kim hébert
@kimberlyhebert.bsky.social
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kim hébert
@kimberlyhebert.bsky.social
· Oct 14
“She was not an outcast as much as a cast out, a been-gone, a far-away, a woman with a will to be outside of society, a fantasy.
High or low, she could be something she could make up on her own.”
— Thulani Davis, “The Blues Talk Back”
High or low, she could be something she could make up on her own.”
— Thulani Davis, “The Blues Talk Back”
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“Landlords may say ‘smart home’ devices are a tenant convenience. But the reality is, these AI-enabled systems can track patterns of tenant behavior, identify when people are home, and provide landlords with personal information that could be used to push out tenants perceived as too costly.”
ACLU Sues San Francisco Landlords over AI-Powered Surveillance in Tenants' Homes | ACLU of Northern CA
www.aclunc.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“Landlords may say ‘smart home’ devices are a tenant convenience. But the reality is, these AI-enabled systems can track patterns of tenant behavior, identify when people are home, and provide landlords with personal information that could be used to push out tenants perceived as too costly.”
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“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”
December 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“The Daily Nebraskan found in the leaked spreadsheet that every program eliminated appeared to be profitable…every program that the chancellor proposed eliminating generated more money from tuition dollars than the department costs to run”
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this is really grim
December 7, 2025 at 10:36 AM
this is really grim
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it's all a game of telephone when you could just actually read some of the excellent books available.
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
it's all a game of telephone when you could just actually read some of the excellent books available.
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A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
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When you think that you have heard the worst, you find out something worse.
December 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
When you think that you have heard the worst, you find out something worse.
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I’d say an excellent example that Farage’s racism didn’t end at school is he went to a dinner last year where they sang “we’re all racists now” and laughed at Hitler Jokes..
Enough said 🤷🏼♂️
Enough said 🤷🏼♂️
December 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I’d say an excellent example that Farage’s racism didn’t end at school is he went to a dinner last year where they sang “we’re all racists now” and laughed at Hitler Jokes..
Enough said 🤷🏼♂️
Enough said 🤷🏼♂️
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Here's an example of a freedom certificate from the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture.
nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaah...
nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaah...
Certificate of Freedom for Joseph Trammell | National Museum of African American History and Culture
Certificate of Freedom for Joseph Trammell. Handwritten in black ink on white paper, the document is labeled at the top as "No. 1952." The document includes a detailed description of Mr. Trammell. It ...
nmaahc.si.edu
December 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Here's an example of a freedom certificate from the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture.
nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaah...
nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaah...
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Asian American and Pacific Islander women under 50 are now tied with white women for the highest breast cancer rates. Experts point to westernization, increased screenings and more.
Younger Asian American women had the second-lowest breast cancer rate. Why they're now tied for No. 1.
Asian American and Pacific Islander women under 50 are now tied with white women for the highest breast cancer rates. Experts point to westernization, increased screenings and more.
nbcnews.to
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Asian American and Pacific Islander women under 50 are now tied with white women for the highest breast cancer rates. Experts point to westernization, increased screenings and more.
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Administration appears to be operationalizing NSPM-7. Bondi compiling list of ‘domestic terrorists’ : opposition to law, immigration enforcement; extreme views in favor of mass migration and open borders; radical gender ideology,” anti-Americanism,” “anti-capitalism,” and “anti-Christianity.”
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Administration appears to be operationalizing NSPM-7. Bondi compiling list of ‘domestic terrorists’ : opposition to law, immigration enforcement; extreme views in favor of mass migration and open borders; radical gender ideology,” anti-Americanism,” “anti-capitalism,” and “anti-Christianity.”
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They are coming www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
They are coming www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
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The problems we're having aren't because of a lack of rules saying that these things are forbidden. As you often say, so much of what Trump is doing is blatantly illegal and unconstitutional, but if no one cares to enforce the rules then it doesn't matter how good the laws and institutions are.
December 7, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The problems we're having aren't because of a lack of rules saying that these things are forbidden. As you often say, so much of what Trump is doing is blatantly illegal and unconstitutional, but if no one cares to enforce the rules then it doesn't matter how good the laws and institutions are.
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
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Everyone is missing the point. Nobody cares, the company's market capitalization is over $1.65 trillion. It can fluctuate $77 billion in a day, and often does.
The scandal is that its market capitalization is over $1.65 trillion. Only in a society with no moral fabric left is such a thing possible.
The scandal is that its market capitalization is over $1.65 trillion. Only in a society with no moral fabric left is such a thing possible.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the ‘Metaverse’ has cost Meta more than $77B
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
The company now plans to cut spending on it and shift focus to AI wearables instead
(via WSJ)
December 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Everyone is missing the point. Nobody cares, the company's market capitalization is over $1.65 trillion. It can fluctuate $77 billion in a day, and often does.
The scandal is that its market capitalization is over $1.65 trillion. Only in a society with no moral fabric left is such a thing possible.
The scandal is that its market capitalization is over $1.65 trillion. Only in a society with no moral fabric left is such a thing possible.
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Overt racism was a clear reason to work in politics on all levels. Then our best possibility for change was Dems & we seized the moment. We wanted blatant terror (many blacks had NO due process) to end peacefully & needed alliances. Change takes work and time. Yeah. Take the party over, leftists.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Overt racism was a clear reason to work in politics on all levels. Then our best possibility for change was Dems & we seized the moment. We wanted blatant terror (many blacks had NO due process) to end peacefully & needed alliances. Change takes work and time. Yeah. Take the party over, leftists.
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In 1924, half the party was KKK. Is that complicit enough with fascism for you? Organizing made it a party largely controlled by the left by 1932. Your defeatist dishonors so many, some of them murdered martyrs.
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
In 1924, half the party was KKK. Is that complicit enough with fascism for you? Organizing made it a party largely controlled by the left by 1932. Your defeatist dishonors so many, some of them murdered martyrs.
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This is horrific and exactly what those of us in Black studies, gender studies, women’s studies have been warning our colleagues in the sciences about. Their seeming neutrality will not save them.
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
December 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
This is horrific and exactly what those of us in Black studies, gender studies, women’s studies have been warning our colleagues in the sciences about. Their seeming neutrality will not save them.
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The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
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We
Jazz June. We
Die soon.
Jazz June. We
Die soon.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 4:08 AM
We
Jazz June. We
Die soon.
Jazz June. We
Die soon.
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The Trump administration has removed MLK Day and Juneteenth as holidays that include free entrance to national parks, adding the president’s birthday instead
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Trump administration has removed MLK Day and Juneteenth as holidays that include free entrance to national parks, adding the president’s birthday instead
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“Metro Nashville is suing the federal government, saying new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules could force hundreds of Nashville families back into homelessness or life-threatening situations.” www.wsmv.com/2025/12/06/l...
December 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
“Metro Nashville is suing the federal government, saying new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules could force hundreds of Nashville families back into homelessness or life-threatening situations.” www.wsmv.com/2025/12/06/l...
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The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
Click here to read AAP's full statement: bit.ly/3Y9ZQJT
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“An infant would be a United States citizen and full member of society if born in New Jersey, but a deportable noncitizen if born in Tennessee.”
The Supreme Court’s ruling on birthright citizenship is a Trump power grab
The implications for citizenship are complex. But when it comes to Trump’s ability to implement his policies, the result is dangerous.
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“An infant would be a United States citizen and full member of society if born in New Jersey, but a deportable noncitizen if born in Tennessee.”
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Click here to view this item from NOLA.com.
Photos: Border Patrol immigration sweeps enters third day in the New Orleans area
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bit.ly
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Click here to view this item from NOLA.com.
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social