Karen Di
@kdig.bsky.social
Wife, Mother and Grandma. Am trying to leave this world a little better than I found it. All in for women’s, LGBTQIA2S health,safety and rights.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi allegedly briefed Trump in May that his name appeared in the Epstein case files
Epstein survivors urge Congress to release case files as GOP leaders resist doing so | Arizona Mirror
Epstein files Congress survivors petition gains support as abuse victims demand transparency from House Republicans
azmirror.com
September 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Attorney General Pam Bondi allegedly briefed Trump in May that his name appeared in the Epstein case files
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NEWS ANALYSIS | Trump just took over DC with vow to stop ‘thugs’ from abusing cops. He already pardoned hundreds of them
Trump took over DC to stop ‘thugs’ abusing cops. But he pardoned hundreds of them
The president’s fixation on violent clashes between ‘scum’ and law enforcement has one glaring exception: January 6, writes John Bowden
www.independent.co.uk
August 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
NEWS ANALYSIS | Trump just took over DC with vow to stop ‘thugs’ from abusing cops. He already pardoned hundreds of them
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And Trump appointing a convicted sex offender to a White House position involving CHILDREN amid the Jeffrey Epstein revelations is just a fuck you to everybody, including his base.
August 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
And Trump appointing a convicted sex offender to a White House position involving CHILDREN amid the Jeffrey Epstein revelations is just a fuck you to everybody, including his base.
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#ICYMI: In 2023, we wrote about some of the oldest known photographs of enslaved people in US history.
Commissioned by a Harvard scientist in 1850 to prove a racist belief, Harvard held onto the photos — until one woman sued in 2019 and claimed some of the enslaved people were her ancestors. (1/2)
Commissioned by a Harvard scientist in 1850 to prove a racist belief, Harvard held onto the photos — until one woman sued in 2019 and claimed some of the enslaved people were her ancestors. (1/2)
A Racist Harvard Scientist Commissioned Photos of Enslaved People. One Possible Descendant Wants to Reclaim Their Story.
The images are among the oldest known photographs of enslaved people in America. Tamara Lanier’s fight to gain control of them shows there is no clear system in place to repatriate remains of captive ...
www.propublica.org
June 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#ICYMI: In 2023, we wrote about some of the oldest known photographs of enslaved people in US history.
Commissioned by a Harvard scientist in 1850 to prove a racist belief, Harvard held onto the photos — until one woman sued in 2019 and claimed some of the enslaved people were her ancestors. (1/2)
Commissioned by a Harvard scientist in 1850 to prove a racist belief, Harvard held onto the photos — until one woman sued in 2019 and claimed some of the enslaved people were her ancestors. (1/2)
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How a “non-toddler” celebrates Memorial Day
May 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
How a “non-toddler” celebrates Memorial Day
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University of Maryland faculty vote to join Big Ten alliance against Trump
UMD faculty vote to join Big Ten alliance against Trump
The University of Maryland faculty voted to join nine major universities want to band together in a NATO-like agreement.
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April 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
University of Maryland faculty vote to join Big Ten alliance against Trump
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Murkowski - you know they're talking about you, right?
Goldman: "Think about whether any of us want to vote a certain way but bc we fear for our personal safety, we decide to vote differently. We are no longer representing our constituents. We are representing something else more like the bully threatening us. That is more like Vladimir Putin operates"
April 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Murkowski - you know they're talking about you, right?
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obviously everything remains horrible, but...kind of a good bit of resistance from not entirely expected quarters this week.
—Murkowski with a pretty explicit condemnation of Trumpism
—Brooks, stephens at NYT even more explicit condemnation of trump
—Murkowski with a pretty explicit condemnation of Trumpism
—Brooks, stephens at NYT even more explicit condemnation of trump
April 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
obviously everything remains horrible, but...kind of a good bit of resistance from not entirely expected quarters this week.
—Murkowski with a pretty explicit condemnation of Trumpism
—Brooks, stephens at NYT even more explicit condemnation of trump
—Murkowski with a pretty explicit condemnation of Trumpism
—Brooks, stephens at NYT even more explicit condemnation of trump
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While Murkowski is going on national TV, saying that she and Repubs are afraid of Trump -- Von Hollan got his ass down to El Salvador, refused to budge, and got proof of life of Garcia.
