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Kathleen Kern
@kathleenkern.bsky.social
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NO DMs. Rochester, New York. Mennonite. Trying to make compassion cool again. She/her.
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First one with the side locks is Orthodox Jewish boy, probably Sephardic. This would be a typical choice of apparel for some Old Order Mennonite women and some Amish groups.
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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So touched by his concern.
Screenshot of Trump campaign email: This is getting SAD! I’ve asked you SO MANY TIMES to complete my Official MAGA Poll – I’m worried about you!
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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November 20, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Someone compared Stephen Miller to a naked molerat on Bluesky today and I took umbrage on behalf of naked molerats.
Photo shows a naked molerat (a blind hairless rodent with prominent incisors and long whiskers around its face peering out of its burrow. Underneath the picture is the caption, "Naked Molerats Against Fascism"
November 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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I delete most politician fundraising emails without reading them. But @reprashida.govpeeps.us actually gives as well as asking. The most recent email has links where people who are struggling financially can find help. Also, they're just interesting.
From an email sent by Rep. Rashida Tlaib: In the meantime, if you’re unable to afford the healthcare you need, I want to share resources to help you find more affordable healthcare, which you can also share with loved ones in need: Type in your zip code at https://findhelp.org/ to find low-cost healthcare near you and potential assistance with medical bills. Check out the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics’ list of free or low-cost clinics near you. Look up community health centers near you that provide free or income-based care. Call 211 or go to https://www.211.org/get-help/i-need-help-paying-my-bills for assistance with healthcare, housing, food, and other expenses. See the Patient Advocate Foundation Co-Pay Relief Program for support paying for prescriptions and co-pays. See if there are mobile pop-up clinics near you offering free medical, dental, and vision care at https://www.ramusa.org/schedule. Use https://www.goodrx.com’s coupons for discounts on prescriptions. You can also get a free trial to check out GoodRx’s membership program with lower cost telehealth visits here. Check out the Direct Primary Care mapper to find doctors near you who offer the option to pay them a set monthly fee for access to them and their services. A Planned Parenthood near you may offer sliding-scale preventative care such as annual exams, vaccines, and screenings for cancer or STIs. Find free or low-cost eye exams and support with prescription glasses at https://new-eyes.org/application. You can also find lower cost glasses at websites such as https://www.zennioptical.com or https://www.firmoo.com/z/buy-one-get-one-free.html. You can also find eye care or glasses at Sam’s Club and Costco, and you may find discounted dental or vision services at nearby dental schools or student eye institutes. Additionally, I want to share resources for food and other essential needs. Although SNAP and WIC payments should return when the government re-opens, Trump’s Big Budget Betrayal from earlier this year made huge cuts to SNAP that will continue impacting families across the country. You may find these links helpful, or perhaps you know someone you can share this with: Type your zip code into findhelp.org for a map of local food pantries and resources to help pay for transit, housing, and healthcare. Find a diaper bank providing free diapers near you: https://nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/member-directory. Access or donate baby formula at https://freeformula.exchange. Find a nearby community fridge or mini food pantry that’s accessible to all. Buy low-cost surplus food from local grocery stores and restaurants through the Too Good to Go app, the Gopuff app (see here for info about SNAP recipients getting $50 of free groceries), and the Flashfood app. And if you’re over 65 or disabled on Medicaid or Medicare, you may be eligible for free home-delivered meals with https://www.momsmeals.com/. See if you qualify here. We’ll keep fighting together to guarantee food, healthcare, and housing as human rights. Always serving you, Rashida DONATE NOW
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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How I felt when all the Bluesky trends this morning were about sports.
Shows a cartoon where a stick figure man in a top hat is interviewing some sort of whiskered creature wearing a football uniform. Its title is "What every single sports interview sounds like to me" The conversation goes like this: --You were sportsing pretty hard out there. A lot of sports happened. Why do you think you lost? -We sportsed our best and scored points, but the other team was sportsing, too, and they scored even more points. --What's your strategy for the next match? -We need to stop the other team from scoring points while we ourselves score many points. --Now back to the studio for ten hours of sports analysis. -My income is higher than most countries.
November 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Manifesting votes for Zohran Mamdani from Rochester, NY.
Woman with black-framed glasses in pink hoodie with eyes closed holds fingers to the side of her head, in a vaguely spiritual manner.
October 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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I am hoping for excellent due process and not what happened to Mussolini, his mistress, and fellow fascists.
