Karen Koski-Miller
@khilja.bsky.social
Social worker, human rights, kindness, cats and dogs - not in any particular order & more to come
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We asked people who experienced "sweeps" of homeless encampments to write about it in their own words.
In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us about how her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal:
In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us about how her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal:
August 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We asked people who experienced "sweeps" of homeless encampments to write about it in their own words.
In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us about how her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal:
In Portland, Teresa Stratton told us about how her husband’s ashes were taken in a removal:
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“A death row prisoner in Tennessee can be executed despite having an implanted heart device his lawyers say is likely to prolong his suffering… defenders say Byron Black is intellectually disabled & wouldn’t be on death row under modern legal standards…” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
August 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“A death row prisoner in Tennessee can be executed despite having an implanted heart device his lawyers say is likely to prolong his suffering… defenders say Byron Black is intellectually disabled & wouldn’t be on death row under modern legal standards…” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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🚨🚨🚨 While the fresh Palantir/Epi-X news post is bad, an EO today is much worse 🚨🚨🚨
As written, the point is to commit people "with mental illness who pose a danger to others OR are living on the streets"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As written, the point is to commit people "with mental illness who pose a danger to others OR are living on the streets"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
July 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🚨🚨🚨 While the fresh Palantir/Epi-X news post is bad, an EO today is much worse 🚨🚨🚨
As written, the point is to commit people "with mental illness who pose a danger to others OR are living on the streets"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As written, the point is to commit people "with mental illness who pose a danger to others OR are living on the streets"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
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So we’ve got $90 million to throw the parade he wanted, but we don’t have the money to fix North Carolina. Got it!
May 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
So we’ve got $90 million to throw the parade he wanted, but we don’t have the money to fix North Carolina. Got it!
Thanks @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com - “Donny 2 Dolls” is an apt description. My husband and I can finally find something to snicker about amidst the horror of all of this.
May 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Thanks @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com - “Donny 2 Dolls” is an apt description. My husband and I can finally find something to snicker about amidst the horror of all of this.
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The Trump administration literally just cut the contract for ongoing audits of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, the extremely bipartisan law (unanimously passed in 2003) that requires jails and prisons to take rape seriously and adopt policies designed to make it less likely to happen.
From @reuters.com: The Trump administration has canceled hundreds of law enforcement grants that funded everything from services for mental health care for police officers to support programs for victims of crime and sexual assault
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
April 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Trump administration literally just cut the contract for ongoing audits of the Prison Rape Elimination Act, the extremely bipartisan law (unanimously passed in 2003) that requires jails and prisons to take rape seriously and adopt policies designed to make it less likely to happen.
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yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
🧵 There are a lot of misleading claims out there about the SAVE Act. Let me set the record straight: I voted for the SAVE Act for the simple reason that American elections are for Americans. Requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is common sense.
April 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past
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"His office leadership instructed appointees to act as servers for a multicourse meal. They dispatched a US Park Police helicopter for his personal transportation. On at least one occasion, a staffer was told to remake the cookies because the batch was subpar..."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Cabinet Secretary Who Wants His Cookies Freshly Baked
The unusual requests made of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum’s staff are raising concerns all the way to the White House.
www.theatlantic.com
April 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"His office leadership instructed appointees to act as servers for a multicourse meal. They dispatched a US Park Police helicopter for his personal transportation. On at least one occasion, a staffer was told to remake the cookies because the batch was subpar..."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Secdef Lloyd Austin went to the hospital for prostate issues.
The GOP was trying to crush him.
Seems kinda small today huh
The GOP was trying to crush him.
Seems kinda small today huh
March 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Secdef Lloyd Austin went to the hospital for prostate issues.
The GOP was trying to crush him.
Seems kinda small today huh
The GOP was trying to crush him.
Seems kinda small today huh
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Children's Health Defense (CHD), founded by HHS Secretary RFK Jr, has created an imposter webpage that closely mimics a CDC webpage on Autism and Vaccines. It is nefariously seeding disinformation by presenting a seemingly balanced argument on the science supporting and refuting autism and vaccines.
March 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Children's Health Defense (CHD), founded by HHS Secretary RFK Jr, has created an imposter webpage that closely mimics a CDC webpage on Autism and Vaccines. It is nefariously seeding disinformation by presenting a seemingly balanced argument on the science supporting and refuting autism and vaccines.
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Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
February 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Termination notices going out this afternoon to more than 300 employees of the National Cancer Institute. Access likely ends today. Four weeks paid leave and that’s it.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
Strong power move for Team Cancer.
How petty, but also not surprising.
February 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
How petty, but also not surprising.