Ginger the garden witch
@mkkraemer.bsky.social
I write disability policy (& sometimes fiction), grow flowers, foster kittens, read and swear a lot. Gen X American prone to opining on politics and social, economic, & environmental justice. AuDHD. Witch. she/her, married to XO.
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Your growth won’t look like anyone else’s. Gardens are beautiful because every plant follows its own unique path to the sun.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Your growth won’t look like anyone else’s. Gardens are beautiful because every plant follows its own unique path to the sun.
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The stock market's gains are being overwhelmingly driven by seven Big Tech companies who have invested heavily in AI, which has made tech oligarchs even wealthier.
But when that AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag.
Be warned.
But when that AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag.
Be warned.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The stock market's gains are being overwhelmingly driven by seven Big Tech companies who have invested heavily in AI, which has made tech oligarchs even wealthier.
But when that AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag.
Be warned.
But when that AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag.
Be warned.
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Solidarity with @teamsters.bsky.social , who sanctioned our strike nationwide and won't be delivering food, picking up trash, or bringing packages across picket lines! ✊🔥
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Solidarity with @teamsters.bsky.social , who sanctioned our strike nationwide and won't be delivering food, picking up trash, or bringing packages across picket lines! ✊🔥
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
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No surprise here.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...
DC Mayor Bowser says she won't seek a fourth term in 2026
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser told News4 she won’t run for reelection next year, ending months of speculation over whether she’d seek a fourth term.
www.nbcwashington.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
No surprise here.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...
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Ranked-choice voting didn't *mathematically* change much in Portland, mostly the same people won who would have with FTTP. But it sure did lower the level of rancor a bunch, letting voters have more "expressive power" without worrying about spoilers
i am...skeptical about implementation here state-by-state but it could absolutely strengthen coalition unity and decrease alienation of the primary electorate.
1) UHHHHHHHHH...... WHAT??????
2) TOTAL MAMDANI CULTURAL VICTORY
2) TOTAL MAMDANI CULTURAL VICTORY
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Ranked-choice voting didn't *mathematically* change much in Portland, mostly the same people won who would have with FTTP. But it sure did lower the level of rancor a bunch, letting voters have more "expressive power" without worrying about spoilers
Yes please! I’m all for it!!
Democratic politicians and activists are quietly lobbying to upend the way the party picks its presidential nominee by urging the use of ranked-choice voting.
Scoop: Democrats eye ranked-choice voting for 2028 primaries
It's a tool that drew national attention when it propelled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to a decisive primary win.
www.axios.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Yes please! I’m all for it!!
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
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Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Remember that striking Starbucks workers are asking you not to buy Starbucks right now
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Hillary was going to give us taco trucks on every corner.
Now, the taco trucks have become one focus of renewed civil society to save neighbors.
Now, the taco trucks have become one focus of renewed civil society to save neighbors.
“A tamale vendor was detained outside a Home Depot.
“Soon after, federal agents arrested a flower seller in Archer Heights.
“Then they came for a cotton candy vendor in Little Village.”
apnews.com/article/chic...
“Soon after, federal agents arrested a flower seller in Archer Heights.
“Then they came for a cotton candy vendor in Little Village.”
apnews.com/article/chic...
Chicagoans buy out street vendors amid a federal immigration crackdown
Across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, fear of a federal immigration crackdown has emptied the streets.
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Hillary was going to give us taco trucks on every corner.
Now, the taco trucks have become one focus of renewed civil society to save neighbors.
Now, the taco trucks have become one focus of renewed civil society to save neighbors.
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Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
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“Other major cities such as Cape Town, South Africa, Mexico City and Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as parts of California, are also facing day zero scenarios as they sink and run out of water.”
Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“Other major cities such as Cape Town, South Africa, Mexico City and Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as parts of California, are also facing day zero scenarios as they sink and run out of water.”
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Who remembers those early Palantir trades
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Who remembers those early Palantir trades
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🕯️ Taking the time this #TGDOR to remember, care, gather strength, and prepare for the next struggle.
