Kari Forbes
@kariforbes.bsky.social
Artist, cat and horse owner and lover, farmer, gardener, atheist
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Across the country and across Ohio today, we are coming together to mark the 5th anniversary of the loss of John Lewis, American patriot and civil rights hero
Join us here:
lwvohio.salsalabs.org/goodtroubleliveson
To find a Good Trouble Lives On event near you, go here: goodtroubleliveson.org
Join us here:
lwvohio.salsalabs.org/goodtroubleliveson
To find a Good Trouble Lives On event near you, go here: goodtroubleliveson.org
July 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Across the country and across Ohio today, we are coming together to mark the 5th anniversary of the loss of John Lewis, American patriot and civil rights hero
Join us here:
lwvohio.salsalabs.org/goodtroubleliveson
To find a Good Trouble Lives On event near you, go here: goodtroubleliveson.org
Join us here:
lwvohio.salsalabs.org/goodtroubleliveson
To find a Good Trouble Lives On event near you, go here: goodtroubleliveson.org
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That asshole ordered that a MILLION POUNDS of food be destroyed, rather than disturbed to people in need.
A MILLION POUNDS!
Do not EVER let his minions claim they are Christians.
A MILLION POUNDS!
Do not EVER let his minions claim they are Christians.
July 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
That asshole ordered that a MILLION POUNDS of food be destroyed, rather than disturbed to people in need.
A MILLION POUNDS!
Do not EVER let his minions claim they are Christians.
A MILLION POUNDS!
Do not EVER let his minions claim they are Christians.
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I think a lot of of those folks dressing up like ICE are not even cops much less federal agents.
The way they carry themselves. The way they are dressed. Something is off.
The way they carry themselves. The way they are dressed. Something is off.
June 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I think a lot of of those folks dressing up like ICE are not even cops much less federal agents.
The way they carry themselves. The way they are dressed. Something is off.
The way they carry themselves. The way they are dressed. Something is off.
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Let’s do this!! Canada is with you
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April 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Let’s do this!! Canada is with you
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BLOCK THE PATH!
April 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
BLOCK THE PATH!
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April 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
With CDC injury prevention team gutted, 'we will not know what is killing us'
Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
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April 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
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This year’s White House Easter egg roll featured Pete Hegseth, voice cracking, in a state of extreme panic — desperately blaming the media and his own appointees for his latest scandals.
The inescapable fact is, reckless Hegseth has been exposed by members of his inner circle.
Former top…
The inescapable fact is, reckless Hegseth has been exposed by members of his inner circle.
Former top…
April 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This year’s White House Easter egg roll featured Pete Hegseth, voice cracking, in a state of extreme panic — desperately blaming the media and his own appointees for his latest scandals.
The inescapable fact is, reckless Hegseth has been exposed by members of his inner circle.
Former top…
The inescapable fact is, reckless Hegseth has been exposed by members of his inner circle.
Former top…
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China's getting salty!
April 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
China's getting salty!
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Bad for school kids, bad for farmers, and sure as hell won’t “make America healthy again.”
April 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Bad for school kids, bad for farmers, and sure as hell won’t “make America healthy again.”
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Spoke with @leahlitman.bsky.social about two huge religion cases at the Supreme Court that have flown under the radar.
The conservative majority looks poised to compel state funding of Catholic schools AND give religious parents a right to veto curricula at public schools. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The conservative majority looks poised to compel state funding of Catholic schools AND give religious parents a right to veto curricula at public schools. slate.com/news-and-pol...
April 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Spoke with @leahlitman.bsky.social about two huge religion cases at the Supreme Court that have flown under the radar.
The conservative majority looks poised to compel state funding of Catholic schools AND give religious parents a right to veto curricula at public schools. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The conservative majority looks poised to compel state funding of Catholic schools AND give religious parents a right to veto curricula at public schools. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.
This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
open.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Per the Times, the president of El Salvador asked hotel staff to stage the salt rimmed glasses to try and troll the two men. What a fool.
April 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Per the Times, the president of El Salvador asked hotel staff to stage the salt rimmed glasses to try and troll the two men. What a fool.
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…assertions.
Approximately 3 hours ago, over 50 Venezuelan nationals were being loaded onto buses in preparation for a new round of illegal “deportations,” presumably to El Salvador. To be abducted under the AEA. The immigrants were given less than 24 hours notice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
Approximately 3 hours ago, over 50 Venezuelan nationals were being loaded onto buses in preparation for a new round of illegal “deportations,” presumably to El Salvador. To be abducted under the AEA. The immigrants were given less than 24 hours notice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
Lawyers Warn More Venezuelans to Be Deported Under Alien Enemies Act (Gift Article)
More than 50 Venezuelans are believed to be scheduled to be flown out of the country, presumably to El Salvador, from an immigration detention center in Anson, Texas.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
…assertions.
Approximately 3 hours ago, over 50 Venezuelan nationals were being loaded onto buses in preparation for a new round of illegal “deportations,” presumably to El Salvador. To be abducted under the AEA. The immigrants were given less than 24 hours notice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
Approximately 3 hours ago, over 50 Venezuelan nationals were being loaded onto buses in preparation for a new round of illegal “deportations,” presumably to El Salvador. To be abducted under the AEA. The immigrants were given less than 24 hours notice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...
