Kathryn Kirkpatrick
@kathrynkirkpatrick.bsky.social
poet, professor, ecofeminist https://www.kathrynkirkpatrick.org/
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Very much worth reading. www.theguardian.com/wellness/202... Your worst fears about cultural collapse might be true – here’s what you can do about it
Your worst fears about cultural collapse might be true – here’s what you can do about it
Writer Sarah Wilson argues we’re hurtling toward the same end as ancient Rome and the Mayan civilisation – but there’s plenty to fight for
theguardian.com
Eddie Glaude doesn’t just criticize Stephen Miller. He argues the immigration agenda is rooted in white nationalism. “We have to name the devil that has us by the throat. Stephen Miller is a racist. He’s a white nationalist. White nationalists have seized the federal government.” 💯 #SheShed
A lovely tribute to a brilliant painter. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... David Hockney: the artist whose work was a feast of visual pleasures – video obituary
David Hockney: the artist whose work was a feast of visual pleasures – video obituary
David Hockney, whose paintings of pools shimmering in the Los Angeles sunshine became icons of 20th-century art, has died at the age of 88
theguardian.com
Insane self-blinding of the US. They are throwing away their investment in the ocean observation system and the benefits it provides. The only explanation I can think of: they don’t want the people to know what their fossil emissions are doing to our oceans. easternherald.com/2026/06/13/u...
The US Is Pulling Up a $386 Million Climate Ocean Sensor Network
NSF dismantling Ocean Observatories Initiative as very strong El Niño forms. Edson, Robbins, McLean: an irreparable blind spot in U.S. climate observation.
easternherald.com
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: How the Epstein Files Paralyzed the Trump White House
President Trump’s advisers gathered in secret in the Situation Room without him as they struggled to handle the Epstein files scandal, our reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan learned while res...
nytimes.com
The FDA has blocked the release of three studies demonstrating the safety of vaccinations for coronavirus and shingles. The studies in question — which cost millions of dollars and were conducted by agency-based scientists — found that serious side effects from the vaccines were very rare.
FDA Blocks Studies Showing Safety of COVID, Shingles Vaccines
One health expert who read the studies said there was “nothing inherently problematic” with them.
truthout.org
It's a speech worth listening to, and it would be good to think that this Congress really heard it. www.youtube.com/live/lS4-mSH...
King Charles III Addresses Joint Meeting of U.S. Congress
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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“Today Péter Magyar, the man who will replace Orban after winning the election in a blowout, revealed that Orbán was using government money to finance CPAC.” open.substack.com/pub/ heathercoxrichardson/p/april-13-2026?r=5in7f&utm_medium=ios
April 13, 2026
On April 12, the day of Hungary’s parliamentary elections, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) posted on social media that it was closely watching the election and stood firmly behind ...
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An informative conversation about the self-inflicted damage the US is sustaining with the war in Iran and the continued resilience of the Ukrainians who are now fighting with their own drones. Thinking Live with Phillips O'Brien on War in Iran and Ukraine open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Thinking Live with Phillips O'Brien on War in Iran and Ukraine
A recording from my conversation with Phillips O'Brien
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The amazing, letter-perfect performance of NASA this week is a ferocious rebuke to the right-wing fools who constantly tell us that for-profit businesses always do a job better than the government.
This story is hearbreaking.
Shooti@bambooshooti.bsky.social · 4mo ago#ResistanceEarth Emperor penguin chicks are hatched on sea ice, where they grow their waterproof feathers. Climate change is causing the ice to break up before the chicks are ready. Entire colonies can drown — a catastrophe for this endangered species. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And behind the war scenes a corrupt betting platform. NEWS: Trump Says Military Ready for Its Next 'Conquest,' US to Make Military Draft Registration Automatic, Trump Gives NATO Ultimatum open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
NEWS: Trump Says Military Ready for Its Next 'Conquest,' US to Make Military Draft Registration Automatic, Trump Gives NATO Ultimatum
Good morning everyone.
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See the long list of cuts this administration wants to make to fund this war. Call your reps. NEWS: Pete Hegseth Purges Generals as Paranoia Grows, Military Silent as American Service Member is Missing, Trump Proposes Massive Cuts to Healthcare, Schools, and More open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
NEWS: Pete Hegseth Purges Generals as Paranoia Grows, Military Silent as American Service Member is Missing, Trump Proposes Massive Cuts to Healthcare, Schools, and More
Good morning everyone.
open.substack.com
In what world is it okay for the Defense Secretary to make multi-million dollar investments in defense companies: a) Ever; b) In the run-up to starting a war in the Middle East FT has the scoop: www.ft.com/content/744e... In a functional democracy, he would offer his resignation tonight.
I think often of a New York Times photo of a little Iraqi girl tending to her parakeets in a bombed house, probably from 20 years ago now. I will think of this man and his sweet dog often now too. People just want to love what they love, care for their little beings, and instead we do this to them
Leah McElrath@leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 4mo agoMan with his dog flees from bombs in Tehran. (Photo by Pooria Hatami)
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NO KINGS Boone · No Kings
**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** Join Indivisible High Country for a rally and 1.1 mile march in Boone, NC from 10:00 am to 12:000 noon. What bega...
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If you can’t think for yourself you can’t rebel. If you become reliant on an external brain to think for you, you will soon need it desperately. If you do not find art important, no art can move you to action. A docile, listless, addicted population is the dream of an authoritarian.
Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" $1 billion per day on a war in the Middle East that no one wants, while millions of people at home struggle. "That's just how it is."
“God is non-binary.” Thank you for this. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #Pinks #SheShed
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 5mo ago“Trans children are perfect.”
Such important work from my friend and fellow poet, Ed Madden. www.postandcourier.com/free-times/a...
Columbia author combines poetry and politics to process immigration enforcement
“I Asked Him What He Needed” is USC professor Ed Madden’s newest book. Fueled by 2025 stories about deportation, the work comments on law and U.S. history.
postandcourier.com
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Boone” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Boone · No Kings
**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** Join Indivisible High Country for a rally and 1.1 mile march in Boone, NC from 10:00 am to 12:000 noon. What bega...
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