Kristin
@kristinceleste.bsky.social
Communications and marketing in Oregon. Views my own.
"Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army." -Edward Everett
"Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army." -Edward Everett
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Kristin
@kristinceleste.bsky.social
· Jan 26
This is Teddy. Teddy wants you to avoid voting for authoritarians and conmen. He prefers kind hearts. Please don't disappoint Teddy. Thank you! 🐶
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It’s hard to overstate how damaging this will be to public health and medicine. About a quarter of medical residents are from other countries and America has a physician workforce shortage.
New research concludes the Trump administration’s policies will reduce **legal** immigration to the United States by 33% to 50% over four years.
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...
Trump And Miller Slashing Legal Immigration By 33% To 50%
New research concludes the Trump administration’s policies will reduce legal immigration to the United States by 33% to 50% over four years.
www.forbes.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:41 PM
It’s hard to overstate how damaging this will be to public health and medicine. About a quarter of medical residents are from other countries and America has a physician workforce shortage.
"Minnesota hasn’t given its electoral votes to a Republican presidential candidate in 50 years. It eluded even Ronald Reagan, who swept 49 states in 1984."
fantastic piece from my colleague @polgreen.bsky.social that gets at something i have been thinking about. what, exactly, is the administration's strategic goal in minnesota? what does "victory" look like for trump and miller?
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:37 PM
"Minnesota hasn’t given its electoral votes to a Republican presidential candidate in 50 years. It eluded even Ronald Reagan, who swept 49 states in 1984."
"That leaves Republicans in Congress as the last barrier. They owe it to the American people, and to the world, to stop Trump from acting out his fantasy in Greenland and doing permanent damage to American interests."
It really is mad king stuff, untethered from reality.
He tells the Norwegian leader, you did not give me a prize that you don't control, so maybe I will invade the territory of another Scandinavian country you don't lead.
He tells the Norwegian leader, you did not give me a prize that you don't control, so maybe I will invade the territory of another Scandinavian country you don't lead.
January 19, 2026 at 6:35 PM
"That leaves Republicans in Congress as the last barrier. They owe it to the American people, and to the world, to stop Trump from acting out his fantasy in Greenland and doing permanent damage to American interests."
"Maybe we can stop trying so hard to understand the gorgeous mystery of sexuality. Instead, we can listen to ourselves and each other with curiosity and love, and without fear. We can just let people be who they are and we can believe that the freer each person is, the better we all are." G. Doyle
January 18, 2026 at 10:57 PM
"Maybe we can stop trying so hard to understand the gorgeous mystery of sexuality. Instead, we can listen to ourselves and each other with curiosity and love, and without fear. We can just let people be who they are and we can believe that the freer each person is, the better we all are." G. Doyle
Here is beautiful scenery from our walk yesterday. It felt good to get outside, stretch our legs, and breathe in the fresh air. @mikeyahnold.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Here is beautiful scenery from our walk yesterday. It felt good to get outside, stretch our legs, and breathe in the fresh air. @mikeyahnold.bsky.social
"We have become a country whose federal government deploys military and paramilitary forces in the streets of its major cities, terrorizing the residents in the guise of protecting them."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 10:26 AM
"We have become a country whose federal government deploys military and paramilitary forces in the streets of its major cities, terrorizing the residents in the guise of protecting them."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
So why would the GOP back the president on this? It's extremely unpopular across parties, and it's the morally wrong thing to do.
In general, do you think it is acceptable or unacceptable for the United States to use military force to force another country to give the U.S. part of its territory?
• 15% Acceptable
• 80% Unacceptable
(@global-affairs.bsky.social)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260116-top...
• 15% Acceptable
• 80% Unacceptable
(@global-affairs.bsky.social)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/260116-top...
January 18, 2026 at 4:52 AM
So why would the GOP back the president on this? It's extremely unpopular across parties, and it's the morally wrong thing to do.
“The scientific and technological revolution is intertwined with the game between superpowers,” (Xi) said in a speech in 2024.
President Trump’s administration has taken the opposite tack, aiming to cut billions of dollars in research grants for U.S. universities"
President Trump’s administration has taken the opposite tack, aiming to cut billions of dollars in research grants for U.S. universities"
US higher education was a crown jewel, generating knowledge, wealth, prestige, and power unrivaled by anyone.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
And the US is throwing it away, because Americans elected a govt ideologically opposed to truth, science, merit, and racial/gender equality, preferring to weaken the country to reduce that.
Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM
“The scientific and technological revolution is intertwined with the game between superpowers,” (Xi) said in a speech in 2024.
President Trump’s administration has taken the opposite tack, aiming to cut billions of dollars in research grants for U.S. universities"
President Trump’s administration has taken the opposite tack, aiming to cut billions of dollars in research grants for U.S. universities"
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France is our first and oldest ally.
The fact that they are sending troops to fight against us should actually fill every American with horror and shame.
The fact that they are sending troops to fight against us should actually fill every American with horror and shame.
January 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
France is our first and oldest ally.
The fact that they are sending troops to fight against us should actually fill every American with horror and shame.
The fact that they are sending troops to fight against us should actually fill every American with horror and shame.
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Economist/YouGov poll: Do you support or oppose the U.S. using military force to take control of Greenland?
SUPPORT: 8%
OPPOSE: 68%
NOT SURE: 23%
SUPPORT: 8%
OPPOSE: 68%
NOT SURE: 23%
January 14, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Economist/YouGov poll: Do you support or oppose the U.S. using military force to take control of Greenland?
SUPPORT: 8%
OPPOSE: 68%
NOT SURE: 23%
SUPPORT: 8%
OPPOSE: 68%
NOT SURE: 23%
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Grocery prices were up 0.7 percent in December, the largest one-month gain since October 2022. They were up 2.4 percent from a year ago.
January 13, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Grocery prices were up 0.7 percent in December, the largest one-month gain since October 2022. They were up 2.4 percent from a year ago.
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Please pay attention to the propaganda the regime is vomiting out. Talk to people about its harm. You may not realize how truly close to danger we are without seeing how they are swaying minds.
Trump administration's posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups
Just weeks into the new year, the Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. Liz Landers r...
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January 13, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Please pay attention to the propaganda the regime is vomiting out. Talk to people about its harm. You may not realize how truly close to danger we are without seeing how they are swaying minds.
Ugh, so sad. They are causing so much unnecessary harm.
The federal government has announced that 22.8 million people have signed up for ACA marketplace coverage for this year, down 1.5 million from last year with enhanced tax credits expiring. The coverage loss will likely grow as people don’t actually make their premium payments.
January 12, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Ugh, so sad. They are causing so much unnecessary harm.
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If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.
What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
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As a former advocate for survivors of domestic violence, I cannot describe how much it pains me to hear the Vice President say we owe a debt of gratitude to man who shot a woman in the face and then called her a fucking bitch.
January 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
As a former advocate for survivors of domestic violence, I cannot describe how much it pains me to hear the Vice President say we owe a debt of gratitude to man who shot a woman in the face and then called her a fucking bitch.
"One of the primary reasons public health researchers continue to lean into studies centering obesity has to do with funding: Weight loss is a $427.5 billion industry..."
www.pdxmonthly.com/health-and-w...
www.pdxmonthly.com/health-and-w...
The Public Health Educators Changing How We Think About Fat
Weight stigma is rampant in public health and medicine.
www.pdxmonthly.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:29 PM
"One of the primary reasons public health researchers continue to lean into studies centering obesity has to do with funding: Weight loss is a $427.5 billion industry..."
www.pdxmonthly.com/health-and-w...
www.pdxmonthly.com/health-and-w...
For the safety and stability of our country and the world, he needs to be impeached ASAP.
Really feels like just telling military to draw up plans to invade an ally should be an impeachable offense regardless of party
January 11, 2026 at 6:38 AM
For the safety and stability of our country and the world, he needs to be impeached ASAP.
"In recent polling, more U.S. adults indicated that they support anti-ICE protests than ICE itself."
This weekend, we're coming together in cities and towns across the country to send a message: ICE doesn't belong in our communities.
ICE and Border Patrol shootings spark hundreds of weekend vigils and protests
The Trump administration is defending its agents.
www.axios.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
"In recent polling, more U.S. adults indicated that they support anti-ICE protests than ICE itself."
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Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
January 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.
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Today we saw the devastating and predictable consequences of the Trump administration encouraging reckless, heavily armed agents in our communities to commit horrifying abuses.
Congress must rein in ICE before what happened in Minneapolis today happens again.
Congress must rein in ICE before what happened in Minneapolis today happens again.
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Today we saw the devastating and predictable consequences of the Trump administration encouraging reckless, heavily armed agents in our communities to commit horrifying abuses.
Congress must rein in ICE before what happened in Minneapolis today happens again.
Congress must rein in ICE before what happened in Minneapolis today happens again.
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We don't need a New You in this New Year, we just need you. You in your fullness, you in all your messy beauty, you with all your creative joy and honest heartbreak. You. You are the only you we'll ever have, and we are not us without you.
December 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
We don't need a New You in this New Year, we just need you. You in your fullness, you in all your messy beauty, you with all your creative joy and honest heartbreak. You. You are the only you we'll ever have, and we are not us without you.
“...someone can see the evidence...in front of them, see the facts, see the footage, hear the stories of the officers who were injured and the widows who lost their spouses as law enforcement officers died then or shortly after the attack, and then deny that it happened” share.google/aGH3UlxN1OFX...
The political divide over January 6 is only deepening five years after the deadly US Capitol attack | CNN Politics
Five years after the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol, the fundamental facts of that day continue to fuel deep divisions that have created dueling political realities.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
“...someone can see the evidence...in front of them, see the facts, see the footage, hear the stories of the officers who were injured and the widows who lost their spouses as law enforcement officers died then or shortly after the attack, and then deny that it happened” share.google/aGH3UlxN1OFX...
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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So sad. But they always have money for war. 😔
"Public radio stations are also a lifeline to rural communities, where plenty of Trump’s supporters are now being hurt by the loss in services."
"Public radio stations are also a lifeline to rural communities, where plenty of Trump’s supporters are now being hurt by the loss in services."
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
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January 6, 2026 at 2:45 AM
So sad. But they always have money for war. 😔
"Public radio stations are also a lifeline to rural communities, where plenty of Trump’s supporters are now being hurt by the loss in services."
"Public radio stations are also a lifeline to rural communities, where plenty of Trump’s supporters are now being hurt by the loss in services."
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life