Kate
@lightningfield.bsky.social
Online privacy, human rights, feminism, Liberation Tech, art.
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Rep. Al Green spoke for ~20 minutes earlier this evening when he invoked Rule IX to force a vote on his resolution impeaching Trump for threatening members of Congress with death.
At the end, the speaker pro tem absurdly chided him for "engaging in personalities toward the president."
At the end, the speaker pro tem absurdly chided him for "engaging in personalities toward the president."
User Clip: Rep. Al Green Forces Impeachment Vote 12.10.25
Rep. Al Green invokes House Rule IX to impeach Trump for threatening members of Congress.
www.c-span.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Rep. Al Green spoke for ~20 minutes earlier this evening when he invoked Rule IX to force a vote on his resolution impeaching Trump for threatening members of Congress with death.
At the end, the speaker pro tem absurdly chided him for "engaging in personalities toward the president."
At the end, the speaker pro tem absurdly chided him for "engaging in personalities toward the president."
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Of all the indignities and cruelties, today this is the one that got to me.
December 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Of all the indignities and cruelties, today this is the one that got to me.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Authenticity matters. Leadership matters. People aren't looking for spineless proxies.
October 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Authenticity matters. Leadership matters. People aren't looking for spineless proxies.
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“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
Yesterday I wrote about the effort by center-left pundits to police what people are passionate about.
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...
Sincerity is not the problem
As is inevitably the case after an election — and is especially the case after an election with an unexpected result — allies of the losing presidential candidate in 2024 looked for people to blame. O...
www.pbump.net
October 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
@profgalloway.com Thought of you in this article about a so-so student who talked the dean into admitting him to Temple University after being definitely rejected and just donated $55 million to the school. Maybe you're a role model? 👏 share.inquirer.com/oPZSwQ
Temple University receives record $55 million gift from an alum who almost didn’t get accepted
Christopher Barnett made his money in real estate and healthcare and now heads ABA Centers of America, which provides services to children with autism.
share.inquirer.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
@profgalloway.com Thought of you in this article about a so-so student who talked the dean into admitting him to Temple University after being definitely rejected and just donated $55 million to the school. Maybe you're a role model? 👏 share.inquirer.com/oPZSwQ
ALAA IS FREE!!!!!!!
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#freealaa #joy @freealaa.bsky.social
Alaa Abd El-Fattah: Egypt's president pardons prominent activist
The British-Egyptian activist is one of six people whose sentences have been commuted, according to state media.
www.bbc.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
ALAA IS FREE!!!!!!!
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This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
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Donald Trump is exploiting a tragedy to crush dissent & radicalize more people. SPEAK UP, America! youtu.be/qlydemvahcs
MAGA Weaponizes Tragedy
YouTube video by Law & Society
youtu.be
September 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Donald Trump is exploiting a tragedy to crush dissent & radicalize more people. SPEAK UP, America! youtu.be/qlydemvahcs
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Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
September 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc
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RFK Jr. is objectively pro-disease, pro-illness and pro-child death.
RFK Jr.-Backed Vaccine Panel Advises Against MMRV Vaccine for Young Children
New members of a key committee tweak routine childhood vaccine guidance as some states and insurers go their own way.
www.wsj.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
RFK Jr. is objectively pro-disease, pro-illness and pro-child death.
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In personal news, I have started working at @freedom.press on the team @securedrop.org which is software that whistleblowers use to anonymously send documents to journalists.
This is exciting and meaningful to me because:
This is exciting and meaningful to me because:
September 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
In personal news, I have started working at @freedom.press on the team @securedrop.org which is software that whistleblowers use to anonymously send documents to journalists.
This is exciting and meaningful to me because:
This is exciting and meaningful to me because:
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Trans rights are human rights.
September 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Trans rights are human rights.
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They are attacking equality. They are attacking civil rights. They are embracing segregation. They are racists and bigots.
Call things what they are or go get a job in a field that doesn't require clarity
Call things what they are or go get a job in a field that doesn't require clarity
September 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
They are attacking equality. They are attacking civil rights. They are embracing segregation. They are racists and bigots.
