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Kristi R

@kdrothschild.bsky.social

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Born a redhead. Went grey 23 seconds after I realized it didn’t suck. Voting rights AND access. Lift from the bottom, everyone rises. 🚫 DM’s if we don’t know each other.

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Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · Nov 13

Many of us come from ancestors who had no choice but to survive in order for us to be here. We know the drill. It’s in our bones.

By the time harm comes 2 those who brought this on, I won’t have feelings to spare. They are reserved for those who knew, and who will be harmed first.

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Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 7m

You discredited Obama, who was fully qualified & won, then bashed DEI. All while talking about a white candidate who is not qualified under the same basic education standards I keep referring to to do the job in senate, degree or not: macro/micro Econ, legislation, world & American history & law.

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 17m

Diversity & inclusion is intended to get qualified candidates who would have been overlooked otherwise. Not just anyone who applies.

Someone with a degree in political science is qualified for a senate seat.

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 48m

Going with people with zero legislative experience and record is equally risky.

Political science is a college major. To be done well, it requires an education which, while it can be obtained informally, doesn’t disqualify “career politicians” as a whole.

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 52m

Obama was a practicing attorney and taught constitutional law for over a decade prior to running for office and had a degree in political science, exactly what I explained above. Micro/macro economics, world & American history, legislation, etc.

GUWonder @guwonder.bsky.social · 7h

This reminds me of some of the criticism of Obama when he was running for US Senate after a failed run for the US House of Representatives. He won the seat for US Senate and then for President around 60% thru his first term in the US Senate.

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 1h

He was a lawyer who practiced and taught civil rights law prior to running for office. But ok.

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 10h

The only surprise is that it wasn’t leaked sooner.

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Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 11h

weather.com/news/weather...

Please don’t ignore this. It has devastated this area.

One Dead As Alaskan Coast Recovers From Catastrophic Storm | Weather.com

Rescue crews are working around the clock in Western Alaska, pulling dozens of people and even pets from flooded homes in the rural communities of Kipnuk and Kwigilllingok. A powerful weekend storm ca...

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Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 11h

It’s giving Fetterman vibes all over again…

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 11h

Also, buy that burner flip phone with cash.

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Jennifer @princessjennifer.bsky.social · 11h

Last year I posted the importance of a burner flip phone in your “go bag”

You can use that phone when you want to maintain your privacy.

Say walking with a sign in the afternoon with a bunch of white people on a Saturday.

Burner flip phone to ensure your privacy and everyone’s safety.

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Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 11h

There can be NO “let’s just try to find a way to get along” BS.

They are who they have always been. Dems need to stop pretending there is some reasoning to be done.

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Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 12h

a penguin is holding a bowl of hearts and blowing hearts out of its beak .

ALT: a penguin is holding a bowl of hearts and blowing hearts out of its beak .

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Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 12h

She deleted her posts.
Maybe she recognized she had a ww reading comprehension problem. Or maybe the comments were coming in fast and hard.

I’m going with the latter.

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 13h

Well, it wasn’t his haircut.

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Matt @mattmurph24.bsky.social · 16h

MA primary voters were so concerned about age that they elected then 74-year-old Ed Markey over then 39-year-old Joe Kennedy. So spare me the selective ageism takes in Maine.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 16h

As I've noted, central to Stephen Miller's propaganda is the claim that the Chicago complex targeted by ICE was "filled" with Tren de Aragua "terrorists."

Now @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social reports that the number of TdA members netted in that raid is down to *one.*

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 13h

She said the words they didn’t want to hear:

Israel has a right to defend itself.

She was not letting the “from the river to the sea” people on stage. She set a boundary.

They wanted to show her. And here we are, with the same ceasefire and no peace deal but maybe an oceanfront Trump hotel.

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 15h

Already moved the goalposts from “ceasefire” to “peace agreement.”

Next it will be eradication of the Jewish state. And I am not joking when I say that will be their next demand.

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 15h

I didn’t see any news reporting 200 people killed since the ceasefire. That’s why I’m asking. I’ve looked.

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 17h

nypost.com/2025/10/14/w...

Hamas carries out public executions — just hours after peace treaty signing

The graphic footage shows eight badly beaten, blindfolded men kneeling in the street before each is shot dead by Hamas gunmen in front of a cheering crowd.

nypost.com

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Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 17h

Do you have any links for this?

This is the one I saw. And you didn’t mention it.

nypost.com/2025/10/14/w...

Hamas carries out public executions — just hours after peace treaty signing

The graphic footage shows eight badly beaten, blindfolded men kneeling in the street before each is shot dead by Hamas gunmen in front of a cheering crowd.

nypost.com

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Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 17h

It’s like bashing career politicians. Political science is a college minor/major. Macro & microeconomics, world & American history, law, comparative politics, sociology, etc. Not having this foundation makes someone less effective a representative. Not impossible but not effective.

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 18h

Six years of someone w/tons of govt experience & a known track record while other viable candidates gain experience in governing, micro/macro economics, history, foreign & domestic law & policy, younger than the last 2 POTUS. Sounds great.

Or a candidate with none of that, but younger. Hmmm.

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

I like and respect Gov. Mills, I really do.

But she’s already said she’d only serve one term if elected. Why would we nominate someone just for us to have to defend the seat in 6 years?

Graham Platner is 40. He brings a new vision of politics and can serve for quite a bit.

Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 18h

He has zero experience in macro/microeconomics, domestic/foreign policy making, drafting and enacting legislation, governance, etc. He can learn, but that’s what local/regional offices are for. Start there. Prove yourself. Make a record. Move up.

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Kristi R @kdrothschild.bsky.social · 18h

Six years of someone w/government experience & a known track record while other viable candidates gain experience in governing, micro/macro economics, history, foreign & domestic law & policy? Sounds great.