@katkad.bsky.social
Planning for cousins' visit from EU and went to reserve days at Yosemite only to be reminded that it really isn't possible for most non-US-residents to see this natural wonder because the hateful Trump put a $100 add-on entrance fee for non-US folks. He so deserves Most Pathetic Diktater Award.
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Planning for cousins' visit from EU and went to reserve days at Yosemite only to be reminded that it really isn't possible for most non-US-residents to see this natural wonder because the hateful Trump put a $100 add-on entrance fee for non-US folks. He so deserves Most Pathetic Diktater Award.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social discusses how Thiel, Musk et al have taken over the UK govt data--and our US personal data too. Recall how Doge took over the IRS? Palantir has all our data now, along with US military and ICE and other govt. surveillance contracts. WTAF?!
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social discusses how Thiel, Musk et al have taken over the UK govt data--and our US personal data too. Recall how Doge took over the IRS? Palantir has all our data now, along with US military and ICE and other govt. surveillance contracts. WTAF?!
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is not to convince the regime they're wrong.
The goal of #NonviolentCivilResistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
The goal of #NonviolentCivilResistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC
You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...
www.nonviolent-conflict.org
January 25, 2026 at 2:41 AM
The goal of nonviolent civil resistance is not to convince the regime they're wrong.
The goal of #NonviolentCivilResistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
The goal of #NonviolentCivilResistance is to convince the people to work together to make it impossible for the regime to sustain itself.
We aren't nonviolent for the regime. We're nonviolent for each other.
Gripping piece on that Part of Project 2025 to trap women into financial dependence on a husband in part to deliver and raise more children. Ladies, they are coming for our bodies and our minds!
Trump’s War on Higher Ed Is an Attack on Women newrepublic.com/article/2058... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s War on Higher Ed Is an Attack on Women newrepublic.com/article/2058... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s War on Higher Ed Is an Attack on Women
The administration’s assault on colleges and universities is meant to undermine the economic and social progress women have made in the last half-century.
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Gripping piece on that Part of Project 2025 to trap women into financial dependence on a husband in part to deliver and raise more children. Ladies, they are coming for our bodies and our minds!
Trump’s War on Higher Ed Is an Attack on Women newrepublic.com/article/2058... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s War on Higher Ed Is an Attack on Women newrepublic.com/article/2058... via @newrepublic.com
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Musk and Thiel are the loud ideologues, but Bezos and Zuckerberg are the indispensable enablers.
They are the infrastructure of the new fascism.
Whether through cowardice or greed, they have done almost as much to dismantle democracy.
Stop giving them a pass
They are the infrastructure of the new fascism.
Whether through cowardice or greed, they have done almost as much to dismantle democracy.
Stop giving them a pass
February 8, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Musk and Thiel are the loud ideologues, but Bezos and Zuckerberg are the indispensable enablers.
They are the infrastructure of the new fascism.
Whether through cowardice or greed, they have done almost as much to dismantle democracy.
Stop giving them a pass
They are the infrastructure of the new fascism.
Whether through cowardice or greed, they have done almost as much to dismantle democracy.
Stop giving them a pass
Thanks, Steffani!
This was recommended as a read in group therapy this week.
I am sharing it with you, because I'm sure you're losing your ever-loving mind too.
I am sharing it with you, because I'm sure you're losing your ever-loving mind too.
It’s Not You. It’s the World.
We need to feel deep distress when our world is endangered, because right now, it is.
www.psychologytoday.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Thanks, Steffani!
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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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“It is our duty to become the welcoming & tolerant society that our own relatives would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders…Not many governments agree w/regularizing migrants today. But more people do than we often assume” -Spain’s prime minister making the rare pro-immigration case:
Opinion | I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
“It is our duty to become the welcoming & tolerant society that our own relatives would have hoped to find on the other side of our borders…Not many governments agree w/regularizing migrants today. But more people do than we often assume” -Spain’s prime minister making the rare pro-immigration case:
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WARNOCK: Trump said 'we're going to have a manufacturing boom.' Yes or no, have we had one?
BESSENT: There's the beginnings of a manufacturing boom. We have intentions -- factory groundbreakings
WARNOCK: Do you know how many manufacturing jobs have been lost since 'liberation day'? 72,000
BESSENT: There's the beginnings of a manufacturing boom. We have intentions -- factory groundbreakings
WARNOCK: Do you know how many manufacturing jobs have been lost since 'liberation day'? 72,000
February 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
WARNOCK: Trump said 'we're going to have a manufacturing boom.' Yes or no, have we had one?
BESSENT: There's the beginnings of a manufacturing boom. We have intentions -- factory groundbreakings
WARNOCK: Do you know how many manufacturing jobs have been lost since 'liberation day'? 72,000
BESSENT: There's the beginnings of a manufacturing boom. We have intentions -- factory groundbreakings
WARNOCK: Do you know how many manufacturing jobs have been lost since 'liberation day'? 72,000
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His job is to destroy the United States
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
His job is to destroy the United States
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This email between Epstein and JD Vance’s tech oligarch benefactor Peter Thiel where they plan to “collapse” society to create investment opportunities for themselves seems… not great
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
February 4, 2026 at 5:31 AM
This email between Epstein and JD Vance’s tech oligarch benefactor Peter Thiel where they plan to “collapse” society to create investment opportunities for themselves seems… not great
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
(They also met with the UN ambassador to Russia together)
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Rep. Jason Crow: "Trump wants to gauge people's reaction. He'll float these trial balloons about stopping elections or changing elections or taking control of elections…So what's important for me and others to do is to call it out, say it's unacceptable, it's un-American."
