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Karen FM

@hidefkaren.bsky.social
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Mom (👧🏽,🐈‍⬛,🐶), JD-trained-buractivist-for-work, DEIB @fourstrandscp.bsky.social, #RCV fan, 1st time house-builder (NEVER again), future farmer @ mvhleavenworth.com, gratefully Black Washingtonian & occasional blogger at karenfrancismcwhite.com

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 07/08/2026
Last year, the Trump administration launched a sweeping campaign to censor American history and science in the National Park Service. A crowdsourced project aims to document every sign in the more than 400 national parks and historic sites across the country before the government removes them 🧵
A map of the US that shows over 400 national parks in monuments where Save Our Signs volunteers have taken 17,000 photos.

The parks with the most photo submissions are:
1) Independence national historical park in Pennsylvania (887 photos)
2) Harpers Ferry national historical park in West Virginia (553 photos)
3) Valley Forge national historical park in Pennsylvania (511 photos)
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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Voting is the most basic act of citizenship. The SAVE Act makes it expensive. Expensive voting is restricted voting. Restricted voting is not democracy. It's oligarchy with a ballot fee. #PayToVoteSaveAct
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Wow. America…do better. It is LONG past time.
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
On June 29th, I hosted a discussion w/WA leaders & John Biewen from @sceneonradio.bsky.social to explore what becoming better ancestors means in this moment. Substack links the recording & resources mentioned by the panelists. Thank you Leonard, Vanessa, Stacy & John! substack.com/@karenfranci...
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Our Next 250 - Becoming Better Ancestors
Sharing the June 29th Conversation with Four of My Favorite Future Ancestors
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Yes. Yes we can. Bothsidism when one side couldn’t pass the CRAAP Test isn’t fair and balanced journalism; it’s democratic malpractice. America will NEVER be great if the news doesn’t accurately & timely report the issues facing our country. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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S8 E7: Can We Blame the Media For THIS?
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Another excellent Amicus episode and totally fitting for today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Bad History Will Kill America
Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · July 4 · 57m
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
During these “unprecedented” times, consider the kind of ancestor you want to be. Join a FREE webinar next Monday evening w/me, John Biewen, Leonard & Vanessa Moore, & Stacy Coronado as we discuss engaging with history AND making history w/future generations in mind. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Living History: Becoming a Better Ancestor. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Learning and sharing lessons from history can help us become better ancestors. Come hear from leaders preserving and sharing histories in podcasts, oral histories and community theater! Then stay for...
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
So happy to see this episode after a LONG hiatus. This Red/Blue conversation is resonating deeply with me on so many levels. I encourage you to give it a listen and reflect on what Resist, Replace and Repair looks like for you personally. Thank you @Monica Guzman! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Speak out or work it out: What's yours to do right now?
Podcast Episode · A Braver Way · June 5 · 1h 42m
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Lawyer friends and friends with lawyer friends, please help spread the word about this. www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...
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Election Protection Lawyer Mobilization · Not Above the Law
Across the country, the attacks on our free and fair elections are escalating, and lawyers are needed on the field now more than ever. Join David Becker, the Not Above the Law Coalition, Transformativ...
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Another stellar episode that used plain language to layout the legal implications of Trump’s latest acts of corruption with the Insurrection Slush Fund. Give it a listen AND hound your congressperson to stop this and rein in ACTING AG Blanche. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Trump’s Slush Fund Is Even Worse Than You Thought
Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · May 23 · 1h 11m
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Yes. Please. medium.com/@carmitage/e...
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Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 09/04/2026
Our PhD student Kennedy Orwa, who studies applications of AI to health care, was hastily deported today to Kenya along with his 13-year-old son without opportunity to speak to legal counsel. King 5 reports that he held a valid visa that was rescinded without explanation.
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UW graduate student deported through SEA as protesters demand answers
A union representing University of Washington graduate student workers says Kennedy Orwa’s student visa was rescinded without explanation.
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
America is now on the clock. We have two weeks to remove Donald Trump from office through the 25th Amendment or impeachment. Not saying that will happen, only saying that a nation with even a shred of decency would get to work on it immediately.
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"Biggest scam in modern political history."
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
GOP: the mail is secure enough to receive your photo ID, social security card, your debit and credit cards, your stimulus checks, and your tax returns Also GOP: the mail is not safe enough for voting
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
This Forbes article is a year old & now that the US & Israel have unleashed Operation Epstein Fury onto the world and acid rain is falling on Tehran, this article seems terribly prescient. www.forbes.com/sites/nilsro...
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Why War Is One Of The World’s Biggest Climate Threats
The humanitarian impact of war cannot be overstated. Yet every stage of conflict also leaves a carbon footprint on the planet.
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
It is WAY past time to impeach, convict and remove this abomination. He treats the Constitution like it’s the toilet paper he uses after he sh*ts on the country. www.npr.org/2026/03/08/g...
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Trump says he won't sign bills until Congress overhauls voting
President Trump is pushing the Senate to abandon the filibuster and pass SAVE American Act, a bill top Democrat calls 'Jim Crow 2.0'
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
As a red-letter Christian who loves me some table-flipping Jesus, I must say that if these United States survive the religious extremism and perverse cruelties of the Trumpian Era, judicial reform ALSO needs to be prioritized. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Church and State are Being Reunited, Thanks to SCOTUS
Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · March 7 · 49m
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
This is a critical reminder. It remains to be seen whether FOTUS supporters share this baseline or whether they prioritize white supremacist and “Christian” nationalist drivel more.
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Tell Congress: No War with Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...
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Tell Congress: No War with Iran
Trump has launched unauthorized military strikes on Iran, dragging the United States into yet another war without approval from Congress. This reckless escalation is putting U.S. servicemembers, Ameri...
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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Call it what it is: 'Operation Epstein Fury' is an apt name for the disastrous distraction that Trump just unleashed in the Middle East. Here's good look at the bad faith negotiations that happened, & the string pulling going on behind the curtain. open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
Image that shows article heading that has realistic name for the disastrous distraction Trump started in Iran on Feb 28th - "Operation Epstein Fury"
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JacketDan’s Stunt Spooktacular @jacketdan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
There is no amount of money in the world that would lead me to fight a Vietnamese refugee that grew up in Louisiana (Also I really want to try a Korean style Po’ Boy)
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/02/2026
Gallego: "They're going and racially profiling people and rounding up Americans until they can prove their citizenship. That money came from kicking millions and millions of Americans off Medicaid. It was the same bill. They cut Medicaid to expand ICE."
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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
“We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done," journalist Garrett Graff wrote: "A superpower … suicide because the [Repub] Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King. This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.” @hcrichardson.bsky.social
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Patti Olivier 💙VOTE BLUE @patti3333.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Good Morning Dear Virginia Giuffre.. I am thinking of you this morning.. May this be the start of many who must be held accountable. On his 66th birthday Andrew arrested Yes Virginia as your family stated ..."NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW" RIP Brave Virginia "Miles To Go Before I Sleep" #Epstein
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 19/02/2026
Americans waking up to news that Prince Andrew has been arrested for Epstein ties
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Thank you Dr. LaNitra Walker for this reflection on Black History Month. What was meant as a corrective has become a container, and even that continues to be under attack by those convinced of Black inferiority. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
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Black History Month is becoming what it was meant to correct | Opinion
Concentrating Black history into the shortest month of the year strips it of context. History becomes episodic instead of foundational.
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Cortney McKee @cortneymckee.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Poll taxes are unconstitutional. Any i.d. that is required to vote has to be provided by the government. This is a way to disenfranchise the poor. Call your senators.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Other countries can do it, why can’t we? www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The city of Minneapolis and its people have been formally nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. This #CupOfJoe comes in the form of an action. Sign this petition to send to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. actionnetwork.org/petitions/su... #ValentinesDayResistance
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@AshleyTheWriter💙✍️ (advocate) @ashleythewriter.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The so-called Save America Act will force 21 million American citizens to produce passports or birth certificates just to register to vote. Most do not have them ready. Turning paperwork into a barrier is a poll tax by another name. #HandsOffHerVote social.demcast.com/s/L59wZJZY #Demcast
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Contact Your MOC
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Nicky Schwenzer @nickyschwenzer.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I don’t care what your political affiliation is, your social status, power or wealth. Anyone that has participated in sex trafficking, abusing & raping children must be held accountable. ♻️ SHARE & SUPPORT SURVIVORS ✊🏻 #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #TrumpEpsteinCoverUp #EpsteinClientList Thread 6/7🧵
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Good morning Bluesky. The Olympics has always been a troubling reality. It is not impervious to racial bias. My belief, believe half of what you see, and almost none of what you hear, if it is coming from the media. Do your research.
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Law without a morality that respects human dignity is an abomination. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Legal Blinkers, Moral Hazards
Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · 01/31/2026 · 47m
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas state Senate election in a reliably Republican district that Trump won by 17 points in 2024
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GOP STUNNED: Democrat Flips Reliably Republican Texas State Senate Seat
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election in a Texas state Senate district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/01/2026
No arrests of the ICE thugs who murdered Alex Pretti, Renee Good, or Keith Porter. No arrests of anyone in the Epstein Files. But they arrested Don Lemon because of his journalism.
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
This episode is a somewhat brutal reality check about the uphill battle to end qualified immunity. It CAN happen but … it’s going to be a battle. Best to go into it with eyes wide open. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Who Gave ICE Permission to Trample the Constitution?
Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · 01/24/2026 · 50m
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
So basically Albert Speer’s defense at Nuremberg.
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Rebel with a Cause @rebelwithacause2.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., rolls out his demand for supporting a DHS appropriations bill: fire Stephen Miller
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Absolutely on point. Thank you @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social! mailchi.mp/adriennemare...
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This country was not founded in love or justice, and it shows.
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/01/2026
It boils down to this: They want the founding without the violence that made it possible.
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MORGUES @mxmorgan.com · 22/01/2026
WA state pals: there is currently a state bill (HB2641) that will ban certain federal officers (ICE) from employment at any state law enforcement. Read the bill here: lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/202... Comment here: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/2641 Share and comment!
AN ACT Relating to prohibiting certain law enforcement agencies 
2 from hiring certain federal employees; adding a new section to 
3 chapter 10.93 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective 
date.4
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
6 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 10.93 
RCW to read as follows:7
8 (1) A general authority Washington law enforcement agency or a 
9 limited authority Washington law enforcement agency may not employ 
10 any individual who was hired as a sworn officer of the United States 
11 immigration and customs enforcement on or after January 20, 2025.
12 (2) This section applies prospectively only and does not apply to 
13 any individual hired by the agency prior to the effective date of 
this section.14
15 NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act takes effect October 1, 2026.
16 NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act may be known and cited as the ICE 
17 out act of 2026.
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Jane @jcm444.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
It's much worse now. It is imperative we learn from history.
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Karen FM @hidefkaren.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I’m catching up on my podcasts and found this - per usual - to be a very helpful episode to better understand how on the brink we are. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Invoking the Insurrection Act
Podcast Episode · Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts · 01/17/2026 · 1h 6m
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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The congressional switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Put it in your cell phone. Use it. If you're not calling at least once a week, you're not doing your part.
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