Kristen Bourgault
@ksbourgault.bsky.social
Mother, crafter, professor, instructional designer, feminist, agitator
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Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
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As director of the F.B.I. Kash Patel is enforcing Donald Trump’s agenda. “It’s a universe of fear now,” one agent said. “A foreign counterintelligence agent was pulled off a case involving China to walk around D.C., making D.W.I. arrests.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/7MP6vs
Kash Patel’s Acts of Service
The F.B.I. director isn’t just enforcing the President’s agenda at the Bureau—he’s seeking retribution for its past investigations of Donald Trump.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
As director of the F.B.I. Kash Patel is enforcing Donald Trump’s agenda. “It’s a universe of fear now,” one agent said. “A foreign counterintelligence agent was pulled off a case involving China to walk around D.C., making D.W.I. arrests.” https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/7MP6vs
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Donald Trump told a journalist, “Quiet, piggy,” when she asked him about Epstein—continuing his pattern of demeaning women, Isabel Fattal argues in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/1QFfSAvR
November 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Donald Trump told a journalist, “Quiet, piggy,” when she asked him about Epstein—continuing his pattern of demeaning women, Isabel Fattal argues in The Atlantic Daily: theatln.tc/1QFfSAvR
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The Speaker of the House shut the chamber down for two months to block the release of the Epstein Files and the president is huddled in the Situation Room of the White House to formulate a plan to keep them from being released, and I don't know why you crazy libs think there's some kind of cover up.
November 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Speaker of the House shut the chamber down for two months to block the release of the Epstein Files and the president is huddled in the Situation Room of the White House to formulate a plan to keep them from being released, and I don't know why you crazy libs think there's some kind of cover up.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
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No health care, no deal.
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
No health care, no deal.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Bullies gain power when their misconduct succeeds in causing righteous people to yield in the face of wrongdoing. That’s why voting for Trump's continuing resolution - without any protection against his health care cuts or his growing illegality - is a mistake.
I voted NO.
I voted NO.
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
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Populist Dems won. Moderate Dems won. We won in blue states. We won in purple states.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Populist Dems won. Moderate Dems won. We won in blue states. We won in purple states.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
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The faculty who say we should use AI to grade/give feedback because it's a way for us to "reclaim our time."
Line in the sand.
It isn't our time. It's theirs. If you have such little respect for your students and their time, quit.
Disrespectfully, the rest of us.
Line in the sand.
It isn't our time. It's theirs. If you have such little respect for your students and their time, quit.
Disrespectfully, the rest of us.
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The faculty who say we should use AI to grade/give feedback because it's a way for us to "reclaim our time."
Line in the sand.
It isn't our time. It's theirs. If you have such little respect for your students and their time, quit.
Disrespectfully, the rest of us.
Line in the sand.
It isn't our time. It's theirs. If you have such little respect for your students and their time, quit.
Disrespectfully, the rest of us.
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The wealth of the 10 richest Americans has soared by $700 billion since Trump was reelected.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans are going hungry because Trump is illegally withholding contingency funds that would keep food stamps funded during his shutdown.
Two Americas.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans are going hungry because Trump is illegally withholding contingency funds that would keep food stamps funded during his shutdown.
Two Americas.
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The wealth of the 10 richest Americans has soared by $700 billion since Trump was reelected.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans are going hungry because Trump is illegally withholding contingency funds that would keep food stamps funded during his shutdown.
Two Americas.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans are going hungry because Trump is illegally withholding contingency funds that would keep food stamps funded during his shutdown.
Two Americas.
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I cannot emphasize enough the importance of local elections.
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of local elections.
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My premise, starting w Duffy being named to this job and confirmed by every utterance or action since then, is that he knows nothing about aviation.
Would be like appointing me to judge the world lumberjack championships. (At which Duffy was the speed-climbing winner, in 1994.)
Would be like appointing me to judge the world lumberjack championships. (At which Duffy was the speed-climbing winner, in 1994.)
Transportation chief Sean Duffy threatened to ground all U.S. flights amid the ongoing shutdown, warning "we'll shut the whole airspace down."
Trump official threatens to ground all flights before Thanksgiving in shutdown standoff
Transportation chief Sean Duffy threatened to ground all U.S. flights amid the ongoing shutdown, warning "we'll shut the whole airspace down." As the stalemate drags into the second month, it's adding more potential risk to the aviation system and putting a further strain on air traffic control staf...
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November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My premise, starting w Duffy being named to this job and confirmed by every utterance or action since then, is that he knows nothing about aviation.
Would be like appointing me to judge the world lumberjack championships. (At which Duffy was the speed-climbing winner, in 1994.)
Would be like appointing me to judge the world lumberjack championships. (At which Duffy was the speed-climbing winner, in 1994.)
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While every other hardworking American showed up for work this morning, House Republicans did not. They're enjoying a paid vacation at your expense.
Tell Speaker Johnson: It's time to get back to work and pass a budget for the people.
Tell Speaker Johnson: It's time to get back to work and pass a budget for the people.
November 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
While every other hardworking American showed up for work this morning, House Republicans did not. They're enjoying a paid vacation at your expense.
Tell Speaker Johnson: It's time to get back to work and pass a budget for the people.
Tell Speaker Johnson: It's time to get back to work and pass a budget for the people.
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Local activists and organizers were the beating heart of No Kings Day — and they will keep leading the fight on the ground in your community. Use our map to see what groups are near you and get in touch with your local Indivisibles: indivisible.org/groups
October 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Local activists and organizers were the beating heart of No Kings Day — and they will keep leading the fight on the ground in your community. Use our map to see what groups are near you and get in touch with your local Indivisibles: indivisible.org/groups
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He’s spending millions for a ballroom while American soldiers go without pay…
October 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
He’s spending millions for a ballroom while American soldiers go without pay…
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No one is coming to save us. It’s up to us. All of us.
October 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
No one is coming to save us. It’s up to us. All of us.
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A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.
And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.
When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.
When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.
And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.
When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.
When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
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It’s so funny that for the past week republicans have all been like “the only people out there are gonna be Hamas.” Everyone in this crowd is signed up for Kohl’s rewards points.
“This is what democracy looks like.”
“This is what America looks like.”
NYC
“This is what America looks like.”
NYC
October 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It’s so funny that for the past week republicans have all been like “the only people out there are gonna be Hamas.” Everyone in this crowd is signed up for Kohl’s rewards points.
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BREAKING: Our crowd count estimate from the No Kings coalition responsible for planning today’s event is 7 MILLION nationwide.
7 MILLION of you gathered across the country to peacefully protest today.
2 million more than the first No Kings action in June.
7 MILLION of you gathered across the country to peacefully protest today.
2 million more than the first No Kings action in June.
It's official. Nearly 7 million people. Today is the single largest day of protest in American history. Americans from all corners of the country are standing up and saying #NoKings. This is what peaceful, patriotic protest looks like.
October 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
BREAKING: Our crowd count estimate from the No Kings coalition responsible for planning today’s event is 7 MILLION nationwide.
7 MILLION of you gathered across the country to peacefully protest today.
2 million more than the first No Kings action in June.
7 MILLION of you gathered across the country to peacefully protest today.
2 million more than the first No Kings action in June.