Kristine Rudolph
@kristinerudolph.bsky.social
J.D. with a past life working in politics and fundraising. I write - novels for middle graders and various other projects. Mom to 3 in the deep blue part of Georgia.
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The Twin Stars and the Soccer Superstar
Perfect for fans of Laurie Morrison and Jenn Bishop, this lively middle-grade mystery follows a vibrant group of teens and tweens navigating grief,...
www.simonandschuster.com
Super excited that my middle grade debut is now Simon & Schuster official!
#kidlit #MG #fiction
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Tw...
#kidlit #MG #fiction
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Tw...
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Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Just how morally, ethically, intellectually bankrupt do you have to be to argue that 15-year-olds can sell sex but can’t affirm gender
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
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Me:
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
"Be clear: I blame the protectors of the predators just as much as the rapists themselves because without them, this cycle might’ve ended long ago with sexual abusers, especially those ensconced in politics and media, rooted out," MFP Founding Editor Donna Ladd wrote in August. "Maybe."
The Epstein Saga Is Not a Game. It’s About Protecting Women.
Donna Ladd reflects on her own story amid the still-unfolding Jeffrey Epstein saga of rape, retribution and the protection of sexual predators.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Me:
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
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When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
That Southwestern University is naming a new dorm for a longtime dining services employee is just the most awesome.
November 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
That Southwestern University is naming a new dorm for a longtime dining services employee is just the most awesome.
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The thing is this projection of adult sexuality onto young teens is already pervasive in our society in the form of purity culture.
It’s just that purity culture frames it in a defensive posture, with that sexuality as something that must be resisted and denied.
Both logics enable exploitation.
It’s just that purity culture frames it in a defensive posture, with that sexuality as something that must be resisted and denied.
Both logics enable exploitation.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Man found guilty of antisemitic threats targeting Jewish lawmaker
Ariel Collazo Ramos, 32, of High Point, North Carolina, was found guilty of sending antisemitic postcards to Georgia House Representative Esther Panitch and Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar of Temple Beth Israel.
Ariel Collazo Ramos, 32, of High Point, North Carolina, was found guilty of sending antisemitic postcards to Georgia House Representative Esther Panitch and Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar of Temple Beth Israel.
Man found guilty of antisemitic threats targeting Jewish lawmaker
Ariel Collazo Ramos, 32, of High Point, North Carolina, was found guilty of sending antisemitic postcards to Georgia House Representative Esther Panitch and Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar of Temple Beth Israel.
roughdraftatlanta.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Man found guilty of antisemitic threats targeting Jewish lawmaker
Ariel Collazo Ramos, 32, of High Point, North Carolina, was found guilty of sending antisemitic postcards to Georgia House Representative Esther Panitch and Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar of Temple Beth Israel.
Ariel Collazo Ramos, 32, of High Point, North Carolina, was found guilty of sending antisemitic postcards to Georgia House Representative Esther Panitch and Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar of Temple Beth Israel.
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'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
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Has Mr. Respect, Ezra Klein, ever written a column on how Republicans are so disrespectful of Democrats that they refuse to call the party by its real name and instead use a McCarthyite slur?
Leavitt on Epstein: "This is truly a manufactured hoax by the Democrat Party"
November 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Has Mr. Respect, Ezra Klein, ever written a column on how Republicans are so disrespectful of Democrats that they refuse to call the party by its real name and instead use a McCarthyite slur?
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In my 16 years as a journalist, same.
In my 44 years as a journalist, I'm pretty sure I never advised a "source" on how to blackmail the president of the United States
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In my 16 years as a journalist, same.
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Really unnerving point from Nicole Hemmer, historian of the right: Trump's Epstein fiasco could drive MAGA to push him to go even fuller authoritarian, because the whole project is now in such serious doubt. She's so good on MAGA's future.
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Really unnerving point from Nicole Hemmer, historian of the right: Trump's Epstein fiasco could drive MAGA to push him to go even fuller authoritarian, because the whole project is now in such serious doubt. She's so good on MAGA's future.
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
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And if we had elected competent women instead 🤦🏻♀️
It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
And if we had elected competent women instead 🤦🏻♀️
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
Just popped on here before bed and I CaN’T kEeP uP.
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Just popped on here before bed and I CaN’T kEeP uP.
Such weird times.
YALL THE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO EXPECT ME TO EXPLAIN THIS TOMORROW.
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Such weird times.
I don't know Danielle but stumbled on this thread and am thrilled someone is investigating this phenomenon in a rigorous way. The US south still feels the impact of these white flight schools -- this kind of research can help us make sense of that.
👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year!
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
November 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I don't know Danielle but stumbled on this thread and am thrilled someone is investigating this phenomenon in a rigorous way. The US south still feels the impact of these white flight schools -- this kind of research can help us make sense of that.
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I wish all the people who hate "woke" professors understood how completely soul-crushing it is to have to read essays or about how people like us shouldn't be allowed to have rights or play sports or go to the bathroom or exist safely.
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I wish all the people who hate "woke" professors understood how completely soul-crushing it is to have to read essays or about how people like us shouldn't be allowed to have rights or play sports or go to the bathroom or exist safely.
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“blessed are the women who watch over america’s children” amen
"She tells of a student who kept trying to save her meal to carry home, because she didn’t have anything to eat there. Seiber-Garland and her staff found a way to provide her with a second meal for the evening."
All Praise to the Lunch Ladies — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
Blessed are the women who watch over America’s children.
bittersoutherner.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“blessed are the women who watch over america’s children” amen
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On Th my 17yos soccer practice ended early because of nearby gunshots and now I’m at her game where we just heard more ring out. Cue the cacophony of sirens. Parent has a scanner app. There’s been a fatality. This is all just so preventable.
November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
On Th my 17yos soccer practice ended early because of nearby gunshots and now I’m at her game where we just heard more ring out. Cue the cacophony of sirens. Parent has a scanner app. There’s been a fatality. This is all just so preventable.
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oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
oh so these people do pay attention to who politicians follow on social media, they just don’t care that the vice president follows a bunch of actual neo-nazis