Karen Mahtin
@karenmahtin.bsky.social
Enby queer mom, anarchist, would-be (organic) farmer, wingnut, US health "care" consumer. Antifa member. Interests include: Palestine, immigration, weather, fires, native plants, books, cats, community, music, cannabis. Waltham HS, Brandeis, SRJC. No $ dms
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Karen Mahtin
@karenmahtin.bsky.social
· Sep 18
I was added to their list of antifa/antifascist in bio. I feel unsafe. Friends, I am also on other social media sites. Please join them and/or message me for info
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One day, these will be the incredibly dark moments we read about in the history books.
November 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
One day, these will be the incredibly dark moments we read about in the history books.
You're a valid human being and you don't have to deploy. #RighttoRefuse #RefusetoDeploy #NationalGuard #Resist and also, #LoveImmigrants
Sarah Beckstrom's ex-boyfriend told NBC News she dreamed of becoming an FBI special agent.
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
She didn't want to deploy to D.C.
"She hated it. She cried about it."
But she started visiting monuments and museums and started enjoying it.
May she rest in peace.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for 'heart of gold'
The slain soldier’s former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity. “She doesn’t even have to know you and she’ll do anything for you,” he said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You're a valid human being and you don't have to deploy. #RighttoRefuse #RefusetoDeploy #NationalGuard #Resist and also, #LoveImmigrants
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Always important to bear in mind that Truth Social posts do not have the force of law and sometimes Trump just says he’s doing things and nothing actually happens.
Trump claims “any document” signed by Joe Biden is “hereby terminated.”
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
He calls out executive orders later but obviously “any document” would be much broader and include legislation.
(He can’t legally do that but, as always, we get to watch how far he can push this without repercussions)
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Always important to bear in mind that Truth Social posts do not have the force of law and sometimes Trump just says he’s doing things and nothing actually happens.
Wow, he's right about one thing: look what he said about our European ancestors.
Stephen Miller belongs in ADX Florence
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Wow, he's right about one thing: look what he said about our European ancestors.
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Blue Bottle Independent Union is asking for community support on their picket lines this #BlackFriday. Come out to support local Blue Bottle Baristas at two #Oakland cafes on the third day of their strike!
⭐️ #Piedmont: 4001 Piedmont Ave
⭐️ #OldOakland: 480 9th St
#BBIU #BlueBottle #EastBay
⭐️ #Piedmont: 4001 Piedmont Ave
⭐️ #OldOakland: 480 9th St
#BBIU #BlueBottle #EastBay
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Blue Bottle Independent Union is asking for community support on their picket lines this #BlackFriday. Come out to support local Blue Bottle Baristas at two #Oakland cafes on the third day of their strike!
⭐️ #Piedmont: 4001 Piedmont Ave
⭐️ #OldOakland: 480 9th St
#BBIU #BlueBottle #EastBay
⭐️ #Piedmont: 4001 Piedmont Ave
⭐️ #OldOakland: 480 9th St
#BBIU #BlueBottle #EastBay
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Note that this statement does not focus on undocumented immigrants or those who might have been convicted of a criminal offense. Trump means *all* immigrants are problematic (except for, I guess, those white South Africans). To put it plainly: this is xenophobia and racism as government policy.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Note that this statement does not focus on undocumented immigrants or those who might have been convicted of a criminal offense. Trump means *all* immigrants are problematic (except for, I guess, those white South Africans). To put it plainly: this is xenophobia and racism as government policy.
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Imagine paying for Netflix every month, and then paying when you watch the movie, and then getting another bill three months later because one of the actors isn’t signed with Netflix so you have to pay him directly.
That’d be STUPID right???
This is a post about health insurance.
That’d be STUPID right???
This is a post about health insurance.
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Imagine paying for Netflix every month, and then paying when you watch the movie, and then getting another bill three months later because one of the actors isn’t signed with Netflix so you have to pay him directly.
That’d be STUPID right???
