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Kristin 🌻

@kjkrathwohl.bsky.social
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Surviving 30+ yrs #MECFS, #FM, #Lyme & Co #LongCovid #MillionsMissing 🌻 #RepoRights 🌻Art 🌻 Former comms USPS & The Phillips Collection 🌻 🌊🌊🌊 Banner: Lake Michigan, Mears State Park, Pentwater, MI

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 9h
Good. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Letitia James appointed special prosecutor in alleged gang-rape at Cornell
New York attorney general brought in by governor after recent questions raised over university’s 2024 investigation
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h
John Kennedy before he adopted his Foghorn Leghorn MAGA character.
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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 13h
What happened in Tennessee with the botched execution of Christa Pike is just one more reason we need to get rid of the death penalty.
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 15h
Can irony kill you?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18h
Subverting democracy isn't new to John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, or Amy Coney Barrett. All three were on George W. Bush's "Florida Recount Team," which lay the groundwork for stopping vote counting in Florida—and Bush v. Gore, the politically-motivated SCOTUS decision that gave Bush the election.
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"COVID fatigue linked to reduced brain blood flow" Brain scans found lower overall cerebral blood flow in people with Long COVID, especially in regions involved in attention, sensory processing and cognitive control. Lower blood flow was also linked to slower reaction times and concentration.
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COVID fatigue linked to reduced brain blood flow
Playing with your children or meeting a friend for coffee are everyday activities that many people move between without giving much thought to how much mental or physical energy they take.
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David Tuller @davetuller1.bsky.social · 18h
Here's my interview with Guardian columnist @georgemonbiot.bsky.social about his recent column on the awful treatment of people with ME/CFS: virology.ws/2026/10/01/t...
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Trial By Error: Interview with George Monbiot on Recent Guardian Column | Virology Blog
By David Tuller, DrPH As I mentioned last week, George Monbiot, the British investigative journalist and longtime contributor to The Guardian, published a c ...
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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 18h
They are competing to say howlingly racist things to grab attention and drum up the hate in advance of the election. This is what they're running on.
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Dannyboy wildlife @dannyboywildlife.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Grey wolves
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
CBS NEWS PARTNERS WITH KALSHI CBS News is partnering with Kalshi to integrate prediction-market data into its 2026 midterm coverage. CBS joins CNN, Fox News and NBC News in highlighting prediction markets as part of their coverage
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 01/10/2026
“It’s kind of a let’s-take-matters-into-your-own-hands situation. No one’s coming to save us; we have to save ourselves.”
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Inside the clandestine network of abortion-pill mules
“There may come a time where we are one of the only, if not the only, option for the nation.”
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 01/10/2026
We still have to get out and vote but, wow, this is encouraging.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 01/10/2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have penalized people for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor's offices and other spaces people generally consider private.
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Newsom vetoes measure that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to secretly record people
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have penalized people for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctor’s offices and other spaces people generally consider private.
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Adam Hamilton @hamilton4kansas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Here are the facts.
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Apparently people are trying to doxx Cornell’s Jane Doe. I have never felt so concerned about a Jane Doe in my entire life. I am shaken. It is so incredibly difficult for women to pursue justice. Sexual assault causes higher PTSD rates than war. This excerpt is by Rebecca Solnit.
former Marine David J. Morris, author of a book on post-traumatic stress disorder, notes that the disorder is far more common and far more rarely addressed among rape survivors than combat veterans. He wrote me, "The science on the subject is pretty clear: according to the New England Journal of Medicine, rape is about four times more likely to result in diagnosable PTSD than combat.
Think about that for a moment-being raped is four times more psychologically disturbing than going off to a war and being shot at and blown up. And because there are currently no enduring cultural narratives that allow women to look upon their survival as somehow heroic or honorable, the potential for enduring damage is even greater."
