KathCLeSage
@kcl71.bsky.social
Non-fiction editor/proofreader. Late-'80s-#GeneralHospital fan. Mom of 2 teens and 2 doggos. Merry golf widow. Depressed Dem. She/Her
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KathCLeSage
@kcl71.bsky.social
· Dec 14
Yes, we have to elect school board directors in 2025, people. Pull yourselves together.
UPDATE: We did it, guys! 🙌🎉🥳
NEXT UP: Blue Wave 🌊 flipping the House and the Senate in the 2026 midterms.
NEXT UP: Blue Wave 🌊 flipping the House and the Senate in the 2026 midterms.
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It's noteworthy that everything single statement Johnson makes here is _false._ Administrative warrants are signed by ICE supervisors, not judges. And the requirement of a judicial warrant to enter a home is nothing new. It's been the law since 1789.
February 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
It's noteworthy that everything single statement Johnson makes here is _false._ Administrative warrants are signed by ICE supervisors, not judges. And the requirement of a judicial warrant to enter a home is nothing new. It's been the law since 1789.
That’s not scripture, Mike. And it doesn’t negate Matthew 25: 35 “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
That’s not scripture, Mike. And it doesn’t negate Matthew 25: 35 “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”
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Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: 'I am their voice'
In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government’s failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fi...
chicago.suntimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Marimar Martinez, shot 5 times by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Renee Good, Alex Pretti deaths
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
'I am their voice'
NEW w/ @adrianacardmag.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
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Army veteran Ian Austin has been released. Ian was one of the protesters in Minnesota arrested by federal agents for taking part in an anti-ICE demonstration at a church.
Ian was featured in a viral Mother Jones video last week. Senior reporter Julia Lurie spoke with him and his lawyer yesterday.
Ian was featured in a viral Mother Jones video last week. Senior reporter Julia Lurie spoke with him and his lawyer yesterday.
February 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Army veteran Ian Austin has been released. Ian was one of the protesters in Minnesota arrested by federal agents for taking part in an anti-ICE demonstration at a church.
Ian was featured in a viral Mother Jones video last week. Senior reporter Julia Lurie spoke with him and his lawyer yesterday.
Ian was featured in a viral Mother Jones video last week. Senior reporter Julia Lurie spoke with him and his lawyer yesterday.
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The Jewish woman who, as a teen, refused to give Adolf Hitler flowers at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Nazi Germany has passed away at the age of 102. 🕯️
Yocheved Gold: Jewish woman who refused to give Adolf Hitler flowers during Berlin Olympics dies aged 102
Yocheved Gold lived to witness Nazi atrocities in her native Germany and the entire history of modern Israel
www.thejc.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The Jewish woman who, as a teen, refused to give Adolf Hitler flowers at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Nazi Germany has passed away at the age of 102. 🕯️
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If the Melania movie bugs you because—grift—you can always stream “Becoming” on Netflix and make Michelle Obama’s documentary #1 in Movies.
Just sayin’.
Just sayin’.
February 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
If the Melania movie bugs you because—grift—you can always stream “Becoming” on Netflix and make Michelle Obama’s documentary #1 in Movies.
Just sayin’.
Just sayin’.
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Why don’t journalists show examples of where Dems were ahead and then their lead was whittled away by Republicans and ask Johnson does he think that’s is fraudulent as well
February 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Why don’t journalists show examples of where Dems were ahead and then their lead was whittled away by Republicans and ask Johnson does he think that’s is fraudulent as well
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Rudy tried to steal my vote and we PROVED he was a traitor working for Putin.
February 3, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Rudy tried to steal my vote and we PROVED he was a traitor working for Putin.
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It’s called counting, Mikey.
Also, maybe you should investigate WHY most states wait to count early voting/mail-in ballots until after the polls are closed. Hint: Your own party always insisted on it!
Also, maybe you should investigate WHY most states wait to count early voting/mail-in ballots until after the polls are closed. Hint: Your own party always insisted on it!
February 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
It’s called counting, Mikey.
Also, maybe you should investigate WHY most states wait to count early voting/mail-in ballots until after the polls are closed. Hint: Your own party always insisted on it!
Also, maybe you should investigate WHY most states wait to count early voting/mail-in ballots until after the polls are closed. Hint: Your own party always insisted on it!
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Tell him: the constitution is crystal clear on this, bitch. STFU and also sit down.
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 3, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Tell him: the constitution is crystal clear on this, bitch. STFU and also sit down.
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Black Americans have always been at the heart of the country’s democracy movement and attacking and humiliating them is key work of those who hate democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Black Americans have always been at the heart of the country’s democracy movement and attacking and humiliating them is key work of those who hate democracy.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...
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I guess if you’re Josh Hawley and you’re the kind of person who flees in terror from a riot you started the courage of ordinary people must seem befuddling
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I guess if you’re Josh Hawley and you’re the kind of person who flees in terror from a riot you started the courage of ordinary people must seem befuddling
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Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Minnesota needs to know the number of children in federal detention, who they are, and where they’re being held.
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Unfinished by @piaguerra.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Unfinished by @piaguerra.bsky.social
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The next witness, U.S. citizen and CA resident Martin Rascon, chokes up as he recounts an experience from August when four men in face masks, sunglasses, & baseball caps tried to force into his car, guns pointed at him and his family, ignoring requests to ID themselves before shooting multiple times
February 3, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The next witness, U.S. citizen and CA resident Martin Rascon, chokes up as he recounts an experience from August when four men in face masks, sunglasses, & baseball caps tried to force into his car, guns pointed at him and his family, ignoring requests to ID themselves before shooting multiple times
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"The gun groups can’t risk condemning the politicians who have worked for decades to weaken gun regulations, all so another 129 Americans can die today to protect gun owners against tyranny they apparently happily support so long as it is delivered unto liberals." — @schaller67.bsky.social
Guns for me, but not for thee
How the Rittenhouse Rules changed the Second Amendment.
www.publicnotice.co
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"The gun groups can’t risk condemning the politicians who have worked for decades to weaken gun regulations, all so another 129 Americans can die today to protect gun owners against tyranny they apparently happily support so long as it is delivered unto liberals." — @schaller67.bsky.social
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What a fucking hero
Martinez: "[I] sat in federal court and watched from 20 feet away as the border patrol agent who attempted to kill me testified at a hearing. Agent Charles Exum—Charles Exum, my attempted executioner was Charles Exum—I hope the government does not consider my use of his name here to be...doxxing."
February 3, 2026 at 9:05 PM
What a fucking hero
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Correct, although Jay misspelled "fluffer"
February 3, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Correct, although Jay misspelled "fluffer"
OMG
People are always wanting to minimize to me the place that #DomesticViolence has in keeping oppressed genders (non-cis men) under political control, as well as personal control.
I’m here to tell you that nobody, not one person of oppressed gender our society, is immune from it.
I’m here to tell you that nobody, not one person of oppressed gender our society, is immune from it.
Jill Biden's first husband charged with killing wife in domestic dispute at their Delaware home
The first husband of former first lady Jill Biden has been charged with killing his wife at their Delaware home in late December.
apnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
OMG
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How long will it take for the United States of America to step and hold the rapists or whatever accountable? #EpsteinFiles #rapists
A criminal investigation was opened by British police on Tue. after Excruciating revelations were revealed about Peter Mandelson in the #EPSTEINFILES
Mandelson informed officials he will retire effective Wednesday.
#Voices4Victory #believewomen
#wewillnotbesilent #stopvictimizingchildren
Mandelson informed officials he will retire effective Wednesday.
#Voices4Victory #believewomen
#wewillnotbesilent #stopvictimizingchildren
The ex-British ambassador to the U.S. is under U.K. investigation into Epstein ties
The U.K. government says newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest that the former British ambassador to the U.S. may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein.
www.npr.org
February 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
How long will it take for the United States of America to step and hold the rapists or whatever accountable? #EpsteinFiles #rapists
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Apparently morale at DOJ is so low that line attorneys are asking to be held in contempt so they can get some sleep yikes
February 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Apparently morale at DOJ is so low that line attorneys are asking to be held in contempt so they can get some sleep yikes
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Luke Ganger, Renee Good’s brother: “In the last few weeks, our family took some consolation thinking that perhaps ‘Nee’s death would bring about change in our country. It has not.”
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Luke Ganger, Renee Good’s brother: “In the last few weeks, our family took some consolation thinking that perhaps ‘Nee’s death would bring about change in our country. It has not.”
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This testimony is so powerful and gut-wrenching. God bless this woman for what she went through.
ICE MUST GO‼️
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
This testimony is so powerful and gut-wrenching. God bless this woman for what she went through.
ICE MUST GO‼️
ICE MUST GO‼️