The UnKaren
@kareneubanks.bsky.social
Politics geek. Lover of civil rights, books, democracy, abortion rights, empathy, science, & common sense.
I smite trolls. No DMs.
I smite trolls. No DMs.
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UPDATE: Betty is overwhelmed with gratitude for those who were kind enough to donate to her GFM, and she asked me to pass along her sincere thanks. I’d love for her to reach the goal, but if you can’t contribute, a retweet helps too.
I’ve only posted one GFM, and it’s my intention never to post another. But this one is close to my heart. I know the family personally and have visited with them countless times. If you can help out, it would be great. If not, I completely understand - but a retweet is free.
gofund.me/e44538b52
gofund.me/e44538b52
Donate to Support Betty's Fight to Keep Her Home, organized by Patricia Winter
Betty is an 86-year-old widow who has always been proud of her independence. A… Patricia Winter needs your support for Support Betty's Fight to Keep Her Home
gofund.me
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
UPDATE: Betty is overwhelmed with gratitude for those who were kind enough to donate to her GFM, and she asked me to pass along her sincere thanks. I’d love for her to reach the goal, but if you can’t contribute, a retweet helps too.
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
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Jesse Welles is back with another great song.
Last time it was the Epstein list.
This time Venezuela.
Bravo, Jesse!!!
Last time it was the Epstein list.
This time Venezuela.
Bravo, Jesse!!!
November 2, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Jesse Welles is back with another great song.
Last time it was the Epstein list.
This time Venezuela.
Bravo, Jesse!!!
Last time it was the Epstein list.
This time Venezuela.
Bravo, Jesse!!!
Is Trump getting together with Saudi Arabia to celebrate the successful destruction of the White House East Wing?
And/or to discuss their plans for Trump’s #EpsteinBallroom?
And/or to discuss their plans for Trump’s #EpsteinBallroom?
Congratulations to Donald Trump for finally completing the mission of the hijacked Flight 93
October 23, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Is Trump getting together with Saudi Arabia to celebrate the successful destruction of the White House East Wing?
And/or to discuss their plans for Trump’s #EpsteinBallroom?
And/or to discuss their plans for Trump’s #EpsteinBallroom?
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“Florida officials have been accused of quietly scrubbing records showing U.S. citizens were swept up in the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet after a local paper started asking questions.” www.thedailybeast.com/officials-sc...
Officials Scrub Data Showing U.S. Citizens Swept Up in Immigration Arrests
Florida’s immigration crackdown dashboard reportedly showed the arrests of 21 U.S. citizens—until a local paper asked questions.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“Florida officials have been accused of quietly scrubbing records showing U.S. citizens were swept up in the Trump administration’s immigration dragnet after a local paper started asking questions.” www.thedailybeast.com/officials-sc...
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Our top story: His wife visited him ICE in detention on his 50th birthday. She couldn’t even bring him the card she’d made. They could only speak through a phone, divided by a thick pane of glass. It was one of few times she’d ever seen him cry.
Trump's ICE Arrested a Whistleblower Who Exposed Sexual Assault in Detention. Now, He’s Left the Country.
Douglas Menjivar is a survivor and activist. He’s also married to a U.S. citizen, but he was caught up in the president’s mass deportation agenda anyway.
www.texasobserver.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our top story: His wife visited him ICE in detention on his 50th birthday. She couldn’t even bring him the card she’d made. They could only speak through a phone, divided by a thick pane of glass. It was one of few times she’d ever seen him cry.
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EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
More Epstein files info.
Why did the Trump admin immediately stop the ongoing DOJ investigation into Epstein’s crimes and other people & organizations that were involved?
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Why did the Trump admin immediately stop the ongoing DOJ investigation into Epstein’s crimes and other people & organizations that were involved?
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
New developments in my 3 year Epstein investigation, this time regarding JP Morgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon. This is a long thread, but worth sticking around for.
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
More Epstein files info.
Why did the Trump admin immediately stop the ongoing DOJ investigation into Epstein’s crimes and other people & organizations that were involved?
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
Why did the Trump admin immediately stop the ongoing DOJ investigation into Epstein’s crimes and other people & organizations that were involved?
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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How exactly is a $40 billion bailout to Argentina putting America first?
October 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
How exactly is a $40 billion bailout to Argentina putting America first?
ATTENTION PLEASE:
Medical costs fundraiser for beloved editorial cartoonist, Clay Jones, who had a stroke.
Please help if you can!
Also, we need #MedicareForAll. Having to fundraise for basic lifesaving healthcare is an abomination.
Medical costs fundraiser for beloved editorial cartoonist, Clay Jones, who had a stroke.
Please help if you can!
Also, we need #MedicareForAll. Having to fundraise for basic lifesaving healthcare is an abomination.
The Clay Jones GoFundMe account has reached $51,051! We're half way there!
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/20...
Whoa, We’re Half Way There
The Clay Jones GoFundMe account, set up by fellow editorial cartoonists Kevin Necessary and Jack Ohman to help with medical expenses as Clay recovers from his recent stroke, has reached half of its $1...
www.dailycartoonist.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
ATTENTION PLEASE:
Medical costs fundraiser for beloved editorial cartoonist, Clay Jones, who had a stroke.
Please help if you can!
Also, we need #MedicareForAll. Having to fundraise for basic lifesaving healthcare is an abomination.
Medical costs fundraiser for beloved editorial cartoonist, Clay Jones, who had a stroke.
Please help if you can!
Also, we need #MedicareForAll. Having to fundraise for basic lifesaving healthcare is an abomination.
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This FRIDAY come out & support #FEMA at our solidarity rally. Let’s send a message, hands off FEMA & more importantly support our FEMA workers who are tired & want to do their jobs effectively.
#FederalWorkers #ProtectTheMission #WeServeThePeople #Solidarity #StandUpTogether #WeShowUp #FEMARally
#FederalWorkers #ProtectTheMission #WeServeThePeople #Solidarity #StandUpTogether #WeShowUp #FEMARally
October 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This FRIDAY come out & support #FEMA at our solidarity rally. Let’s send a message, hands off FEMA & more importantly support our FEMA workers who are tired & want to do their jobs effectively.
#FederalWorkers #ProtectTheMission #WeServeThePeople #Solidarity #StandUpTogether #WeShowUp #FEMARally
#FederalWorkers #ProtectTheMission #WeServeThePeople #Solidarity #StandUpTogether #WeShowUp #FEMARally
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Honored to have @votevets.org on our team.
BREAKING: VoteVets endorses @evanmunsing.bsky.social for Congress in #CO08
October 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Honored to have @votevets.org on our team.
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BREAKING: VoteVets Endorses @zachdembo.bsky.social for Congress in #KY06 🇺🇸
October 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
BREAKING: VoteVets Endorses @zachdembo.bsky.social for Congress in #KY06 🇺🇸
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Nice to see someone bringing an appropriate level of energy and outrage to the moment.
October 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Nice to see someone bringing an appropriate level of energy and outrage to the moment.
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Kristi Noem can use our bathroom facilities anytime she likes. We have an open stall, just up the ridge line, take a left into the volcano.
October 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Kristi Noem can use our bathroom facilities anytime she likes. We have an open stall, just up the ridge line, take a left into the volcano.
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Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?
The presidential campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.
grist.org/accountabili...
#FEMA #GoFundMe #Climate #Disaster #Hurricane #Storms #Trump #Evangelical
The presidential campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.
grist.org/accountabili...
#FEMA #GoFundMe #Climate #Disaster #Hurricane #Storms #Trump #Evangelical
Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?
On a dusty, warm day last October, nearly a month after Hurricane Helene tore across the southeastern United States, Donald Trump stood behind a podium in Swannanoa, North Carolina, to pledge funding ...
grist.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Trump raised $8 million for Hurricane Helene survivors. Where did it all go?
The presidential campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.
grist.org/accountabili...
#FEMA #GoFundMe #Climate #Disaster #Hurricane #Storms #Trump #Evangelical
The presidential campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.
grist.org/accountabili...
#FEMA #GoFundMe #Climate #Disaster #Hurricane #Storms #Trump #Evangelical
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Once again @teenvogue.com is stepping up with real journalism while the billionaire-owned outlets are stenographers & apologists for the corrupt regime.
Thank you, Teen Vogue!
Thank you, Teen Vogue!
Recent reporting alleges that civilian men are impersonating ICE agents to kidnap and sexually assault immigrant women, with cases in North Carolina and New York.
Unmasking ICE agents is important, but it’s a Band-Aid on a broader, systemic crisis. Read @kylietcheung.bsky.social's full Op-Ed ⤵️
Unmasking ICE agents is important, but it’s a Band-Aid on a broader, systemic crisis. Read @kylietcheung.bsky.social's full Op-Ed ⤵️
How ICE Raids Are Making It Easier for Civilian Men to Assault Immigrant Women
"This phenomenon is only possible because of the outsized power that state agents have always had to abuse and control women and victims' bodies," argues Kylie Cheung.
www.teenvogue.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Once again @teenvogue.com is stepping up with real journalism while the billionaire-owned outlets are stenographers & apologists for the corrupt regime.
Thank you, Teen Vogue!
Thank you, Teen Vogue!
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Brilliant businessman accidentally gives employees 7-month paid vacation.
September 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Brilliant businessman accidentally gives employees 7-month paid vacation.
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🚨NEW: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
🚨NEW: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥
Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣
This is a must-watch. 🔥
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The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was engaging in good faith. Perhaps the perfect example of this is Ezra Klein’s silly eulogy claiming that Kirk was “
www.techdirt.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
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Pam Bondi deleted a government study showing that right-wingers commit more terrorism. The right cannot think coherently so instead of making their own studies, they censor legitimate ones.
But don't worry Pam, I saved it for you web.archive.org/web/20250911...
But don't worry Pam, I saved it for you web.archive.org/web/20250911...
web.archive.org
September 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Pam Bondi deleted a government study showing that right-wingers commit more terrorism. The right cannot think coherently so instead of making their own studies, they censor legitimate ones.
But don't worry Pam, I saved it for you web.archive.org/web/20250911...
But don't worry Pam, I saved it for you web.archive.org/web/20250911...
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Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office
September 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Pulitzer Feeling Increasingly Out Of Place In Washington Post Office
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Over the past few years, I’ve been fascinated with one of the largest federal investigations happening in Georgia, known as Operation Blooming Onion. So I partnered with Zaydee Sanchez to uncover the untold story of an unnamed victim at the heart of the case. 🧵
September 13, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Over the past few years, I’ve been fascinated with one of the largest federal investigations happening in Georgia, known as Operation Blooming Onion. So I partnered with Zaydee Sanchez to uncover the untold story of an unnamed victim at the heart of the case. 🧵