The Writing Kit
@thewritingkit.bsky.social
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church People & Pets Ministry Leader.
Retired freelance writer and editor.
My passions include animals, Creation, and good storytelling.
Retired freelance writer and editor.
My passions include animals, Creation, and good storytelling.
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"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"The Trump Administration plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions at the Dept of Veterans Affairs this month...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"The cuts come after a reorganization effort already resulted in the loss of almost 30,000 V.A. employees this year..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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just. brutal.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
just. brutal.
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A reminder that most Americans who are life-long citizens have nothing OTHER than a Real ID to prove their citizenship. This is CBP’s chief enforcer saying that ID doesn’t count.
Bovino, the man overseeing mass deportations, publicly declared that we must all have our papers on us, at all times, or we could be stopped, harassed, kidnapped, and detained, as they did with the man in this case, who is a US citizen.
December 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
A reminder that most Americans who are life-long citizens have nothing OTHER than a Real ID to prove their citizenship. This is CBP’s chief enforcer saying that ID doesn’t count.
And our shame grows.
An excellent demonstration of Trump diplomacy, which is generally saying "f*ck you" to the world (other, of course, than Russia.)
December 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
And our shame grows.
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"Julio" is working piece rate pruning cherry trees in WA State. He earns $1.80 per tree and prunes an average of 50 to 60 trees a day. "My arms ache at the end of the day from holding up the shears all day long." #WeFeedYou
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Julio" is working piece rate pruning cherry trees in WA State. He earns $1.80 per tree and prunes an average of 50 to 60 trees a day. "My arms ache at the end of the day from holding up the shears all day long." #WeFeedYou
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The DHS has moved to bar Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley from receiving federal funds for six years, targeting one of the nation's most prominent Catholic Charities affiliates and its internationally known executive director, Sister Norma Pimentel.
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DHS threatens Sister Norma Pimentel's migrant aid with 6-year funding ban
(RNS) — 'I take very seriously every single dollar entrusted to us,' said Pimentel in a statement responding to the DHS accusations, which included providing migrant services beyond the federal limit.
religionnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The DHS has moved to bar Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley from receiving federal funds for six years, targeting one of the nation's most prominent Catholic Charities affiliates and its internationally known executive director, Sister Norma Pimentel.
religionnews.com/2025/12/12/d...
religionnews.com/2025/12/12/d...
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Watching the narrative fall apart in seconds.
Trump Official Tries To Claim Antifa Is Top National 'Threat'—Then Flails Over Simple Questions
www.comicsands.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Watching the narrative fall apart in seconds.
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Key Republicans are starting to prepare for the inevitable: the departure of Donald Trump from American politics.
So should Democrats.
So should Democrats.
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Key Republicans are starting to prepare for the inevitable: the departure of Donald Trump from American politics.
So should Democrats.
So should Democrats.
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The clear takeaway from today is that Donald Trump is not unstoppable and you are not powerless.
December 12, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The clear takeaway from today is that Donald Trump is not unstoppable and you are not powerless.
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For the first time in decades, I handed my successor an air traffic controller workforce that was growing instead of shrinking.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
December 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
For the first time in decades, I handed my successor an air traffic controller workforce that was growing instead of shrinking.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
Disturbingly, the Trump administration can't or won't say whether that’s still the case.
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Everyone should read Judge Xinis' full ruling on the Abrego Garcia case. It isn't just a passing legal skirmish. It goes deep. It stands as an encapsulation of the Trump era and of his lawlessness.
Remarkable how brutal the ruling against Trump on Abrego Garcia truly is: It details flagrant and malicious abuses of power all throughout. Trump and Stephen Miller were testing their ability to spread lawless state terror. But the court held the line. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
Fiasco for Trump as Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Abrego Garcia Case
Judge Paula Xinis’s ruling temporarily freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from custody. It also savagely indicted Trump’s lawless handling of this whole affair from start to finish.
newrepublic.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Everyone should read Judge Xinis' full ruling on the Abrego Garcia case. It isn't just a passing legal skirmish. It goes deep. It stands as an encapsulation of the Trump era and of his lawlessness.
