@lindykolsen.bsky.social
Educator/counselor. Counselor educator? Progressive Texan. Long-suffering Nebraska fan.
Look at us doing live sports on the Blue Sky!
November 2, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Look at us doing live sports on the Blue Sky!
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
July 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
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We’re not doing this. There were flash flood watches and warnings. It may have been during the night, but the weather service is doing heroic work under terrible staffing and funding conditions.
Texas officials are shifting blame because they were asked directly why they didn’t order evacuation.
Texas officials are shifting blame because they were asked directly why they didn’t order evacuation.
July 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We’re not doing this. There were flash flood watches and warnings. It may have been during the night, but the weather service is doing heroic work under terrible staffing and funding conditions.
Texas officials are shifting blame because they were asked directly why they didn’t order evacuation.
Texas officials are shifting blame because they were asked directly why they didn’t order evacuation.
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Every cut that the government makes to social services is effectively a tax on women. Because they're the ones who will be expected to fill in the gaps.
BREAKING: 1 in 4 nursing homes say they will be forced to close if Republicans pass Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.
No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.
No grandma should be kicked out of her nursing home so that Mark Zuckerberg can buy another Hawaiian island.
June 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Every cut that the government makes to social services is effectively a tax on women. Because they're the ones who will be expected to fill in the gaps.
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The path for Democrats is very clear: have good ideas, believe in them, state them clearly, stick to them, act decisively in support of these ideas, speak to the young half of the electorate, support other democrats who do these things. Follow Mamdani and Lander's example or fade into nothingness.
June 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
The path for Democrats is very clear: have good ideas, believe in them, state them clearly, stick to them, act decisively in support of these ideas, speak to the young half of the electorate, support other democrats who do these things. Follow Mamdani and Lander's example or fade into nothingness.
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illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
June 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president
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I know a lot of folks like this account. But this is a wild, and unhelpful, exaggeration--it's a resistance version of sean spicer. It veers into #resistanceporn and trades accuracy for clout, like other "blue maga" grifters on here. Pls consider finding other sources of inspiration/news/motivation
June 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I know a lot of folks like this account. But this is a wild, and unhelpful, exaggeration--it's a resistance version of sean spicer. It veers into #resistanceporn and trades accuracy for clout, like other "blue maga" grifters on here. Pls consider finding other sources of inspiration/news/motivation
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They have literally already indicted a member of Congress for daring to try to inspect a private prison where they are detaining kidnapped migrants. She was shoved while trying to protect an elder member of congress, yet it is Rep. LaMonica McIver who is being charged with assault.
It’s true, as many have suggested, that if they can do this to Sen. Padilla, they can do it to others.
I’d only add that they already have been doing this to others.
A mass deportation regime, sooner rather than later, becomes contemptuous of civil liberties and basic decency.
I’d only add that they already have been doing this to others.
A mass deportation regime, sooner rather than later, becomes contemptuous of civil liberties and basic decency.
June 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
They have literally already indicted a member of Congress for daring to try to inspect a private prison where they are detaining kidnapped migrants. She was shoved while trying to protect an elder member of congress, yet it is Rep. LaMonica McIver who is being charged with assault.
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PADILLA: “If this is how the administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, cooks, and day laborers throughout the country.”
June 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
PADILLA: “If this is how the administration responds to a Senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farmworkers, cooks, and day laborers throughout the country.”
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noem saying thery're going to "liberate" california from its leaders seconds before federal law enforcement restrains and removes one of the state's senators from the room—like what else needs to be said
June 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
noem saying thery're going to "liberate" california from its leaders seconds before federal law enforcement restrains and removes one of the state's senators from the room—like what else needs to be said
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She is saying, in effect: "We are going to liberate the city from its democratically elected leadership using the military"
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
She is saying, in effect: "We are going to liberate the city from its democratically elected leadership using the military"
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It’s not too late to push back on attempts to limit vaccine access. bsky.app/profile/nikk...
You do NOT have to accept this! Post on the public comments to pressure them to NOT do this! www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
May 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s not too late to push back on attempts to limit vaccine access. bsky.app/profile/nikk...
