Kempe Ames
@drkempe.bsky.social
Physician, Mama, vegan, feminist, advocate for anti-racism and human rights for all. Most days I go about quietly fomenting resistance amongst my friends, colleagues, and patients.
This gets to the essence of survivorship. At some level, one feels crazy and yet at another level it’s clear that the world around you is crazy.
We can’t allow ourselves to be gaslit into believing it’s a problem within ourselves.
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We can’t allow ourselves to be gaslit into believing it’s a problem within ourselves.
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Sunday thought: A national trauma
We need to talk about it openly
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October 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This gets to the essence of survivorship. At some level, one feels crazy and yet at another level it’s clear that the world around you is crazy.
We can’t allow ourselves to be gaslit into believing it’s a problem within ourselves.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
We can’t allow ourselves to be gaslit into believing it’s a problem within ourselves.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
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He said what he said
September 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
He said what he said
Why it can be hard to speak up effectively even when you know you need to:“Being rude to someone advocating genocide literally hurts the brain of people who have functioning empathy capabilities.”
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The Civility Trap: Why Being Nice Makes Things Worse
On September 10, 2025, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade suggested we should give homeless people "involuntary lethal injection" or, as he clarified, "just kill 'em." This happened on national television.
open.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Why it can be hard to speak up effectively even when you know you need to:“Being rude to someone advocating genocide literally hurts the brain of people who have functioning empathy capabilities.”
open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
open.substack.com/pub/cmarmita...
I refuse to mourn a man shot after stating in regards to gun deaths, "I think it's worth it. I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment.” This huckster of hatred is paying the price.
Thoughts and prayers.
Thoughts and prayers.
September 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I refuse to mourn a man shot after stating in regards to gun deaths, "I think it's worth it. I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment.” This huckster of hatred is paying the price.
Thoughts and prayers.
Thoughts and prayers.
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Best. Breakdown. Yet. 💥
If you’re still confused about the GOP’s assault on birthright citizenship, watch this explainer now. They want to erase the 14th Amendment like it’s a typo—not the foundation of equality under the law.
We’re not letting that happen.
@bookersquared.bsky.social
If you’re still confused about the GOP’s assault on birthright citizenship, watch this explainer now. They want to erase the 14th Amendment like it’s a typo—not the foundation of equality under the law.
We’re not letting that happen.
@bookersquared.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Best. Breakdown. Yet. 💥
If you’re still confused about the GOP’s assault on birthright citizenship, watch this explainer now. They want to erase the 14th Amendment like it’s a typo—not the foundation of equality under the law.
We’re not letting that happen.
@bookersquared.bsky.social
If you’re still confused about the GOP’s assault on birthright citizenship, watch this explainer now. They want to erase the 14th Amendment like it’s a typo—not the foundation of equality under the law.
We’re not letting that happen.
@bookersquared.bsky.social
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Pedro Pascal reshares video which says the U.S. has become a police state
A state where there is no higher authority
A state where there is no higher authority
May 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Pedro Pascal reshares video which says the U.S. has become a police state
A state where there is no higher authority
A state where there is no higher authority
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Any white person who doesn't fucking riot to stop this is a goddamn racist. I say this as someone so white I can burn your corneas when hit by sunlight.
Stop pretending it's not that big a deal. It's a massive, gigantic deal! USE YOUR SHINY REFLECTIVE WHITE ASS PRIVILEGE TO FUCKING DO SOMETHING!
Stop pretending it's not that big a deal. It's a massive, gigantic deal! USE YOUR SHINY REFLECTIVE WHITE ASS PRIVILEGE TO FUCKING DO SOMETHING!
April 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Any white person who doesn't fucking riot to stop this is a goddamn racist. I say this as someone so white I can burn your corneas when hit by sunlight.
Stop pretending it's not that big a deal. It's a massive, gigantic deal! USE YOUR SHINY REFLECTIVE WHITE ASS PRIVILEGE TO FUCKING DO SOMETHING!
Stop pretending it's not that big a deal. It's a massive, gigantic deal! USE YOUR SHINY REFLECTIVE WHITE ASS PRIVILEGE TO FUCKING DO SOMETHING!
Would You Harbor Me
YouTube video by Sweet Honey in the Rock - Topic
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April 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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April 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Ensuring the safety of all who come before her in court is the duty of Judge Hannah Dugan. It makes no sense to arrest her on federal charges for interfering with the capture of an immigrant by government agents who had no proper warrant.
•INSPIRING AMERICA•
A man stood outside the courthouse of Judge Hannah Dugan and spoke of the horrors that befell his family in Poland and Germany at the hands of the Nazis during WWII — and how we must fight to stop and eradicate fascism in America NOW.
“We know what fascism looks like…
A man stood outside the courthouse of Judge Hannah Dugan and spoke of the horrors that befell his family in Poland and Germany at the hands of the Nazis during WWII — and how we must fight to stop and eradicate fascism in America NOW.
“We know what fascism looks like…
April 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ensuring the safety of all who come before her in court is the duty of Judge Hannah Dugan. It makes no sense to arrest her on federal charges for interfering with the capture of an immigrant by government agents who had no proper warrant.
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I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
April 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I don't understand how some folks are unable to see that the illegal disappearing of people is a class issue. The wealthy and well-connected get due process. The rest of us don't. This is part of the oligarchy, not a distraction from it.
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Beim 1. Cargo Bike Ride haben wir gezeigt, was wir alles mit Lastenrädern transportieren können. Darum brauchen wir einen echten Rad-Highway statt 12 Autospuren am Gürtel.
Machen wir den Gürtel zu einem guten Ort für alle Menschen. Komm zur nächsten Gürtel-Versammlung am 22.4 um 18h im Club C.I
Machen wir den Gürtel zu einem guten Ort für alle Menschen. Komm zur nächsten Gürtel-Versammlung am 22.4 um 18h im Club C.I
April 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Beim 1. Cargo Bike Ride haben wir gezeigt, was wir alles mit Lastenrädern transportieren können. Darum brauchen wir einen echten Rad-Highway statt 12 Autospuren am Gürtel.
Machen wir den Gürtel zu einem guten Ort für alle Menschen. Komm zur nächsten Gürtel-Versammlung am 22.4 um 18h im Club C.I
Machen wir den Gürtel zu einem guten Ort für alle Menschen. Komm zur nächsten Gürtel-Versammlung am 22.4 um 18h im Club C.I
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#HandsOff Portland, OR
"Only 3.5% of a population needs to engage in active dissent to topple a dictator" —Erica Chenoweth
🎥: Michael James Schneider aka BlckSmth
c: @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org
"Only 3.5% of a population needs to engage in active dissent to topple a dictator" —Erica Chenoweth
🎥: Michael James Schneider aka BlckSmth
c: @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org
April 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#HandsOff Portland, OR
"Only 3.5% of a population needs to engage in active dissent to topple a dictator" —Erica Chenoweth
🎥: Michael James Schneider aka BlckSmth
c: @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org
"Only 3.5% of a population needs to engage in active dissent to topple a dictator" —Erica Chenoweth
🎥: Michael James Schneider aka BlckSmth
c: @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org
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The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The Fourth Circuit is famously succinct. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
April 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
This is what democracy looks like!
April 6, 2025 at 2:08 AM
This is what democracy looks like!
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A corporate statement from a law firm that is unambiguously heartening
Our official statement from Albert Sellars LLP on President Trump's recent executive order.
March 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A corporate statement from a law firm that is unambiguously heartening