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Kim Zimmerman

@kimzimm.bsky.social
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“Never be afraid to make some noise, & get in trouble, good trouble.” — John Lewis Veteran, Wife, Mom, Voter, Dog Mom

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
A Boy Like That Sexy Senator Bernie Moreno’s no Rita, but he had to call Officer Krupke to break up his son-in-law’s rumbles. There’s a place for them—too bad it’s the US Congress. by Maureen Dowd
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Meanwhile in Russia: military expert Igor Korotchenko asserted that Russian civilians are applauding strikes against the Ukrainian infrastructure. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IifF...
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Igor Korotchenko says Russian civilians are applauding strikes against the Ukrainian infrastructure
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
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Pops @pops131.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I picked up almost as much from the library as I did from school—real history, not that polished nonsense we were fed!
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Josh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The good news: so far, bears don’t know how to use a cellphone. www.mensjournal.com/news/florida...
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Florida Man Accused Of Calling Woman 213 Times In One Week
A months-long digital investigation led to the arrest of a Port Orange man accused of bombarding a woman with thousands of blocked calls—and even reporting her to child welfare authorities over unfoun...
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Background: www.lawdork.com/p/doj-grand-...
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Second federal judge blocks DOJ from getting trans minors' info via grand jury subpoena
Judge Pitts issued the preliminary injunction covering a subpoena directed at Stanford. Also: About the dismissed charges in the "judge shopping" case. And: The SCOTUS shadow docket is still going.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
a republican congressman allegedly broke his two-year-old daughter's collarbone and he somehow hasn't been run out of congress. there really is no bridge too far for these ghouls.
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‘Platner on steroids’: Max Miller abuse claims have Republicans silently sweating
The Ohio lawmaker denies the allegations as an Aug. 5 deadline to drop off the ballot approaches.
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Kim Zimmerman @kimzimm.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
“Die Faster” is the new motto under Dr. Oz.
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Kim Zimmerman @kimzimm.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
He’s right! Scott Pelley is telling the unvarnished truth!
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Kim Zimmerman @kimzimm.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Wow! This is outrageous.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
He just does it, knowing there will be no consequences.
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
BOOM! The Second Circuit refuses to rehear Trump's appeal of the $83 million Carroll verdict. The jury said he defamed her. Two courts said the jury was right. The cavalry is not coming. He owes her the money.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
6. Republicans will use Callais to give themselves up to 19 more seats in the House of Representatives (probably fewer; I'd guess closer to 10). But Democrats can use it to "unpack" their VRA districts and flip a bunch of red districts. In fact, courts might force them to. slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Democrats Have One Brutal Path to Survival if the Supreme Court Kills the Voting Rights Act
Congress could become even less diverse, as racial minorities in blue states would have fewer opportunities to elect the representatives of their choice.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 29/04/2026
This Bouie piece really is good but holy shit I thank my lucky stars every day that I am not forced to write about Donald Trump.
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Opinion | The Loneliness of Donald Trump
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pileque.bsky.social @pileque.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The evil at the heart of our government is laid bare in this story. The unconscionable, sadistic cruelty of ICE is beyond comprehension. The life of NO-ONE in the USA is made better by deporting a Colombian torture VICTIM to the Democratic Republic of Congo! www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-deport...
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ICE Deports Colombian Torture Victim—to Africa
Last year, we broke the story of a woman ICE had repeatedly tried to send to Mexico or a third country. Things have gotten even worse.
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NPR @npr.org · 29/04/2026
A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol.
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How a Republican state lawmaker tried to let Holocaust deniers hijack history lessons
A New Hampshire Republican. A German Holocaust denier. A suspicious bottle of baby oil. An NPR investigation reveals how the alarming rise of antisemitic conspiracy theories reached a state capitol.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The ceremonial Flame of Peace in Hiroshima has been kept alive in the decades since the atomic bombing in 1945. It will be flown to Hawaii later this month in a special container to be part of a Memorial Day observance at Pearl Harbor. (from @wyattwolson.bsky.social)
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Hiroshima ‘flame of peace’ is centerpiece of Pearl Harbor ceremony in May
A ceremonial flame from Hiroshima, the flame of peace, will be brought to Pearl Harbor National Memorial over Memorial Day weekend.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
U.S. Gas Prices Hit Highest Level Since Beginning of War in Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/b...
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U.S. Gas Prices Hit Highest Level Since Beginning of War in Iran
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
STAT+: Health system CEOs get off easy at Congressional hearing on affordability www.statnews.com/2026/04/28/h...
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Health system CEOs get off easy at Congressional hearing on affordability
Committee members largely blamed the other party’s health care policies for driving U.S. health care prices to levels inaccessible to many Americans.
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Kim Zimmerman @kimzimm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The cruelty is always the point. At some point, you’d think these countries would stop allowing these so-called “Christian” ministries to enter their countries, too. The “Christians” who support this crap should have to answer for it, too.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
FDA Claims 'Manipulated' Data Led to Drug's Approval, Proposes Withdrawal www.medpagetoday.com/rheumatology...
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FDA Claims 'Manipulated' Data Led to Drug's Approval, Proposes Withdrawal
Pivotal trial on avacopan was negative before actions of unblinded study personnel, agency says
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Trump administration reverses on paying for fentanyl detection strips thehill.com/policy/healt...
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Trump administration reverses on paying for fentanyl detection strips
The Trump administration is no longer allowing federal funds to be used for purchasing or distributing test strips that can determine if street drugs ha…
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
In blatant politicization of federal commission, FCC orders review of ABC's broadcast licenses www.axios.com/2026/04/28/f...
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FCC orders review of ABC's broadcast licenses
The review comes shortly after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump condemned ABC for a joke made by its late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
JUST IN: Sixth straight loss for DOJ in lawsuits to obtain states’ voter rolls. This one in Arizona from Trump-appointed judge Susan Brnovich. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
He murdered Renee Nicole Good. Shot her three times and then called her a “f*cking b*tch”. Her last words? “It’s ok dude I’m not mad”. He got three days administrative leave before being transferred to another state. No punishment. No accountability. No justice.
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ICE Agent Who Shot Dead Unarmed Mom Quietly Reassigned as FBI Probe Stalls
DHS officials tell PunchUp the FBI needs to “s--t or get off the pot.”
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 23/04/2026
"We just have a creepy old fucking card in the White House, and you can get human rights relief if the victims are hot women." Tim Miller and Sam Stein discuss Trump’s selective concern for human rights.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 21/04/2026
Make this make sense.
Secretary of War Pete Hegs... # © • 39m
The War Department is once again restoring freedom to our Joint Force.
We are discarding the mandatory flu vaccine requirement, effective immediately.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
SCOOP: The Pentagon failed to warn ships carrying supplies for the US military before starting the war in Iran. The ships got stuck in the Persian Gulf. They’re still stuck. And for a month, they were stuck w/ a group of college students — merchant marine cadets.
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U.S. Cadets Were Stuck in the Persian Gulf After Trump Bombed Iran
The Trump administration failed to warn vessels with close ties to the U.S. military ahead of the strikes, leaving them trapped in the region.
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Ken Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
NEW: Trump accepted $37m worth of donated steel for his WH ballroom project from the Luxembourg-based company ArcelorMittal. Days later, the WH made adjustments to Trump's tariffs that could benefit ArcelorMittal.
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White House Secures Foreign Steel for Ballroom Project
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HELLION Bailey 😈 @blackbirdsing.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
He’s not subtle www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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The Pentagon’s Lawyers Are Now Under Review
A new Hegseth initiative could consolidate the ranks of JAGs, targeting those who act as legal guardrails.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies." No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.
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Mike Goodman @themlg.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Sustained good faith diplomacy leading to enforceable multilateral agreements and shared prosperity for all.
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Kim Zimmerman @kimzimm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Cry me a river. Maybe they shouldn’t have helped elect a con man.
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Jon Gambrell @jongambrell.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (AP) — US defense secretary says #Iran's new supreme leader 'is wounded and likely disfigured.'
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Gerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
this means it is not open for transit
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
The Pentagon is moving an Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) to the Middle East. This consists of an amphibious task force naval element and a landing force (Marine Expeditionary Unit / MEU) and about 5,000 marines.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
😕🇺🇸
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
More organs are being donated after the heart stops, not brain death. Policies are changing too abcnews.com/Health/wireS...
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More organs are being donated after the heart stops, not brain death. Policies are changing too
The vast majority of organ donations once came from people who were brain-dead
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/03/2026
Jayapal to Noem: "I want to introduce you to just four of the US citizens unlawfully detained by ICE ... they're in this room with us."
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Amid Opioid Addiction Treatment, Losing Insurance Tied to Mortality Risk www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/o...
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Amid Opioid Addiction Treatment, Losing Insurance Tied to Mortality Risk
Health insurance loss, changes 'may undermine continuity of critical treatment,' researchers say
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The Not a War War.
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Kim Zimmerman @kimzimm.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
He kicked millions off of food assistance then bragged that he helped them not need it anymore. Think about how dark and sinister that is.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 20/02/2026
Liu and her father, who had protested the Chinese government after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, were targeted in an alleged spying scheme months before Liu competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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Why China Sent Spies After Gold Medal-Winning Skater Alysa Liu And Her Father
Liu and her father, who had protested the Chinese government after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, were targeted in an alleged spying scheme months before Liu competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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Wildheart57 @wildheart57.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
“This is Anne Frank territory; the stuff of the Stasi and East Germany, or Kosovo and Sarajevo. And the only way it ends is with victory for the regime or a reckoning for all those who waged this war against America. However alarmed you are, it’s not enough.”
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The story that Elon Musk committed voter fraud has gotten next to no coverage -- one of those things you can't make come up on a Google search. But I think it's time for Dems to go on offensive abt right wing coddling of this immigrant interfering in our elections. newrepublic.com/post/206857/...
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Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk
The state board of elections found Musk’s PAC sent prefilled ballot applications.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Nice profile of some of the small businesses who challenged Trump's tariffs. edition.cnn.com/2026/02/21/b...
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VOS Selections owner Victor Schwartz risked his business to challenge Trump’s tariffs | CNN Business
When President Donald Trump announced plans to raise the nation’s effective tariff rate to levels not seen since 1930 on April 2, 2025, most CEOs were silent. They’d seen how voicing opposition to any...
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Trump's Tantrum Tariffs emptywheel.net/trumps-tantr...
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Trump's Tantrum Tariffs - emptywheel
Within hours of the SCOTUS ruling that he had unlawfully taxed struggling Americans for a year, Trump reimposed that tax. That may backfire.
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Kim Zimmerman @kimzimm.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Great thread! #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM
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Marty Taylor @realmartyt7.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
A federal tool to check voter citizenship keeps making mistakes. It led to confusion in Texas. www.texastribune.org/2026/02/13/s... #USDemocracy #PoudBlue DHS SAVE program identifies less than 0.01% of voters as non citizens. SAVE disproves Trump’s claim of “massive voter fraud” pushing the SAVE Act
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SAVE tool keeps mistakenly flagging voters as noncitizens - The Texas Tribune
DHS rolled out the revamped tool while it was still adding data. That led to widespread misidentification, particularly for citizens born outside the U.S.
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