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Pete Buttigieg joins Jimmy Kimmel -- Always illuminating. :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwgj... @jimmykimmel.com @petebuttigieg.bsky.social 11 mins.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwgj... @jimmykimmel.com @petebuttigieg.bsky.social 11 mins.
Pete Buttigieg on Life After Trump, RFK & Sean Duffy’s Airport Pull-Ups & Rising Health Care Costs
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Pete Buttigieg joins Jimmy Kimmel -- Always illuminating. :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwgj... @jimmykimmel.com @petebuttigieg.bsky.social 11 mins.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwgj... @jimmykimmel.com @petebuttigieg.bsky.social 11 mins.
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages.
If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.
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Pete Buttigieg on RFK Jr and Sean Duffy doing pull-ups at the airport… #Kimmel
Pete Buttigieg on RFK Jr and Sean Duffy doing pull-ups at the airport… #Kimmel
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Pete Buttigieg on RFK Jr and Sean Duffy doing pull-ups at the airport… #Kimmel
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BREAKING: Albuquerque's Democratic Mayor Tim Keller has won his reelection bid.
Immigration emerged as one key contrast in this race. Keller earlier this year issued an executive order limiting local collaboration with ICE, while challenger Darren White said he'd roll it back.
Immigration emerged as one key contrast in this race. Keller earlier this year issued an executive order limiting local collaboration with ICE, while challenger Darren White said he'd roll it back.
December 10, 2025 at 3:38 AM
BREAKING: Albuquerque's Democratic Mayor Tim Keller has won his reelection bid.
Immigration emerged as one key contrast in this race. Keller earlier this year issued an executive order limiting local collaboration with ICE, while challenger Darren White said he'd roll it back.
Immigration emerged as one key contrast in this race. Keller earlier this year issued an executive order limiting local collaboration with ICE, while challenger Darren White said he'd roll it back.
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Congratulations to Eileen Higgins on being elected Mayor of Miami! The first Democrat elected to this position in decades, she understands what politics is about: building a safer, more affordable, and better everyday life.
December 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Congratulations to Eileen Higgins on being elected Mayor of Miami! The first Democrat elected to this position in decades, she understands what politics is about: building a safer, more affordable, and better everyday life.
For a minute and a half of joy, just watch.
I had fun reading to some Burke Elementary students at the Chicago Public Library today. When the Obama Presidential Center opens next year, we’ll have a new branch of the library for the community to enjoy.
December 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
For a minute and a half of joy, just watch.
Bingo!
Love her clarity.
Love her clarity.
Q: How will you win over Trump supporters?
Crockett: "I don't know that we'll necessarily convert all of Trump's supporters. That's not our goal."
Q: "Do you need to?"
Crockett: "No, we don't. We don't need to."
Crockett: "I don't know that we'll necessarily convert all of Trump's supporters. That's not our goal."
Q: "Do you need to?"
Crockett: "No, we don't. We don't need to."
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Bingo!
Love her clarity.
Love her clarity.
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Yesterday, I held a music festival in my district to register voters and speak directly to young people who don’t usually attend political events. 4,500 tickets. Music + advocacy go hand in hand. Madsoul Festival 2025 was a success.
December 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Yesterday, I held a music festival in my district to register voters and speak directly to young people who don’t usually attend political events. 4,500 tickets. Music + advocacy go hand in hand. Madsoul Festival 2025 was a success.
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"Camilo" is harvesting pomegranates in Firebaugh, CA. "We earn minimum wage. It's very tiring work. We climb up and down ladders with a heavy sack of fruit. We then rush to empty the sack into the bin. Today was a good day as the ground wasn't wet from the rain." #WeFeedYou
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Camilo" is harvesting pomegranates in Firebaugh, CA. "We earn minimum wage. It's very tiring work. We climb up and down ladders with a heavy sack of fruit. We then rush to empty the sack into the bin. Today was a good day as the ground wasn't wet from the rain." #WeFeedYou
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The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”
December 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”