Kat Powers
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Data in conflict with every action of this administration.
December 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Data in conflict with every action of this administration.
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A few reminders about the SCOTUS immunity decision for Presidents:
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
December 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A few reminders about the SCOTUS immunity decision for Presidents:
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
It does not provide immunity for prior crimes.
It does not provide immunity to the President's cabinet.
Similar to Roe v. Wade, it can be overturned in the future.
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This is the energy I need.
December 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is the energy I need.
December 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Translation of the letter sent from Venezuela to the United Nations. Apologies if the translation is not exact. And to be clear, Venezuela, we Americans do not want war. We are dealing with a mad king.
Caracas, December 16, 2025
Caracas, December 16, 2025
December 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Translation of the letter sent from Venezuela to the United Nations. Apologies if the translation is not exact. And to be clear, Venezuela, we Americans do not want war. We are dealing with a mad king.
Caracas, December 16, 2025
Caracas, December 16, 2025
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Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2025. “Overall Winner: A rice weevil perched on a grain of rice.” [theatlantic.com]
Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2025
Some of the incredible winning and honored images from this year’s photomicrography competition, selected from nearly 2,000 entries. See if you can guess what each image is showing before reading the caption.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2025. “Overall Winner: A rice weevil perched on a grain of rice.” [theatlantic.com]
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It’s like third graders are running our government.
November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It’s like third graders are running our government.
Mario Cuomo for Mamdani! www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mar...
American Rhetoric: Mario Cuomo - Keynote Address at the 1984 Democratic National
Convention
Full text and audio and video excerpt of Mario Cuomo's Address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention
www.americanrhetoric.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Mario Cuomo for Mamdani! www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mar...
“Culture, we have lately found, apparently cannot be produced by money, power, business, or political pressure, like so many of the other so-called “essentials” or our daily life. Without art, we say, there can be a powerful, but not great nation.” -Marguerite Wildenhain
October 19, 2025 at 5:10 AM
“Culture, we have lately found, apparently cannot be produced by money, power, business, or political pressure, like so many of the other so-called “essentials” or our daily life. Without art, we say, there can be a powerful, but not great nation.” -Marguerite Wildenhain
Notice that there are no national guard troops in Chicago in the Eames 1977 film, Powers of Ten. Didn’t need them then and don’t need them now.
Eames Powers of Ten
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October 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Notice that there are no national guard troops in Chicago in the Eames 1977 film, Powers of Ten. Didn’t need them then and don’t need them now.
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Sorry but personally if a miniature horse woke me up from anesthesia by banging out nonsense on a miniature keyboard it would send me into a liminal space between life and death from which I would never return
July 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Sorry but personally if a miniature horse woke me up from anesthesia by banging out nonsense on a miniature keyboard it would send me into a liminal space between life and death from which I would never return
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Wilhelm Reich’s 1933 book - The Mass Psychology of Fascism - concluded that a key characteristic of fascism is the ability to derive joy from inflicting cruelty.
July 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Wilhelm Reich’s 1933 book - The Mass Psychology of Fascism - concluded that a key characteristic of fascism is the ability to derive joy from inflicting cruelty.
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NEW: Powerful from Brad Lander after being freed:
"I'm fine. I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight. I have a lawyer. At that elevator, I was separated from Edgardo. He's not going to sleep in his bed tonight. He has no lawyer. He’s been stripped of his rights. Our Constitutional democracy is not fine.”
"I'm fine. I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight. I have a lawyer. At that elevator, I was separated from Edgardo. He's not going to sleep in his bed tonight. He has no lawyer. He’s been stripped of his rights. Our Constitutional democracy is not fine.”
June 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
NEW: Powerful from Brad Lander after being freed:
"I'm fine. I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight. I have a lawyer. At that elevator, I was separated from Edgardo. He's not going to sleep in his bed tonight. He has no lawyer. He’s been stripped of his rights. Our Constitutional democracy is not fine.”
"I'm fine. I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight. I have a lawyer. At that elevator, I was separated from Edgardo. He's not going to sleep in his bed tonight. He has no lawyer. He’s been stripped of his rights. Our Constitutional democracy is not fine.”
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Putting active duty United States Marines on the streets of an American city to terrorise the local population is, in fact, a violation of both the Constitution and Posse Comitatus, and itself is grounds for impeachment, removal from office, and prosecution for treason, among other high crimes.
I just gonna go ahead and say that putting active duty United States Marines on the streets of an American city is, in fact, heavy handed.
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Putting active duty United States Marines on the streets of an American city to terrorise the local population is, in fact, a violation of both the Constitution and Posse Comitatus, and itself is grounds for impeachment, removal from office, and prosecution for treason, among other high crimes.
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objectively true
Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran "has been suspended pending further evaluation." This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension:
June 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
objectively true
Members of the National Guard deployed in LA on Trump’s orders: are you keeping the peace and protecting human lives or intentionally creating disruption, fueling violence and mayhem?
LBJ sends federal troops to Alabama to protect a civil rights march | March 20, 1965 | HISTORY
President Lyndon B. Johnson notifies Alabama’s Governor George Wallace that he will use federal authority to call up the Alabama National Guard in order to supervise a planned civil rights march from ...
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June 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Members of the National Guard deployed in LA on Trump’s orders: are you keeping the peace and protecting human lives or intentionally creating disruption, fueling violence and mayhem?
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In the words of an unnamed Trump aide:
"Some people seem to think Trump's playing chess, when most of the time the staff are just trying to stop him from eating the pieces."
"Some people seem to think Trump's playing chess, when most of the time the staff are just trying to stop him from eating the pieces."
April 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
In the words of an unnamed Trump aide:
"Some people seem to think Trump's playing chess, when most of the time the staff are just trying to stop him from eating the pieces."
"Some people seem to think Trump's playing chess, when most of the time the staff are just trying to stop him from eating the pieces."
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This is such a good joke.
November 15, 2024 at 3:20 AM
This is such a good joke.
I am a big fan of Doug Tallamy's previous work and general mission to ditch lawns, plant native, and redefine beauty. Excited to read more!
Every yard makes a difference. Native-plant champion Doug Tallamy's got a new book explaining how
“How Can I Help?” is the latest book and call to action from native-plants champion Doug Tallamy. The University of Delaware entomologist urges everyone to make their yard or even patio more ecofriend...
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April 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I am a big fan of Doug Tallamy's previous work and general mission to ditch lawns, plant native, and redefine beauty. Excited to read more!