Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
@kegill.bsky.social
Writer/speaker/journalist/professor. @kegill almost everywhere. Deep south ex-pat, she/her. Fights #disinfo. #UX #Elections geek #BookLover #BreastCancer “facts maxer”
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Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
@kegill.bsky.social
· Aug 16
Dear @support.bsky.team
When I block an account, I’d rather not see their replies in other people’s threads as well, please.
When I block an account, I’d rather not see their replies in other people’s threads as well, please.
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Hope #Venezuelans are hearing what Trump & his henchman Miller are saying:
“The United States of America is running Venezuela,” Mr. Miller said, dismissing international treaties enshrining a nation’s right to independence & sovereignty as “international niceties.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
“The United States of America is running Venezuela,” Mr. Miller said, dismissing international treaties enshrining a nation’s right to independence & sovereignty as “international niceties.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
Stephen Miller Asserts U.S. Has Right to Take Greenland
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Hope #Venezuelans are hearing what Trump & his henchman Miller are saying:
“The United States of America is running Venezuela,” Mr. Miller said, dismissing international treaties enshrining a nation’s right to independence & sovereignty as “international niceties.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
“The United States of America is running Venezuela,” Mr. Miller said, dismissing international treaties enshrining a nation’s right to independence & sovereignty as “international niceties.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/u...
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US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM
Mette Frederiksen criticises Donald Trump’s ‘unacceptable pressure’ as Greenland counterpart condemns ‘fantasies’
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:10 AM
US attack on Greenland would mean end of Nato, says Danish PM www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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CBS has scrubbed Dokoupil’s botched segment from what it calls the “full broadcast” of his Evening News debut, re-recording it for YouTube viewers. Watch how markedly different it is: youtu.be/uJjWTFZW2Eo
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 AM
CBS has scrubbed Dokoupil’s botched segment from what it calls the “full broadcast” of his Evening News debut, re-recording it for YouTube viewers. Watch how markedly different it is: youtu.be/uJjWTFZW2Eo
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If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.
JFC.
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM
JFC.
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
THIS
“if a notable figure like Kelly can be punished, how can any ordinary soldier or sailor who is currently serving hope to refuse an illegal order without facing serious personal consequences?”
#gift
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“if a notable figure like Kelly can be punished, how can any ordinary soldier or sailor who is currently serving hope to refuse an illegal order without facing serious personal consequences?”
#gift
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Hegseth’s Appalling Vengeance Campaign
The Defense secretary’s attempts to demote Senator Mark Kelly are a pernicious form of political bullying.
www.theatlantic.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM
THIS
“if a notable figure like Kelly can be punished, how can any ordinary soldier or sailor who is currently serving hope to refuse an illegal order without facing serious personal consequences?”
#gift
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
“if a notable figure like Kelly can be punished, how can any ordinary soldier or sailor who is currently serving hope to refuse an illegal order without facing serious personal consequences?”
#gift
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
MAGA media link Trump's overthrow of Maduro to 2020 election conspiracy theories
www.mediamatters.org
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
Portland war zone. 🎶🐸
Singing groups, community members hold musical protest outside Portland ICE building
Singing groups, community members hold musical protest outside Portland ICE building
Nearly 100 community members gathered in front of the ICE facility in southeast Portland on Sunday to voice their opposition to recent immigration enforcement.
www.kptv.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Portland war zone. 🎶🐸
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
As @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and I wrote, “Every time a scientist abdicates their work to an AI tool, that is a tacit admission that the work is not worth being done by the scientist.”
Same goes for instructors.
Same goes for instructors.
You’ll have to read for the what happens next part, but I can tell you what will happen when parents and students realize profs have handed over expertise and teaching to chatbots.
NYU professor tested students with AI oral exams, here's what happened next
When student work looked like McKinsey memos, an NYU business school professor used AI oral exams to test real learning.
www.businessinsider.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
As @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and I wrote, “Every time a scientist abdicates their work to an AI tool, that is a tacit admission that the work is not worth being done by the scientist.”
Same goes for instructors.
Same goes for instructors.
Freedom of speech for me but not thee. 1984 writ large.
"An Australian man who was detained upon arrival at Los Angeles airport and deported back to Melbourne says United States border officials told him it was due to his writing on pro-Palestine protests in the US"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian deported from US says he was ‘targeted’ due to writing on pro-Palestine student protests
Alistair Kitchen says he was detained and questioned about views on Israel and Palestine before being deported from LA to Melbourne
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Freedom of speech for me but not thee. 1984 writ large.
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“Our customers aren’t buying Copilot”
“Have you tried forcing them to?”
“Yes, and they resist even more”
“Then force them more”
“Have you tried forcing them to?”
“Yes, and they resist even more”
“Then force them more”
Microsoft is so fucking stupid.
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
Microsoft renamed Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot App
I'm not joking
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
“Our customers aren’t buying Copilot”
“Have you tried forcing them to?”
“Yes, and they resist even more”
“Then force them more”
“Have you tried forcing them to?”
“Yes, and they resist even more”
“Then force them more”
“We think that having good media literacy skills is a very big civic skill,” Kiia Hakkala, a pedagogical specialist for the City of Helsinki, told The Associated Press.
