Karen Attiah
@karenattiah.bsky.social
Fighter. Neo-Swoletariat.
Ex-Washington Post.
Substack: https://substack.com/@karenattiah?r=2bz6j&utm_medium=ios
Rogue Radical Professor: @resistanceschool.bsky.social
Ex-Washington Post.
Substack: https://substack.com/@karenattiah?r=2bz6j&utm_medium=ios
Rogue Radical Professor: @resistanceschool.bsky.social
Reposted by Karen Attiah
Ironically, the people who fixed up the malls here in Minnesota were the immigrants. The dying malls ended up being filled with minority-owned businesses that allowed them to live.
Or they did, before ICE came to town. Some would rather burn down the mall than let immigrants rebuild I guess.
Or they did, before ICE came to town. Some would rather burn down the mall than let immigrants rebuild I guess.
December 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Ironically, the people who fixed up the malls here in Minnesota were the immigrants. The dying malls ended up being filled with minority-owned businesses that allowed them to live.
Or they did, before ICE came to town. Some would rather burn down the mall than let immigrants rebuild I guess.
Or they did, before ICE came to town. Some would rather burn down the mall than let immigrants rebuild I guess.
Reposted by Karen Attiah
Constant deprivation is treated as a fact of life. The legal system is widely treated as a joke. The “I know a guy” economy flourishes. People ask me how they can win the favor of elected officials or gov’t employees, working around a system said to be sacrosanct but understood to be crumbling.
December 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Constant deprivation is treated as a fact of life. The legal system is widely treated as a joke. The “I know a guy” economy flourishes. People ask me how they can win the favor of elected officials or gov’t employees, working around a system said to be sacrosanct but understood to be crumbling.
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I grew up in Eastern Europe during the last gasps of communism and the U.S. is starting to feel the same
December 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I grew up in Eastern Europe during the last gasps of communism and the U.S. is starting to feel the same
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The strip mall thing is different. Strip malls were where mom and pop stores and immigrant/ethnic restaurants thrived. Those arent decaying theyre being bulldozed and replaced with national chains. What used to be a taqueria is now Chipotle. bsky.app/profile/kare...
America is giving decaying strip mall energy.
But I will still go to the Sbarro's in the food court and hit up the Dippin' Dots stand, though.
And get some Cotton Candy Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream while the fun lasts.
But I will still go to the Sbarro's in the food court and hit up the Dippin' Dots stand, though.
And get some Cotton Candy Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream while the fun lasts.
December 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The strip mall thing is different. Strip malls were where mom and pop stores and immigrant/ethnic restaurants thrived. Those arent decaying theyre being bulldozed and replaced with national chains. What used to be a taqueria is now Chipotle. bsky.app/profile/kare...
I SAID WHAT I SAID
(Also whats Orange Julius, I don't know him)
(Also whats Orange Julius, I don't know him)
December 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I SAID WHAT I SAID
(Also whats Orange Julius, I don't know him)
(Also whats Orange Julius, I don't know him)
Reposted by Karen Attiah
a dying mall where the food court is on the second floor and abandoned except for cinnabon and the only “stores” on that floor are military recruiters. the first floor has a picture frame shop, evangelical shirt store and a kiosk that sells hair straighteners and remote control helicopters.
December 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
a dying mall where the food court is on the second floor and abandoned except for cinnabon and the only “stores” on that floor are military recruiters. the first floor has a picture frame shop, evangelical shirt store and a kiosk that sells hair straighteners and remote control helicopters.