Karen
@kindredreach.bsky.social
Retired public school principal, amateur filmmaker, travel enthusiast, old school feminist and proud Democrat 🟧🏳️🌈
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Strengthen public utilities to regulate prices to benefit rate payers instead of private company profits.
Electricity prices are soaring while utilities rake in billions in profit. Here's three ideas to bring bills down:
1) Make power cheap in the middle of the day
2) Stop utility profiteering
3) Keep climate impacts off bills
My latest in @theatlantic.com.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
1) Make power cheap in the middle of the day
2) Stop utility profiteering
3) Keep climate impacts off bills
My latest in @theatlantic.com.
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Three Ideas for Lowering Electricity Costs
For starters, recognize that clean energy is cheap energy.
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Strengthen public utilities to regulate prices to benefit rate payers instead of private company profits.
Incentives for a successful school and a successful business are completely opposite.
Start ups are risky, the problem is in a school startup, children bear the risk. The grifters just run away with the cash.
#PublicSchools
Start ups are risky, the problem is in a school startup, children bear the risk. The grifters just run away with the cash.
#PublicSchools
So much of the “classical charter school” model is just BS—when it’s not outright grift.
By the way, classical charters are the model pushed by Pete Hegseth in his pre-cabinet book on “the battle” for education.
projects.cbsnews.com/2025/fl-char...
By the way, classical charters are the model pushed by Pete Hegseth in his pre-cabinet book on “the battle” for education.
projects.cbsnews.com/2025/fl-char...
Florida charter school company run by GOP rising star left behind scrambling parents
School choice advocate Erika Donalds called the publicly funded schools a 'national model' and defended millions paid to vendors she was tied to.
projects.cbsnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Incentives for a successful school and a successful business are completely opposite.
Start ups are risky, the problem is in a school startup, children bear the risk. The grifters just run away with the cash.
#PublicSchools
Start ups are risky, the problem is in a school startup, children bear the risk. The grifters just run away with the cash.
#PublicSchools
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Thank you to all the volunteers! Rep. Aftyn Behn reported that more than 600 volunteers turned out and knocked on 13,000 doors. Let’s flip TN’s 7th District! And if you’ve got time, they still need help!
aftyn4tn | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree
running for Congress in TN-7 to feed kids, fix roads, and fund hospitals
✨LET'S FLIP THIS SEAT DEC. 2ND✨
linktr.ee
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Thank you to all the volunteers! Rep. Aftyn Behn reported that more than 600 volunteers turned out and knocked on 13,000 doors. Let’s flip TN’s 7th District! And if you’ve got time, they still need help!
No kidding.
Asset Management Strategist Says It's Time To Rethink How We Measure Poverty
crooksandliars.com
Asset Management Strategist Says It's Time To Rethink How We Measure Poverty | Crooks and Liars
twp.ai
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
No kidding.
Brilliant.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Brilliant.
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
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I do. And that was so long ago that I bet Cassidy forgot al about it
Remember when. Dr. Sen. Bill Cassidy obtained a promise from RFK Jr. not to remove CDC language about vaccines not causing autism?
What If the Most Dangerous Man in the Administration Isn’t Donald Trump?
The U.S. government is now pushing misinformation.
www.thebulwark.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I do. And that was so long ago that I bet Cassidy forgot al about it
That’s completely untenable for every state, given funding, terrain, transportation, inflexible work schedules, school schedules…
#UniversalVoteByMail
#UniversalVoteByMail
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
That’s completely untenable for every state, given funding, terrain, transportation, inflexible work schedules, school schedules…
#UniversalVoteByMail
#UniversalVoteByMail
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The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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October payments for 20 school districts across our state have yet to be issued, and there's no good reason for it.
These are the consequences of the Trump Administration's attacks on the Department of Education. It's gotta stop.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...
These are the consequences of the Trump Administration's attacks on the Department of Education. It's gotta stop.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...
Gov. Evers demands release of delayed federal school aid for 20 Wisconsin school districts
Federal aid for tribal school districts is on hold amid the shutdown. Gov. Tony Evers is urging U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon to release it.
www.jsonline.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
October payments for 20 school districts across our state have yet to be issued, and there's no good reason for it.
These are the consequences of the Trump Administration's attacks on the Department of Education. It's gotta stop.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...
These are the consequences of the Trump Administration's attacks on the Department of Education. It's gotta stop.
www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...
15 years we’ve heard a plan is in the works, call me skeptical.
WELKER: Should the 300,000 Oklahomas who rely on ACA subsidies be prepared for their costs to skyrocket?
LANKFORD: We're trying to find a way to be able to help
(That's a yes!)
LANKFORD: We're trying to find a way to be able to help
(That's a yes!)
November 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
15 years we’ve heard a plan is in the works, call me skeptical.
“But now I know Portuguese, so…”
(Shrug)
Perfect way to shed a loser situation,
I’m going to use this line for a week.
(Shrug)
Perfect way to shed a loser situation,
I’m going to use this line for a week.
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“But now I know Portuguese, so…”
(Shrug)
Perfect way to shed a loser situation,
I’m going to use this line for a week.
(Shrug)
Perfect way to shed a loser situation,
I’m going to use this line for a week.
