@karenkjellg.bsky.social
Retired Spanish professor. Lived in Colombia 10 years. Nature lover. Exercise enthusiast. Pet lover.
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Never stop calling them KAVANAUGH STOPS.
Check out the Kavanaugh FN 4; I think it's pretty clear that the Kavanaugh Stop thing has gotten to him:
December 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Never stop calling them KAVANAUGH STOPS.
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The Oath Keepers built a massive stockpile of guns for Jan 6th and kept them in a hotel in Virginia because of D.C.'s strict gun laws.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is suing D.C. over its ban on semi-automatic (AR-15) weapons.
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
December 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Oath Keepers built a massive stockpile of guns for Jan 6th and kept them in a hotel in Virginia because of D.C.'s strict gun laws.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration is suing D.C. over its ban on semi-automatic (AR-15) weapons.
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
December 22, 2025 at 8:05 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration is suing D.C. over its ban on semi-automatic (AR-15) weapons.
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
DOJ's Civil Rights Division under Harmeet Dhillon is seeking a court ruling that D.C.'s law "prohibiting registration of the AR-15 by law-abiding citizens violates the Second Amendment."
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Robert Reich dancing his heart out to celebrate the weekend is the energy workers deserve. The only reason millions of us have 2 days off, an 8 hr day & basic protections is because unions fought, struck & sometimes bled for them. Fight like hell to protect our unions.
December 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Robert Reich dancing his heart out to celebrate the weekend is the energy workers deserve. The only reason millions of us have 2 days off, an 8 hr day & basic protections is because unions fought, struck & sometimes bled for them. Fight like hell to protect our unions.
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The Trump administration recalled more than two dozen career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior posts worldwide as it seeks to enforce President Trump’s “America First” agenda, according to current and former U.S. officials.
Trump administration abruptly recalls scores of career ambassadors
A senior State Department official called it a bid to ensure adherence to the “America First” agenda while others called it a devastating blow to America’s diplomatic corps.
wapo.st
December 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Trump administration recalled more than two dozen career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior posts worldwide as it seeks to enforce President Trump’s “America First” agenda, according to current and former U.S. officials.
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People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow.
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
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We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
December 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
People often ask why Democrats don’t have something like TurningPoint USA — so before the year ends, let me introduce you to Voters of Tomorrow.
We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
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We’re on campuses across the country, organizing over 10,000 Gen Z members to engage our generation.
🧵THREAD
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This from my colleague @jasooooon.bsky.social on DEI, what it promised, what it actually delivered and where the future of DEI lies—and how all that impacts him—is an incredible read
www.wired.com/story/dei-di...
www.wired.com/story/dei-di...
DEI Died This Year. Maybe It Was Supposed To
I’m a Black staffer at WIRED. My position feels more precarious than ever. There’s a reason for that.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This from my colleague @jasooooon.bsky.social on DEI, what it promised, what it actually delivered and where the future of DEI lies—and how all that impacts him—is an incredible read
www.wired.com/story/dei-di...
www.wired.com/story/dei-di...
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Say it loud! Don’t let politicians come between people and their doctors. Period!
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Say it loud! Don’t let politicians come between people and their doctors. Period!
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‘But but… something something… Mamdani… intifada…something something’
State Dept. nominee espoused antisemitic views, downplayed the Holocaust
Jeremy Carl, a Trump administration nominee for a senior position at the State Department, has expressed a range of derogatory views of the Jewish community, characterizing in writings and public inte...
www.yahoo.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
‘But but… something something… Mamdani… intifada…something something’
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A new federal rule would ban gender affirming care at virtually every hospital system in the country.
Now, an organization says they've prepared, have private clinics and financial aid ready for families that need them.
Meet one group fighting back, the TYEP.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Now, an organization says they've prepared, have private clinics and financial aid ready for families that need them.
Meet one group fighting back, the TYEP.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Trans Youth Emergency Project Offers Families Guidance To Help Keep Getting Care After New Trump Anti-Trans Rule
The organization tells EITM that they are prepared to scale up for further shutdown of care, and can offer most families places to continue getting care.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A new federal rule would ban gender affirming care at virtually every hospital system in the country.
Now, an organization says they've prepared, have private clinics and financial aid ready for families that need them.
Meet one group fighting back, the TYEP.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Now, an organization says they've prepared, have private clinics and financial aid ready for families that need them.
Meet one group fighting back, the TYEP.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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If you find yourself concerned about humanity or in a sour mood just remember:
The Bears beat the Packers!
The Bears beat the Packers!
a man in a chicago bears jacket is sitting at a table in a bar with his arms in the air .
ALT: a man in a chicago bears jacket is sitting at a table in a bar with his arms in the air .
media.tenor.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
If you find yourself concerned about humanity or in a sour mood just remember:
The Bears beat the Packers!
The Bears beat the Packers!
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"RFK Jr. likes to pretend that we need to run tests on already-tested, already-proven-safe vaccines to see if they're safe; the idea that we need to see what's in the files to know if Trump is a predator and a criminal and a misogynist has some of the same agenda of delay and decoy."
Feminism Versus Trump and Epstein
We already knew that Jeffrey Epstein had sexually assaulted and exploited dozens of girls and young women, that he had done so openly, that his dehumanization of the vulnerable had not prevented a who...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
"RFK Jr. likes to pretend that we need to run tests on already-tested, already-proven-safe vaccines to see if they're safe; the idea that we need to see what's in the files to know if Trump is a predator and a criminal and a misogynist has some of the same agenda of delay and decoy."
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In case you missed anything: All of this week’s columns collected in one place. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
December 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
In case you missed anything: All of this week’s columns collected in one place. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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One Way Protect Our Military Against Hegseth's Abuses: Elect Former Career
Soldiers to Congress!
youtu.be/DCu2j_uIZac?...
Soldiers to Congress!
youtu.be/DCu2j_uIZac?...
One Way Protect Our Military Against Hegseth's Abuses: Elect Former Career Soldiers to Congress!
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
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December 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
One Way Protect Our Military Against Hegseth's Abuses: Elect Former Career
Soldiers to Congress!
youtu.be/DCu2j_uIZac?...
Soldiers to Congress!
youtu.be/DCu2j_uIZac?...
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As a historian I've looked at hundreds of thousands of pages of government documents. And I just have to say that aside from being obviously illegal and clearly suggestive of some major crime, this “redaction” business is not a position in which serious people or serious governments find themselves
There is no basis to withhold these images under the clear terms of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. None.
WOW: The DOJ has DELETED an image from its release of the Epstein files that shows photos of Trump in a drawer.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
Yesterday, we noted that this image — file 468 — likely slipped through the cracks while officials were attempting to hide materials pertaining to Trump.
Now, it’s gone.
December 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As a historian I've looked at hundreds of thousands of pages of government documents. And I just have to say that aside from being obviously illegal and clearly suggestive of some major crime, this “redaction” business is not a position in which serious people or serious governments find themselves
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"Téllez was on his way to drop his kids at school in north Portland when he was pulled out of his car by federal agents.
"The arrest drew dozens of neighbors into the streets to record the arrest and push back against immigration authorities...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
"The arrest drew dozens of neighbors into the streets to record the arrest and push back against immigration authorities...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Portland leaders condemn use of pepper balls during immigration arrest
City leaders urged federal authorities to “immediately cease the use of chemical munitions” in Portland’s neighborhoods.
www.seattletimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
"Téllez was on his way to drop his kids at school in north Portland when he was pulled out of his car by federal agents.
"The arrest drew dozens of neighbors into the streets to record the arrest and push back against immigration authorities...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
"The arrest drew dozens of neighbors into the streets to record the arrest and push back against immigration authorities...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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The Trump administration’s abrupt termination of funding for criminal justice data collection and research will upend years of progress toward building safer communities bit.ly/3Y4QGP2
Rollback of Federal Investment in Research and Data Collection Jeopardizes Public Safety
The Trump administration’s abrupt termination of funding for criminal justice data and research will upend years of progress toward building safer communities.
www.brennancenter.org
December 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
The Trump administration’s abrupt termination of funding for criminal justice data collection and research will upend years of progress toward building safer communities bit.ly/3Y4QGP2
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Incarcerated writer Kwaneta Harris says solitary confinement keeps no one safe. “The answer isn’t throwing them in a concrete box for years; it’s trauma-informed care, therapeutic communities, meditation programs, restorative justice practices.”
“Designed to Break You:” Two Incarcerated Writers on the Heavy Toll of Solitary Confinement
The authors of a new book on solitary answer your questions about their experiences with isolation and the movement to end the torturous practice.
boltsmag.org
December 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Incarcerated writer Kwaneta Harris says solitary confinement keeps no one safe. “The answer isn’t throwing them in a concrete box for years; it’s trauma-informed care, therapeutic communities, meditation programs, restorative justice practices.”
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The story of Illinois has always been the story of America.
We are, after all, the most American of American states.
America's 250 celebration here will tell that and the stories of the people who made us who we are through every corner of our state.
We are, after all, the most American of American states.
America's 250 celebration here will tell that and the stories of the people who made us who we are through every corner of our state.
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The story of Illinois has always been the story of America.
We are, after all, the most American of American states.
America's 250 celebration here will tell that and the stories of the people who made us who we are through every corner of our state.
We are, after all, the most American of American states.
America's 250 celebration here will tell that and the stories of the people who made us who we are through every corner of our state.
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We’d like to share a remembrance for Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest serving National Park Service ranger in the country, who has passed away. Her life and work helped preserve history, expand whose stories are told, and inspire generations to come.
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
We’d like to share a remembrance for Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest serving National Park Service ranger in the country, who has passed away. Her life and work helped preserve history, expand whose stories are told, and inspire generations to come.
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Why would you need to put a pause on a story that has been meticulously fact-checked and lawyered?
Sounds like the kind of story you’d want to run right away!
Sounds like the kind of story you’d want to run right away!
December 22, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Why would you need to put a pause on a story that has been meticulously fact-checked and lawyered?
Sounds like the kind of story you’d want to run right away!
Sounds like the kind of story you’d want to run right away!
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By the time Tor Top’s mother was sick with cholera, the nearby clinic had been shuttered for two weeks.
He bundled her into a rented canoe and paddled toward the nearest hospital, eight hours away.
Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
He bundled her into a rented canoe and paddled toward the nearest hospital, eight hours away.
Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
By the time Tor Top’s mother was sick with cholera, the nearby clinic had been shuttered for two weeks.
He bundled her into a rented canoe and paddled toward the nearest hospital, eight hours away.
Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.
He bundled her into a rented canoe and paddled toward the nearest hospital, eight hours away.
Less than halfway into the journey, his mother died.