Kimberly Atkins Stohr
@kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social
Writing for @GlobeOpinion, speaking on @MSNBC, #JusticeByDesign, and #SistersInLaw. Snickers's scheduler. Believer in democracy, science and the rule of law. Upcycler. Expert thrifter. Typos are my love language. From Detroit, in Washington, of Boston.
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“Hopefully the Republicans may hear us” may be the dumbest sentence I’ve heard uttered since her colleague from Maine said Trump “learned his lesson” after his first impeachment.
Democratic Senator Shaheen says "Hopefully the Republicans may hear us."
November 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“Hopefully the Republicans may hear us” may be the dumbest sentence I’ve heard uttered since her colleague from Maine said Trump “learned his lesson” after his first impeachment.
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
This is the latest in a growing list of election and voting challenges on the Supreme Court's docket this term, meaning the justices will have a big role in how this nation's elections will be run. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Supreme Court to weigh imposing new limits on mail-in ballots in a major election case
The Republican National Committee is among those challenging a law in Mississippi, similar to those in many other states, that allow mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is the latest in a growing list of election and voting challenges on the Supreme Court's docket this term, meaning the justices will have a big role in how this nation's elections will be run. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
My Dad was a proud laborer and then a labor leader his whole career. Never once did I go to his labor union hall and see anyone who looked like this.
If your patriotism relies on racial exclusion, it’s a problem. Labor Department social media campaign depicts an all White male workforce .
“The point of this is to recapture a sense of social and national solidarity that’s been lost over the past generation”
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November 10, 2025 at 12:58 PM
My Dad was a proud laborer and then a labor leader his whole career. Never once did I go to his labor union hall and see anyone who looked like this.
This is extraordinary. Judge Wolf’s resignation is the clarion call every American needs to hear and heed
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This is extraordinary. Judge Wolf’s resignation is the clarion call every American needs to hear and heed
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Someone ask him to find Nigeria on an unmarked map
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Someone ask him to find Nigeria on an unmarked map
Or you are a descendant of generations of ancestors who America has ceaselessly endeavored to break — hearts and all — and you still love America.
"If America hasn't broken your heart, you don't love her enough."
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Or you are a descendant of generations of ancestors who America has ceaselessly endeavored to break — hearts and all — and you still love America.
The major questions doctrine is still something the court just made up, no matter who it’s used against. Yup I said it
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The major questions doctrine is still something the court just made up, no matter who it’s used against. Yup I said it
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November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Didn't have Gorsuch talking about pirates on my tariff argument bingo card but here we are
November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Didn't have Gorsuch talking about pirates on my tariff argument bingo card but here we are
Prepping (and primping) for the SCOTUS tariff arguments, and I think the look is giving Freida. Judge for yourself on MSNBC next hour.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Prepping (and primping) for the SCOTUS tariff arguments, and I think the look is giving Freida. Judge for yourself on MSNBC next hour.
Being able to address, comfort and bring together a community at a time of crisis or tragedy is a skill not all politicians have. Andy Beshear has it.
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Being able to address, comfort and bring together a community at a time of crisis or tragedy is a skill not all politicians have. Andy Beshear has it.
This is ghoulish. A clear attack on trans people that also swings the door wide open for ethnic profiling and eugenics. This is not ok.
New proposed DHS rule will potentially require DNA testing for immigrants to prove their sex assigned at birth.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
November 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This is ghoulish. A clear attack on trans people that also swings the door wide open for ethnic profiling and eugenics. This is not ok.
Honestly, anyone who has spent time with actual real life Black people would have clocked those AI SNAP videos as fake from the jump. It’s very revealing about everyone who was fooled.
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Honestly, anyone who has spent time with actual real life Black people would have clocked those AI SNAP videos as fake from the jump. It’s very revealing about everyone who was fooled.
Due to the shutdown, the Supreme Court building is now closed to the public. Oral arguments can still be heard via live stream on the court's website. Arguments on the challenge to Trump's tariffs take place Wednesday starting at 10am. www.supremecourt.gov
Supreme Court of the United States Home
www.supremecourt.gov
November 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Due to the shutdown, the Supreme Court building is now closed to the public. Oral arguments can still be heard via live stream on the court's website. Arguments on the challenge to Trump's tariffs take place Wednesday starting at 10am. www.supremecourt.gov
Heartbreaking news to wake up to. I saw Setti just months ago in DC, and he was the same person I knew him to be for over two decades: kind, brilliant, engaging and willing to help out others and offer an open door. He taught me that there are good people in politics. My heart breaks for his family.