The dead body of Benito Mussolini next to his mistress Claretta Petacci and those of other executed fascists, on display in Milan on 29 April 1945, in Piazzale Loreto, the same place that the fascists had displayed the bodies of fifteen Milanese civilians a year earlier after executing them in retaliation for resistance activity. The photograph is by Vincenzo Carrese. The bodies, from left to right, are: Unknown (surname: Gelormini) Benito Mussolini Claretta Petacci Alessandro Pavolini Achille Starace
October 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Day of the Dead skulls show respect and affection for ancestors. I think they would probably bite Nazis, if given the chance.
October 26, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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I replied, "You won't let me respond without giving you money, you grifters."
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Brand new knee day!
September 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Since Bluesky supplied his email, here's mine to Gary Whitman.
Screen shot of email to Gary Weitmen, Communications officer of Nexstar: Kathleen Kern Subject: Merck Pharmaceuticals, Chase Bank, Deutsche Bank, Hugo Boss, the AP, BMW, Mercedes Benz.... To: gweitman@nexstar.tv Dear Mr. Weitman, Corporations made Hitler’s rise to power profitable, because he was good for their bottom line. Here’s a list of companies involved in the Holocaust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_involved_in_the_Holocaust. Censorship is a core characteristic of fascist regimes, because they cannot maintain power without controlling information the population receives. I’ve already seen this happen over the years in the way that U.S. media censors Palestinian narratives. Now you envision making those of us in the US compliant to the Trump administration’s fascist narratives. (Merriam Webster’s definition of fascism: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism). Historians will hold you responsible, in part, for the fall of our democracy. Sincerely, Kathleen Kern
September 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Fake Elon used to follow me on Twitter. Now he’s on Bluesky too?!
August 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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This is just one reason I do not share people’s enthusiasm for @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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My hosta hostage. Question: do you think this hosta would rather be eaten by a deer or would it rather stay inside a cage for the rest of its life? #gardening #SpoutibleGardening #HostaRights
Photo of a hosta plant inside a tomato cage. The host has broad yellow green leaves. And its flower is kind of bluish white. The tomato cage is sort of bluish white with the broad part on the ground.
August 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Photo of Colombian President Gustavo Petro, in front of an outline of Colombia with a yellow, blue and red Colombian flag superimposed over it. His head is tilted to the side and he is pinching the sidepiece of his glasses between his finger and his thumb. Below this graphic is the text: "GAZA REPRESENTS AN EXPERIMENT CARRIED OUT BY THE MAJOR WEALTHY POWERS TO SHOW THE WORLD HOW THEY WILL RESPOND TO HUMANITY'S REBELLION. THEY ARE PLANNING TO BOMB US ALL" GUSTAVO PETRO PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA
August 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Cool. Why don’t you insist that Israel stop starving Gaza?
Skeletal child in Gaza. Age is hard to tell. Anywhere between three and six.
August 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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August 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Picture is entitled alligator Alcatraz as a concentration camp. Shows two alligators on their hind legs. One is holding the sign fascists out of our Everglades. The smaller one is holding a sign alligators for immigrant rights. Behind them is an immigrant detention center.
August 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Good morning, Birdie!
July 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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I designed this flyer with my former organization, Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT). Use it with online retailers, people selling Alligator Alcatraz merchandise in stores or pro-Trump events. Pass it out at immigrant solidarity events.

See cpt.org/wp-content/u... for further info
Flyer is titled, "Alligator Alcatraz is a Concentration Camp". It shows two alligators standing in a swamp in front of a building marked "Immigrant Detention" with signs saying, "Fascists Out of Our Everglades" and "Alligators for Immigrant Rights."
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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My former human rights/accompaniment organization wore red hats with white lettering as part of our uniform. It helped us stand out. People could see us coming from a long way. Trump really ruined that for us.
Pictures shows a red baseball cap with the letters CPT on it in white. Above the letters are a string of barbed wire with olive leaves coming out one end and a dove perched on top.
July 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Don’t believe Unity Ads. They will never let you opt out. You will always receive an error message. They are the worst ads in my FreeCell game #UnityAds #gaming #capitalism #fraud
July 15, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Photo from Interfaith Action for Palestine was held in Washington, DC, June 29-July 1. Fellow followers of Jesus, #ChristianZionism is a particularly pernicious theology of the Christian Right we need to address.

youtu.be/-116ar6zZUQ?...
Large 2-story black banners draped over hotel balcony. In white lettering, one says "CUFI Kills." The other says, "No God Bombs Children."
July 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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My brain sometimes parses things weirdly in English, which I think is probably why I have trouble with comprehension in other languages, i.e. I speak better than I understand. For example, I understood the headline to mean a command that we should pound our edges up 1/2
Photo of article shows a cash register drawer filled with British pound notes and coins
July 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM