Springsteen.
I was moved by this song. Thank you, Bruce. I needed this.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
Ilhan is tougher than Josh Hawley.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Man tackled to ground after spraying unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar at town hall in Minneapolis.
January 28, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Ilhan is tougher than Josh Hawley.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
What are @chuckschumer.com and @adamjentleson.bsky.social's 3 Rs again? Retreat, Retreat, Retreat? Step up or step aside you cowards.
Tonight, most (if not all) the Zipps bar locations throughout Maricopa were raided by federal agents. Community members arrived to legally observe and agents pepper sprayed the crowd least one location. Workers were taken.
January 27, 2026 at 5:43 AM
What are @chuckschumer.com and @adamjentleson.bsky.social's 3 Rs again? Retreat, Retreat, Retreat? Step up or step aside you cowards.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
Texas Governor Greg Abbott offers "recalibrate" as a fourth "R" after Chuck Schumer's call to "restrain, reform and restrict" ICE.
In other words, Chuck Schumer and Greg Abbott are on the same page. Schumer is so far to the right of his party, he must be removed.
In other words, Chuck Schumer and Greg Abbott are on the same page. Schumer is so far to the right of his party, he must be removed.
January 27, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Texas Governor Greg Abbott offers "recalibrate" as a fourth "R" after Chuck Schumer's call to "restrain, reform and restrict" ICE.
In other words, Chuck Schumer and Greg Abbott are on the same page. Schumer is so far to the right of his party, he must be removed.
In other words, Chuck Schumer and Greg Abbott are on the same page. Schumer is so far to the right of his party, he must be removed.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
Until Miller’s gone these are just gestural purges to sanitize and consolidate his reign of terror.
BREAKING: The Border Patrol's Greg Bovino has been ousted from his role of "Commander at Large"—and Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski could be next to lose their jobs, sources tell @nickmiroff.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
January 27, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Until Miller’s gone these are just gestural purges to sanitize and consolidate his reign of terror.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
Good on Gallego to stay on offense here. Noem's immediate resignation should be one of the conditions for Senate Dems to sign off any deals to send money to DHS.
Gallego: I think it's ridiculous that Kristi Noem just went out right away and basically called this poor victim, a violent terrorist. That right there is impeachable. She lied about a citizen to justify his murder. The president should ask for her resignation.
January 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Good on Gallego to stay on offense here. Noem's immediate resignation should be one of the conditions for Senate Dems to sign off any deals to send money to DHS.
Reposted by Kathleen Geier
This is morally bankrupt—and politically disastrous. Trump overreached so far that he's throwing Bovino to the wolves to try to calm the waters. Polls show Abolish ICE is the most popular position on the agency, supported by everyone from Zohran Mamdani to the Catholic Church to Bill fucking Kristol
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is morally bankrupt—and politically disastrous. Trump overreached so far that he's throwing Bovino to the wolves to try to calm the waters. Polls show Abolish ICE is the most popular position on the agency, supported by everyone from Zohran Mamdani to the Catholic Church to Bill fucking Kristol