Kathy S
@kshannon617.bsky.social
Upzoning is climate policy. Trans rights are human rights. Working for bike, pedestrian, accessible infrastructure, climate justice and more housing. I block bots, trolls, and people who annoy me. She/her
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Brooks should be driven out of public life. The fact that he knew there were photographs of himself with Epstein and he didn't disclose that while also telling people that they should move on is just straight up unethical.
December 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Brooks should be driven out of public life. The fact that he knew there were photographs of himself with Epstein and he didn't disclose that while also telling people that they should move on is just straight up unethical.
Unsurprising.
David Brooks, who wrote in the NYT last month, "The Epstein Story? Count Me Out" is... in the latest Epstein photo dump published by @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
He should absolutely be fired by NYT for this. Major conflict of interest that he didn't disclose.
December 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Unsurprising.
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“In a newly obtained recording of a phone call from late 2020, President Trump can be heard pressing the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to hold a special legislative session to overturn Mr. Trump’s election loss.” — www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
‘Who’s Gonna Stop You?’ Listen to Trump Press Georgia Speaker Over 2020 Vote.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“In a newly obtained recording of a phone call from late 2020, President Trump can be heard pressing the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives to hold a special legislative session to overturn Mr. Trump’s election loss.” — www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
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It’s official! Today, Gov. Pritzker signed the NITA Act, which funds Illinois transit and provides Chicagoland with a central agency to plan, fund, and deliver a world-class transit system. The bill also removes mandatory parking minimums within a half-mile of major transit hubs!
🚇🤝🏘️
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December 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It’s official! Today, Gov. Pritzker signed the NITA Act, which funds Illinois transit and provides Chicagoland with a central agency to plan, fund, and deliver a world-class transit system. The bill also removes mandatory parking minimums within a half-mile of major transit hubs!
🚇🤝🏘️
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I just spoke with a staffer at my Congresswoman's office. I implored her to vote no on the anti-trans bill coming to the floor today. I am going to call her DC office as well.
Call your reps, protect trans people! (And by extension, people.)
Call your reps, protect trans people! (And by extension, people.)
December 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I just spoke with a staffer at my Congresswoman's office. I implored her to vote no on the anti-trans bill coming to the floor today. I am going to call her DC office as well.
Call your reps, protect trans people! (And by extension, people.)
Call your reps, protect trans people! (And by extension, people.)
Showing off my new @amtrak.com holiday sweater at the last Champaign city council meeting of the year!
December 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Showing off my new @amtrak.com holiday sweater at the last Champaign city council meeting of the year!
The whole thread is hilarious, but this one's my favorite:
A colloquial Russian equivalent to “mind your own business” is тебя не ебут, ты не подмахивай. It means “you’re not getting fucked, so don’t wiggle your ass.”
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The whole thread is hilarious, but this one's my favorite:
Sam is not allowed on the table, and he knows this. All through my breakfast today, he would jump up on the table, and I'd have to chase him down. Over & over & over again. He tried being sneaky. He ran across the table from one end to the other and jumped down before I could grab him.
December 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Sam is not allowed on the table, and he knows this. All through my breakfast today, he would jump up on the table, and I'd have to chase him down. Over & over & over again. He tried being sneaky. He ran across the table from one end to the other and jumped down before I could grab him.
Grotesque.
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Grotesque.
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when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
OMG this thread is amazing!
I was looking for an anniversary gift for @jsking.bsky.social, I was served a random ad for a Star Trek advent calendar which I bought without really thinking about it. On December 1, he *really* looked at it.
"What does that say?" "To boldly go this Christmas" "Does it?" "OH." (1/?)
"What does that say?" "To boldly go this Christmas" "Does it?" "OH." (1/?)
December 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
OMG this thread is amazing!
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If the vast vast majority of Americans want reasonable gun controls and they can't get passed by the Congress then our democracy is broken. Or to be more accurate, it has been corrupted. The consciences and reason of our DC leaders have been purchased...for a pittance. Stop the $$ to stop the guns.
December 14, 2025 at 1:26 AM
If the vast vast majority of Americans want reasonable gun controls and they can't get passed by the Congress then our democracy is broken. Or to be more accurate, it has been corrupted. The consciences and reason of our DC leaders have been purchased...for a pittance. Stop the $$ to stop the guns.
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You know we can use the domino meme to look forward in time too, right?
March 16, 2025 at 1:32 AM
You know we can use the domino meme to look forward in time too, right?
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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I think it’s a bummer that the GOP has decided it would rather eat the shit sandwich on health care than negotiate a bipartisan bill, but now it’s down to us to make them eat that sandwich.
December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I think it’s a bummer that the GOP has decided it would rather eat the shit sandwich on health care than negotiate a bipartisan bill, but now it’s down to us to make them eat that sandwich.
Chilling historical parallel: Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability?
Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability?
A friend of mine ran an analogy by me which really resonated....
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December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Chilling historical parallel: Will the 21st Century Nabobs Win Their War on Public Accountability?
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We're the Action Committee for Transit, not the Action Committee for American Political Identity, but it does seem like a problem for a functioning democracy IF people who drive* feel "most myself and most American" while alone in a car.
*1 in 3 Americans don't or can't drive
*1 in 3 Americans don't or can't drive
December 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We're the Action Committee for Transit, not the Action Committee for American Political Identity, but it does seem like a problem for a functioning democracy IF people who drive* feel "most myself and most American" while alone in a car.
*1 in 3 Americans don't or can't drive
*1 in 3 Americans don't or can't drive
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One of the most disturbing things about the U.S. government getting themselves into the anti-vaccine game is that it is a time-release poison pill.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
December 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
One of the most disturbing things about the U.S. government getting themselves into the anti-vaccine game is that it is a time-release poison pill.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
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“The attempted patriarchal mass murder of this woman’s career” is an interesting way to describe a bunch of underpaid/out-of-work, mostly women journalists expressing disgust with the unprofessional behavior of every person in the whole awful affair, who have been and continue to be rewarded for it
Possibly the only thing more freakish than Nuzzi's prose is the contortions her defenders twist themselves into. "She's not just hot, but she definitely is hot, while also being a vulnerable smol child. Also, criticizing her is sexist."
December 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
“The attempted patriarchal mass murder of this woman’s career” is an interesting way to describe a bunch of underpaid/out-of-work, mostly women journalists expressing disgust with the unprofessional behavior of every person in the whole awful affair, who have been and continue to be rewarded for it
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What about not kill people?
Your next car will be able to do almost anything: https://www.khon2.com/automotive/your-next-car-will-be-able-to-do-almost-anything/
December 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
What about not kill people?
Unbelievably cruel.
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Unbelievably cruel.
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Fuck you of you think trans rights should be sacrificed "for the good of democracy".
The anti democracy machine is the anti-trans machine. Get that through your skulls.
The anti democracy machine is the anti-trans machine. Get that through your skulls.
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Fuck you of you think trans rights should be sacrificed "for the good of democracy".
The anti democracy machine is the anti-trans machine. Get that through your skulls.
The anti democracy machine is the anti-trans machine. Get that through your skulls.
Movie you've watched more than six times with a Gif.
December 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a Gif.
I was so excited to see peanut brittle at the store yesterday, because I haven't had it in ages! Now, having eaten the entire box in less than 24 hours, I remember why I never buy it. I have absolutely no self control, but I regret nothing!
December 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I was so excited to see peanut brittle at the store yesterday, because I haven't had it in ages! Now, having eaten the entire box in less than 24 hours, I remember why I never buy it. I have absolutely no self control, but I regret nothing!