Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
@kegill.bsky.social
Writer/speaker/journalist/professor. @kegill almost everywhere. Deep south ex-pat, she/her. Fights #disinfo. #UX #Elections geek #BookLover #BreastCancer “facts maxer”
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Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
@kegill.bsky.social
· Aug 16
Dear @support.bsky.team
When I block an account, I’d rather not see their replies in other people’s threads as well, please.
When I block an account, I’d rather not see their replies in other people’s threads as well, please.
On one hand, President Trump is embroiled in controversy over a pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, drug trafficker and former president of Honduras.
On the other, Trump is bombing small boats in the Caribbean under the pretext that they are trafficking drugs.
themoderatevoice.com/trump-pardon...
On the other, Trump is bombing small boats in the Caribbean under the pretext that they are trafficking drugs.
themoderatevoice.com/trump-pardon...
Trump pardons notorious drug trafficker while plotting war with Venezuela over ... drug trafficking? – The Moderate Voice
Right hand, meet left hand. On one hand, President Trump is embroiled in controversy over a pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, former president of Honduras, who was serving 45 years for trafficking mor...
themoderatevoice.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
On one hand, President Trump is embroiled in controversy over a pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, drug trafficker and former president of Honduras.
On the other, Trump is bombing small boats in the Caribbean under the pretext that they are trafficking drugs.
themoderatevoice.com/trump-pardon...
On the other, Trump is bombing small boats in the Caribbean under the pretext that they are trafficking drugs.
themoderatevoice.com/trump-pardon...
OK University has placed a grad student instructor on admin leave for giving a psychology paper on gender a failing grade for failure to conform with the assignment or rubric. Student cries fowl; says it's because of religion.
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-stat...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-stat...
OU puts graduate instructor on leave after student claims discrimination on Bible-based essay grade
OU has placed a graduate student instructor on leave after a student publicly contested a grade and filed an illegal discrimination claim after receiving a failing grade on an essay
www.oudaily.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
OK University has placed a grad student instructor on admin leave for giving a psychology paper on gender a failing grade for failure to conform with the assignment or rubric. Student cries fowl; says it's because of religion.
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-stat...
www.oudaily.com/news/ou-stat...
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This is ridiculous. It was the first TRUMP admin which developed the cases against President Hernandez. His brother Tony Hernandez was indicted in 2018 and convicted in 2019, and key ally Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez was indicted in 2020.
Both were later sentenced to life in prison!
Both were later sentenced to life in prison!
Leavitt: "The people of Honduras have highlighted to him how the former President Hernandez was set up. This was a clear Biden over prosecution."
December 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is ridiculous. It was the first TRUMP admin which developed the cases against President Hernandez. His brother Tony Hernandez was indicted in 2018 and convicted in 2019, and key ally Geovanny Fuentes Ramirez was indicted in 2020.
Both were later sentenced to life in prison!
Both were later sentenced to life in prison!
Fentanyl does not arrive in the US from Venezuela. Most comes from Mexico. From the Trump Administration (Sept 2025): www.gao.gov/blog/fentany...
Van Orden: "You gotta understand that average Americans do not care about these narcoterrorists at all. They care about the fact that their brothers & sisters and mothers and husbands have died of fentanyl overdoses. That's what we really truly care about. We care about our fellow American citizens"
December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Fentanyl does not arrive in the US from Venezuela. Most comes from Mexico. From the Trump Administration (Sept 2025): www.gao.gov/blog/fentany...
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Steve Witkoff has shown the world he will adopt Putin's talking points and concede the sovereignty of our Ukrainian allies if it means some of his billionaire buddies can get rich off Russia.
It's un-American and a total betrayal of our values. Witkoff needs to be fired.
It's un-American and a total betrayal of our values. Witkoff needs to be fired.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Steve Witkoff has shown the world he will adopt Putin's talking points and concede the sovereignty of our Ukrainian allies if it means some of his billionaire buddies can get rich off Russia.
It's un-American and a total betrayal of our values. Witkoff needs to be fired.
It's un-American and a total betrayal of our values. Witkoff needs to be fired.
I suppose if asked to guess which online pub would fail first, @politico.com would have been one of my top two.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/poli...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/poli...
Politico management violated key AI adoption safeguards, arbitrator finds
The ruling marks one of the first major tests of an AI clause in a newsroom union contract.
www.niemanlab.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I suppose if asked to guess which online pub would fail first, @politico.com would have been one of my top two.
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/poli...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/poli...
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
“Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown ***
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications” 11/29/25 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications” 11/29/25 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown ***
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications” 11/29/25 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications” 11/29/25 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Does Trump even KNOW that the guy smuggled cocaine into the US? That’s why he’s in prison in the US, ffs.
Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
December 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Does Trump even KNOW that the guy smuggled cocaine into the US? That’s why he’s in prison in the US, ffs.
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Community notes don’t get much more brutal than this
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that 67% of Supreme Court Justices belong to a small legal cult called the Federalist Society shows the power of meritocracy.
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The fact that 12% of federal judges are Black shows the corruption of DEI. The fact that 67% of Supreme Court Justices belong to a small legal cult called the Federalist Society shows the power of meritocracy.
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
David Sacks, one of the Trump administration’s top technology officials, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
David Sacks, the Trump administration’s A.I. and crypto czar, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.
nyti.ms
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
David Sacks, one of the Trump administration’s top technology officials, has helped formulate policies that aid his Silicon Valley friends and many of his own tech investments.
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
Those seeking pardons through official channels have watched while Trump grants pardons to people who never entered the system at all.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Those seeking pardons through official channels have watched while Trump grants pardons to people who never entered the system at all.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
“If you’re a donor or political supporter, you move to the front of the line,” said a lawyer for one pardon-seeker.
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
The president has now blocked three economic data reports. Does he think this is somehow a *good* sign for the economy? trib.al/MnLQHPV
Trump Cancels Release of Crucial Economic Report to Hide His Failures
Donald Trump has now blocked three economic data reports.
trib.al
November 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The president has now blocked three economic data reports. Does he think this is somehow a *good* sign for the economy? trib.al/MnLQHPV
FIX YOUR HEADLINES, @npr.org
FDA to arbitrarily raise hurdles for vaccines, claiming, without evidence, that COVID shots caused 10 kids' deaths
Never provide a megaphone for a lie or an unsourced claim
FDA to arbitrarily raise hurdles for vaccines, claiming, without evidence, that COVID shots caused 10 kids' deaths
Never provide a megaphone for a lie or an unsourced claim
Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.
FDA to raise hurdles for vaccines, faulting COVID shots for 10 kids' deaths
Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID shots for kids. But public health experts question the agency's analysis.
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
FIX YOUR HEADLINES, @npr.org
FDA to arbitrarily raise hurdles for vaccines, claiming, without evidence, that COVID shots caused 10 kids' deaths
Never provide a megaphone for a lie or an unsourced claim
FDA to arbitrarily raise hurdles for vaccines, claiming, without evidence, that COVID shots caused 10 kids' deaths
Never provide a megaphone for a lie or an unsourced claim
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
Scientists studied thousands of children born March 2020-May 2021.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Amid Confusing CDC Guidance About Vaccines, Study Highlights New Risk of COVID-19 During Pregnancy
A Harvard study found that the children of women who contracted COVID-19 while pregnant may be at an increased risk for autism and other diagnoses, raising new concerns about the CDC’s decision to sto...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Scientists studied thousands of children born March 2020-May 2021.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Out of 800+ mothers diagnosed with COVID-19, 16.3% of their babies received a neurodevelopmental diagnosis by 3 years old, compared with 9.7% who weren’t exposed to COVID-19 in utero.
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
One by one, each of the nine prisoners appeared virtually before a special panel of the Louisiana parole board.
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
Louisiana Made It Nearly Impossible to Get Parole. Now It’s Releasing Prisoners to Deport Them.
Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented imm...
www.propublica.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
One by one, each of the nine prisoners appeared virtually before a special panel of the Louisiana parole board.
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
“Today you’ve been paroled,” the chair said at the end of every hearing, “to go straight into an ICE facility for deportation.”
With @veritenews.org
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
A federal judge has released footage from nearly four dozen body cameras showing immigration agents’ ‘unprecedented’ use of force during their months-long deportation blitz in the Chicago area.
Bodycam video shows feds’ aggressive tactics in vivid detail: ‘Deploy f---ing gas’
chicago.suntimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A federal judge has released footage from nearly four dozen body cameras showing immigration agents’ ‘unprecedented’ use of force during their months-long deportation blitz in the Chicago area.
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
President Trump said that the airspace "above and surrounding Venezuela" was "closed in its entirety". In response, the Venezuelan government said his comments violate international law, and are a "colonialist threat" to its sovereignty. n.pr/4rl57f0
Venezuela calls Trump's call to close airspace a 'colonialist threat'
President Trump said that the airspace "above and surrounding Venezuela" was "closed in its entirety". In response, the Venezuelan government said his comments violate international law, and are a "colonialist threat" to its sovereignty.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
President Trump said that the airspace "above and surrounding Venezuela" was "closed in its entirety". In response, the Venezuelan government said his comments violate international law, and are a "colonialist threat" to its sovereignty. n.pr/4rl57f0
On Sunday, three Congressional lawmakers said that the Administration would have committed a illegal act, probably war crimes, if The Washington Post report that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the unit to kill everyone is accurate.
themoderatevoice.com/congressiona...
themoderatevoice.com/congressiona...
Congressional lawmakers label second Trump Caribbean boat attack a war crime – The Moderate Voice
A bipartisan group of Congressional lawmakers are reportedly not only supporting congressional reviews of the report that the US military killed two survivors of the Trump Administration’s first Carib...
themoderatevoice.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
On Sunday, three Congressional lawmakers said that the Administration would have committed a illegal act, probably war crimes, if The Washington Post report that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the unit to kill everyone is accurate.
themoderatevoice.com/congressiona...
themoderatevoice.com/congressiona...
@muellershewrote.com
Allison, just saw your email. I really like to think you’re a cousin. ❤️
Allison, just saw your email. I really like to think you’re a cousin. ❤️
November 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Allison, just saw your email. I really like to think you’re a cousin. ❤️
Allison, just saw your email. I really like to think you’re a cousin. ❤️
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The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
The Trump Administration’s Data Center Push Could Open the Door for New Forever Chemicals
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
wrd.cm
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
Reposted by Kathy E. Gill 🏍️
When an ICE agent fired the tear gas canister, it hit 55-year-old nurse Vincent Hawkins in the face, shattering his glasses and concussing him.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
When an ICE agent fired the tear gas canister, it hit 55-year-old nurse Vincent Hawkins in the face, shattering his glasses and concussing him.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
AFTER 20 YEARS of sexually abusing hundreds of girls, this man got 7.5 years in prison for four counts of felony criminal sexual conduct with victims under the age of 13. The church leaders who knew about it? Nothing. This is not being of Christ. I’m furious.
The investigators asked Clint Massie how many more girls in the church might come forward with stories about him touching or kissing them.
“I mean, there could be hundreds,” he said.
“I mean, there could be hundreds,” he said.
Young Girls Were Sexually Abused by a Church Member. They Were Told to Forgive and Forget.
In Minnesota, leaders of an Old Apostolic Lutheran Church community enabled a child abuser by telling his victims that once the sins were “washed away in the blood of reconciliation,” they could never...
www.propublica.org
November 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
AFTER 20 YEARS of sexually abusing hundreds of girls, this man got 7.5 years in prison for four counts of felony criminal sexual conduct with victims under the age of 13. The church leaders who knew about it? Nothing. This is not being of Christ. I’m furious.
Not only avoid putting a lie in the headline, always sandwich the lie between two truths. George Lakoff and @jayrosen.bsky.social #truthSandwich
"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Not only avoid putting a lie in the headline, always sandwich the lie between two truths. George Lakoff and @jayrosen.bsky.social #truthSandwich