Ken Robert
@kenandpapernm.bsky.social
half-hearted champion of the oxford comma
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This passed 57% - 42% on the ballot last year, so of course the Republican governor and Legislature in Missouri repealed it. And to top it off, they eliminated capital gains taxes too. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Missouri’s governor signs repeal of state’s guaranteed paid sick leave law
Business groups had lobbied hard for law’s repeal, but voters could have a chance to reinstate it next year
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This passed 57% - 42% on the ballot last year, so of course the Republican governor and Legislature in Missouri repealed it. And to top it off, they eliminated capital gains taxes too. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
July 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before?
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators.
My how times change ...
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All this discussion about what language is ok to use in opposition to a genocide and IDF is out here shooting people for wanting to eat
IDF soldiers are telling the press they feel like the Nazis targeting the Jews
And you're worried about a phrase? A PHRASE? fuck you guys
IDF soldiers are telling the press they feel like the Nazis targeting the Jews
And you're worried about a phrase? A PHRASE? fuck you guys
June 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
All this discussion about what language is ok to use in opposition to a genocide and IDF is out here shooting people for wanting to eat
IDF soldiers are telling the press they feel like the Nazis targeting the Jews
And you're worried about a phrase? A PHRASE? fuck you guys
IDF soldiers are telling the press they feel like the Nazis targeting the Jews
And you're worried about a phrase? A PHRASE? fuck you guys
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A secret, never-mentioned fact is that the people who voted for Zohran are also taxpayers.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
June 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A secret, never-mentioned fact is that the people who voted for Zohran are also taxpayers.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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If Democrats truly want to appeal to young men, they should probably start presenting themselves as the party that definitively *won’t* draft you into an illegal war.
June 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
If Democrats truly want to appeal to young men, they should probably start presenting themselves as the party that definitively *won’t* draft you into an illegal war.
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"When we ask them who they are, they usually don't reply. 'Who do you think we are?' barked one agent while they were making an arrest, as the elevator doors closed." Great reporting from @hellgatenyc.com on the rampant masking of ICE agents hellgatenyc.com/ice-gone-rog...
'It Felt Like ICE Gone Rogue': The Masked Men of Lower Manhattan
Longtime immigration court observers say that federal agents working for ICE have created an unprecedented atmosphere of terror in their quest to deport as many New Yorkers as they can.
hellgatenyc.com
June 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"When we ask them who they are, they usually don't reply. 'Who do you think we are?' barked one agent while they were making an arrest, as the elevator doors closed." Great reporting from @hellgatenyc.com on the rampant masking of ICE agents hellgatenyc.com/ice-gone-rog...
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ICE officials require adequate time to dispose of bodies, disappear troublesome detainees, simulate marginally adequate conditions, put on shirts without visible burrito stains, etc.
The Department of Homeland Security is asking members of Congress to provide 72 hours of notice before visiting detention centers, according to new guidance: cnn.it/4edTalh
DHS issues new guidance for lawmakers visiting ICE facilities after tense confrontations | CNN Politics
The agency’s new memo seeks to differentiate ICE field offices from detention facilities, noting that “ICE Field Offices are not detention facilities” and therefore do not fall under the appropriation...
cnn.it
June 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
ICE officials require adequate time to dispose of bodies, disappear troublesome detainees, simulate marginally adequate conditions, put on shirts without visible burrito stains, etc.
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y'know it's kind of a tell that they think celebrating the end of slavery is DEI
June 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
y'know it's kind of a tell that they think celebrating the end of slavery is DEI
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My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator.
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“Why Are We Funding This?”
Long-standing myths about “silly science” have contributed to the reckless slashing of government-supported research.
www.americanscientist.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My latest for American Scientist Magazine helps give scientists the tools to fight back against politicized charges that our research is silly or pointless- tools that will work whether you’re asked “why are we funding this” from your asshole uncle at Thanksgiving or an asshole US Senator.
🧪🌎
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“We’re talking about securities fraud.”
Murphy said many of the bond buyers who stand to be affected by the church’s decision to halt the 1 July interest payment are Louisiana citizens. “They’re almost definitely … parishioners,” Murphy said. “These are the people they’ve cut off.””
