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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 9m

Are you really so sensitive and fragile that criticism feels equal to being “gagged”? You need a thick skin out here on these internet streets, Sally.

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 16h

Even better: just use ‘Pro Democracy’ as the label.

Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 16h

I agree! I’ve been in favor of this for ages.

Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 20h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 17h

More American greatness on display

Apoorva Mandavilli @apoorvanyt.bsky.social · 19h

The Trump administration on Saturday scrambled to rescind layoffs of hundreds of CDC scientists who were mistakenly fired on Friday night in what appeared to be a substantial procedural lapse.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/h...

Trump Administration Is Bringing Back Scores of C.D.C. Experts Fired in Error

www.nytimes.com

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 18h

The idea that everyone has intrinsic rights to life and liberty was a radical break with millennia of human history. It’s the moral foundation of America, Elaine Pagels writes—and it’s worth preserving.

The Moral Foundation of America

The idea that everyone has intrinsic rights to life and liberty was a radical break with millennia of human history. It’s worth preserving.

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Joshua Weishart @joshuaweishart.bsky.social · 23h

The Education Department has been repurposed to destabilize public education so they can privatize much of it.

The harm inflicted on children in the process is just another casualty of the Project 2025 education agenda.

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Vicky Page @sconesandbutter.bsky.social · 20h

FROG POWER

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23h

And people tell me the libs have no knack for messaging.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 20h

really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people

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Derek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 19h

It's going to take generations to recover from RFK Jr.

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/c...

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 23h

I’m waiting for this guy to start talking about bringing back leaded gasoline.

Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social · 1d

Do you consider yourself conservative or libertarian? Trump’s attacks on renewables:

* Attack free markets
* Stifle innovation
* Take lives
* Eliminate jobs
* Raise energy costs
* Harm national security

This regime is not on your side either.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world

As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects

www.theguardian.com

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 1d

So, are we great again yet? Just curious…

Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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CNN @cnn.com · 3d

Gold is having a gangbusters year — and that’s typically a red flag about the state of affairs in the world.

Read more: https://cnn.it/46ZPsbS

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 3d

It’s so strange that so many people assume Trump is confused or misinformed. He’s a liar. He lies all the time. Chances are he’s lying right now.

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone can set aside partisanship, psychologizing, pathologizing, whatever, and—I would hope—still see that it’s incredibly dangerous for a political leader to be this disconnected from the real conditions in the country.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 3d

youtu.be/j7GZrgWKj9o

Grave Matters: The Role of Death in Life - Sheldon Solomon, PhD

YouTube video by Museum of Science

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 3d

This episode of Conspirituality is one of my favorites. Thanks, @julianwalker.bsky.social for such a thoughtful and insightful exploration of this topic. I found myself wondering if he (or the other hosts) are familiar with Sheldon Solomon’s work on Terror Management Theory!

Death is Just A Doorway

Podcast Episode · Conspirituality · 10/06/2025 · Subscribers Only · 54m

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 3d

Or just lying. He lies constantly.

PrinceHALbert @princehalbert.bsky.social · 3d

He's 100% hallucinating due to dementia.

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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 5d

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 6d

As an internet old, I think about this a lot. 😩

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ACLU @aclu.org · 9d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 10d

If museums are makin' you sad, maybe blame your great, great grandpa instead of the museums.

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 11d

Don’t you mean, Republicans FAIL to pass funding bill? They’re the ones in the majority. They can own this shit sandwich.

Richmond Times-Dispatch @richmond.com · 11d

The 55-45 vote Tuesday on the bill to extend federal funding for seven weeks fell short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster.

Democrats vote down GOP funding bill, putting government on path to shutdown

The 55-45 vote Tuesday on the bill to extend federal funding for seven weeks fell short of the 60 needed to end a filibuster.

richmond.com

Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 11d

It’s so weird that he thinks this narrative is appealing. What normal person wants to see themselves this way?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d

Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living."

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 11d

Oh I get it. This is just a boring troll. I should have just blocked you. My bad.

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 11d

The fuck are you even talking about?

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Katey RK @kateyrk.bsky.social · 15d

This was downright painful to listen to. He is not ready for the moment we’re facing right now.

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