@krazykitkat.bsky.social
MSc (Atmospheric Science) by thesis. invisible disability, chronic illness. feminist. bleeding heart leftie. adorer of wonderful women. crazy bird lady. she/her
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Found another RW synonym for "white."
Ron Johnson: "Republicans are trying to make sure that only legitimate votes count"
February 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Found another RW synonym for "white."
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he's so close to figuring it out!
February 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
he's so close to figuring it out!
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I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
KAITLAN COLLINS: What would say to Epstein survivo---
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
TRUMP: You are so bad. You are the worst report. No wonder CNN has no ratings. She's a young woman. I don't think I've ever seen you smile. They should be ashamed of you.
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I don’t understand why colleagues stay silent when this happens.
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I am more afraid of the future that awaits if we do nothing in this moment than whatever petty bullshit they try to gin up.
February 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I am more afraid of the future that awaits if we do nothing in this moment than whatever petty bullshit they try to gin up.
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Our rights exist in a use-it-or-lose-it moment.
If we sit down and shut up because we're afraid of what might happen, it is DEFINITELY going to happen.
If we sit down and shut up because we're afraid of what might happen, it is DEFINITELY going to happen.
February 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Our rights exist in a use-it-or-lose-it moment.
If we sit down and shut up because we're afraid of what might happen, it is DEFINITELY going to happen.
If we sit down and shut up because we're afraid of what might happen, it is DEFINITELY going to happen.
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But if we want progressives on the ballot, we have to show up to caucus, and that means being registered as a Democrat on February 8th.
You can switch your registration back as soon as you're done with the caucus process.
You can switch your registration back as soon as you're done with the caucus process.
February 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
But if we want progressives on the ballot, we have to show up to caucus, and that means being registered as a Democrat on February 8th.
You can switch your registration back as soon as you're done with the caucus process.
You can switch your registration back as soon as you're done with the caucus process.
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so crazy to me that a woman asked trump if he has any words for epstein's victims and he said "you as a young woman should smile more." it will go nowhere bc republicans refuse to hold trump accountable, but it's still pretty crazy.
February 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
so crazy to me that a woman asked trump if he has any words for epstein's victims and he said "you as a young woman should smile more." it will go nowhere bc republicans refuse to hold trump accountable, but it's still pretty crazy.
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Mike Johnson: when Jesus said "suffer the little children to come unto me" he meant "suffer, little children"
February 4, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Mike Johnson: when Jesus said "suffer the little children to come unto me" he meant "suffer, little children"
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So the Biblical case for border security is that the Bible says the opposite, but you have to understand that the Bible is written for individuals, like those on the radical left who want to welcome strangers and love our neighbors.
It's different if you're a government.
It's different if you're a government.
Speaking on behalf of a religion that actively sought to spread itself to every country in the world whether invited or not, Speaker Johnson would like to share with you the Biblical case for strong borders.
February 4, 2026 at 12:17 PM
So the Biblical case for border security is that the Bible says the opposite, but you have to understand that the Bible is written for individuals, like those on the radical left who want to welcome strangers and love our neighbors.
It's different if you're a government.
It's different if you're a government.
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This passed unnoticed: New Pew poll finds 64% oppose mass detention of migrants while their cases are decided.
That directly repudiates MAGA. Trumpism treats the release of migrants awaiting hearings as a mortal blow to the nation. The broader public does not. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
That directly repudiates MAGA. Trumpism treats the release of migrants awaiting hearings as a mortal blow to the nation. The broader public does not. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
February 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM
This passed unnoticed: New Pew poll finds 64% oppose mass detention of migrants while their cases are decided.
That directly repudiates MAGA. Trumpism treats the release of migrants awaiting hearings as a mortal blow to the nation. The broader public does not. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
That directly repudiates MAGA. Trumpism treats the release of migrants awaiting hearings as a mortal blow to the nation. The broader public does not. 3/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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Remarkable: Trump's planned migrant prison camps are hitting deep resistance in red areas. In Virginia's partly rural Hanover (+26 Trump) opposition is intense. GOP leaders in other states are opposed.
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Remarkable: Trump's planned migrant prison camps are hitting deep resistance in red areas. In Virginia's partly rural Hanover (+26 Trump) opposition is intense. GOP leaders in other states are opposed.
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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If "all people probably need is a little help, and its wrong for people to hoard that help" was actually internalized in the US, entire power bases would collapse.
One of the retirement porjects is a book on how a rabidly Christian nation obsessed with sin turned Greed into a virtue.
One of the retirement porjects is a book on how a rabidly Christian nation obsessed with sin turned Greed into a virtue.
February 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
If "all people probably need is a little help, and its wrong for people to hoard that help" was actually internalized in the US, entire power bases would collapse.
One of the retirement porjects is a book on how a rabidly Christian nation obsessed with sin turned Greed into a virtue.
One of the retirement porjects is a book on how a rabidly Christian nation obsessed with sin turned Greed into a virtue.
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We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We have enough evidence for UBI in general that this policy should be a given. But the difference is, to understand UBI works is to believe that people are fundamentally good. And a big chunk of society is built around the belief, *must maintain the belief* that people are fundamentally bad.
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The WaPo cuts are devastating. And to cut the Books section entirely makes the already bleak critical landscape even more bare. This was all preventable but Bezos, who could find the post I perpetuity without noticing it, is hellbent on destroying the Post. And for what?
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The WaPo cuts are devastating. And to cut the Books section entirely makes the already bleak critical landscape even more bare. This was all preventable but Bezos, who could find the post I perpetuity without noticing it, is hellbent on destroying the Post. And for what?
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A moment of silence in honor of Jimmy Carter and his foundation's tireless efforts that contributed so much to this progress
Only 10 cases of Guinea worm disease were recorded *globally* last year.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
It may become the second human disease we eradicate, after smallpox.
February 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A moment of silence in honor of Jimmy Carter and his foundation's tireless efforts that contributed so much to this progress
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This is one of the reasons I have said that protecting neighbors from being kidnapped or beaten without due process IS the strategy for voting. This isn't about "immigration" whatever they say.
It's about eradicating people of color from public life.
It's about eradicating people of color from public life.
🚨BREAKING: Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year’s midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
This is one of the reasons I have said that protecting neighbors from being kidnapped or beaten without due process IS the strategy for voting. This isn't about "immigration" whatever they say.
It's about eradicating people of color from public life.
It's about eradicating people of color from public life.
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The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The GOP has offered nothing this century except for catastrophic wars. No healthcare plan; no re-industrialization. Now they're losing their only issue, immigration, as people see the violence and havoc that comes with mass deportations.
She learnt nothing from what she went through.
February 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
She learnt nothing from what she went through.
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Thread. I've seen a lot of people be more sympathetic to Julie Le.
The correct thing to do, in her situation, is not to say "I'm trying, I'm using my 24 point font."
It is to speak with candor to the court and, if you are unable to comply with your ethical duties, to withdraw from representation.
The correct thing to do, in her situation, is not to say "I'm trying, I'm using my 24 point font."
It is to speak with candor to the court and, if you are unable to comply with your ethical duties, to withdraw from representation.
I encourage people to read through the transcript with this context in mind. A further thought.
Even if (IF) she sincerely believed that she was resisting evil from within, the transcript makes clear why she was naive. The judge‘s responses to her efforts to blame the system are worth studying.
Even if (IF) she sincerely believed that she was resisting evil from within, the transcript makes clear why she was naive. The judge‘s responses to her efforts to blame the system are worth studying.
A bizarre number of people have stepped up to defend Julie Le. What you see in that transcript is an attorney who chose to do evil work—deporting people for ICE then moving over to DOJ in early Jan. specifically to fight these habeas petitions—being called to the carpet. She's desperate, not heroic.
February 5, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Thread. I've seen a lot of people be more sympathetic to Julie Le.
The correct thing to do, in her situation, is not to say "I'm trying, I'm using my 24 point font."
