Kathy Wire
@momowire.bsky.social
Blue soul in a red state; grandma and sometimes lawyer
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This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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I will say, watching the behavior of the Generals today, respectful but reserved and apolitical in the face of Trump was heartening.
Hopefully the next generation of officers, the young ones, see that and take it to heart.
Hopefully the next generation of officers, the young ones, see that and take it to heart.
September 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I will say, watching the behavior of the Generals today, respectful but reserved and apolitical in the face of Trump was heartening.
Hopefully the next generation of officers, the young ones, see that and take it to heart.
Hopefully the next generation of officers, the young ones, see that and take it to heart.
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Pay attention y’all. Sinclair is really trouble.
While you still can, if you’re asking “who’s Sinclair?” John Oliver has you covered:
September 18, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Pay attention y’all. Sinclair is really trouble.
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SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
September 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
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Democracy, it turns out, doesn’t die in darkness. It dies in broad daylight when otherwise good but cowardly people fail to act until it’s too late.
It’s Not Yet Too Late to Save Our Democracy
The window is closing fast—but a handful of senators and Supreme Court justices could check Trump’s autocratic ambitions.
www.thebulwark.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Democracy, it turns out, doesn’t die in darkness. It dies in broad daylight when otherwise good but cowardly people fail to act until it’s too late.
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Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."
August 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Trump on deploying the National Guard to Chicago: "I have the right to do anything I want to do. I'm the president of the United States."
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OK, this one is too easy (and no, Trump does not have a point).
Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.
Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.
August 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
OK, this one is too easy (and no, Trump does not have a point).
Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.
Washington Post vs Democracy Docket.
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"Nearly half of white students admitted to Harvard between 2009 and 2014 were legacy students or Dean’s Interest List—a list of applicants whose relatives have donated to Harvard, the existence of which only became public knowledge in 2018"
75% of them would not have been admitted otherwise
75% of them would not have been admitted otherwise
July 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"Nearly half of white students admitted to Harvard between 2009 and 2014 were legacy students or Dean’s Interest List—a list of applicants whose relatives have donated to Harvard, the existence of which only became public knowledge in 2018"
75% of them would not have been admitted otherwise
75% of them would not have been admitted otherwise
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I’m going to say this again
The president is taxing American consumers to try to do a favor for one of his political allies
The president is taxing American consumers to try to do a favor for one of his political allies
As usual, I think Brian is right about Brazil. Its economy isn’t very reliant on exports to the US, its judiciary operates quite independently of politics and Lula will be eager to stand up to a foreign bully. Brazil already trades more with China than with the US; tariffs deepen that relationship.
July 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I’m going to say this again
The president is taxing American consumers to try to do a favor for one of his political allies
The president is taxing American consumers to try to do a favor for one of his political allies
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Republicans in Texas are attempting to steal the midterm elections and secure illegitimate power for themselves by drawing an even MORE gerrymandered map. And they are doing so at a time of tragedy when they should be focused on their constituents. Shameful. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Texas Plans Mid-Decade Redistricting After Pressure from White House
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
July 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Republicans in Texas are attempting to steal the midterm elections and secure illegitimate power for themselves by drawing an even MORE gerrymandered map. And they are doing so at a time of tragedy when they should be focused on their constituents. Shameful. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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The anti-Mamdani article was a giant flop.
The real story is why The NY Times relied on an infamous white supremacist to write it. 👇🏻
The real story is why The NY Times relied on an infamous white supremacist to write it. 👇🏻
The saga of the NYT's anti-Mamdani story taken from notorious white supremacist Jordan Lasker (they call him an "academic") gets even more amazing: Lasker's only impactful paper, which claimed white people are smarter, is infamous: it misused data so badly it got his tenured co-author fired. 2/
July 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The anti-Mamdani article was a giant flop.
The real story is why The NY Times relied on an infamous white supremacist to write it. 👇🏻
The real story is why The NY Times relied on an infamous white supremacist to write it. 👇🏻
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I know the impulse is to ridicule Murkowski for caving, but don’t forget that Josh Hawley even wrote a NY Times oped decrying this bill. Soulless.
July 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I know the impulse is to ridicule Murkowski for caving, but don’t forget that Josh Hawley even wrote a NY Times oped decrying this bill. Soulless.
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It is hard to pick out the most insulting and cynical part of this bill. In the running…the limited deduction on tips and Social security benefits are phased out in 2028…right after the next Presidential election. Tax breaks for the wealthiest…are permanent.
July 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It is hard to pick out the most insulting and cynical part of this bill. In the running…the limited deduction on tips and Social security benefits are phased out in 2028…right after the next Presidential election. Tax breaks for the wealthiest…are permanent.
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Susan Collins could stop this she won’t. Along with her votes on justices who took away Roe she has arguably done more to harm America than any single senator.
June 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Susan Collins could stop this she won’t. Along with her votes on justices who took away Roe she has arguably done more to harm America than any single senator.
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Forget hyperbolic coverage. 1. Non-NYers don't care who is mayor(No one says "As goes Park Slope, so goes the nation). 2. Villain is a NY party establishm that failed to condemn Cuomo and clear way for others 4. Learn how to run a great campaign 4. People didn't vote for city owned grocery stores
June 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Forget hyperbolic coverage. 1. Non-NYers don't care who is mayor(No one says "As goes Park Slope, so goes the nation). 2. Villain is a NY party establishm that failed to condemn Cuomo and clear way for others 4. Learn how to run a great campaign 4. People didn't vote for city owned grocery stores
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OK, here is your one-minute primer on the whole concept of "trickle down economics," from the obituary of Fred Smith, the founder of Fedex.
I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.
I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.
June 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
OK, here is your one-minute primer on the whole concept of "trickle down economics," from the obituary of Fred Smith, the founder of Fedex.
I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.
I mean, if you still can't see it, I have no hope for you.
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For those of you who might question if the "Father of the Modern Republican Party" came out against Christian nationalism, here is the clip I was quoting from:
June 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
For those of you who might question if the "Father of the Modern Republican Party" came out against Christian nationalism, here is the clip I was quoting from:
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this is your occasional reminder that every elite media outlet and editor that spent the last 5 years pretending Republicans were the free speech party is either a moron or a fascist and either way you should treat their every utterance with contempt
Trump threatens to use “heavy force” against anyone who protests his military parade this weekend, and note that he makes no exception for peaceful protesters
June 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
this is your occasional reminder that every elite media outlet and editor that spent the last 5 years pretending Republicans were the free speech party is either a moron or a fascist and either way you should treat their every utterance with contempt
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