Kristin
@zuzuspetalsmi.bsky.social
Democratic Socialist, anthropologist, activist, and quasi-governmental do-gooder. Also, a granny to one sweet baby girl, a mom to two adults and an adult to three cats.
Voracious. Views are my own in Michigan.
Voracious. Views are my own in Michigan.
Dinner: 1 lb ground breakfast sausage, 2 bags of cubed butternut squash, a bag of baby spinach, a handful of dried cherries, some bacon pieces, and feta cheese. Cook through in a skillet. Pour mixture into a baking dish and add more feta or some parm (to taste), bake until gold and bubbly.
January 19, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Dinner: 1 lb ground breakfast sausage, 2 bags of cubed butternut squash, a bag of baby spinach, a handful of dried cherries, some bacon pieces, and feta cheese. Cook through in a skillet. Pour mixture into a baking dish and add more feta or some parm (to taste), bake until gold and bubbly.
Dear Europe,
This is insane. We are embarrassed.
We're a huge country with 350 million people and its really difficult to organize at that scale, but we are working on it.
We appreciate you,
Sane Americans
This is insane. We are embarrassed.
We're a huge country with 350 million people and its really difficult to organize at that scale, but we are working on it.
We appreciate you,
Sane Americans
January 19, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Dear Europe,
This is insane. We are embarrassed.
We're a huge country with 350 million people and its really difficult to organize at that scale, but we are working on it.
We appreciate you,
Sane Americans
This is insane. We are embarrassed.
We're a huge country with 350 million people and its really difficult to organize at that scale, but we are working on it.
We appreciate you,
Sane Americans
Margaret Atwood is right. Humiliation is the right weapon. It's what they fear most.
January 18, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Margaret Atwood is right. Humiliation is the right weapon. It's what they fear most.
Reposted by Kristin
Today I was Kidnapped By ICE - Dawokefarmer
January 18, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Today I was Kidnapped By ICE - Dawokefarmer
I love Landman, but the college student roommate in S2E9 is such an insufferable left-wing trope (they/them joyless safe space, vegan, meditating asshole) it makes me think Taylor Sheridan's super Trumpy or smart enough to know what his conservative audience wants.
a man wearing a baseball cap with the letter t on it says yes or no
ALT: a man wearing a baseball cap with the letter t on it says yes or no
media.tenor.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I love Landman, but the college student roommate in S2E9 is such an insufferable left-wing trope (they/them joyless safe space, vegan, meditating asshole) it makes me think Taylor Sheridan's super Trumpy or smart enough to know what his conservative audience wants.
Hey, honey... the real estate photographer is coming today. Can you tidy up the living room?
January 16, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Hey, honey... the real estate photographer is coming today. Can you tidy up the living room?
They are no longer "the secret police." They are now behaving like the SS.
His 6 month old stopped breathing!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
HIS SIX MONTH OLD STOPPED BREATHING!
A father was getting his kids out of the neighborhood because it was unsafe & ICE threw flash bangs & tear gas at his car with children & a baby inside!
His 6 month old stopped breathing & all the children were hospitalized!
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
They are no longer "the secret police." They are now behaving like the SS.
Unpopular opinion: James Talarico is probably a fine human being and a progressive Democrat but I am not voting for someone whose entire personality is centered on "I'm a Christian."
a man is standing in front of a door and says hello christian
ALT: a man is standing in front of a door and says hello christian
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Unpopular opinion: James Talarico is probably a fine human being and a progressive Democrat but I am not voting for someone whose entire personality is centered on "I'm a Christian."
The UAW better do its job.
ICYMI
A Ford factory worker caught on video heckling President Donald Trump as a “pedophile protector” has been identified as 40-year-old TJ Sabula, a member of UAW Local 600.
Sabula, who has been suspended by Ford, says he has “no regrets”.
Story from @bensolis1.bsky.social
A Ford factory worker caught on video heckling President Donald Trump as a “pedophile protector” has been identified as 40-year-old TJ Sabula, a member of UAW Local 600.
