Cat Kouns Born
@catkborn.bsky.social
Over-educated Cat Lady Who Votes, Animal & Climate Activist, Writer, Gardener, Aspiring Herbalist
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PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
January 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
JUST IN: Judge Mehta rules that Trump/Russ Vought's termination of environmental grants during the shutdown — targeted solely at states that voted for Kamala Harris — violated the 5th Amendment's Equal Protection clause and orders them restored.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
I have 3 words for him:
NO FUCKING KIDDING
NO FUCKING KIDDING
Gorsuch finally starting to understand what they have unleashed
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I have 3 words for him:
NO FUCKING KIDDING
NO FUCKING KIDDING
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November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Both the U.S. marshal and the immigrant were shot by federal officers. You’d never know that from this headline.
October 22, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Both the U.S. marshal and the immigrant were shot by federal officers. You’d never know that from this headline.
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The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The White House is asking people not to share pictures of the East Wing because it’s even worse today.
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"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
September 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
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ICE is using a controversial spy tool to locate smartphones, court records show.
How ICE Is Using Fake Cell Towers To Spy On People’s Phones
ICE is using a controversial spy tool to locate smartphones, court records show.
www.forbes.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
ICE is using a controversial spy tool to locate smartphones, court records show.
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Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), top Dem on the Senate health committee, on this evening's chaos at CDC:
“We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
“We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
August 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), top Dem on the Senate health committee, on this evening's chaos at CDC:
“We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
“We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
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The US is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in over 30 years, with 1,288 cases reported just six months into the year. The vaccine-preventable disease has led to three deaths, two children in Texas and an adult in New Mexico, and dozens of hospitalizations.
July 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The US is experiencing its worst measles outbreak in over 30 years, with 1,288 cases reported just six months into the year. The vaccine-preventable disease has led to three deaths, two children in Texas and an adult in New Mexico, and dozens of hospitalizations.
The cuts to healthcare are only going to make situations like this much worse.
This is the ER waiting room at a major hospital in East Tennessee. My 93 year old minor was taken there by ambulance with a broken femur around 5 pm. She is in “holding” as if 12:10 am. She is in excruciating pain, not been seen by a doctor, no family allowed to see her. Third world healthcare.
July 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The cuts to healthcare are only going to make situations like this much worse.
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The U.S. doesn’t have a healthcare system.
It has an exploit-sick-people-for-profit system.
The only reason we don’t have universal healthcare in the U.S. is because our politicians are allowed to accept bribes in the form of donations from insurance and pharma lobbyists.
It has an exploit-sick-people-for-profit system.
The only reason we don’t have universal healthcare in the U.S. is because our politicians are allowed to accept bribes in the form of donations from insurance and pharma lobbyists.
July 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The U.S. doesn’t have a healthcare system.
It has an exploit-sick-people-for-profit system.
The only reason we don’t have universal healthcare in the U.S. is because our politicians are allowed to accept bribes in the form of donations from insurance and pharma lobbyists.
It has an exploit-sick-people-for-profit system.
The only reason we don’t have universal healthcare in the U.S. is because our politicians are allowed to accept bribes in the form of donations from insurance and pharma lobbyists.
The f'ing HELL he does. When will Congress gain a spine, and put a stop to him? What is it going to take?
July 9, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The f'ing HELL he does. When will Congress gain a spine, and put a stop to him? What is it going to take?
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We’re approaching the show trial stage of authoritarian takeover
July 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
We’re approaching the show trial stage of authoritarian takeover
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I received this email from the SSA as well. It is a complete lie. Social Security income is still taxed — the Big, Ugly Bill did NOTHING to change that.
Welcome to 1984, folks.
Welcome to 1984, folks.
July 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I received this email from the SSA as well. It is a complete lie. Social Security income is still taxed — the Big, Ugly Bill did NOTHING to change that.
Welcome to 1984, folks.
Welcome to 1984, folks.
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Millions of Americans know the pain and hardship of getting a cancer diagnosis. That’s a misfortune, a terrible misfortune.
Voting for a tax scheme designed to rip health care from millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet? That’s not a misfortune, that’s an injustice.
Voting for a tax scheme designed to rip health care from millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet? That’s not a misfortune, that’s an injustice.
July 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Millions of Americans know the pain and hardship of getting a cancer diagnosis. That’s a misfortune, a terrible misfortune.
Voting for a tax scheme designed to rip health care from millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet? That’s not a misfortune, that’s an injustice.
Voting for a tax scheme designed to rip health care from millions of Americans struggling to make ends meet? That’s not a misfortune, that’s an injustice.
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In a shipping container.
July 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
In a shipping container.