Call things what they are or go get a job in a field that doesn't require clarity
Call things what they are or go get a job in a field that doesn't require clarity
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At New York Fashion Week, Vivian Jenna Wilson — a model and Elon Musk's estranged daughter —listed her mental order of operations for a successful runway walk.
“Don’t trip, don’t die, serve c---, slay,” she said. “I think in that order.”
“Don’t trip, don’t die, serve c---, slay,” she said. “I think in that order.”
On the runway, Vivian Wilson is more than just Elon Musk’s daughter
At a New York Fashion Week without many explicit political statements, the casting of Wilson in multiple shows spoke as loudly as anything
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:00 AM
At New York Fashion Week, Vivian Jenna Wilson — a model and Elon Musk's estranged daughter —listed her mental order of operations for a successful runway walk.
“Don’t trip, don’t die, serve c---, slay,” she said. “I think in that order.”
“Don’t trip, don’t die, serve c---, slay,” she said. “I think in that order.”
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if you’re an isolated, angsty, strange young man, please know that you can become a Kierkegaard scholar instead of joining fringe online communities
September 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
if you’re an isolated, angsty, strange young man, please know that you can become a Kierkegaard scholar instead of joining fringe online communities
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in retrospect, there’s probably never been a name as threatening as “America Online”
September 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
in retrospect, there’s probably never been a name as threatening as “America Online”
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u guys seemed pretty sure just a little while ago tbh
“I have no idea why he did this.” A young man's descent from model student to suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk. on.wsj.com/48gbtoN
September 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
u guys seemed pretty sure just a little while ago tbh
War against Ukraine --the new angle In not sure we needed
A moment that changed me: I’m a chef who joined the Ukrainian army – and it transformed how I live and cook
A moment that changed me: I’m a chef who joined the Ukrainian army – and it transformed how I live and cook
When I opened my first restaurant, just before the war began, I was a perfectionist. My time in an army unit taught me about discipline and what’s really important
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
War against Ukraine --the new angle In not sure we needed
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This is the official spokesperson for the White House, stating that the President hopes to deploy the United States military to occupy every city controlled by the political party that opposes him. Explicitly.
Leavitt: "These are the bad guys that we are picking up in Washington DC every day. The president would love to do this in every Democrat-run city across the country."
September 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is the official spokesperson for the White House, stating that the President hopes to deploy the United States military to occupy every city controlled by the political party that opposes him. Explicitly.
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Aw yeah
Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is becoming the first state in the U.S. to offer free early childhood education to every family in the state. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a universal ch…
www.krqe.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Aw yeah
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🎙 College & community radio have shaped generations. Jennifer Waits, Curator of the #InternetArchive's DLARC College Radio Collection, speaks on SAVING COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY RADIO HISTORY at GRC 2025.
🕚 Sept 12, 11:15 AM
📍 Spokane, WA
📅 Details ➡️ grc2025.com
@spinningindie.bsky.social
🕚 Sept 12, 11:15 AM
📍 Spokane, WA
📅 Details ➡️ grc2025.com
@spinningindie.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🎙 College & community radio have shaped generations. Jennifer Waits, Curator of the #InternetArchive's DLARC College Radio Collection, speaks on SAVING COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY RADIO HISTORY at GRC 2025.
🕚 Sept 12, 11:15 AM
📍 Spokane, WA
📅 Details ➡️ grc2025.com
@spinningindie.bsky.social
🕚 Sept 12, 11:15 AM
📍 Spokane, WA
📅 Details ➡️ grc2025.com
@spinningindie.bsky.social
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KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that?
RFK JR: “I never said that.”
KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”
RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)
ht: @cwebbonline.com
RFK JR: “I never said that.”
KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”
RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)
ht: @cwebbonline.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
KASIE HUNT: Over the summer you said, “There’s no vaccine that’s safe and effective”. Do you still believe that?
RFK JR: “I never said that.”
KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”
RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)
ht: @cwebbonline.com
RFK JR: “I never said that.”
KASIE HUNT: “Play the clip.”
RFK JR (clip): “There’s no vaccine that is safe and effective.” (March 2024)
ht: @cwebbonline.com
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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
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there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
www.advocate.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...