Kavita
@kavitapatel.bsky.social
Spiritual gangster, dog lover, tech consultant
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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If you are making plans to buy, travel, or do anything else this holiday season in the same way as you have in previous years, you do not understand the assignment.
The holidays are the beating heart of American capitalism. It's how they get most of the money they get from us. This year, we say no.
The holidays are the beating heart of American capitalism. It's how they get most of the money they get from us. This year, we say no.
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
If you are making plans to buy, travel, or do anything else this holiday season in the same way as you have in previous years, you do not understand the assignment.
The holidays are the beating heart of American capitalism. It's how they get most of the money they get from us. This year, we say no.
The holidays are the beating heart of American capitalism. It's how they get most of the money they get from us. This year, we say no.
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DON’T GET ON YOUR EZRA KLEIN NONSENSE
DON’T LET EZRA KLEIN ANALYZE THIS
DON’T LET EZRA KLEIN ANALYZE THIS
shitfaced jamaal bowman saying this is so fuckin funny i feel so seen right now
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 AM
DON’T GET ON YOUR EZRA KLEIN NONSENSE
DON’T LET EZRA KLEIN ANALYZE THIS
DON’T LET EZRA KLEIN ANALYZE THIS
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More people voted in New York City’s election this year than they have in 50 years.
That’s a win for democracy, and a testament to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring campaign.
Congratulations to the next mayor of the greatest city in the world. 🗽
That’s a win for democracy, and a testament to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring campaign.
Congratulations to the next mayor of the greatest city in the world. 🗽
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
More people voted in New York City’s election this year than they have in 50 years.
That’s a win for democracy, and a testament to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring campaign.
Congratulations to the next mayor of the greatest city in the world. 🗽
That’s a win for democracy, and a testament to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring campaign.
Congratulations to the next mayor of the greatest city in the world. 🗽
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If/when we do see a rise in Black women politicians in the coming years, we really have to cover them bc few things unite our enemies, including from within 🙃, like an intelligent Black woman with a stage. And don’t let her be beautiful!
It’s an in-joke that when Black women get bored, we go get a degree & pivot. It’s a whole lotta Black women unemployed right now, watching Rep Jasmine & Kamala & now the Detroit mayor etc, and I don’t think *those people* understood what they’ve activated by forcing us to have time via layoffs
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If/when we do see a rise in Black women politicians in the coming years, we really have to cover them bc few things unite our enemies, including from within 🙃, like an intelligent Black woman with a stage. And don’t let her be beautiful!
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*whispers* you can continue to read me, the pundit who insisted the other pundits were wrong about these conclusions
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
*whispers* you can continue to read me, the pundit who insisted the other pundits were wrong about these conclusions
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This story is worth a read, but it's so frustrating to see, since I know virtually everyone quoted in it (and the author) and ... there were *lots* of people warning of these coming dangers. Andreessen became a baby about his feelings long before taking offense to the slight from the Biden admin.
A snapshot of Silicon Valley in 2025 is Mark Zuckerberg, now a MAGA-friendly mixed martial arts fan who doesn’t worry much about hate speech on his platforms and complains that corporate America isn’t masculine enough.
I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong
Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.
www.wired.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This story is worth a read, but it's so frustrating to see, since I know virtually everyone quoted in it (and the author) and ... there were *lots* of people warning of these coming dangers. Andreessen became a baby about his feelings long before taking offense to the slight from the Biden admin.
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Months ago, I saw this screenshot of Dr McMillan Cottam's breakfast reading - the one page had me scurrying to get it on my library hold list.
"The Change" is about middle age women owning their power and taking out abusive men to avenge abused and murdered girls. Very satisfying, highly recommend.
"The Change" is about middle age women owning their power and taking out abusive men to avenge abused and murdered girls. Very satisfying, highly recommend.
Every time I open a page of this book it’s narrating this website.
“Are we related in some way??”
“Are we related in some way??”
September 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Months ago, I saw this screenshot of Dr McMillan Cottam's breakfast reading - the one page had me scurrying to get it on my library hold list.
"The Change" is about middle age women owning their power and taking out abusive men to avenge abused and murdered girls. Very satisfying, highly recommend.
"The Change" is about middle age women owning their power and taking out abusive men to avenge abused and murdered girls. Very satisfying, highly recommend.
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Need help figuring out what that lane is? Here's a resource to support in doing so: millionexperiments.com/zines/making...
Making A Plan
"It is my hope that this tool in process, which benefited from the input of many seasoned activists, helps you to connect the personal to the political. I hope that this offers the beginning of a brid...
millionexperiments.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Need help figuring out what that lane is? Here's a resource to support in doing so: millionexperiments.com/zines/making...
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The thing everyone can do right now is to find your lane if you don't already have one and work that lane diligently and with commitment.
September 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The thing everyone can do right now is to find your lane if you don't already have one and work that lane diligently and with commitment.
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Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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Those without honor are almost always hypocrites, but do not think that exposing their hypocrisy will thwart them. Double standards are their weapons, wielded gleefully against those who attempt to maintain honor and fair play. Do not abandon your own principles, but know when your enemy has none.
September 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Those without honor are almost always hypocrites, but do not think that exposing their hypocrisy will thwart them. Double standards are their weapons, wielded gleefully against those who attempt to maintain honor and fair play. Do not abandon your own principles, but know when your enemy has none.
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“We are going to have to live here with each other,” Ezra Klein says. But the political movement that controls the Republican Party and the American government does not accept his notion of a “We” – their counter is: But what if we don’t, actually? Or at least not as equals.
September 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“We are going to have to live here with each other,” Ezra Klein says. But the political movement that controls the Republican Party and the American government does not accept his notion of a “We” – their counter is: But what if we don’t, actually? Or at least not as equals.
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The American Right fundamentally rejects the idea of a pluralistic, democratic society that does not award privilege to certain people based on race, gender, religion, and wealth. They reject the pluralization of culture, the public square, the institutions, and all spheres of American life.
September 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The American Right fundamentally rejects the idea of a pluralistic, democratic society that does not award privilege to certain people based on race, gender, religion, and wealth. They reject the pluralization of culture, the public square, the institutions, and all spheres of American life.
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“We are going to have to live here with each other” sounds good in a vacuum. But it reveals itself to be a remarkably naïve and/or disingenuous proposition as soon as we move from abstract notions of “our disagreements” to asking: What are we disagreeing over, exactly?
September 18, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“We are going to have to live here with each other” sounds good in a vacuum. But it reveals itself to be a remarkably naïve and/or disingenuous proposition as soon as we move from abstract notions of “our disagreements” to asking: What are we disagreeing over, exactly?
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The key problem with what Ezra Klein says here is that he fails – or is unwilling – to grapple with the fundamental reality of the political conflict: The movement that dominates today’s Right fully rejects the very idea of “living here with each other” as equals. That’s their defining position.
"All I can say for me in the work I do is that I want to create a space that takes our disagreements seriously, that takes the stakes of them seriously, the consequences for people seriously, but does so without deepening our divisions irreparably. We are going to have to live here with each other"
September 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The key problem with what Ezra Klein says here is that he fails – or is unwilling – to grapple with the fundamental reality of the political conflict: The movement that dominates today’s Right fully rejects the very idea of “living here with each other” as equals. That’s their defining position.
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Following in the footsteps of @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, I joined Katie from Money with Katie to talk about how #TheDoubleTax and the costs women face in beauty and the workplace shape culture, politics, and the economy as we know it.
GET INTO IT and get the book: annagifty.com! #blacksky #booksky
GET INTO IT and get the book: annagifty.com! #blacksky #booksky
Why the "Double Tax" is the Canary in the Economic Coal Mine We Need to Pay Attention To - Showit Blog
Listen & follow The Money with Katie Show: Apple Podcasts | Spotify About This Episode Today, I’m talking with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, a writer and researcher as well as the youngest-ever recipient ...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Following in the footsteps of @tressiemcphd.bsky.social, I joined Katie from Money with Katie to talk about how #TheDoubleTax and the costs women face in beauty and the workplace shape culture, politics, and the economy as we know it.
