Kim Wallmark
@kimwallmark.bsky.social
Software engineer, fiber artist, reader, enthusiastic appreciator of interesting details. I like understanding systems and stories. she/her is fine.
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Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Can't help but feel like this is one of the reasons why the Constitution says If a dude in office does an insurrection, don't let that motherfucker hold office again
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
Bc clearly they cannot be trusted with power & control over the levers of government, & they do not care about democratic constraints
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I have called all my reps, and the thing I am saying is that if you allow Trump to do this, you allow him to embroil us in wars that will nearly impossible to unwind without the hint of Congressional approval.
January 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I have called all my reps, and the thing I am saying is that if you allow Trump to do this, you allow him to embroil us in wars that will nearly impossible to unwind without the hint of Congressional approval.
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thinking about how, in the Russian history elective I took in HS, every time a tsar was facing domestic weakness the teacher would turn to the assembled students and ask "so what is it time for?" and we would chant "stunning territorial annexation!" and she would respond "well, DUH, girls"
January 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
thinking about how, in the Russian history elective I took in HS, every time a tsar was facing domestic weakness the teacher would turn to the assembled students and ask "so what is it time for?" and we would chant "stunning territorial annexation!" and she would respond "well, DUH, girls"
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there are endless headlines about "grok apologizes" or "grok says it will be fixed" after it generated CSAM using pictures of minors and zero headlines about "grok being shut down" or "musk and xAI in big legal trouble" and I think something fundamental has broken here
January 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
there are endless headlines about "grok apologizes" or "grok says it will be fixed" after it generated CSAM using pictures of minors and zero headlines about "grok being shut down" or "musk and xAI in big legal trouble" and I think something fundamental has broken here
I just used my snow broom for the first time in the new year. Sweeping the snow off the sidewalk looks goofy, but for snowfalls like this one (about an inch of dry snow), it's easier than shovelling. It's good for cleaning the snow off of cars, too.
January 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I just used my snow broom for the first time in the new year. Sweeping the snow off the sidewalk looks goofy, but for snowfalls like this one (about an inch of dry snow), it's easier than shovelling. It's good for cleaning the snow off of cars, too.
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“Who’s going to pay for all those social services? You????”
Yes. I want my tax dollars to go towards making life better for everyone.
I want them to fund housing, education and healthcare instead of war, ICE and enriching the billionaire class.
Yes. I want my tax dollars to go towards making life better for everyone.
I want them to fund housing, education and healthcare instead of war, ICE and enriching the billionaire class.
December 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“Who’s going to pay for all those social services? You????”
Yes. I want my tax dollars to go towards making life better for everyone.
I want them to fund housing, education and healthcare instead of war, ICE and enriching the billionaire class.
Yes. I want my tax dollars to go towards making life better for everyone.
I want them to fund housing, education and healthcare instead of war, ICE and enriching the billionaire class.
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Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
And I think liberals should stop taking the bait and ceding ground on immigration.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
Immigration is good. Multiculturalism is good. Free trade is good. Stop being embarrassed to say so.
January 1, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Another good practice for the New Year would be for all the non-fascists in America who want to opine about politics to really begin believing that urban America is Real America & that its denizens are The Authentic People. Get some self-respect & drop the volkish nationalist view that they're not
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The Constitution guarantees citizenship to children born on U.S. soil – President Trump doesn’t have the power to change that.
We’ll be at the Supreme Court fighting with the full firepower of the ACLU to defend that right.
We’ll be at the Supreme Court fighting with the full firepower of the ACLU to defend that right.
Immigrant Parents Confront Fear, Uncertainty Over Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threats
Families share how Trump’s threat to end birthright citizenship turned moments of joy into doubt about their children’s futures.
www.aclu.org
December 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The Constitution guarantees citizenship to children born on U.S. soil – President Trump doesn’t have the power to change that.
We’ll be at the Supreme Court fighting with the full firepower of the ACLU to defend that right.
We’ll be at the Supreme Court fighting with the full firepower of the ACLU to defend that right.
