PolitiKate16
@politikate16.bsky.social
Retired math teacher, writer, and software designer interested in politics, science, humor and seeing the world become a kinder and more just place.
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No Kings protest, Downtown, Chicago. Where tens of thousands gathered Saturday afternoon.
📸: Colin Boyle
📸: Colin Boyle
October 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
No Kings protest, Downtown, Chicago. Where tens of thousands gathered Saturday afternoon.
📸: Colin Boyle
📸: Colin Boyle
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October 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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ICE is firing pellets and pepper balls at journalists in Broadview outside Chicago today, but they're local journalists so it feels like the national media will not care at all. I hope I'm wrong.
September 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
ICE is firing pellets and pepper balls at journalists in Broadview outside Chicago today, but they're local journalists so it feels like the national media will not care at all. I hope I'm wrong.
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@joshtpm.bsky.social: You can't transform a state like the American republic from a civic democracy if a substantial majority of the population opposes it. And there's no question that substantial opposition is what we're seeing.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump and the American People — Two Ships Crossing in the Night
I wanted to take a moment today to highlight something that to...
talkingpointsmemo.com
July 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
@joshtpm.bsky.social: You can't transform a state like the American republic from a civic democracy if a substantial majority of the population opposes it. And there's no question that substantial opposition is what we're seeing.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
It's not the sort of faith I grew up with either. I haven't forgotten what I learned in Sunday School. From Matthew 7:15-16.
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits."
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits."
Jeffries: "You got some people in the town who go to church and pray on Sunday, and then they come to Congress and prey on the American people. I'm not down with that kind of faith. That's not the faith that comes out of the Gospel."
July 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's not the sort of faith I grew up with either. I haven't forgotten what I learned in Sunday School. From Matthew 7:15-16.
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits."
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits."
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Jeffries: "When you look at that Declaration of Independence, the second part of it, it reads like an indictment against an out of control king ... they were fed up with Project 1775. So they implemented Project 1776."
July 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Jeffries: "When you look at that Declaration of Independence, the second part of it, it reads like an indictment against an out of control king ... they were fed up with Project 1775. So they implemented Project 1776."
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An elderly holocaust survivor confronts ICE and Tom Homan.
His bravery after what he has experienced and endured shows his incredible indomitable spirit even the Nazis couldn’t crush.
#MomSky
His bravery after what he has experienced and endured shows his incredible indomitable spirit even the Nazis couldn’t crush.
#MomSky
March 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
An elderly holocaust survivor confronts ICE and Tom Homan.
His bravery after what he has experienced and endured shows his incredible indomitable spirit even the Nazis couldn’t crush.
#MomSky
His bravery after what he has experienced and endured shows his incredible indomitable spirit even the Nazis couldn’t crush.
#MomSky
Loving all the reports and photos from No Kings protests around the country. Meanwhile, it's share the signs time. Here are some good ones I saw today.
June 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Loving all the reports and photos from No Kings protests around the country. Meanwhile, it's share the signs time. Here are some good ones I saw today.
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Sen. Murphy: “They say that he didn’t identify who he was. Watch the video, he clearly states, ‘I am Senator Alex Padilla.’ They’re going to spin this, but I’m begging my Republican colleagues, don’t let them do it.”
June 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Sen. Murphy: “They say that he didn’t identify who he was. Watch the video, he clearly states, ‘I am Senator Alex Padilla.’ They’re going to spin this, but I’m begging my Republican colleagues, don’t let them do it.”
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Here are all of the companies with active ICE contracts nationwide—searchable map, free to access:
Who’s Profiting From ICE?
Use this interactive map to see the companies near you with active U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracts.
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June 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Here are all of the companies with active ICE contracts nationwide—searchable map, free to access:
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Navarro: I'm very happy to see somebody that isn't afraid to speak up and call an authoritarian an authoritarian. And if it's Newsom, as a result of what's happening in California now, I welcome it because I have been so thirsty for somebody that is not cowardly
June 11, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Navarro: I'm very happy to see somebody that isn't afraid to speak up and call an authoritarian an authoritarian. And if it's Newsom, as a result of what's happening in California now, I welcome it because I have been so thirsty for somebody that is not cowardly
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In a world full of Stephen Millers, be a Terry Moran.
June 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
In a world full of Stephen Millers, be a Terry Moran.
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I like this Gavin more than podcast Gavin.
June 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I like this Gavin more than podcast Gavin.
