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Kristin Kearns

@kristin-k1.bsky.social

MA, MN, CT & WI connections. Astronomer, artist, teacher, physics poseur, small business owner, ghostwriter, papershuffler, gazer into middle distances.

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They lie about everything

12.06.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 9708    πŸ” 2933    πŸ’¬ 1160    πŸ“Œ 372
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Unwelcome Trump for 100 Disastrous Days Β· Michigan LCV Join 50501,Β Macomb Defenders Rising, Friends of Bernie Sanders, We the People Dissent, Michigan LCV, MI United Action, North Macomb Dems, 10th District Democratic Party for a PEACEFUL RALLY to show ho...

On Tues, Trump will be in Michigan to "celebrate" 100 days.

Let's show up, Michiganders!
www.mobilize.us/michiganlcv/...

27.04.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Read this on 4/19 by the Old North Bridge in Concord, watching participatory democracy parade by in both past and present tense. Thanks for the excellent recap of the community organizing, small actions by many, and great sacrifices by some that moved us closer to liberty and justice for all.

19.04.2025 17:37 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This aged like milk.

Donald Trump's weaponization of the tax system is illegal and a threat to every person who works hard and plays by the rules.

Why aren't Republicans in Congress speaking out now? Grow a spine.

18.04.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2544    πŸ” 534    πŸ’¬ 110    πŸ“Œ 25
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'The federal government will find you': Immigration officials wrongfully told a Fox Valley man to leave the US A 68-year-old Fox Valley man, who was born in western Pennsylvania, recently received a notice from federal immigration officials telling him to leave the country or face removal.

President Trump is trying to deport an American-born U.S. citizen and has provided absolutely no justification for it.

Plain and simple, this is illegal, and I will not tolerate it. www.wpr.org/news/federal...

17.04.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 141    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 5
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Women Hold Up Half The Sky Like her or not, former Congressperson Liz Cheney has a plan…and we're now all on the same side. She suggests actionable steps we MUST take to win our country back from the fascists. From Liz...

You must read this now. Liz Cheney has a plan, but it will take courage. The current Administration has already descended into absolute lawlessness. We have to act.
www.facebook.com/whuhts/posts...

17.04.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)

17.04.2025 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 21618    πŸ” 8532    πŸ’¬ 6796    πŸ“Œ 4328
It's time to get ready for the next big step
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture It's time to get ready for the next big step

Thank you to @parkroseperma.bsky.social for this video going over what a General Strike would look like in the U.S., based on @wagingnv.bsky.social's recent article.

Help us organize today. Join our Discord (discord.gg/gsus) or email advoalongside@pm.me to get involved.

youtu.be/60dU7lbb5RY?...

17.04.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6

Important.

17.04.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 634    πŸ” 220    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 14
Survey

Anyone want to give Sen. Tillis a piece of your mind? He sent me a survey this morning - have at it! outreach.senate.gov/iqextranet/E...

17.04.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Prepare a Cheap Burner Phone for Protesting The Intercept's security director shows how to safeguard a secondary Android phone for an anti-police protest.

This is really helpful!

16.04.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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100%! Just had to look that up to make sure I wasn't imagining the fact that she's for using stun guns on folks who don't just "sit and listen"... except when it's her doing the interrupting.

16.04.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING β€” DOGE will descend upon Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) buildings tomorrow, an agency source tells me.

FDIC is responsible for insuring all commercial/personal US bank accounts for up to $250k and regulating banks. Scary in light of Trump’s manipulation of markets this week.

10.04.2025 04:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8179    πŸ” 3461    πŸ’¬ 335    πŸ“Œ 1075
Did Trump help insiders cash in on his tariff flip-flopping?
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren Did Trump help insiders cash in on his tariff flip-flopping?

I'm calling for an investigation into whether President Trump manipulated the market to benefit his Wall Street donorsβ€”all while working people and small businesses paid the price.

Did Trump help insiders cash in on his tariff flip-flopping? It sure looks like corruption.

09.04.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 15650    πŸ” 3971    πŸ’¬ 825    πŸ“Œ 354

bsky.app/profile/kati...

06.04.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Angus King doesn't buy Gabbard's testimony that war plans ahead of military strikes isn't actually classified information

25.03.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 8253    πŸ” 2047    πŸ’¬ 492    πŸ“Œ 170

On the plus side, their "5 things I did this week to add value" lists are going to be da bomb this week!

25.03.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is unconscionable.

25.03.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1357    πŸ” 262    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 8
David: Are you concerned about retaliation from the Trump administration because of this story?

Jeffrey: It’s not my role to care about the possibility of threats or retaliation. We just have to come to work and do our jobs to the best of our ability. Unfortunately, in our society todayβ€”we see this across corporate journalism and law firms and other industriesβ€”there’s too much preemptive obeying for my taste. All we can do is just go do our jobs.

