Kira Franz
@totallynotkira.bsky.social
Parent, lawyer, HR person. Love the ocean, bicycling, and gaming. Hihihi! Pronouns they/them and possibly subject to change.
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this @adambonica.bsky.social piece deserves to be read beside the yeoman work that @donmoyn.bsky.social and @pamherd.bsky.social have been doing. The dismantling of administrative expertise is one of those stories that is so big that pro journalists with beats find it hard to focus on or explain .
How to Dismantle a Democracy, One Job Posting at a Time
OPM’s new hiring memo imports the authoritarian playbook—quietly, bureaucratically, and by design.
data4democracy.substack.com
This article is so good at explaining something complicated that I'm quoteposting it so I can pin it.
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Good morning
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Good morning
Timeline cleanse
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Timeline cleanse
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My President told me Jim Comey keeps eating his prosecutors so I asked how many prosecutors he has and he said he just goes to Mar-A-Lago and gets a new prosecutor afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding prosecutors to Jim Comey and then his Attorney General started crying.
The Justice Department could present a new indictment against James Comey to a grand jury as soon as this week.
Justice Department could present a new indictment against James Comey to a grand jury this week | CNN Politics
No matter what, prosecutors will likely present new indictments against the former FBI director and New York Attorney General Letitia James to grand juries in the Eastern District of Virginia.
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:16 AM
My President told me Jim Comey keeps eating his prosecutors so I asked how many prosecutors he has and he said he just goes to Mar-A-Lago and gets a new prosecutor afterwards so I said it sounds like he's just feeding prosecutors to Jim Comey and then his Attorney General started crying.
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who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
December 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
who decided to call it Secret Santa when Nondisclosure Claus was right there
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I can’t promise that this is the first time a Canadian publisher of a beloved children’s book series has publicly condemned the bloodthirsty US secretary of defense’s use of its imagery to smirkingly defend heinous war crimes. I mean who can say.
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I can’t promise that this is the first time a Canadian publisher of a beloved children’s book series has publicly condemned the bloodthirsty US secretary of defense’s use of its imagery to smirkingly defend heinous war crimes. I mean who can say.
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me: omg goth bath bombs
santa: that’s charcoal
santa: that’s charcoal
December 1, 2025 at 6:44 PM
me: omg goth bath bombs
santa: that’s charcoal
santa: that’s charcoal
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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🤣 The deep sea ID guide I've made for myself is only slightly more detailed than this
November 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🤣 The deep sea ID guide I've made for myself is only slightly more detailed than this
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Who’s gonna tell ‘em
November 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Who’s gonna tell ‘em
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timeline cleaning
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
timeline cleaning
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Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest survivor of The Tulsa Race Massacre passed away. Let’s honor her memory by remembering her story
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest survivor of The Tulsa Race Massacre passed away. Let’s honor her memory by remembering her story
Yeah, it's really dusty in here tho
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Yeah, it's really dusty in here tho
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You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know, I'm not sure I ever really read the Pond Rules at our local nature preserve all that closely before
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See you in Whamhalla. #Whamageddon2025
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 AM
See you in Whamhalla. #Whamageddon2025
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me: dating is hard
me on a date: what if rice krispies are allergic to milk that’s why they sound like that
me on a date: what if rice krispies are allergic to milk that’s why they sound like that
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 AM
me: dating is hard
me on a date: what if rice krispies are allergic to milk that’s why they sound like that
me on a date: what if rice krispies are allergic to milk that’s why they sound like that
Good article. How people act when they feel like you are “unimportant” is revealing. Moreover, the fact that they consider ANYONE “unimportant” is - also - telling.
Former Netflix chief talent officer: The No. 1 red flag that signals a 'disastrous' hire
"How'd they treat you?" Former Netflix chief talent officer Jessica Neal asked the receptionist this question about every candidate after they interviewed.
www.cnbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Good article. How people act when they feel like you are “unimportant” is revealing. Moreover, the fact that they consider ANYONE “unimportant” is - also - telling.
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Bard rolled a natural 20 to charm the lich king
November 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Bard rolled a natural 20 to charm the lich king
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Now THIS????
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Now THIS????
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
is a white man!
this is how you white man!!!!!!!!!
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Jamal Khashoggi was a US resident, a journalist & critic of the extremist policies of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. To silence him, bin Salman organized his murder & dismembering with a bone saw.
The lavish welcome of this murderer to our WH is disgusting
The lavish welcome of this murderer to our WH is disgusting
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Jamal Khashoggi was a US resident, a journalist & critic of the extremist policies of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. To silence him, bin Salman organized his murder & dismembering with a bone saw.
The lavish welcome of this murderer to our WH is disgusting
The lavish welcome of this murderer to our WH is disgusting
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guys is it reckless and immature for an elected official to support labor rights
November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
guys is it reckless and immature for an elected official to support labor rights
Timeline cleanse.
find someone who will wear a big overcoat with you
IG meetcutesnyc
IG meetcutesnyc
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Timeline cleanse.
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Printers and computers treat each other like they broke up the night before and you’re they’re mutual friend
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Printers and computers treat each other like they broke up the night before and you’re they’re mutual friend
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Pause a moment, and read...
• Brendan Kennelly •
• Brendan Kennelly •
November 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Pause a moment, and read...
• Brendan Kennelly •
• Brendan Kennelly •