Kim Zimmerman
@kimzimm.bsky.social
“Never be afraid to make some noise, & get in trouble, good trouble.” — John Lewis
Veteran, Wife, Mom, Voter, Dog Mom
Veteran, Wife, Mom, Voter, Dog Mom
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p.s. Relatedly, the widespread misogyny and abuse before #MeToo relied directly on this jokey atmosphere: 'Oh that's just my crazy uncle.' The tacit acceptance of 'just us boys' is exactly what Trump and his henchmen are trying to bring back.
This is why the Epstein files should be released in full
This is why the Epstein files should be released in full
A very unwelcome effect of Mamdani's visit to the White House is the sudden reversion of Trump back into an 'entertainment' figure, shoving Epstein, extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean, and threats to execute members of Congress off the media table in favor of 'goofy uncle' photo ops
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
p.s. Relatedly, the widespread misogyny and abuse before #MeToo relied directly on this jokey atmosphere: 'Oh that's just my crazy uncle.' The tacit acceptance of 'just us boys' is exactly what Trump and his henchmen are trying to bring back.
This is why the Epstein files should be released in full
This is why the Epstein files should be released in full
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"Guys, seriously, get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"Guys, seriously, get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Epstein survivors say they received death threats in new letter www.axios.com/2025/11/22/e...
Epstein survivors release new letter detailing death threats
"We ask every federal and state law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction over these threats to investigate them," they said.
www.axios.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Epstein survivors say they received death threats in new letter www.axios.com/2025/11/22/e...
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Well, this is chilling AF.
The Department of Education is suing Penn (in their quest for "combat antisemitism") requesting detailed information about Jewish faculty and staff.
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The Department of Education is suing Penn (in their quest for "combat antisemitism") requesting detailed information about Jewish faculty and staff.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Well, this is chilling AF.
The Department of Education is suing Penn (in their quest for "combat antisemitism") requesting detailed information about Jewish faculty and staff.
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The Department of Education is suing Penn (in their quest for "combat antisemitism") requesting detailed information about Jewish faculty and staff.
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“.. the first time any president since at least 2007 .. has refused to help residents recover from such extensive damage to their homes, federal records show.”
@politico.com
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@politico.com
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November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“.. the first time any president since at least 2007 .. has refused to help residents recover from such extensive damage to their homes, federal records show.”
@politico.com
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@politico.com
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“VINDMAN LEADS 37 COLLEAGUES IN DEMANDING TRUMP RELEASE THE FULL TRANSCRIPT OF TRUMP’S 2019 CALL WITH MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN” 11/10/25
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Vindman Leads 37 Colleagues in Demanding Trump Release the Full Transcript of Trump’s 2019 Call with Mohammed bin Salman | Representative Eugene Vindman
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November 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“VINDMAN LEADS 37 COLLEAGUES IN DEMANDING TRUMP RELEASE THE FULL TRANSCRIPT OF TRUMP’S 2019 CALL WITH MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN” 11/10/25
vindman.house.gov/2025/11/20/v...
vindman.house.gov/2025/11/20/v...
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“Sweden…to bolster security measures ahead of a general election next year *** Romania cancelled a presidential election outcome in Dec due to Russian interference, while Moldova recently called in EU assistance ahead of an election featuring cyberattacks it pinned on Moscow.” 11/21/25 … 1/
Sweden braces for election hacks ahead of 2026 vote
“Threats in the cyber domain are increasing,” says Stockholm’s civil defense minister.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“Sweden…to bolster security measures ahead of a general election next year *** Romania cancelled a presidential election outcome in Dec due to Russian interference, while Moldova recently called in EU assistance ahead of an election featuring cyberattacks it pinned on Moscow.” 11/21/25 … 1/
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The "Nazi problem" the current Republican Party has is that a lot of people in it are Nazis. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The "Nazi problem" the current Republican Party has is that a lot of people in it are Nazis. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Devastating essay about living with a terminal cancer diagnosis at 35, made more devastating by the author's relation to the health and human services secretary who's spent the past year cutting cancer research.
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Devastating essay about living with a terminal cancer diagnosis at 35, made more devastating by the author's relation to the health and human services secretary who's spent the past year cutting cancer research.
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Ellis repeatedly accuses multiple CBP and ICE officials of lying (under oath) and says their "widespread misrepresentations call into question everything" they "say they are doing in their characterization of what is happening." She broadly discredits their testimony as objectively false.
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis just handed down the written opinion version of her preliminary injunction order, regarding use of force by federal agents in Chicago.
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
It's the one already put on hold by the 7th Circuit.
It's 233 pages.
Here you go: cst.brightspotcdn.com/49/34/daecfb...
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Ellis repeatedly accuses multiple CBP and ICE officials of lying (under oath) and says their "widespread misrepresentations call into question everything" they "say they are doing in their characterization of what is happening." She broadly discredits their testimony as objectively false.
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THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
![II. Credibility
The Court next addresses the credibility of the parties’ evidence and witnesses. After reviewing all the evidence submitted to the Court and listening to the testimony elicited at the preliminary injunction hearing, during depositions, and in other court proceedings, the Court finds Defendants’ evidence simply not credible. [FN 6]
Plaintiffs submitted a mountain of evidence, providing the Court with over eighty declarations, numerous videos and articles, and other evidence. Defendants did not rebut anything that Plaintiffs set forth in their declarations or testimony, even with BWC footage.
