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True to the Kimminess Conflict/methods/pol econ teaching and rocking research methods I don't know about this living in interesting times...feels exhausting "I'm incredible....cuz I does what I do." -Craig Mack

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PUREKIMMINESS @purekimminess.bsky.social · Mar 2

It's incredible the number of people who expect you to willingly participate in your own subjection.

And when you fight back, they act like you are being unreasonable that you refuse to allow your subjugation without contestation.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 9h

We're spending $20B to bail out Argentina, but they cut USAID down to the bone, causing deaths around the world. The entire budget of USAID, the whole agency, was $21B last year. Shameful.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11h

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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PUREKIMMINESS @purekimminess.bsky.social · 8h

RIP Sister Jean

She was such a staple at Loyola and the community is worse off for her loss.

Loyola University Chicago @loyolachicago.bsky.social · 9h

Loyola University Chicago is greatly saddened to confirm the death of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM. This is a tremendous loss of someone who touched the lives of so many people. We appreciate everyone’s thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. For more information: https://bit.ly/4o7eIUk

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Law and Society Association @lawandsociety.bsky.social · 17h

Are you a grad student/early career scholar of the social sciences, humanities, or law? If so, the #LSA2026 Graduate Student & Early Career Workshop is for you!

Apply by 11.13.25 for this unique networking + professional development event. bit.ly/GSECW26
#LawAndSociety

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 8h

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 9h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 16h

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 23h

Today’s mandatory faculty mental health slideshow, “Going Through the Motions: How to Function Despite the Fact Your Supervisors Hate You and Your Job Is Destroying You Spiritually,” has been postponed again.

The Faculty Mental Health Fair Has Been Postponed Again

Dear Faculty: Due to concerns expressed by the students, parents, and staff, you are invited to attend a mandatory emergency mental health fair in ...

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

It is simply accurate to call this regime segregationist.

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 22h

When I see this, I wonder if people realize that Jim Crow racism in the American south was a type home-grown fascism. It was not (just) a superficially genteel system of social deference. Refusing to defer was often met with incredible violence designed to terrorize the entire Black community.

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NPR @npr.org · 23h

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down. n.pr/3KIfcSn

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 23h

Thune is gambling on the idea that the median voter does not have even the most basic knowledge of the bill that Trump and the Republican Party just passed, which made reducing access to health care a core means to pay for tax cuts.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-trumps...

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PUREKIMMINESS @purekimminess.bsky.social · 1d

Mediocre people when black folks are succeeding

PUREKIMMINESS @purekimminess.bsky.social · 1d

Chef's 💋- no notes

John Carpenter’s ‘Halloran’ @profhalloran.bsky.social · 1d

Said on the local weather this morning: “It went from 80 to 55 like it saw a state trooper.”

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PUREKIMMINESS @purekimminess.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations!!!

PUREKIMMINESS @purekimminess.bsky.social · 1d

I miss ol skool Twitter

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Chris Larsen @chrislarsen.bsky.social · 1d

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 1d

stop bringing policy white papers to a propaganda fight if you want to live 2k25

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 1d

Academia rewards resilience, by which I mean the ability to rewrite the same sentence forever

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PUREKIMMINESS @purekimminess.bsky.social · 1d

Its pretty midwestern in prices, behaviors and attitudes. I really enjoy this city because it feels like I'm back home in the midwest.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Thomas M. Keck @tmksyracuse.bsky.social · 1d

Weber State administrators told student they couldn't present their research on the state's anti-DEI law at an on-campus conference on censorship(!) unless they removed all mentions of DEI from their slides

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Weber State Censors, Then Cancels, Censorship Conference

University officials said that several planned presentations violated a Utah state law banning diversity, equity and inclusion at public universities.

www.insidehighered.com

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 1d

The very first riot after a George Floyd protest was started by a white supremacist nicknamed "Umbrella Man."

He spraypainted "free shit" on an AutoZone, broke the windows, and encouraged others to come in. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/man-h...

Man who helped ignite George Floyd riots identified as white supremacist: Police

A masked umbrella-wielding man helped incite riots and looting in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd's death, police said.

abcnews.go.com

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 1d

Another riot in Minneapolis was instigated by a right-wing agitator who was convicted of shooting into a police station and setting it on fire, in the hopes of starting a civil war.

A self-described "boogaloo boi," he drove up from Texas to create a false flag.

Texas man in 'boogaloo' movement pleads guilty to firing at police station during Floyd protest

Ivan Harrison Hunter, a self-proclaimed member of the “boogaloo bois,” is accused of firing 13 rounds from a semi-automatic assault-style rifle at a Minneapolis station.

www.nbcnews.com

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 1d

There is no left-wing violence in Chicago or Portland. It simply is not happening.

It's so not happening, in fact, that Republicans in Oregon took footage from two South American countries to create a hoax photo about Portland.

They have no actual violent footage to put forward.

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

www.theguardian.com

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PUREKIMMINESS @purekimminess.bsky.social · 1d

THIS is what happens when noone tells you NO.
You think you can just "take away" freedom of speech like we dont have a whole constitution or declaration of independence

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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PUREKIMMINESS @purekimminess.bsky.social · 1d

Today is an ol skool Usher day.
Starting off with You Make Me Wanna.
We need @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social to bring back old his twitter style music posts.

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