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Virago Kate

@kmdresser.bsky.social
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Compassionate, tree-hugging, liberal lawyer who believes in a society where facts, science, expertise and empathy matter. Social Justice Warrior. While I genuinely strive to be kind, in most cases I care very little about being nice. She/Her

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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
The scary part isn't that Trump is malicious, vindictive, dishonest, and self-serving. What's scary is the fact that his followers shape-shift their entire moral code in order to support the things he says and does.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
(3 of 3) You're able to act and behave in ways that don't necessarily benefit you directly, but which help others. And others do the same for you. I want a society in which people's basic needs are being met. I want a government that prioritizes making sure that people's basic needs are met.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
(2 of 3) They mean surviving just one more day, and maybe living long enough to see the next generation. But when your basic needs are being met, you're able to look beyond yourself. You're able to consider the needs of others.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
(1 of 3) Empathy, compassion and kindness. These aren't weaknesses. These are hallmarks of an advanced society. When you're fighting every day to just survive, fear and cruelty reign. Fear and cruelty mean eating and not being eaten.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Brown people being covertly snatched off the street, quickly transfered to detention centers in TX and LA, being held for an indeterminate amount of time without being charged with a crime and without access to the courts or legal representation. FAR too many Americans are perfectly okay with this.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I want a government that is Just, Honorable, and Helpful. Just: equitable and impartial; balancing conflicting interests for the greater good Honorable: honest and trustworthy; having integrity and behaving respectfully Helpful: kind and compassionate; elevating the quality of life for everyone
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Regardless where on the political spectrum you fall, this is cause for concern.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The Constitution applies to all PERSONS. It is not reserved only for citizens or folks in this country legally. Unless specifically stated, citizenship and legal status do not provide additional constitutional protections. If THEY have no right to due process under the Constitution, neither do YOU.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Trump has condemned all violence except violence that reflects his grievances, his vengefulness, and his hate. Anyone who speaks out against or attempts to thwart behavior which supports the goals and ambitions of the Trump regime will be arrested, defamed, and subjected to rendition. #FauxNews
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
The result of economic policies built on rage, revenge, and tyrannical tendencies rather than reason, restraint and the principles of good governance.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The true meaning of LIBERATION DAY: Liberating middle and lower class Americans of their earnings and savings in order to fund tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Woke: Empathetic, Kind, and Well-Informed Go right ahead and call me that. I do not consider it an insult and, if you insist, will wear that label with pride.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
A Narcissist Mindset: That didn't happen And if it did, it wasn't that bad And if it was, it's not a big deal And if it is, it's not my fault And if it was, I didn't mean it And if I did, you made me do it
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
The 3D's of the Trump Administration: Deceptive, Dysfunctional and Destructive.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
"Social media has empowered stupidity. It favors controversy over consensus, certainty over nuance, simplicity over complexity, and propaganda over knowledge and truth."
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Not all opinions are equal, and not all positions are deserving of consideration. A truly tolerant person will never tolerate intolerance.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
We are dismantling a government designed to work in the best interests of everyone and replacing it with one that serves the interests of only a few. And we're doing it because the few have convinced us that "everyone" is trying to rip us off.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
When a Judge stops the President from doing something unconstitutional or illegal, that isn't "a threat to democracy," that is democracy at work.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
"LET THEM DRIVE TESLAS!"