[FN 6] In another case considering some of the same evidence presented to this Court, another court in this district also found that the perceptions of certain of Defendants’ declarants, such as Hott and Parra, were not reliable. See Illinois v. Trump, No. 25-cv-12174, 2025 WL 2886645, at *5 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 10, 2025) (noting a “troubling trend of Defendants’ declarants equating protests with riots and a lack of appreciation for the wide spectrum that exists between citizens who are observing, questioning, and criticizing their government, and those who are obstructing, assaulting, or doing violence”), motion to stay denied in part, 155 F.4th 929 (7th Cir. 2025).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2vtbmhmrwzbqcfv4we4uxzzt/bafkreifpyry2il5toxbr3iejgrsxs6kmnwve75qwnhebfp44ieyjrfpsdu@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
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First of all, this judge is a hero.
Secondly, my god this is egregious conduct. Imagine being this judge, driving this poor kid home, only to have ICE threaten to smash your car windows on your way out of the lot??
Secondly, my god this is egregious conduct. Imagine being this judge, driving this poor kid home, only to have ICE threaten to smash your car windows on your way out of the lot??
November 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
First of all, this judge is a hero.
Secondly, my god this is egregious conduct. Imagine being this judge, driving this poor kid home, only to have ICE threaten to smash your car windows on your way out of the lot??
Secondly, my god this is egregious conduct. Imagine being this judge, driving this poor kid home, only to have ICE threaten to smash your car windows on your way out of the lot??
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Countries with state subsidies for abortion, transgender-friendly policies for children, hate speech laws and affirmative action policies will now be considered to be violating human rights under rules imposed at the [US] State Department..."
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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The president said he had received his “best numbers ever” after a week when he had his worst.
Trump, 79, Posts Early Morning Meltdown Over Approval Ratings
The president said he had received his “best numbers ever” after a week when he had his worst.
trib.al
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The president said he had received his “best numbers ever” after a week when he had his worst.
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Now that MTG is feeling all soft, and free, and easy, it might be a good time to ask her why before even being sworn-in she was one of the 10 members of the House who met with Trump in December 2020 to discuss “Stop the Steal” plans, and the details of the convo….
www.axios.com/2022/07/12/h...
www.axios.com/2022/07/12/h...
November 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Now that MTG is feeling all soft, and free, and easy, it might be a good time to ask her why before even being sworn-in she was one of the 10 members of the House who met with Trump in December 2020 to discuss “Stop the Steal” plans, and the details of the convo….
www.axios.com/2022/07/12/h...
www.axios.com/2022/07/12/h...
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We worked hard on this and then a wave of Nuzzi/MTG/Mamdani news hit all at once. But if you’ve got time this weekend I really urge you to check out what we found here, and take a minute to let the scale of these operations sink in fully. It really feels insane to me.
We've got our follow-up on our deep dive into Rumble, this time looking at the coordinated networks of scammers targeting fans of the platform's top creators with impersonation scams. The scale of these efforts is really insane to wrap your head around.
openmeasures.io/dan-bongino-...
openmeasures.io/dan-bongino-...
Impersonation Scams Target Audiences of Rumble Creators - Open Measures
Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.
openmeasures.io
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We worked hard on this and then a wave of Nuzzi/MTG/Mamdani news hit all at once. But if you’ve got time this weekend I really urge you to check out what we found here, and take a minute to let the scale of these operations sink in fully. It really feels insane to me.
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"The fact that the nomination got this far illustrates how much antisemitic and hateful rhetoric has been normalized, explained away or rewarded by Republicans in power," @katierogersnyt.bsky.social writes of the Ingrassia case. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
In Trump’s Washington, Hate Is Not a Deal Breaker
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"The fact that the nomination got this far illustrates how much antisemitic and hateful rhetoric has been normalized, explained away or rewarded by Republicans in power," @katierogersnyt.bsky.social writes of the Ingrassia case. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
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I’m sure Trump will overcome the “ethical challenges”, Ms. Perry Stein:
“Any such discussions would pose serious ethical challenges because some of the defense attorneys who represented Trump in the investigations at the center of his claims…” \1
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“Any such discussions would pose serious ethical challenges because some of the defense attorneys who represented Trump in the investigations at the center of his claims…” \1
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump has claimed millions from the government. He could order payment.
President Trump has claimed he was damaged by investigations and wants compensation. “It sort of looks bad. I’m suing myself,” he acknowledged.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I’m sure Trump will overcome the “ethical challenges”, Ms. Perry Stein:
“Any such discussions would pose serious ethical challenges because some of the defense attorneys who represented Trump in the investigations at the center of his claims…” \1
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“Any such discussions would pose serious ethical challenges because some of the defense attorneys who represented Trump in the investigations at the center of his claims…” \1
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 79th day out of the last 91.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 79th day out of the last 91.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
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Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
October 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
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As a Senate candidate, Fetterman guaranteed voters he’d be a reliable Dem, not another Manchin or Sinema.
Constantly. It was his core promise to primary voters.
Liar.
Constantly. It was his core promise to primary voters.
Liar.
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
As a Senate candidate, Fetterman guaranteed voters he’d be a reliable Dem, not another Manchin or Sinema.
Constantly. It was his core promise to primary voters.
Liar.
Constantly. It was his core promise to primary voters.
Liar.
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An Idaho mother was brutally beaten and zip-tied by ICE in front of her three U.S. citizen children.
October 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
An Idaho mother was brutally beaten and zip-tied by ICE in front of her three U.S. citizen children.
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
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I made a feed, it's an ongoing collection of things Mike Johnson haven't seen or heard about.
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Based on great clips posted by @atrupar.com
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Based on great clips posted by @atrupar.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I made a feed, it's an ongoing collection of things Mike Johnson haven't seen or heard about.
bsky.app/profile/numb...
Based on great clips posted by @atrupar.com
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Based on great clips posted by @atrupar.com