Kim
@kimbatchelor.bsky.social
Writer. Public health researcher. Co-host of the “Hold On: Is that really Christian?” podcast. BadChristianity.Substack.com
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"We believe Texas can be better — but only if we fight for it."
As we mark one year at The Barbed Wire, @briangaar.bsky.social writes that our job as journalists is not just to document Texas’ decline into a right-wing fever dream, but to remind you that democracy and decency still matter.
As we mark one year at The Barbed Wire, @briangaar.bsky.social writes that our job as journalists is not just to document Texas’ decline into a right-wing fever dream, but to remind you that democracy and decency still matter.
They’re Making Texas Poorer, Meaner, and Less Free. You Don’t Have to Take It.
Democracy, decency, and reality do still matter to some of us in Texas. And we have voices too.
thebarbedwire.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"We believe Texas can be better — but only if we fight for it."
As we mark one year at The Barbed Wire, @briangaar.bsky.social writes that our job as journalists is not just to document Texas’ decline into a right-wing fever dream, but to remind you that democracy and decency still matter.
As we mark one year at The Barbed Wire, @briangaar.bsky.social writes that our job as journalists is not just to document Texas’ decline into a right-wing fever dream, but to remind you that democracy and decency still matter.
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On Labor Day, we’re spotlighting the invisible labor abortion bans put on health workers and patients.
“Witnessing so much that people are living through has really, just like left me in a place of burnout,” said midwife Felisa Yzaguirre. “The need is so high.” thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/01/t...
“Witnessing so much that people are living through has really, just like left me in a place of burnout,” said midwife Felisa Yzaguirre. “The need is so high.” thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/01/t...
Under Abortion Bans, Texas Women Are Being Crushed by Invisible Labor
Reproductive healthcare workers and their patients have taken on invisible labor under abortion bans, which make pregnancy life-threatening.
thebarbedwire.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
On Labor Day, we’re spotlighting the invisible labor abortion bans put on health workers and patients.
“Witnessing so much that people are living through has really, just like left me in a place of burnout,” said midwife Felisa Yzaguirre. “The need is so high.” thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/01/t...
“Witnessing so much that people are living through has really, just like left me in a place of burnout,” said midwife Felisa Yzaguirre. “The need is so high.” thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/01/t...
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Nory Sontay Ramos was a thriving high school student in L.A. until she and her mom were deported by the Trump administration in July. For @msnbc.com, we visited her in Guatemala as she tries to graduate remotely while hiding from the same gang they fled years ago. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/n...
The disappearance of Nory Sontay Ramos
Nory and her mother were following the rules. But as MSNBC reports from L.A. and Guatemala, U.S. officials deported them anyway — throwing their futures into jeopardy.
www.msnbc.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Nory Sontay Ramos was a thriving high school student in L.A. until she and her mom were deported by the Trump administration in July. For @msnbc.com, we visited her in Guatemala as she tries to graduate remotely while hiding from the same gang they fled years ago. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/n...
@nicollewallace.bsky.social We have contacts in Guatemala on Lake Atitlan near Xela (Quezaltenango) in safe communities around the Lake. Also we can get her access to WiFi and a computer for Nora and her mom.
September 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
@nicollewallace.bsky.social We have contacts in Guatemala on Lake Atitlan near Xela (Quezaltenango) in safe communities around the Lake. Also we can get her access to WiFi and a computer for Nora and her mom.
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social We do not register as a party in Texas. They’re making assumptions based on voting patterns in previous elections.
August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social We do not register as a party in Texas. They’re making assumptions based on voting patterns in previous elections.
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social Clarification: These are Texas numbers.
August 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
@stephaniemiller.bsky.social Clarification: These are Texas numbers.
Thanks for taking my call. I also wanted you to see this. @stephaniemiller.bsky.social @chrislavoie.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Thanks for taking my call. I also wanted you to see this. @stephaniemiller.bsky.social @chrislavoie.bsky.social
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"'Have we no shame?'" Judge William Young asked, in an unmistakeable echo of attorney Joseph Welch, who famously punctured Joe McCarthy’s popularity with his simple plea for decency."
Judge rules that anti-woke is just racism
You can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a rancid bigot.
www.publicnotice.co
June 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
"'Have we no shame?'" Judge William Young asked, in an unmistakeable echo of attorney Joseph Welch, who famously punctured Joe McCarthy’s popularity with his simple plea for decency."
@marjorieps.bsky.social Hi Marjorie! Nice to see you here.
February 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
@marjorieps.bsky.social Hi Marjorie! Nice to see you here.