KirstenByThePond
@kirstenbythepond.bsky.social
Gardening, walking, cycling, knitter.
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One woman’s premiums are about to explode 345% in January without ACA subsidies — not just a financial death sentence, but a literal one for anyone who can’t afford care. This is Trump’s America: go broke or go without. Cruelty is the point. #TrumpInflationCrisis #USDemocracy #MomSky
December 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
One woman’s premiums are about to explode 345% in January without ACA subsidies — not just a financial death sentence, but a literal one for anyone who can’t afford care. This is Trump’s America: go broke or go without. Cruelty is the point. #TrumpInflationCrisis #USDemocracy #MomSky
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It is an amazing thing how it is OK those funds but not for students. And when you add the fact that HE FUCKING TOLD THEM HE WAS GOING TO JACK THOSE TARIFFS AND HE DID IT BEFORE!!! But I digress
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December 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It is an amazing thing how it is OK those funds but not for students. And when you add the fact that HE FUCKING TOLD THEM HE WAS GOING TO JACK THOSE TARIFFS AND HE DID IT BEFORE!!! But I digress
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
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Watching the New Yorker documentary on Netflix. I’ve been a New Yorker reader for a very long time.
The thing that really struck me is a scene from election night 2024. I’d never seen the cover they were going to run if Kamala Harris won.
It’s heartbreaking.
The thing that really struck me is a scene from election night 2024. I’d never seen the cover they were going to run if Kamala Harris won.
It’s heartbreaking.
December 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Watching the New Yorker documentary on Netflix. I’ve been a New Yorker reader for a very long time.
The thing that really struck me is a scene from election night 2024. I’d never seen the cover they were going to run if Kamala Harris won.
It’s heartbreaking.
The thing that really struck me is a scene from election night 2024. I’d never seen the cover they were going to run if Kamala Harris won.
It’s heartbreaking.
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Hey Texas, Y’all need her. You know she’s a fighter, and she’ll fight for You. Elect Jasmine Crockett for US Senate
December 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Hey Texas, Y’all need her. You know she’s a fighter, and she’ll fight for You. Elect Jasmine Crockett for US Senate
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The next Democratic administration should expand the court.
There’s no other way to redeem SCOTUS at this point.
There’s no other way to redeem SCOTUS at this point.
December 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The next Democratic administration should expand the court.
There’s no other way to redeem SCOTUS at this point.
There’s no other way to redeem SCOTUS at this point.
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🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!!
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
December 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🔥🔥🔥 DO NOT BE DISTRACTED & STAY LOUD!!
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
🔥🔥🔥 DONALD TRUMP IS GOING DOWN!!
TRUMP & EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS!!! I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who Pedophile Trump is and why the Epstein files have suddenly disappeared. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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All of these executive rules are going to blow right back in their faces if we're able to elect somebody like Mamdani. I can foresee a slew of executive orders that undo all of this bullshit followed by a permanent rescinding of executive power.
The court will decide whether to overturn Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, a 90-year old precedent that limits presidents’ power to fire some officials.
Should Trump Have More Power To Fire Federal Officials? Supreme Court Hears Issue.
The court will decide whether to overturn Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, a 90-year old precedent that limits presidents’ power to fire some officials.
www.forbes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
All of these executive rules are going to blow right back in their faces if we're able to elect somebody like Mamdani. I can foresee a slew of executive orders that undo all of this bullshit followed by a permanent rescinding of executive power.
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"I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and it is my privilege to do for it what I can. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." — G. B. Shaw
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December 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
"I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and it is my privilege to do for it what I can. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." — G. B. Shaw
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"People should learn how to just be there, doing nothing.... It's not so easy to just be. If you can be happy, relaxed and smiling when you're not doing something, you're quite strong. Doing nothing brings about quality of being, so doing nothing is actually something." — Thich Nhat Hanh
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December 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
"People should learn how to just be there, doing nothing.... It's not so easy to just be. If you can be happy, relaxed and smiling when you're not doing something, you're quite strong. Doing nothing brings about quality of being, so doing nothing is actually something." — Thich Nhat Hanh
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I’m with her
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December 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I’m with her
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This is why I’m cautiously optimistic — in the long run.
December 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is why I’m cautiously optimistic — in the long run.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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“Every President will face difficult decisions; whether to intentionally commit a federal crime should not be one of them.” – U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan
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December 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
“Every President will face difficult decisions; whether to intentionally commit a federal crime should not be one of them.” – U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan
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Ronald Reagan Institute poll | November 2025
Do you have a favorable view of NATO?
