Kristin
@zuzuspetalsmi.bsky.social
Democratic Socialist, anthropologist, activist, and quasi-governmental do-gooder. Also, a granny to one sweet baby girl, a mom to two adults and an adult to three cats.
Voracious. Views are my own in Michigan.
Voracious. Views are my own in Michigan.
I watched "After the Hunt" last night and it reminded me of Tar.
As a person who suffered through graduate school with a pos committee chair, if there's a new genre of obnoxious academics getting their comeuppance even if only temporarily, I'm here for it.
As a person who suffered through graduate school with a pos committee chair, if there's a new genre of obnoxious academics getting their comeuppance even if only temporarily, I'm here for it.
a group of people walking down a sidewalk with the words " they go away " in white letters
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November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I watched "After the Hunt" last night and it reminded me of Tar.
As a person who suffered through graduate school with a pos committee chair, if there's a new genre of obnoxious academics getting their comeuppance even if only temporarily, I'm here for it.
As a person who suffered through graduate school with a pos committee chair, if there's a new genre of obnoxious academics getting their comeuppance even if only temporarily, I'm here for it.
I am so glad about this despite it probably not having the result we want.
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I am so glad about this despite it probably not having the result we want.
Thanksgiving movies that are not Planes, Trains, and Automobiles:
Avalon
The Wiz
Home for the Holidays
Hannah and Her Sisters
Miracle on 34th Street (to watch last as a transition to Christmas)
Avalon
The Wiz
Home for the Holidays
Hannah and Her Sisters
Miracle on 34th Street (to watch last as a transition to Christmas)
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November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Thanksgiving movies that are not Planes, Trains, and Automobiles:
Avalon
The Wiz
Home for the Holidays
Hannah and Her Sisters
Miracle on 34th Street (to watch last as a transition to Christmas)
Avalon
The Wiz
Home for the Holidays
Hannah and Her Sisters
Miracle on 34th Street (to watch last as a transition to Christmas)
The thing I hate most about super rich guys (the list is long) is how because they generally know a lot about one thing, they think they know about everything and that their opinions should matter.
Elon Musk is the avatar for this, but Mark Cuban and Scott Galloway are just as guilty.
Elon Musk is the avatar for this, but Mark Cuban and Scott Galloway are just as guilty.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The thing I hate most about super rich guys (the list is long) is how because they generally know a lot about one thing, they think they know about everything and that their opinions should matter.
Elon Musk is the avatar for this, but Mark Cuban and Scott Galloway are just as guilty.
Elon Musk is the avatar for this, but Mark Cuban and Scott Galloway are just as guilty.
These are the kinds of nonviolent resistance we need.
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
These are the kinds of nonviolent resistance we need.
One of my coworkers disappeared (fired/quit?) and a bunch of my other coworkers kept stopping by her cubicle to see for themselves and ask me what happened.
It reminded me of how ants return to look for the bodies of the fallen or how primates will grieve and gather around a body.
It reminded me of how ants return to look for the bodies of the fallen or how primates will grieve and gather around a body.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
One of my coworkers disappeared (fired/quit?) and a bunch of my other coworkers kept stopping by her cubicle to see for themselves and ask me what happened.
It reminded me of how ants return to look for the bodies of the fallen or how primates will grieve and gather around a body.
It reminded me of how ants return to look for the bodies of the fallen or how primates will grieve and gather around a body.
This one is my favorite.
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This one is my favorite.
That this is a thing that needs to be clarified should tell you we have a psychotic in the White House.
November 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM
That this is a thing that needs to be clarified should tell you we have a psychotic in the White House.
Everyone needs to post their Thanksgiving grocery haul, the receipt, and tag news media.
November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Everyone needs to post their Thanksgiving grocery haul, the receipt, and tag news media.
This absolutely infuriates me. I am triggered.
This sounds like an abusive husband trying to humiliate his wife after she gave birth or is trying to make herself pretty for date night when she hasn't put on a dress in months.
It isn't just about him being a dick to a reporter.
This sounds like an abusive husband trying to humiliate his wife after she gave birth or is trying to make herself pretty for date night when she hasn't put on a dress in months.
It isn't just about him being a dick to a reporter.
November 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
This absolutely infuriates me. I am triggered.
This sounds like an abusive husband trying to humiliate his wife after she gave birth or is trying to make herself pretty for date night when she hasn't put on a dress in months.
It isn't just about him being a dick to a reporter.
This sounds like an abusive husband trying to humiliate his wife after she gave birth or is trying to make herself pretty for date night when she hasn't put on a dress in months.
It isn't just about him being a dick to a reporter.
A good read. We need to make space for redemption. We also need to think of Trump like heroin (or meth) and recognize that relapse is part of the process. We cannot exile everyone who was taken in by MAGA, but MTG is not "everyone." She has power. She is going to have to prove herself worthy.
An Open Letter to Marjorie Taylor Greene
From, Alyssa Milano November 17, 2025
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A good read. We need to make space for redemption. We also need to think of Trump like heroin (or meth) and recognize that relapse is part of the process. We cannot exile everyone who was taken in by MAGA, but MTG is not "everyone." She has power. She is going to have to prove herself worthy.
I've heard a lot of MAGAs say they're done with Trump but their answer isn't to find better people or god forbid vote blue. Their next move is to ... not move. They are done with voting.
This is another way Trump is killing democracy. We'll end up with a single party run by moderates.
Not good.
This is another way Trump is killing democracy. We'll end up with a single party run by moderates.
Not good.
a woman is sitting in front of an american flag and saying `` i 'm feeling a lot of confusing things right now . ''
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November 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I've heard a lot of MAGAs say they're done with Trump but their answer isn't to find better people or god forbid vote blue. Their next move is to ... not move. They are done with voting.
This is another way Trump is killing democracy. We'll end up with a single party run by moderates.
Not good.
This is another way Trump is killing democracy. We'll end up with a single party run by moderates.
Not good.
Reposted by Kristin
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
And pair this with the images of the East Wing and Trump looking both bored and annoyed when there's a medical emergency in the oval office.
Because most Americans don't know what despotism is.
We need to run on, "The reason you can't afford groceries and are struggling to make rent is because the person in power wants gold leaf and ballrooms and doesn't care if you live in a cardboard box as long as he doesnt have to look at it."
We need to run on, "The reason you can't afford groceries and are struggling to make rent is because the person in power wants gold leaf and ballrooms and doesn't care if you live in a cardboard box as long as he doesnt have to look at it."
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
And pair this with the images of the East Wing and Trump looking both bored and annoyed when there's a medical emergency in the oval office.
I just want to point out that Jeffrey Epstein knew he was a pedophile. He used the fact that the girls were minors as leverage (extortion) against his "friends" and said he wanted the private island because he wanted a place where he could be "what I am."
The MAGA dissembling right now is pathetic.
The MAGA dissembling right now is pathetic.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I just want to point out that Jeffrey Epstein knew he was a pedophile. He used the fact that the girls were minors as leverage (extortion) against his "friends" and said he wanted the private island because he wanted a place where he could be "what I am."
The MAGA dissembling right now is pathetic.
The MAGA dissembling right now is pathetic.
"Literal Nazis" has never been the issue. The issue is metaphorical nazis. We aren't worried about Zombie Hitler. We're worried about people who think Hitler was railroaded.
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"Literal Nazis" has never been the issue. The issue is metaphorical nazis. We aren't worried about Zombie Hitler. We're worried about people who think Hitler was railroaded.
Baby girl and grandma
November 8, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Baby girl and grandma
Me, doing archaeology.
November 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Me, doing archaeology.
People can sleep again...
Nothing says ‘fit to lead’ like napping through your own medical endorsement. Get Grandpa Don to bed. 🤦🏽♂️
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
People can sleep again...
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These two images perfectly sum up Trump's M.O.
Destroy America. Ignore Americans.
Destroy America. Ignore Americans.
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 AM
These two images perfectly sum up Trump's M.O.
Destroy America. Ignore Americans.
Destroy America. Ignore Americans.
That is the worst doody station ever.
I am 12.
I am 12.
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
That is the worst doody station ever.
I am 12.
I am 12.
Come on, jury nullification...
In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Come on, jury nullification...
Would you rather have a President who reads a pardon and uses an autopen or a President who signs a pardon without knowing who he's pardoning?
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Would you rather have a President who reads a pardon and uses an autopen or a President who signs a pardon without knowing who he's pardoning?