They start at age THREE.
apnews.com/article/fake...
They start at age THREE.
apnews.com/article/fake...
Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda
Finland has been fighting fake news by teaching media literacy to children as young as 3. The Nordic nation includes this in its national curriculum to help citizens recognize disinformation, especial...
apnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
“We think that having good media literacy skills is a very big civic skill,” Kiia Hakkala, a pedagogical specialist for the City of Helsinki, told The Associated Press.
They start at age THREE.
apnews.com/article/fake...
They start at age THREE.
apnews.com/article/fake...
Roundup is the latest prestigious health journal ooops… 25 years after the publication ran the study.
Shades of vax/autism; it took the Lancet only 15 years to retract the study.
Both cases involved ties between researchers and beneficiaries of their hypotheses (one negative, one positive).
Shades of vax/autism; it took the Lancet only 15 years to retract the study.
Both cases involved ties between researchers and beneficiaries of their hypotheses (one negative, one positive).
January 5, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Roundup is the latest prestigious health journal ooops… 25 years after the publication ran the study.
Shades of vax/autism; it took the Lancet only 15 years to retract the study.
Both cases involved ties between researchers and beneficiaries of their hypotheses (one negative, one positive).
Shades of vax/autism; it took the Lancet only 15 years to retract the study.
Both cases involved ties between researchers and beneficiaries of their hypotheses (one negative, one positive).
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
It started with Reagan.
yep. i can identify any number of structural issues but at the end of the day the basic problem is the republican party. this has been apparent for at least 20 years. it is also an incredibly unpopular observation to make among “serious” people.
Right.
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
If you want a good explanation of why the American system of government worked well enough for 200 years and then suddenly stopped, it's because Republicans in Congress suddenly started letting their partisan interests COMPLETELY override their institutional interests
January 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
It started with Reagan.
Must read from @timothysnyder.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Historical precedents:
1. American intervention in Latin America
2. The Second Iraq War
3. The Russian invasion of Ukraine
4. The fascist wars
#venezuela
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Historical precedents:
1. American intervention in Latin America
2. The Second Iraq War
3. The Russian invasion of Ukraine
4. The fascist wars
#venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Must read from @timothysnyder.bsky.social
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Historical precedents:
1. American intervention in Latin America
2. The Second Iraq War
3. The Russian invasion of Ukraine
4. The fascist wars
#venezuela
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Historical precedents:
1. American intervention in Latin America
2. The Second Iraq War
3. The Russian invasion of Ukraine
4. The fascist wars
#venezuela
Another example of how far we've sunk. :-(
January 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Another example of how far we've sunk. :-(
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
Rubio, on Trump cleanup duty, essentially says: “We have no clue what the fuck we’re doing, but we know that we want to make money from their oil and that we don’t give a shit about the people whose nation we invaded.”
BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country.
Venezuela live updates: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro
The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. actions and its future operations in the South American nation.
bit.ly
January 4, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Rubio, on Trump cleanup duty, essentially says: “We have no clue what the fuck we’re doing, but we know that we want to make money from their oil and that we don’t give a shit about the people whose nation we invaded.”
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
So we now appear to be up to at least 80 Venezuelans killed.
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
So we now appear to be up to at least 80 Venezuelans killed.
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
January 4, 2026 at 5:51 PM
America is a rogue and malevolent state and global bad actor
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
Today, Trump also threatened Mexico. And Cuba. And Columbia.
This CTA is freely shareable, it doesn't require a Patreon account to access; consider sending it to your normie friends who don't know how to call their electeds before we fully tip over into the unthinkable
This CTA is freely shareable, it doesn't require a Patreon account to access; consider sending it to your normie friends who don't know how to call their electeds before we fully tip over into the unthinkable
CTA: 🇻🇪 Call Your Members of Congress Tonight | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
Get more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon
www.patreon.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Today, Trump also threatened Mexico. And Cuba. And Columbia.
This CTA is freely shareable, it doesn't require a Patreon account to access; consider sending it to your normie friends who don't know how to call their electeds before we fully tip over into the unthinkable
This CTA is freely shareable, it doesn't require a Patreon account to access; consider sending it to your normie friends who don't know how to call their electeds before we fully tip over into the unthinkable
That aged well, even if the subject matter deviated from kidnapping the Venezuelan head of state.
We will need the equivalent of a war crimes tribunal.
A Utah-based federal judge has orderd the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a man who administration officials acknowledge was deported in violation of a court order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 4, 2026 at 8:06 AM
That aged well, even if the subject matter deviated from kidnapping the Venezuelan head of state.
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@maddow.bsky.social: “There are very few Americans right now who have any idea why the United States did this. If this was about drug trafficking then why did President Trump just pardon the former President of Honduras who was convicted of sending hundreds of tons of drugs into the US?”
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
@maddow.bsky.social: “There are very few Americans right now who have any idea why the United States did this. If this was about drug trafficking then why did President Trump just pardon the former President of Honduras who was convicted of sending hundreds of tons of drugs into the US?”
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