GET INTO IT and get the book: annagifty.com! #blacksky #booksky
GET INTO IT and get the book: annagifty.com! #blacksky #booksky
Grateful to get The People’s Project today…
@theferocity.bsky.social
@theferocity.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Grateful to get The People’s Project today…
@theferocity.bsky.social
@theferocity.bsky.social
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It’s interesting to see a writer list “the worst things” a man has done, and it’s truly a list of horrors, and then blithely say that still, we must get along. You can only do that when you aren’t in anyone’s political crosshairs. Must be nice.
September 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
It’s interesting to see a writer list “the worst things” a man has done, and it’s truly a list of horrors, and then blithely say that still, we must get along. You can only do that when you aren’t in anyone’s political crosshairs. Must be nice.
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Why isn’t every local news broadcast opening with, “What are the ‘Groypers’, and how do you know the signs of your son is part of the deadly gang?”
September 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Why isn’t every local news broadcast opening with, “What are the ‘Groypers’, and how do you know the signs of your son is part of the deadly gang?”
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What else are you supposed to hear when someone says that very accomplished Black women lack the “brain processing power” to be taken seriously? Is that merely “inflammatory” or disagreeable, or something more?
Media position Spencer Cox as a voice of reason but he’s whitewashing illiberalism.
Media position Spencer Cox as a voice of reason but he’s whitewashing illiberalism.
Spencer Cox: "Charlie said some very inflammatory things, and in some corners of the web that's all that people have heard"
September 14, 2025 at 1:42 PM
What else are you supposed to hear when someone says that very accomplished Black women lack the “brain processing power” to be taken seriously? Is that merely “inflammatory” or disagreeable, or something more?
Media position Spencer Cox as a voice of reason but he’s whitewashing illiberalism.
Media position Spencer Cox as a voice of reason but he’s whitewashing illiberalism.
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I cackled! 🤣
My favorite episodes of Ezra Klein’s podcast (back when I still listened) were the ones Tressie hosted while he was on paternity leave. And that, friends, is how I stay blessed.
September 12, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I cackled! 🤣
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100% wrong
non-celiac gluten sensitivity exists and estimates are like 3-8% prevalence in the united states
it can range from feeling mildly unwell to worst symptoms than most celiacs ever have (ataxia, seizures)
if someone says they feel bad eating gluten, they’re almost certainly correct
non-celiac gluten sensitivity exists and estimates are like 3-8% prevalence in the united states
it can range from feeling mildly unwell to worst symptoms than most celiacs ever have (ataxia, seizures)
if someone says they feel bad eating gluten, they’re almost certainly correct
Gluten-free: A good example of a science-free trend created by pop culture & wellness industry.
Key for celiacs, etc. But NOT a "wellness hack."
"Unless you have celiac disease, there are few health benefits to a gluten-free diet" And possible harms www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Key for celiacs, etc. But NOT a "wellness hack."
"Unless you have celiac disease, there are few health benefits to a gluten-free diet" And possible harms www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
Gluten-Free Diets Are Getting Overhyped
Unless you have celiac disease, there are few health benefits to a gluten-free diet
www.scientificamerican.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
100% wrong
non-celiac gluten sensitivity exists and estimates are like 3-8% prevalence in the united states
it can range from feeling mildly unwell to worst symptoms than most celiacs ever have (ataxia, seizures)
if someone says they feel bad eating gluten, they’re almost certainly correct
non-celiac gluten sensitivity exists and estimates are like 3-8% prevalence in the united states
it can range from feeling mildly unwell to worst symptoms than most celiacs ever have (ataxia, seizures)
if someone says they feel bad eating gluten, they’re almost certainly correct
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“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.”
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
September 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Kirk & I were on different sides of most political arguments. We were on the same side of the continued possibility of American politics.”
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.
So it’s personal? B/c if you were a Black woman or transgender, Kirk would not imagine you having any role in the future of American politics.