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” - Theodore Roosevelt
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES That's the name of the company that disabled Ukraine's access to satellite images at the Trump administration's behest.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
"Ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” - James Baldwin
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Trump's Speech Part 2 The President's job is to protect the people, unite the country, and make equality a reality for all. Instead, Trump spent the evening spewing hate speech, dehumanizing our communities, supporting violent policies and weaponizing victims' grief.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Trump's speech part 3: The problems we ALL want solved are still there: high costs of living, inaccessible bealthcare, inequitable education, and more. Instead of meeting the needs of their constituents, Republicans spent the evening chanting "fight, fight, fight" across the aisle.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
President Trump's address in one word: VIOLENCE * Mass deportation is violence * Removing funding from programs that feed children is violence * Erasing trans people is violence * Cutting healthcare for families, the disabled, and veterans is violence * Verbally abusing fellow Americans is violence
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
I find the listening experience associated with any Trump speech to be extremely taxing.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Leaders of the free world stand united in London The United States is not among them
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
America is now led by men who cannot be relied upon to defend our allies, democracy, or independance. Men who deeply sympathize with the most aggressive dictator in the world, promoting tyranny and oppression.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
"America First" has always meant America alone, a predatory America that is no longer based on democratic principles.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
This meeting may work in Ukraine's favor. It showed everyone just what Trump's priorities are as he tried to bully & blame Ukraine, scolding them for not showing enough deference. Zelensky responded with dignity and honor, and is to be commended for standing up to our Putin-fawning, tyrant-wannabes.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 28/02/2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky left the White House without signing the mineral-rights deal after a combative Oval Office meeting with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance on.wsj.com/4ikHPk5
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Trump Cuts Short Meeting With Zelensky After Tensions Flare
Combative Oval Office exchange leaves unclear fate of mineral-rights deal, potential peace talks between Ukraine and Russia
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Wasteful spending by Trump, the individual, during his first month in office: * $10.7 Million on GOLF OUTINGS * $14 Million (est.) to attend the SUPER BOWL (left before half-time) * $5 Million (est.) to attend NASCAR'S DAYTONA 500 (left after 11 laps) * $200 Million on SELF-GLORIFYING ADS
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Trumpty Dumpty by John Lithgow www.facebook.com/share/r/15pB...
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
"History is full of people who out of fear, or ignorance, or lust for power have destroyed knowledge of immeasurable value which truly belongs to us all. We must not let that happen again." - Carl Sagan I genuinely fear how much knowledge, expertise, and institutional memory we are losing.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 25/02/2025
Medicaid provides 40% of the funding for community health centers. Medicaid supports 2 out of 3 people in nursing homes. Medicaid provides health care to 41 million children. Trump and his Republican friends want to enact massive cuts to the program. We won't let them.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed. - Albert Einstein
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The U.S. joined Russia in voting to oppose the Ukrainian resolution at the U.N. which demanded that Russia immediately withdraw its forces from Ukrainian territory. The resolution passed 93-18 with 65 abstentions. apnews.com/article/un-r...
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UN rejects US resolution that urges an end to the Ukraine war without noting Russian aggression
In a win for Ukraine on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the U.N. General Assembly has refused to approve a U.S.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Some tips for Musk & Trump: A program isn't wasteful just because it doesn't benefit you. Payment for services isn't fraud just because you weren't the one to receive the payment or benefit from the service. A law is not illegal or unconstitutional just because you don't agree with it or like it.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
This is our new Deputy Director of the FBI. Law enforcement officers/agents are expected to uphold and apply laws fairly and dispassionately. They're expected to treat everyone with dignity and respect. I have serious doubts that this person will able to discharge his responsibilities as required.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Trump is threatening to cut off Ukraine's access to Starlink's satellite communications if they don't sign over their mineral rights to the U.S. This sort of corrupt coercion directed towards people who are fighting for their lives and the survival of their Independence is despicable.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
This is the true "Trickle Down Theory". It isn't about the economy, it's about social injustice.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Some people are content with being unhappy as long as people they don't like are even less happy. As long as you give them someone to blame, look down on and treat poorly, they're perfectly content with being treated similarly by those with power and wealth.
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Remembering John Lewis on his birthday: "Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America."
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
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Virago Kate @kmdresser.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
February 20: WORLD DAY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE The World Day of Social Justice is about building a fairer and more equitable world. On this day we highlight the need to promote human rights and social protections, foster inclusion and gender equality, and eradicate unemployment and poverty.
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