Karen Kleis
@hollykl.bsky.social
Life long Democrat, left leaning progressive, made it to 70 and still not done. Love nature, photography, creating digital photo art, reading, writing short fiction, watching movies.
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Dear Canada-
Please accept our deepest apologies from all decent Americans embarrassed by the obnoxious trolling from our man-baby-in-chief who is lacking in both intelligence & any impulse-control whatsoever.
❤️ from your neighbors below, 🇺🇸
#MakeAmericaNormalAgain
Please accept our deepest apologies from all decent Americans embarrassed by the obnoxious trolling from our man-baby-in-chief who is lacking in both intelligence & any impulse-control whatsoever.
❤️ from your neighbors below, 🇺🇸
#MakeAmericaNormalAgain
April 28, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Dear Canada-
Please accept our deepest apologies from all decent Americans embarrassed by the obnoxious trolling from our man-baby-in-chief who is lacking in both intelligence & any impulse-control whatsoever.
❤️ from your neighbors below, 🇺🇸
#MakeAmericaNormalAgain
Please accept our deepest apologies from all decent Americans embarrassed by the obnoxious trolling from our man-baby-in-chief who is lacking in both intelligence & any impulse-control whatsoever.
❤️ from your neighbors below, 🇺🇸
#MakeAmericaNormalAgain
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This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
a stammering Tom Homan on AOC: "She's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."
February 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
This is why you fight these cowards.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
The moment you stand up to them, they crumble.
Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights.
He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.
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Turning away from empathy and curiosity makes the world into a grim, thin place populated by strangers, objects, and adversaries.
It's akin to demanding the biggest seat in the theater, even though it doesn't face the stage. It's trading a window for a mirror. It's a theft from others and the self.
It's akin to demanding the biggest seat in the theater, even though it doesn't face the stage. It's trading a window for a mirror. It's a theft from others and the self.
February 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Turning away from empathy and curiosity makes the world into a grim, thin place populated by strangers, objects, and adversaries.
It's akin to demanding the biggest seat in the theater, even though it doesn't face the stage. It's trading a window for a mirror. It's a theft from others and the self.
It's akin to demanding the biggest seat in the theater, even though it doesn't face the stage. It's trading a window for a mirror. It's a theft from others and the self.
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February 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Like in Soviet Union...erasing history.
I went to post about the National Japanese American Memorial in D.C., which is beautiful but usually missed by tourists. It is a deeply staggering admission of guilt and a warning to future Americans. I went to link to the inscriptions and-
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
Well, they took the site down. www.nps.gov/places/japan...
January 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Like in Soviet Union...erasing history.
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It seems likely their overreach is going to produce even bigger backlash soon. What happens to auto companies and auto workers and their unions when the industry is crashed by the stupidest delusions about economics maybe ever in the federal government? Or rather what do they do?
Welp. Turns out electing an unstable maniac is a bad idea after all.
January 31, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It seems likely their overreach is going to produce even bigger backlash soon. What happens to auto companies and auto workers and their unions when the industry is crashed by the stupidest delusions about economics maybe ever in the federal government? Or rather what do they do?
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It is Friday afternoon of a wild, wild week. And yet for me a reassuring one. My greatest fear was not of what they would do. It's that we would let them. And I'm seeing a lot of beautiful intransigence. From federal workers. From people all over the country obstructing ICE....
January 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It is Friday afternoon of a wild, wild week. And yet for me a reassuring one. My greatest fear was not of what they would do. It's that we would let them. And I'm seeing a lot of beautiful intransigence. From federal workers. From people all over the country obstructing ICE....
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My weekend show in Chadds Ford, PA
November 13, 2024 at 5:58 PM
My weekend show in Chadds Ford, PA
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Important thread on condition of MSM reporting. Read in its entirety...
"I think many political reporters were hoping that if they just stick to their beat, don't rock the boat, don't call out the bullshit happening around them, someone else would step up and fix it. All of us are complicit."
"I think many political reporters were hoping that if they just stick to their beat, don't rock the boat, don't call out the bullshit happening around them, someone else would step up and fix it. All of us are complicit."
I had a convo with a colleague right before Thanksgiving about The Washington Post. They were furious that people were unsubscribing.
"This will only hurt reporters, not Bezos."
When I asked them if maybe readers aren't trying to hurt Bezos but simply no longer trust WaPo, they look scandalized.
"This will only hurt reporters, not Bezos."
When I asked them if maybe readers aren't trying to hurt Bezos but simply no longer trust WaPo, they look scandalized.
January 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Important thread on condition of MSM reporting. Read in its entirety...
"I think many political reporters were hoping that if they just stick to their beat, don't rock the boat, don't call out the bullshit happening around them, someone else would step up and fix it. All of us are complicit."
"I think many political reporters were hoping that if they just stick to their beat, don't rock the boat, don't call out the bullshit happening around them, someone else would step up and fix it. All of us are complicit."
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Without fact checking, there’s really no way to know.
January 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Without fact checking, there’s really no way to know.
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A scholar says the the American Historical Association's overwhelming support of a resolution condemning the scholasticide perpetrated by the Israel in Gaza — that is, the destruction of the conditions for schooling in Gaza — would not be controversial if it were about anywhere other than Palestine.
Scholar Says AHA’s Vote on Gaza Scholasticide Shouldn’t Be Controversial
Professor Rebecca E. Karl explains why she voted in favor of the American Historical Association’s resolution.
truthout.org
January 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A scholar says the the American Historical Association's overwhelming support of a resolution condemning the scholasticide perpetrated by the Israel in Gaza — that is, the destruction of the conditions for schooling in Gaza — would not be controversial if it were about anywhere other than Palestine.
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I don’t usually make this kind of request, but I feel many people don’t know we’re on Bluesky. If you think your followers would be interested, please share this with them!
Our mission is simple: to share facts, challenge misinformation, and do it all in a way that brings people together.
Our mission is simple: to share facts, challenge misinformation, and do it all in a way that brings people together.
December 3, 2024 at 9:47 PM
I don’t usually make this kind of request, but I feel many people don’t know we’re on Bluesky. If you think your followers would be interested, please share this with them!
Our mission is simple: to share facts, challenge misinformation, and do it all in a way that brings people together.
Our mission is simple: to share facts, challenge misinformation, and do it all in a way that brings people together.
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Well this seems bad.
November 23, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Well this seems bad.
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A government run by billionaires will never be for the people.
November 23, 2024 at 2:44 PM
A government run by billionaires will never be for the people.
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Probably the only time I was grateful for a MTG tweet.
November 22, 2024 at 11:56 PM
Probably the only time I was grateful for a MTG tweet.
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We’re building a national network of library supporters here on BlueSky!
Help us reach reach more Americans like you.
Repost and follow if you love libraries, reading, and books!
Help us reach reach more Americans like you.
Repost and follow if you love libraries, reading, and books!
November 22, 2024 at 9:07 PM
We’re building a national network of library supporters here on BlueSky!
Help us reach reach more Americans like you.
Repost and follow if you love libraries, reading, and books!
Help us reach reach more Americans like you.
Repost and follow if you love libraries, reading, and books!
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But sure, these are the people who will look out for the working class. Got it.
November 22, 2024 at 7:23 PM
But sure, these are the people who will look out for the working class. Got it.
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Pete is correct, as he usually is.
November 22, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Pete is correct, as he usually is.
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The Bregenz Festival is famous for staging some of the most mind-blowing spectacles.
Verdi’s opera, “A Masked Ball,” featured a stage that looked like a giant book being opened by a skeleton. The show took place in 1999 on Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria. It astounds me every time I see it!
Verdi’s opera, “A Masked Ball,” featured a stage that looked like a giant book being opened by a skeleton. The show took place in 1999 on Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria. It astounds me every time I see it!
November 22, 2024 at 10:14 AM
The Bregenz Festival is famous for staging some of the most mind-blowing spectacles.
Verdi’s opera, “A Masked Ball,” featured a stage that looked like a giant book being opened by a skeleton. The show took place in 1999 on Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria. It astounds me every time I see it!
Verdi’s opera, “A Masked Ball,” featured a stage that looked like a giant book being opened by a skeleton. The show took place in 1999 on Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria. It astounds me every time I see it!
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Blah, blah, blah
November 21, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Blah, blah, blah
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The bestsellers list here shows me people (who buy books and buy them from good sources) are getting ready. Timothy Snyder, Masha Gessen, Jason Stanley, Mariam Kaba and Kelly Hayes, Octavia Butler. (And Hope in the Dark!) Wish this was the mindset of those in power. bookshop.org/lists/booksh...
Bookshop.org Best Sellers of the Week
Jump into our most popular books from last week, which include nonfiction by Indigenous authors, Samantha Harvey's recent Booker Prize–winning novel, and plenty of political picks sparked by the recen...
bookshop.org
November 20, 2024 at 11:11 PM
The bestsellers list here shows me people (who buy books and buy them from good sources) are getting ready. Timothy Snyder, Masha Gessen, Jason Stanley, Mariam Kaba and Kelly Hayes, Octavia Butler. (And Hope in the Dark!) Wish this was the mindset of those in power. bookshop.org/lists/booksh...