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Kai Hibbard

@kaihibbard.bsky.social

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MSW. Veteran. Reality TV whistleblower, wrote a book about it “Losing It”. CHamoru. 🇬🇺 Spoonie. 🥄 All of my friends are cooler than me. https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Fictional-Reimagining-Weight-Reality/dp/0578415526

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Kai Hibbard @kaihibbard.bsky.social · Aug 15

My thoughts on the Netflix documentary about The Biggest Loser “Fit For TV” ❤️

The Netflix documentary about The Biggest Loser "Fit For
TV" is out today. No, I did not give an interview for it. I have been talking with the producers since 2023 and have been preparing for this to drop for over a year by deleting most of my social media. The only social media I have left is this Instagram and a BlueSky account. If you see "me" posting anything anywhere else? It's not me. I opted to pass on appearing in the documentary, not because I don't believe in sharing the truth about how harmful that show was (fatphobia is oppression and our oppressions are all linked so must all be countered everywhere we find them to free us all) but because I have a teenager now. A teenager that deserves their privacy. Being a teenager is hard, being a teenager right now is especially hard. I was the first person to blow the whistle on TBL. I stood alone in that truth for ten years before anyone else stood up with me all while getting threats from NBC to ruin me financially, death threats from strangers, and myriad other indignities from people online.
My kid doesn't need to be subjected to that. I think I've done enough. If I hadn't already been true to myself and my truth, I might feel differently but I was, and I'm good sitting this documentary out. All my love and support to those of you speaking out this time around
If you want to know
what I went through and help my family? Buy my book. It's the link up there in my bio. Be gentle, I had to self publish because no publisher would touch it for fear of being sued.
It reads as fiction. You can decide if it is.

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Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 4h

After Judge McConnell mandated an update by midday today, the Trump administration says it will not fully fund November SNAP in compliance with two court orders, despite being able to access funds through another USDA source.

You have got to read this:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Kai Hibbard @kaihibbard.bsky.social · 4h

Try it with Berbere! So. Good.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

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Kai Hibbard @kaihibbard.bsky.social · 16h

Grocery shopping in Denmark is like a scavenger hunt

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

this is insane.

www.kivitv.com/canyon-count...

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 2d

If you want or need SNAP benefits, literally the only barrier should be...signing up.

"But what about fraud?" My sibling in red, white, and blue, THE PENTAGON HASN'T PASSED AN AUDIT IN YEARS AND MONEY IS FAKE. I don't care if too many people have food assistance.

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Kai Hibbard @kaihibbard.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Halloween 🎃 from Farnsworth the baby Frenchie

A speckled 10 month old French bulldog named Farnsworth dressed as a shark for Halloween

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 4d

This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI

NPR @npr.org · 4d

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY

Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

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Kai Hibbard @kaihibbard.bsky.social · 4d

Please enjoy this pic of Farnsworth as he is explaining the tragedy of not being allowed on the couch with just his eyes

An adorable speckled French bulldog half up on a gray couch trying to climb fully on

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Kai Hibbard @kaihibbard.bsky.social · 4d

I’m really fucking annoyed that I now know who that Batchelder woman is and why I know

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d

You’ve probably heard but I have been federally indicted by Trump’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

Defend Kat Against Unjust Charges

Show your support with a contribution.

katforillinois.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d

We now have legal fees on top of our campaign expenses.

You can help us stand up to the Trump administration by chipping in here: katforillinois.com/legal

Donate to Kat Abughazaleh

Show your support with a contribution.

katforillinois.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 5d

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. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 5d

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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Kai Hibbard @kaihibbard.bsky.social · 5d

That’s beautiful

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Q: What did you mean when you said you're prepared to send 'more than the National Guard' into American cities?

TRUMP: if I want to enact a certain act, I'd be allowed to do whatever I want. The courts wouldn't get involved. Nobody would. I could send Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines -anybody I want

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5d

A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto

She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card

Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.

She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.

It’s retaliation & it’s wrong

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Kai Hibbard @kaihibbard.bsky.social · 5d

This dude will never get my vote for anything

Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 6d

gavin newsom says he wants to pass legislation banning trans people from playing sports in california

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

Do not be a doomer about this. Just call your New York friends and remind them to vote, and tell them to do the same. He is more popular and will win with good turnout.

The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 7d

i hate to be that bitch, but my sources are telling me this early voting data has gotten Zohran's people rightly spooked and y'all better stop assuming this one's in the bag. GOTV

Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor’s race, with Boomers and Gen X leading the charge

The data so far is good news for independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, a political scientist said.

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Kai Hibbard @kaihibbard.bsky.social · 7d

🤞🏽

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7d

I second this recommendation.

Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 8d

ICYMI: Drop everything and spend 13 minutes with Amy Sherald--with her singular vision and talent, with her clarity about her central place in the jagged American story. You will be stirred by it all. www.cbsnews.com/video/amy-sh...

Artist Amy Sherald: The 60 Minutes Interview

Amy Sherald spent years painting in obscurity, and almost died from a rare heart condition. Now 52, the artist behind Michelle Obama's official portrait is one of America's most celebrated painters.

www.cbsnews.com

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Phil O'Viridae @philoviridae.bsky.social · 8d

If you have ever supported 'The Soup Ladies' today is the day to stop doing so.

The soup ladies are feeding PDX ICE.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8d

Melissa is expected to strengthen even further into a major catastrophic hurricane when making landfall in Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa, now Category 3, threatens heavy floods in Jamaica, Haiti

Melissa is expected to strengthen even further into a major catastrophic hurricane when making landfall in Jamaica.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 9d

i really resent the continued assertion that there’s so much anger on both sides, as if the causes of the anger are equally legitimate. we’re angry because masked maniacs are violently snatching our family and neighbors off the street, and they’re angry because we’re calling them out for it.

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Kai Hibbard @kaihibbard.bsky.social · 9d

I was reading a list of “unconventionally attractive” celebrities as submitted by readers and it listed Cate Blanchett along with Paul Giamatti and Steve Buscemi. Tall, thin, blonde, white definition of conventionally attractive-Cate Blanchett. Men should be launched into the sun.