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Kate Holder

@mkhthesecond.bsky.social

Writer/editor and former political direct mail writer for two Democratic presidential campaigns; enemy of both-sides-ism.

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Never in the history of the US has any president openly and repeatedly called for the investigation, arrest & prosecution of his political opponents. While many continue to shrug these things off and normalize them, I will never stop pointing out that this is what autocrats do.

29.10.2025 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26674    ๐Ÿ” 9336    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1966    ๐Ÿ“Œ 596
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

29.10.2025 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32496    ๐Ÿ” 14492    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1325    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1048
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Youโ€™ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trumpโ€™s DOJ.

We now have to cover the costs of a campaign *and* a legal battle to preserve our First Amendment rights.

Help us win this fight by chipping in at katforillinois.com/legal

29.10.2025 23:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14413    ๐Ÿ” 5293    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 379    ๐Ÿ“Œ 170

Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.

29.10.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19671    ๐Ÿ” 7558    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 340    ๐Ÿ“Œ 267
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Iโ€™m still shocked that stories like this which come out daily still get largely ignored. The most corrupt person to ever hold any public office in US history. I will keep posting them every day and try to amplify them, even when most media doesnโ€™t care. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

30.10.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7402    ๐Ÿ” 4023    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 338    ๐Ÿ“Œ 181

We should have punished the Confederates.

30.10.2025 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8521    ๐Ÿ” 1155    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 664    ๐Ÿ“Œ 185

Waiting for someone to explain why the announcement of a trade relationship that is worse than the one we had a year ago is received as a big success

30.10.2025 12:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10373    ๐Ÿ” 2958    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 478    ๐Ÿ“Œ 157
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Pritzker: "I sent a letter to Kristi Noem and to DHS leadership asking them to pause all of their federal agent operations for the entirety of the Halloween weekend. I'm asking for basic human decency. I think their response will be revealing. Give the children and families of Illinois a break."

30.10.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14255    ๐Ÿ” 4302    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 629    ๐Ÿ“Œ 245
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I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. Iโ€™m not backing down, and weโ€™re going to win.

29.10.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42131    ๐Ÿ” 13618    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1248    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1061
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Two DOJ attorneys were prosecuting a case involving a J6erโ€”for a matter separate from the Capitol insurrectionโ€”and were coincidentally told they would be placed on leave after describing Jan. 6 as โ€œthousands of people comprising a mob of rioters.โ€

Trump is trying to rewrite history. trib.al/GIEWQZW

29.10.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 66    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Lights are on but nobody is home.
We have a broken Roomba for President.

28.10.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16282    ๐Ÿ” 5537    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2251    ๐Ÿ“Œ 859
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Newsom: The New Testament and Old Testament have one dominant thing in commonโ€”Matthew, Isaiah, Luke, Proverbs, go down the listโ€”itโ€™s about food, about serving those who are hungry. Itโ€™s not a suggestion; itโ€™s core and essential to what it means to align with Godโ€™s will.

28.10.2025 22:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22991    ๐Ÿ” 6521    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 815    ๐Ÿ“Œ 436
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Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."

28.10.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26547    ๐Ÿ” 8434    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 578    ๐Ÿ“Œ 341

The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.

Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.

The people who need help are not the problem.

Itโ€™s corporate greed. Itโ€™s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.

27.10.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35780    ๐Ÿ” 13653    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1040    ๐Ÿ“Œ 625
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While weโ€™re on the subject of Ronald Reagan.

26.10.2025 01:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17525    ๐Ÿ” 5331    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 320    ๐Ÿ“Œ 99

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

25.10.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44027    ๐Ÿ” 15352    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1708    ๐Ÿ“Œ 711

Did anyone spot moving vans outside the White House recently that could have been used to remove precious, historic furniture, mantel pieces, fixtures, chandeliers, lamps, and portraits from the East Wing to safety?

23.10.2025 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9625    ๐Ÿ” 2964    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1041    ๐Ÿ“Œ 259

Longest government shutdown in US history - 35 days (Dec โ€˜18 - Jan โ€˜19)

Second longest shutdown - 22 days+ (Oct 1st โ€˜25 - present day)

Both shutdowns occurred under Trump.

How Americans let this criminal lunatic keep failing upwards will vex historians for generations to come.

24.10.2025 00:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3816    ๐Ÿ” 1080    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 137    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

Democracy requires decency.

Our democracy is devolving because we neglected to demand common decency of the most powerful individual in our country; the President.

23.10.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5748    ๐Ÿ” 1498    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 266    ๐Ÿ“Œ 75

๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘

24.10.2025 09:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

SNAP benefits are about to lapse for 42 million people, because nothing says โ€œsave the childrenโ€ like starving them.

23.10.2025 11:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10111    ๐Ÿ” 3602    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 479    ๐Ÿ“Œ 211

Hereโ€™s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reaganโ€™s words here โ€œFAKEโ€ and โ€œfraudulent.โ€ Theyโ€™re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:

24.10.2025 03:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13092    ๐Ÿ” 5950    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 616    ๐Ÿ“Œ 504

Hereโ€™s the thing about the Civil Rights Movement people donโ€™t realize, shit was messy.

23.10.2025 22:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5686    ๐Ÿ” 811    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 127    ๐Ÿ“Œ 51
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New market manipulation scheme just dropped

24.10.2025 04:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9805    ๐Ÿ” 2688    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1046    ๐Ÿ“Œ 303

A new Quinnipiac poll of PA voters shows Senator John Fetterman with a +8 approval rating

The kicker:

He's winning the GOP 62 - 21
He's LOSING the Dems 33 - 54

Primary Fetterman

23.10.2025 21:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 130    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."

23.10.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18638    ๐Ÿ” 6495    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 474    ๐Ÿ“Œ 261

โ€‹BREAKING: Today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum opened all 1.56 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refugeโ€™s Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing. These lands are sacred to the Gwichโ€™in Nation, home to irreplaceable wildlife and wilderness, and have never seen industrialization.

23.10.2025 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1370    ๐Ÿ” 861    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 109    ๐Ÿ“Œ 151
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Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

23.10.2025 22:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16405    ๐Ÿ” 9557    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1272    ๐Ÿ“Œ 683

Absolutely no one spends $350 million on a remodel to a house they plan on leaving in three years. No one!!!

24.10.2025 02:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16639    ๐Ÿ” 3597    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1245    ๐Ÿ“Œ 223

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