Dr K
@dockim.bsky.social
Leadership scholar and sf geek.
Coffee, books, movies, and my cat is all I need.
Oh… and democracy.
#DemCast
#ResistTyranny
#TeamPete
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Coffee, books, movies, and my cat is all I need.
Oh… and democracy.
#DemCast
#ResistTyranny
#TeamPete
If you put me on a moderation list that projects your own insecurities, you will be blocked.
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One year in, the Trump administration has rolled back civil rights enforcement wherever it could—removing Smithsonian exhibits, restoring Confederate monuments, and enabling employer discrimination, a law professor explains. buff.ly/UJJFsI9
12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year
At its one-year mark, the Trump administration is dismantling the systems that once helped the US move toward a more open and equal democracy.
theconversation.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:48 AM
One year in, the Trump administration has rolled back civil rights enforcement wherever it could—removing Smithsonian exhibits, restoring Confederate monuments, and enabling employer discrimination, a law professor explains. buff.ly/UJJFsI9
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Most Americans actually like wolves, but when researchers reminded people of their political identities, Democrats became more friendly to wolves and Republicans far more opposed. It’s an interesting study in how politics and social identity can fuel partisan polarization. buff.ly/uJSCLOw
Americans generally like wolves − except when we’re reminded of our politics
New research shows how identity-driven assumptions can turn common ground into conflict.
buff.ly
January 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Most Americans actually like wolves, but when researchers reminded people of their political identities, Democrats became more friendly to wolves and Republicans far more opposed. It’s an interesting study in how politics and social identity can fuel partisan polarization. buff.ly/uJSCLOw
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Meanwhile in Russia: hosts and pundits argued whether depriving Ukrainians of electricity and heat in the dead of winter will force them to blame their own government (as opposed to Russia) and overthrow Zelensky.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMan...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMan...
Pundits say Russia is freezing Ukrainians to make them overthrow Zelensky
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Meanwhile in Russia: hosts and pundits argued whether depriving Ukrainians of electricity and heat in the dead of winter will force them to blame their own government (as opposed to Russia) and overthrow Zelensky.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMan...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMan...
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We can take away R teifectas by winning Governor seats in places like Iowa, Georgia, Ohio and more.
And we can gain D trifectas by flipping state legislatures in places like Pennsylvania, Arizona, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and more.
Lots of room to make big inroads.
And we can gain D trifectas by flipping state legislatures in places like Pennsylvania, Arizona, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and more.
Lots of room to make big inroads.
January 18, 2026 at 2:43 AM
We can take away R teifectas by winning Governor seats in places like Iowa, Georgia, Ohio and more.
And we can gain D trifectas by flipping state legislatures in places like Pennsylvania, Arizona, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and more.
Lots of room to make big inroads.
And we can gain D trifectas by flipping state legislatures in places like Pennsylvania, Arizona, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and more.
Lots of room to make big inroads.
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Bill Cassidy sold his soul to win reelection when he voted to confirm RFK Jr. as Trump’s HHS Secretary.
And now Trump has endorsed…someone else.
And now Trump has endorsed…someone else.
Trump says he will endorse Julia Letlow if she runs against Bill Cassidy in a Republican senate primary.
January 18, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Bill Cassidy sold his soul to win reelection when he voted to confirm RFK Jr. as Trump’s HHS Secretary.
And now Trump has endorsed…someone else.
And now Trump has endorsed…someone else.
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Supreme Court is set to rule on constitutionality of Trump tariffs – but not their wisdom
Supreme Court is set to rule on constitutionality of Trump tariffs – but not their wisdom
Justices are currently looking at whether Trump’s tariffs are constitutional. But that ruling won’t shed any light on whether they are wise.
buff.ly
January 18, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Supreme Court is set to rule on constitutionality of Trump tariffs – but not their wisdom
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Yes because people having healthcare without massive corporate profits involved is obviously a bad thing.
Klein: Were Medicare and Medicaid mistakes?
Ramaswamy: I believe they were. With the benefit of retrospect, particularly Medicaid.
Ramaswamy: I believe they were. With the benefit of retrospect, particularly Medicaid.
January 17, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Yes because people having healthcare without massive corporate profits involved is obviously a bad thing.
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This is how it’s done! @abigailspanberger.com’s first act as Governor of Virginia is to repeal Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that mandated state and local law enforcement cooperate with ICE.
More of this please! #LetFreedomRing
More of this please! #LetFreedomRing
January 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
This is how it’s done! @abigailspanberger.com’s first act as Governor of Virginia is to repeal Glenn Youngkin’s executive order that mandated state and local law enforcement cooperate with ICE.
More of this please! #LetFreedomRing
More of this please! #LetFreedomRing
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Though this footage is from October in Chicago, the lesson still lands: peaceful protest, grounded in joy, is powerful. When people show up together with music, laughter, and resolve, they reclaim public space—and remind each other what democracy feels like. #ChoosePeaceNotChaos
January 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Though this footage is from October in Chicago, the lesson still lands: peaceful protest, grounded in joy, is powerful. When people show up together with music, laughter, and resolve, they reclaim public space—and remind each other what democracy feels like. #ChoosePeaceNotChaos
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Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
December 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Why did CBS delete this promo and cancel this from airing in full?
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January 17, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Trump lets another drug trafficker out of prison because his father happens to be a Republican member of Congress.
January 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Trump lets another drug trafficker out of prison because his father happens to be a Republican member of Congress.
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Just a regular reminder that the ENTIRE premise behind the draconian and militaristic immigration enforcement we have been witnessing the past year is based on an empirically disproven lie.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Debunking the Myth of the ‘Migrant Crime Wave’
Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants.
www.brennancenter.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Just a regular reminder that the ENTIRE premise behind the draconian and militaristic immigration enforcement we have been witnessing the past year is based on an empirically disproven lie.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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I guess there were only about 5 people who actually showed up with him. Bahahaha 😅
Far-right agitator Jake Lane chased out of Minneapolis
January 18, 2026 at 2:38 AM
I guess there were only about 5 people who actually showed up with him. Bahahaha 😅
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ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 AM
ICE and MAGA really did bet the farm on all of Minneapolis’s white people going “oh yes, please take away our disgusting, evil non-white-foreigner neighbors, oh thank you so much.”
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
it’s beautiful that they’ve been proven incredibly wrong about that - may the rest of the country do the same.
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$1 BILLION per nation to stay on the Gaza “Peace Board” — with Trump controlling the money.
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
January 18, 2026 at 2:10 AM
$1 BILLION per nation to stay on the Gaza “Peace Board” — with Trump controlling the money.
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
Obscene, indefensible corruption. Monetizing the slaughter. There is no bottom. finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...
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This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 2:14 AM
This is the kind of shit that would make you completely outside the bounds of any ancient society, the gods bestow generational curses for violating hospitality
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I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I wrote about my experiences being sexually exploited as a child, and what we need to do to make sure AI doesn’t make that a reality for millions of children.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Sorry, but I’m not mad at this. Are you?
Or is it, “2A for me, but not for thee”?
Or is it, “2A for me, but not for thee”?
January 18, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Sorry, but I’m not mad at this. Are you?
Or is it, “2A for me, but not for thee”?
Or is it, “2A for me, but not for thee”?
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When you lose Piers Morgan.
January 18, 2026 at 2:36 AM
When you lose Piers Morgan.
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"Neighbors in neon vests dot the neighborhood... Information-sharing networks have been built. Residents have connected with non-profits and churches to deliver food to people who are locked in their homes out of fear. Resistance signs are everywhere..."
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
So, How’s the Occupation Going for You?
What’s it like to live in America with a domestic military occupation? Minnesota has the answer.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:31 PM
"Neighbors in neon vests dot the neighborhood... Information-sharing networks have been built. Residents have connected with non-profits and churches to deliver food to people who are locked in their homes out of fear. Resistance signs are everywhere..."
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
www.liberalcurrents.com/so-hows-the-...
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Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
www.al.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...