Margaret Kerr
@magsrum.bsky.social
Retired Anthropologist, Nepal addict, adopted Vermonter, Yalie class of '82, open water swimmer and, most important, Mom
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Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
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"Trump has not even a fig leaf of legal authority for his attacks on Venezuela."
Yep. That this is illegal is the point.
As with January 6, his sexual assaults, his frauds, and every other crime, the point is to demonstrate that he is above the law.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Yep. That this is illegal is the point.
As with January 6, his sexual assaults, his frauds, and every other crime, the point is to demonstrate that he is above the law.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:10 PM
"Trump has not even a fig leaf of legal authority for his attacks on Venezuela."
Yep. That this is illegal is the point.
As with January 6, his sexual assaults, his frauds, and every other crime, the point is to demonstrate that he is above the law.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Yep. That this is illegal is the point.
As with January 6, his sexual assaults, his frauds, and every other crime, the point is to demonstrate that he is above the law.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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In addition to being illegal, immoral, and murderous, this makes us less safe as Americans both abroad and here
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Venezuela Live Updates: Trump Says U.S. Will ‘Run the Country’ After Capture of Maduro
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:25 PM
In addition to being illegal, immoral, and murderous, this makes us less safe as Americans both abroad and here
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
From Jay Kuo on Facebook:
"So apparently, if you take a redacted Epstein files document and simply copy and paste the text into another document, you can see the entire unredacted text in many cases (not all, some I tried didn’t work.)
Sleuths: Get on it before they figure out a workaround! 😆"
"So apparently, if you take a redacted Epstein files document and simply copy and paste the text into another document, you can see the entire unredacted text in many cases (not all, some I tried didn’t work.)
Sleuths: Get on it before they figure out a workaround! 😆"
Redirecting...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
From Jay Kuo on Facebook:
"So apparently, if you take a redacted Epstein files document and simply copy and paste the text into another document, you can see the entire unredacted text in many cases (not all, some I tried didn’t work.)
Sleuths: Get on it before they figure out a workaround! 😆"
"So apparently, if you take a redacted Epstein files document and simply copy and paste the text into another document, you can see the entire unredacted text in many cases (not all, some I tried didn’t work.)
Sleuths: Get on it before they figure out a workaround! 😆"
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
December 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Garcia: If you are a whistleblower at the FBI, at the DOJ, if you worked hard to put the files together and are seeing your work now being hidden by your own DOJ, contact the oversight committee. We have whistleblower protections.
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Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
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Cheddar Man, 9th millennium BC (Mesolithic) found in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, UK
December 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Cheddar Man, 9th millennium BC (Mesolithic) found in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, UK
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well i guess i’m gonna have to start smoking now
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
well i guess i’m gonna have to start smoking now
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The Trump administration is abusing the military justice system to target its political opponents. A despicable new low for a group that strives everyday to find the moral bottom.
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The Trump administration is abusing the military justice system to target its political opponents. A despicable new low for a group that strives everyday to find the moral bottom.
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For what it’s worth, as a commander and officer it was my duty, moral obligation, and legal requirement to first question and then to not obey any illegal order I was given.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
For what it’s worth, as a commander and officer it was my duty, moral obligation, and legal requirement to first question and then to not obey any illegal order I was given.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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800+ flights cancelled today because Elon took a chainsaw to the federal government and Trump won’t pay the remaining airport personnel.
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
800+ flights cancelled today because Elon took a chainsaw to the federal government and Trump won’t pay the remaining airport personnel.
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
Elon’s on his way to becoming a trillionaire.
Trump’s net worth has more than doubled inside a year.
Glad everything worked out for them.
How about you?
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"Hey, man, what message should we push today as we deliberately deny millions of Americans their food benefits?"
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"Hey, man, what message should we push today as we deliberately deny millions of Americans their food benefits?"
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Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
November 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mike Johnson: ‘My Christian Faith Is More About Not Jacking Off Than Feeding The Poor’
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Lots of folks wonder what they can do about ICE & military on our streets.
Masha Gessen is a brilliant human & thinker. Gifting their thought provoking article on this topic & more.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
#Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy
Masha Gessen is a brilliant human & thinker. Gifting their thought provoking article on this topic & more.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
#Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy
Opinion | How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Lots of folks wonder what they can do about ICE & military on our streets.
Masha Gessen is a brilliant human & thinker. Gifting their thought provoking article on this topic & more.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
#Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy
Masha Gessen is a brilliant human & thinker. Gifting their thought provoking article on this topic & more.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
#Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy
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When the state begins speaking in the language of purity and duty, history warns what comes next.
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
October 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM
When the state begins speaking in the language of purity and duty, history warns what comes next.
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
#authoritarianism #DemocraticDecline #SteadyStateAssessment
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All these people are saying “wait to you think he’s REALLY a Nazi,” and my response is “no I think it’s more likely he’s an irony-poisoned edgelord douchebro, another group that’s absolutely ruining the fucking country.”
October 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
All these people are saying “wait to you think he’s REALLY a Nazi,” and my response is “no I think it’s more likely he’s an irony-poisoned edgelord douchebro, another group that’s absolutely ruining the fucking country.”
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Last week, we co-hosted debate night bingo with Seniors for Zohran, some of our most enthusiastic and active canvassers, at a community center in Chelsea. They were joined there by a…familiar face.
Tune into the final debate tonight at 7pm on NY1, WNYC or YouTube!
Tune into the final debate tonight at 7pm on NY1, WNYC or YouTube!
October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Last week, we co-hosted debate night bingo with Seniors for Zohran, some of our most enthusiastic and active canvassers, at a community center in Chelsea. They were joined there by a…familiar face.
Tune into the final debate tonight at 7pm on NY1, WNYC or YouTube!
Tune into the final debate tonight at 7pm on NY1, WNYC or YouTube!
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.
October 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.
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“Are you telling me we can spend $40B on Argentina, $1B on Trump’s Qatar jet, $250M on Trump’s ballroom, $150M on Trump’s golf, $520M on Trump's National Guard deployments & $172M on Kristi Noem’s jets - but we can’t spend a penny on lowering our healthcare
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #EMSky
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky #NurseSky #EMSky
October 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM