Stephanie Kerns
@stephaniekerns.bsky.social
gardener, baker, librarian, educator, fierce defender of human rights
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Always follow the money
November 11, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Always follow the money
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
Mayor Mamdani!
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Mayor Mamdani!
Posting this today, though I voted on Saturday.
Go Vote! Our Democracy depends on you!
Go Vote! Our Democracy depends on you!
November 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Posting this today, though I voted on Saturday.
Go Vote! Our Democracy depends on you!
Go Vote! Our Democracy depends on you!
Midday in Central Park, November 1, New York City
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Midday in Central Park, November 1, New York City
Sunrise, October 28, New York City
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Sunrise, October 28, New York City
I can't believe I agree with Reagan. What is this world coming to?? I had many discussions with my grandmother about what it was like living through the Depression. It is real, it was beyond difficult, and it is where we are heading now.
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I can't believe I agree with Reagan. What is this world coming to?? I had many discussions with my grandmother about what it was like living through the Depression. It is real, it was beyond difficult, and it is where we are heading now.
“It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.”
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
“It’s not his house. It’s your house. And he’s destroying it.”
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Soooo...he lied.
The White House is demolishing the entirety of the East Wing to make way for President Trump’s $200 million ballroom, a construction project that is far more extensive than he initially let on, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
The White House is demolishing the entirety of the East Wing to make way for President Trump’s $200 million ballroom, a construction project that is far more extensive than he initially let on, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
Trump Is Demolishing the White House’s East Wing to Make Way for His Ballroom
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Soooo...he lied.
The White House is demolishing the entirety of the East Wing to make way for President Trump’s $200 million ballroom, a construction project that is far more extensive than he initially let on, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
The White House is demolishing the entirety of the East Wing to make way for President Trump’s $200 million ballroom, a construction project that is far more extensive than he initially let on, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
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$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
October 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
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Trump’s construction of the Epstein Ballroom continues today. Can only imagine he’ll be renting it out for many junior proms.
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump’s construction of the Epstein Ballroom continues today. Can only imagine he’ll be renting it out for many junior proms.
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Speaker Johnson must stop blocking the results of a free and fair election. We’re demanding he do his job and swear in Adelita Grijalva immediately.
October 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Speaker Johnson must stop blocking the results of a free and fair election. We’re demanding he do his job and swear in Adelita Grijalva immediately.
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Trump and his billionaire donors might be able to determine Adams and Cuomo’s actions. But they won't decide this election.
In just over 5 weeks, we'll turn the page on the politics of big money and small ideas — and deliver a government every New Yorker can be proud of.
In just over 5 weeks, we'll turn the page on the politics of big money and small ideas — and deliver a government every New Yorker can be proud of.
September 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Trump and his billionaire donors might be able to determine Adams and Cuomo’s actions. But they won't decide this election.
In just over 5 weeks, we'll turn the page on the politics of big money and small ideas — and deliver a government every New Yorker can be proud of.
In just over 5 weeks, we'll turn the page on the politics of big money and small ideas — and deliver a government every New Yorker can be proud of.
A well-timed reminder of what life was like before we had the safety of vaccines. Thankfully, most of us don’t remember this time because we are vaccinated. We must fight for our rights, and those of the generations behind us, so we don’t return to dying from completely preventable disease
September 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A well-timed reminder of what life was like before we had the safety of vaccines. Thankfully, most of us don’t remember this time because we are vaccinated. We must fight for our rights, and those of the generations behind us, so we don’t return to dying from completely preventable disease
Required reading for how we got here
August 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Required reading for how we got here
5 concrete steps that everyone can do to help save our democracy
People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
August 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
5 concrete steps that everyone can do to help save our democracy
"A tourist standing to the left on a Metro Center escalator"
Crimes I Have Witnessed as a Resident of Washington, DC
“President Donald Trump said on Monday he was deploying 800 National Guard troops to Washington and temporarily taking over the city’s police depar...
www.mcsweeneys.net
August 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"A tourist standing to the left on a Metro Center escalator"
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#freedc I returned from the wedding of our daughter to find the city where I have lived for the last 3 years in the midst of a military takeover.
The military policing Americans.
This is happening. It is a danger for everyone in our country. Now is the moment to turn out in protest.
The military policing Americans.
This is happening. It is a danger for everyone in our country. Now is the moment to turn out in protest.
August 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
#freedc I returned from the wedding of our daughter to find the city where I have lived for the last 3 years in the midst of a military takeover.
The military policing Americans.
This is happening. It is a danger for everyone in our country. Now is the moment to turn out in protest.
The military policing Americans.
This is happening. It is a danger for everyone in our country. Now is the moment to turn out in protest.
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If you're watching Trump's press conference, a good way to make sure you fully comprehend his message is whenever he says "homeless," "criminals," "scum," "filth," "savagery," "gang," and/or "illegal," substitute in the word "black."
August 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you're watching Trump's press conference, a good way to make sure you fully comprehend his message is whenever he says "homeless," "criminals," "scum," "filth," "savagery," "gang," and/or "illegal," substitute in the word "black."
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Trump is mobilizing the National Guard against Americans in DC to distract you his administration's massive Epstein Files cover-up.
August 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Trump is mobilizing the National Guard against Americans in DC to distract you his administration's massive Epstein Files cover-up.
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Trump seizing D.C. when crime is at a 30-year low isn’t about safety — it’s about the Epstein files.
August 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump seizing D.C. when crime is at a 30-year low isn’t about safety — it’s about the Epstein files.
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I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible
August 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible
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It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says
Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine develop...
www.pbs.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”
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Also and while I’m at it — if you don’t say tariffs are taxes on US importers and consumers when citing the revenue the government celebrates that hey’ve brought in, you’re not credible.
August 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Also and while I’m at it — if you don’t say tariffs are taxes on US importers and consumers when citing the revenue the government celebrates that hey’ve brought in, you’re not credible.