kimberly grace
@grace8ming.bsky.social
freelancer • traveler • empathizer • analyzer • problem solver • dreamer • re-poster • a fan of curiosity & the cat it killed • she/her • formed in kalamazoo • now in the pnw
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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“AI is simply surveillance capitalism continuing to evolve and expand with some new methodologies, but still based on theft.”
Shoshana Zuboff, philosopher: ‘AI is surveillance capitalism continuing to evolve and expand’
The author of ‘The Age of Surveillance Capitalism’ applauds the EU’s initiatives to curb big tech and calls on the bloc not to bow to pressure from Trump
english.elpais.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“AI is simply surveillance capitalism continuing to evolve and expand with some new methodologies, but still based on theft.”
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The Trump admin, in its quest to eliminate the entire concept of asylum from the law and get rid of all asylum applicants without hearing their cases, wants to deport a Chinese dissident to Uganda, despite the fact that he has a slam-dunk asylum claim.
December 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The Trump admin, in its quest to eliminate the entire concept of asylum from the law and get rid of all asylum applicants without hearing their cases, wants to deport a Chinese dissident to Uganda, despite the fact that he has a slam-dunk asylum claim.
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Cops have been called on the striking @sbworkersunited.org workers blocking the company's distribution centers today in Pennsylvania and Nevada
Solidarity with these fighters against American oligarchy
Solidarity with these fighters against American oligarchy
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Cops have been called on the striking @sbworkersunited.org workers blocking the company's distribution centers today in Pennsylvania and Nevada
Solidarity with these fighters against American oligarchy
Solidarity with these fighters against American oligarchy
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NEW — Trump has signed an executive order "designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
Trump to declare 'illicit' fentanyl 'Weapon of Mass Destruction,' per draft EO
A copy of the draft was obtained and reviewed by The Handbasket.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
NEW — Trump has signed an executive order "designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemical as weapons of mass destruction (WMD)." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
As a reminder, The Handbasket had the scoop that this was coming back in MARCH:
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This is the fifth GOP congressperson I’ve seen criticizing Trump’s post on Rob Reiner, and the first who isn’t either leaving the House (MTG, Bacon), a frequent critic (Massie), or in a swing district (Lawler).
December 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
This is the fifth GOP congressperson I’ve seen criticizing Trump’s post on Rob Reiner, and the first who isn’t either leaving the House (MTG, Bacon), a frequent critic (Massie), or in a swing district (Lawler).
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BREAKING: The Eleventh Circuit grants Florida’s request to limit the injunction against the anti-drag law to cover only Hamburger Mary’s of Orlando.
The preliminary injunction blocking all enforcement had been in place for nearly two-and-a-half years at this point. www.lawdork.com/p/florida-an...
The preliminary injunction blocking all enforcement had been in place for nearly two-and-a-half years at this point. www.lawdork.com/p/florida-an...
December 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
BREAKING: The Eleventh Circuit grants Florida’s request to limit the injunction against the anti-drag law to cover only Hamburger Mary’s of Orlando.
The preliminary injunction blocking all enforcement had been in place for nearly two-and-a-half years at this point. www.lawdork.com/p/florida-an...
The preliminary injunction blocking all enforcement had been in place for nearly two-and-a-half years at this point. www.lawdork.com/p/florida-an...
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New from me: Literally nothing is known about the shooter. And yet. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Conservative influencers blame Brown University shooting on a “leftist activist”
Nothing is known yet about the shooter's motive or political beliefs.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
New from me: Literally nothing is known about the shooter. And yet. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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NEW: The gov’t has filed a response to Kilmar Abgreo Garciams Petition for Emergency TRO, arguing that they should be able to take him BACK into custody.
#115 in Abrego Garcia v. Noem (D. Maryland, 8:25-cv-02780) – CourtListener.com
RESPONSE in Opposition re 112 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order and Proposed Order and Motion to Dissolve the TRO filed by Nikita Baker, Pam Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem.(Molina, E...
www.courtlistener.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
NEW: The gov’t has filed a response to Kilmar Abgreo Garciams Petition for Emergency TRO, arguing that they should be able to take him BACK into custody.
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Utah Repeals Ban on Collective Bargaining for Teachers and Other Workers: Gov. Spencer Cox approved the repeal of a policy experts called one of the country's most restrictive labor laws.
Utah Repeals Ban on Collective Bargaining for Teachers and Other Workers
Gov. Spencer Cox approved the repeal of a policy experts called one of the country's most restrictive labor laws.
www.edweek.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Utah Repeals Ban on Collective Bargaining for Teachers and Other Workers: Gov. Spencer Cox approved the repeal of a policy experts called one of the country's most restrictive labor laws.
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when did the (lifelong, unending) development of skill and craft in creative endeavors become a hindrance to be overcome rather than what gives them their value?
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
when did the (lifelong, unending) development of skill and craft in creative endeavors become a hindrance to be overcome rather than what gives them their value?
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Update on Ahmed's condition
"“He doesn’t regret what he did. He said he’d do it again. But the pain has started to take a toll on him,” Sam Issa, Ahmed’s migration lawyer, said on Monday night after visiting him."
"“He doesn’t regret what he did. He said he’d do it again. But the pain has started to take a toll on him,” Sam Issa, Ahmed’s migration lawyer, said on Monday night after visiting him."
Hero who wrestled gun from terrorist says he’d do it again despite being ‘riddled with bullets’
Despite Ahmed al Ahmed being in a lot of pain, according to his migration lawyer, he felt as if disarming the gunman at Bondi was an act for the community.
www.smh.com.au
December 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Update on Ahmed's condition
"“He doesn’t regret what he did. He said he’d do it again. But the pain has started to take a toll on him,” Sam Issa, Ahmed’s migration lawyer, said on Monday night after visiting him."
"“He doesn’t regret what he did. He said he’d do it again. But the pain has started to take a toll on him,” Sam Issa, Ahmed’s migration lawyer, said on Monday night after visiting him."
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Latest in the Built on Sand series for @miamiherald.com
Reporting by @denisehruby.bsky.social and myself
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
Reporting by @denisehruby.bsky.social and myself
Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
Florida keeps packing people and buildings on barrier islands. It comes at a high cost
Florida barrier islands host 765,000+ residents as development raises hurricane, erosion and insurance risks while taxpayers fund repeated beach restorations.
www.miamiherald.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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At most scientific publications, papers co-authored by #AI are not welcome.
At a new open platform called aiXiv, they are embraced. https://scim.ag/4pIg60T
At a new open platform called aiXiv, they are embraced. https://scim.ag/4pIg60T
A new preprint server welcomes papers written and reviewed by AI
With human peer review struggling to keep pace with machine-generated science, aiXiv enlists bots to help
scim.ag
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
At most scientific publications, papers co-authored by #AI are not welcome.
At a new open platform called aiXiv, they are embraced. https://scim.ag/4pIg60T
At a new open platform called aiXiv, they are embraced. https://scim.ag/4pIg60T
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The Equal Credit Opportunity Act is next on the DEI chopping block. You're going to think this is hyperbole, but baby it is about to get really ugly in here
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
US consumer watchdog to narrow civil rights era lending law, sources say
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to propose in the coming days narrowing a key part of civil-rights era fair-lending regulations as Republican President Donald Trump's administratio...
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act is next on the DEI chopping block. You're going to think this is hyperbole, but baby it is about to get really ugly in here
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
www.reuters.com/legal/transa...
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Person of interest released as search continues for Brown University shooter www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/pro...
Providence officials release ‘person of interest’ in Brown shooting and look for new suspects
The shooter is still at large. ‘We still have a lot of steps left to take, obviously, in this case,” Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said.
www.oceanstatemedia.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Person of interest released as search continues for Brown University shooter www.oceanstatemedia.org/politics/pro...
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Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
Happy Hanukkah to our friends who celebrate. Rachel Posner, a rabbi’s wife in Kiel, Germany, took this photograph in 1931 -- a potent reminder that fascism must be fought in every generation, even if it's wrapped in an American flag and a red hat.
December 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Steve isn’t here anymore, but he always posted this picture on Hanukkah so I thought we could carry on his tradition and remember him.
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"[T]hree high school students in Loudoun County, Virginia, were issued punishments for harassing a transgender classmate in the locker room."
"Now, two of those boys' parents are suing the school system, and the Justice Department is backing them."
#Virginia #USA #Bathrooms #Courts #Education
"Now, two of those boys' parents are suing the school system, and the Justice Department is backing them."
#Virginia #USA #Bathrooms #Courts #Education
TWIBS: Department of Justice Interferes in Virginia Public School Case
A case of school bullying has been transformed into a freedom of religion case that demands the Justice Department's attention, as if by magic!
www.assignedmedia.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"[T]hree high school students in Loudoun County, Virginia, were issued punishments for harassing a transgender classmate in the locker room."
"Now, two of those boys' parents are suing the school system, and the Justice Department is backing them."
#Virginia #USA #Bathrooms #Courts #Education
"Now, two of those boys' parents are suing the school system, and the Justice Department is backing them."
#Virginia #USA #Bathrooms #Courts #Education
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There is an absolute fucking scandal going down at The New School, wherein at appears that the university is funnelling to a MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL’S BOARD while purging faculty and staff.
This should be headline news.
x.com/uaw7902/stat...
This should be headline news.
x.com/uaw7902/stat...
December 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
There is an absolute fucking scandal going down at The New School, wherein at appears that the university is funnelling to a MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL’S BOARD while purging faculty and staff.
This should be headline news.
x.com/uaw7902/stat...
This should be headline news.
x.com/uaw7902/stat...
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“At Texas A&M, internal emails show staff are using AI software to search syllabi and course descriptions for words that could raise concerns under new system policies restricting how faculty teach about race and gender.”
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/15/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/15/t...
Texas universities deploy AI for course audits
Records obtained by The Texas Tribune show how universities are using the technology to reshape curriculum under political pressure, raising concerns about academic freedom.
www.texastribune.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
“At Texas A&M, internal emails show staff are using AI software to search syllabi and course descriptions for words that could raise concerns under new system policies restricting how faculty teach about race and gender.”
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/15/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/12/15/t...
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I rarely ask for things, but I will make an exception for my colleague and friend, Augustine Goba, who dedicated his life to saving others.
Augustine was Director of the hemorrhagic fever lab in Kenema, Salone, and is struggling with PSP.
Please consider donating.
www.gofundme.com/f/augustine-...
Augustine was Director of the hemorrhagic fever lab in Kenema, Salone, and is struggling with PSP.
Please consider donating.
www.gofundme.com/f/augustine-...
Donate to Help Augustine Goba battle Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, organized by Michelle McGraw
Mr. Augustine Goba is the Emeritus Director of the Kenema Gov… Michelle McGraw needs your support for Help Augustine Goba battle Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
www.gofundme.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I rarely ask for things, but I will make an exception for my colleague and friend, Augustine Goba, who dedicated his life to saving others.
Augustine was Director of the hemorrhagic fever lab in Kenema, Salone, and is struggling with PSP.
Please consider donating.
www.gofundme.com/f/augustine-...
Augustine was Director of the hemorrhagic fever lab in Kenema, Salone, and is struggling with PSP.
Please consider donating.
www.gofundme.com/f/augustine-...
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The full House of Representatives will vote this week on the most extreme anti-trans bill ever brought to a vote.
It’ll be reported that the bill only bans care for trans minors.
But it would *criminalize* the care — doctors would face up to a decade in prison.
It’ll be reported that the bill only bans care for trans minors.
But it would *criminalize* the care — doctors would face up to a decade in prison.
House Must Reject Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Attempt To Criminalize Transgender Health Care | American Civil Liberties Union
WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union is urging members of the House of Representatives to vote “NO’ on a bill sponsored by Rep....
www.aclu.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The full House of Representatives will vote this week on the most extreme anti-trans bill ever brought to a vote.
It’ll be reported that the bill only bans care for trans minors.
But it would *criminalize* the care — doctors would face up to a decade in prison.
It’ll be reported that the bill only bans care for trans minors.
But it would *criminalize* the care — doctors would face up to a decade in prison.
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...