Kaye H Adkins
kadkins.bsky.social
Kaye H Adkins
@kadkins.bsky.social
A simple explanation for the shut down:
Republicans refused to negotiate with Democrats.

Republicans shut down the government.

Republicans shut down the government *to preserve tax cuts for billionaires.*
October 3, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Rural Republicans are scared of rural Democrats, and they don’t like folks like me poking my head into rural places. They want rural progressives to feel alienated and disengaged. They want them to feel hopeless.

I am chasing away the boogeyman at each stop. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
The Iowa GOP and Stephen King
My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyon...
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July 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Call members of Congress and demand that Thomas Fugate, the (22 yr old) in DHS who is in charge of preventing domestic terrorism be called before every Congressional committee that deals with Homeland Security to explain what he is doing to keep Americans safe in the aftermath of the attack on Iran.
June 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Lately I’ve seen some chilling but accurate lists of things Nazis did that the administration is doing. Since so many “conservatives” shrug this off, I’ve started referring to Stalin instead of Nazis. This gets attention since non-Maga Rs are often deeply steeped in anti-communist world views.
May 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The cuts and general terribleness may have one redeeming effect—With concrete threats to respond to, my students may write better papers. For example, they’re writing about Head Start, or how changed divorce laws made women’s lives better. Tomorrow I show them how to find recent news stories.
April 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I see that there is a new movie of Kiss of the Spider Woman. Timely! I hope it gets a wide release and lots of awards and attention.
March 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM