@katbergson.bsky.social
Former lawyer (aka a happy lawyer). Mom
to kids & cats. Enthusiastic inept knitter
to kids & cats. Enthusiastic inept knitter
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I listened to the Supreme Court's oral argument today so you dont have to
With the notable exception of Alito & Thomas carrying on like 'what if aliens were gonna destroy the world and the only thing that could stop it was a tariff,' the Court seemed Not Into It
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...
With the notable exception of Alito & Thomas carrying on like 'what if aliens were gonna destroy the world and the only thing that could stop it was a tariff,' the Court seemed Not Into It
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...
Trump’s Plan to Nuke the Global Economy Prompts Conservative Justices to Remember That the Constitution Exists
The Court has no problem facilitating the disappearance of civil rights. Shareholder value is a different story.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I listened to the Supreme Court's oral argument today so you dont have to
With the notable exception of Alito & Thomas carrying on like 'what if aliens were gonna destroy the world and the only thing that could stop it was a tariff,' the Court seemed Not Into It
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...
With the notable exception of Alito & Thomas carrying on like 'what if aliens were gonna destroy the world and the only thing that could stop it was a tariff,' the Court seemed Not Into It
ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/learn...
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lolololololololololllllll I wonder who's gonna win
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award at the draw for the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington. https://to.pbs.org/47LyluB
FIFA to award new peace prize at World Cup draw in Washington
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
www.pbs.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
lolololololololololllllll I wonder who's gonna win
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"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
Mayor Mamdani redefines what it means to hope
His victory has created a harsh contrast between the world we want and the world we have.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Hope is not blind optimism or uncritical belief in a political savior. Hope, to me, means the ability to imagine a better world is possible and then work to build it brick by brick. It is, as @prisonculture.bsky.social says, not an emotion but a discipline—one we must practice every single day."
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The convergence of competitive diving with competitive knitting was bound to come with risks.
The new British competitive knitting show hosted by Olympic diver Tom Daley has been denounced by the knitting community of the Shetland islands for its imprecise portrayal of fair isle knitting and negative attitude toward a technique known as steeking
Shetland knitting group ‘shocked and saddened’ by representation in Channel 4 show
A GROUP protecting Shetland’s knitting heritage has criticised a new Channel 4 show for spreading “negative misconceptions about Fair Isle knitting...
www.shetnews.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The convergence of competitive diving with competitive knitting was bound to come with risks.
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Every new post tonight is like Dems have flipped the Mehaden town sewer authority, long dominated by conservatives, by a +38 margin
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Every new post tonight is like Dems have flipped the Mehaden town sewer authority, long dominated by conservatives, by a +38 margin
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This is the highest median income neighborhood in the city.
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 AM
This is the highest median income neighborhood in the city.
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There are a lot of people in the WH right now who's lizard brains are realizing they may be getting their ass hauled in front of congress nonstop in a year and a president with a mandate to go after them legally in 3 years.
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 AM
There are a lot of people in the WH right now who's lizard brains are realizing they may be getting their ass hauled in front of congress nonstop in a year and a president with a mandate to go after them legally in 3 years.
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Attention has (justly) gone to the abuses in Chicago but the assaults in Los Angeles never ended. The military left but they were guarding building. DHS paramilitaries remain active in L.A. it's bad.
Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
The past week+ has been really intense in Los Angeles. We need all of the help, support, & attention we can get. Feds are literally roving the streets snatch & grabbing vulnerable individuals. It's horrific. We need to do more.
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Attention has (justly) gone to the abuses in Chicago but the assaults in Los Angeles never ended. The military left but they were guarding building. DHS paramilitaries remain active in L.A. it's bad.
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It sure seems like the ICE Gestapo beat this guy into a vegetative state and then shipped him off to Costa Rica to "destroy the evidence." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Family speaks out after death of man deported by ICE in vegetative state
Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel’s family alleges negligence and inhumane treatment
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
It sure seems like the ICE Gestapo beat this guy into a vegetative state and then shipped him off to Costa Rica to "destroy the evidence." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is a good, short listen on the Tucker Carlson - Nick Fuentes interview, and the divisions on the MAGA right over just how Nazi is too Nazi.
@gregsargent.bsky.social and @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social also make interesting points about 20th century history, and the current divisions over Israel.
@gregsargent.bsky.social and @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social also make interesting points about 20th century history, and the current divisions over Israel.
What the Tucker/Nick Fuentes fiasco really reveals is that the "white nationalist wing of the GOP" is "a major force within internal GOP politics," says @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social.
On the pod, David is so good on the GOP's 50-year refusal to police its extremists:
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
On the pod, David is so good on the GOP's 50-year refusal to police its extremists:
newrepublic.com/article/2026...
MAGA Rages at Tucker Carlson after “Nazi” Shocker Reveals Too Much
As Tucker faces criticism for hosting white nationalist Nick Fuentes, an expert on conservatism decodes how this tells the bigger story of the American right’s refusal to police its extremists for the...
newrepublic.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This is a good, short listen on the Tucker Carlson - Nick Fuentes interview, and the divisions on the MAGA right over just how Nazi is too Nazi.
@gregsargent.bsky.social and @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social also make interesting points about 20th century history, and the current divisions over Israel.
@gregsargent.bsky.social and @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social also make interesting points about 20th century history, and the current divisions over Israel.
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I often think about how Cheney wanted revenge for what happened to Nixon, and how we live in the ruins made by that dream.
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I often think about how Cheney wanted revenge for what happened to Nixon, and how we live in the ruins made by that dream.
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So much conspiracism is just describing the normal functioning of complex systems with a flashlight under your chin.
November 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
So much conspiracism is just describing the normal functioning of complex systems with a flashlight under your chin.
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“Jean-Paul Sartre once wrote that bad faith is not ignorance but refusal, the conscious act of pretending not to know what one knows, a form of spiritual cowardice disguised as moral surety. The absurdity is the point, it liberates him from the burden of coherence…”
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
The Vacancy of the MAGA Mind
The quiet relief of no longer having to think.
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
“Jean-Paul Sartre once wrote that bad faith is not ignorance but refusal, the conscious act of pretending not to know what one knows, a form of spiritual cowardice disguised as moral surety. The absurdity is the point, it liberates him from the burden of coherence…”
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
open.substack.com/pub/theratio...
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With a media leak, a cover-up and a suicide scare, all are being used to scapegoat the IDF's judge advocate general. But let's not lose sight of what this story is really about: What happened at the Sde Teiman base, the rape of Palestinian prisoners by IDF soldiers, and the failure to punish them
How the IDF legal chief drama overshadows the abuse of Palestinian prisoners
With a Media Leak, a Cover-up and a Suicide Scare, It's Easy to Cast the Former IDF Military Advocate General as the Main Character. But Let's Not Lose Sight of What This Story Is Really About: What H...
www.haaretz.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
With a media leak, a cover-up and a suicide scare, all are being used to scapegoat the IDF's judge advocate general. But let's not lose sight of what this story is really about: What happened at the Sde Teiman base, the rape of Palestinian prisoners by IDF soldiers, and the failure to punish them
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The Republican Party.
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The Republican Party.
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Amazing how the leopards just keep eating faces. www.jta.org/2025/11/03/u...
Jewish lawyer quits Heritage Foundation's antisemitism task force over Tucker Carlson defense - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Mark Goldfeder's public resignation comes amid a broad backlash to comments by Heritage President Kevin Roberts.
www.jta.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Amazing how the leopards just keep eating faces. www.jta.org/2025/11/03/u...
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NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
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If only Vinay Prasad had stayed gone. Since his return, he turned a previously standard-setting agency into a hot mess, complete with backstabbing, interoffice warfare, secrecy, & despotic management.
He thinks he's a big deal, but he is a small man.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-small-...
He thinks he's a big deal, but he is a small man.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-small-...
The Small Men Making a Big Mess at FDA
Turns out that putting Vinay Prasad in charge of regulating drugs and vaccines was a bad idea
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If only Vinay Prasad had stayed gone. Since his return, he turned a previously standard-setting agency into a hot mess, complete with backstabbing, interoffice warfare, secrecy, & despotic management.
He thinks he's a big deal, but he is a small man.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-small-...
He thinks he's a big deal, but he is a small man.
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/the-small-...
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A lot of people get into law enforcement because they are emotionally incontinent and it’s a great opportunity to piss over everyone, violence-and-threatswise
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
A lot of people get into law enforcement because they are emotionally incontinent and it’s a great opportunity to piss over everyone, violence-and-threatswise
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A hopeful message that will surely resonate with New Yorkers!
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A hopeful message that will surely resonate with New Yorkers!
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The accountants will need to add a new line to their cost of doing business tallies.
November 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The accountants will need to add a new line to their cost of doing business tallies.
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Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
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A fine example of the erratic insanity of Trump's 'emergency' tariffs - and their real costs for American businesses www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
November 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A fine example of the erratic insanity of Trump's 'emergency' tariffs - and their real costs for American businesses www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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<Foghorn leghorn voice> I say cowboy hats are like opinions, every asshole got one
COLLINS: Should the president know who he's pardoning?
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: I don't know anything about this one. That's the first time I've seen that.
MARKWAYNE MULLIN: I don't know anything about this one. That's the first time I've seen that.
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 AM
<Foghorn leghorn voice> I say cowboy hats are like opinions, every asshole got one
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Since Greg Abbott made Houston remove the rainbow crosswalk. Rainbows are being painted on homes and businesses all over the city.
November 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Since Greg Abbott made Houston remove the rainbow crosswalk. Rainbows are being painted on homes and businesses all over the city.