Kira Dault
@kiradault.bsky.social
I love Chicago and democracy. Abolitionist. Climate activist. Favorite sport is politics & religion at dinner. Comms @fipactionfund.bsky.social Posts are my own. (she/her)
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Kira Dault
@kiradault.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Intro post.
Hi everyone! I’m an abolitionist, climate activist, parent to teens, and nonprofit strategist.
I post a lot about education (esp. for neurodivergent students), democracy, and municipal budgets.
Hi everyone! I’m an abolitionist, climate activist, parent to teens, and nonprofit strategist.
I post a lot about education (esp. for neurodivergent students), democracy, and municipal budgets.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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BREAKING: We go now live to the U.S. Senate where Democrats have decided to believe Republicans will honor their promise to vote for an #ACA extension in December.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
BREAKING: We go now live to the U.S. Senate where Democrats have decided to believe Republicans will honor their promise to vote for an #ACA extension in December.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Dems have spent the past two months saying they're fighting to address the crisis of spiking healthcare costs and now they're caving for a deal that does nothing to address healthcare costs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
November 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This shit is why people don’t trust the Democratic Party.
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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AND make sure you check in w/ local press @thetriibe.com @blockclubchi.bsky.social @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com @chicagotribune.com etc
It's always best to seek out local reporters/outlets on any big story, but especially now, when ICE has changed tactics almost certainly to evade scrutiny.
It's always best to seek out local reporters/outlets on any big story, but especially now, when ICE has changed tactics almost certainly to evade scrutiny.
September 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
AND make sure you check in w/ local press @thetriibe.com @blockclubchi.bsky.social @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com @chicagotribune.com etc
It's always best to seek out local reporters/outlets on any big story, but especially now, when ICE has changed tactics almost certainly to evade scrutiny.
It's always best to seek out local reporters/outlets on any big story, but especially now, when ICE has changed tactics almost certainly to evade scrutiny.
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You want to help Chicago[land]?
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They're doing quick hits, in the burbs, bc they figured out that the big raids in LA drew a lot of attention.
BE A MEGAPHONE
start with:
@unraveledpress.com @djbyrnes1.bsky.social @mulchy.bsky.social @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST
They're doing quick hits, in the burbs, bc they figured out that the big raids in LA drew a lot of attention.
BE A MEGAPHONE
start with:
@unraveledpress.com @djbyrnes1.bsky.social @mulchy.bsky.social @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
ICE has fired tear gas and pepper balls at protesters outside their Broadview facility. They are terrorizing immigrants across Chicagoland. The time to resist is now. It will only get harder as authoritarianism tightens its grip. Please pay attention to this struggle.
September 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
You want to help Chicago[land]?
REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST
They're doing quick hits, in the burbs, bc they figured out that the big raids in LA drew a lot of attention.
BE A MEGAPHONE
start with:
@unraveledpress.com @djbyrnes1.bsky.social @mulchy.bsky.social @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST REPOST
They're doing quick hits, in the burbs, bc they figured out that the big raids in LA drew a lot of attention.
BE A MEGAPHONE
start with:
@unraveledpress.com @djbyrnes1.bsky.social @mulchy.bsky.social @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
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Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
September 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Charlie Kirk called me a ‘lunatic’ and a ‘prostitute’ and demanded I be deported.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
Nothing, *nothing*, justifies killing him, or robbing his kids of their dad.
We don’t know the identity or motive of the shooter but murder can *never* be the response to political disagreements.
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“As everyday people put their bodies on the line to face fascist brutality head on, let’s cover these resistors like the heroes that they are.”
thetriibe.com/reshape/we-d...
thetriibe.com/reshape/we-d...
We don’t owe fascism fair coverage • The TRiiBE
Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, his administration has used a strategy called “flooding the zone” to overwhelm people and the media with chaos narratives. I told y’all earlier in the year that The ...
thetriibe.com
August 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
“As everyday people put their bodies on the line to face fascist brutality head on, let’s cover these resistors like the heroes that they are.”
thetriibe.com/reshape/we-d...
thetriibe.com/reshape/we-d...
There should be a size grouping for boys who are 13-14 and going through the “growing-by-stretching” phase of development. Child size pants are too short. Men’s size pants are too big in the waist.
August 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
There should be a size grouping for boys who are 13-14 and going through the “growing-by-stretching” phase of development. Child size pants are too short. Men’s size pants are too big in the waist.
Is it possible to find a physician for adolescents who do not use BMI as a metric? Is that a thing?
My kid gets so anxious around going to the dr for fear they're gonna bring up BMI, and they always do.
My kid gets so anxious around going to the dr for fear they're gonna bring up BMI, and they always do.
August 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Is it possible to find a physician for adolescents who do not use BMI as a metric? Is that a thing?
My kid gets so anxious around going to the dr for fear they're gonna bring up BMI, and they always do.
My kid gets so anxious around going to the dr for fear they're gonna bring up BMI, and they always do.
