Kim Haynes
@kimhaynes.bsky.social
writer/editor/consultant/educator; mom of 1 kid and 2 cats; lover of books, board games, and D&D
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The people of #LosAngeles have a rich history of protesting this country’s wrongs and supporting fellow Angelenos even across stark differences.
Take 2.5 minutes and appreciate the context for the grassroots movement taint shape, these last 48 hours. #ICE #NationalGuard
Take 2.5 minutes and appreciate the context for the grassroots movement taint shape, these last 48 hours. #ICE #NationalGuard
June 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The people of #LosAngeles have a rich history of protesting this country’s wrongs and supporting fellow Angelenos even across stark differences.
Take 2.5 minutes and appreciate the context for the grassroots movement taint shape, these last 48 hours. #ICE #NationalGuard
Take 2.5 minutes and appreciate the context for the grassroots movement taint shape, these last 48 hours. #ICE #NationalGuard
🌐 Massive Palisades fire now threatens nearby Brentwood and Encino
#fire
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/massive-palisades-fire-now-threatens-nearby-brentwood-and-encino/
January 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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There are good reasons to be angry with the gerontocracy that is the House Democrats but a gotcha photo of a member needing a walker after hip surgery doesn’t make that case.
Yes, Nancy Pelosi is old. She’s also not in the leadership anymore and she was actually there doing her job, walker and all.
Yes, Nancy Pelosi is old. She’s also not in the leadership anymore and she was actually there doing her job, walker and all.
84 year old Nancy Pelosi is using a walker on the House floor right now, source on the Hill tells me.
If you have any photos, text me securely via Signal at 202-510-1268.
If you have any photos, text me securely via Signal at 202-510-1268.
January 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
There are good reasons to be angry with the gerontocracy that is the House Democrats but a gotcha photo of a member needing a walker after hip surgery doesn’t make that case.
Yes, Nancy Pelosi is old. She’s also not in the leadership anymore and she was actually there doing her job, walker and all.
Yes, Nancy Pelosi is old. She’s also not in the leadership anymore and she was actually there doing her job, walker and all.
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56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025. Choose one per week to help ensure that public goods like schools & libraries remain viable democratic institutions & to protect our most vulnerable populations.
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025
Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.
bookriot.com
January 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025. Choose one per week to help ensure that public goods like schools & libraries remain viable democratic institutions & to protect our most vulnerable populations.
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
Book censorship is about more than books.
bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
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Last night I dreamt I went to harvest organs again...
I don't want to cast doubt on the impeccable dependability of google AI, but I don't remember this particular plot twist in du Maurier's REBECCA
November 28, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Last night I dreamt I went to harvest organs again...
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IMPORTANT: If you’re turned away at the polls because your name is not on the register, don’t walk away.
Your response [verbatim] should be: “Give me a provisional ballot with a receipt, as required by law.”
Don’t let them steal your vote.
Your response [verbatim] should be: “Give me a provisional ballot with a receipt, as required by law.”
Don’t let them steal your vote.
November 5, 2024 at 3:06 PM
IMPORTANT: If you’re turned away at the polls because your name is not on the register, don’t walk away.
Your response [verbatim] should be: “Give me a provisional ballot with a receipt, as required by law.”
Don’t let them steal your vote.
Your response [verbatim] should be: “Give me a provisional ballot with a receipt, as required by law.”
Don’t let them steal your vote.
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abstention is not an option. refusing to make even the slightest concession toward keeping fascists out of power isn't a brave and lonely stand. it is the sin of scrupulosity, the overruling desire the keep oneself clean--and it has never yet delivered anyone from harm.
October 29, 2024 at 10:52 PM
abstention is not an option. refusing to make even the slightest concession toward keeping fascists out of power isn't a brave and lonely stand. it is the sin of scrupulosity, the overruling desire the keep oneself clean--and it has never yet delivered anyone from harm.
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I know folks here on this site know these stakes already.
But in case you need to show this to someone else.
But in case you need to show this to someone else.
October 30, 2024 at 2:13 AM
I know folks here on this site know these stakes already.
But in case you need to show this to someone else.
But in case you need to show this to someone else.
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Yes, you stupid libs, a comedian told a joke dismissing Puerto Rico as an "island of garbage," but that comment in no way reflects the attitudes of President Trump and his supporters who have always treated ... "
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
New probe confirms Trump officials blocked Puerto Rico from receiving hurricane aid
The Trump administration also obstructed an investigation looking into why it was depriving the U.S. territory of congressionally approved funds, the report found.
www.nbcnews.com
October 28, 2024 at 12:22 PM
Yes, you stupid libs, a comedian told a joke dismissing Puerto Rico as an "island of garbage," but that comment in no way reflects the attitudes of President Trump and his supporters who have always treated ... "
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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Fantastic, fiercely courageous piece, opening with a quotation from historian Timothy Snyder.
Also fitting that the Constitution was signed in Philadelphia. 👏👏👏
Also fitting that the Constitution was signed in Philadelphia. 👏👏👏
October 27, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Fantastic, fiercely courageous piece, opening with a quotation from historian Timothy Snyder.
Also fitting that the Constitution was signed in Philadelphia. 👏👏👏
Also fitting that the Constitution was signed in Philadelphia. 👏👏👏
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“Embarrassingly enough, I like this country. But everything good about it has been the product of centuries of people who had no reason to hope for better but chose to believe that better things were possible… to build this fragile thing called democracy.” — Alexandra Petri in the Washington Post
Opinion | It has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to endorse Harris for president
Isn’t this what a newspaper is supposed to do?
www.washingtonpost.com
October 26, 2024 at 9:11 PM
“Embarrassingly enough, I like this country. But everything good about it has been the product of centuries of people who had no reason to hope for better but chose to believe that better things were possible… to build this fragile thing called democracy.” — Alexandra Petri in the Washington Post
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Well, here it is. Palestinian and Arab leaders openly saying if not Harris the alternative is a lot worse.
now thinking about that white person in my mentions the other day saying it doesnt matter what Palestinians think, they're voting against Harris because Gaza
now thinking about that white person in my mentions the other day saying it doesnt matter what Palestinians think, they're voting against Harris because Gaza
"after the election, (we) can hold Harris accountable with “every nonviolent tool of democracy.” Such tools would likely not be available under Trump, who has vowed to deport pro-Palestinian protesters and threatened to turn the military against his own citizens. "
www.yahoo.com/news/extreme...
www.yahoo.com/news/extreme...
“Extreme Danger”: Harris Earns a Stunning Endorsement Over Trump
Kamala Harris has earned an eleventh-hour show of support from Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim community leaders.
www.yahoo.com
October 26, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Well, here it is. Palestinian and Arab leaders openly saying if not Harris the alternative is a lot worse.
now thinking about that white person in my mentions the other day saying it doesnt matter what Palestinians think, they're voting against Harris because Gaza
now thinking about that white person in my mentions the other day saying it doesnt matter what Palestinians think, they're voting against Harris because Gaza
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Today's @washingtonpost.com editorial cartoon: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
October 25, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Today's @washingtonpost.com editorial cartoon: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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I miss when these headlines were only found in history books or sci-fi dystopias.
October 24, 2024 at 1:47 AM
I miss when these headlines were only found in history books or sci-fi dystopias.
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Some people believe that not voting for Kamala will somehow punish Democratic leadership when it will actually punish abortion seekers, LGBTQ people, immigrants and their families, and, yes, anti-war activists
“But we have to punish the Democratic Party for Gaza” I am gonna fucking lose it
www.404media.co/inside-the-u...
www.404media.co/inside-the-u...
Inside the U.S. Government-Bought Tool That Can Track Phones at Abortion Clinics
Privacy advocates gained access to a powerful tool bought by U.S. law enforcement agencies that can track smartphone locations around the world. Abortion clinics, places of worship, and individual peo...
www.404media.co
October 23, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Some people believe that not voting for Kamala will somehow punish Democratic leadership when it will actually punish abortion seekers, LGBTQ people, immigrants and their families, and, yes, anti-war activists
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If something like this happens to you, here are some things you can do: 🧵
So I experienced voter intimidation for the first time today. A car covered in Trump stickers parked in front of the entrance to the polling place, windows down. When I accepted a democratic voting guide, the people in the car—three older white ladies—started shouting abuse at me. It’s been reported
October 22, 2024 at 4:18 PM
If something like this happens to you, here are some things you can do: 🧵
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I keep seeing this and yes.
October 21, 2024 at 11:06 PM
I keep seeing this and yes.
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This was the obvious lesson that emerged from researching my book on concentration camps. Such a simple principle! Yet over and over some ruling party or leader manages to convince the public that no, THESE people are different and evil. And always for power, while the vulnerable pay the price.
There can be no acceptable justification for the dehumanization of a population.
It's a simple guiding principle.
It's a simple guiding principle.
I have adopted Ta-Nehesi Coates position on the Israeli-Palestinan discourse where talking about the "complexity" of the situation is a red herring for avoiding the morality of it, which is *extremely* simple.
October 20, 2024 at 2:08 PM
This was the obvious lesson that emerged from researching my book on concentration camps. Such a simple principle! Yet over and over some ruling party or leader manages to convince the public that no, THESE people are different and evil. And always for power, while the vulnerable pay the price.
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Reskeet if you are in the United States and are, in fact, like "oh my gosh, I will die if I don't have health care" politicalwire.com/2024/10/17/b...
Bonus Quote of the Day
“No one in the United States is like ‘Oh my gosh, I will die if I don’t have health care.'"-- Virginia U.S. Senate candidate Hung Cao (R), in an interview.
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October 18, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Reskeet if you are in the United States and are, in fact, like "oh my gosh, I will die if I don't have health care" politicalwire.com/2024/10/17/b...
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