Kierstin Cole
@kierstincole.bsky.social
Book Publicist | Editor | Writer | Fiber Artist | Political Nerd |Certified Childless Cat Lady
All opinions are my own.
All opinions are my own.
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Left in the Dark: From On-Campus Harassment to OCR Closures
Two years ago, I graduated summa cum laude with a BA in International Studies and a minor in creative writing. I’ve spent the time since…
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The closure of seven regional offices of the Department of Ed's Office for Civil Rights has left complainants without answers and contributes to the active destruction of civil rights and the decay of public trust in our institutions.
#politics #education #departmentofeducation #civilrights
#politics #education #departmentofeducation #civilrights
Switched out the socks for a sweater pattern I'm working on because fall in Chicago deserves all the pretty things.
#knitting #fiberarts #chicago
#knitting #fiberarts #chicago
September 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Switched out the socks for a sweater pattern I'm working on because fall in Chicago deserves all the pretty things.
#knitting #fiberarts #chicago
#knitting #fiberarts #chicago
The older I get the more I realize how fucking weird my life is. Like how did I unintentionally turn into an urban cryptid.
August 6, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The older I get the more I realize how fucking weird my life is. Like how did I unintentionally turn into an urban cryptid.
Reposted by Kierstin Cole
The Dems have used much of their allotted time to call for restoring the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, which is responsible for making sure universities are responding to discrimination. Trump officials have shut down 7 of 12 of its regional offices and fired nearly half its staff.
May 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Dems have used much of their allotted time to call for restoring the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, which is responsible for making sure universities are responding to discrimination. Trump officials have shut down 7 of 12 of its regional offices and fired nearly half its staff.
Fascinating to hear President Manuel say the OCR has been helpful in understanding the role of enforcing civil rights on campus. The DePaul administration definitely didn't understand the rights of students when they declined to investigate sexual harassment until I reported to OCR in 2022.
Some Jewish faculty and students say lawmakers are using antisemitism and this hearing as a cover for cracking down on academic freedom. They point to past antisemitic actions made by the GOP committee members, including quoting Hitler.
www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...
www.wbez.org/reset-with-s...
DePaul president to testify before Congress in hearing on antisemitism
President Robert Manuel will appear before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce on May 7, 2025.
www.wbez.org
May 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Fascinating to hear President Manuel say the OCR has been helpful in understanding the role of enforcing civil rights on campus. The DePaul administration definitely didn't understand the rights of students when they declined to investigate sexual harassment until I reported to OCR in 2022.
The closure of seven regional offices of the Department of Ed's Office for Civil Rights has left complainants without answers and contributes to the active destruction of civil rights and the decay of public trust in our institutions.
#politics #education #departmentofeducation #civilrights
#politics #education #departmentofeducation #civilrights
Left in the Dark: From On-Campus Harassment to OCR Closures
Two years ago, I graduated summa cum laude with a BA in International Studies and a minor in creative writing. I’ve spent the time since…
medium.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The closure of seven regional offices of the Department of Ed's Office for Civil Rights has left complainants without answers and contributes to the active destruction of civil rights and the decay of public trust in our institutions.
#politics #education #departmentofeducation #civilrights
#politics #education #departmentofeducation #civilrights
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March 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Reposted by Kierstin Cole
The information landscape in the United States has reached a crisis point.
Billionaires and corporations are using the media outlets they control to curry favor with Trump.
The only way to fight back is to build out independent media.
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Billionaires and corporations are using the media outlets they control to curry favor with Trump.
The only way to fight back is to build out independent media.
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February 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The information landscape in the United States has reached a crisis point.
Billionaires and corporations are using the media outlets they control to curry favor with Trump.
The only way to fight back is to build out independent media.
popular.info/subscribe
muskwatch.com/subscribe
Billionaires and corporations are using the media outlets they control to curry favor with Trump.
The only way to fight back is to build out independent media.
popular.info/subscribe
muskwatch.com/subscribe
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An important announcement from the Governor of Illinois.
February 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
An important announcement from the Governor of Illinois.
February 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
February 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The littlest guy hanging out with my latest finished object.
Pattern: The Halibut Sweater by Caitlin Hunter
Yarn: Drops Karisma in Bright Blue and Lemon Punch (Colors heavily inspired by the Swedish side of my family and my great grandpa's infamous fisherman sweaters)
#knitting #handmade #cats
Pattern: The Halibut Sweater by Caitlin Hunter
Yarn: Drops Karisma in Bright Blue and Lemon Punch (Colors heavily inspired by the Swedish side of my family and my great grandpa's infamous fisherman sweaters)
#knitting #handmade #cats
January 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Since Tiktok is about to go dark and my favorite way to find new knitting patterns is going to be gone, here are some of my favorites that don't get enough flowers.
#knitting
#knitting
January 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Since Tiktok is about to go dark and my favorite way to find new knitting patterns is going to be gone, here are some of my favorites that don't get enough flowers.
#knitting
#knitting
Chicago is the city that became home to my immigrant great grandparents almost a century ago and it remains a city of immigrants. Know your rights before Tuesday.
#chicago #politics
#chicago #politics
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
January 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Excuse the fuck out of me, what in the malware laden hellscape is this AI-infused Google Drive and Gmail bullshit.
January 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Excuse the fuck out of me, what in the malware laden hellscape is this AI-infused Google Drive and Gmail bullshit.
Hi. Hello. Just reminding everyone that defending the Department of Education also destroys the oversight of students' civil rights in schools. Sincerely, someone who directly benefited from those protections.
#politics #departmentofeducation
#politics #departmentofeducation
January 15, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Hi. Hello. Just reminding everyone that defending the Department of Education also destroys the oversight of students' civil rights in schools. Sincerely, someone who directly benefited from those protections.
#politics #departmentofeducation
#politics #departmentofeducation
I'm not going to wave my summa cum laude degree in international studies or my academic research on Christian Nationalism in the air. But the use of the presidency as a safe haven from prosecution is a characteristic of dictatorships, not democracies.
#politics
#politics
January 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I'm not going to wave my summa cum laude degree in international studies or my academic research on Christian Nationalism in the air. But the use of the presidency as a safe haven from prosecution is a characteristic of dictatorships, not democracies.
#politics
#politics
The ever present irony of working in publishing is that you're working in a field you love but you don't usually have the energy afterwards to do the writing.
In other news, I'll be getting not enough sleep tonight in favor of working on my WIP that I've restarted a dozen times in the last 2 years.
In other news, I'll be getting not enough sleep tonight in favor of working on my WIP that I've restarted a dozen times in the last 2 years.
January 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
The ever present irony of working in publishing is that you're working in a field you love but you don't usually have the energy afterwards to do the writing.
In other news, I'll be getting not enough sleep tonight in favor of working on my WIP that I've restarted a dozen times in the last 2 years.
In other news, I'll be getting not enough sleep tonight in favor of working on my WIP that I've restarted a dozen times in the last 2 years.
Sometimes 3 AM ideas deserve to become a reality.
Pattern to come.
Yarn:
Hot pink: Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk in Hot Pink and Drops Flora in Magenta
Baby Pink: Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk in Soft Pink and Drops Flora in Pink
#knitting
Pattern to come.
Yarn:
Hot pink: Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk in Hot Pink and Drops Flora in Magenta
Baby Pink: Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk in Soft Pink and Drops Flora in Pink
#knitting
January 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Sometimes 3 AM ideas deserve to become a reality.
Pattern to come.
Yarn:
Hot pink: Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk in Hot Pink and Drops Flora in Magenta
Baby Pink: Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk in Soft Pink and Drops Flora in Pink
#knitting
Pattern to come.
Yarn:
Hot pink: Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk in Hot Pink and Drops Flora in Magenta
Baby Pink: Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk in Soft Pink and Drops Flora in Pink
#knitting
Just to be clear, in one day the judicial branch effectively ceded oversight power to the executive branch and suggested it's willing to uphold infringement on the first amendment rights of everyday Americans. Just so we all know where we stand.
January 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Just to be clear, in one day the judicial branch effectively ceded oversight power to the executive branch and suggested it's willing to uphold infringement on the first amendment rights of everyday Americans. Just so we all know where we stand.
First sample of a self-drafted mitten pattern featuring Klaus the cat.
Yarn: Porcini Worsted in Framboise by The Gnome Depot Fiber.
Pattern: Coming Soon by Me
Yarn: Porcini Worsted in Framboise by The Gnome Depot Fiber.
Pattern: Coming Soon by Me
January 9, 2025 at 2:03 AM
First sample of a self-drafted mitten pattern featuring Klaus the cat.
Yarn: Porcini Worsted in Framboise by The Gnome Depot Fiber.
Pattern: Coming Soon by Me
Yarn: Porcini Worsted in Framboise by The Gnome Depot Fiber.
Pattern: Coming Soon by Me
All I'm saying is that the prevalence of eyebrows in solving crimes recently really says a lot about the competency of law enforcement.
December 10, 2024 at 1:51 AM
All I'm saying is that the prevalence of eyebrows in solving crimes recently really says a lot about the competency of law enforcement.
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just from a folklore point of view, "attractive hooded man kills billionaire head of hated business with bullets inscribed with political slogans and then vanishes" is narratively breathtaking
December 7, 2024 at 9:54 AM
just from a folklore point of view, "attractive hooded man kills billionaire head of hated business with bullets inscribed with political slogans and then vanishes" is narratively breathtaking