PUREKIMMINESS
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True to the Kimminess Conflict/methods/pol econ teaching and rocking research methods I don't know about this living in interesting times...feels exhausting "I'm incredible....cuz I does what I do." -Craig Mack
"The Imperial need for authority is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear"
Wait...I love how after a seriously threatening response, AI throws up Bible Gateway as the first google result.
I'm Dead Lmao Reaction Meme
ALT: I'm Dead Lmao Reaction Meme
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Jonn Elledge@jonnelledge.bsky.social · 3mo agoguys I just tried googling this to find the exact Andor quote and jesus fucking christ guys what the fuck is happening here
This is why Jerry gets in trouble....and is the goat
Jerry Chen@jcsalterego.bsky.social · 3mo agoi am here to help
"no follow-up" tells you Bessent also thinks it's indefensible
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoBessent: "I don't think there's anything untoward about having the president of the United States on the 250th anniversary bill. Nope, no follow up."
a lot is going on in this article but my most gringo preoccupation: I can't get over the fact that if you say overtly racist things in Brazil they straight up put you in prison
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo agoArgentina’s ‘European’ self-image under renewed scrutiny after racist incidents in Brazil
After a Wisconsin town did this, the mayor said: “The fact that they didn’t take the cameras down shows that we are the product. They were never really selling to us in the first place. They're selling to much bigger agencies the ability to spy on a ton of people.” (via boltsmag.org/verona-wisco...)
Jason Koebler@jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 3mo agoNew: Regretful cities are literally covering their Flock cameras with black trash bags because they cannot figure out how to immediately exit their surveillance contracts or get the cameras taken down: www.404media.co/cities-are-c...
BREAKING 🚨 : The Supreme Court ruled that Terry Pitchford, a Black man who was sentenced to death, was denied a fair jury selection process. Pitchford’s life was fortunately spared, but this is why we must root out all racial discrimination from the jury selection process! https://bit.ly/4xbswTg
LDF Applauds Supreme Court Ruling that Black Man Was Improperly Denied a Fair Jury Selection Process in Death Penalty Case
Pitchford v. Cain, a case in which Terry Pitchford, a Black man, was sentenced to death in Mississippi. The Supreme Court ruled that Pitchford was Improperly Denied a Fair Jury Selection Process in De...
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Don’s too nice to say it. But “viewpoint diversity” is a jobs program for right-wing crackpots with anti-science views. The article even hints at this, noting that the biology department isn’t about to hire a creationist.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 3mo agoSeems sort of illegal to have job searches where people who have widely shared political views have no chance of getting a job www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Republicans say this stuff all the time. Robin Vos says things like this in WI. But now it's not just "Democrats' votes shouldn't count." It's also "Democrats shouldn't even get to vote." And yet, somehow, our entire National Conversation™️ is always about how Democrats don't reach out to Real Folkz.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoRep. Sheri Biggs on South Carolina: "Right now, we have one congressman that's Democrat. I think a 7 and 0 map would definitely reflect our values. We should have only Americans voting in our elections."
The only political appointee at NSF is the Director. This person will have extraordinary power. The current nominee is not a scientist and has never done research. He would effectively control ~$9 billion in scientific funding. Very definition of undemocratic www.science.org/content/arti...
Research groups want Senate to vet Trump’s nominee for NSF head
A hearing would air questions about James O’Neill’s qualifications to lead the agency
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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 3mo agoBREAKING: New proposed OMB regulation, applying to all federal grants, requiring grant reviews by senior political appointees and re-emphasizes that "peer review remains advisory and does not replace agency discretion". #standupforscience public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10817.pdf
no man the stash isn't mine i'm just keeping it for a friend
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo agoA senior CIA official was arrested last week after investigators found hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million stashed in his Virginia residence, a small fortune that he apparently brought home from work, according to court papers.
This is Cooper. He didn't realize anyone was home. Loves singing a cappella. Just not in front of an audience. 14/10 (TT: amber023 via Storyful)
This is Edward. He was given 6 months to live after being found as a stray. His family was determined to give him the best few months possible, so they introduced him to the ice cream truck. That was 27 months ago. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: magnificent_foster_dogs)
This is awful. Libraries are at the very heart of what universities do; we can’t fulfill our mission without them.
Carlos Noreña@carlosfnorena.bsky.social · 3mo agoMIT (endowment: $27B) shuttering three of its four main libraries is one of those news items that just knocks you off balance, auguring, as it does, profound and permanent changes to the entire institutional apparatus of higher education in this country.
"We did nothing wrong by firing chemical irritants at a duly-elected senator" says a lot about where we are at as a country And none of what it says is good
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoMarkwayne Mullin: "You have a senator complain because he got splattered with a pepper ball. I'm sorry, you probably shouldn't have been there"
“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries. For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..." fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...
Lament for the MIT Libraries - MIT Faculty Newsletter
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just remembered the time, back when I was on twitter, that I said 'originalism is astrology for people who feel bullied by the Civil Rights Movement' and a bunch of people into astrology were like 'how dare you' 😭
Alisha Grauso (She/Her)@alishagrauso.bsky.social · 3mo agoOur entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price.
This is one of the reasons why you will find me talking about the evils of civility culture until the day I die.
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 3mo agopeople were really getting on Paul, Evan, and Anthony's case for being too 'mean' or 'inappropriate' or whatever when they tore Wurman's "work" to shreds meanwhile, here's this asshole
of course I was never taught this in school. of course. but today is the day I learned this most essential bit of history: time.com/5836444/blac...
The Forgotten Black History of How Memorial Day Started
Historians like the Pulitzer Prize winner David Blight have tried to raise awareness of freed slaves who decorated soldiers' graves in 1865
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Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 3mo agoReminder that formerly enslaved Black people started Memorial Day. It was initially called Decoration Day as they decorated the graves of Union troops. “As He died to make men holy let us die to make men free”
Ya'll. I am shook. In a good way. Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing Slavery
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery
Pope Leo XIV has made a historic apology for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimizing slavery.
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Cruelty towards the poorest and most vulnerable among us seems to be how they get their kicks.
Shawn Connery @shawnconnery.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Trump administration on Friday narrowed the definition of an “assistance animal” allowed to live with disabled tenants in housing, a move that could lead to thousands of animals and their owners being evicted.
A US-born woman born was confronted by sheriff deputies in Louisiana who were convinced her ID and social security card were fakes. They turned her over to ICE, who shackled her & took her an hour away. Even after a lawyer convinced ICE of the woman's citizenship the sheriff says they did no wrong
U.S. citizen stopped in Lafayette, shackled, and detained in Louisiana ICE facility | The Lens
The U.S.-born young mother presented ICE and sheriff’s deputies with her ID and Social Security card. Agents took her anyway.
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Tillis was quite literally the pivotal vote for Hegseth
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoTillis says Hegseth "makes Kristi Noem look like a 5 star recruit"
Hello I am the president of a country whose economy depends on consumer spending. My two major initiatives so far have been a sales tax on everything and then a war that sent all prices skyrocketing
"Today’s Supreme Court has thrown open the door for this, using the same logic as before—that efforts to ensure Black political representation illegally discriminate against white Americans."
Ida Bae Wells@nhannahjones.bsky.social · 3mo agoBecause this country likes to forget what it’s capable of, I take it as a duty to remind us. We sit at the brink of the largest decimation of Black political power since the fall of Reconstruction — a Second Redemption. And the end of Black political power means the end of democracy itself.
They don’t care that the cast isn’t Greek. They don’t care that the armour is all wrong. They don’t care that Tom Holland in an American accent refers to Odysseus as Dad. They only care about Helen being played by Lupita Nyong'o. I WONDER WHY.
Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe far right is being racist. Here's why it's the left's fault. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