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This is about as much as the three largest cancelled NIH grants - $36m for the development of new HIV prevention methods; $52m for oral antiviral drugs for pandemic-prone RNA viruses; and $56m for antiviral drugs against coronaviruses, flaviviruses, and henipaviruses: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
June 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is about as much as the three largest cancelled NIH grants - $36m for the development of new HIV prevention methods; $52m for oral antiviral drugs for pandemic-prone RNA viruses; and $56m for antiviral drugs against coronaviruses, flaviviruses, and henipaviruses: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This took a while to get done, but I've chronicled my day among the protesters in Los Angeles, and the idea that this is anything but a celebration of cultural heritage and a firm, nonviolent demand to protect family, friends and neighbors is totally ridiculous.
prospect.org/justice/crie...
prospect.org/justice/crie...
Cries of Defiance and Songs of Joy in Los Angeles
The protesters are being called unspeakably violent by the Trump administration. I mostly saw clergy sit-ins and Tejano bands.
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June 10, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This took a while to get done, but I've chronicled my day among the protesters in Los Angeles, and the idea that this is anything but a celebration of cultural heritage and a firm, nonviolent demand to protect family, friends and neighbors is totally ridiculous.
prospect.org/justice/crie...
prospect.org/justice/crie...
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You need this in your timeline! Stop to listen. Amazing.
Playing "John Henry" on Joe Thompson’s back porch with Justin Robinson just like old times. Thank you Justin "Demeanor" Harrington for joining us on bones.
You can hear the full track on our new album ‘What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow’ - listen now: giddensrobinson.lnk.to/BlackbirdCrow
You can hear the full track on our new album ‘What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow’ - listen now: giddensrobinson.lnk.to/BlackbirdCrow
June 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
You need this in your timeline! Stop to listen. Amazing.
My mom must be smiling up in heaven.
You need this in your timeline! Stop to listen. Amazing.
Playing "John Henry" on Joe Thompson’s back porch with Justin Robinson just like old times. Thank you Justin "Demeanor" Harrington for joining us on bones.
You can hear the full track on our new album ‘What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow’ - listen now: giddensrobinson.lnk.to/BlackbirdCrow
You can hear the full track on our new album ‘What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow’ - listen now: giddensrobinson.lnk.to/BlackbirdCrow
June 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My mom must be smiling up in heaven.
Perfect response. I wish I could see this on billboards all over Iowa.
JONI ERNST: "Well, we are all going to die."
ME: "You first, dear."
ME: "You first, dear."
May 30, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Perfect response. I wish I could see this on billboards all over Iowa.
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Sen. Joni Ernst has helped the GOP find its authentic voice: "We're all going to die."
"A dark sloan? Yes. Increasingly accurate thanks to the Trump administration? Definitely."
My column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
"A dark sloan? Yes. Increasingly accurate thanks to the Trump administration? Definitely."
My column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Sen. Joni Ernst helps GOP finds its authentic voice: 'We're all going to die.' | Opinion
GOP Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa has given her party a slogan that defines all it is trying to achieve: “We’re all going to die."
www.usatoday.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Sen. Joni Ernst has helped the GOP find its authentic voice: "We're all going to die."
"A dark sloan? Yes. Increasingly accurate thanks to the Trump administration? Definitely."
My column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
"A dark sloan? Yes. Increasingly accurate thanks to the Trump administration? Definitely."
My column:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
This was recorded 7 years ago, at the 2018 Harvard Commencement, but feels even more powerful and meaningful today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKNR...
#harvardlawsuit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKNR...
#harvardlawsuit
“Sing Out, March On” at Harvard Commencement
YouTube video by Harvard University
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May 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This was recorded 7 years ago, at the 2018 Harvard Commencement, but feels even more powerful and meaningful today:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKNR...
#harvardlawsuit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKNR...
#harvardlawsuit
If you haven't yet had a chance to see clips from the Harvard Commencement, check out the standing ovation for Harvard's president, Alan Garber, and the cheers his statement about foreign students receives:
www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/u...
See standing ovation for Harvard president at commencement | CNN
Harvard President Alan Garber received warm applause at the university’s commencement ceremony as Harvard’s legal fight against the Trump administration continues. Garber was loudly applauded again af...
www.cnn.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
If you haven't yet had a chance to see clips from the Harvard Commencement, check out the standing ovation for Harvard's president, Alan Garber, and the cheers his statement about foreign students receives:
www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/u...