Karen Kusiak
@kkusiak.bsky.social
I’m eagerly waiting for senators in other states with citizens of Somali heritage to speak out against the operation in Minnesota and against the executive’s comments. A staffer in Susan Collins’ office wasn’t aware of any statement from her as of this morning.
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’m eagerly waiting for senators in other states with citizens of Somali heritage to speak out against the operation in Minnesota and against the executive’s comments. A staffer in Susan Collins’ office wasn’t aware of any statement from her as of this morning.
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Progressive topples former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey in Jersey City mayoral runoff
Progressive topples former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey in Jersey City mayoral runoff
James Solomon will lead the second largest city in the Garden State.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Progressive topples former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey in Jersey City mayoral runoff
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I can’t promise that this is the first time a Canadian publisher of a beloved children’s book series has publicly condemned the bloodthirsty US secretary of defense’s use of its imagery to smirkingly defend heinous war crimes. I mean who can say.
December 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
I can’t promise that this is the first time a Canadian publisher of a beloved children’s book series has publicly condemned the bloodthirsty US secretary of defense’s use of its imagery to smirkingly defend heinous war crimes. I mean who can say.
Best college news today: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/29/m...
‘Success begets success’: In a new Trump era, women’s colleges are shaping a generation of trailblazers - The Boston Globe
The number of women's colleges has decreased, but Massachusetts is home to some of the most successful survivors, which have changed with the times while preserving their ideals of equity and inclusio...
www.bostonglobe.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Best college news today: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/29/m...
“As a result, the data coming out of highly selective colleges will be impossible to interpret accurately, since legacy and donor preferences and athletics have a very significant impact on who is admitted to a college.”
On Dec 4, @innovateedunyc.bsky.social and I are hosting a webinar unpacking the new ACTS reporting requirements and what happens next. Sign up below.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“As a result, the data coming out of highly selective colleges will be impossible to interpret accurately, since legacy and donor preferences and athletics have a very significant impact on who is admitted to a college.”
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Ketchup bottles are flying in Austin and DC…
Meanwhile, California is breaking out the champagne.
#RadioFreeAmerica
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Meanwhile, California is breaking out the champagne.
#RadioFreeAmerica
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026
The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through the mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump. Attorney General Ken Paxton said he woul...
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Ketchup bottles are flying in Austin and DC…
Meanwhile, California is breaking out the champagne.
#RadioFreeAmerica
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
Meanwhile, California is breaking out the champagne.
#RadioFreeAmerica
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/18/t...
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MAINERS: If you see ICE, call this hotline: (207) 544-9989.
It's the Maine Immigrant Rights org, and their website has resources on how to protect yourself and others, what do do if someone is taken, and how to safely film their activity.
maineimmigrantrights.org/mirc-resourc...
#MEpolitics
It's the Maine Immigrant Rights org, and their website has resources on how to protect yourself and others, what do do if someone is taken, and how to safely film their activity.
maineimmigrantrights.org/mirc-resourc...
#MEpolitics
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
MAINERS: If you see ICE, call this hotline: (207) 544-9989.
It's the Maine Immigrant Rights org, and their website has resources on how to protect yourself and others, what do do if someone is taken, and how to safely film their activity.
maineimmigrantrights.org/mirc-resourc...
#MEpolitics
It's the Maine Immigrant Rights org, and their website has resources on how to protect yourself and others, what do do if someone is taken, and how to safely film their activity.
maineimmigrantrights.org/mirc-resourc...
#MEpolitics
Maybe I’ll make this some day.
Made Italian buttercream for the first time! I think it's the perfect texture. I like the flavor (added some melted chocolate) but I think it can be improved. One step closer to opening a bakery and leaving academia behind.
www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/ital...
www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/ital...
Italian Buttercream
Traditional meringue-based Italian buttercream, excellent for piping and decorations. Frost your cake with it today!
www.kingarthurbaking.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Maybe I’ll make this some day.
Rep. Jared Golden no longer needs to appease voters in ME CD2, it would be a great time for him to vote for progressive values and working class Maine folks.