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Solve M.E. @solveme.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today, we're celebrating advocacy in action! Advocate & caregiver to her son, Gabe, Rebecca Groble secured an Illinois Senate Resolution acknowledging the prevalence & impact of ME/CFS across the state. Thanks, Rebecca, for your dedication to raising awareness! #MEAwarenessHour
Rebecca Groble secured an Illinois Senate Resolution acknowledging the prevalence & impact of ME/CFS
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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It’s not ‘voluntary’ that manufacturers include seatbelts in cars. It’s not ‘voluntary’ that new medicines gain FDA approval before hitting the market. Congress has the ability and responsibility to regulate AI.
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MPR: 'Long COVID affects many Minnesotans years after the pandemic' 'And we want to hear from you, too.' Coming up at 9AM on Wednesday, 9/30/26 www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
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Long COVID affects many Minnesotans years after the pandemic
It’s been six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but many Minnesotans are still suffering its aftermath. Coming up at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks about the extre...
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HCR HQ @hcrhq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scott Colom’s campaign for Senate is picking up momentum in Mississippi. He’s one of the folks redefining the Democratic Party. He’s great, and his opponent Cindy Hyde-Smith is just a rubber stamp for Trump. @scolom.bsky.social Colom joined @hcrichardson.bsky.social in April to chat: https:/
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valebodi.bsky.social @valebodi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sleep in #ME/CFS shows marked night-to-night fluctuation under free-living conditions-results from a matched case-control study #pwME
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Sleep in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome shows marked night-to-night fluctuation under free-living conditions—results from a matched case-control study - Journal of Clinical Sleep M...
Purpose Unrefreshing and non-restorative sleep is a hallmark complaint in people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). However, little is known about their habitual sleep a...
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I spoke to @usatoday.com about data on sexual violence at Cornell. Victimization rates are increasing and reporting rates are falling. “Together… those two trendlines tell me that all students, including victims and perpetrators, believe that there is impunity for sexual assault at Cornell.”
usatoday.com
Cornell rarely expels students in sex assault cases | Exclusive
A third of undergraduate women say they've been sexually assaulted. But on average, Cornell reported expelling just one attacker per year.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In case anyone missed it at the time, a part of why schools handle sexual violence so badly is because perpetrators were more involved in writing Trump’s 2020 Title IX regulation. It literally comes up in the Epstein files.
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Jeffrey Epstein Loved Trump’s Changes to the Title IX Rule. That Tells You All You Need to Know. - National Women's Law Center
Content warning: reported sexual violence, reported homicide As an attorney who focuses on gender-based violence, I wasn’t surprised that the “Epstein files” confirmed what my gender justice comrades ...
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
And another story about how entire sections of the regulation were written by men’s rights groups—and added into the final text without *any* revision:
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How Men’s Rights Groups Helped Rewrite Regulations on Campus Rape
E-mails shared with The Nation reveal a deep collaboration between the Department of Education and organizations that believe in a crisis of false rape allegations.
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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This would seem like bigger news, but it was buried inside today's NYT. Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says
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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)
President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NIH: 'Antiviral drug did not improve Long COVID symptoms' 'The findings suggest that other approaches to manage symptoms and treat Long COVID are needed.' 'This study is part of a large NIH initiative called Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER).' www.nih.gov/news-events/...
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Antiviral drug did not improve Long COVID symptoms
A clinical trial for Long COVID found that treating patients with a common antiviral drug for up to 25 days did not improve symptoms.
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nancabell.bsky.social @nancabell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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Jayne Miller @jemillerbalt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The reflecting pool isn't reflecting. The Kennedy Center is boarded up. The WH grounds include a demolition site. Not even 2 years in office.
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Kristin 🌻 @kjkrathwohl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Live now! Heather Cox Richardson & Troy Jackson Community Conversation
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Community Conversation w/ Troy Jackson and Heather Cox Richardson | Solidarity Forever Tour
YouTube video by Troy Jackson for Maine
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Please don't give the DA reopening the Cornell case any cookies. District Attorney Matthew Van Houten all but called Jane Doe a liar today. He said that in Doe's initial statement, she described "her participation in drug use and sexual conduct as voluntary, conscious, and consensual.” CONSENSUAL
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When I say we desperately need a Democratic doctor in the US Senate I mean it.
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Kristin 🌻 @kjkrathwohl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well, Halle-Fuckin-Lujah. What took you so long, boys? Never mind, we know why. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
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Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened (Gift Article)
After outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorney will revisit the decision not to pursue criminal charges against seven fraternity members.
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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I’m listening. We all should be. Video: buff.ly/tnaKUD8
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Now would be a good time for @pallone.house.gov to send Fox a letter promising an investigation into why they accepted this ad and how much they got paid to run it.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
FWIW, @delauro.house.gov and @hoyer.house.gov did send a letter to Susie Wiles. I'd prefer if they send a criminal referral to the Fraud Task Force. www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
We write to demand that you immediately take this ad off the air and appropriately
reprimand and discipline the Federal employees who knowingly violated Federal law in working
on and paying for this advertisement. In addition, we demand a full account and breakdown of all
Federal funds used to create and air this ad.
As you are aware, this is not the first time this administration has violated antipropaganda law2
. It is unconscionable that repeated violations of appropriations law continue to
occur during this Administration, and those violations underscore the failure of the Office of
Management and Budget to safeguard taxpayer funding and to consistently and faithfully ensure
compliance with the law. No taxpayer funding should be used to air this outrageous propaganda.
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David Tuller @davetuller1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Another blistering Guardian column about ME/CFS from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social: virology.ws/2026/09/26/t...
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Trial By Error: Blistering New Monbiot Column on ME/CFS Mistreatment, Neglect | Virology Blog
By David Tuller, DrPH George Monbiot, the British investigative journalist and longtime contributor to The Guardian, has written a corker of a column about ...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/09/2026
Q: Mr Sununu, would you have voted for a war powers resolution in the Senate? JOHN SUNUNU:🚶🚶🚶 Q: Would you admit that Trump’s war was a bad decision, or are you just going to do everything that Trump tells you to do? JOHN SUNUNU:🚶🚶🚶
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is a good response to Tammy Duckworth's infuriating comments
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What should Democrats do if they win?
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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DrH @drhaup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Donald Johnson is 81. He has driven over 200,000 miles delivering lost luggage as his wife Josephine has cancer & he needs to pay her medical bills. “It’s the only job that will hire me.” Vote blue for a country where 81-year-olds get to care for their wives. #BlueWaveIn40Days
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When you put it this way, it sounds pretty bad!
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Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
CIDRAP: 'More than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds' www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/mor...
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More than 1 in 10 US healthcare workers report ongoing long-COVID symptoms, study finds
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Watch a woman get arrested and dragged away after quietly speaking about Flock at a city council meeting. This comes just before experts will speak to the Senate today about ALPR Read more here: www.404media.co/woman-arrest...
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Jeannette Perreault (Canadian Artist, born 1958) "Blue Irises, Matisse Style", 2025. Oil on Canvas, 36" × 24". Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Kate Lewis Born (1977) American “Colorful Comfort,” 2024 Acrylic canvas 61 x 46 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Covid
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Adrian Carrasquillo @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Truly horrifying story. ICE took him of the hospital, he’s in federal detention, hasn’t received medical attention, and still has the bullet in his back 👇🏽
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It's ME(Jaime) @exceedhergrasp1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And that, as they say, is the ball game. 🧪 arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Russel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grants
Pending move comes over the objections of the NIH director.
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Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Steven Spielberg, interviewed outside at the opening of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on September 19, 2026, wearing a respirator. A reminder that some people are still taking airborne infection seriously. Respiratory protection can be an ordinary part of everyday life.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/09/2026
NEW: The Trump Administration is planning to slash human subject research regulations by redefining informed consent. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/trump-plan...
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Trump Plans to Redefine Informed Consent for Human Research Subjects
The Department of Health and Human Services has noticed a forthcoming rule on the OMB regulatory information site to redefine what undue influence means for vulnerable human research subjects
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