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Karen L
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Pro-liberation educator, proud union member, believer of science, women’s sports enthusiast, known to hug the occasional tree

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This is why we vote by mail.

No one believes Pam Bondi is concerned about anybody’s civil rights.

They know they can’t win an election fair and square. So they’re going to try to intimidate and cheat right out in the open.
Justice.gov website that reads: At this time, the department will monitor the following jurisdictions: Passaic county, NJ, Kern county, California, Riverside County, California, Fresno County, CA, Orange County, California, Los Angeles county, California. At Attorney General Pamela Bondi’s discretion, this effort will be overseen by the Department of civil rights under the leadership of assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon. The division will deploy civil rights personnel who will coordinate with U.S. attorney’s offices.
October 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Please consider donating an eSim to Ga za. It only takes a moment and is desperately needed.

Check out Connectinghumanity_ on IG for more details.
A screenshot from Instagram that reads: Update: Telecommunication services in Gaza are cut off. We urgently need Nomad (Israel) and nomad (Middle East) eSIM. Both are highly needed. Send clear QR screenshot to GazaeSIMs@gmail.com subject: type of eSIM.
September 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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My kiddo has been rooting for these two since she was tiny. Let’s go, Black excellence!

Coco vs Naomi US Open
A photo of the covers of two children’s books about Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff
September 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Up next: Women’s football.

Racing Louisville at SD Wave. Let’s go Wave!

#MakeWaves 🌊
Photo of a tv showing the start of the Wave FC vs Louisville match. Score 0-0.
August 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Let’s go Padres! Beat LA.

⚾️ 🧹
Photo of the Padres-Dodgers game on the tv with a glass of wine in the foreground.
August 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Got a violation letter from the HOA about our flag being “unauthorized.”

We put this flag pole up in May 2024, and most of the time we fly a Wave FC flag. No one seemed to mind.

A few weeks ago, we put this one up and suddenly now we’re in violation. Something stinks.
An intersex-inclusive progress pride flag outside a condo building with purple flowers
July 3, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Migration is a human right.

Money for jobs and education, not for racist deportations!
A wooden butterfly painted orange, yellow, and brown
June 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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San Diego says no to ICE raids. We keep us safe.

Stop the detentions. Stop the deportations.
Flyer for an emergency protest to stop the ICE raids, Saturday June 7 at 30th and Beech at noon. Defend our community!
June 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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This is why news outlets need to stop referring to DOGE as “government efficiency” or parroting their claims of “slashing spending.” They’re just inflicting harm and stealing our data.
A line graph that shows government spending increasing more under Trump than the last two years under Biden
April 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Timothy Snyder quote “If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process, you have no chance to prove the contrary.”
March 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Couldn’t help ourselves this morning.

This is probably the most anticipated rain of my life, and that’s saying something as a native of SoCal.

Thank you to the firefighters, community members, mutual aid groups, mask blocs, and all those coming together to support those impacted by the fires.
Photo of a kid splashing in a puddle.
January 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Splashed in some puddles and then painted with the kid. Best kind of self-care.
Orange, blue, and green painted hearts on white paper.
January 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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May it be so!! ☔️

With fires popping up all around us for the past few weeks, this would be so welcomed.
A screenshot of the San Diego weather forecast with a circle around the possible chance of rain this weekend.
January 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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New penguin stuffy for a new year.

#crochet
A crochet blue and white penguin
January 6, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Nature is beautiful.
Photo of the cut bottom of bok choy that resembles a flower.
January 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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Get yourself some of these handy dandy tests before you gather this winter.

My family is just getting over Flu A and it was really nice to know that’s what we had (rather than Covid) so we could plan accordingly to keep family and friends safe.
Picture of iHealth 3-in-1 Covid-19 and Flu A and B box of home tests
December 24, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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Definitive.
A Covid and flu test with two positive lines next to “C” for control and “A” for flu A.
December 20, 2024 at 2:46 AM
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These brownies are SO good I get them shipped across the country from La Newyorkina, Brooklyn.

The Oaxaqueña ones are my favorites.
Brown box with a red label that says Mexican Brownie Sample from La Newyorkina.
December 18, 2024 at 11:57 PM
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Best holiday gift for friends! I’m only a few chapters in, but I can already tell they’ll love it. It’s just what we need for this moment.

@mayaschenwar.bsky.social and Kim Wilson’s “We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition.”

Get yours from @haymarketbooks.org
A stack of 3 books, “We Grow the World Together” edited by Maya Schenwar and Kim Wilson.
December 16, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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Amazing night with friends supporting the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund and listening to some beautiful music.
Photo of Aaron Bowen on stage with a guitar surrounded by lights and candles.
December 15, 2024 at 3:29 PM
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Wonderful book for elementary-age kids. “Stand for Palestine” by Eman Kourtam explains Zionism in a kid-friendly way and shows a diverse coalition supporting a free Palestine.

Love how it shows the symbols of 🍉 and 🔑 throughout and makes it fun for the kids to find and count them.
Cover of “Stand for Palestine” by Eman Kourtam, illustrated by Sophia Soliman. Two kids with brown hair wearing keffiyas and holding watermelon, a key, and a spoon.
November 29, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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Was inspired to explore Chicano Park after the kiddo’s school had an author visit from Maria Dolores Aguila who wrote Barrio Rising / El Barrio Se Levanta.

#CurrentRead #BookSky #SchoolLibraries
A young girl running near a mural of an indigenous woman in a purple dress labeled “Historical Pillar #1” in Chicano Park
November 26, 2024 at 5:50 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
Cover of Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
November 26, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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Better than I could’ve imagined.
Two white people in masks standing in front of a Wicked poster in a movie theater.
November 25, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
#ReadBannedBooks
The cover of We Do This ‘til We Free Us by Mariame Kaba
November 25, 2024 at 3:17 PM