The insurance racket takes the “care”out of healthcare.
Here's a thought.
DENTAL and VISION should be covered by regular health insurance. We need to eliminate the need to have separate insurance for those two things, dammit. It's ridiculous.
DENTAL and VISION should be covered by regular health insurance. We need to eliminate the need to have separate insurance for those two things, dammit. It's ridiculous.
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The insurance racket takes the “care”out of healthcare.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Hope is Alive.
And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together. Hope over tyranny. Hope over big money and small ideas. Hope over despair. We won because New Yorkers allowed themselves to hope that the impossible could be made possible.
My Mayor Mamdani.
And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together. Hope over tyranny. Hope over big money and small ideas. Hope over despair. We won because New Yorkers allowed themselves to hope that the impossible could be made possible.
My Mayor Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hope is Alive.
And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together. Hope over tyranny. Hope over big money and small ideas. Hope over despair. We won because New Yorkers allowed themselves to hope that the impossible could be made possible.
My Mayor Mamdani.
And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together. Hope over tyranny. Hope over big money and small ideas. Hope over despair. We won because New Yorkers allowed themselves to hope that the impossible could be made possible.
My Mayor Mamdani.
Confusing double standard,
the current president of our country had a thinner resume. He only ran a company with his own children as employees. “The King of Debt” went bankrupt more than not, and yet no one complains about his inexperience in government.
the current president of our country had a thinner resume. He only ran a company with his own children as employees. “The King of Debt” went bankrupt more than not, and yet no one complains about his inexperience in government.
Mr. Mamdani has been a backbench lawmaker in the State Assembly for less than five years. His first and only full-time job outside of politics involved counseling struggling homeowners at a small nonprofit in Queens for about a year. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/n...
Even for Some Mamdani Supporters, His Thin Résumé Is Cause for Concern
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Confusing double standard,
the current president of our country had a thinner resume. He only ran a company with his own children as employees. “The King of Debt” went bankrupt more than not, and yet no one complains about his inexperience in government.
the current president of our country had a thinner resume. He only ran a company with his own children as employees. “The King of Debt” went bankrupt more than not, and yet no one complains about his inexperience in government.
Let’s go!
If we build it, they will come.
If we build it, they will come.
CA NY IL MA & WA represent 87 M people & can form a health insurance mkt w/ negotiating power to force down hosp reimb rates, slash med prices & cut premiums. Legal authority to do this already exists.
Sec 1333 of the ACA explicitly allows states to form Health Care Choice Compacts across st lines.
Sec 1333 of the ACA explicitly allows states to form Health Care Choice Compacts across st lines.
November 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Let’s go!
If we build it, they will come.
If we build it, they will come.
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The crowd tonight in Norfolk, Virginia for Abigail Spanberger and Barack Obama. LET’S GO!!!
November 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The crowd tonight in Norfolk, Virginia for Abigail Spanberger and Barack Obama. LET’S GO!!!
You can’t buy character….sigh.
EUGENE DANIELS: “You said diversity can be a weakness. What did you mean?”
CUOMO: “Diversity can be a weakness if you have antipathy among groups, Jonathan.”
EUGENE: “I’m Eugene.” 🤦🏻♂️
(Jonathan is the other Black host. SNL’s writers have nothing on Cuomo!)
CUOMO: “Diversity can be a weakness if you have antipathy among groups, Jonathan.”
EUGENE: “I’m Eugene.” 🤦🏻♂️
(Jonathan is the other Black host. SNL’s writers have nothing on Cuomo!)
November 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
You can’t buy character….sigh.
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Time’s running out. USDA must act now to fund SNAP before hunger becomes the real national nightmare.
October 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Time’s running out. USDA must act now to fund SNAP before hunger becomes the real national nightmare.
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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security quietly formalized sweeping changes to a federal immigration database, turning it into a national “voter verification” tool that appears to sidestep federal privacy protections and will make it easier to remove large numbers of voters from the rolls.
In Late, Obscure Notice, DHS Turbocharges Trump’s Voter Purge Database, Evading Privacy Protections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security quietly formalized sweeping changes to a federal immigration database, turning it into a national “voter verification” tool that appears to sidestep federal privacy protections and will make it easier to remove large numbers of voters from the rolls.
Great!
THE LIST OF 25 STATES & DC SUING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR WITHHOLDING SNAP BENEFITS!
1) MA
2) CA
3) AZ
4) MN
5) CT
6) CO
7) DE
8) DC
9) HI
10) IL
11) KS
12) KY
13) ME
14) MD
15) MI
16) NV
17) NJ
18) NM
19) NY
20) NC
21) OR
22) PA
23) RI
24) VT
25) WA
26) WI
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1) MA
2) CA
3) AZ
4) MN
5) CT
6) CO
7) DE
8) DC
9) HI
10) IL
11) KS
12) KY
13) ME
14) MD
15) MI
16) NV
17) NJ
18) NM
19) NY
20) NC
21) OR
22) PA
23) RI
24) VT
25) WA
26) WI
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United States Department of Agriculture (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-13165) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against Russell Vought, U.S. Office of Management and Budget, United States Department of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Filing fee: $ 405, receipt number AMADC-113243...
storage.courtlistener.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Great!