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And make no mistake, it will lead to collapse in many other businesses. Truck stops. Rail hubs. Waffle Houses. Mobile truck and trailer repair.
Welcome to Tmurp’s Tariff Decimation of the Working Class. Remember this has been done completely & entirely by him & his “brainiac” Navarro.
And make no mistake, it will lead to collapse in many other businesses. Truck stops. Rail hubs. Waffle Houses. Mobile truck and trailer repair.
Welcome to Tmurp’s Tariff Decimation of the Working Class. Remember this has been done completely & entirely by him & his “brainiac” Navarro.
The freight guys have really started freaking out over the past 48-72 hours:
April 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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And make no mistake, it will lead to collapse in many other businesses. Truck stops. Rail hubs. Waffle Houses. Mobile truck and trailer repair.
Welcome to Tmurp’s Tariff Decimation of the Working Class. Remember this has been done completely & entirely by him & his “brainiac” Navarro.
And make no mistake, it will lead to collapse in many other businesses. Truck stops. Rail hubs. Waffle Houses. Mobile truck and trailer repair.
Welcome to Tmurp’s Tariff Decimation of the Working Class. Remember this has been done completely & entirely by him & his “brainiac” Navarro.
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There's a fire-hose of horribleness coming from the Musk/Trump/Vance regime.
THIS IS PURE INSANITY!👇🏼
"New state education standards mandate students be taught that Black people were truly fortunate to experience slavery — because the slaves were able to acquire such useful, beneficial skills."
THIS IS PURE INSANITY!👇🏼
"New state education standards mandate students be taught that Black people were truly fortunate to experience slavery — because the slaves were able to acquire such useful, beneficial skills."
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April 19, 2025 at 12:06 AM
There's a fire-hose of horribleness coming from the Musk/Trump/Vance regime.
THIS IS PURE INSANITY!👇🏼
"New state education standards mandate students be taught that Black people were truly fortunate to experience slavery — because the slaves were able to acquire such useful, beneficial skills."
THIS IS PURE INSANITY!👇🏼
"New state education standards mandate students be taught that Black people were truly fortunate to experience slavery — because the slaves were able to acquire such useful, beneficial skills."
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After traveling to El Salvador, House Republicans block Democrats from doing the same - Axios
April 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
After traveling to El Salvador, House Republicans block Democrats from doing the same - Axios
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Judge won't pause deportation flights under Alien Enemies Act. Trump administration says it reserves right to remove people tomorrow.
Trump’s presidency: Ukraine talks, immigration policy and key court cases | CNN Politics
Follow here for the latest live news updates as President Donald Trump continues to forge ahead with his domestic and foreign policy agenda.
www.cnn.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Judge won't pause deportation flights under Alien Enemies Act. Trump administration says it reserves right to remove people tomorrow.
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How many people do you think have received threats from Trump, Musk & their goons?
Thousands?
This interview by Rachel Maddow was chilling.
You must watch & share it because our government is being attacked from within!
The bravery of Daniel Berulis is so inspiring. I hope it's contagious. 🧵
Thousands?
This interview by Rachel Maddow was chilling.
You must watch & share it because our government is being attacked from within!
The bravery of Daniel Berulis is so inspiring. I hope it's contagious. 🧵
April 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
How many people do you think have received threats from Trump, Musk & their goons?
Thousands?
This interview by Rachel Maddow was chilling.
You must watch & share it because our government is being attacked from within!
The bravery of Daniel Berulis is so inspiring. I hope it's contagious. 🧵
Thousands?
This interview by Rachel Maddow was chilling.
You must watch & share it because our government is being attacked from within!
The bravery of Daniel Berulis is so inspiring. I hope it's contagious. 🧵
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When did Russia become a "western country?"
"We have instances now in western countries where people are being arrested [...] the cop comes knocking on their door, you're going to go to jail for 60 days for posting something online. You know, this is crazy stuff that's happening all over."
Marco Rubio on April 16, 2025, if you can believe it
Marco Rubio on April 16, 2025, if you can believe it
April 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
When did Russia become a "western country?"
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NEW VIDEO: Federal Judge James Boasberg has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court for showing “a willful disregard” toward his March 15 orders requiring it return hundreds of migrants it sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
Paige and I explain.
Paige and I explain.
BREAKING: Judge Starts Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Trump Admin
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
NEW VIDEO: Federal Judge James Boasberg has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court for showing “a willful disregard” toward his March 15 orders requiring it return hundreds of migrants it sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
Paige and I explain.
Paige and I explain.
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After reading this, I would like El Salvador to provide a photograph of Kilmar Abrego Garcia holding today’s newspaper. www.axios.com/2025/04/16/e...
El Salvador denies senator visit with mistakenly deported man: Van Hollen
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia is being held at a high-security prison for terrorists in El Salvador.
www.axios.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
After reading this, I would like El Salvador to provide a photograph of Kilmar Abrego Garcia holding today’s newspaper. www.axios.com/2025/04/16/e...