Murphy said many of the bond buyers who stand to be affected by the church’s decision to halt the 1 July interest payment are Louisiana citizens. “They’re almost definitely … parishioners,” Murphy said. “These are the people they’ve cut off.””
New Orleans archdiocese bond investors accuse church of ‘securities fraud’
Catholic church says it won’t make nearly $1m interest payment but calls fraud accusation ‘extreme stretch’
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
“We’re talking about securities fraud.”
Murphy said many of the bond buyers who stand to be affected by the church’s decision to halt the 1 July interest payment are Louisiana citizens. “They’re almost definitely … parishioners,” Murphy said. “These are the people they’ve cut off.””
Murphy said many of the bond buyers who stand to be affected by the church’s decision to halt the 1 July interest payment are Louisiana citizens. “They’re almost definitely … parishioners,” Murphy said. “These are the people they’ve cut off.””
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We’re delighted to share that our popular online course 'Introducing humanism: non-religious approaches to life' led by writer, broadcaster, and humanist Sandi Toksvig is now available and free to access for everyone. Sign up and start learning with Sandi today 🧵
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Explore life’s big questions – with Sandi Toksvig
Humanists UK has relaunched its online course Introducing humanism: non-religious approaches to life. The popular course is led by writer and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig and features humanist philosophe...
humanists.uk
June 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We’re delighted to share that our popular online course 'Introducing humanism: non-religious approaches to life' led by writer, broadcaster, and humanist Sandi Toksvig is now available and free to access for everyone. Sign up and start learning with Sandi today 🧵
humanists.uk/2025/06/16/i...
humanists.uk/2025/06/16/i...
Trump is a POS-FF.
‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans
Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Trump is a POS-FF.
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Albuquerque - NM Representative Melanie Stansbury speaking
June 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Albuquerque - NM Representative Melanie Stansbury speaking
“Survivors, however, describe a reality that was far more brutal. “It was the greatest atrocity Spain has committed against women,” said Consuelo García del Cid, who was drugged by a doctor at her home in Barcelona and taken to a centre in Madrid at the age of 16.”
‘It’s not a genuine apology’: Spanish women reject Catholic attempt to redress Franco incarceration
Many survivors believe organisation’s request for forgiveness over abuse in Women’s Protection Board centres does not go far enough
www.theguardian.com
June 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Survivors, however, describe a reality that was far more brutal. “It was the greatest atrocity Spain has committed against women,” said Consuelo García del Cid, who was drugged by a doctor at her home in Barcelona and taken to a centre in Madrid at the age of 16.”
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Who was MN Rep. Melissa Hortman in the MN Legislature? READ about her consequential leadership in this THREAD by @taniel.bsky.social.
Take the time.
Take the time.
Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.
June 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Who was MN Rep. Melissa Hortman in the MN Legislature? READ about her consequential leadership in this THREAD by @taniel.bsky.social.
Take the time.
Take the time.
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When Stephen Miller gave the orders to ICE to conceal identity, Miller helped get these elected officials shot. He’s complicit in these attacks.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
Two Democratic (DFL) Minnesota lawmakers and spouses shot by man impersonating police officer. www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Hoffman shot in 'targeted' shootings: Sources
Two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses were shot by someone impersonating a police officer, sources confirmed to FOX 9.
www.fox9.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
When Stephen Miller gave the orders to ICE to conceal identity, Miller helped get these elected officials shot. He’s complicit in these attacks.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
Impeach, remove, prosecute, imprison.
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Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"
June 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"
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Two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, State Senator John Hoffman and State Representative Melissa Hortman, were shot in their own homes overnight.
June 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, State Senator John Hoffman and State Representative Melissa Hortman, were shot in their own homes overnight.
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I don’t really have words to explain how it feels to see Kristi Noem standing on a street in East LA that looks like the street I grew up on in East LA with an invading military force trying to kidnap people who look like the neighbors I grew up with.
It stays with you, spiritually.
It stays with you, spiritually.
June 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I don’t really have words to explain how it feels to see Kristi Noem standing on a street in East LA that looks like the street I grew up on in East LA with an invading military force trying to kidnap people who look like the neighbors I grew up with.
It stays with you, spiritually.
It stays with you, spiritually.