kkofron.bsky.social
@kkofron.bsky.social
Art director disguised as a suburban mom and Irish sass mouth in the Middle West who loves books, dogs, and Liberals who get sh*t done.
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One is made a national story every single week and the other is shhhhh.....
April 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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WATCH— @jessicatarlov.bsky.social : “Why are you making fun of smart people that calculate things?”

Jessica points out Trump is making it seem like he paused all the tariffs but the Yale budget lab says those remaining will cost each 🇺🇸 household $4400, the highest tariff rate since 1909.
April 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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The best way to confront a bully about the misinformation he is spreading is to confront him in front of everyone. Macron just did that.
February 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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"I just want a eugenic immigration policy, is that too much to ask"

"You could not pay me to marry outside of my ethnicity"

"Normalize Indian hate"

"I was racist before it was cool"

These are things a DOGE staffer wrote.

He resigned.

Musk and his followers want to bring him back.
February 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a teenage DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
DOGE Teen Owns ‘Tesla.Sexy LLC’ and Worked at Startup That Has Hired Convicted Hackers
Experts question whether Edward Coristine, a DOGE staffer who has gone by “Big Balls” online, would pass the background check typically required for access to sensitive US government systems.
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February 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"
February 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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The World Organization for Animal Health, a France based NGO, has discovered a new H5N9 bird flu strain at a duck farm in Merced County, California. Additionally, they also found H5N1 at the same farm.
February 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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🧵 STATEMENT: WHO expresses deep concern on the implications of the immediate funding pause for #HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries.

These programmes provide access to life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide.

Read more bit.ly/42yxxIz

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January 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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A toddler, his mother, and his grandmother — all American citizens who were born in Puerto Rico — were detained and taken to an immigration detention center by U.S. officials in Milwaukee after they were overheard speaking Spanish.
U.S. Citizens Reportedly Detained After Being Overheard Speaking Spanish
A child and two family members were taken from a Milwaukee department store, according to a relative.
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January 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.

Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.

Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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The email account set up by the Trump White House to encourage government employees to snitch on their DEI-promoting colleagues is the target of a mass spamming campaign designed to overwhelm those administering it.

Whatever you do, do NOT send your favorite cookie recipe to: [email protected]. 🍪
Trump’s DEI Snitch Email Is Being Targeted by Spammers
Various NGOs reported seeing the address added to their email lists. But they don’t think it’s Orwellian. They think it’s a prank.
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January 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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A budget proposal being discussed in the Republican-led U.S. House Ways and Means Committee would chop $3 billion from school breakfast and lunch programs and impact more than 280,000 students in Ohio alone.
More than 280,000 Ohio kids would be impacted by proposed national school meal program cuts • Ohio Capital Journal
A budget proposal being discussed in the Republican-led U.S. House Ways and Means Committee would chop $3 billion from school breakfast and lunch programs and impact more than 280,000 students in…
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January 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Commentary: U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno and Vice President JD Vance shame Ohio by defending Trump's pardons for violent criminals who beat police officers while storming the United States Congress to try to overturn a free and fair election on Jan. 6.
Bernie Moreno and JD Vance shame Ohio by defending pardons for violent criminals who beat police • Ohio Capital Journal
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno and Vice President JD Vance shame Ohio by defending Trump's pardons for violent criminals who beat police officers while storming the United States Congress to try to overturn…
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January 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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From names like “Albert Icestein” and “Sub Zero Hero” to “Salt me Baby One More Time” and “Hot To Snow," now's your chance to vote for up to eight of your favorite names from the 50 finalists released by MnDOT.
Pick your favorite snowplow names for MnDOT's Name a Snowplow contest
After receiving more than 7,300 creative names, MnDOT released their 50 finalist names to begin the voting round, from names like “Albert Icestein” and “Sub Zero Hero” to “Salt me Baby One More Time” ...
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January 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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No taxpayer-funded bailouts for the billionaires who invested in American AI companies
January 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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looked this up. the ENTIRE state of alabama has a grand total of 2,569 haitian immigrants. as best i can tell there are no more than 100 haitian immigrants in Guntersville, a town of about 8500
January 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Mr Nobody Against Putin review – a teacher fights back in a powerful documentary
Mr Nobody Against Putin review – a teacher fights back in a powerful documentary
Sundance film festival: A primary school teacher in Russia pushes back on cruel nationalist propaganda in a fascinating and daring look at everyday encroachment Pavel Talankin is, by his own admission early in the extraordinary documentary Mr Nobody…
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January 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social

Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
January 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Editor Commentary: America’s love affair with confident stupidity has reached awful new heights. As Trump freezes scientific and medical research, Ohio Republicans take new aim at higher education.
America's love affair with confident stupidity has reached awful new heights • Ohio Capital Journal
America's love affair with confident stupidity continues to reach awful new heights. The piper will need paid, and the pain will be extensive.
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January 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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January 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM