Kristin Bartus
@kristinbartus.bsky.social
Writer, mom, bumper sticker lover.
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Every delay is a life saved.
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Every delay is a life saved.
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I’m going to be honest with you: The headline is appalling, but the piece, which indeed has an absolutely bizarre tone of nostalgia, is worse.
November 16, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’m going to be honest with you: The headline is appalling, but the piece, which indeed has an absolutely bizarre tone of nostalgia, is worse.
Marcus Mariota was drafted the year I turned 40 and somehow he has more gray hairs than me. Nice!
November 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Marcus Mariota was drafted the year I turned 40 and somehow he has more gray hairs than me. Nice!
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“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
"It was tough to beat Apple, but the Swiss did it." said one administration official.
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How the Swiss convinced Trump to drop tariffs with gifts of a Rolex desk clock and a 1 kg gold bar.
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/t...
How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab
How the Swiss broke a diplomatic logjam on tariffs by arriving with tributes fit for a king.
www.axios.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“straight up giving the president a bar of gold” is where we’re at now on the “corruption isn’t real” scale
good work, John Roberts
good work, John Roberts
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The House is supposed to vote on releasing the Epstein files on Tuesday. That's your warning, Venezuela
November 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The House is supposed to vote on releasing the Epstein files on Tuesday. That's your warning, Venezuela
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Right wing screeching about the “war on Christianity” never includes complaints about secret police raiding houses of worship to rip families apart (or, for that matter, bombing churches in Palestine)
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Right wing screeching about the “war on Christianity” never includes complaints about secret police raiding houses of worship to rip families apart (or, for that matter, bombing churches in Palestine)
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This is looting.
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This is looting.
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One of the most infuriating--and liberating--things about all this is seeing how utterly pathetic our rulers are. A man as powerful as Summers, this empty and sad, with the kind of petty misogyny that he runs crying to *Jeffrey Epstein* about...
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One of the most infuriating--and liberating--things about all this is seeing how utterly pathetic our rulers are. A man as powerful as Summers, this empty and sad, with the kind of petty misogyny that he runs crying to *Jeffrey Epstein* about...
New neighbor, I hope 🤞🤞
November 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
New neighbor, I hope 🤞🤞
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I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
NEW: The DOJ is in settlement talks with Mike Flynn for $50M. They're robbing us blind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Michael Flynn, DOJ in Settlement Talks Over $50 Million Claim
The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who — like the president — claim they’re owed major payouts from the US government as vi...
www.bloomberg.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I don’t think US taxpayers should subsidize treason against the United States
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Hi. Mike here. Listen to me very carefully. After I'm gone, if anyone, anywhere, for any reason, attempts to use some piece of shit AI app/bot/thing to play a video of me weighing in on literally any topic, I would like you all to seize their device and smash it with a hammer.
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Hi. Mike here. Listen to me very carefully. After I'm gone, if anyone, anywhere, for any reason, attempts to use some piece of shit AI app/bot/thing to play a video of me weighing in on literally any topic, I would like you all to seize their device and smash it with a hammer.
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Chicago moms and teachers created a “walking school bus” to safely escort kids to school to support parents afraid to leave their homes.
❤️🩹 🚌 ❤️🩹
❤️🩹 🚌 ❤️🩹
November 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Chicago moms and teachers created a “walking school bus” to safely escort kids to school to support parents afraid to leave their homes.
❤️🩹 🚌 ❤️🩹
❤️🩹 🚌 ❤️🩹
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Oh, man.
Key Line Air is running ICE charters.
The choices these companies are making; it’s really something to see.
Key Line Air is running ICE charters.
The choices these companies are making; it’s really something to see.
🧊🛩️ NOW: Shackled migrants wait to board an ICE charter jet (Key Lime Air N975DC) at Seattle’s Boeing Field 👀
November 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Oh, man.
Key Line Air is running ICE charters.
The choices these companies are making; it’s really something to see.
Key Line Air is running ICE charters.
The choices these companies are making; it’s really something to see.
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From an official government account: "Womp womp."
It is not just that we are ruled by morons, but our tax dollars are paying the salaries of morons who possess the emotional capacity of a Doberman in heat.
x.com/DHSgov/statu...
It is not just that we are ruled by morons, but our tax dollars are paying the salaries of morons who possess the emotional capacity of a Doberman in heat.
x.com/DHSgov/statu...
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
From an official government account: "Womp womp."
It is not just that we are ruled by morons, but our tax dollars are paying the salaries of morons who possess the emotional capacity of a Doberman in heat.
x.com/DHSgov/statu...
It is not just that we are ruled by morons, but our tax dollars are paying the salaries of morons who possess the emotional capacity of a Doberman in heat.
x.com/DHSgov/statu...
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Absolutely love that the Indiana band keeps playing Fernando by ABBA. Perfection.
November 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Absolutely love that the Indiana band keeps playing Fernando by ABBA. Perfection.
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made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
The usual suspects are telling Dems that Epstein won’t win elections, get back to “affordability” and I think my head might explode. www.offmessage.net/p/force-a-re...
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
It divides Republicans much more than "affordability" or any other economic issue.
www.offmessage.net
November 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
made a similar point on the opinions podcast this week in response to the idea that epstein is a dead end. not only are actual voters interested in this but it divides the gop and puts pressure on the president. it would be political malpractice to treat it as a sideshow
Spite has been my primary motivation in life
"you can do it out of spite"
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🙏🏻
I might play this as my alarm every morning for the next month
November 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Spite has been my primary motivation in life
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Texas A&M professors have to get clearance from a dean if they want to talk about this game on Monday
November 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Texas A&M professors have to get clearance from a dean if they want to talk about this game on Monday
The only thing better than morning football is morning marital rivalry game football 🏈 ☕️💙💛
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The only thing better than morning football is morning marital rivalry game football 🏈 ☕️💙💛
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Breaking from us:
As the Trump administration searches for more space to detain immigrants, it is approaching Washington tribes to see if they will participate.
Nisqually Indian Tribe is saying no.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
As the Trump administration searches for more space to detain immigrants, it is approaching Washington tribes to see if they will participate.
Nisqually Indian Tribe is saying no.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
ICE looks to WA tribes to house detained immigrants
The Nisqually Indian Tribe says it is turning down a request from ICE to house detained immigrants on tribal land.
www.seattletimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Breaking from us:
As the Trump administration searches for more space to detain immigrants, it is approaching Washington tribes to see if they will participate.
Nisqually Indian Tribe is saying no.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
As the Trump administration searches for more space to detain immigrants, it is approaching Washington tribes to see if they will participate.
Nisqually Indian Tribe is saying no.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
The fun the thing about Eugene’s small town vibes is that you regularly see someone you know on the national football broadcasts. Usually it’s my landscaper, but tonight it’s the girl who works at my favorite shoe store.
a duck mascot is dancing in front of a house while confetti is falling from the sky .
ALT: a duck mascot is dancing in front of a house while confetti is falling from the sky .
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November 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
The fun the thing about Eugene’s small town vibes is that you regularly see someone you know on the national football broadcasts. Usually it’s my landscaper, but tonight it’s the girl who works at my favorite shoe store.
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i can’t talk about sports gambling anymore without sounding like a crank but i do believe legalized sports gambling is like 15-20% responsible for our current dystopia
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 AM
i can’t talk about sports gambling anymore without sounding like a crank but i do believe legalized sports gambling is like 15-20% responsible for our current dystopia