This is a post about health insurance.
That’d be STUPID right???
This is a post about health insurance.
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Today is Thanksgiving in the US, or National Day of Mourning/"Unthanksgiving Day" for some Native Americans. Wampanoag people shared food with pilgrims in 1621 but were repaid with centuries of genocide. More on Indigenous resistance: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Today is Thanksgiving in the US, or National Day of Mourning/"Unthanksgiving Day" for some Native Americans. Wampanoag people shared food with pilgrims in 1621 but were repaid with centuries of genocide. More on Indigenous resistance: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
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Barely a blip in the news cycle.
Compare to the commemorations for the racist pundit who argued with college students, now a household name.
Compare to the commemorations for the racist pundit who argued with college students, now a household name.
This is the first Thanksgiving for Sophie & Colin Hortman without their parents, Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman who were assassinated along with the family dog in an act of political murder. National guards troops were not deployed to the state in response.
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Barely a blip in the news cycle.
Compare to the commemorations for the racist pundit who argued with college students, now a household name.
Compare to the commemorations for the racist pundit who argued with college students, now a household name.
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BREAKING: Oakland McDonald’s strike begins days before Thanksgiving.
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
BREAKING: Oakland McDonald’s strike begins days before Thanksgiving.
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
The company notified workers it's suddenly closing the store about a week ago, leaving us without jobs at the end of the month.
That's not how you treat your employees of nearly 20 years!
#UnionsForAll
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Thank you @Teamsters for walking the walk and backing our national ULP strike. THIS is what solidarity looks like ✊
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING!! 🚨
In a previously unreleased memo, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien throws the FULL WEIGHT of his union behind striking Starbucks workers.
Teamsters drivers have already refused to make hundreds of deliveries to Starbucks stores where baristas are striking.
#NoContractNoCoffee
In a previously unreleased memo, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien throws the FULL WEIGHT of his union behind striking Starbucks workers.
Teamsters drivers have already refused to make hundreds of deliveries to Starbucks stores where baristas are striking.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Thank you @Teamsters for walking the walk and backing our national ULP strike. THIS is what solidarity looks like ✊
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US Citizenship and Immigration Services is indefinitely halting all immigration requests involving Afghan refugees.
They are pretending that they are doing this in response to today's shooting in DC—but in fact, they ordered this *before* the shooting.
They create crises, then capitalize on them.
They are pretending that they are doing this in response to today's shooting in DC—but in fact, they ordered this *before* the shooting.
They create crises, then capitalize on them.
The folks at @afghanevac.bsky.social have in hand a new USCIS directive which largely targets Afghan refugees who fled the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
In case you needed a reminder that the most loathsome people in the world work for DHS.
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 AM
US Citizenship and Immigration Services is indefinitely halting all immigration requests involving Afghan refugees.
They are pretending that they are doing this in response to today's shooting in DC—but in fact, they ordered this *before* the shooting.
They create crises, then capitalize on them.
They are pretending that they are doing this in response to today's shooting in DC—but in fact, they ordered this *before* the shooting.
They create crises, then capitalize on them.