Sabula, who has been suspended by Ford, says he has “no regrets”.
Story from @bensolis1.bsky.social
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he's been suspended. • Michigan Advance
Updated on 1/14/26 at 7:25 a.m. A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump as a “pedophile protector” when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesda...
michiganadvance.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The UAW better do its job.
Tribunals are coming.
They don't seem to realize that the video of them abusing a legal observer is probably worse than whatever video the legal observer had already obtained of them.
New video shows ICE agents detaining a US citizen legal observer in Minneapolis.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
The agents smashed his car window, dragged him out, and placed a knee on his neck.
January 14, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Tribunals are coming.
Tribunals are coming.
A protester is currently lying in a hospital bed with a piece of shrapnel in his neck 7mm from his carotid artery.
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Tribunals are coming.
ICE agents feel bad? Boo-fucking-hoo.
I spent tonight reassuring a Mexican immigrant that I am not ICE. My card says DHS (Dept of Human Services) and I need to talk to him in person, in his home so I can do a home assessment. He told me he fears every day. He is legally in the U.S.
I spent tonight reassuring a Mexican immigrant that I am not ICE. My card says DHS (Dept of Human Services) and I need to talk to him in person, in his home so I can do a home assessment. He told me he fears every day. He is legally in the U.S.
January 14, 2026 at 1:29 AM
ICE agents feel bad? Boo-fucking-hoo.
I spent tonight reassuring a Mexican immigrant that I am not ICE. My card says DHS (Dept of Human Services) and I need to talk to him in person, in his home so I can do a home assessment. He told me he fears every day. He is legally in the U.S.
I spent tonight reassuring a Mexican immigrant that I am not ICE. My card says DHS (Dept of Human Services) and I need to talk to him in person, in his home so I can do a home assessment. He told me he fears every day. He is legally in the U.S.
The more out of control ICE behaves, the worse it will be for the regime. ICE will be the thing that collapses MAGA.
a block of ice is being lit up by a flame .
ALT: a block of ice is being lit up by a flame .
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The more out of control ICE behaves, the worse it will be for the regime. ICE will be the thing that collapses MAGA.
I'm really tired of this cycle. Something unacceptable happens. People are outraged and take to the streets. Everyone seems to be on the same page for a hot second. Then the propaganda kicks it up a notch. The regime settles down for a minute. Someone cries "distraction" and it begins anew.
a man sitting in a chair with the words " i need to stop " below him
ALT: a man sitting in a chair with the words " i need to stop " below him
media.tenor.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:57 PM
I'm really tired of this cycle. Something unacceptable happens. People are outraged and take to the streets. Everyone seems to be on the same page for a hot second. Then the propaganda kicks it up a notch. The regime settles down for a minute. Someone cries "distraction" and it begins anew.
I'm glad men are starting to see this as a gender thing. Women on the left have seen it like this for quite a while. Margaret Atwood wrote about the humiliation of men and we saw that manifest in Minnesota.
It's why 7 million of us marched in January 2017.
It's why 7 million of us marched in January 2017.
new video up on the youtube page youtu.be/N1DVvGlzGEs?...
Everything is Gender
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
January 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I'm glad men are starting to see this as a gender thing. Women on the left have seen it like this for quite a while. Margaret Atwood wrote about the humiliation of men and we saw that manifest in Minnesota.
It's why 7 million of us marched in January 2017.
It's why 7 million of us marched in January 2017.
Reposted by Kristin
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Dear Minnesota AG,
Why did Officer Ross approach the front of her car from the direction the tires were turned (right)? She was already engaged with agents, what did he think he was contributing? If he wanted to stop the vehicle, why did he intentionally put the operator into a medical emergency?
Why did Officer Ross approach the front of her car from the direction the tires were turned (right)? She was already engaged with agents, what did he think he was contributing? If he wanted to stop the vehicle, why did he intentionally put the operator into a medical emergency?
January 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Dear Minnesota AG,
Why did Officer Ross approach the front of her car from the direction the tires were turned (right)? She was already engaged with agents, what did he think he was contributing? If he wanted to stop the vehicle, why did he intentionally put the operator into a medical emergency?