He's a gd patriot.
Murkowski is just a feckless, sniveling Trump licker.
He's a gd patriot.
Murkowski is just a feckless, sniveling Trump licker.
April 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
While Murkowski is going on national TV, saying that she and Repubs are afraid of Trump -- Von Hollan got his ass down to El Salvador, refused to budge, and got proof of life of Garcia.
He's a gd patriot.
Murkowski is just a feckless, sniveling Trump licker.
He's a gd patriot.
Murkowski is just a feckless, sniveling Trump licker.
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Harvard should use its considerable endowment to move to Canada or Europe.
He’s so threatened by intelligence
They better start taxing mega churches in this case!!
They better start taxing mega churches in this case!!
April 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Harvard should use its considerable endowment to move to Canada or Europe.
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In Trump’s attack on Harvard, he skipped over requirements for a civil rights violation, to identify and list violations, offer a hearing, notify Congress and then wait 30 days before applying penalties. Trump should have hired some Harvard Lawyers. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Trump’s freeze on $2.2 billion to Harvard provided no proof of wrongdoing
The Trump administration skipped over requirements, including offering to hold a hearing, when applying financial penalties related to civil rights violations.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
In Trump’s attack on Harvard, he skipped over requirements for a civil rights violation, to identify and list violations, offer a hearing, notify Congress and then wait 30 days before applying penalties. Trump should have hired some Harvard Lawyers. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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The excuse -- that Harvard has “created a hostile learning environment for Jewish students” -- is an unconscionable, transparent lie.
Breaking: The Trump administration is threatening to stop international students from attending Harvard
Trump Threatens Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
The administration targets hosting of international students after Harvard resisted sweeping demands earlier this week
www.wsj.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The excuse -- that Harvard has “created a hostile learning environment for Jewish students” -- is an unconscionable, transparent lie.
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when lisa murkowski says "retaliation is real" she's not just talking about direct aggressions by the president like he's doing with harvard. she's also talking about stochastic terrorism by people inspired to act on his behalf without specific instruction
Take the minute to listen to Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski.
"... because retaliation is real."
#SheShed #Voices4Victory #MomSky
"... because retaliation is real."
#SheShed #Voices4Victory #MomSky
April 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
when lisa murkowski says "retaliation is real" she's not just talking about direct aggressions by the president like he's doing with harvard. she's also talking about stochastic terrorism by people inspired to act on his behalf without specific instruction
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In a great show of resistance, head coach of NBA’s Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr, wore a Harvard Basketball t-shirt after a game the other night. Kerr made it clear: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/harvard-fi...
More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/harvard-fi...
April 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In a great show of resistance, head coach of NBA’s Golden State Warriors, Steve Kerr, wore a Harvard Basketball t-shirt after a game the other night. Kerr made it clear: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/harvard-fi...
More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/harvard-fi...
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🧪I can’t even begin to describe this situation. Institutions are facing funding cuts. Scientists can’t work. Harvard faces losing its non-profit status. Scientists coming here are canceling trips. Bobby thinks he can find the cause of autism.
Broken is the word.
www.nature.com/articlesd415...
Broken is the word.
www.nature.com/articlesd415...
‘Totally broken’: how Trump 2.0 has paralysed work at US science agencies
Researchers who spoke to Nature say they don’t have the money or staff to do fieldwork or process samples.
www.nature.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
🧪I can’t even begin to describe this situation. Institutions are facing funding cuts. Scientists can’t work. Harvard faces losing its non-profit status. Scientists coming here are canceling trips. Bobby thinks he can find the cause of autism.
Broken is the word.
www.nature.com/articlesd415...
Broken is the word.
www.nature.com/articlesd415...
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Universities should have independence from the government and following Harvard’s lead, the Big 10 schools which include MI State, Rutgers, Indiana U, etc agree to form a compact to fight off trumps threats. This is how to stand up and fight to protect our democracy!
#MomSky
#MomSky
'Don't fight alone': Universities band together to defend against Trump attacks
YouTube video by MSNBC
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April 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Universities should have independence from the government and following Harvard’s lead, the Big 10 schools which include MI State, Rutgers, Indiana U, etc agree to form a compact to fight off trumps threats. This is how to stand up and fight to protect our democracy!
#MomSky
#MomSky
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Trump threatens to block all 10,000 international students from attending Harvard unless the school turns over student info they’ll use for new visa revocations and deportations.
Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
Trump Threatens to Block International Students Unless Harvard Shares Student Data
The demand from the Department of Homeland Security is an escalation in President Trump’s fight against Harvard, the country’s oldest and richest university.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Trump threatens to block all 10,000 international students from attending Harvard unless the school turns over student info they’ll use for new visa revocations and deportations.
Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
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Why this from Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny, haunts me every day. Compare it to Lisa Murkowski.
April 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Why this from Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny, haunts me every day. Compare it to Lisa Murkowski.
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Vice President J.D. Vance is only the latest to indicate he sees due process, as guaranteed in the Constitution, as an unnecessary impediment to the Trump administration's goals.
The Trump administration's increasing hostility to basic due process
President Donald Trump has cracked down on immigration in his second term, deporting undocumented migrants and perhaps citizens next. In the process,
reason.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Vice President J.D. Vance is only the latest to indicate he sees due process, as guaranteed in the Constitution, as an unnecessary impediment to the Trump administration's goals.
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Even before breaking the recent ceasefire, Israel continues to prevent medical evacuations from Gaza, Arvind Dilawar reports. Israeli authorities kept wounded Palestinians such as 16-year-old Hala Qadoum from vital treatment abroad.
prismreports.org/2025/04/17/i...
prismreports.org/2025/04/17/i...
Israel continues to prevent medical evacuations from Gaza
Even before breaking the ceasefire, Israel prevented wounded Palestinians like 16-year-old Hala Qadoum from accessing medical evacuations
prismreports.org
April 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Even before breaking the recent ceasefire, Israel continues to prevent medical evacuations from Gaza, Arvind Dilawar reports. Israeli authorities kept wounded Palestinians such as 16-year-old Hala Qadoum from vital treatment abroad.
prismreports.org/2025/04/17/i...
prismreports.org/2025/04/17/i...
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Omg. It's a horrific thing that trans women go into a bathroom & a changing room. She wants them to stop!
She is threatening to rescind, retroactively all Maine's funding.
She an evil POS.
She is threatening to rescind, retroactively all Maine's funding.
She an evil POS.
April 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Omg. It's a horrific thing that trans women go into a bathroom & a changing room. She wants them to stop!
She is threatening to rescind, retroactively all Maine's funding.
She an evil POS.
She is threatening to rescind, retroactively all Maine's funding.
She an evil POS.
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Let's be clear what this is about, which is not trans girls playing sports- Maine has two…
This is about Trump asserting dominance over blue states.
www.rawstory.com/maine-transg...
This is about Trump asserting dominance over blue states.
www.rawstory.com/maine-transg...
Pam Bondi may have twisted the law in Maine anti-trans lawsuit: legal expert
According to one legal analyst, Attorney General Pam Bondi's lawsuit against the state of Maine Department of Education appears to incorrectly quote the law. As CBS News reported, Bondi announced on W...
www.rawstory.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Let's be clear what this is about, which is not trans girls playing sports- Maine has two…
This is about Trump asserting dominance over blue states.
www.rawstory.com/maine-transg...
This is about Trump asserting dominance over blue states.
www.rawstory.com/maine-transg...
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a member of SMART Union Local 100, a union for "Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers."
Trump is attacking the same workers doing the sort of jobs he says he wants to "bring back."
The entire labor movement needs to rally in defense.
Trump is attacking the same workers doing the sort of jobs he says he wants to "bring back."
The entire labor movement needs to rally in defense.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump admin must facilitate the return of SMART Union Local 100 apprentice Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
They need to quit wasting time and bring our union brother home NOW!
They need to quit wasting time and bring our union brother home NOW!
April 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a member of SMART Union Local 100, a union for "Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers."
Trump is attacking the same workers doing the sort of jobs he says he wants to "bring back."
The entire labor movement needs to rally in defense.
Trump is attacking the same workers doing the sort of jobs he says he wants to "bring back."
The entire labor movement needs to rally in defense.