Karen Bacquet
@justplainkaren.bsky.social
I'm a teacher living in a small town in Northern California, and I'm concerned about what is happening in our country.
Trump’s ass-backward “affordability” agenda
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Trump’s ass-backward “affordability” agenda
Here’s a REAL affordability agenda
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January 13, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Trump’s ass-backward “affordability” agenda
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
The most shameful day in American history
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The most shameful day in American history
We will never forget, and we will not let the nation or the world forget.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The most shameful day in American history
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The Brazen Cruelty of the Trump Regime
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The Brazen Cruelty of the Trump Regime
Its plan to warehouse immigrants has shades of Nazi concentration camps and America's shameful imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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December 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The Brazen Cruelty of the Trump Regime
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Farewell to "60 Minutes"
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Farewell to "60 Minutes"
It just went the way of the Washington Post's editorial page
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December 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Farewell to "60 Minutes"
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The Real Cost of Manufacturing Wonder
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The Real Cost of Manufacturing Wonder
A true story about Nintendo-mania, a family in crisis, and one last year of magic.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The Real Cost of Manufacturing Wonder
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One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
One of the biggest moments of my career:
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
USCIS canceled my client’s naturalization oath ceremony. We filed a lawsuit, went to trial, and the judge swore him in right there in the courtroom!
The Joseph Welch Award for Standing Up to Tyrants Goes To …
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The Joseph Welch Award for Standing Up to Tyrants Goes To …
Republican senators in the Hoosier State, whose civic tradition won out over fanatical political warfare
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December 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Joseph Welch Award for Standing Up to Tyrants Goes To …
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We need to stop electing octogenarians. Even the best minds will slow down eventually.
The clearest symptom yet of Trump’s mental decline
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The clearest symptom yet of Trump’s mental decline
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The clearest symptom yet of Trump’s mental decline
His brain is turning into sh*t
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December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
We need to stop electing octogenarians. Even the best minds will slow down eventually.
The clearest symptom yet of Trump’s mental decline
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The clearest symptom yet of Trump’s mental decline
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Today I want to share with you a statement by former federal judge Mark L. Wolf explaining why he resigned from the federal bench in early November. I found it sobering and troubling. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/winner-of-this-weeks-joseph-welch
December 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Today I want to share with you a statement by former federal judge Mark L. Wolf explaining why he resigned from the federal bench in early November. I found it sobering and troubling. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/winner-of-this-weeks-joseph-welch
Sunday thought: The Bigot in the Oval Office
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Sunday thought: The Bigot in the Oval Office
Like dictators before him, Trump’s road to tyranny is paved with hate
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November 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Sunday thought: The Bigot in the Oval Office
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Willows isn't far from me; I've worked in their school district.
This rural hospital closed, putting lives at risk. Is it the start of a 'tidal wave'?
This rural hospital closed, putting lives at risk. Is it the start of a 'tidal wave'?
Glenn Medical Center in Willows closed Oct. 21 after losing "Critical Access" status. Many other California hospitals face similar threats.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Willows isn't far from me; I've worked in their school district.
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A pair of federal judges on Friday separately blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from unilaterally imposing new conditions on hundreds of millions in US Department of Homeland Security grants to cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A pair of federal judges on Friday separately blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from unilaterally imposing new conditions on hundreds of millions in US Department of Homeland Security grants to cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York.
https://cnn.it/3JNoAnW
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BREAKING: Federal agents have started making immigration arrests in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Border Patrol deployments begin in the city.
Border Patrol operations start in Charlotte as officials urge calm
DHS says the surge is meant to target public-safety threats, but Charlotte leaders warn the federal operation is heightening fear.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
BREAKING: Federal agents have started making immigration arrests in Charlotte, North Carolina, as Border Patrol deployments begin in the city.
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Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
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It gets even darker than that. 1/
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Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
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November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...