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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

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Writing for @GlobeOpinion, speaking on @MSNBC, #JusticeByDesign, and #SistersInLaw. Snickers's scheduler. Believer in democracy, science and the rule of law. Upcycler. Expert thrifter. Typos are my love language. From Detroit, in Washington, of Boston.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · May 16

I appreciate everyone who follows me here. But hey mon: I have many, many jobs! (iykyk) I’d appreciate it if y’all would support me in all of them. 🧵

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Politicon @politicon.com · 1d

NEW #SistersInLaw “Unitary Executive Meets Textualism”

Joyce Vance hosts to analyze the indictment against NY Attorney General Letitia James. Then a look at the legality of National Guard deployments & ongoing gerrymandering case Louisiana v. Callais.

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Unitary Executive Meets Textualism

Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 10/11/2025 · 1h 21m

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 1d

The SCOTUS majority must know this. The only conclusion is that they don’t care.

“Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.”

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Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 2d

And very likely illegal thehill.com/regulation/c...

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 2d

This is ghoulish www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

‘Substantial’ layoffs begin at federal agencies, White House says

The Trump administration is following through on its threat to leverage the shutdown to implement federal workforce reductions.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 2d

Me getting ready to say my piece on *allofthis* on this week’s #SistersInLaw episode

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 2d

Add that to him siccing the DOJ on Black women like Lisa Cook, Tish James and Rep. McIver with criminal investigations, and a pretty clear picture is being painted here

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 2d

Painting the White House whiter: Trump targets Black officials for firings, while in the administration’s first 200 days, only two of 98 Senate-confirmed appointees to the most senior jobs in government were Black.

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Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 3d

And she said I’m not the one the two OR the three

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 3d

He’s literally cuffing the hands that bend the moral arc of the universe toward justice

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 5d

Yes I listened to the SCOTUS argument in the conversion therapy case. Yes I have thoughts. Sign up for my newsletter The Gavel to hear ‘em tomorrow (link in my pinned post)

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 5d

And you know who loves this “heritage” American stuff? The Trump administration.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 5d

I knew there must be a hitch if “heritage Americans” are defined as those whose ancestors fought in the Civil War (as mine did). And here it is from the term’s lead proponent: “the majority of blacks have demonstrated that they cannot function within the old European cultural standards.” Nice.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 5d

The nativist right keeps talking about “heritage Americans.” It's a buzzword engineered to move the goalposts on immigration even further, argues @alibreland.bsky.social.

Are You a ‘Heritage American’?

Why the far right wants to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 6d

It's Boo-kayyy

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 6d

I was away last week, so I'm late, but this is and will forever be a Hyacinth Bucket stan account
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Patricia Routledge: Keeping Up Appearances star dies at 96

She also starred in Alan Bennett's TV monologues and played the BBC's amateur sleuth Hetty Wainthropp.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 6d

The road from now to the end of June is gonna be a trip

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 6d

Not even a government shutdown stops today’s opening of the Supreme Court’s new term. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Trump Tests Limits of His Powers as Supreme Court Reconvenes

The US Supreme Court so far has largely accommodated Donald Trump’s assertions of sweeping presidential power. The term that starts Monday will determine just how far the court is willing to go.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 15d

Been a minute since I listened to this album but I needed it today
🗣️🎼People are we giving love, love all the time? People are we giving love we need to survive?🎶
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Brother Sister

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 16d

I miss when the Onion did satire

The Onion @theonion.com · 16d

Talk Of Fascism Dangerous, Warns Ministry Of Compliance

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 16d

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 18d

This is the wildest month EDVA has had since its inception

Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 18d

See also carrot cake

Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 18d

But how else can I claim that what I eat is "healthy"?

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 18d

Wow! Thanks to everyone who sent me questions about the Supreme Court! I will be answering as many as I can in this week's issue of my newsletter The Gavel. It drops later today, so sign up no if you haven't already. It's freeeeeeeeeee! bostonglobe.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 18d

Really looking forward to talking to Keisha Blain about her fabulous new book Without Fear TONIGHT at Harvard Book Store. Join us! www.harvard.com/event/keisha...

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 19d

In times of economic insecurity, young adults usually opt for college (or grad school), but with all of the cuts across the country, especially grad programs, paired with student loan cuts, I think we are creating an unusual storm of uncertainty for the next generation.

Chris Levesque @levesque-chris.bsky.social · 19d

Not a good time to be looking for entry-level work.

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Top economists and Jerome Powell agree that Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real—and it’s not about AI eating entry-level jobs

"The U.S. labor market experience is peculiar," UBS' Paul Donovan wrote in a UBS note asking, "the kids are alright?"

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