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The way Rumeysa Öztürk holds her heart as she testifies for her own freedom at a bail hearing in federal court is truly heart-rending.
She cannot be freed soon enough.
She cannot be freed soon enough.
May 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The way Rumeysa Öztürk holds her heart as she testifies for her own freedom at a bail hearing in federal court is truly heart-rending.
She cannot be freed soon enough.
She cannot be freed soon enough.
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Hi, I'm the guy who wrote the book "Administrative Burdens" and it's just objectively untrue that no one will face "unnecessary burdens" b/c
*non-citizens almost never vote!
*About 20M citizens don't have access to citizenship documents
SAVE solves a non-problem by burdening American citizens.
*non-citizens almost never vote!
*About 20M citizens don't have access to citizenship documents
SAVE solves a non-problem by burdening American citizens.
Maine's voting culture is the best in the nation. I am confident that under the SAVE Act, our state can both ensure that only citizens can cast ballots and that no one faces unnecessary barriers to registering to vote.
April 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Hi, I'm the guy who wrote the book "Administrative Burdens" and it's just objectively untrue that no one will face "unnecessary burdens" b/c
*non-citizens almost never vote!
*About 20M citizens don't have access to citizenship documents
SAVE solves a non-problem by burdening American citizens.
*non-citizens almost never vote!
*About 20M citizens don't have access to citizenship documents
SAVE solves a non-problem by burdening American citizens.
This was so good and helpful.
This is fascinating: On the pod, @kedseconomist.com cites the example of a US manufacturer of board games to explain what's wrong with Trump's tariffs and why unleashing so much pain and turmoil to restore manufacturing is an incoherent goal.
Transcript here:
newrepublic.com/article/1937...
Transcript here:
newrepublic.com/article/1937...
April 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This was so good and helpful.
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The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
April 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
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It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
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THIS IS WHY YOU YELL AT THEM
NOT BECAUSE IT’S FUN
BECAUSE IT MATTERS
NOT BECAUSE IT’S FUN
BECAUSE IT MATTERS
Quite moving hearing Booker just now saying why he started this and referring to his constituents asking him to do more, do things differently, to take risks, and then referencing John Lewis. Sounds like he took the advocacy to heart.
April 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
THIS IS WHY YOU YELL AT THEM
NOT BECAUSE IT’S FUN
BECAUSE IT MATTERS
NOT BECAUSE IT’S FUN
BECAUSE IT MATTERS
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Supporting bathroom, sports and healthcare bans for trans people means signing on to a moral panic about problems that DON'T EXIST.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
March 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Supporting bathroom, sports and healthcare bans for trans people means signing on to a moral panic about problems that DON'T EXIST.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
When people say Democrats should "moderate" on these issues, they are suggesting that we legislate a group out of public life based on lies.
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My brave client spoke with the @wsj.com about how ICE harassed and threatened him last week, despite having DACA and being on the path to a green card through his US citizen spouse. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
February 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My brave client spoke with the @wsj.com about how ICE harassed and threatened him last week, despite having DACA and being on the path to a green card through his US citizen spouse. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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There is going to come a time in the very near future where the only way to resolve this is for every non-MAGA media company to band together and simply refuse to walk into the presser or attend the event. Because he wants the coverage more than anything else. Divided you fall.
February 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
There is going to come a time in the very near future where the only way to resolve this is for every non-MAGA media company to band together and simply refuse to walk into the presser or attend the event. Because he wants the coverage more than anything else. Divided you fall.
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Are you a teacher who is dealing withal administrations preemptively changing school guidelines in dealing with trans and gnc youth in the wake of Trump’s new executive order? I’d love to speak with you for a story.
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Signal: SydneyBauer.30
Email: Sydneyerinwrites@gmail.com
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Email: Sydneyerinwrites@gmail.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Are you a teacher who is dealing withal administrations preemptively changing school guidelines in dealing with trans and gnc youth in the wake of Trump’s new executive order? I’d love to speak with you for a story.
DMs open
Signal: SydneyBauer.30
Email: Sydneyerinwrites@gmail.com
DMs open
Signal: SydneyBauer.30
Email: Sydneyerinwrites@gmail.com