Kristina Stamatis, PhD

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If you’re looking for some hope today, I highly recommend checking out the Nuestras Historias exhibit. Opening tonight. museo.org/exhibitions/...

It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.

The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.

That’s a wrap for me. Thank you to @lraerm.bsky.social for an incredible experience at #LRA2025

It’s been a while, but I’m heading to #NCTE25 and looking forward to reconnecting with many of you! If you’re going to NWP day, come say hi!

Momentary feed cleanse to remind us why we’re fighting.

This is not normal

A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.

The military action in LA, the bombing of Iran, the support of Israel’s genocide, the proposed sale of our public lands, these things are all connected as moves to increase individual wealth and undermine the already tenuous infrastructure of freedoms here.

The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.

AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

Happy solstice! May we spread light into dark corners.

The US Should Not Support Israel’s War on Iran, Say Democrats and Republicans Bernie Sanders has sponsored an anti-war resolution in the Senate, while conservative Thomas Massie is doing the same in the House.

I continue to urge de-escalation and diplomacy. Stability of the region and civilian lives hang in the balance.
www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Line in the sand time for Congress: are you willing to send working class Americans to die in a foreign war in the Middle East?

If you do so, it will be a blemish on your record 100 times worse than the Iraq War.

Protect our troops. Support our troops. Do not send them to war.

YouTube video by Museo Denver Empowering our Youth with Sean Trujillo | Ep.6

The Museo de las Américas just released a podcast about a project I’ve been leading there to support young people in finding and asserting their voices through art making. Check it out!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=vrY3...

You’ve got to kick at the darkness,
Til it bleeds daylight

Don't just say it's unconstitutional, remind people that the constitution is full of very good ideas designed to prevent authoritarianism, and most people who want to ignore it want that specifically because they are authoritarian.

Yay, Omaha!

Such a mix of emotions today. So thankful for the wonderful mothers and women in my life. Thinking of those who could not have children and those who have lost family, particularly through state sponsored violence. Trying to navigate the complexity of these two spaces.

- I want things to be different - *smashes everything* - oh no

I think about this comic at least once a week

In a short 400 years we went from knowing we were the center of the universe to knowing that we are just one planet in one of billions of solar systems in our galaxy and our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies and I do think we haven't quite dealt with that...

People want institutions to stand up

www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Due process isn’t just about a defendant’s guilt or innocence.

Due process is a check on governmental power so guilt or innocence can be proven BEFORE a punishment is determined.

A democratic society relies on the rule of law. Without due process for all, we don’t have a true democracy.

White House Plan Calls for NOAA Research Programs to Be Dismantled (Gift Article) A Trump administration budget proposal would essentially eliminate one of the world’s foremost Earth sciences research operations.

NOAA’s research is vital for understanding climate change, forecasting weather, and supporting citizen science and science education. Worth a call to your reps, as congress has to approve cuts to funding.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/c...

❤️ grab the bright spots where we can.

:: BREAKING NOW: Multiple polling places across Milwaukee are running low or have run out of ballots as turnout is at record levels.

MKE Election Commission is aware and sending out fresh ballots.

If you are in line -- or know someone who is -- ballots are on the way.

Cory Booker just gave the longest speech in the history of Congress and concluded by apologizing to everyone who had to stay up all night keeping the chamber open and operating.

We cannot let our elections be for sale!! Please help if you can!

On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate and uplift our transgender and non-binary friends, families, and community members. We see you, we support you, and we stand with you—today and every day.

Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.

Someone tell DOGE! Brutal photo by huff post i love it