kjb
@kjbrowning.bsky.social
Exhausted idealist, entering my crone era
Here for: news, opposition, higher ed, info literacy, unraveled Christians, pop culture, laughs, whimsy
my places: Spokane/PNW, Midwest, DC/MD, Ukraine 🇺🇦.
Here for: news, opposition, higher ed, info literacy, unraveled Christians, pop culture, laughs, whimsy
my places: Spokane/PNW, Midwest, DC/MD, Ukraine 🇺🇦.
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kjb
@kjbrowning.bsky.social
· Nov 7
i’m not doom scrolling i’m bereft browsing
I’m not doom scrolling, I’m
solidarity scanning
grief gathering
hope hunting
solidarity scanning
grief gathering
hope hunting
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Our task:
Feed Elon Musk’s wealth into the woodchipper.
Feed Elon Musk’s wealth into the woodchipper.
Over on X today, Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is having another normal one www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot ranks him as world history’s greatest human
Users on X shared examples of the “truth-seeking” AI chatbot praising its owner as “strikingly handsome,” a “genius,” and fitter than LeBron James.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Our task:
Feed Elon Musk’s wealth into the woodchipper.
Feed Elon Musk’s wealth into the woodchipper.
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confiscate it due to his crimes, and use it to fund government programs like USAID
November 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
confiscate it due to his crimes, and use it to fund government programs like USAID
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this has got to be one of the best things the onion has done in years
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
theonion.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
this has got to be one of the best things the onion has done in years
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An Irish woman. A veteran’s wife.
Detained since JULY. Since JULY!!
In case you thought any of us were safe.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Detained since JULY. Since JULY!!
In case you thought any of us were safe.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
‘She’s been degraded’: A man’s battle in Washington to free his Irish wife from Ice detention
Jim Brown tells representatives about the plight of his wife, Donna Hughes-Brown, who has been detained since July after returning from Ireland
www.irishtimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
An Irish woman. A veteran’s wife.
Detained since JULY. Since JULY!!
In case you thought any of us were safe.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
Detained since JULY. Since JULY!!
In case you thought any of us were safe.
www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...
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She’s a green card holder. Her “crime” was writing 2 bad checks many years ago, totaling less than $60 for both.
She paid them back at the time.
But ICE needs their quotas.
She paid them back at the time.
But ICE needs their quotas.
November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
She’s a green card holder. Her “crime” was writing 2 bad checks many years ago, totaling less than $60 for both.
She paid them back at the time.
But ICE needs their quotas.
She paid them back at the time.
But ICE needs their quotas.
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A Republican state lawmaker from Arizona called for me to be hanged in September.
Now, Trump is saying Democratic members of Congress should be hanged.
This is not a joke. These calls for political violence are completely unacceptable and they must stop now.
Now, Trump is saying Democratic members of Congress should be hanged.
This is not a joke. These calls for political violence are completely unacceptable and they must stop now.
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A Republican state lawmaker from Arizona called for me to be hanged in September.
Now, Trump is saying Democratic members of Congress should be hanged.
This is not a joke. These calls for political violence are completely unacceptable and they must stop now.
Now, Trump is saying Democratic members of Congress should be hanged.
This is not a joke. These calls for political violence are completely unacceptable and they must stop now.
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As much as a lot about RFK Jr and even Elon is funny, I can’t get over how many deaths they’re causing, particularly of children. If justice is ever restored in this country, authorities will need to reckon with what they’ve done.
November 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
As much as a lot about RFK Jr and even Elon is funny, I can’t get over how many deaths they’re causing, particularly of children. If justice is ever restored in this country, authorities will need to reckon with what they’ve done.
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point: what will you do when your fave is revealed to be a friend to Jeffrey Epstein
counterpoint: I do not have faves who are friends with Jeffrey Epstein
counterpoint: I do not have faves who are friends with Jeffrey Epstein
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
point: what will you do when your fave is revealed to be a friend to Jeffrey Epstein
counterpoint: I do not have faves who are friends with Jeffrey Epstein
counterpoint: I do not have faves who are friends with Jeffrey Epstein
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We should get serious about sanctions. Russian missiles that kill Ukrainian civilians contain parts made in the West. And this repeated mass murder of civilians by Moscow should bring total boycotts on Russian gas and oil. And the Ukrainians should get everything they need to defend themselves
16 people were killed and 49 injured after russia’s strike on Ternopil. Missiles and drones hit 2 residential buildings and damaged an industrial facility. Rescue workers are still clearing the rubble. u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
We should get serious about sanctions. Russian missiles that kill Ukrainian civilians contain parts made in the West. And this repeated mass murder of civilians by Moscow should bring total boycotts on Russian gas and oil. And the Ukrainians should get everything they need to defend themselves
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NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —
The Trump administration has gone after top ranked colleges for diversity programs, but community colleges are being deeply impacted as well. Discuss how. #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/cqR6oDo
The Trump administration has gone after top ranked colleges for diversity programs, but community colleges are being deeply impacted as well. Discuss how. #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/cqR6oDo
How higher education changes are affecting community colleges
The Trump administration's moves to transform college is impacting community college
www.pbs.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Daily News Lesson —
The Trump administration has gone after top ranked colleges for diversity programs, but community colleges are being deeply impacted as well. Discuss how. #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/cqR6oDo
The Trump administration has gone after top ranked colleges for diversity programs, but community colleges are being deeply impacted as well. Discuss how. #sschat #EDUSky
https://loom.ly/cqR6oDo
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Well played, Sweden. Well played.
Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Well played, Sweden. Well played.
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I can never forget this image from the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Not sure I can forgive them, either.
Not sure I can forgive them, either.
September 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I can never forget this image from the 2024 Republican National Convention.
Not sure I can forgive them, either.
Not sure I can forgive them, either.
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Again, for our civilized country friends, these are per month premiums.
$2,700->$4,000
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Again, for our civilized country friends, these are per month premiums.
This is the way to frame these stories.
More evidence of White House bias toward sexual predators.
More evidence of White House bias toward sexual predators.
News of the White House's intervention on behalf of accused sex traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate comes as Trump is under fire over his ties to notorious child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
This story first appeared at ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This is the way to frame these stories.
More evidence of White House bias toward sexual predators.
More evidence of White House bias toward sexual predators.
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Great 😑
People support structures that support them. Who in your workplace is the biggest slopAI enthusiast?
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
Researchers uncover AI bias against older working women
AI is perpetuating inaccurate gender and age stereotypes, influencing everything from hiring practices to workplace perceptions.
news.stanford.edu
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Great 😑
Great 😑
People support structures that support them. Who in your workplace is the biggest slopAI enthusiast?
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
Researchers uncover AI bias against older working women
AI is perpetuating inaccurate gender and age stereotypes, influencing everything from hiring practices to workplace perceptions.
news.stanford.edu
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Great 😑
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See if we had kept the Me Too men cancelled the first time so much of this could have been avoided
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 AM
See if we had kept the Me Too men cancelled the first time so much of this could have been avoided
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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i want to put this in front of conservative pundits who defended this raid bsky.app/profile/raws...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
i want to put this in front of conservative pundits who defended this raid bsky.app/profile/raws...
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Yes. And I'm careful to say "online discourse" because actual educators typically do not think like Josh does. Unfortunately many politicians and powerful people listen more to guys like Josh than to actual educators! bsky.app/profile/cars...
I work at a university and this guy is a massive asshole who would be laughed out of any room with actual educators in it. Accommodations help people succeed and are available to every student. It’s GOOD that people do better when they have support.
November 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Yes. And I'm careful to say "online discourse" because actual educators typically do not think like Josh does. Unfortunately many politicians and powerful people listen more to guys like Josh than to actual educators! bsky.app/profile/cars...
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Not to lay my cards on the table but I think this narrow focus in online discourse on who deserves to be rewarded really elides the actual societal value of the education system (teaching members of society important stuff that it's valuable for them to know)
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Not to lay my cards on the table but I think this narrow focus in online discourse on who deserves to be rewarded really elides the actual societal value of the education system (teaching members of society important stuff that it's valuable for them to know)
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“This can’t continue” yes it can
“This can’t get worse” yes it can
“This can’t be fixed” yes it can
“This can’t get worse” yes it can
“This can’t be fixed” yes it can
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
“This can’t continue” yes it can
“This can’t get worse” yes it can
“This can’t be fixed” yes it can
“This can’t get worse” yes it can
“This can’t be fixed” yes it can
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Remember this the next time you have flight delays: the Biden plan would have forced airlines to give passengers “between $200 and nearly $775 for delays ranging from three hours to over nine hours, along with guaranteed meals and lodging”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
November 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Remember this the next time you have flight delays: the Biden plan would have forced airlines to give passengers “between $200 and nearly $775 for delays ranging from three hours to over nine hours, along with guaranteed meals and lodging”
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...