Nikki Columbus
@nikkicolumbus.bsky.social
Writer, editor, curator, queer mom, good-trouble maker. Rootless cosmopolitan but New York–born, –bred, and –based. (With a short stint in Cairo.)
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How Germany Silenced Its Artists to Support Israel
As Israel intensified its genocide in Gaza, Germany ramped up its long-simmering war on dissent, silencing Palestine solidarity while bolstering its own far right.
www.thenation.com
My primer on German cultural politics in the October issue of @thenation.com brings together stories first reported separately, but need to be understood in concert. It’s the companion piece to my text on the US art world. “Fascism repeats itself: first as antisemitism, then as anti-antisemitism.”
Well this is chilling
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Well this is chilling
Jfc. Eliminate vaccine exemptions that aren’t medically necessary!
This is where the U.S. is for kindergarten vaccine exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
If every state allowed only medical exemptions from childhood vaccine requirements for school entry, as it should be in my opinion, this problem would disappear.
And it’s not just the overall rate, it’s the clustering of exemptions.
November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Jfc. Eliminate vaccine exemptions that aren’t medically necessary!
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For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
Check out the new woke WHO 🫶
Self-care is not selfish. It is essential for your health and well-being.
Remember to:
💙 Move
💙 Rest
💙 Check in
💙 Care for your body
Learn more about #diabetes 👉bit.ly/4hUOjY0 #WorldDiabetesDay
Remember to:
💙 Move
💙 Rest
💙 Check in
💙 Care for your body
Learn more about #diabetes 👉bit.ly/4hUOjY0 #WorldDiabetesDay
November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Check out the new woke WHO 🫶
Seriously bad economic indicator: Penny candy about to see a 400% inflation in price.
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Seriously bad economic indicator: Penny candy about to see a 400% inflation in price.
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It's so interesting that in the name of practicality we are urged to avoid any practical action; in the name of redemption we are urged to exonerate people who have shown no interest in redemption; in the name of civility we are urged to overlook the cruelty of those who scorn all civility
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It's so interesting that in the name of practicality we are urged to avoid any practical action; in the name of redemption we are urged to exonerate people who have shown no interest in redemption; in the name of civility we are urged to overlook the cruelty of those who scorn all civility
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Ironically you can see this very dynamic in the Epstein emails themselves, where the power elite all email each other absurd rumors and semi-literate political scuttlebutt and theorizing. The boys’ club exposed in those messages is the same one that controls the brains of the top Times editors.
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Ironically you can see this very dynamic in the Epstein emails themselves, where the power elite all email each other absurd rumors and semi-literate political scuttlebutt and theorizing. The boys’ club exposed in those messages is the same one that controls the brains of the top Times editors.
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📢 Immigration Vigil - Tomorrow
📆 Every Thursday
📍 26 Federal Plaza, NYC, Federal Worker's entrance
⏰ 12 pm - 1 pm
Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud!
📆 Every Thursday
📍 26 Federal Plaza, NYC, Federal Worker's entrance
⏰ 12 pm - 1 pm
Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud!
November 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
📢 Immigration Vigil - Tomorrow
📆 Every Thursday
📍 26 Federal Plaza, NYC, Federal Worker's entrance
⏰ 12 pm - 1 pm
Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud!
📆 Every Thursday
📍 26 Federal Plaza, NYC, Federal Worker's entrance
⏰ 12 pm - 1 pm
Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud!
First Epstein, now the penny.
November 13, 2025 at 3:34 AM
First Epstein, now the penny.
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I would love to read an article about how the NY Times abetted the Epstein coverup. There are probably enough disgruntled ex-employees floating around that you could start piecing it together.
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I would love to read an article about how the NY Times abetted the Epstein coverup. There are probably enough disgruntled ex-employees floating around that you could start piecing it together.
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Maybe the top dog at NYT has been to the island.
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Maybe the top dog at NYT has been to the island.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
Senator Lander
Fight don’t fold.
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Senator Lander
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Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
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Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
This is a lovely sentiment but Schumer isn't up for re-election until 2028 and he knows this. At which point he will be 77/78. There's no mechanism to recall a sitting senator AFAIK.
Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
November 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Schumer can be removed from his Dem leadership role this week - 23 Dems (and/or independents) just have to vote to depose him
And they should, given this is his fault.
And they should, given this is his fault.
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Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Let’s be clear: Chuck Schumer is the one ending this shutdown, no matter how the votes read.
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
Chuck Schumer is claiming that he’s voting no, while letting other Senators (Fetterman, Kaine, King, etc) do HIS dirty work.
He must be removed from his leadership & primaried for the sake of this country
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
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I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.
Thread of Victory: It was a very good night 💙
What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Thread of Victory: It was a very good night 💙
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Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Trump: "Hear me, President Trump, when I say this: to get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us."