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I been off social media because ... but this kinda thing do my heart good, I must say.

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White men gonna be invoking Trump every time somebody pass them on the highway.

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When the Germans call you out, you been Called. Out.

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Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

If you're in Boston, go see this play.

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RSVP for the mass call Wed 8pm ET

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Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Now I have to remember what my handle (or whatever) is on Instagram.

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Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

What's up, Bluesky? I've been off social media and it's been glorious. Came back because some event asked me for a list of my social media handles and I couldn't recall ...

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Such a great book. I remember attending GrubStreet conference after this book came out where @kimmclarin.bsky.social interviewed Morgan Jerkins about how she wrote "This Will Be My Undoing". Such a fantastic discussion with two Black women writers— so much laughter and tea. omg, time flies. 📚

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Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I came back for this? This is such a stupid country.

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Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

"They said it was random" says another woman trying to calm me down. Bullshit. I fly this route every couple of months. It's not random. I'm so pissed. More at the passive compliance than the DHS dicks.

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Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Getting on a plane at SFO and DHS is checking ID at the gate. I'm immediately incensed but no one else seems to be. "They said it was the Marathon" one woman explains except the GD Marathon was today. That's bullshit. I glare at the dastardly and they wave me through. America's hand over their

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I'm a 60 year old Black woman in America. Don't need you to tell me how life is. God, I'm sick of people. Time to log off.

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Whew. People. I'm wrestling with why humans are so horrible. It's what artists do, what Baldwin said was to investigate the darkness. Really don't need this kind of cynical response. Go away.

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Having a really hard time with humanity today.

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Devastating. What is this? Rape culture? Patriarchy? Sociopathy? Not only to do it, repeatedly, for years but to arrogantly seek an ever higher profile, confident you will never be held to account for your crimes. Even after #Metoo. Good old misogyny? Depravity? Evil? All of the above?

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Yeah. It's always been pretty obvious. Disheartening and dispiriting as hell to apply year after year and never get it. I know incredibly talented and accomplished (published) writers who finally gave up. (Not only me but yes, me too.)

Mary Harris @maryharris.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

This is fascinating and highly useful information.

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Grateful to @ibramxk.bsky.social for talking about his fame, his book, and a whole lot else: slate.com/podcasts/wha...

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They Came For Ibram X Kendi. He’s Still Here.

How authoritarians wield racism as their favorite cudgel.

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Radishes are definitely haters. I sucked my teeth at them last year.

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Worcester is a nice city but the entire criminal system (because it's not a justice system at all, there's no justice involved) is blatantly corrupt.

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And is not a rolling death machine for smaller vehicles. I live in an old city with meandering cow paths for streets and these big trucks are ridiculous: accountants driving small tractor-trailers to their desk jobs and taking up 3 parking spaces. Sorry. You hit a nerve.

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A day late and Jeff Bezos money short.

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This is a day late and about a million dollars short.

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Sir, please look up the idiom "a day late and a dollar short." A press unable or unwilling to straightforwardly report what is observably true is no friend of democracy. Justify it all you want with platitudes of "objectivity" but you know @nytimes has failed us.

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Every day is Groundhog day in America.

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brainstoriesproductions.com

Thoughtful analysis. But I happened to listen to a podcast yesterday that makes me wonder. A doctor who tries to convince his brother he's sick gets nowhere because his brother literally cannot comprehend his illness. brainstoriesproductions.com/episodes/epi...

Dr. Xavier Amador: Insight, Love & LEAP — Brain Stories

As a college senior, Xavier got a call from his brother that he had killed their dad. It would take Xavier nearly a decade to reconnect with his brother. But what he discovered would change the entire...

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/04/2026

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i will vote for any candidate who offers up this slogan

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

I doubt that Pope Leo XIV will lose any sleep over this, before he begins his pilgrimage to Africa tomorrow. But the rest of us should. Because it is unhinged, uncharitable and unchristian. Is there no bottom to this moral squalor?

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 12/04/2026

Orban concedes defeat. The support of Trump, Vance, Putin, Lavrov, Weidel, Milei, Le Pen, Fico, Babis and many others could not overcome Hungarian anger at a stagnant, corrupt regime www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

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Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power

Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/04/2026

Today at 6:15 PM, I will deliver an address marking my first 100 days in office and the work we’ve done to make our city safer, more affordable, and more equitable for all New Yorkers. Join us live: www.youtube.com/live/XNSAQ78...

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Mayor Mamdani Delivers 100 Days Address

YouTube video by NYC Mayor's Office

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Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Received a lovely email from a "book coach & ghostwriter" who read one of my blog posts and wants to help me turn my "powerful" thinking into "something more cohesive people can return to over time." Like ... a book!

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a man says " why didn 't i think of that " in a bar

Alt: Willem Defoe is sitting in a bar. He touches his head and says "Why didn't I think of that?"

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Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This why I don't listen to Ezra. My blood pressure don't need it.

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Kim McLarin @kimmclarin.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I just live for the day when the spirit of Dr. King has enough of all this lying about his radical critique of American white supremacist capitalist patriarchy and starts flinging these folks into the ocean.

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I wonder too. Makes me wonder, when did humans begin burying our dead? Obviously in a settlement there's a health reason but did nomads bury? Is there something about wanting to know your loved one (or maybe your DNA) is not being scavenged or just ... untethered?

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I'mma take this moment of joy and humanity and log off.

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It's more moving than I thought.

How did they time this for prime time? #artemis2

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