Karen Palmer
@kpalmer433.bsky.social
Leadership & executive coach. Love education, community, politics, art, science, deep & uncomfortable conversations in search of greater understanding. RTs ≠ endorsements.
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A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why I Am Leaving the Federal Bench
A judge explains his reasons for resigning.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A leading federal judge quits in protest of Trump's corruption-- & to fight it
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Wow
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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If we want to stop the kidnappings and these agents require anonymity to commit these actions, then we must remove the masks.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
I’ve come to believe that we need to gather considerable forces and a campaign to demand the removal of face masks by ICE, Border Patrol, FBI and police.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
It is a practice in conflict with the principles of transparency & accountability that are central to the concept of democracy.
Video on social media shows an immigration agent pulling a gun in Little Village and holding it to the side — which is not an appropriate or safe way to hold a gun. (Among other issues.)
November 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
If we want to stop the kidnappings and these agents require anonymity to commit these actions, then we must remove the masks.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
So long as we allow masked law enforcement to terrorize people, we cannot be a democracy.
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The Mississippi GOP's main project has been to roll back the civil rights movement, starting with the re-segregation of public schools. ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 mn over 6 years from state coffers.
Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s
ProPublica identified 20 schools in the state that likely opened as segregation academies and have received almost $10 million over the past six years from the state’s tax credit donation program.
www.propublica.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Mississippi GOP's main project has been to roll back the civil rights movement, starting with the re-segregation of public schools. ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 mn over 6 years from state coffers.
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As respiratory virus season sets in and the holidays approach, we are reminding everyone to protect themselves against COVID-19, influenza (flu), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by getting updated vaccines for the 2025-26 respiratory virus season. More at doh.wa.gov/newsroom/doh...
DOH shares new immunization tracking tool, urges respiratory vaccines ahead of holiday season
For immediate release: November 6, 2025 (25-132) Contact: DOH Communications
doh.wa.gov
November 6, 2025 at 5:03 PM
As respiratory virus season sets in and the holidays approach, we are reminding everyone to protect themselves against COVID-19, influenza (flu), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) by getting updated vaccines for the 2025-26 respiratory virus season. More at doh.wa.gov/newsroom/doh...
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We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re hiring!
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda.
Could that be you? Apply using the link below.
transition2025.com/apply
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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A victim of the shooting at the ICE facility is UNCONSCIOUS, in critical care, may not survive, his wife is about to give birth, and ICE IS KEEPING HIM SHACKLED TO HIS HOSPITAL BED:
I just unlocked a new level of rage.
www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...
I just unlocked a new level of rage.
www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...
'I want his name to be known': Wife of immigrant injured at ICE facility shooting speaks out
Stephany Gauffeny says she wants the world to know that her husband, Miguel Angel Garcia-Hernandez, is more than "just an immigrant or a detainee, or a criminal."
www.npr.org
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A victim of the shooting at the ICE facility is UNCONSCIOUS, in critical care, may not survive, his wife is about to give birth, and ICE IS KEEPING HIM SHACKLED TO HIS HOSPITAL BED:
I just unlocked a new level of rage.
www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...
I just unlocked a new level of rage.
www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...
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The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
September 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
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"kristi noem and corey lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together"
absolutely cursed sentence
absolutely cursed sentence
So many crazy details in Ben Terris's story about Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together: nymag.com/intelligence...
Who Really Runs DHS?
Kristi Noem is the face of Trump’s police state. Corey Lewandowski is the muscle.
nymag.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"kristi noem and corey lewandowski, who we can confirm are not only dating but running DHS together"
absolutely cursed sentence
absolutely cursed sentence
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“.. The ECB found that around 26% of its survey respondents reported switching away from U.S. products.”
“.. High-income households are more likely to switch away from U.S. goods ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/eur...
“.. High-income households are more likely to switch away from U.S. goods ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/eur...
September 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
“.. The ECB found that around 26% of its survey respondents reported switching away from U.S. products.”
“.. High-income households are more likely to switch away from U.S. goods ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/eur...
“.. High-income households are more likely to switch away from U.S. goods ..”
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/business/eur...
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I wish people would stop fixating on causes and cures for Autism and neurodiversity more broadly. It's time people listen to us, especially Neurodivergent people of color, women and others who are often excluded. Let actually Autistic and Neurodivergent people take the lead. This shouldn't be hard.
September 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I wish people would stop fixating on causes and cures for Autism and neurodiversity more broadly. It's time people listen to us, especially Neurodivergent people of color, women and others who are often excluded. Let actually Autistic and Neurodivergent people take the lead. This shouldn't be hard.
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BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered Trump to restore $500 million in frozen UCLA NIH grants. The same judge, Rita F. Lin, previously ordered all UCLA NSF grants reinstated. Lin has now nearly entirely reversed Trump's July de-funding of UCLA research: www.latimes.com/california/s...
Federal judge orders Trump to restore $500 million in frozen UCLA medical research grants
A San Francisco-based federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to restore all National Institutes of Health grants to UCLA, roughly $500 million, that the government suspended in July.
www.latimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered Trump to restore $500 million in frozen UCLA NIH grants. The same judge, Rita F. Lin, previously ordered all UCLA NSF grants reinstated. Lin has now nearly entirely reversed Trump's July de-funding of UCLA research: www.latimes.com/california/s...
