Kurt Kessler
@kurtkessler.bsky.social
Committed to making the best sense of things I can, and to doing right by everyone and everything. It's a work in progress.
How Corporate Democrats Made Trump Possible: A 10-Year Timeline www.commondreams.org/opinion/corp...
How Corporate Democrats Made Trump Possible: A 10-Year Timeline | Common Dreams
Saving the country from autocracy requires recognizing—and then overcoming—the chokehold that Democratic leaders have on the party.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
How Corporate Democrats Made Trump Possible: A 10-Year Timeline www.commondreams.org/opinion/corp...
What we know about rumor Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to sit for Epstein depositions www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
What we know about rumor Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to sit for Epstein depositions
The government shutdown delayed proceedings into Congress' investigation of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
What we know about rumor Bill and Hillary Clinton refused to sit for Epstein depositions www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
The guy on the right in this picture is my Jewish immigrant great-grandfather. Like Stephen Miller’s great-great-grandfather, he opened a store in Cambria County, PA in the early 20th century. He probably attended synagogue a few times with Miller’s immigrant ancestor.
November 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
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November 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Pressure works
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Pressure works
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Thank you for coming out to support workers fighting for a fair contract and end to union busting!
NEW YORK CITY IS A UNION TOWN 🗣️
NEW YORK CITY IS A UNION TOWN 🗣️
My Transition Co-chair Lina Khan and First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan joined Starbucks workers on the picket line today because making NYC affordable means an end to unfair labor practices and a living wage for our workers. We are their partners in the fight to live in this city with dignity.
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Thank you for coming out to support workers fighting for a fair contract and end to union busting!
NEW YORK CITY IS A UNION TOWN 🗣️
NEW YORK CITY IS A UNION TOWN 🗣️
The inverse of the Law of Identity: A daddy cannot be himself and someone else in the same sense at the same time.
Toddler Confused by Twin Dads: "Why Are There Two?!" #Shorts
YouTube video by Fluffy Buddies
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November 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
The inverse of the Law of Identity: A daddy cannot be himself and someone else in the same sense at the same time.
None of what's in this short video qualifies as sedition, legally. In fact, far from sedition, it's illegal to obey an unlawful order. If, however, you are a statist totalitarian, then you view obedience to all orders as categorically legal, legal by definition.
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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community...
YouTube video by Sen. Elissa Slotkin
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November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
None of what's in this short video qualifies as sedition, legally. In fact, far from sedition, it's illegal to obey an unlawful order. If, however, you are a statist totalitarian, then you view obedience to all orders as categorically legal, legal by definition.
youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
youtube.com/shorts/Fk9Gh...
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A coalition of Catholic clergy and sisters filed suit Nov. 19 after federal officials blocked them from entering the Broadview detention center to offer pastoral care and Communion.
Catholic coalition sues federal government after being barred from Chicago ICE facility
A coalition of Catholic clergy and sisters filed suit Nov. 19 after federal officials blocked them from entering the Broadview detention center to offer pastoral care and Communion.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A coalition of Catholic clergy and sisters filed suit Nov. 19 after federal officials blocked them from entering the Broadview detention center to offer pastoral care and Communion.
Kash Patel’s Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks
Kash Patel’s Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks
This dude can’t stop flying to Nashville.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Kash Patel’s Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. This is an excellent analysis of how the courts are addressing the disjuncture between Trump's claims on the one hand, and what is actually happening on the ground, on the other.
Opinion | How a Trump Judge Exposed the Trump Con
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October 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. This is an excellent analysis of how the courts are addressing the disjuncture between Trump's claims on the one hand, and what is actually happening on the ground, on the other.
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A Massachusetts commission unanimously approved a set of recommendations aimed at combating antisemitism in schools, but educators & advocates warn that the Anti-Defamation League’s influence will harm students, teachers, & education throughout the state, Shruti Rajkumar reports.
Massachusetts antisemitism education sparks backlash over Anti-Defamation League's influence
State recommendations for combating antisemitism in schools are facing pushback from educators and advocates who warn of the ADL's influence
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September 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A Massachusetts commission unanimously approved a set of recommendations aimed at combating antisemitism in schools, but educators & advocates warn that the Anti-Defamation League’s influence will harm students, teachers, & education throughout the state, Shruti Rajkumar reports.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
Some of the highest-ranking officials in the federal government used Charlie Kirk’s podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, to lay out their plans.
Some of the highest-ranking officials in the federal government used Charlie Kirk’s podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, to lay out their plans.
White House Plans Broad Crackdown on Liberal Groups
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September 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
Some of the highest-ranking officials in the federal government used Charlie Kirk’s podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, to lay out their plans.
Some of the highest-ranking officials in the federal government used Charlie Kirk’s podcast, guest-hosted by Vice President JD Vance, to lay out their plans.
Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Is Part of a Trend: Spiking Gun Violence in Red States
Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Is Part of a Trend: Spiking Gun Violence in Red States
Charlie Kirk’s assassination in Utah fits a pattern of gun violence run amok in red states.
theintercept.com
September 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Is Part of a Trend: Spiking Gun Violence in Red States
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One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
September 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman.
There is no justification for this. None.
Reposted by Kurt Kessler
I’m sorry, this just looks like an ad for a farm-to-table restaurant for cats.
September 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I’m sorry, this just looks like an ad for a farm-to-table restaurant for cats.
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People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
Contextualizing claim that 72% of people ICE detained under Trump have no criminal record www.snopes.com/news/2025/07...
Contextualizing claim that 72% of people ICE detained under Trump have no criminal record
ICE data from June 2025 showed 72% of people detained in the agency's facilities had no criminal convictions, although 24.7% had pending charges.
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August 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Contextualizing claim that 72% of people ICE detained under Trump have no criminal record www.snopes.com/news/2025/07...
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July 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM