KimB
@kbumgardner.bsky.social
Ceramic artist, functional pottery maker,
clay junkie, nature lover 🧚🏼♂️🧚🏻♀️,
wildflower enthusiast🌼🌸🍄,
#democracy🗽, #blueplanet
#truthmatter #ruleoflaw
#clayart #pottery #wildflower
#cellomusic #comedy
“We are more alike than dissimilar”
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re-upping this today -- if you haven't read it yet, it is really worth a look:
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
re-upping this today -- if you haven't read it yet, it is really worth a look:
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History has taught us that this is precisely when Donald Trump is most dangerous — and when Republicans turn to voter suppression, election subversion and worse. With the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, Trump is already plotting his next moves.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
What Comes Next After the 2025 Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
History has taught us that this is precisely when Donald Trump is most dangerous — and when Republicans turn to voter suppression, election subversion and worse. With the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, Trump is already plotting his next moves.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
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From Virginia up to Maine, New Jersey out to California, and plenty of places in between, Tuesday was a great night for democracy — and an awful night for President Donald Trump. Democracy Docket loved tracking every win — and explaining what it all amounted to. But we did a lot else this week, too.
This Week at Democracy Docket: A Major Win for Democracy — and the Coming Attack on Mail Voting
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
From Virginia up to Maine, New Jersey out to California, and plenty of places in between, Tuesday was a great night for democracy — and an awful night for President Donald Trump. Democracy Docket loved tracking every win — and explaining what it all amounted to. But we did a lot else this week, too.
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After Tuesday’s elections, Republicans are even more desperate to prevent free and fair elections in 2026. In this video, I lay out the eight things we should all expect next and what we can do to fight back. youtu.be/7rSwJPz2MRo?...
8 Ways Republicans Will Subvert The 2026 Election
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
After Tuesday’s elections, Republicans are even more desperate to prevent free and fair elections in 2026. In this video, I lay out the eight things we should all expect next and what we can do to fight back. youtu.be/7rSwJPz2MRo?...
My latest collection of potteries are displayed at the Potter’s Wheel,
120-33 83rd Avenue, Kew Gardens,
NY 11415 Tel: (718)441-6614
There are variety of ceramic arts all created by teachers and students at this Studio; functional potteries, jewelry, decorative artworks and many more.
120-33 83rd Avenue, Kew Gardens,
NY 11415 Tel: (718)441-6614
There are variety of ceramic arts all created by teachers and students at this Studio; functional potteries, jewelry, decorative artworks and many more.
November 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
My latest collection of potteries are displayed at the Potter’s Wheel,
120-33 83rd Avenue, Kew Gardens,
NY 11415 Tel: (718)441-6614
There are variety of ceramic arts all created by teachers and students at this Studio; functional potteries, jewelry, decorative artworks and many more.
120-33 83rd Avenue, Kew Gardens,
NY 11415 Tel: (718)441-6614
There are variety of ceramic arts all created by teachers and students at this Studio; functional potteries, jewelry, decorative artworks and many more.
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Populist Dems won. Moderate Dems won. We won in blue states. We won in purple states.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Populist Dems won. Moderate Dems won. We won in blue states. We won in purple states.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
Maybe the take is that (a) people think Trump is out of control; and (b) people like Dems when we're taking a stand and fighting for what we believe in - as we have been for the last month.
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Last night was huge rejection of Trump's plan to rig midterms:
-CA passes prop 50, giving Dems up to 5 new seats
-VA elects Dem gov & leg, boosting redistricting chances
-ME voters defeat voter suppression initiative
-Dems retain majority PA Supreme Court
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-CA passes prop 50, giving Dems up to 5 new seats
-VA elects Dem gov & leg, boosting redistricting chances
-ME voters defeat voter suppression initiative
-Dems retain majority PA Supreme Court
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Voters soundly reject Trump's plot to rig the next election
On Tuesday, Democrats passed new congressional maps, defeated GOP attempts to make it harder to vote, and protected pro-democracy judges.
www.motherjones.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Last night was huge rejection of Trump's plan to rig midterms:
-CA passes prop 50, giving Dems up to 5 new seats
-VA elects Dem gov & leg, boosting redistricting chances
-ME voters defeat voter suppression initiative
-Dems retain majority PA Supreme Court
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-CA passes prop 50, giving Dems up to 5 new seats
-VA elects Dem gov & leg, boosting redistricting chances
-ME voters defeat voter suppression initiative
-Dems retain majority PA Supreme Court
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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In today’s Russian papers: Russia needs the resources “to conduct hostilities in Ukraine for at least 2, even 3 years.” Meanwhile, “it is no longer possible to deny the signs of petrol shortages in the regions.” Plus, utility tariffs to rise, science funding falls. #ReadingRussia
"No longer possible to deny signs of Russian petrol shortages," says Russian paper
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 7:24 AM
In today’s Russian papers: Russia needs the resources “to conduct hostilities in Ukraine for at least 2, even 3 years.” Meanwhile, “it is no longer possible to deny the signs of petrol shortages in the regions.” Plus, utility tariffs to rise, science funding falls. #ReadingRussia
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Billionaire technocrats are circling around the next pristine space to exploit and ruin for profit.
They claim lofty goals - saving climate, ending poverty - while arrogantly disregarding science +taking advantage of small, already plundered nations in the global south to secure mining rights
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Billionaire technocrats are circling around the next pristine space to exploit and ruin for profit.
They claim lofty goals - saving climate, ending poverty - while arrogantly disregarding science +taking advantage of small, already plundered nations in the global south to secure mining rights
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June 20, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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Billionaire technocrats are circling around the next pristine space to exploit and ruin for profit.
They claim lofty goals - saving climate, ending poverty - while arrogantly disregarding science +taking advantage of small, already plundered nations in the global south to secure mining rights
🧵
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Billionaire technocrats are circling around the next pristine space to exploit and ruin for profit.
They claim lofty goals - saving climate, ending poverty - while arrogantly disregarding science +taking advantage of small, already plundered nations in the global south to secure mining rights
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NEW EPISODE: This week on “The Best People,” @nicollewallace.bsky.social sat down with award-winning actor Martin Sheen at MSNBCLIVE ‘25, MSNBC’s annual live event.
They discussed his history of activism and his push to bring the humanity back to politics.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbDj...
They discussed his history of activism and his push to bring the humanity back to politics.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbDj...
October 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
NEW EPISODE: This week on “The Best People,” @nicollewallace.bsky.social sat down with award-winning actor Martin Sheen at MSNBCLIVE ‘25, MSNBC’s annual live event.
They discussed his history of activism and his push to bring the humanity back to politics.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbDj...
They discussed his history of activism and his push to bring the humanity back to politics.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbDj...
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“Johnson is trolling me”: Democrats escalate their pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva as Arizona’s attorney general threatens legal action and Hakeem Jeffries vows swift action. Rep.-elect Grijalva (D-Ariz) joins The Weeknight to speak out.
October 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
“Johnson is trolling me”: Democrats escalate their pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva as Arizona’s attorney general threatens legal action and Hakeem Jeffries vows swift action. Rep.-elect Grijalva (D-Ariz) joins The Weeknight to speak out.
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“The Kool-Aid is very powerful.” Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb on the difficulty for people to go from defending Trump to being out front against him as he did attending a “No Kings” rally yesterday.
October 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“The Kool-Aid is very powerful.” Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb on the difficulty for people to go from defending Trump to being out front against him as he did attending a “No Kings” rally yesterday.
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And we're four months into the "Harvard is about to cave" narrative in MSM/NYT.
GOOD FOR PENN, BROWN, and MIT.
GOOD FOR PENN, BROWN, and MIT.
PENN IS OUT! That means both institutions that signed prior agreements with the administration have said no. We're at 3 rejections.
I told y'all once the second one hit yesterday, the clock started for the rest.
www.thedp.com/article/2025...
I told y'all once the second one hit yesterday, the clock started for the rest.
www.thedp.com/article/2025...
Penn rejects White House proposal for special funding treatment
With the decision, Penn becomes the third university to decline the offer.
www.thedp.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
And we're four months into the "Harvard is about to cave" narrative in MSM/NYT.
GOOD FOR PENN, BROWN, and MIT.
GOOD FOR PENN, BROWN, and MIT.
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BREAKING: President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered.
Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from firing workers during the government shutdown
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from firing workers during the government shutdown. U.S.
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
BREAKING: President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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"The Church cannot be silent."
"Pope Leo XIV’s eyes grew misty Wednesday as an El Paso delegation led by Bishop Mark Seitz presented him letters and a video that captured the fears and anxieties of people facing mass deportation in the United States..."
"Pope Leo XIV’s eyes grew misty Wednesday as an El Paso delegation led by Bishop Mark Seitz presented him letters and a video that captured the fears and anxieties of people facing mass deportation in the United States..."
In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation - El Paso Matters
During a Vatican meeting, Pope Leo XIV expressed solidarity with migrants after hearing firsthand accounts gathered by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute and La Mujer Obrera about the human toll of U.S. ...
elpasomatters.org
October 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
"The Church cannot be silent."
"Pope Leo XIV’s eyes grew misty Wednesday as an El Paso delegation led by Bishop Mark Seitz presented him letters and a video that captured the fears and anxieties of people facing mass deportation in the United States..."
"Pope Leo XIV’s eyes grew misty Wednesday as an El Paso delegation led by Bishop Mark Seitz presented him letters and a video that captured the fears and anxieties of people facing mass deportation in the United States..."
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October 9, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho
October 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho
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"After a few moments of laughter..."
The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.
The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.
October 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"After a few moments of laughter..."
The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.
The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.
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🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Thursday froze President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in and around Chicago, saying the president lacked the authority to do so. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Federal Judge Halts Trump’s Chicago Military Deployment
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Thursday froze President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in and around Chicago, saying the president lacked the authority to do so. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICEBlock creator Joshua Aaron @joshua.stealingheather.com will be speaking with Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com tonight discussing Apple's removal of #ICEBlock.
October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
ICEBlock creator Joshua Aaron @joshua.stealingheather.com will be speaking with Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com tonight discussing Apple's removal of #ICEBlock.
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I guess the Park Service will just remove it again ... oh wait, the Republicans shut down the government so we don't have a Park Service!
October 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I guess the Park Service will just remove it again ... oh wait, the Republicans shut down the government so we don't have a Park Service!
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"He rushes to his car. He opens the hatch and packs in five-gallon buckets, drumsticks to pound on them, and bullhorns..."
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Standing up to ICE in the suburbs, the People’s Patrol puts its faith in resistance
Cristóbal Cavazos leads a rapid-response effort to document ICE activity. Meet the man confronting Trump’s deportation blitz.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"He rushes to his car. He opens the hatch and packs in five-gallon buckets, drumsticks to pound on them, and bullhorns..."
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...