Setti Warren, who served two terms as mayor of Newton, Mass., has died. Warren, a Navy veteran who was the first African-American to be popularly elected to a mayoral seat in the state, also ran for governor and the US Senate. He was 55. https://bit.ly/3JyIzqb
Former Newton Mayor Setti Warren has died
Warren was the first popularly elected African American mayor in Massachusetts history
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Heartbreaking news to wake up to. I saw Setti just months ago in DC, and he was the same person I knew him to be for over two decades: kind, brilliant, engaging and willing to help out others and offer an open door. He taught me that there are good people in politics. My heart breaks for his family.
We only had half the Sisters but Joyce and I - er, I mean Barb and I 🤭 - got it done.
NEW #SistersInLaw “Oh, SNAP”
The #SistersInLaw analyze the president’s power to impose tariffs, its upcoming SCOTUS review, the government shutdown’s impact on SNAP benefits, and the legal battle over same-sex marriages.
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The #SistersInLaw analyze the president’s power to impose tariffs, its upcoming SCOTUS review, the government shutdown’s impact on SNAP benefits, and the legal battle over same-sex marriages.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Oh, SNAP
Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 11/01/2025 · 1h 9m
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November 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
We only had half the Sisters but Joyce and I - er, I mean Barb and I 🤭 - got it done.
“‘She also said we would never treat Tim Scott like this,’ says one officer tasked with escorting Mace says in the report.”
She’s right. If Scott behaved like she did he’d likely be in jail.
She’s right. If Scott behaved like she did he’d likely be in jail.
Nancy Mace not backing the blue. www.wired.com/story/nancy-...
November 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“‘She also said we would never treat Tim Scott like this,’ says one officer tasked with escorting Mace says in the report.”
She’s right. If Scott behaved like she did he’d likely be in jail.
She’s right. If Scott behaved like she did he’d likely be in jail.
The right declared BLM to be a terrorist organization. Now they’re giving this devout white supremacist the “let’s hear him out” treatment. If the purpose of P25, the DEI purging, sending troops to Black-led cities, dehumanizing ICE kidnappings, and Goebbelsesque messaging wasn’t clear to you before
The gap between the white-supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes and the rest of the right is narrower than it has ever been, @alibreland.bsky.social argues.
Tucker Carlson Opens the Door for Nick Fuentes
The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream.
bit.ly
November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The right declared BLM to be a terrorist organization. Now they’re giving this devout white supremacist the “let’s hear him out” treatment. If the purpose of P25, the DEI purging, sending troops to Black-led cities, dehumanizing ICE kidnappings, and Goebbelsesque messaging wasn’t clear to you before
The Supreme Court’s majority sidestepped an opportunity to address an apparently unusually cruel form of capital punishment - but the justices can’t put their heads in the sand forever. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/n...
Death penalty case paints clear high court divide - The Boston Globe
Exactly how much suffering is too much?
www.bostonglobe.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The Supreme Court’s majority sidestepped an opportunity to address an apparently unusually cruel form of capital punishment - but the justices can’t put their heads in the sand forever. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/n...
“Dozens of scientists are considering leaving the (FDA’s) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, where Prasad serves as director, to escape a work environment that eight agency officials described to STAT as rife with mistrust and paranoia.”
New from @lizzylawrence.bsky.social, based on over a dozen interviews with current and former staffers, contractors and regulatory experts.
www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/v... via @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/10/31/v... via @statnews.com
Under Vinay Prasad, employees at a key FDA center fear speaking out, look for the exits
Exclusive: Vinay Prasad has rattled FDA staff by expanding his power and pushing out senior leaders.
www.statnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“Dozens of scientists are considering leaving the (FDA’s) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, where Prasad serves as director, to escape a work environment that eight agency officials described to STAT as rife with mistrust and paranoia.”
Good heavens, my heart is in my throat for Jamaica
October 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Good heavens, my heart is in my throat for Jamaica
This is awful, and I hope these scammers are prosecuted to the full extent of the law for targeting her. Also, as grateful as I am for her lifetime of fearless public service, the people of DC deserve a new voice in the House. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton scammed at home by group claiming to be cleaning crew
A police report about the crime says Norton has “early stages of dementia.” Her office said: “The medical diagnosis included in the police report was based on an assumption the reporting officer was u...
www.nbcwashington.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is awful, and I hope these scammers are prosecuted to the full extent of the law for targeting her. Also, as grateful as I am for her lifetime of fearless public service, the people of DC deserve a new voice in the House. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...