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Karen M. Poremski

@kmporemski.bsky.social

Writer, reader, knitter, spinner, spouse, parent, bossed around by cats. Fan of bike races. Haver of chronic illnesses. Living in a place named for the Delaware people.

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I concur!

05.03.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's just project management. If you have written a thesis or run a class, you can do it.

05.03.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

SWEEP THE LEG

05.03.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Woopsies!

05.03.2026 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

On one side: scrubbed out ship tanks in the Baltimore harbor. On the other: a bit of everything--gas/service station owner, car mechanic, bakery truck driver.

04.03.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saucy!

04.03.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe the military could be subjected to the same scrutiny and skepticism that teachers experience? And every time they propose a new weapon, pundits everywhere could say: let's not just throw money at the problem, clearly they don't know how to do their jobs.

04.03.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The defense department is a slush fund to launder tax money to rich guys but they never expected they'd need to actually show any receipts for that massive budget because we're never at war. Trump pulled two offensive actions in VZ and Iran and already they're begging for ammo. NOT GOOD

04.03.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Yes, the poll fuckery feels existential. I believe/hope Crockett will be back.

04.03.2026 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How is this real???

04.03.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For years on my old blog I published the names of servicemembers who died in Iraq & Afghanistan. No other outlets were.

These are the first 4 Americans to die in the Iran War.
Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35
Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42
Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20

03.03.2026 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8978    πŸ” 2987    πŸ’¬ 429    πŸ“Œ 161

Trans people are under attack.
They are trying to make them going out in public illegal.
They are taking away their licenses.

If you cannot see that the moment you unpeople one demographic, you create a gray area for every other demographic, you're beyond hope.

Trans rights are human rights.

03.03.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 590    πŸ” 250    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I've met parents selling plasma or going without electricity just to keep a roof over their children's heads.

From California to Ohio, school districts have opened "safe parking lots" for homeless students and their families.

The line between "housed" and "unhoused" has become shockingly porous.

03.03.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 226    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Paperback edition of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone

Paperback edition of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America by Brian Goldstone

Today the paperback of THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US is out.

It's arriving in a country once again waging warβ€”a country that can spend tens of billions on bombs without blinking, while millions of Americans are one missed paycheck, one rent hike away from homelessness.

Let's take stock of where we are.

03.03.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1059    πŸ” 371    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 36

Okay.

03.03.2026 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why do Republicans only find their spines when they're on their way out of power??

03.03.2026 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you are coming to Baltimore for #AWP26 you should know that we have:

1) a kickass two story radical bookstore
2) a worker owned vegan restaurant, coffee shop, and bar
3) a packed schedule of evening offsite events with 20 presses and 100+ authors redemmas.org/awp/

03.03.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This is not how any of this works. He must answer to the people!

03.03.2026 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely worth risking American lives for this, sure.

03.03.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is great news!! EBV is so challenging.

03.03.2026 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yay! This makes me happy. πŸ₯°

03.03.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome! I have shared this with her.

03.03.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

She is interested! How should I have her get in touch with you?

03.03.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Have shared with someone who might be interested!

03.03.2026 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for including alt text!

03.03.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Everybody involved in this cover-up needs to be forced to resign and then prosecuted.

02.03.2026 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 286    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

If you're coming to AWP, bring masks and tests! #AWP #AWP2026 #Baltimore

02.03.2026 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There have been plenty of muddled and at times outright false justifications offered by presidents for past American wars, but it's something different to have no coherent rationale at all, no comprehensible stated goal, and no meaningful attempt to rally public opinion.

02.03.2026 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 910    πŸ” 220    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 18

Your vagus nerve will thank you!

02.03.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, amazing!! And a fireplace in every room (or almost)!

02.03.2026 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0