Kay O'Donnell
@kayodonnell.bsky.social
New Orleans is in my blood, but my feet are touching Austin soil. Rescue mom / writer / ex-journalist / ex-teacher. Trying to figure things out one second at a time.
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happy bday writer Joan Didion, b1934, Sacramento
“You have to pick the places you don't walk away from.
“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves--there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
"Grief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it."
“You have to pick the places you don't walk away from.
“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves--there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
"Grief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it."
December 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
happy bday writer Joan Didion, b1934, Sacramento
“You have to pick the places you don't walk away from.
“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves--there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
"Grief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it."
“You have to pick the places you don't walk away from.
“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves--there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
"Grief turns out to be a place none of us know until we reach it."
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#OPINION As we learned from Katrina, when government decisions destabilize families and communities, the psychological impact on children is profound and lasting.
✍ Stacy Overstreet
Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/eP8uq8q
#protectneworleanschildren #hurricanekatrina #TheLensNola🔍
✍ Stacy Overstreet
Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/eP8uq8q
#protectneworleanschildren #hurricanekatrina #TheLensNola🔍
December 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#OPINION As we learned from Katrina, when government decisions destabilize families and communities, the psychological impact on children is profound and lasting.
✍ Stacy Overstreet
Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/eP8uq8q
#protectneworleanschildren #hurricanekatrina #TheLensNola🔍
✍ Stacy Overstreet
Full Story 🔗: buff.ly/eP8uq8q
#protectneworleanschildren #hurricanekatrina #TheLensNola🔍
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at this point, not surprising, but of course disappointing
More people voted for Harris in Texas than in New York -- there are a lot of democrats there, and they are not getting fair representation because of stuff like this
More people voted for Harris in Texas than in New York -- there are a lot of democrats there, and they are not getting fair representation because of stuff like this
December 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
at this point, not surprising, but of course disappointing
More people voted for Harris in Texas than in New York -- there are a lot of democrats there, and they are not getting fair representation because of stuff like this
More people voted for Harris in Texas than in New York -- there are a lot of democrats there, and they are not getting fair representation because of stuff like this
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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No one should get excited yet, but hearing that some of the college precincts in TN-07 have already exceeded their 2024 turnout 👀
December 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM
No one should get excited yet, but hearing that some of the college precincts in TN-07 have already exceeded their 2024 turnout 👀
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Protesters march through downpour in New Orleans against planned Border Patrol operation
Streams of rain met dozens of protesters huddled in front of the Henry Clay monument in Lafayette Square Monday evening (Dec. 1), where speakers from several pro-immigrant rights organizations protested…
Streams of rain met dozens of protesters huddled in front of the Henry Clay monument in Lafayette Square Monday evening (Dec. 1), where speakers from several pro-immigrant rights organizations protested…
Protesters march through downpour in New Orleans against planned Border Patrol operation
Streams of rain met dozens of protesters huddled in front of the Henry Clay monument in Lafayette Square Monday evening (Dec. 1), where speakers from several pro-immigrant rights organizations protested Operation “Swamp Sweep,” a surge of federal immigration officers, including Border Patrol, in and around New Orleans that was set to begin this week.
veritenews.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Protesters march through downpour in New Orleans against planned Border Patrol operation
Streams of rain met dozens of protesters huddled in front of the Henry Clay monument in Lafayette Square Monday evening (Dec. 1), where speakers from several pro-immigrant rights organizations protested…
Streams of rain met dozens of protesters huddled in front of the Henry Clay monument in Lafayette Square Monday evening (Dec. 1), where speakers from several pro-immigrant rights organizations protested…
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DOGE isn't really dead, but it is injured. Part of the credit for that belongs to my former federal colleague Chuck Borges, rhymes with gorgeous.
Chuck blew the whistle on DOGE Social Security data theft and got fired for it. Now he's running for office! Check him out: @chuckborges.bsky.social
Chuck blew the whistle on DOGE Social Security data theft and got fired for it. Now he's running for office! Check him out: @chuckborges.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:52 AM
DOGE isn't really dead, but it is injured. Part of the credit for that belongs to my former federal colleague Chuck Borges, rhymes with gorgeous.
Chuck blew the whistle on DOGE Social Security data theft and got fired for it. Now he's running for office! Check him out: @chuckborges.bsky.social
Chuck blew the whistle on DOGE Social Security data theft and got fired for it. Now he's running for office! Check him out: @chuckborges.bsky.social
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happy bday French philosopher/writer Voltaire, b.1694.
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
happy bday French philosopher/writer Voltaire, b.1694.