#transrightsarehumanrights #tgdor2024
#transrightsarehumanrights #tgdor2024
November 20, 2024 at 8:13 PM
🕯️ Taking the time this #TGDOR to remember, care, gather strength, and prepare for the next struggle.
#transrightsarehumanrights #tgdor2024
#transrightsarehumanrights #tgdor2024
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Please understand that "reward people for being healthy", in health insurance, also translates to "punish people for being disabled."
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Please understand that "reward people for being healthy", in health insurance, also translates to "punish people for being disabled."
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
The people who are most vulnerable, most in need, will be asked to bear higher costs, in many cases, pricing them out of accessing health care, into early graves.
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Guardian: Utah landscape company Rubicon and employees file federal action alleging former Utah AG, Trump ally Sean Reyes, conducted a public spectacle of a bogus human trafficking raid solely for political purposes, violating federal law. No charges ever filed as a result of the “raid”.
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Guardian: Utah landscape company Rubicon and employees file federal action alleging former Utah AG, Trump ally Sean Reyes, conducted a public spectacle of a bogus human trafficking raid solely for political purposes, violating federal law. No charges ever filed as a result of the “raid”.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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I would like to share something.
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
November 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I would like to share something.
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
A year ago, Trump won and I was furious and scared so I sent a text to a few of local women I knew and asked them to join me at a meeting and invite like-minded women they knew. A few showed up, then a few more. We became a group called The Salon and we meet monthly
They’d be a lot more dangerous if they were even half as competent as they are corrupt.
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
They’d be a lot more dangerous if they were even half as competent as they are corrupt.
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BREAKING: Texas Republicans' redistricting map has been shot down by a federal judge
November 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
BREAKING: Texas Republicans' redistricting map has been shot down by a federal judge
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Federal Court Blocks Texas Map: ‘Substantial Evidence Shows That Texas Racially Gerrymandered the 2025 Map’ talkingpointsmemo.com/news/federal...
Federal Court Blocks Texas Map: ‘Substantial Evidence Shows That Texas Racially Gerrymandered the 2025 Map’
In yet another blow to the Trump administration’s ongoing redistricting pressure campaign,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Federal Court Blocks Texas Map: ‘Substantial Evidence Shows That Texas Racially Gerrymandered the 2025 Map’ talkingpointsmemo.com/news/federal...
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Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump's economy is being held up by a massive AI bubble.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
A recent study found that of 300 companies that owned generative AI tools, 95% reported zero return on their investments.
We will not entertain a bailout of these companies should this bubble pop.
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There was a second discharge petition going this whole time that reached 218 signatures and will now get a House floor vote too. It would reverse Trump's executive order that revoked federal union rights from workers.
aflcio.org/press/releas...
aflcio.org/press/releas...
Labor Movement Achieves Bipartisan Majority, Forces Vote to Restore Federal Workers’ Union Rights | AFL-CIO
A discharge petition on the Protect America’s Workforce Act (H.R. 2550) reached 218 signatures today, mandating the House of Representatives vote on restoring union rights to federal workers within se...
aflcio.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
There was a second discharge petition going this whole time that reached 218 signatures and will now get a House floor vote too. It would reverse Trump's executive order that revoked federal union rights from workers.
aflcio.org/press/releas...
aflcio.org/press/releas...
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Congress and the Senate have voted to release the Epstein files.
Please remember there's between 200,000 and 400,000 untested rape kits sitting in police stations across America.
Hundreds of thousands of people denied justice.
This is misogyny. This is rape culture.
Please remember there's between 200,000 and 400,000 untested rape kits sitting in police stations across America.
Hundreds of thousands of people denied justice.
This is misogyny. This is rape culture.
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Congress and the Senate have voted to release the Epstein files.
Please remember there's between 200,000 and 400,000 untested rape kits sitting in police stations across America.
Hundreds of thousands of people denied justice.
This is misogyny. This is rape culture.
Please remember there's between 200,000 and 400,000 untested rape kits sitting in police stations across America.
Hundreds of thousands of people denied justice.
This is misogyny. This is rape culture.
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Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.