Wow, this is huge #boycottstarbucks #unionsolidarity #dontcrosspicketlines #strike #union #solidarity
Solidarity with @teamsters.bsky.social , who sanctioned our strike nationwide and won't be delivering food, picking up trash, or bringing packages across picket lines! ✊🔥
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Wow, this is huge #boycottstarbucks #unionsolidarity #dontcrosspicketlines #strike #union #solidarity
Hear about what state agencies are doing to protect California from invasive pests. Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will cover invasive species prevention strategies, success stories, and current management efforts, including CDFA’s biological control program. #bugs #pests #IPM #California
Managing invasive species is no easy feat, and many collaborative efforts are taking place in California. Join us on December 3 for a peek behind the scenes to learn what state agencies are doing to protect our state from these harmful pests. 🪲 ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#invasivespecies #IPM
#invasivespecies #IPM
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Hear about what state agencies are doing to protect California from invasive pests. Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will cover invasive species prevention strategies, success stories, and current management efforts, including CDFA’s biological control program. #bugs #pests #IPM #California
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WHAT STARBUCKS WILL PAY FOR:
✅A swanky office with all the fixings so CEO Brian Niccol can chill near his home in Newport Beach
❌Investing in workers with fair pay, hours, & protections in a union contract that would cost LESS THAN 1 DAY OF SALES
We just want to chat, Brian... #NoContractNoCoffee
✅A swanky office with all the fixings so CEO Brian Niccol can chill near his home in Newport Beach
❌Investing in workers with fair pay, hours, & protections in a union contract that would cost LESS THAN 1 DAY OF SALES
We just want to chat, Brian... #NoContractNoCoffee
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
WHAT STARBUCKS WILL PAY FOR:
✅A swanky office with all the fixings so CEO Brian Niccol can chill near his home in Newport Beach
❌Investing in workers with fair pay, hours, & protections in a union contract that would cost LESS THAN 1 DAY OF SALES
We just want to chat, Brian... #NoContractNoCoffee
✅A swanky office with all the fixings so CEO Brian Niccol can chill near his home in Newport Beach
❌Investing in workers with fair pay, hours, & protections in a union contract that would cost LESS THAN 1 DAY OF SALES
We just want to chat, Brian... #NoContractNoCoffee
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The union is calling, Starbucks! Pick up the phone!
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The union is calling, Starbucks! Pick up the phone!
Whenever's convenient... how many were enough that arrests, detainment, deportations, disappeared, trafficked, beaten, dead in custody, and/or taken with their children as witnesses became too many?
Without naming him, the U.S. Catholic hierarchy rebuked Trump.
Arellano: Catholic Church puts foot down on Trump’s mass deportation
Without naming him, the U.S. Catholic hierarchy rebuked Trump.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Whenever's convenient... how many were enough that arrests, detainment, deportations, disappeared, trafficked, beaten, dead in custody, and/or taken with their children as witnesses became too many?
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Those of you who live in Sonoma County and surrounding regions will remember the #TubbsFire and the thousands of structures destroyed. Among them was the Round Barn, now being rebuilt by a local architect. pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/22/san… @pressdemo.bsky.socia#kentporterphotographyhy
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Those of you who live in Sonoma County and surrounding regions will remember the #TubbsFire and the thousands of structures destroyed. Among them was the Round Barn, now being rebuilt by a local architect. pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/22/san… @pressdemo.bsky.socia#kentporterphotographyhy
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[New Feature] Union Starbucks Baristas Launch Nationwide Strike
Union Starbucks Baristas Launch Nationwide Strike
On November 13, over one thousand union baristas launched a “Red Cup Rebellion” unfair labor practice strike protesting Starbucks’ union busting and failure to finalize a fair union contract. The open-ended strike begins with 65 stores across 40+ cities and comes after six months of Starbucks refusing to offer new proposals to address workers’ demands for better staffing, higher pay, and resolution of hundreds of unfair labor practice charges.
www.indybay.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
[New Feature] Union Starbucks Baristas Launch Nationwide Strike
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November 13th-19th is Trans Awareness Week.
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
November 13th-19th is Trans Awareness Week.
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Today in #LaborHistory 11/16/1989: 6 Jesuit priests, their housekeeper & her daughter were assassinated in #ElSalvador. Advocates of a negotiated settlement btwn govt & #FMLN #guerillas. 9 soldiers tried. Only 2 convicted. Released in 1993 by new rt-wing govt.
November 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Today in #LaborHistory 11/16/1989: 6 Jesuit priests, their housekeeper & her daughter were assassinated in #ElSalvador. Advocates of a negotiated settlement btwn govt & #FMLN #guerillas. 9 soldiers tried. Only 2 convicted. Released in 1993 by new rt-wing govt.