It is to speak with candor to the court and, if you are unable to comply with your ethical duties, to withdraw from representation.
The correct thing to do, in her situation, is not to say "I'm trying, I'm using my 24 point font."
It is to speak with candor to the court and, if you are unable to comply with your ethical duties, to withdraw from representation.
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Here's a really tiny violin, and it will play the tune of "maybe if you can't handle habeas cases you shouldn't kidnap people off the street with no due process and fly them to Texas, you fuckers"
NEW: The top Trump-appointed proseutor in MN says his office is dropping "pressing priorities" to manage crushing immigration workload.
His short-staffed office is doing constant overtime and bouncing between contempt hearings.
The bleak assessment:
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
His short-staffed office is doing constant overtime and bouncing between contempt hearings.
The bleak assessment:
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Here's a really tiny violin, and it will play the tune of "maybe if you can't handle habeas cases you shouldn't kidnap people off the street with no due process and fly them to Texas, you fuckers"
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It is debatable whether Shakespeare wrote this (the play is an amalgam and I personally am not convinced of the attribution to Shakespeare because the rhythm is wrong) but it is indisputable that watching Sir Ian is a fucking masterclass in dramatic interpretation every goddamn time
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It is debatable whether Shakespeare wrote this (the play is an amalgam and I personally am not convinced of the attribution to Shakespeare because the rhythm is wrong) but it is indisputable that watching Sir Ian is a fucking masterclass in dramatic interpretation every goddamn time
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It is really infuriating to see how misogyny really does unite men across the sociopolitical spectrum. And, in so far as the Epstein files go, they sort women into two categories: fuckable or irrelevant. When they near a hint of accountability they complain about not being able to make women prey.
February 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
It is really infuriating to see how misogyny really does unite men across the sociopolitical spectrum. And, in so far as the Epstein files go, they sort women into two categories: fuckable or irrelevant. When they near a hint of accountability they complain about not being able to make women prey.
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The city of Minneapolis has been nominated for a 2026 Peace Prize.
It’s the first time an entire city has been put forward.
Imagine if Trump lost and the city he terrorized won?
They’ll win for resisting.
For protecting their neighbours.
For standing up for what’s right.
It’s the first time an entire city has been put forward.
Imagine if Trump lost and the city he terrorized won?
They’ll win for resisting.
For protecting their neighbours.
For standing up for what’s right.
February 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The city of Minneapolis has been nominated for a 2026 Peace Prize.
It’s the first time an entire city has been put forward.
Imagine if Trump lost and the city he terrorized won?
They’ll win for resisting.
For protecting their neighbours.
For standing up for what’s right.
It’s the first time an entire city has been put forward.
Imagine if Trump lost and the city he terrorized won?
They’ll win for resisting.
For protecting their neighbours.
For standing up for what’s right.
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“Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum.
I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be doxxing."
Marimar Martinez is not afraid to name the man who tried to murder her.
She’s not afraid to call out DHS’s lies.
I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be doxxing."
Marimar Martinez is not afraid to name the man who tried to murder her.
She’s not afraid to call out DHS’s lies.
February 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
“Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum.
I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be doxxing."
Marimar Martinez is not afraid to name the man who tried to murder her.
She’s not afraid to call out DHS’s lies.
I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be doxxing."
Marimar Martinez is not afraid to name the man who tried to murder her.
She’s not afraid to call out DHS’s lies.
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This is a good listen and explains a lot about the inability of so many powerful voices in the media to meet the moment
Today on Volts: I'm joined by the great @michaelhobbes.bsky.social to discuss "reactionary centrism," an intellectual tendency that's come to dominate US public life. You know the type: would never view themselves as conservative, yet finds voluntary pronoun use vastly more aggravating than fascism.
All about "reactionary centrism"
Michael Hobbes joins me to diagnose the pundit class's obsession with scolding the left while the right burns down the house.
www.volts.wtf
February 3, 2026 at 10:14 PM
This is a good listen and explains a lot about the inability of so many powerful voices in the media to meet the moment