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Asheville Kathy La

@kathological.bsky.social

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Retired public defender ⚖️, now making pottery 🏺and salads 🥗. Best advice: Just don’t freak out. Get grounded and connected, remember who you are, what matters to you and what is good for you. Be courageous & informed but also joyful.

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Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · Apr 6

“I love that line, ‘citizens are not subjects.’ We are not here to be ruled. But nor are we a ‘hateful mob.’ We are ‘upright, fair, peaceful, and rational,’ even when our government fails to be.”

Eric Jackson @ejaxon.bsky.social · Apr 6

"While individually, citizens may feel powerless, together they are powerful." Good post by Rory Truex on the importance of doing many small things. rorytruex.substack.com/p/what-do-i-...

What Do I Do in a Time Like This?

Towards a Democracy Defense Movement

rorytruex.substack.com

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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 1d

Contractions function almost identically to the full two-word phrase, but are only appropriate in some places inna sentence. It’s one of the weird quirks of this language we’ve.
This post needs some kind of warning sign.
That’s the kind of linguist I’m.

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Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone have info on the apparently bad crash on 70 in Swannanoa today? 70 closed, lots of emergency vehicles. I don’t see anything on it. Near the rebuilt Whitson bridge. Check on your people.

Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · 15d

You love to see it.

Freedah Kaylow @freedahkaylow.bsky.social · 16d

Representing Freedom of Speech in Asheville, NC last night. Very energetic crowd.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · Aug 27

remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature

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Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · Jul 5

Americans have a sick addiction to punishment, even those of us on the left. I hope we can choose building over revenge.

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Josh Stein @joshsteinnc.bsky.social · Jun 28

Today was a good day.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · Jun 27

Don't do any of this.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jun 22

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

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AuntRen 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🌈🌊☮️ @auntren.bsky.social · Jun 17

Genuine Question because I Do not understand… so if these men roll up in plain clothes and masks, grab a human being… even a child, and throw them in an unmarked vehicle I am just supposed to look the other way and say nothing ?? Ask Nothing ?

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Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · Jun 17

Maybe now he’ll cave again and declare that we need farm workers, hospitality workers AND soccer/football fans?

Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · Jun 15

These big cities turned out!!! ❤️ But so did gajillions of folks in small cities and small towns! ❤️ So many people!!! ❤️

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · Jun 15

Incredible turn out for #NoKingsDay. Thank you to everyone speaking up and taking action. Dissent is patriotic!

Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thanks for your kind words. I’m glad your mom is doing well. I truly am. Unfortunately my amazing mom passed away May 23. 💔

Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · Jun 9

I’ve wondered about that for years. Are the people getting tased now, for example, the ones who would’ve been shot? Or the ones who would have been arrested without violence?

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · May 19

i want you all to look at how it works when the Times *wants* a story at the forefront of the conversation.

then i want you to compare it to how they've addressed the destruction of the federal government and rising fascism.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · May 19

Joe Biden's announcement that he has aggressive prostate cancer has derailed Democrats who are wrestling with a complicated mix of sympathy and unsettling new questions about his health.

Democrats Pause Their Anger at Biden Over 2024, but Have New Questions

www.nytimes.com

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Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · May 7

Jerk

Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · May 7

Finally!!!

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · May 7

🚨Jefferson Griffin has FINALLY conceded to Justice Allison Riggs following his defeat in federal court on Monday. Griffin spent six months attempting to overturn his 734-vote loss in November: www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

Griffin concedes NC Supreme Court race, ending unprecedented effort to overturn election

Griffin’s concession puts to bed a contentious and chaotic saga in NC politics, one that has raised substantial questions about democracy and may impact the state’s elections for years to come.

www.newsobserver.com

Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · May 6

Always surprised when Tillis makes the right call but it happens occasionally.

Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · May 4

Thanks Tony —
The deviled eggs were a hit today so I’m pleased. 🤗 Day by day.

Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · May 3

Spending a lot of time these days with my 91.5 yo mom who has mostly stopped eating. I’ll take joy where I find it. Here’s a pic I took today from the back porch of the pottery studio. He was about 10-15 feet away.

A black bear looking at you from behind a tree!

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Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · May 3

I don’t know you, I found you on here, but I think of you often. I wish you well and I appreciate your example for living out loud.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Apr 17

The head of our country’s government is in the early stages of consolidating total power. We must of course reject this, but that is not enough. We have to respond by creating a different and better kind of American politics than we have seen before.

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Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · Apr 17

Frankly, anytime he says “frankly” …

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · Apr 14

Criminals deserve due process because due process is literally how we determine whether someone is, *in fact*, a criminal

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Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · Apr 14

So helpful!!!

Asheville Kathy La @kathological.bsky.social · Apr 14

I have been around the world
Lookin for that Mormon girl