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
“Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
“Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.”
“Love truth, but pardon error.”
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“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
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This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
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When Texas tried to steal 5 seats, I said to watch the litigation my law firm had filed because we had a good chance of winning in court. Today a federal court BLOCKED THE MAP.
While the legacy media ignored our case, Democracy Docket covered it from gavel to gavel. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
While the legacy media ignored our case, Democracy Docket covered it from gavel to gavel. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
When Texas tried to steal 5 seats, I said to watch the litigation my law firm had filed because we had a good chance of winning in court. Today a federal court BLOCKED THE MAP.
While the legacy media ignored our case, Democracy Docket covered it from gavel to gavel. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
While the legacy media ignored our case, Democracy Docket covered it from gavel to gavel. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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MUST WATCH: Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill
A Phil Williams NC5 Investigates report on a neo-Nazi targeting kids online, telling them to prepare for a 'race war'
www.newschannel5.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
MUST WATCH: Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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I wanted to give y’all a huge thankyou for helping Dittie.
We’re about 1/2 way there now..
If yall could donate and/or re-post to reach those who are able to, that would be amazing. 💙
www.gofundme.com/f/g5cgt9-hel...
We’re about 1/2 way there now..
If yall could donate and/or re-post to reach those who are able to, that would be amazing. 💙
www.gofundme.com/f/g5cgt9-hel...
Donate to Help Us Keep Our Home During Health Crisis, organized by Pam Eves
It started with my health: first came the exhaustion that wouldn’t fade, then the … Pam Eves needs your support for Help Us Keep Our Home During Health Crisis
www.gofundme.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I wanted to give y’all a huge thankyou for helping Dittie.
We’re about 1/2 way there now..
If yall could donate and/or re-post to reach those who are able to, that would be amazing. 💙
www.gofundme.com/f/g5cgt9-hel...
We’re about 1/2 way there now..
If yall could donate and/or re-post to reach those who are able to, that would be amazing. 💙
www.gofundme.com/f/g5cgt9-hel...
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ICE vs the clergy
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
ICE vs the clergy
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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This is sobering but precise.
From Ludlow to Haymarket to Flint, the 20th Century gave us the 40-hour week, discretionary income and ultimately the American middle class. We will accept the slide back into subsistence poverty or we will have to fight the 20th Century all over again.
From Ludlow to Haymarket to Flint, the 20th Century gave us the 40-hour week, discretionary income and ultimately the American middle class. We will accept the slide back into subsistence poverty or we will have to fight the 20th Century all over again.
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
November 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
This is sobering but precise.
From Ludlow to Haymarket to Flint, the 20th Century gave us the 40-hour week, discretionary income and ultimately the American middle class. We will accept the slide back into subsistence poverty or we will have to fight the 20th Century all over again.
From Ludlow to Haymarket to Flint, the 20th Century gave us the 40-hour week, discretionary income and ultimately the American middle class. We will accept the slide back into subsistence poverty or we will have to fight the 20th Century all over again.
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“.. we want you to know that what’s happening here is not normal. .. It is not law enforcement; it is terror.
“.. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm.”
@chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
“.. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm.”
@chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“.. we want you to know that what’s happening here is not normal. .. It is not law enforcement; it is terror.
“.. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm.”
@chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
“.. It’s eroding all of our rights and should be a warning to other cities that find themselves enveloped in an ICE storm.”
@chicagotribune.com
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/13/l...
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
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Average healthcare costs in the US:
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
November 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Average healthcare costs in the US:
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
Giving birth? $18,000
Cancer treatment? $150,000
One month ICU stay? Between 30k and 150k.
That’s not including copays, deductibles, interest and all the other hoops you have to jump through.
Cost in Canada? $0.
Cost in the UK? $0.
Cost in Australia? $0.
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One of the most widely prescribed drugs in the U.S. is the generic version of Lipitor.
FDA inspectors have found safety and quality violations at about half of the plants approved to produce it, records show.
FDA inspectors have found safety and quality violations at about half of the plants approved to produce it, records show.
Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.
The agency’s decision to conceal drug names on inspection reports has prevented doctors, pharmacists and patients from knowing whether medications made overseas are tainted by manufacturing failures t...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
One of the most widely prescribed drugs in the U.S. is the generic version of Lipitor.
FDA inspectors have found safety and quality violations at about half of the plants approved to produce it, records show.
FDA inspectors have found safety and quality violations at about half of the plants approved to produce it, records show.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
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THIS IS SO GOOD
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
THIS IS SO GOOD