Kat
@mizbluebird.bsky.social
I’ve sworn an oath of solitude until the pestilence is purged from the land.
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From a fellow millennial lawyer: I.C.E. is disappearing people to work camps.
October 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
From a fellow millennial lawyer: I.C.E. is disappearing people to work camps.
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Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
October 10, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.
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September 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.
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The next time a dem politician is asked “don’t you agree that the left needs to turn down the rhetoric?
“Fuck you”
“Fuck you” is the answer to that question.
“Fuck you”
“Fuck you” is the answer to that question.
September 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The next time a dem politician is asked “don’t you agree that the left needs to turn down the rhetoric?
“Fuck you”
“Fuck you” is the answer to that question.
“Fuck you”
“Fuck you” is the answer to that question.
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I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM
I've been researching the idea of Unconditional Universal Basic Income since 2013. Here's a collection of findings I've compiled from various UBI experiments and studies of cash transfer programs around the world.
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
This will be a VERY LONG and ongoing thread focused entirely on empirical evidence. 🧵
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Senator Duckworth let Pete know how offended by him she is. 🔥
Sen Tammy Duckworth tore into Pete Hegseth, calling out his abuse of power and demanding he stop forcing the military to do the job of the Department of Homeland Security.
“If Hegseth wants to be DHS Secretary so badly,” she said, “he can apply—after he’s fired for incompetence.”🔥🔥🔥
“If Hegseth wants to be DHS Secretary so badly,” she said, “he can apply—after he’s fired for incompetence.”🔥🔥🔥
June 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Senator Duckworth let Pete know how offended by him she is. 🔥
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Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
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They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."
June 19, 2025 at 1:54 AM
They've got enough money to throw us into another war, but not enough money to fund the suicide prevention hotline. Very "pro-life." Very "pro-family." So "GREAT."
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‘Abducted by Ice’: the haunting missing-person posters plastered across LA
If he can disappear them, he can disappear you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If he can disappear them, he can disappear you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Abducted by Ice’: the haunting missing-person posters plastered across LA
The handmade posters of immigrants have become a symbol of quiet resistance. Their creators reveal the story behind the project
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
‘Abducted by Ice’: the haunting missing-person posters plastered across LA
If he can disappear them, he can disappear you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
If he can disappear them, he can disappear you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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WHERE is all the money going??
🧵ICYMI: Trump is going after the National Science Foundation (NSF) budget, slashing it by $5.1 billion—about 57%. This is the largest single-year cut in the agency’s history and would affect nearly every aspect of NSF’s operations, from research grants to education & workforce development programs.
June 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
WHERE is all the money going??
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Not good enough. He needs to resign or be expelled.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) has deleted all three of his tweets from his personal account that mocked and fanned conspiracies about the assassination of Minnesota Democrat state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband.
June 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Not good enough. He needs to resign or be expelled.
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ICE denied U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) entry into it’s facility in Chicago.
June 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
ICE denied U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) entry into it’s facility in Chicago.
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If there's one legacy of the War in Iraq that Democrats should have internalized, it's the fact that those who lined up behind the war drums all came to regret that decision while those who wisely refused to go along were soon vindicated.
One of the latter rode that decision to the White House!
One of the latter rode that decision to the White House!
UPDATE — At least *37* members of Congress have now signed on to efforts against the Trump-Vance administration's moves towards war on Iran.
+5 since yesterday.
A new Economist/YouGov poll shows Americans strongly disapprove of US involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran: 16-60
+5 since yesterday.
A new Economist/YouGov poll shows Americans strongly disapprove of US involvement in the conflict between Israel and Iran: 16-60
June 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If there's one legacy of the War in Iraq that Democrats should have internalized, it's the fact that those who lined up behind the war drums all came to regret that decision while those who wisely refused to go along were soon vindicated.
One of the latter rode that decision to the White House!
One of the latter rode that decision to the White House!
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I thought I was losing my mind when this happened because it was an attempted assassination of a national political leader and it was treated like it was nothing.
We should've made a bigger national crisis of someone breaking into Nancy Pelosi's home & trying to kill her husband. But then, we should've made a bigger national crisis about hundreds of someones breaking into the Capitol & trying to steal an election. But then, we should've done lots of things.
June 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I thought I was losing my mind when this happened because it was an attempted assassination of a national political leader and it was treated like it was nothing.
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Day 2 of the manhunt for the Trump voters who murdered a Democratic politician in cold blood. Those cops are just having such a hard time catching that schlubby boomer who did it you guys. The delay has nothing to do with the fact that he has multiple sympathizers working in the police departments.
"His wife, Deb Boelter, is the city clerk-treasurer in Winsted. The family’s commitment to public service also extends to his son and daughter, who are both are police officers. His son serves on the Golden Valley department and his daughter serves on the Minneapolis department."
June 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Day 2 of the manhunt for the Trump voters who murdered a Democratic politician in cold blood. Those cops are just having such a hard time catching that schlubby boomer who did it you guys. The delay has nothing to do with the fact that he has multiple sympathizers working in the police departments.
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this woman single-handedly has more courage than the entirety of the gop
AOC during Zohran for Mayor rally: "There are people out there who say, 'If you go out and make this endorsement, your political career will be over.' And to that I say: I don't care. We will never get to a better place if everyone is just worried about themselves. If it's over, so be it."
June 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
this woman single-handedly has more courage than the entirety of the gop
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A leader of the MN House Democrats is murdered by a Republican pro-life activist. Rather than condemning political murder of his opponents, Elon Musk spreads the conspiracy theory that it was done by Democrats. Journalists don’t need to use any social media site. But they really shouldn’t use X.
June 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
A leader of the MN House Democrats is murdered by a Republican pro-life activist. Rather than condemning political murder of his opponents, Elon Musk spreads the conspiracy theory that it was done by Democrats. Journalists don’t need to use any social media site. But they really shouldn’t use X.
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it is Illegal to not enjoy this. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump's Military Birthday Parade Was a Gross Failure
Trump got the expensive military parade he wanted on his birthday, courtesy of Lockheed Martin, Palantir, and American taxpayers.
www.rollingstone.com
June 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
it is Illegal to not enjoy this. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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It was really just a concept of a parade
June 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
It was really just a concept of a parade
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heads up, LA
If you’re in LA in a public space this month and someone tries to get you to sign a petition about wages and voting DO NOT SIGN IT.
this is businesses trying to repeal an ordinance that increases wages for workers in hospitality spaces ahead of the Super Bowl, World Cup, & Olympics.
Do not sign!
this is businesses trying to repeal an ordinance that increases wages for workers in hospitality spaces ahead of the Super Bowl, World Cup, & Olympics.
Do not sign!
June 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
heads up, LA
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i know i’m not a SoOpER geNiUs like elon or anything but this seems bad!
United Airlines has disabled Starlink WiFi on some regional jets after pilots experienced static interference with air traffic control radios, raising concerns about Elon Musk’s growing role in U.S. infrastructure.
United Airlines disables Starlink on jets after cockpit-radio disruptions
United Airlines has disabled Starlink WiFi on some regional jets after pilots experienced static interference with air traffic control radios, raising concerns about Elon Musk’s growing role in U.S. i...
www.fox10phoenix.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:19 AM
i know i’m not a SoOpER geNiUs like elon or anything but this seems bad!
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This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*
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christ he’s so boring. basically a washed-up singer that just plays the same few tired hits.
Trump declares war on cities
“We must expand efforts to detain & deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as LA, Chicago, & NY, where Millions of Illegal Aliens reside. These, & other Cities, are core of the Dem Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base”
“We must expand efforts to detain & deport Illegal Aliens in America’s largest Cities, such as LA, Chicago, & NY, where Millions of Illegal Aliens reside. These, & other Cities, are core of the Dem Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base”
June 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
christ he’s so boring. basically a washed-up singer that just plays the same few tired hits.
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oh my god take my money
June 16, 2025 at 3:04 AM
oh my god take my money
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every day i think they can’t get any worse. every day i’m wrong.
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
every day i think they can’t get any worse. every day i’m wrong.