Lee M. Krempel

Lee M. Krempel

@kremp.bsky.social

public school teacher. screenwriter. filmmaker. zen catholic. mystic. lefty. plant eater. city-state of baltimore. (he/him)

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New ink from the inimitable Dave Wah here in Baltimore. Image based on mewithoutYou's song Cattail Down. #tattoo #tats #freshink #art #baltimore #mewithoutyou #music #nondual

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In New York, ICE detained a busload of farmworkers that were actively involved in a union drive. In Washington state, ICE dragged a farmworkers’ rights activist and leader out of his car to detain him. Be warned: attacking unions is a hallmark of fascism.

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THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS. Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!” Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.

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This shouldn’t be controversial but I’m against a police state abducting and deporting men they claim are bad dudes not because I can find a few I don’t know much about who I can claim are actually good dudes. I don’t care what kind of dude. My problem is with police state abductions.

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It’s time for Congress to reign in the Mad King. These tariffs haven’t even hit for real and the world is off the rails. Politically, it’s helpful to Dems, but this is why I’m not a good politician b/c I care too deeply about the harm on all people, even on those that hate my very existence.

Only two shows left for the ABSOLUTELY AMAZING, STUNNING, GORGEOUS, MOVING, JOYFUL live music/theater/film show Cloud Nebula. Deeply beautiful and lovingly crafted piece. #theatre #performance #baltimore #liveperfomance #CloudNebula #art #music #film @voxel.org

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One of the defining feelings in American life, for decades now, is elites doing plainly criminal shit and nothing at all happening as a result. It is deranging in a way that virtually nothing else is. Media fixates on perceived street lawlessness but shit like this matters much more in my opinion.

This

Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social

Talking about Trump talking about a “third term” isn’t talking about the future. Trump is starting the attack right now. And the attack is part of how he consolidates power right now. This isn’t “a conversation for later.” Once again, we’re watching a coup attempt, his second, in slow motion.

This country is so f*ckin crooked.

🌮 Alacrity's Ghost@alacritysshadow.bsky.social

it's early, so I'm handicapped until the coffee hits, but lemme get this straight- Elmo buys Twitter, loads Grok onto it, splits it off, says it's worth $80m & borrows against it to buy Twitter from himself at a loss, gets $33m & a tax write off?

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I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year

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Sanders: I’m going to be going with my good friend Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who, as everybody knows, has been an inspiration to young people all over this country. She’s a real fighter, she’s doing a great job in the House, and it’s an honor to be hitting the road with her.

Rohr's new book, "The Tears of Things." Get ready for a bunch of page pics. @cacradicalgrace This section doesn't only speak generally to a human and institutional tendency, but... (1/2) #richardrohr #rohr #thetearsofthings #spirituality #religion #catholic #christianity

...also specifically to what we are seeing on the authoritarian Right in America. It has always been there, but the Traditionalist Right's takeover of American Catholicism and the Orthodox Church by converts is part of parcel of this warning. 2/2

Generally speaking I dont support shutdowns. The Dems are the only party that believes in governance. But....it is past time for DRAMATIC shit stirring. The Dems need new leadership.

Senator Bernie Sanders@sanders.senate.gov

The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.   An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.

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UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is. They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there. They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment. Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too. His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.

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Don’t forget about tomorrow’s Take Down Tesla protests happening across the country! Since we launched the Elon boycott, Tesla’s stock has plummeted from over $400 to $262. Let’s keep the momentum going!

Watched Cruel Jaws yesterday for the first time. I really need that documentary about it, Twilight Jaws, to come out. My wife and I were just absolutely blown away specifically by how many unnecessary zooms there were. Just amazing stuff. #film #movies #crueljaws #jaws #sharks #badmovies

I f*cking despise John Bolton. But....yup.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

John Bolton on BBC just now: "I think we are in danger not just of losing the NATO alliance [...] but practically every alliance around the world as our friends and allies look at this performance and wonder if there's anybody in this administration who understands what's at stake here."

I'm an anti-war fella. I want the war to end. But Trump wants #Zelensky to give up everything that was taken for peace. That is not the way. I am so f*ckin embarrassed to be an American.

Garry Kasparov@garrykasparov.bsky.social

Zelensky is a wartime leader watching his people suffer and die under Russian attacks every day. To be lectured and lied to by Trump and Vance, as they defend the war criminal dictator committing these atrocities, is unimaginable agony. An everlasting shame for America.

Republicans about to be afraid of Farmer Browngioni.

Kelly Barnhill@kellybarnhill.bsky.social

Trump did not run on the dismantling of the National Weather Service, or the National Parks, or USAID, or the CDC, or the NIH, or the NEA, or the NEH, or OSHA, or the FAA, or any other system of expertise that we all use and rely on. NO ONE CONSENTED TO THIS. Even the people who voted for him.

Are we really just going to let #Musk eventually own every major infrastructure innovation in this country? We are gonna wake up in 20 years with him having monopolies across multiple sectors and we will be powerless to do anything bc it'll be so grafted in. FUCK.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social

The FAA is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to overhaul the communications system that serves as the backbone of the nation’s air traffic control and is awarding the work to Musk’s Starlink. Follow the money and see where it goes.