November 13, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Rep. Jared Golden no longer needs to appease voters in ME CD2, it would be a great time for him to vote for progressive values and working class Maine folks.
Leonard Leo
Mainers overwhelming vote NO on Photo Voter ID and to Save Absentee Voting.
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Leonard Leo
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Michelle Wu, Boston mayor, doesn’t get enough recognition or national screen time.
“Michelle Wu, Boston’s first female and first Asian American mayor, will officially stroll into her second four-year term.”
She won a second term last night uncontested
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
“Michelle Wu, Boston’s first female and first Asian American mayor, will officially stroll into her second four-year term.”
She won a second term last night uncontested
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
An unopposed Boston Mayor Wu celebrates re-election victory
Her victory became inevitable in September when she crushed her main opponent in the city's preliminary election.
www.wbur.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Michelle Wu, Boston mayor, doesn’t get enough recognition or national screen time.
“Michelle Wu, Boston’s first female and first Asian American mayor, will officially stroll into her second four-year term.”
She won a second term last night uncontested
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
“Michelle Wu, Boston’s first female and first Asian American mayor, will officially stroll into her second four-year term.”
She won a second term last night uncontested
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
Congratulations to the state of Virginia!
Also a lit phd and longtime community college educator
Worth mentioning, one helluva journey for Senator Ghazala Hashmi, elected in 2019 to the Virginia Senate, inspired to run for office because of Trump’s travel ban against majority Muslim countries.
After tonight, she will be the 1st Muslim woman elected to to statewide office in the United States
After tonight, she will be the 1st Muslim woman elected to to statewide office in the United States
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Congratulations to the state of Virginia!
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VICTORY: Maine voters have overwhelmingly rejected Question 1. It would have upended absentee voting and implemented some of the strictest mandatory voter ID requirements in the nation. By defeating Question 1, Maine voters have maintained access to the ballot box.
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
VICTORY: Maine voters have overwhelmingly rejected Question 1. It would have upended absentee voting and implemented some of the strictest mandatory voter ID requirements in the nation. By defeating Question 1, Maine voters have maintained access to the ballot box.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Zohran is stone cold man. Putting out an ad in Arabic after all the Islamophobic shit that’s been thrown his way? Pure swag.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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Yall aren’t on IG, so here’s a GOTV I did with … @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
No, seriously.
Go to zohranfornyc.com/GOTV and let’s get it done.
No, seriously.
Go to zohranfornyc.com/GOTV and let’s get it done.
November 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Yall aren’t on IG, so here’s a GOTV I did with … @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
No, seriously.
Go to zohranfornyc.com/GOTV and let’s get it done.
No, seriously.
Go to zohranfornyc.com/GOTV and let’s get it done.
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.
October 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Pennsylvania has an important Supreme Court race coming up on Tuesday, November 4. If you live in the Keystone State, or know someone who does, vote YES to retain three justices who will protect your fundamental rights and freedoms.
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Last year, Andrew Cuomo brought in nearly $5 million for "consulting."
We don't know who paid him.
Or who he now owes.
We don't know who paid him.
Or who he now owes.
Cuomo Earned Almost $5 Million From Consulting in 2024, Returns Show
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Last year, Andrew Cuomo brought in nearly $5 million for "consulting."
We don't know who paid him.
Or who he now owes.
We don't know who paid him.
Or who he now owes.
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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.
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Juntos vamos a construir la ciudad que merecemos!
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
October 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Juntos vamos a construir la ciudad que merecemos!
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
Y con tu ayuda, voy a seguir aprendiendo español 😉
Cribbage board. A Mainer for sure.
October 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Cribbage board. A Mainer for sure.
I have noticed handmade signs with this message and also one noting that rural voters vote absentee and access must be protected. In Kennebec and Lincoln Counties today.
October 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I have noticed handmade signs with this message and also one noting that rural voters vote absentee and access must be protected. In Kennebec and Lincoln Counties today.
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I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is [email protected] and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.