Why did Officer Ross approach the front of her car from the direction the tires were turned (right)? She was already engaged with agents, what did he think he was contributing? If he wanted to stop the vehicle, why did he intentionally put the operator into a medical emergency?
I had a rough week. I am still learning about my autism and how it affects me and those around me.
This blog was super helpful to me in understanding myself.
autisticandunapologetic.com/2020/07/11/1...
This blog was super helpful to me in understanding myself.
autisticandunapologetic.com/2020/07/11/1...
10 "Rude" Things Autistic People Do (And What They Really Mean) - Autistic & Unapologetic
Rude, impolite, uncouth, these are a few ways that autistic behaviours are described, and here’s why each of these assumptions couldn’t be more wrong.
autisticandunapologetic.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I had a rough week. I am still learning about my autism and how it affects me and those around me.
This blog was super helpful to me in understanding myself.
autisticandunapologetic.com/2020/07/11/1...
This blog was super helpful to me in understanding myself.
autisticandunapologetic.com/2020/07/11/1...
"My own morality. My own mind." says the rapist with dementia.
January 9, 2026 at 12:39 PM
"My own morality. My own mind." says the rapist with dementia.
Oh look... black-mansplaining. I knew it existed, but holy hell.
i got the most fascinating piece of feedback in my inbox this morning and i want to share it because it confirms something for me. here it is. key line: "I didn't used to read you because I thought you would just be another Black liberal--same old, same old."
January 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Oh look... black-mansplaining. I knew it existed, but holy hell.
Considering running for office?
1. Prosecute the entire Exec Branch
2. Jail. Them. All.
3. Dissolve ICE.
4. Join the ICC.
5. Write anti-corruption laws.
6. Undo the Trumpification of monuments, signage, plaquards etc.
7. Reform SCOTUS. Impeach Alito and Thomas. Codify ethics rules.
1. Prosecute the entire Exec Branch
2. Jail. Them. All.
3. Dissolve ICE.
4. Join the ICC.
5. Write anti-corruption laws.
6. Undo the Trumpification of monuments, signage, plaquards etc.
7. Reform SCOTUS. Impeach Alito and Thomas. Codify ethics rules.
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Considering running for office?
1. Prosecute the entire Exec Branch
2. Jail. Them. All.
3. Dissolve ICE.
4. Join the ICC.
5. Write anti-corruption laws.
6. Undo the Trumpification of monuments, signage, plaquards etc.
7. Reform SCOTUS. Impeach Alito and Thomas. Codify ethics rules.
1. Prosecute the entire Exec Branch
2. Jail. Them. All.
3. Dissolve ICE.
4. Join the ICC.
5. Write anti-corruption laws.
6. Undo the Trumpification of monuments, signage, plaquards etc.
7. Reform SCOTUS. Impeach Alito and Thomas. Codify ethics rules.
Same. And in 2026 and until I cast my final vote.
January 7, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Same. And in 2026 and until I cast my final vote.
Just heard someone pronounce Venezuela as Venuhzooowayla.
Is that the correct pronunciation? It fits with everything I learned in high school Spanish.
Is that the correct pronunciation? It fits with everything I learned in high school Spanish.
a man wearing headphones and a yellow shirt says venezuela
ALT: a man wearing headphones and a yellow shirt says venezuela
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Just heard someone pronounce Venezuela as Venuhzooowayla.
Is that the correct pronunciation? It fits with everything I learned in high school Spanish.
Is that the correct pronunciation? It fits with everything I learned in high school Spanish.
Reposted by Kristin
Reformed January 6th participant (who refused a pardon): “You can't gaslight me. I was there. I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down and hit his head and his back. So don't be telling me it wasn't violent.”
January 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Reformed January 6th participant (who refused a pardon): “You can't gaslight me. I was there. I saw the officers being pepper sprayed. I watched one of them fall down and hit his head and his back. So don't be telling me it wasn't violent.”