kim coles (she / her)💙
@kimcoles.bsky.social
I live in the past. I write for the present. 16th and 17th c. English Lit. Critical Race Studies.
If we have sense, we're outlaws in TX.
Bad Humor: https://www.pennpress.org/9780812298352/bad-humor/
If we have sense, we're outlaws in TX.
Bad Humor: https://www.pennpress.org/9780812298352/bad-humor/
A special issue of American Quarterly which will appear in September 2027. Myself, Jodi Byrd, Sharon Holland, and Greta LaFleur will be editing an issue which will span the historical periods of the 16th-20th c. Deadline for abstracts is December 15.
November 17, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A special issue of American Quarterly which will appear in September 2027. Myself, Jodi Byrd, Sharon Holland, and Greta LaFleur will be editing an issue which will span the historical periods of the 16th-20th c. Deadline for abstracts is December 15.
One year ago.
October 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
One year ago.
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I ignored the murder of Melissa Hortman. Here’s why I’ll be talking about the murder of Charlie Kirk all day today.
by most liberal pundits
by most liberal pundits
September 11, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I ignored the murder of Melissa Hortman. Here’s why I’ll be talking about the murder of Charlie Kirk all day today.
by most liberal pundits
by most liberal pundits
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If only woke leftists hadn’t used the Time Machine to change the past.
Today I learned that the author of this 1977 op-ed was the most important college mentor for the current head of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division.
May 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If only woke leftists hadn’t used the Time Machine to change the past.
A man who is in the country illegally has been arrested for the theft of Kristi Noem's purse. Who's taking bets that she paid him?
Man arrested in theft of DHS chief Kristi Noem's purse is in the U.S. illegally, official says
Noem’s bag was stolen by a masked man Sunday night while she was having dinner with her family in Washington, D.C.
www.nbcnews.com
April 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A man who is in the country illegally has been arrested for the theft of Kristi Noem's purse. Who's taking bets that she paid him?
The UMD Senate just voted overwhelmingly to adopt the Big 10 Mutual Defense Compact. Ohio State was 15 minutes before us. The makes half of the Big 10 that have signed on.
April 24, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The UMD Senate just voted overwhelmingly to adopt the Big 10 Mutual Defense Compact. Ohio State was 15 minutes before us. The makes half of the Big 10 that have signed on.
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The president’s son Eric Trump posted this. Chilling.
He deleted it - but here it is
He deleted it - but here it is
April 6, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The president’s son Eric Trump posted this. Chilling.
He deleted it - but here it is
He deleted it - but here it is
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Ready everyone?!?
Our bill—done w/ @aaup.bsky.social, @aftunion.bsky.social, @afthighered.bsky.social, @aftmaryland.bsky.social—for collective bargaining for ALL faculty & librarians in the USM system just dropped:
Its here: mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills...
What is it & why is it important? 🧵
Our bill—done w/ @aaup.bsky.social, @aftunion.bsky.social, @afthighered.bsky.social, @aftmaryland.bsky.social—for collective bargaining for ALL faculty & librarians in the USM system just dropped:
Its here: mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills...
What is it & why is it important? 🧵
January 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Ready everyone?!?
Our bill—done w/ @aaup.bsky.social, @aftunion.bsky.social, @afthighered.bsky.social, @aftmaryland.bsky.social—for collective bargaining for ALL faculty & librarians in the USM system just dropped:
Its here: mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills...
What is it & why is it important? 🧵
Our bill—done w/ @aaup.bsky.social, @aftunion.bsky.social, @afthighered.bsky.social, @aftmaryland.bsky.social—for collective bargaining for ALL faculty & librarians in the USM system just dropped:
Its here: mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills...
What is it & why is it important? 🧵
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Blue Warriors #FBR Meet Greet🐦🔥
Let's grow our community.
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Connect with Blue Warriors, and lets fight together to save Democracy 🌊
#ResistanceReborn #StongerTogether #BlackOut
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February 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Blue Warriors #FBR Meet Greet🐦🔥
Let's grow our community.
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Connect with Blue Warriors, and lets fight together to save Democracy 🌊
#ResistanceReborn #StongerTogether #BlackOut
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Good job, TX Observer. As legacy papers like WaPo cede their responsibility, local papers are stepping up.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical deta...
www.texasobserver.org
February 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Good job, TX Observer. As legacy papers like WaPo cede their responsibility, local papers are stepping up.
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DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
February 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
DOGE recommends cuts to the FAA.
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
Hundreds of workers get fired, including those tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps.
Now Starlink is reportedly in line to take over a $2 billion contract to upgrade the nation's air traffic control systems.
See how this works?
I just think he's too stupid to know how tariffs work.
He doesn't lie to be believed. He lies to be repeated.
Reporter: Tariffs are paid eventually by American importers and consumers
Trump: No, I think they are paid for by the country
Trump: No, I think they are paid for by the country
February 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I just think he's too stupid to know how tariffs work.
How it's done.
February 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
How it's done.
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This was Thursday. I have never seen a government official hold a press conference with a drink in their hand. But it's worth noting that Pete Hegseth can't get through a professional event without a bourbon.
February 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This was Thursday. I have never seen a government official hold a press conference with a drink in their hand. But it's worth noting that Pete Hegseth can't get through a professional event without a bourbon.
The origin of Musk's 150-year-old social security phantoms? Stupid.
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The origin of Musk's 150-year-old social security phantoms? Stupid.
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THE DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE need to REFUSE TO VOTE for this VISCIOUS TAX BILL that is AGAINST THE MIDDLE AND LOWER CLASS AMERICANS!
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House Republicans have released their budget plan, and in order to pay for massive tax cuts for the wealthy, they are planning to slash funding for Medicaid and food stamps.
House GOP Reveals Plan to Devastate Medicaid and Food Stamp Programs
House Republicans have a released a budget plan that would take a wrecking ball to the welfare programs used by millions of Americans.
newrepublic.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
THE DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE need to REFUSE TO VOTE for this VISCIOUS TAX BILL that is AGAINST THE MIDDLE AND LOWER CLASS AMERICANS!
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Please share. Everywhere.
February 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Please share. Everywhere.
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Tulsi Gabbard has just been confirmed as the Director of National Intelligence. 😫
February 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Tulsi Gabbard has just been confirmed as the Director of National Intelligence. 😫
This is not a drill.
Opinion | Robert Rubin, Lawrence Summers, Timothy Geithner, Jacob Lew, Janet Yellen: DOGE Is a Threat to U.S. Democracy. (Gift Article)
Former Secretaries Rubin, Summers, Geithner, Lew and Yellen argue that DOGE is a threat to America.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is not a drill.