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The Pentagon Papers case gives us important insight into why having a free press matters so much. This week has taught us that we have a role to play in protecting the 1st Amendment, & (to quote a woman who would have made a great president), when we fight, we win. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Pentagon's Attack on Free Speech Doesn't Have To Work
When it comes to things the government can’t do without violating the First Amendment, imposing prior restraints on what the media can report is near the top of the list, absent a compelling rationale...
open.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Pentagon Papers case gives us important insight into why having a free press matters so much. This week has taught us that we have a role to play in protecting the 1st Amendment, & (to quote a woman who would have made a great president), when we fight, we win. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Lawgeeks, Kilmar Abrego Garcia's reply filing in support of his motion to dismiss the criminal case in Tennessee for vindictive and selective prosecution is an excellent, powerful (and short) read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Lawgeeks, Kilmar Abrego Garcia's reply filing in support of his motion to dismiss the criminal case in Tennessee for vindictive and selective prosecution is an excellent, powerful (and short) read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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An 11-year-old Michigan boy was expelled from school for a year after he took a gun away from a classmate, disarmed and disassembled it, according to his mother
He’s now enrolled in a non-accredited online program as he tries to keep up
He’s now enrolled in a non-accredited online program as he tries to keep up
11-Year-Old Expelled After Taking Gun Away from Classmate, Friend Says He 'Acted Out of Courage and Compassion'
The mother of a Michigan elementary school student is speaking out after her 11-year-old son was expelled for taking a gun away from a classmate. Savitra McClurkin said her son was expelled after admi...
people.com
September 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
An 11-year-old Michigan boy was expelled from school for a year after he took a gun away from a classmate, disarmed and disassembled it, according to his mother
He’s now enrolled in a non-accredited online program as he tries to keep up
He’s now enrolled in a non-accredited online program as he tries to keep up
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When ICE agents look like this, it is ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE for state and local law enforcement to step in and demand they identify themselves and show judicial warrants before detaining anyone from an immigration court.
Democratic mayor and governors can take action on this.
Democratic mayor and governors can take action on this.
June 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
When ICE agents look like this, it is ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE for state and local law enforcement to step in and demand they identify themselves and show judicial warrants before detaining anyone from an immigration court.
Democratic mayor and governors can take action on this.
Democratic mayor and governors can take action on this.
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Last night, Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee forced language into the budget bill that would deregulate almost every weapon—not just silencers—regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA).
These protections on especially deadly firearms have existed for nearly a century.
These protections on especially deadly firearms have existed for nearly a century.
June 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Last night, Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee forced language into the budget bill that would deregulate almost every weapon—not just silencers—regulated under the National Firearms Act (NFA).
These protections on especially deadly firearms have existed for nearly a century.
These protections on especially deadly firearms have existed for nearly a century.
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“Fighting for Russia without a single Russian among us”
Moscow’s forced mobilization is wiping out indigenous men from colonized regions like the Yukaghirs, now with less than 2,000 left.
Moscow’s forced mobilization is wiping out indigenous men from colonized regions like the Yukaghirs, now with less than 2,000 left.
May 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“Fighting for Russia without a single Russian among us”
Moscow’s forced mobilization is wiping out indigenous men from colonized regions like the Yukaghirs, now with less than 2,000 left.
Moscow’s forced mobilization is wiping out indigenous men from colonized regions like the Yukaghirs, now with less than 2,000 left.
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Good work here. This must happen.
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/make-...
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/make-...
Make Moscow Pay
The case for seizing Russian assets to fund Ukraine’s defense.
www.foreignaffairs.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Good work here. This must happen.
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/make-...
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/make-...
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The CBO finds that if the Reconciliation Bill goes through:
-7.6 million people would lose coverage because of Medicaid changes
-1 million would lose it because of changes to the ACA from E&C
-2.1 million would lose it because of changes by Ways and Means
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
-7.6 million people would lose coverage because of Medicaid changes
-1 million would lose it because of changes to the ACA from E&C
-2.1 million would lose it because of changes by Ways and Means
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
Estimated Budgetary Effects of a Bill to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Title II of H. Con. Res. 14, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Budget on May 18, 2025
www.cbo.gov
May 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The CBO finds that if the Reconciliation Bill goes through:
-7.6 million people would lose coverage because of Medicaid changes
-1 million would lose it because of changes to the ACA from E&C
-2.1 million would lose it because of changes by Ways and Means
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
-7.6 million people would lose coverage because of Medicaid changes
-1 million would lose it because of changes to the ACA from E&C
-2.1 million would lose it because of changes by Ways and Means
www.cbo.gov/publication/...
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BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
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Amusing because someone I know sent me screenshots from Duolingo being weird AF with anti-labor conversation scripts earlier this week.
Not surprising he would say this, as he is trying to sell something, but statements like this should be highlighted because he is explicit about the goal being to eliminate teachers.
Duolingo CEO says AI is a better teacher than humans—but schools will exist ‘because you still need childcare’
Duolingo replaced its contract workers with AI. Now its eyes are set on schools.
fortune.com
May 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Amusing because someone I know sent me screenshots from Duolingo being weird AF with anti-labor conversation scripts earlier this week.
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The US is now almost alone in climate change denial. Worse, the Trump administration is destroying even our capacity to understand it
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...
The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The US is now almost alone in climate change denial. Worse, the Trump administration is destroying even our capacity to understand it
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/c...
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We keep saying people are going to have to feel serious pain before they wake up. Alabama is about to find out…
House Republicans just passed legislation that would cut up to $300 billion from SNAP.
1 in 7 Alabamians rely on SNAP— Republicans are screwing their own constituents the hardest.
House Republicans just passed legislation that would cut up to $300 billion from SNAP.
1 in 7 Alabamians rely on SNAP— Republicans are screwing their own constituents the hardest.
May 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
We keep saying people are going to have to feel serious pain before they wake up. Alabama is about to find out…
House Republicans just passed legislation that would cut up to $300 billion from SNAP.
1 in 7 Alabamians rely on SNAP— Republicans are screwing their own constituents the hardest.
House Republicans just passed legislation that would cut up to $300 billion from SNAP.
1 in 7 Alabamians rely on SNAP— Republicans are screwing their own constituents the hardest.