KathCLeSage

KathCLeSage

@kcl71.bsky.social

Non-fiction editor/proofreader. Late-'80s-#GeneralHospital fan. Mom of 2 college-agers and 2 doggos. Merry golf widow. Angry Dem. She/Her.

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UPDATE: We did it, guys! 🙌🎉🥳 NEXT UP: Blue Wave 🌊 flipping the House and the Senate in the 2026 midterms.

KathCLeSage@kcl71.bsky.social

Yes, we have to elect school board directors in 2025, people. Pull yourselves together.

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If Flavio Bolsonaro has fled to the USA, the US Government need to deport him back to Brazil to face trial there as soon as Trump loses the midterms. There can be no hiding criminals fleeing from justice.

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The small handful of Democrats running anti-trans ads should be embarrassed now and will be embarrassed in time. I've been saying it and still think it — www.lawdork.com/p/dangerous-... — and people who compromise in this way will change or won't be leaders, even if they are in office.

lawdork.comDems going after trans people this week should be ashamed of themselvesBe skeptical of those proposing instant solutions — especially when they involve making vulnerable people even more vulnerable.

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this remains, to me, the single most baffling thing that happens regularly I know it’s a power thing, but how the fuck are SO MANY dudes apparently sending unsolicited dick pictures 24/7 what is wrong with men

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social

So hard to pick a favorite part of this article. Pretending that sending unsolicited dick pics at 53 was a “youthful indiscretion” is good, but don’t sleep on the argument that his wife forgave him for subjecting other women to unwanted nude photos so everyone else should too

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relying on LLMs to make major life decisions is like playing Russian roulette with someone you think is your best friend whispering in your ear “Don’t worry, I’m positive there isn’t a bullet in the chamber”…but it’s really just some sociopathic rando you just met. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/w...

nytimes.comChatGPT’s Advice to Cut Her Seizure Drug Led to Devastating Consequences (Gift Article)The chatbot helped a woman taper off a lifesaving drug and hide the plan from her doctors, advice that came with devastating consequences.

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One week until Election Day. America deserves better than the pedophile protection party. Knock doors. Make calls. Get your friends to vote. Let’s elect Democrats up and down the ballot and finally make Trump release the Epstein files.

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Talarico: "If you've seen an attack ad on your TV, that was Elon. If you've gotten lies in your mailbox, that was Elon. If you've received a text message saying scary things about me with scary black and white photos. That was Elon too."

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Important to look at the photo and think about the joke and how it was twisted because they got nothin’.

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just heartbreaking stuff Alex Pretti's mother calls out ICE and the Trump administration for killing her son and smearing his name, and calls for justice to be done.

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Everyone needs to see Randi Weingarten’s powerful and deeply personal endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed. At a time when fear and division are being weaponized, her message of unity, equality, and democracy deserves to be heard. Please watch and share. ❤️ #BlueWaveIn7Days

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So hard to pick a favorite part of this article. Pretending that sending unsolicited dick pics at 53 was a “youthful indiscretion” is good, but don’t sleep on the argument that his wife forgave him for subjecting other women to unwanted nude photos so everyone else should too

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Young ‘uns: this stuff happened once a week during Obama’s presidency. Dijon mustard. Moving a bust of Churchill. Inviting a rapper to the White House. Putting his feet up on his desk. They’d scream and cry for days about how effete and snobby and Black he was and how misinderstood they were.

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Eight years ago today, we suffered the deadliest act of antisemitism in American history when a killer entered Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh while people prayed and murdered 11 of our neighbors.

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I can't stress enough how counterproductive it is for campaign sites to hit visitors with a donation pop-up they have to close before they can see anything. A week out, most visits to these pages are voters trying to make up their minds.

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Neil Young sued the Trump 47 Committee on October 26 for copyright infringement, saying his song 'Rockin' in the Free World' was played without a license before President Trump took the stage at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, in support of Republican midterm election candidates reut.rs/4BtK2UC

reut.rsNeil Young sues Trump again over 'Rockin' In The Free World'Rock star Neil Young sued a group associated with President Donald Trump for copyright infringement in Virginia federal ​court on Monday over the president's alleged misuse of ‌his song "Rockin' in th...

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One party is anti-rape and one party is pro-rape, so prominent coverage of rape accusations of one party’s leader would be biased. The job of the press is to be objective. Or: Voters already knew Trump was a rapist, it’s baked in. The job of the press is novelty to influence electoral outcomes.

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There are credible allegations of rape against the president, and evidence his administration has taken steps to cover up his relationship with the world's most notorious pedophile. This story is being covered more aggressively by People Magazine than the NY Times, Wash Post, or Wall St Journal.

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Replying to @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social

There's a terrible cycle going on in which everyone knows that Trump and many GOPers would do basically anything to undermine the rule of law, so Dems and other supporters of the Constitution have to prepare for the worst, which makes the worst seem more plausible, which erodes democracy further...

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This week is Mike Johnson’s 3rd anniversary as Speaker of the House. Unless you count: – The 43-day full government shutdown in 2025 – The 80-day partial government shutdown in 2026 – The 28 voting days Republicans canceled in the 118th Congress – The 63 voting days canceled in the 119th Congress

This WAS the second chance. Trump was already president once, from 2017-2020. Too many Americans were gullible enough to believe that he’d fix intractable problems “on day one” if they re-elected him. Republicans get no more years.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

JD Vance's closing message: "Give us another chance. Give us another couple of years"

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One, this is an effective way to show the physical impact of Trump’s arch. Smart stuff. Two, Dems should not only be highlighting this impact but they should also be talking about how they’re going to *fix* it once they’re in power.

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social

President Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch. If completed, it will cast shadows on many graves and monuments in nearby Arlington National Cemetery, the @washingtonpost.com's 3-D analysis found. On some days, Trump's arch would even shade the grave and eternal flame of JFK.

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The Paxtons’ blind trust invested $600K in a convicted fraudster’s new company. Experts say the trust wasn’t truly blind as the Paxtons reported losses from it on their taxes. Angela Paxton also sat on an affiliate’s advisory board for several years. with @texastribune.org

propublica.orgKen Paxton's Trust Gave a $600,000 Infusion to a Convicted Fraudster's CompanyThe blind trust's investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general's financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.

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At least 18 early voting centers in rural Alaska have not opened as of Friday, state Sen. Bill Wielechowski says. The commonality? All the affected areas have at least a 60% Alaska Native population — with nearly a dozen having Alaska Native populations upwards of 90%: https://demdock.com/4yTW5Ze

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We aren’t legacy media but we led the morning with this from @premthakker.bsky.social zeteo.com/p/donald-tru...

zeteo.comDonald Trump Is Newly Accused of Rape – and Epstein Allegedly Helped 👀The president faces horrific new sexual assault claims linked to the old friend he just can’t escape. Plus: a new national poll of Arab Americans shows Democrats slowly winning back their support.
Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

i am inviting anyone from a legacy media organization to explain to me why the house judiciary dems report on trump’s epstein’s ties and multiple allegations of rape isn’t worthy of extensively reporting on. i’m serious. i want to understand.

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Probably not enough to actually flip Florida given it’s basically Subtropical Missouri at this point but it bodes extremely well for the rest of the country. Republicans are straight up not voting!

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com

Florida early voting update: Early in-person turnout among Republicans has fallen off a cliff. At R+0.4, the total early vote in the state is about as blue as 2018, 5 points higher than this point in 2022, and 10 points higher than in 2024. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-early...

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the washington free beacon is trying to october surprise abdul by revealing his comms chief used to post bangers

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I emailed Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for standards and trust at NYT, to ask why their story about a House report with new details of rape allegations against the President of the United States included neither those details, nor a single use of the word "rape." archive.is/1s9AM

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New: At least 80% of Stacy Garrity's recent fundraising haul came from the operators and distributors of skill games, including $2 million from an Pittsburgh man accused by a grand jury of running an illegal gambling ring with his father. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/10...

spotlightpa.orgStacy Garrity's campaign gets millions from skill game industryOne donor to the Pennsylvania Governor candidate's campaign is a skill games businessman who was accused of running an “illegal gambling enterprise.”