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Rep. Jason Crow: "Trump wants to gauge people's reaction. He'll float these trial balloons about stopping elections or changing elections or taking control of elections…So what's important for me and others to do is to call it out, say it's unacceptable, it's un-American."
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Truly remarkable news from China - solar power capacity will surpass coal power capacity this year.
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China’s Solar Power Capacity on Course to Surpass Coal This Year
China’s solar generating capacity is expected to surpass coal for the first time this year, according to the country’s top electricity industry group, marking a milestone in the country’s long-standin...
www.bloomberg.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Truly remarkable news from China - solar power capacity will surpass coal power capacity this year.
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The world's largest emitter, and likely where the world's climate fate will be decided, is now driving the global clean energy transition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Riffing off Brendan's method of juxtaposition in this awesome report, I'd like to offer another comparison:
Food assistance cuts versus new funding for DHS in the "Big Beautiful Bill"
Republicans cut food assistance by $187 billion while providing $191 billion in funding for DHS
Food assistance cuts versus new funding for DHS in the "Big Beautiful Bill"
Republicans cut food assistance by $187 billion while providing $191 billion in funding for DHS
February 3, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Riffing off Brendan's method of juxtaposition in this awesome report, I'd like to offer another comparison:
Food assistance cuts versus new funding for DHS in the "Big Beautiful Bill"
Republicans cut food assistance by $187 billion while providing $191 billion in funding for DHS
Food assistance cuts versus new funding for DHS in the "Big Beautiful Bill"
Republicans cut food assistance by $187 billion while providing $191 billion in funding for DHS
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A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.
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💥Viktor Orbán had what no one else before: a lasting supermajority in parliament and—thanks to EU funds—more money to develop Hungary than at any time in a century.
The result after 16 years: a failing economy and disastrous public services.
🎬 Direkt36's new documentary, The Trap, is out soon!
The result after 16 years: a failing economy and disastrous public services.
🎬 Direkt36's new documentary, The Trap, is out soon!
February 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
💥Viktor Orbán had what no one else before: a lasting supermajority in parliament and—thanks to EU funds—more money to develop Hungary than at any time in a century.
The result after 16 years: a failing economy and disastrous public services.
🎬 Direkt36's new documentary, The Trap, is out soon!
The result after 16 years: a failing economy and disastrous public services.
🎬 Direkt36's new documentary, The Trap, is out soon!
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I have spoken with several senior FBI counterintelligence officers who believe that there is a reasonably strong prospect that Tulsi Gabbard is a foreign intelligence asset.
As you read WSJ's piece on the super-secret abuse complaint about Tulsi Gabbard, remember that she tried unsuccessfully to wring counterintelligence function away from FBI last year.
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Exclusive | Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency
Congress hasn’t seen the complaint, which was filed eight months ago with the U.S. intelligence community watchdog’s office.
www.wsj.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I have spoken with several senior FBI counterintelligence officers who believe that there is a reasonably strong prospect that Tulsi Gabbard is a foreign intelligence asset.
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🇺🇸 The U.S. is actively dismantling its own soft power
“.. a poll of Germans found nearly two-thirds said they wanted to avoid US brands. .. an astounding 83 per cent of Swedes said they were no longer buying US brands.”
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/3276...
@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/3276...
February 2, 2026 at 7:23 PM
🇺🇸 The U.S. is actively dismantling its own soft power
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February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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ICE pistol whips a 16 yr old with his hands up
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE pistol whips a 16 yr old with his hands up
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In an ideal world, Miroslav Lajčák's resignation as foreign security adviser, following the release of the latest DOJ Epstein files, would signal the beginning of the collapse of the Russian operation to influence Western political and power circles.
spectator.sme.sk/politics-and...
spectator.sme.sk/politics-and...
‘Girls are incredible’: Epstein texts force PM adviser to quit
PM Fico’s adviser Miroslav Lajčák resigned after bombshell messages revealed chats with Epstein about women, politics and favours.
spectator.sme.sk
February 1, 2026 at 8:23 AM
In an ideal world, Miroslav Lajčák's resignation as foreign security adviser, following the release of the latest DOJ Epstein files, would signal the beginning of the collapse of the Russian operation to influence Western political and power circles.
spectator.sme.sk/politics-and...
spectator.sme.sk/politics-and...
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I am going to say it again:
@jamellebouie.net is one of the most important voices in America. Here (in 2 parts), he nails what is missing in our immigration debate: namely, the overwhelming evidence that immigration is GOOD, for the economy, our country, & our communities.
Very timely, on point 🤔🙌🏻
@jamellebouie.net is one of the most important voices in America. Here (in 2 parts), he nails what is missing in our immigration debate: namely, the overwhelming evidence that immigration is GOOD, for the economy, our country, & our communities.
Very timely, on point 🤔🙌🏻
January 31, 2026 at 6:17 PM
I am going to say it again:
@jamellebouie.net is one of the most important voices in America. Here (in 2 parts), he nails what is missing in our immigration debate: namely, the overwhelming evidence that immigration is GOOD, for the economy, our country, & our communities.
Very timely, on point 🤔🙌🏻
@jamellebouie.net is one of the most important voices in America. Here (in 2 parts), he nails what is missing in our immigration debate: namely, the overwhelming evidence that immigration is GOOD, for the economy, our country, & our communities.
Very timely, on point 🤔🙌🏻