Favorable 68%
Unfavorable 22%
This puts US support for NATO at an all time high. Most Americans also reject Trump's criticisms of NATO as nonsense.
Do you have a favorable view of NATO?
Favorable 68%
Unfavorable 22%
This puts US support for NATO at an all time high. Most Americans also reject Trump's criticisms of NATO as nonsense.
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Ronald Reagan Institute poll | November 2025
Do you have a favorable view of NATO?
Favorable 68%
Unfavorable 22%
This puts US support for NATO at an all time high. Most Americans also reject Trump's criticisms of NATO as nonsense.
Do you have a favorable view of NATO?
Favorable 68%
Unfavorable 22%
This puts US support for NATO at an all time high. Most Americans also reject Trump's criticisms of NATO as nonsense.
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Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Ann Lowe was the Black genius behind Jackie Kennedy’s iconic wedding gown.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
Before the fashion world was ready to credit a Black woman’s talent, Lowe was already designing for America’s most powerful families. Brilliant. Bold. Innovative. Undervalued. And nearly erased from history.
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Nothing says racism, cruelty, hatred and weakness combined in one quite like the orange felon removing all free access to National Parks on federal holidays that honor black people whilst giving free access on his own birthday. He should’ve been sent to jail forever.
December 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Nothing says racism, cruelty, hatred and weakness combined in one quite like the orange felon removing all free access to National Parks on federal holidays that honor black people whilst giving free access on his own birthday. He should’ve been sent to jail forever.
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"In primal Fascism everybody is educated to become a hero, and the ultimate Fascist hero is impatient to die. In his impatience, he more frequently sends other people to death." — Umberto Eco
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December 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
"In primal Fascism everybody is educated to become a hero, and the ultimate Fascist hero is impatient to die. In his impatience, he more frequently sends other people to death." — Umberto Eco
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"For a moment at least, be a smile on someone else’s face." — Dejan Stojanovic
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December 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
"For a moment at least, be a smile on someone else’s face." — Dejan Stojanovic
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CDC's @drdebhoury.bsky.social calls on Congress to act.
"It is a purposeful reshaping of CDC away from evidence-based practice & toward ideology-driven governance...I did not resign to make a symbolic point. I resigned because staying silent would have made me complicit." time.com/7338714/dr-d...
"It is a purposeful reshaping of CDC away from evidence-based practice & toward ideology-driven governance...I did not resign to make a symbolic point. I resigned because staying silent would have made me complicit." time.com/7338714/dr-d...
I Left the CDC 100 Days Ago. My Worst Fears About the Agency Are Coming True
"Things have not improved," writes Dr. Debra Houry. "They have worsened. And Congress has still failed to act."
time.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
CDC's @drdebhoury.bsky.social calls on Congress to act.
"It is a purposeful reshaping of CDC away from evidence-based practice & toward ideology-driven governance...I did not resign to make a symbolic point. I resigned because staying silent would have made me complicit." time.com/7338714/dr-d...
"It is a purposeful reshaping of CDC away from evidence-based practice & toward ideology-driven governance...I did not resign to make a symbolic point. I resigned because staying silent would have made me complicit." time.com/7338714/dr-d...
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Creators across every discipline are organizing the first mass public testimony for AI protection legislation in American history. Monday, Dec 8, writers, artists, musicians, photographers, and coders will testify at Stanford in support of #CAAB412
www.einpresswire.com/article/8722...
#March2Testify
www.einpresswire.com/article/8722...
#March2Testify
December 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Creators across every discipline are organizing the first mass public testimony for AI protection legislation in American history. Monday, Dec 8, writers, artists, musicians, photographers, and coders will testify at Stanford in support of #CAAB412
www.einpresswire.com/article/8722...
#March2Testify
www.einpresswire.com/article/8722...
#March2Testify
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Release the Epstein files.
Lock up war criminals.
Lock up war criminals.
December 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Release the Epstein files.
Lock up war criminals.
Lock up war criminals.
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Holy 💩!!!
Russian drones trying to assassinate Zelensky in Irish airspace? Is it possible? 👀
Russian drones trying to assassinate Zelensky in Irish airspace? Is it possible? 👀
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Holy 💩!!!
Russian drones trying to assassinate Zelensky in Irish airspace? Is it possible? 👀
Russian drones trying to assassinate Zelensky in Irish airspace? Is it possible? 👀