K Tip
@karinajean.bsky.social
Generally enthusiastic person. Likes knitting, stickers, planners, motorcycles, cats, reading, human rights and civil liberties, fountain pens, and folks who p*nch n@zis. Ask me about local politics!
Working thru a value benefit here: I have a kobo plus sub, but still have a KU sub because I read a lot and believe the Evil Zon is losing $ on me. Also, ebooks are stupid expensive for libraries. Therefore, order of ebook reading operations: kobo plus, KU, then library ebook - this maths, right?
July 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Working thru a value benefit here: I have a kobo plus sub, but still have a KU sub because I read a lot and believe the Evil Zon is losing $ on me. Also, ebooks are stupid expensive for libraries. Therefore, order of ebook reading operations: kobo plus, KU, then library ebook - this maths, right?
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Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, draws a historical comparison to the Fugitive Slave Act and that of the ongoing ICE raids.
The Fugitive Slave Act brought our country to the precipice of the Civil War.
The Fugitive Slave Act brought our country to the precipice of the Civil War.
June 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia Journalism School, draws a historical comparison to the Fugitive Slave Act and that of the ongoing ICE raids.
The Fugitive Slave Act brought our country to the precipice of the Civil War.
The Fugitive Slave Act brought our country to the precipice of the Civil War.
Are we great again yet?
What happens when you think white maleness is the same thing as merit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/u...
Acting FEMA Chief Told Staff He Didn’t Know About U.S. Hurricane Season
www.nytimes.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Are we great again yet?
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9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Today in find your community: did inventory for our beef draft (tomorrow!) at the local farm, then home to exfoliate my cuticles because that's a thing?
April 17, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Today in find your community: did inventory for our beef draft (tomorrow!) at the local farm, then home to exfoliate my cuticles because that's a thing?
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strange women lying in ponds distributing swords starting to look like a reasonable basis for a system of government
April 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Great thread, and good comments after. I was not food insecure in 2020 but with groceries being weird back then having an instant pot and a cupboard of dried beans made me feel VERY prepared.
Dear people who may soon suffer food insecurity
Listen up, it super fucking sucks and will do lasting psych damage the rest of your life. This is not a joke or exaggeration. What you have on hand will forever after be a source of anxiety.
SO. To help you in the coming days here's some tips
Listen up, it super fucking sucks and will do lasting psych damage the rest of your life. This is not a joke or exaggeration. What you have on hand will forever after be a source of anxiety.
SO. To help you in the coming days here's some tips
April 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Great thread, and good comments after. I was not food insecure in 2020 but with groceries being weird back then having an instant pot and a cupboard of dried beans made me feel VERY prepared.
I've spent most of march either walking petitions for ballot access, talking to volunteers and candidates walking petitions, building walking lists, supporting local candidates in village elections, and basically thinking about local politics. I'm exhausted but y'all, the work is on the ground.
March 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I've spent most of march either walking petitions for ballot access, talking to volunteers and candidates walking petitions, building walking lists, supporting local candidates in village elections, and basically thinking about local politics. I'm exhausted but y'all, the work is on the ground.
MAYBE IT'S NOT THE JUDGES
As of Friday, there have been 46 cases in which federal judges have blocked Trump policies.
The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.
Maybe it's not the judges?
The rulings in those cases have come from 39 different judges appointed by 5 different presidents (of both parties) to 11 different district courts across 7 different circuits.
Maybe it's not the judges?
March 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
MAYBE IT'S NOT THE JUDGES
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Yesterday, I published an investigation into a secretive & abusive NYPD unit led by Mayor Eric Adams’ buddies.
Adams has embraced the unit, the Community Response Team, even after NYPD officials raised red flags.
This is what that has wrought.
**All caught on video we obtained.**
THREAD.
Adams has embraced the unit, the Community Response Team, even after NYPD officials raised red flags.
This is what that has wrought.
**All caught on video we obtained.**
THREAD.
March 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Yesterday, I published an investigation into a secretive & abusive NYPD unit led by Mayor Eric Adams’ buddies.
Adams has embraced the unit, the Community Response Team, even after NYPD officials raised red flags.
This is what that has wrought.
**All caught on video we obtained.**
THREAD.
Adams has embraced the unit, the Community Response Team, even after NYPD officials raised red flags.
This is what that has wrought.
**All caught on video we obtained.**
THREAD.
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you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
March 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.
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Newsom is our Vance, smooth, opportunistic, soulless.
March 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Newsom is our Vance, smooth, opportunistic, soulless.
I bought flossing aids for my household bc I had one when I was a kid and no one else had seen this kind of thing before. Y'all, is it them or me?
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I bought flossing aids for my household bc I had one when I was a kid and no one else had seen this kind of thing before. Y'all, is it them or me?
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Trump is using his long history as a rape apologist as a blueprint for victim-blaming Zelenskyy.
Shame on media that falls for it.
www.salon.com/2025/02/21/s...
Shame on media that falls for it.
www.salon.com/2025/02/21/s...
Republicans shouldn't be surprised Trump blames Ukraine — his sexual assault views predicted this
Trump's claim that Zelenskyy "started it" echoes his long history of excusing violence against women
www.salon.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Trump is using his long history as a rape apologist as a blueprint for victim-blaming Zelenskyy.
Shame on media that falls for it.
www.salon.com/2025/02/21/s...
Shame on media that falls for it.
www.salon.com/2025/02/21/s...
My unpopular hot take from like, 15 years ago rings truer and truer as it ages: Britney Spears is the Johnny Cash of our generation.
February 27, 2025 at 2:26 AM
My unpopular hot take from like, 15 years ago rings truer and truer as it ages: Britney Spears is the Johnny Cash of our generation.
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Remember, their policies are deeply unpopular. They do not have the support the media wants you to believe they have. We have numbers. These people are ghouls pushing white male supremacy.
Take a deep breath and do not let them break you. Ever.
WE THE PEOPLE
Take a deep breath and do not let them break you. Ever.
WE THE PEOPLE
February 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Remember, their policies are deeply unpopular. They do not have the support the media wants you to believe they have. We have numbers. These people are ghouls pushing white male supremacy.
Take a deep breath and do not let them break you. Ever.
WE THE PEOPLE
Take a deep breath and do not let them break you. Ever.
WE THE PEOPLE
Great article and the situation is v relevant to mtgs in the Village of Montgomery NY. observations: 1. More public booing! 2. Wear a mask when jeering, it's healthier AND obfuscates. 3. Be prepared to act in apparent kidnappings like this. This audience wasn't. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Idaho sheriff, others to be investigated after chaotic GOP town hall
The Kootenai County Sheriff and others at the Coeur d'Alene town hall will be investigated by an outside agency after a woman was dragged out of the event.
www.seattletimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Great article and the situation is v relevant to mtgs in the Village of Montgomery NY. observations: 1. More public booing! 2. Wear a mask when jeering, it's healthier AND obfuscates. 3. Be prepared to act in apparent kidnappings like this. This audience wasn't. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
@laylasplans.bsky.social posted something on that other platform reinforcing why she's leaving and it's got me thinking about the monetization of clickbait culture and the drive away from thoughtful democracy and ALSO my expectations for engagement and activity here. 1/
February 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
@laylasplans.bsky.social posted something on that other platform reinforcing why she's leaving and it's got me thinking about the monetization of clickbait culture and the drive away from thoughtful democracy and ALSO my expectations for engagement and activity here. 1/
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The only good billionaire is a millionaire. MAYBE.
February 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The only good billionaire is a millionaire. MAYBE.
BILLIONAIRES ARE JUST FANCY HOARDERS!
WELCOME CAPRICORN SEASON! ROUTINE IS A SIGN OF AMBITION! EARLY BEDTIME IS ELITE! BILLIONAIRES ARE JUST FANCY HOARDERS! CANCEL AMAZON! BUY LOCAL! CREDIT UNIONS ARE CUTE! A COUNTRY WITHOUT MEDICARE FOR ALL IS CRUEL AND ALSO INEFFICIENT! CHECKING THINGS OFF THE LIST AS ASMR! LIFE IS SHORT! HAVE FUN!
February 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
BILLIONAIRES ARE JUST FANCY HOARDERS!
This, right here.
Teachers teach. We need a leaderful movement, and there are leaders all around us.
February 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This, right here.
This plus the crash today has me binging romance novels to avoid thinking too much about my end of month trip to visit my stepmom.
1/29: First plane crash in 16 years in DC
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
1/31: Crash in Philly
2/5: Delta flight struck in Seattle
2/6: Flight wrecks in Alaska
2/10: Crash in Scottsdale
2/12: Military jet crashes in San Diego
2/16: Crash in Covington, GA
7 crashes since the WH congratulated itself for “restoring aviation safety”
February 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This plus the crash today has me binging romance novels to avoid thinking too much about my end of month trip to visit my stepmom.
February 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM