K.L. Kranes
@klkranes.bsky.social
Writer who can't spell. Maker of single-use plastic into other things (that could be called art). Proud feminist. Book obsessed. Animal lover. Ready to #resist the oligarchy
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🚨Be prepared for ICE to pull out a loaded firearm and point it at you for any given reason at any given time. The government of the USA in 2025 has declared war on citizens. Grateful the police sent ICE away - for now. 1/2
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
🚨Be prepared for ICE to pull out a loaded firearm and point it at you for any given reason at any given time. The government of the USA in 2025 has declared war on citizens. Grateful the police sent ICE away - for now. 1/2
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October 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Free gift article link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
October 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Free gift article link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
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A few minutes ago in the House:
- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week
- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week
- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week
- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week
October 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A few minutes ago in the House:
- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week
- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week
- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week
- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week
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This is fascism. Share. Act. Resist.
🧵
Rush hour. Lincoln Square.
2 Border Patrol thugs tackled a WGN-TV producer to the pavement in front of horrified commuters, handcuffing her, face-down.
Debbie Brockman, a journalist with WGN since 2011, identified herself before being dragged into an unmarked silver van with New Jersey plates.
Rush hour. Lincoln Square.
2 Border Patrol thugs tackled a WGN-TV producer to the pavement in front of horrified commuters, handcuffing her, face-down.
Debbie Brockman, a journalist with WGN since 2011, identified herself before being dragged into an unmarked silver van with New Jersey plates.
October 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is fascism. Share. Act. Resist.
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“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
October 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆
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New Orwellianism just dropped
Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”
October 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
New Orwellianism just dropped
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(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Deranged Trump Lawyer Pam Bondi Says Americans Who Oppose Fascism Will Be Treated Exactly Like Foreign Narcoterrorists—Meaning That Summary Execution Via Domestic Military Strike Is on the Table
October 9, 2025 at 2:50 AM
(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: Deranged Trump Lawyer Pam Bondi Says Americans Who Oppose Fascism Will Be Treated Exactly Like Foreign Narcoterrorists—Meaning That Summary Execution Via Domestic Military Strike Is on the Table
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To understand the Trump administration’s vision for American education, @megomatz.bsky.social and I studied dozens of hours of political appointees’ speeches and podcasts and essays. What emerged is a desire to dismantle the nation’s system of public schools.
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
To understand the Trump administration’s vision for American education, @megomatz.bsky.social and I studied dozens of hours of political appointees’ speeches and podcasts and essays. What emerged is a desire to dismantle the nation’s system of public schools.
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Michigan Avenue right now.
October 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Michigan Avenue right now.
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The thoughts of an economic depression are depressing
October 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The thoughts of an economic depression are depressing
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Trump is trying to cause chaos in American cities before invoking Insurrection Act, governor in his crosshairs warns
Trump is causing ‘chaos’ as pretext for invoking Insurrection Act, JB Pritzker says
www.independent.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Trump is trying to cause chaos in American cities before invoking Insurrection Act, governor in his crosshairs warns
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The Ministry of Propaganda controls the Ministry of Labor.
![A screenshot of an X post by Ron Smith (@Ronxyz00
, 20 hours ago) quoting a CNN segment. The post includes a news broadcast image with a male and female CNN anchor, discussing a jobs report. Text overlay reads: "NEW THIS MORNING LABOR SECRETARY WE NEED GOVT OPEN TO RELEASE SEPT. JOBS REPORT D STABBING ATTACK OUTSIDE A SYNAGOGUE ON YOM KIPPER, THE HOLIEST DAY IN JEWISH CALENDAR 9:32 AM ET." The post text states: "CNN: Construction jobs fell in August, private sector payrolls plunged in September. Why is it heading in the wrong direction? Labor Secretary De-Remer: All indicators shows we have the strongest economy in the world. What we inherited from the Biden administration... CNN: Jobs economy? Do we have the strongest jobs economy compared to last year when there were hundreds of thousands of jobs added each month? De-Remer: Absolutely. [Everyone in this administration is out of their fucking minds]."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y4zs4cabaezzwx3bz2e5nnj2/bafkreidowbjaqhfbtnazhmf2e22gv5jjrjs5c3ih6du37guafapfxjeg6a@jpeg)
October 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Ministry of Propaganda controls the Ministry of Labor.
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Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" to help save endangered reefs.
The mother of Colombian corals
Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" to help save endangered reefs.
n.pr
October 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" to help save endangered reefs.
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“They was bringing the kids down too, had them zip-tied to each other,” she said. “That’s all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where’s the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, ‘f*** them kids.’” trib.al/Eyd0Wfu
ICE Zip-Ties Children in Horrific Raid on Chicago Apartment Building
ICE agents forced everyone out of a Chicago apartment building in the dead of night.
trib.al
October 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“They was bringing the kids down too, had them zip-tied to each other,” she said. “That’s all I kept asking. What is the morality? Where’s the human? One of them literally laughed. He was standing right here. He said, ‘f*** them kids.’” trib.al/Eyd0Wfu
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Marc Elias lays it all out. There are no "Good Republicans"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDs3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDs3...
There Are No "Good" Republicans
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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October 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Marc Elias lays it all out. There are no "Good Republicans"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDs3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDs3...
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“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"
CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom
EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.
www.independent.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"
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Breaking news at Abortion, Every Day:
Louisiana has issued ANOTHER arrest warrant for an abortion provider in a shield state. In addition to trying to extradite NY provider Dr. Maggie Carpenter, Louisiana is targeting California doctor Dr. Remy Coeytaux.
jessica.substack.com/p/louisiana-...
Louisiana has issued ANOTHER arrest warrant for an abortion provider in a shield state. In addition to trying to extradite NY provider Dr. Maggie Carpenter, Louisiana is targeting California doctor Dr. Remy Coeytaux.
jessica.substack.com/p/louisiana-...
Louisiana Issued Arrest Warrant for ANOTHER Abortion Provider
Attorney General Liz Murrill thinks 'coercion' will get her case to the Supreme Court
jessica.substack.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Breaking news at Abortion, Every Day:
Louisiana has issued ANOTHER arrest warrant for an abortion provider in a shield state. In addition to trying to extradite NY provider Dr. Maggie Carpenter, Louisiana is targeting California doctor Dr. Remy Coeytaux.
jessica.substack.com/p/louisiana-...
Louisiana has issued ANOTHER arrest warrant for an abortion provider in a shield state. In addition to trying to extradite NY provider Dr. Maggie Carpenter, Louisiana is targeting California doctor Dr. Remy Coeytaux.
jessica.substack.com/p/louisiana-...
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Trump has been the worst president ever for farmers.
Twice.
But they voted for him three times.
Now they want the rest of America to give them welfare.
When they did it to themselves.
But they don’t like socialism.
Twice.
But they voted for him three times.
Now they want the rest of America to give them welfare.
When they did it to themselves.
But they don’t like socialism.
September 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Trump has been the worst president ever for farmers.
Twice.
But they voted for him three times.
Now they want the rest of America to give them welfare.
When they did it to themselves.
But they don’t like socialism.
Twice.
But they voted for him three times.
Now they want the rest of America to give them welfare.
When they did it to themselves.
But they don’t like socialism.
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📢 Wait...
Approximately, 1,200 detainees held at “Alligator Alcatraz” are now off the grid and have disappeared.
Their families cannot locate them and any data has been erased.
Someone has to know what happened to them. 🤬🤬🤬
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/23/he...
Approximately, 1,200 detainees held at “Alligator Alcatraz” are now off the grid and have disappeared.
Their families cannot locate them and any data has been erased.
Someone has to know what happened to them. 🤬🤬🤬
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/23/he...
Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared
In immigration news, hundreds of people who were once detained at the troubled immigration jail in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” have disappeared. The Miami Herald reports about t...
www.democracynow.org
September 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
📢 Wait...
Approximately, 1,200 detainees held at “Alligator Alcatraz” are now off the grid and have disappeared.
Their families cannot locate them and any data has been erased.
Someone has to know what happened to them. 🤬🤬🤬
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/23/he...
Approximately, 1,200 detainees held at “Alligator Alcatraz” are now off the grid and have disappeared.
Their families cannot locate them and any data has been erased.
Someone has to know what happened to them. 🤬🤬🤬
www.democracynow.org/2025/9/23/he...
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NEW: Jeremy Carl, a top Trump nominee, deleted 1000s of social media posts, many w/inflammatory commentary — including incendiary posts about race, claiming “peaceful coexistence” w/Democrats is impossible - even a call for a political opponent to face the death penalty.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/p...
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KFile: Trump nominee for key State Department position attempted to erase years of inflammatory social media posts | CNN Politics
Jeremy Carl, a top Trump State Department nominee, deleted thousands of social media posts, many demonstrating a history of inflammatory commentary— including incendiary posts about race, claims that ...
www.cnn.com
September 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
NEW: Jeremy Carl, a top Trump nominee, deleted 1000s of social media posts, many w/inflammatory commentary — including incendiary posts about race, claiming “peaceful coexistence” w/Democrats is impossible - even a call for a political opponent to face the death penalty.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/p...
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