Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
@kimberlyratliff.bsky.social
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A college student complaining about a grade on a paper is not national news. Not even close. The details have minimal import outside the class itself.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A college student complaining about a grade on a paper is not national news. Not even close. The details have minimal import outside the class itself.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Well-funded political activists targeting profs and TAs—in this case because they're trans—with the help of elected state officials? National issue.
Justice @anitaearls.bsky.social is one of only two Democrats on North Carolina's State Supreme Court, and she's running for re-election in 2026. We must keep her voice & her views on the highest court in our state. Donate or join her team of campaign volunteers at earls4justice.com
#ncpol
#ncpol
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Justice @anitaearls.bsky.social is one of only two Democrats on North Carolina's State Supreme Court, and she's running for re-election in 2026. We must keep her voice & her views on the highest court in our state. Donate or join her team of campaign volunteers at earls4justice.com
#ncpol
#ncpol
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Candidate filing opened today in North Carolina! If you’re someone who’s interested in running for office, but doesn’t know where to start, fill out our form at NCDP.org/run-for-office! Let someone on our team contact YOU about running! 🤠🤠🤠
North Carolina Democrats
NCDP.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Candidate filing opened today in North Carolina! If you’re someone who’s interested in running for office, but doesn’t know where to start, fill out our form at NCDP.org/run-for-office! Let someone on our team contact YOU about running! 🤠🤠🤠
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hey so if you’re not feeling well, please don’t go into work. if you have to, wear a mask. tbh wear a mask either way—it’s four days after thanksgiving. covid incubation time tends to be ~3-5 days. it’s peak get infected if you aren’t already time.
test for it. get paxlovid.
prevent it. mask up.
test for it. get paxlovid.
prevent it. mask up.
December 1, 2025 at 6:46 AM
hey so if you’re not feeling well, please don’t go into work. if you have to, wear a mask. tbh wear a mask either way—it’s four days after thanksgiving. covid incubation time tends to be ~3-5 days. it’s peak get infected if you aren’t already time.
test for it. get paxlovid.
prevent it. mask up.
test for it. get paxlovid.
prevent it. mask up.
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
All I know is, if we all join together to make one very important Christmas wish, maybe it will come true
December 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
All I know is, if we all join together to make one very important Christmas wish, maybe it will come true
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
🚨 A THREAD ON HOW YOU CAN TAKE ACTION WITH @siembranc.bsky.social AND @makencwork.bsky.social AS ICE IS RETURNING TO RALEIGH ON DEC 1ST 🚨
#NC #Raleigh #NCPolitics #FuckICE #ChingraLaMigra #Durham #resistfascism #MeltICE #triangleNC #NoKings #NCPOL #NCResist
#NC #Raleigh #NCPolitics #FuckICE #ChingraLaMigra #Durham #resistfascism #MeltICE #triangleNC #NoKings #NCPOL #NCResist
a person with a tattoo on their arm is holding a lighter and a piece of ice
ALT: a person with a tattoo on their arm is holding a lighter and a piece of ice
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🚨 A THREAD ON HOW YOU CAN TAKE ACTION WITH @siembranc.bsky.social AND @makencwork.bsky.social AS ICE IS RETURNING TO RALEIGH ON DEC 1ST 🚨
#NC #Raleigh #NCPolitics #FuckICE #ChingraLaMigra #Durham #resistfascism #MeltICE #triangleNC #NoKings #NCPOL #NCResist
#NC #Raleigh #NCPolitics #FuckICE #ChingraLaMigra #Durham #resistfascism #MeltICE #triangleNC #NoKings #NCPOL #NCResist
Candidate filing opens up Monday for NC's 2026 elections. Well be voting for US House & Senate seats, State House & Senate seats, a State Supreme Court seat, at least 3 other appellate Judge seats statewide, plus local elections + another voter ID ballot measure. #ncpol
What candidate filing is, who’s running, dates to know and more.
Candidate filing opens Monday for North Carolina’s 2026 races. What to know.
What candidate filing is, who’s running, dates to know and more.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Candidate filing opens up Monday for NC's 2026 elections. Well be voting for US House & Senate seats, State House & Senate seats, a State Supreme Court seat, at least 3 other appellate Judge seats statewide, plus local elections + another voter ID ballot measure. #ncpol
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
We must rise to demand TRUMP MUST GO NOW.
Join Wednesday’s webinar 8PM ET.
Get oriented. Get organized. Get in the fight to nonviolently drive this regime out.
Bring your people & your questions.
