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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

@kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social

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Writing for @GlobeOpinion, speaking on @MSNBC, #JusticeByDesign, and #SistersInLaw. Snickers's scheduler. Believer in democracy, science and the rule of law. Upcycler. Expert thrifter. Typos are my love language. From Detroit, in Washington, of Boston.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · May 16

I appreciate everyone who follows me here. But hey mon: I have many, many jobs! (iykyk) I’d appreciate it if y’all would support me in all of them. 🧵

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 12h

Fair point

Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 13h

Oh ffs -- the Boston Fed President is a Black woman named Susan Collins - the first woman of color to lead any regional federal bank! Get. It. Together! 🤦🏾‍♀️

Reuters @reuters.com · 14h

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Fed's Collins still favors additional rate cuts to aid job market

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins reiterated Tuesday that rising risks to the job market support additional central bank interest rate cuts in what remains an uncertain economic environment.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 18h

My goodness the reaper won’t rest this year! I saw D’Angelo perform a few years back and it was sublime. I’m so heartbroken especially for his son, who just lost his mom Angie Stone earlier this year.

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Soul Legend D'Angelo, 51, Dies After Private Battle with Pancreatic Cancer

Neo-soul legend and "Brown Sugar" singer D'Angelo has died at the age of 51 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, a source confirms to PEOPLE.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 19h

As predicted by my #SistersInLaw @barbmcquade.bsky.social and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social in this week's episode

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 19h

JUST IN: Comey confirms he will challenge the legality of Trump's appoint of Lindsey Halligan as US attorney.

He cites the cases of Trump's disqualified US attorney picks in NV and NJ. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 20h

TIL as the shutdown saps Americans' paychecks, healthcare and food access, wealthy Sen. Jim Justice commutes daily on his private jet, saying he hasn’t had time to find DC digs.
“It’s a pain in the butt getting on and off the plane every day. Talk about wear and tear”
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PRESENTED BY IN THIS EDITION White House: We’re ready for a long shutdownJim Justice is still commuting almost daily to D.C. from W.Va.The Vault: AIC

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

They also cancelled government data collection about hunger to minimize evidence about their policies

José Sepúlveda @josesepulveda.bsky.social · 1d

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.

My latest video for @propublica.org.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 1d

All I can bring to my podcasts or anything else I do is my true self. That’ll never change

a man says that 's just who i am in front of a wall with sunflowers

ALT: a man says that 's just who i am in front of a wall with sunflowers

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 1d

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 1d

I miss when moral character mattered in politics. Running for president required evidence of that, be it a career centered on public service or military service or strong values rooted in family, faith and altruism. Now we have a president laughing and admitting his utter lack of any moral center.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I don't think there's anything that's gonna get me in heaven. I think I'm not maybe heaven bound. I may be in heaven right now as we fly on Air Force One. I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to make heaven."

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 1d

Sophia Loren

Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 1d

Someone already posted AILA. MIRA also has a list of legal resources in the Boston area: miracoalition.org/news/legal-s...

Legal services - MIRA Coalition

The following organizations can provide immigration legal services through attorneys or BIA-accredited representatives: Greater Boston Area Action for Boston Community … More

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 1d

I just rewatched that film a few weeks back. She was a delight.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 1d

I’m still having a difficult time processing the thought of a world without the force that was Diane Keaton. I ask your patience at this time.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a great day to watch this beautiful PBS piece on the Taíno people

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Are the Taino extinct? This woman knows otherwise | PBS

YouTube video by PBS

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Politicon @politicon.com · 3d

NEW #SistersInLaw “Unitary Executive Meets Textualism”

Joyce Vance hosts to analyze the indictment against NY Attorney General Letitia James. Then a look at the legality of National Guard deployments & ongoing gerrymandering case Louisiana v. Callais.

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Unitary Executive Meets Textualism

Podcast Episode · #SistersInLaw · 10/11/2025 · 1h 21m

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 3d

The SCOTUS majority must know this. The only conclusion is that they don’t care.

“Dozens of sitting judges shared with The Times their concerns about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders about Trump administration policies.”

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Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 4d

And very likely illegal thehill.com/regulation/c...

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 4d

This is ghoulish www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

‘Substantial’ layoffs begin at federal agencies, White House says

The Trump administration is following through on its threat to leverage the shutdown to implement federal workforce reductions.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 4d

Me getting ready to say my piece on *allofthis* on this week’s #SistersInLaw episode

a man in an apron is standing in a kitchen looking at something

ALT: a man in an apron is standing in a kitchen looking at something

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 4d

Add that to him siccing the DOJ on Black women like Lisa Cook, Tish James and Rep. McIver with criminal investigations, and a pretty clear picture is being painted here

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 4d

Painting the White House whiter: Trump targets Black officials for firings, while in the administration’s first 200 days, only two of 98 Senate-confirmed appointees to the most senior jobs in government were Black.

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Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 5d

And she said I’m not the one the two OR the three

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 5d

He’s literally cuffing the hands that bend the moral arc of the universe toward justice

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 7d

Yes I listened to the SCOTUS argument in the conversion therapy case. Yes I have thoughts. Sign up for my newsletter The Gavel to hear ‘em tomorrow (link in my pinned post)

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social · 7d

And you know who loves this “heritage” American stuff? The Trump administration.

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