Kevin Howley
@khowley.bsky.social
Veteran academic, sometime columnist, part-time broadcaster
'Stop Arming Israel,' Jewish-Led Groups Tell DNC Leaders at Party Summit www.commondreams.org/news/jewish-...
'Stop Arming Israel,' Jewish-Led Groups Tell DNC Leaders at Party Summit | Common Dreams
Jewish Voice for Peace Action demands Democrats stop arming Israel. Join the coalition to end US complicity in Israeli war crimes.
www.commondreams.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
'Stop Arming Israel,' Jewish-Led Groups Tell DNC Leaders at Party Summit www.commondreams.org/news/jewish-...
Park served the USA honorably and continues to do so from self-deportation in Korea.
Noem does a disservice to veterans, and the entire nation, with every lying breath she takes.
#ImpeachNoem #HonorVeterans #AbolishICE
Noem does a disservice to veterans, and the entire nation, with every lying breath she takes.
#ImpeachNoem #HonorVeterans #AbolishICE
"I just feel that this is unfair for those who fought for our country to be treated this way," Sae Joon Park told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview.
'Unfair for those who fought': Self-deported US Army vet speaks out
"I just feel that this is unfair for those who fought for our country to be treated this way," Sae Joon Park told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Park served the USA honorably and continues to do so from self-deportation in Korea.
Noem does a disservice to veterans, and the entire nation, with every lying breath she takes.
#ImpeachNoem #HonorVeterans #AbolishICE
Noem does a disservice to veterans, and the entire nation, with every lying breath she takes.
#ImpeachNoem #HonorVeterans #AbolishICE
As temperatures likely dip below zero this weekend, the city’s largest no-kill shelter is hoping 125 of its animals will soon be in warm, forever homes just in time for the holiday.
Adopt a pet? PAWS Chicago hopes to find homes for 125 animals for the holidays
chicago.suntimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In other news, Israeli impunity for war crimes continues unchecked and goes largely unnoticed.
#BDS #FreePalestine #Gaza
#BDS #FreePalestine #Gaza
At least 16 people had died in the last 24 hours in Gaza, including three children who died from exposure to the cold, as a winter storm batters the territory.
Heavy rain from Storm Byron has flooded tents and temporary shelters across the Gaza Strip since late Wednesday.
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Heavy rain from Storm Byron has flooded tents and temporary shelters across the Gaza Strip since late Wednesday.
jrnl.ie/6901509
Three children die from exposure to the cold in Gaza as winter storm batters the territory
According to a UN report, 761 displacement sites hosting about 850,000 people are at high risk of flooding.
jrnl.ie
December 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
In other news, Israeli impunity for war crimes continues unchecked and goes largely unnoticed.
#BDS #FreePalestine #Gaza
#BDS #FreePalestine #Gaza
JD Vance pressured IN Republicans to support the tyrant's power grab. The Veep failed miserably. Doesn't bode well for his 2028 aspirations.
#Gerrymander #Indiana #LameDuck #NoKings
#Gerrymander #Indiana #LameDuck #NoKings
December 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
JD Vance pressured IN Republicans to support the tyrant's power grab. The Veep failed miserably. Doesn't bode well for his 2028 aspirations.
#Gerrymander #Indiana #LameDuck #NoKings
#Gerrymander #Indiana #LameDuck #NoKings
Trump's redistricting power grab just took a major hit.
Indiana lawmakers blocked his push to rig congressional maps—another reminder that he can't bully his way into stealing elections. Public pressure matters.
Indiana lawmakers blocked his push to rig congressional maps—another reminder that he can't bully his way into stealing elections. Public pressure matters.
Indiana Republicans defy Trump and reject his House redistricting push in the state
In a resounding rejection of a pressure campaign from the White House, Indiana Republican Senators voted down a new congressional map created to give the GOP an advantage in the upcoming 2026 election...
apnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
The tyrant's threats and intimidation FAIL in the ruby Red State of Indiana. Congratulations Hoosier GOP for ushering in Trump's lame duck presidency.
#NoKings #Redistricting #TrumpTariffs #TrumpRecession
#NoKings #Redistricting #TrumpTariffs #TrumpRecession
December 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The tyrant's threats and intimidation FAIL in the ruby Red State of Indiana. Congratulations Hoosier GOP for ushering in Trump's lame duck presidency.
#NoKings #Redistricting #TrumpTariffs #TrumpRecession
#NoKings #Redistricting #TrumpTariffs #TrumpRecession
If local officials were truly "stunned" by this display they haven't been paying attention to the normalization of right wing extremism from the schoolyard to the Supreme Court.
'Disturbing and unacceptable': Students form human swastika at California high school
‘Disturbing and unacceptable’: Students form human swastika at California high school
Local leaders, students and others in San Jose, California, were stunned when a photograph of high school students forming a human swastika went viral on social media last week.
myfox8.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
If local officials were truly "stunned" by this display they haven't been paying attention to the normalization of right wing extremism from the schoolyard to the Supreme Court.
"A year of embarrassment and chaos" at the Kennedy Center pales in comparison to a year of fear, intimidation, and cruelty in the streets of America. #NoKings
Donld Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center has led to a year of embarrassment and chaos for the once venerable art institution.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
How the Kennedy Center Has Been Transformed by Trumpism
The President was drawn to the institution for its cultural prestige. He and his allies made it radioactive.
www.newyorker.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"A year of embarrassment and chaos" at the Kennedy Center pales in comparison to a year of fear, intimidation, and cruelty in the streets of America. #NoKings
President Trump says consumers have a lot to be thankful for as his first year in office wraps up.
But a look at polling reveals that Americans feel very differently than the president about their economic situation.
But a look at polling reveals that Americans feel very differently than the president about their economic situation.
How voters really feel about affordability
Trump brushes it off, but the evidence is piling up that Americans are unhappy with their economist situations.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Cultists trying sound like apologists.
‘Never going to be pitch perfect’: Trump loyalists see an imperfect messenger
‘Never going to be pitch perfect’: Trump loyalists see an imperfect messenger
Trump's Pennsylvania speech demonstrated that his return to the trail is a gamble: It’s just as likely to provide Democrats campaign fodder as it is to motivate his MAGA base heading into the midterm elections.
dlvr.it
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Cultists trying sound like apologists.
Overheard a conversation about this the other evening while I was getting a haircut. I assumed the 44 year-old player was a FG kicker. LOL
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.
Philip Rivers is coming out of retirement at age 44 for a shot at playing for the Indianapolis Colts, who are struggling to make the playoffs. He last played in the NFL in 2021. n.pr/3KKpLVm
Philip Rivers' return to the NFL, by the numbers
Philip Rivers is coming out of retirement at age 44 for a shot at playing for the Indianapolis Colts, who are struggling to make the playoffs. He last played in the NFL in 2021.
n.pr
December 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Overheard a conversation about this the other evening while I was getting a haircut. I assumed the 44 year-old player was a FG kicker. LOL
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.
Gotta wonder who's more desperate with this move: Rivers or Colts.
It's long past time that journalists stop repeating the tyrant's talking points on #Affordability #Epstein #Tariffs and #Venezuela.
Call it the way most American's see it one year into Trump 2.0: MAGA IS THE HOAX.
Call it the way most American's see it one year into Trump 2.0: MAGA IS THE HOAX.
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
It's long past time that journalists stop repeating the tyrant's talking points on #Affordability #Epstein #Tariffs and #Venezuela.
Call it the way most American's see it one year into Trump 2.0: MAGA IS THE HOAX.
Call it the way most American's see it one year into Trump 2.0: MAGA IS THE HOAX.
News Flash: There won't be a next Democratic administration.
Between the assault on voting rights and the expansion of executive power, Roberts and company are working to ensure One Party Rule.
Between the assault on voting rights and the expansion of executive power, Roberts and company are working to ensure One Party Rule.
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 2:47 PM
News Flash: There won't be a next Democratic administration.
Between the assault on voting rights and the expansion of executive power, Roberts and company are working to ensure One Party Rule.
Between the assault on voting rights and the expansion of executive power, Roberts and company are working to ensure One Party Rule.
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In a new report, @freepress.bsky.social’s @attorneynora.bsky.social examines the Trump administration’s hostile relationship with dissent and free expression, and analyzes how Trump and his political enablers have sought to undermine and chill the most basic freedoms protected by the First Amendment
Chokehold: Donald Trump’s War on Free Speech & the Need for Systemic Resistance
This Free Press report examines the Trump administration’s hostile relationship with dissent and free expression in 2025. It analyzes how Trump and his political enablers have sought to undermine and ...
www.freepress.net
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
In a new report, @freepress.bsky.social’s @attorneynora.bsky.social examines the Trump administration’s hostile relationship with dissent and free expression, and analyzes how Trump and his political enablers have sought to undermine and chill the most basic freedoms protected by the First Amendment
The Lady Eve (1941). Written and directed by Preston Sturges. Starring Henry Fonda and Brooklyn's finest: Barbara Stanwyck.
Movie you’ve seen at least 6 times no Hallmark, post-WW2 French New Wave or torture porn
December 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The Lady Eve (1941). Written and directed by Preston Sturges. Starring Henry Fonda and Brooklyn's finest: Barbara Stanwyck.
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2025 was one of the most difficult years for press freedom in the U.S. Journalists faced escalating harassment, censorship, legal threats, and violence — and FPF was there every step of the way to do something about it.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
2025 by the numbers
2025 was one of the most difficult years for press freedom in the U.S. Journalists faced escalating harassment, censorship, legal threats, and violence.
freedom.press
December 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
2025 was one of the most difficult years for press freedom in the U.S. Journalists faced escalating harassment, censorship, legal threats, and violence — and FPF was there every step of the way to do something about it.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
Read what we accomplished in 2025.
Allred saw the writing on the wall: #BlueWave26
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches bid for U.S. Senate in Texas, looking to flip a Republican-held seat.
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is running for the US Senate in Texas. Allred to seek House seat
Crockett, one of Congress’ most outspoken Democrats and a frequent target of GOP attacks, jumped into the race on the final day of qualifying in Texas.
bit.ly
December 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Allred saw the writing on the wall: #BlueWave26
Someone alert the Commander-in-Sleep: Kimmel isn't tired of winning.
December 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Someone alert the Commander-in-Sleep: Kimmel isn't tired of winning.
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“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
December 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
“I’d have no problem releasing the video”
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
“I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.”
5 days apart 😬
(From @therecount.com )
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♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
HT and Indy Star "promote" civic engagement with last minute news report.
Public interest journalism in Indiana is a farce.
www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/p...
Public interest journalism in Indiana is a farce.
www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/p...
Hoosiers' last chance to testify on redistricting is Monday afternoon. How to testify
The Indiana House, the first of two chambers, approved the new maps on Dec. 8.
www.heraldtimesonline.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
HT and Indy Star "promote" civic engagement with last minute news report.
Public interest journalism in Indiana is a farce.
www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/p...
Public interest journalism in Indiana is a farce.
www.heraldtimesonline.com/story/news/p...
Cotton's got nothin' ... but the tyrant's sorry ass.
Q: "Is there any hard evidence that shows this particular boat was headed to the United States?"
Tom Cotton: "That didn't come up in my briefing."
Tom Cotton: "That didn't come up in my briefing."
December 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Cotton's got nothin' ... but the tyrant's sorry ass.
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die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie