just kim
@kimberlycreates.bsky.social
i had something clever to say here but forgot what it was...
queer neurodivergent leftist grandma; former editor, web geek & exec assistant; easily distracted spreadsheet junkie; collector of shiny things & pretty books; bad at social media
she/they
Reposted by just kim
And here's @laminda.bsky.social's essential starter pack of independent journalists/outlets. go.bsky.app/2Fq4P6e
March 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
And here's @laminda.bsky.social's essential starter pack of independent journalists/outlets. go.bsky.app/2Fq4P6e
Reposted by just kim
From CNN*: The CDC still faces limits on public health communications under Trump. ||| But see the AMA’s YouTube channel† for updates on bird flu, tuberculosis, measles, & other outbreaks. *https://tinyurl.com/3krbym9u †https://tinyurl.com/475v9tt3
March 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
From CNN*: The CDC still faces limits on public health communications under Trump. ||| But see the AMA’s YouTube channel† for updates on bird flu, tuberculosis, measles, & other outbreaks. *https://tinyurl.com/3krbym9u †https://tinyurl.com/475v9tt3
Reposted by just kim
Fellow AuDHD and neurodivergent pals with intense senses of justice…
It’s really fucking hard right now. We can’t exhaust ourselves trying to rationalize this.
Take a break, pick your rage. This hits us all especially hard, so we’ve got to reserve our strength.
It’s really fucking hard right now. We can’t exhaust ourselves trying to rationalize this.
Take a break, pick your rage. This hits us all especially hard, so we’ve got to reserve our strength.
February 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Fellow AuDHD and neurodivergent pals with intense senses of justice…
It’s really fucking hard right now. We can’t exhaust ourselves trying to rationalize this.
Take a break, pick your rage. This hits us all especially hard, so we’ve got to reserve our strength.
It’s really fucking hard right now. We can’t exhaust ourselves trying to rationalize this.
Take a break, pick your rage. This hits us all especially hard, so we’ve got to reserve our strength.
Reposted by just kim
NEW: I heard from federal employees across various agencies about the internal chaos they're experiencing because of Trump and how they feel going forward in their jobs.
A clear theme? They are scared - and also pissed off and hunkering down to fight.
"Fuck that." www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...
A clear theme? They are scared - and also pissed off and hunkering down to fight.
"Fuck that." www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...
‘Fuck That’: Federal Workers Say They’re Scared But ‘Digging In’ Amid Trump’s Chaos
“Ironically for the Trumpies, bringing us back to the office will make us stronger morale-wise,” said one EPA employee as Trump vowed to purge civil servants.
www.huffpost.com
February 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
NEW: I heard from federal employees across various agencies about the internal chaos they're experiencing because of Trump and how they feel going forward in their jobs.
A clear theme? They are scared - and also pissed off and hunkering down to fight.
"Fuck that." www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...
A clear theme? They are scared - and also pissed off and hunkering down to fight.
"Fuck that." www.huffpost.com/entry/federa...
Reposted by just kim
"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
Doctors Whose Licenses Were Revoked, Suspended Named In Pro-RFK Jr. Letter To Senate
The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination, which has faced strenuous opposition from experts due to his decades of anti-vaccine activism.
www.huffpost.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:49 AM
"A letter submitted to the Senate sent by 'physicians' in support of Kennedy's nomination includes names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, the AP has found..."
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...
Reposted by just kim
February 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Reposted by just kim
« Resistance to Trump and Musk will take many forms, all of which can involve some level of participation from the public. We can amplify stories of the personal heroes who stood up to the illegal orders. We can support our Democratic leaders even as we urge them to take stronger stances. »
Senior Democratic leaders have not been silent and resistance is occurring on many levels.
open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
open.substack.com/pub/statusku...
Is Somebody Doing Something?!