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One day we're gonna talk about long covid. My cynical self says it'll probably be decades from now. Scientists will be studying history and be like "wow! It fucked everybody up and they just didn't talk about it."
Just like we didn't acknowledge that a million plus people literally died.
Just like we didn't acknowledge that a million plus people literally died.
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My memory is terrible. Like I literally can't remember what I was like before covid. But I know it wasn't like this.
My memory is terrible. Like I literally can't remember what I was like before covid. But I know it wasn't like this.
December 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
One day we're gonna talk about long covid. My cynical self says it'll probably be decades from now. Scientists will be studying history and be like "wow! It fucked everybody up and they just didn't talk about it."
Just like we didn't acknowledge that a million plus people literally died.
Just like we didn't acknowledge that a million plus people literally died.
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We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
“I’m 84 years old. Threats against my life expectancy are kind of hollow. I don’t have much time anyway. I’m more concerned that our democracy is at risk because of the trends against the rule of law.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We don’t spend enough time discussing how the entire MAGA movement is kept afloat by the constant threats of stochastic terrorism orchestrated by the president of the United States.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
Congress, the courts, much of the media … all kept in line by the mob boss and his army of anonymous goons.
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I feel like that makes it worse, bc it underscores that it's not just (using just loosely) RFK Jr randomly being a conspiracy addled eugenicist wackjob -- this catastrophe was coordinated and had the backing of the conservative legal movement
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I feel like that makes it worse, bc it underscores that it's not just (using just loosely) RFK Jr randomly being a conspiracy addled eugenicist wackjob -- this catastrophe was coordinated and had the backing of the conservative legal movement
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If ICE gets to decide against all evidence that your documentation is fake, just because they say so, then there is no law. For anyone, but especially for Black and brown people the Supreme Court has declared are warrantless arrest targets.
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was born in Maryland. She has a valid U.S. birth certificate, medical and immunization records, and sworn affidavits.
Yet, ICE claims her documents are “not authentic” and has held her in immigration detention for days.
Yet, ICE claims her documents are “not authentic” and has held her in immigration detention for days.
Trump Administration Says Maryland Woman's Birth Certificate Is Fake In Dystopian Move
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If ICE gets to decide against all evidence that your documentation is fake, just because they say so, then there is no law. For anyone, but especially for Black and brown people the Supreme Court has declared are warrantless arrest targets.
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So many people are going through a very difficult time right now, but they still have to show up for work or school like it's any other Monday.
Please be kind to each other, and give each other a little extra space today. If someone is a little quick to over-react, please respond with kindness.
Please be kind to each other, and give each other a little extra space today. If someone is a little quick to over-react, please respond with kindness.
December 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
So many people are going through a very difficult time right now, but they still have to show up for work or school like it's any other Monday.
Please be kind to each other, and give each other a little extra space today. If someone is a little quick to over-react, please respond with kindness.
Please be kind to each other, and give each other a little extra space today. If someone is a little quick to over-react, please respond with kindness.
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We don't have to accept mass shootings, or cop shootings of unarmed Black men and boys, or high homicide rates, or high suicide rates. We could choose to not live like this at any time.
But we won't.
Because doing so would require rejecting the racism that is so central to the US identity.
But we won't.
Because doing so would require rejecting the racism that is so central to the US identity.
December 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
We don't have to accept mass shootings, or cop shootings of unarmed Black men and boys, or high homicide rates, or high suicide rates. We could choose to not live like this at any time.
But we won't.
Because doing so would require rejecting the racism that is so central to the US identity.
But we won't.
Because doing so would require rejecting the racism that is so central to the US identity.
One of the phrases I associate with this year is "which mass shooting?"
We have so many mass shootings that we need to disambiguate them. I hate this.
We have so many mass shootings that we need to disambiguate them. I hate this.
December 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
One of the phrases I associate with this year is "which mass shooting?"
We have so many mass shootings that we need to disambiguate them. I hate this.
We have so many mass shootings that we need to disambiguate them. I hate this.
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This was *entirely* preventable.
December 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
This was *entirely* preventable.
