@kathynotbates.bsky.social
Lifelong Democrat. Born a Hoosier but living my best life in Badger country. Social justice and science warrior. Ally for all BLM/LGBTQAI/ 🇵🇸/🇺🇦. Books, music, family.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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America really does have a five‑alarm fire in the White House: a president who openly says the only authority that can stop him is “my own morality. My own mind,” while standing on a record of criminal convictions, financial scams, and armed resource grabs abroad
January 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
America really does have a five‑alarm fire in the White House: a president who openly says the only authority that can stop him is “my own morality. My own mind,” while standing on a record of criminal convictions, financial scams, and armed resource grabs abroad
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Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽
January 9, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Stephen Miller’s cousin 👇🏽
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BREAKING: Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie have just asked a federal judge to appoint a special master/independent monitor to ensure that ALL Epstein documents are released!
America needs answers as to not only what Trump is hiding but why they are hiding these files, against the law.
America needs answers as to not only what Trump is hiding but why they are hiding these files, against the law.
January 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
BREAKING: Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie have just asked a federal judge to appoint a special master/independent monitor to ensure that ALL Epstein documents are released!
America needs answers as to not only what Trump is hiding but why they are hiding these files, against the law.
America needs answers as to not only what Trump is hiding but why they are hiding these files, against the law.
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An ICE agent saying "I don't care" and preventing an innocent woman who's been shot from receiving medical care are not the words or actions of officers lawfully protecting themselves and the community. These are the words of sociopaths happy with murder.
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM
An ICE agent saying "I don't care" and preventing an innocent woman who's been shot from receiving medical care are not the words or actions of officers lawfully protecting themselves and the community. These are the words of sociopaths happy with murder.
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Cartoon by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Cartoon by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune
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Oy
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Oy
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Crockett: "Everyone wants to talk about how Maduro was illegitimate. As we sit here on January 6, I do want to be clear: somebody else was trying to be a Maduro of the United States. Somebody else wanted to do the exact same thing. The difference is Maduro was successful."
January 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Crockett: "Everyone wants to talk about how Maduro was illegitimate. As we sit here on January 6, I do want to be clear: somebody else was trying to be a Maduro of the United States. Somebody else wanted to do the exact same thing. The difference is Maduro was successful."
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👇🤦♀️ Pretty much!
👇🤦♀️ Pretty much!
Post from Really American - YouTube
CBS Is No Longer a News Organization. Read our full analysis on our Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/reallyamerican/p/cbs-is-no-longer-a-news-organiza...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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👇🤦♀️ Pretty much!
👇🤦♀️ Pretty much!
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No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
January 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
No matter what happens, never stop talking about the Epstein Files.
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This Administration is actively committing war crimes, and far too many people aren't doing or saying a thing.
When people ask how Hitler was able to do what he did, this is how.
When people ask how Hitler was able to do what he did, this is how.
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
This Administration is actively committing war crimes, and far too many people aren't doing or saying a thing.
When people ask how Hitler was able to do what he did, this is how.
When people ask how Hitler was able to do what he did, this is how.
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I don't often agree with Donald Trump.
But this time he is absolutely, positively 💯 percent correct.
Please help us make poor Donald's nightmare come true:
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But this time he is absolutely, positively 💯 percent correct.
Please help us make poor Donald's nightmare come true:
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Trump: "You gotta win the midterms. Because if we don't win the midterms, they'll find a reason to impeach me. I'll get impeached."
January 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I don't often agree with Donald Trump.
But this time he is absolutely, positively 💯 percent correct.
Please help us make poor Donald's nightmare come true:
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But this time he is absolutely, positively 💯 percent correct.
Please help us make poor Donald's nightmare come true:
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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It’s so stupid
It’s all so stupid
I was promised things couldn’t get stupider.
It was a lie
It’s all so stupid
I was promised things couldn’t get stupider.
It was a lie
Incredible. CBS Evening News announces five new “simple values” — instead of their “38-page handbook” — as they roll out Tony Dokoupil is lead anchor.
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
One of those values is simply: “We love America and make no apologies for saying so.”
January 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
It’s so stupid
It’s all so stupid
I was promised things couldn’t get stupider.
It was a lie
It’s all so stupid
I was promised things couldn’t get stupider.
It was a lie
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"omnidirectional incoherence" captures Trumpism perfectly
December 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"omnidirectional incoherence" captures Trumpism perfectly
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Trafficked children don’t care about politics. They care if someone comes for them. Around the world, justice is delayed while evidence is buried…and the man atop the United States helps keep the truth from daylight.
December 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Trafficked children don’t care about politics. They care if someone comes for them. Around the world, justice is delayed while evidence is buried…and the man atop the United States helps keep the truth from daylight.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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Note the date. We knew a long time ago.
December 26, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Note the date. We knew a long time ago.
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Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
December 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.
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Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
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The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Mitt Romney Is Right: Tax the Rich Before the Pitchforks Come Out
The One Percent’s Problem Isn’t Envy. It’s Math.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Mitt Romney said the quiet part out loud: the rich should pay more in taxes.
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Wall Street Journal attacked him for it.
But he’s right—and ignoring the math is how democracies crack.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...