Yes. Let me break it down for you.
open.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
« Resistance to Trump and Musk will take many forms, all of which can involve some level of participation from the public. We can amplify stories of the personal heroes who stood up to the illegal orders. We can support our Democratic leaders even as we urge them to take stronger stances. »
Reposted by just kim
This week, we’re asking you to plan a visit to your closest US Senate office to push senators to stand up against Trump’s lawless overreach. The ask will be slightly different if your senator is a Democrat or Republican. We put together a toolkit with everything you need: indivisi.org/choosetofight
February 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This week, we’re asking you to plan a visit to your closest US Senate office to push senators to stand up against Trump’s lawless overreach. The ask will be slightly different if your senator is a Democrat or Republican. We put together a toolkit with everything you need: indivisi.org/choosetofight
Reposted by just kim
TOOLS FOR THE #RESISTANCE - #USA
Call the US government today, flood the lines and apply maximum pressure.
Demand they do their jobs, arrest Musk, and impeach Trump.
5 minutes, 5 calls, repeat. #3E
Demand they do their jobs, arrest Musk, and impeach Trump.
5 minutes, 5 calls, repeat. #3E
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
February 4, 2025 at 12:58 AM
TOOLS FOR THE #RESISTANCE - #USA
Reposted by just kim
Us after the last two weeks: frazzled and furious (furry-ous?)
February 4, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Us after the last two weeks: frazzled and furious (furry-ous?)
Reposted by just kim
Something I wrote elsewhere but is relevant here, as we start this first full week of February 2025:
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Something I wrote elsewhere but is relevant here, as we start this first full week of February 2025:
Reposted by just kim
TRUMP AND MUSK ARE TRYING TO OVERTHROW OUR AMERICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT. Right now. Right in front of us.
How to stop them and beat them. In media, in Congress, in the Senate - TODAY.
GET THE ALL-NEW MONDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE: tinyurl.com/ccp4d8cx
How to stop them and beat them. In media, in Congress, in the Senate - TODAY.
GET THE ALL-NEW MONDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE: tinyurl.com/ccp4d8cx
February 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
TRUMP AND MUSK ARE TRYING TO OVERTHROW OUR AMERICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT. Right now. Right in front of us.
How to stop them and beat them. In media, in Congress, in the Senate - TODAY.
GET THE ALL-NEW MONDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE: tinyurl.com/ccp4d8cx
How to stop them and beat them. In media, in Congress, in the Senate - TODAY.
GET THE ALL-NEW MONDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST HERE: tinyurl.com/ccp4d8cx
Reposted by just kim
Once again, it was created by congress in 1961. Any decision to close it requires congress. This move is illegal.
Elon Musk said on X early Monday he is in the process of closing USAID with Trump's blessing.
“I went over it with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said. ... ‘Are you sure?’”
The answer was yes, he said.
“And so we’re shutting it down,” Musk said.
wapo.st/4jI7On5
“I went over it with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said. ... ‘Are you sure?’”
The answer was yes, he said.
“And so we’re shutting it down,” Musk said.
wapo.st/4jI7On5
Trump moves to wrest control of USAID as Musk says ‘we’re shutting it down’
Billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk said early Monday that his DOGE team is in the process of closing USAID, the world’s largest provider of food assistance.
wapo.st
February 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Once again, it was created by congress in 1961. Any decision to close it requires congress. This move is illegal.
Reposted by just kim
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
Reposted by just kim
The executive branch does not have the legal right to cancel appropriated spending or eliminate agencies created by Congress.
Trump and Musk are doing both. Entirely lawless and unconstitutional.
The world's largest provider of food assistance shut down.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump and Musk are doing both. Entirely lawless and unconstitutional.
The world's largest provider of food assistance shut down.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
![“I went over it with him in detail, and he agreed that we should shut it down,” Musk said. “And I actually checked with him a few times [and] said ‘are you sure?’”
The answer was yes, he said.
“And so we’re shutting it down,” Musk said.
USAID staffers were told that the agency’s headquarters in Washington will be closed Monday amid the turmoil.
In an email to staff early Monday, the agency’s leadership said: “Agency personnel normally assigned to work at USAID headquarters will work remotely … with the exception of personnel with essential on-site and building maintenance functions individually contacted by senior leadership.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2rrp7amblhg3xoly5n5huiqv/bafkreihfrxbqqzx6xoeoudgfglj52il2ts26n2dkmxhq6ulwdbt7thegzy@jpeg)
February 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The executive branch does not have the legal right to cancel appropriated spending or eliminate agencies created by Congress.
Trump and Musk are doing both. Entirely lawless and unconstitutional.
The world's largest provider of food assistance shut down.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump and Musk are doing both. Entirely lawless and unconstitutional.
The world's largest provider of food assistance shut down.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Reposted by just kim
Reposted by just kim
This article that was written during the end of the first Trump administration has been on my mind lately: what living through a societal collapse feels like: wrongplanet.net/forums/viewt...
February 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This article that was written during the end of the first Trump administration has been on my mind lately: what living through a societal collapse feels like: wrongplanet.net/forums/viewt...
Reposted by just kim
From lawyer & former investigative journalist @eugenie-reich@bskysocial: “The 1st weeks of the 2nd Tr*mp administration have brought … shock & awe to #science. … The … #scientific #community must cease hand-wringing & align behind two strong approaches … : #protest and #candor.” tinyurl.com/4nh8tnp5
How academic leaders should respond to shock and awe
Eugenie Reich The first weeks of the second Trump administration have brought unprecedented shock and awe to science. In response, the leaders of the scientific community must cease their hand-wrin…
tinyurl.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
From lawyer & former investigative journalist @eugenie-reich@bskysocial: “The 1st weeks of the 2nd Tr*mp administration have brought … shock & awe to #science. … The … #scientific #community must cease hand-wringing & align behind two strong approaches … : #protest and #candor.” tinyurl.com/4nh8tnp5
Reposted by just kim
If we want to stop "teaching" fear of pregnancy, maybe we should start by making pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood safer. And maybe we should do something about the fact that homicide is the most common cause of death among women who are pregnant or have recently given birth.
November 19, 2024 at 2:41 PM
If we want to stop "teaching" fear of pregnancy, maybe we should start by making pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood safer. And maybe we should do something about the fact that homicide is the most common cause of death among women who are pregnant or have recently given birth.
seen on the book of faces this morning:
November 19, 2024 at 6:54 PM
seen on the book of faces this morning:
Reposted by just kim
I can’t think of a single dystopian novel or movie that imagined our government filled not with aliens but ignorant conspiracy theorists, Russian assets, sex criminals and grifters.
November 14, 2024 at 9:24 PM
I can’t think of a single dystopian novel or movie that imagined our government filled not with aliens but ignorant conspiracy theorists, Russian assets, sex criminals and grifters.
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably inside your purse/backpack at any given moment:
- ipad
- a book
- pens
- small notepad
- papers from work
- ipad
- a book
- pens
- small notepad
- papers from work
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably inside your purse/backpack at any given moment
Hearing devices
A knitting project using fingering weight
At least two pens
A Bagu shopping bag
A spare n95 mask
Hearing devices
A knitting project using fingering weight
At least two pens
A Bagu shopping bag
A spare n95 mask
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably in your purse/backpack at any given moment:
Kindle
Earphones
That's basically what I need to survive.
Kindle
Earphones
That's basically what I need to survive.
November 15, 2024 at 8:17 AM
Describe yourself using 5 things that are probably inside your purse/backpack at any given moment:
- ipad
- a book
- pens
- small notepad
- papers from work
- ipad
- a book
- pens
- small notepad
- papers from work
i should dig up my old twitter handles and try to remember my old passwords just so that i can make this graph a little prettier
November 15, 2024 at 5:41 AM
i should dig up my old twitter handles and try to remember my old passwords just so that i can make this graph a little prettier