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Vaccines. In the 1790s one half of children in New England died of Diphtheria. In the early 1900s my grandparents lost three siblings to Diphtheria. As a physician with 20+ years of experience - I have NEVER SEEN IT. Don't get me started on measles.
One of the most disturbing things about the U.S. government getting themselves into the anti-vaccine game is that it is a time-release poison pill.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
December 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Vaccines. In the 1790s one half of children in New England died of Diphtheria. In the early 1900s my grandparents lost three siblings to Diphtheria. As a physician with 20+ years of experience - I have NEVER SEEN IT. Don't get me started on measles.
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it's not just that I find it chilling to imagine Sam Altman wearing my dead mom's face in order to sell me ads
it's that the way we ACTUALLY keep our lost loved ones alive requires a myriad of human skills these assholes perpetually devalue, like storytelling and deep emotional connection
it's that the way we ACTUALLY keep our lost loved ones alive requires a myriad of human skills these assholes perpetually devalue, like storytelling and deep emotional connection
December 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
it's not just that I find it chilling to imagine Sam Altman wearing my dead mom's face in order to sell me ads
it's that the way we ACTUALLY keep our lost loved ones alive requires a myriad of human skills these assholes perpetually devalue, like storytelling and deep emotional connection
it's that the way we ACTUALLY keep our lost loved ones alive requires a myriad of human skills these assholes perpetually devalue, like storytelling and deep emotional connection
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This is enough money to feed 137,000 children for a year with SNAP, by the way.
December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is enough money to feed 137,000 children for a year with SNAP, by the way.
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It was never about deporting criminals. It was always about using deportation to criminalize people they want to control.
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It was never about deporting criminals. It was always about using deportation to criminalize people they want to control.
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Oh wow... Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is erupting with enthusiasm RIGHT NOW, and you can watch it on the USGS livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
(HT to @davidho.bsky.social for the link)
(HT to @davidho.bsky.social for the link)
[V3cam] Kīlauea volcano, Hawaii (south Halemaʻumaʻu crater)
YouTube video by USGS
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Oh wow... Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is erupting with enthusiasm RIGHT NOW, and you can watch it on the USGS livestream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
(HT to @davidho.bsky.social for the link)
(HT to @davidho.bsky.social for the link)
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As awful as this, the focus on whether the woman was complying obscures the more important issue: in a democracy, there should not be armed agents demanding to see papers of every passing person.
“Traumatized, humiliated, degraded.”
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The nurse, a US citizen, 4’11”, 85 lbs, says she was following orders when she was dragged out of her car by masked immigration agents in Florida.
It was the 3rd time she had been stopped and told to produce ID.
Free link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Exclusive: Woman detained by feds in Keys says she was following agents’ orders
“This is not the America that I grew up in, and this is not the America that we represent.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As awful as this, the focus on whether the woman was complying obscures the more important issue: in a democracy, there should not be armed agents demanding to see papers of every passing person.
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Feels annoying that I have to specify that from here on out, politicians need to have adult-level emotional regulation.
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Feels annoying that I have to specify that from here on out, politicians need to have adult-level emotional regulation.
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Reminder: This vast consolidation of wealth and power at the top has not been due to neutral market forces.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Reminder: This vast consolidation of wealth and power at the top has not been due to neutral market forces.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
There’s no such thing as a “free market.”
It is designed.
It either advances public purposes or it serves the monied interests.
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Anyway: If this year has taught you anything, I hope it's that white supremacy is fake as hell, fails without support, and requires extensive enforcement and blatant acts of favoritism and exclusion to survive.
All-white/white supremacist spaces, political, social, and professional, are a choice.
All-white/white supremacist spaces, political, social, and professional, are a choice.
December 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Anyway: If this year has taught you anything, I hope it's that white supremacy is fake as hell, fails without support, and requires extensive enforcement and blatant acts of favoritism and exclusion to survive.
All-white/white supremacist spaces, political, social, and professional, are a choice.
All-white/white supremacist spaces, political, social, and professional, are a choice.