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Kay Coughlin

@kaycoughlin.bsky.social

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Business coach for liberation and social justice. Ohio citizen organizer for human rights. Free Palestine and all oppressed people. My website is FacilitatorOnFire.net #BanGuns #MeanwhileInOhio #GeneralStrike

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · May 15

I want to be crystal clear: anyone who supports Trump or the Trump regime is a white supremacist. This includes all white people who are silent because you "don't want to upset people," or "aren't sure about the issue." I'm white, and I refuse to uphold this white supremacist culture. #Resist

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 9h

When I keep going on about the resurgence of white nationalism, well...

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 10h

Palestine has always been a testing ground to see what we would allow. ICE tear-gassed a BABY! This is the very same shit Israel pulls in Palestine and the US government endorses it for use in the US. But will we speak out? I will. I AM ANTI-FASCIST!!!

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 18h

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 10h

Forced-birthers.
Forced-birthers.
Forced-birthers.
Forced-birthers.
Forced-birthers.

This is the correct term for this disgusting and brutal anti-Constitutional political violence against pregnant people.

#MeanwhileInOhio #ForcedBirthers ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/15/r...

Republican politicians ignore will of voters, Ohio Constitution with proposed abortion restrictions • Ohio Capital Journal

After 57% of Ohio voters protected reproductive rights in the Ohio Constitution in 2023, the gerrymandered Republican supermajority in the Ohio Statehouse has been continuing to attempt to regulate, r...

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 10h

Ohio Republicans are anti-Constitution forced-birthers. We need to use the correct name for their brutality toward pregnant people. Obliterate the term "pro-life" from the Ohio narrative. #MeanwhileInOhio #Resist #ForcedBirthers ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/15/r...

Republican politicians ignore will of voters, Ohio Constitution with proposed abortion restrictions • Ohio Capital Journal

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 1d

"The problem is they want to give healthcare to people who don't deserve healthcare." It's supremacist bullshit. EVERYBODY deserves healthcare

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 1d

DHS has been using this horrific restraint product since at least 2015 👀 I'm not naive but WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK #AbolishICE
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ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 1d

Reminder: DO NOT buy costumes from amazon or any big box retailers. They will laugh all the way to the bank

Image description: text reads, "Merch doesn't fight fascism; The inflatable frogs of Portland are incredible; But buying costumes from big-box businesses feeds the beast that funds fascism; We win by showing up, organizing, and building communities who work together. BUYING SLICK MERCH IS WHAT OLIGARCHS WANT! If you don't own a costume already, don't buy one."

Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 1d

Love the frogs! But don't buy costumes from Amazon or other exploitative big-box stores. It's counterproductive to feed the beast that's funding this fascism. Better to make a costume from a box or draw a frog on a sign

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 2d

I don't do purity testing, period. If you don't want to participate, don't. There's no call to discourage others unless something is harmful. There are roles in activism for everybody open.substack.com/pub/kaycough...

The real reasons people tell you not to "bother" signing petitions

Discouragers might be taking their cues from white supremacy

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 2d

Ohhhh so it was a purity testing comment then. It's not good enough to do one day or do one thing unless YOU approve of it. I have attended plenty of protests that were BS but I built community there. Change happens by showing up, period. If this isn't your thing, fine, don't participate

Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 2d

How is attending a single memorial to Mr. Floyd any more meaningful than participating in a single-day boycott? Individuals and communities change one choice, one action, one step at a time. Actions work when people show up, period. Outcomes often take time to become clear.

Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 2d

DO NOT BUY PROTEST COSTUMES OR EQUIPMENT FROM AMAZON or other big-box retailers. It feeds the beast at the root of our troubles. They will be laughing all the way to the bank

Jonathan @litz.org · 3d

Someone working in the analytics department at Amazon is absolutely baffled at this bump in sales of air inflated costumes.

Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 2d

This question is addressed in the article. I see you're a spoiler. Got it. Why are you asking this? Some sort of purity test?

Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 2d

The discord server invite on your website has expired. Can you provide a new link please? Thanks

Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 2d

Please read the material in the link before you ask questions already addressed specifically in the material

Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 2d

Right on! Join the Oct 14 economic boycott against white nationalism open.substack.com/pub/kaycough...

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 3d

Related: Join the Oct 14 economic boycott against white nationalism. Full explainer card set with image descriptions and more resources here bit.ly/oct14boycott

Image description and full card set at bit.ly/oct14boycott

Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 3d

I had to go digging for this story. It should get more coverage. Shame on all media outlets who choose not to cover it! This is more political violence directed at the left, not coming from it. We know where the violence originates #RejectWhiteNationalism www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site vandalized

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 3d

Yes!!! And join the Oct 14 economic boycott against white nationalism open.substack.com/pub/kaycough...

Why I'm joining the October 14 economic boycott

And why you should, too, if you are against white nationalism

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 3d

Join the Oct 14 economic boycott against white nationalism too. Full explainer card set plus image descriptions at bit.ly/oct14boycott

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 4d

Guess who just got both the updated COVID vaccine and flu shots today? Your dear Leader Trump. Maybe you should get them too.

Sincerely, An Epidemiologist Who Told You Trump Would Get COVID Booster.

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 3d

Join the Oct 14 economic boycott against white nationalism. It would have been George Floyd's 52nd birthday. Full explainer card set plus image descriptions at bit.ly/oct14boycott

Go to bit.ly/oct14boycott for image descriptions

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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 4d

It's hilarious that the same people who claim that their families never owned slaves and their family came here as immigrants get upset when someone posts the truth about America's racist & violent past.

Why do they agree to erase history they had nothing to do with? 🤔

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Kay Coughlin @kaycoughlin.bsky.social · 4d

Join the Oct 14 economic boycott against white nationalism. Graphics inspired by the frogs of Portland, Oregon! Full explainer card set plus image descriptions at bit.ly/oct14boycott