Kim Eckert
@kimeckert.bsky.social
The🍷is half full; The☀️will come up tomorrow.
Always look for the brighter side of life🌈& celebrate its little unexpected pleasures.
(Cancer (in remission🤞)😼lady full of snark, sarcasm and smartassness)
Always look for the brighter side of life🌈& celebrate its little unexpected pleasures.
(Cancer (in remission🤞)😼lady full of snark, sarcasm and smartassness)
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Kim Eckert
@kimeckert.bsky.social
· Oct 6
Put these on your gift giving list this holiday season.
Make them best sellers.
#BannedBooks #FreeSpeech
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
Make them best sellers.
#BannedBooks #FreeSpeech
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
The 15 most banned books in U.S. schools
In the 2024-25 school year, book bans affected more than 3,700 unique titles in 87 school districts across 23 states, according to PEN America.
www.nbcnews.com
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The crime is not what we were doing protesting in the 10th floor elevator lobby of 26 Federal Plaza.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
NEW: Brad Lander says he wants a trial, not a deal to drop his charge stemming from an arrest by ICE.
After Arrest by ICE, City Comptroller Rejects Deal and Seeks Trial
Other officials arrested while protesting at 26 Federal Plaza in September will have their federal charges dropped if they avoid arrest inside a federal building for six months.
www.thecity.nyc
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The crime is not what we were doing protesting in the 10th floor elevator lobby of 26 Federal Plaza.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
The crime is what ICE agents are doing on the other side of the door.
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🚨Jasmine Crockett EXPOSES GOP plan for Epstein Coverup
Everyone's favorite firebrand is blowing the doors off the Republican coverup and they are scrambling to contain the fallout.
MUST-WATCH: youtu.be/_djMV77mqc4
Everyone's favorite firebrand is blowing the doors off the Republican coverup and they are scrambling to contain the fallout.
MUST-WATCH: youtu.be/_djMV77mqc4
Jasmine Crockett EXPOSES GOP TREACHERY as Trump PANICS
YouTube video by The Dangerous Ones
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
🚨Jasmine Crockett EXPOSES GOP plan for Epstein Coverup
Everyone's favorite firebrand is blowing the doors off the Republican coverup and they are scrambling to contain the fallout.
MUST-WATCH: youtu.be/_djMV77mqc4
Everyone's favorite firebrand is blowing the doors off the Republican coverup and they are scrambling to contain the fallout.
MUST-WATCH: youtu.be/_djMV77mqc4
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A statement from Rev. Jesse Jackson's family.
November 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A statement from Rev. Jesse Jackson's family.
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Bone-sawed body parts don't just "happen."
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Bone-sawed body parts don't just "happen."
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
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Jim Jordan: "We're all for protecting innocent victims, we're all for exposing the bad guys who did bad things, but— "
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
November 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Jim Jordan: "We're all for protecting innocent victims, we're all for exposing the bad guys who did bad things, but— "
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
Real rich coming from Jordan who knew about, & failed to report, the sexual abuse of athletes by OSU team doctor Richard Strauss when he was an assistant wrestling coach
Trump administration issuing $1B loan to bolster Three Mile Island restart
"Microsoft and Constellation Energy announced a deal to reopen an unaffected reactor at the plant to power data centers."
No warm and fuzzy here😏
thehill.com/policy/energ...
"Microsoft and Constellation Energy announced a deal to reopen an unaffected reactor at the plant to power data centers."
No warm and fuzzy here😏
thehill.com/policy/energ...
November 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump administration issuing $1B loan to bolster Three Mile Island restart
"Microsoft and Constellation Energy announced a deal to reopen an unaffected reactor at the plant to power data centers."
No warm and fuzzy here😏
thehill.com/policy/energ...
"Microsoft and Constellation Energy announced a deal to reopen an unaffected reactor at the plant to power data centers."
No warm and fuzzy here😏
thehill.com/policy/energ...
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She's being charged with felony opposition to fascism.
This is bullshit! What are the charges?
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
📌 Border Patrol arrested two women for allegedly honking their car horn to alert others of the agents’ presence
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
She's being charged with felony opposition to fascism.
eww..."Secret Bonesaw Handshake"?
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
eww..."Secret Bonesaw Handshake"?
umm...have you ever known MBS to lie?
(rhetorical😏)
(rhetorical😏)
Fox News credulously reports that "the Saudis now say their investment pledge in the US will be increased to $1 trillion." THE ENTIRE GDP OF SAUDI ARABIA IS $1.1 TRILLION, so this is total nonsense.
November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
umm...have you ever known MBS to lie?
(rhetorical😏)
(rhetorical😏)
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Lol, lmao.
Imagine if Texas is blocked and California gets its new map. This is going to be an epic backfire.
Imagine if Texas is blocked and California gets its new map. This is going to be an epic backfire.
Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lol, lmao.
Imagine if Texas is blocked and California gets its new map. This is going to be an epic backfire.
Imagine if Texas is blocked and California gets its new map. This is going to be an epic backfire.
an honest commentary post...👍
Republicans vote overwhelmingly to pretend they want the Epstein Files released. www.axios.com/2025/11/18/h...
House votes to force DOJ release of Jeffrey Epstein files
While the vote marks an important step in backers' crusade to get the files released, significant barriers remain.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
an honest commentary post...👍
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yeah.
again, you can amplify her attacking trump! no reason not to do that! but there's a big difference between that and saying, "come in our tent!"
like, she's threatened other members of congress, ffs.
again, you can amplify her attacking trump! no reason not to do that! but there's a big difference between that and saying, "come in our tent!"
like, she's threatened other members of congress, ffs.
6/6 Inclusivity means building a big tent for voters, not laundering the reputations of opportunistic, extremist traitors.
Democrats can win by being open-minded, not by pretending fascists are friends
Democrats can win by being open-minded, not by pretending fascists are friends
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
yeah.
again, you can amplify her attacking trump! no reason not to do that! but there's a big difference between that and saying, "come in our tent!"
like, she's threatened other members of congress, ffs.
again, you can amplify her attacking trump! no reason not to do that! but there's a big difference between that and saying, "come in our tent!"
like, she's threatened other members of congress, ffs.
Reposted by Kim Eckert
Even the US flag is giving up on this guy.
President Trump walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Even the US flag is giving up on this guy.
Reposted by Kim Eckert
November 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Absolutely no way to read this and not conclude that the Department of Justice has been deeply corrupted. And this is from a time when career lawyers were in place, pushing back against illegality. With firings and resignations, the politicization will just get worse.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
😶
November 18, 2025 at 2:49 AM
😶
Reposted by Kim Eckert
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
BREAKING: Magistrate orders DOJ to turn over grand jury materials to Comey, finding real prospect that "government misconduct" may have tainted the case.
Reposted by Kim Eckert
No surprise that Mr. "We May Need to Tell the Courts 'Fuck You'" was also pushing the administration's campaign of extrajudicial killings.
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g...
Justice Department official told prosecutors that U.S. should 'just sink' drug boats
NPR interviews with current and former officials reveal more of the backstory around the military's strikes in the Caribbean.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
No surprise that Mr. "We May Need to Tell the Courts 'Fuck You'" was also pushing the administration's campaign of extrajudicial killings.
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g...
www.npr.org/2025/11/17/g...
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Spotify's HQ in L.A. has a 150,000 sq ft campus. Now those buildings have light projections showing men in balaclavas with text like:
"Spotify, Don't Stream Fascism"
"Tell Spotify, Get ICE Ads OFF THE AIR"
Reddit: "Spotify is facing backlash for running recruitment ads for ICE on its service."
"Spotify, Don't Stream Fascism"
"Tell Spotify, Get ICE Ads OFF THE AIR"
Reddit: "Spotify is facing backlash for running recruitment ads for ICE on its service."
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Spotify's HQ in L.A. has a 150,000 sq ft campus. Now those buildings have light projections showing men in balaclavas with text like:
"Spotify, Don't Stream Fascism"
"Tell Spotify, Get ICE Ads OFF THE AIR"
Reddit: "Spotify is facing backlash for running recruitment ads for ICE on its service."
"Spotify, Don't Stream Fascism"
"Tell Spotify, Get ICE Ads OFF THE AIR"
Reddit: "Spotify is facing backlash for running recruitment ads for ICE on its service."
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FBI assets currently exist primarily to serve Kash’s social life and calendar. www.ms.now/msnbc/news/k...
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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We’re chasing the outrage of the day while a tidal wave of tech change reshapes wages, productivity, and inequality. Can we please have the grown‑up conversation about how to harness AI for broadly shared prosperity?
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We’re chasing the outrage of the day while a tidal wave of tech change reshapes wages, productivity, and inequality. Can we please have the grown‑up conversation about how to harness AI for broadly shared prosperity?
Reposted by Kim Eckert
The escalating U.S. operation against alleged drug traffickers in Latin America is gradually beginning to face international pushback—including from top allies of Washington.
U.S. Allies Turn Against Trump’s Drug Boat War
Western partners are distancing themselves from the U.S. operation.
foreignpolicy.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The escalating U.S. operation against alleged drug traffickers in Latin America is gradually beginning to face international pushback—including from top allies of Washington.
Reposted by Kim Eckert
Fifty-seven guns and one switchblade were collected during Oakland’s annual gun buyback event by Guns to Gardens, a faith-based group that takes firearms and forges them into gardening tools.
Oakland gun buyback collects 57 guns, gives out $4,500 in Target gift cards
While research suggests gun buybacks do not reduce overall gun violence, proponents say they raise awareness.
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Fifty-seven guns and one switchblade were collected during Oakland’s annual gun buyback event by Guns to Gardens, a faith-based group that takes firearms and forges them into gardening tools.