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A Texas voter recounts her attempts to cast a ballot under a strict new law: “To this day, I’m still not sure [my vote] was counted.” bit.ly/3HeIMgV
One American’s Struggle to Vote in Texas
Voting in the state suddenly became costly and arduous after Senate Bill 1 became law.
www.brennancenter.org
August 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A Texas voter recounts her attempts to cast a ballot under a strict new law: “To this day, I’m still not sure [my vote] was counted.” bit.ly/3HeIMgV
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Can't believe I had to issue a request like this, but apparently news outlets are printing completely fabricated quotes now
July 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Can't believe I had to issue a request like this, but apparently news outlets are printing completely fabricated quotes now
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
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Colbert has the highest ratings of any late night host.
"Financial reasons" my ass. This is political.
"Financial reasons" my ass. This is political.
July 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Colbert has the highest ratings of any late night host.
"Financial reasons" my ass. This is political.
"Financial reasons" my ass. This is political.
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Interesting thing about Colbert—something that sets him apart from the other late-night comedy hosts over the decades: Paar, Carson, Leno, Letterman, Conan, the Jimmys, et al.—is his willingness to be entirely candid (while remaining winsome) about his thoughts & feelings on morally weighty matters.
WHAT PUNISHMENTS ARE NOT GIFTS
YouTube video by PHILIP CHIRCOP
www.youtube.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Interesting thing about Colbert—something that sets him apart from the other late-night comedy hosts over the decades: Paar, Carson, Leno, Letterman, Conan, the Jimmys, et al.—is his willingness to be entirely candid (while remaining winsome) about his thoughts & feelings on morally weighty matters.
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Have talked to local journalists in multiple states over the past day & all have asked "Could this flood happen in our state?"
Let me save everyone some time: yes
Do you live under the sky? Ok, you can flood
Some places have a much higher vulnerability and likelihood, but it can happen anywhere.
Let me save everyone some time: yes
Do you live under the sky? Ok, you can flood
Some places have a much higher vulnerability and likelihood, but it can happen anywhere.
July 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Have talked to local journalists in multiple states over the past day & all have asked "Could this flood happen in our state?"
Let me save everyone some time: yes
Do you live under the sky? Ok, you can flood
Some places have a much higher vulnerability and likelihood, but it can happen anywhere.
Let me save everyone some time: yes
Do you live under the sky? Ok, you can flood
Some places have a much higher vulnerability and likelihood, but it can happen anywhere.
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We know intense rainfall events are increasing in New England and that our mitigation and preparedness efforts are not keeping up. It's one of the reasons I advocate so strongly for greater state and local investment in emergency management.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/08/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/08/s...
As flash floods intensify, current alert systems put lives at risk, including in New England - The Boston Globe
Flash floods are a hallmark of climate change, and they can come on fast, seemingly without warning. The ability of officials to get a warning out can be the difference between life and death.
www.bostonglobe.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
We know intense rainfall events are increasing in New England and that our mitigation and preparedness efforts are not keeping up. It's one of the reasons I advocate so strongly for greater state and local investment in emergency management.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/08/s...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/08/s...
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MSNBC (thanks to Marisa) has finally noticed the current head of FEMA appears to be completely absent from the response/recovery efforts.
I cannot think of a single other instance where a FEMA director was completely absent -- even Brown was still on TV.
I cannot think of a single other instance where a FEMA director was completely absent -- even Brown was still on TV.
Many thanks to @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social for featuring my reporting on the lack of FEMA support in Texas:
July 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
MSNBC (thanks to Marisa) has finally noticed the current head of FEMA appears to be completely absent from the response/recovery efforts.
I cannot think of a single other instance where a FEMA director was completely absent -- even Brown was still on TV.
I cannot think of a single other instance where a FEMA director was completely absent -- even Brown was still on TV.
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If I were a member of the Homeland Security committees, I would be dragging Richardson into Congress to find out why he thinks he should be getting a paycheck for sitting around FEMA HQ while 100+ Americans drown but that's just me!
July 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
If I were a member of the Homeland Security committees, I would be dragging Richardson into Congress to find out why he thinks he should be getting a paycheck for sitting around FEMA HQ while 100+ Americans drown but that's just me!
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I keep thinking that this bill should have been called the Miller-Vought Destroy American Democracy Bill
July 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I keep thinking that this bill should have been called the Miller-Vought Destroy American Democracy Bill
Hi. We should abolish the filibuster.
July 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Hi. We should abolish the filibuster.
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there is a comical screwup in the Big Beautiful Bill that would reward states for making improper food benefit payments and punish states that don't.
it's a provision that got twisted around in an effort to get Lisa Murkowski's vote.
haste makes waste!
www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
it's a provision that got twisted around in an effort to get Lisa Murkowski's vote.
haste makes waste!
www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
Republicans' Absurd Food Benefit Policy Could Reward States Who Waste Money
A plan to make states share the cost of food benefits got warped by an apparent effort to win over Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska.).
www.huffpost.com
July 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
there is a comical screwup in the Big Beautiful Bill that would reward states for making improper food benefit payments and punish states that don't.
it's a provision that got twisted around in an effort to get Lisa Murkowski's vote.
haste makes waste!
www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
it's a provision that got twisted around in an effort to get Lisa Murkowski's vote.
haste makes waste!
www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...