David: Are you concerned about retaliation from the Trump administration because of this story? Jeffrey: It’s not my role to care about the possibility of threats or retaliation. We just have to come to work and do our jobs to the best of our ability. Unfortunately, in our society todayβ€”we see this across corporate journalism and law firms and other industriesβ€”there’s too much preemptive obeying for my taste. All we can do is just go do our jobs.

A fantastically important postscript to this piece: David Graham asks Jeffrey Goldberg about possible retaliation, and Goldberg gives a perfect answer β€” with perfect swipes. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

25.03.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7336    πŸ” 1898    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 141
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Democrats raise millions for Florida special elections in Trump territory Democrats Gay Valimont and Josh Weil raised a combined $15.7 million ahead of their April 1 special elections, but they still face uphill climbs in the ruby-red districts.

@aoc.bsky.social
@sanders.senate.gov
Will you two please bring the tour to Florida THIS WEEK #FightOligarchy to help us win these two critical April 1st house races? Districts 1 & 6, heavily Republican. One was Gaetz's seat. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @jbf1755.bsky.social will you please repost?

23.03.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 910    πŸ” 211    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 12
A graphic containing a title saying 2024 Total Eligible Voter Breakdown
A pie chart below the title showing Kamala Harris in blue with 30.8% of votes equaling 75,017,613, Third Party candidates in white with 1.1% of the votes equaling 2,604,315, Donald Trump in red with 31.8% of the votes equaling 77,302,580, and Americans who Did Not Vote in black with 36.3% of the votes equaling 89,428,588 
Below the pie chart it says more eligible Americans voted for someone other than trump, more eligible Americans did not vote at all, than voted for either candidate. Not a landslide, not a mandate. Stop letting them lie to you. 
Below the captions are the two sources cited for the data with their websites as well as QR codes linking to them 
And the username of who created the graphic @jordancarangelo

A graphic containing a title saying 2024 Total Eligible Voter Breakdown A pie chart below the title showing Kamala Harris in blue with 30.8% of votes equaling 75,017,613, Third Party candidates in white with 1.1% of the votes equaling 2,604,315, Donald Trump in red with 31.8% of the votes equaling 77,302,580, and Americans who Did Not Vote in black with 36.3% of the votes equaling 89,428,588 Below the pie chart it says more eligible Americans voted for someone other than trump, more eligible Americans did not vote at all, than voted for either candidate. Not a landslide, not a mandate. Stop letting them lie to you. Below the captions are the two sources cited for the data with their websites as well as QR codes linking to them And the username of who created the graphic @jordancarangelo

Several asked for one that also included total eligible voters vs just submitted votes.

24.03.2025 05:20 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 21
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Realtime Fascism Watch fascism unfold in the United States in real-time. An automated system tracking and classifying global headlines against historically confirmed steps toward fascism.

Watch fascism unfold in the United States in real-time -
www.realtimefascism.com

#fascism

05.02.2025 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 388    πŸ” 175    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 25

People have got to learn how to identify agitating propaganda and call it out before they ignore it.

24.03.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A group funded by Elon Musk is behind deceptive ads in crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court race MADISON, Wis. (AP) β€” A group backed by billionaire Elon Musk is behind a set of deceptive attack ads and text messages targeting voters just weeks ahead of the election for a seat on Wisconsin’s Su…

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Elon Musk is so desperate to control Wisconsin’s Supreme Court, he’s funding fake ads pretending to support Judge Susan Crawford β€” just to turn voters against her with phony β€œprogressive” messages filled with misleading lies.
Don’t fall for it.
Read this: tinyurl.com/Elon-Schimel

23.03.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1581    πŸ” 941    πŸ’¬ 100    πŸ“Œ 93

2/2 In my circles, many Trump voters wanted strong immigration control but are hating the economic forecast. They have also been consistently lied to by Faux News about "woke folk" wanting open borders, so I'm on board with Bernie explicitly clarifying that ~no one wants completely open US borders.

24.03.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1/2 My understanding of Bernie's tour is that the goal is to reach people who voted for Trump last November but aren't happy with how it's going so far. It's not clear to me what proportion of his turnout is this group, but it's the right goal; preaching to the choir won't help.

24.03.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For this to work when it comes to the actual voting, we first need ranked choice voting. Otherwise it becomes a circular firing squad.

24.03.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The MOMENTUM is ours! Bernie and A.O.C speak to RECORD crowds and IGNITE the resistance!
YouTube video by Boston Brian The MOMENTUM is ours! Bernie and A.O.C speak to RECORD crowds and IGNITE the resistance!

The MOMENTUM is ours! Bernie and A.O.C speak to RECORD crowds and IGNITE the resistance!
youtube.com/shorts/Yy7rf...

24.03.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1677    πŸ” 280    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 9
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NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests.

So, best we share all the footage we can here!

This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem Δ°mamoğlu.

πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡· #Turkey

22.03.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 9705    πŸ” 5493    πŸ’¬ 164    πŸ“Œ 290

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