Register: bit.ly/WedDec3
Join Wednesday’s webinar 8PM ET.
Get oriented. Get organized. Get in the fight to nonviolently drive this regime out.
Bring your people & your questions.
Register: bit.ly/WedDec3
November 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We must rise to demand TRUMP MUST GO NOW.
Join Wednesday’s webinar 8PM ET.
Get oriented. Get organized. Get in the fight to nonviolently drive this regime out.
Bring your people & your questions.
Register: bit.ly/WedDec3
Join Wednesday’s webinar 8PM ET.
Get oriented. Get organized. Get in the fight to nonviolently drive this regime out.
Bring your people & your questions.
Register: bit.ly/WedDec3
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
Spectrum internet outages in Charlotte, Raleigh, San Antonio, Orlando, DFW, Los Angeles, Bay Area, St. Louis, Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. This is frustrating
November 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Spectrum internet outages in Charlotte, Raleigh, San Antonio, Orlando, DFW, Los Angeles, Bay Area, St. Louis, Chicago, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Cleveland. This is frustrating
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
Gift 🎁 link.
Research demonstrates that vaccines can reduce the risk of cancer, dementia & heart conditions, as well as risk of acute disease.
Have you been vaccinated against HPV, shingles, hepatitis B, flu, covid, RSV, meningitis, & pneumonia? If you're eligible, get them now.
wapo.st/4p7cDsj
Research demonstrates that vaccines can reduce the risk of cancer, dementia & heart conditions, as well as risk of acute disease.
Have you been vaccinated against HPV, shingles, hepatitis B, flu, covid, RSV, meningitis, & pneumonia? If you're eligible, get them now.
wapo.st/4p7cDsj
The common vaccines that can prevent chronic disease or some cancers
In addition to cancer, a growing body of research has shown that vaccines can reduce the risk of developing dementia and heart conditions.
wapo.st
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Gift 🎁 link.
Research demonstrates that vaccines can reduce the risk of cancer, dementia & heart conditions, as well as risk of acute disease.
Have you been vaccinated against HPV, shingles, hepatitis B, flu, covid, RSV, meningitis, & pneumonia? If you're eligible, get them now.
wapo.st/4p7cDsj
Research demonstrates that vaccines can reduce the risk of cancer, dementia & heart conditions, as well as risk of acute disease.
Have you been vaccinated against HPV, shingles, hepatitis B, flu, covid, RSV, meningitis, & pneumonia? If you're eligible, get them now.
wapo.st/4p7cDsj
There's 2 in my house; we cooked a 3 lb turkey breast roast. I'll eat the leftover turkey, rolls & collards til they're gone, spouse will eat the stuffing & mashed potatoes with fresh cooked proteins. Hate to waste food but the mac & cheese was best when it was hot & fresh, neither of us wants it.
I'm just going to say it: I'm sick of leftovers
November 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
There's 2 in my house; we cooked a 3 lb turkey breast roast. I'll eat the leftover turkey, rolls & collards til they're gone, spouse will eat the stuffing & mashed potatoes with fresh cooked proteins. Hate to waste food but the mac & cheese was best when it was hot & fresh, neither of us wants it.
How about impeachment, removal from office & prosecution for war crimes? That's the type of vigorous oversight Hegseth deserves.
The head of the Senate Armed Services Committee has vowed “vigorous oversight” following a Post report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of all crew members during the first U.S. strike on suspected drug smugglers in the Caribbean.
Senate committee vows ‘vigorous oversight’ in killing of boat strike survivors
The Republican-led committee’s pledge came after The Post reported that the defense secretary ordered that a U.S. strike on an alleged narcotics boat leave no survivors.
wapo.st
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
How about impeachment, removal from office & prosecution for war crimes? That's the type of vigorous oversight Hegseth deserves.
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
There is no evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to deaths in children. There is evidence that COVID causes serious harm — including long COVID, MIS-C, cardiac complications & diabetes.
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
with @rachelroubein.bsky.social
FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
There is no evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to deaths in children. There is evidence that COVID causes serious harm — including long COVID, MIS-C, cardiac complications & diabetes.
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
This administration’s actions are dangerous, and the damage to the public and children may be irreversible
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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And it is SO much more resource-intensive to evaluate AI content than human-generated content, too.
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
And it is SO much more resource-intensive to evaluate AI content than human-generated content, too.
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
Instead of spending money on crap you don't need today, how about spending it to help save democracy?
Dems have been MASSIVELY overperforming in Special Elections. There's ~30 MORE coming up!
12/02: TN-07
12/09: 5 more in FL, GA & IA!
KEEP IT GOING. #Blue25
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Dems have been MASSIVELY overperforming in Special Elections. There's ~30 MORE coming up!
12/02: TN-07
12/09: 5 more in FL, GA & IA!
KEEP IT GOING. #Blue25
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Chip in!
Show your support with a contribution.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Instead of spending money on crap you don't need today, how about spending it to help save democracy?
Dems have been MASSIVELY overperforming in Special Elections. There's ~30 MORE coming up!
12/02: TN-07
12/09: 5 more in FL, GA & IA!
KEEP IT GOING. #Blue25
secure.actblue.com/donate/speci...
Dems have been MASSIVELY overperforming in Special Elections. There's ~30 MORE coming up!
12/02: TN-07
12/09: 5 more in FL, GA & IA!
KEEP IT GOING. #Blue25
secure.actblue.com/donate/speci...
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We have to use every tool available to us - including our dollars. This Black Friday and weekend @blackvotersmatterfund.org asks you to join “We Ain’t Buyin’ It!” to send a message to Trump’s corporate enablers. Learn more about the companies targeted in this campaign here: weaintbuyingit.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
We have to use every tool available to us - including our dollars. This Black Friday and weekend @blackvotersmatterfund.org asks you to join “We Ain’t Buyin’ It!” to send a message to Trump’s corporate enablers. Learn more about the companies targeted in this campaign here: weaintbuyingit.com
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I often say that protesting and boycotting is a privilege. Those of us who can should do for those who can’t.
As I always do with boycotts, I urge: be tough with corporations, gentle with individual buyers. For some people, Black Friday sales are the way they get their kids jackets that fit, shoes that hold up to the weather. Yelling at them doesn’t help the cause.
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I often say that protesting and boycotting is a privilege. Those of us who can should do for those who can’t.
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Effectively there is no *one* person performing the duties of President of the United States right now. We are in an interregnum with an occupied throne.
The fundamental thing to understand about this administration is the president is a grumpy retiree. He has no interest in working anymore. Which leads to him being pissed that he is getting asked a question, pissed he has to show up and work, the scheming viziers running the show, etc..
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Effectively there is no *one* person performing the duties of President of the United States right now. We are in an interregnum with an occupied throne.
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
My quote of the day
It is always easier to have somebody to blame, but immigrants are not the cause of the country's economic woes.
Pramila Jayapal
It is always easier to have somebody to blame, but immigrants are not the cause of the country's economic woes.
Pramila Jayapal
November 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
My quote of the day
It is always easier to have somebody to blame, but immigrants are not the cause of the country's economic woes.
Pramila Jayapal
It is always easier to have somebody to blame, but immigrants are not the cause of the country's economic woes.
Pramila Jayapal
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
This is unhinged, unadulterated white nationalism that is so off-the-charts fascist not even David Duke would have said that in public.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This is unhinged, unadulterated white nationalism that is so off-the-charts fascist not even David Duke would have said that in public.
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
a movement which originally purported to be against the “deep state” and unelected bureaucrats has created an executive where a handful of unelected bureaucrats with secret schemes hold all the power while they take advantage of a mentally degenerating president.
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
a movement which originally purported to be against the “deep state” and unelected bureaucrats has created an executive where a handful of unelected bureaucrats with secret schemes hold all the power while they take advantage of a mentally degenerating president.
Thankful for the chance to give thanks in our cluttered, messy, lived-in home today. Dinner = turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, mac & cheese, collard greens, yeast rolls, deviled eggs (which aren't for me), cherry pie with vanilla ice cream. #HappyThanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025 #TurkeyDay
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Thankful for the chance to give thanks in our cluttered, messy, lived-in home today. Dinner = turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, mac & cheese, collard greens, yeast rolls, deviled eggs (which aren't for me), cherry pie with vanilla ice cream. #HappyThanksgiving #Thanksgiving2025 #TurkeyDay
quote w your fav sanrio character
November 28, 2025 at 2:51 AM
quote w your fav sanrio character
Reposted by Kimberly #MaskUp Ratliff, MSc
It's time to impeach Trump's cabinet secretaries, in reverse order of public approval rating.
Congress can and should remove Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and RFK Jr.
#WideAwake
Congress can and should remove Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and RFK Jr.
#WideAwake
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It's time to impeach Trump's cabinet secretaries, in reverse order of public approval rating.
Congress can and should remove Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and RFK Jr.
#WideAwake
Congress can and should remove Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and RFK Jr.
#WideAwake