Pam Kumpel
@pkumpel.bsky.social
Books, cocktails, Hood Canal, Kraken hockey, UW Huskies. Not necessarily in that order. Maybe all at the same time.
Me to Scott: “Well, McConnell is still “alive”.
Scott: “Okay.”
Me: “But Lindsey Graham is dead!”
(I dance a little jig.)
Scott: “Okay.”
Me: “But Lindsey Graham is dead!”
(I dance a little jig.)
July 12, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Me to Scott: “Well, McConnell is still “alive”.
Scott: “Okay.”
Me: “But Lindsey Graham is dead!”
(I dance a little jig.)
Scott: “Okay.”
Me: “But Lindsey Graham is dead!”
(I dance a little jig.)
And their trauma, real as it may be, pales in comparison to the everyday trauma of children being shot in cold blood, of journalists being killed, of women being killed by their partners.
They willingly choose to be in a room and honor someone who insults them and disparages them on a daily basis.
They willingly choose to be in a room and honor someone who insults them and disparages them on a daily basis.
People here are being really shitty, including at fellow journalists who've been traumatized, and you will regret those posts. Or should.
Also this does not help your political cause, whatever that might be.
Also this does not help your political cause, whatever that might be.
April 26, 2026 at 3:03 AM
And their trauma, real as it may be, pales in comparison to the everyday trauma of children being shot in cold blood, of journalists being killed, of women being killed by their partners.
They willingly choose to be in a room and honor someone who insults them and disparages them on a daily basis.
They willingly choose to be in a room and honor someone who insults them and disparages them on a daily basis.
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The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante
February 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
The Sermon on the Mount, by Beryl Lewis, before 1965, 📸 by @ScottStrazzante
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Bonjour Chartreuse!
October 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Bonjour Chartreuse!
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Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing
October 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing
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CAL RALEIGH IS THE 2025 #HRDERBY CHAMP!
RECREATE THE VIDEO, CAL!
FIRST CATCHER IN HISTORY TO DO IT! SECOND MARINERS PLAYER TO EVER DO IT!
#TridentsUp #SeattleMariners
RECREATE THE VIDEO, CAL!
FIRST CATCHER IN HISTORY TO DO IT! SECOND MARINERS PLAYER TO EVER DO IT!
#TridentsUp #SeattleMariners
July 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
CAL RALEIGH IS THE 2025 #HRDERBY CHAMP!
RECREATE THE VIDEO, CAL!
FIRST CATCHER IN HISTORY TO DO IT! SECOND MARINERS PLAYER TO EVER DO IT!
#TridentsUp #SeattleMariners
RECREATE THE VIDEO, CAL!
FIRST CATCHER IN HISTORY TO DO IT! SECOND MARINERS PLAYER TO EVER DO IT!
#TridentsUp #SeattleMariners
That’s our Cal! Love the Big Dumper
July 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
That’s our Cal! Love the Big Dumper
Definitely not watching that fucker commend himself for starting a war
June 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Definitely not watching that fucker commend himself for starting a war
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Trans kids deserve to live.
Trans kids deserve to live.
Trans kids deserve to live.
June 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Trans kids deserve to live.
Primary candidates assemble now
If the Senate Democrats do this, yes, it’s a massive betrayal of their base and an unconscionable abdication of their duty.
Every single one of them who’s complicit in this scheme needs to be driven out of politics forever.
Every single one of them who’s complicit in this scheme needs to be driven out of politics forever.
The word for what Senate Democrats are doing right now is "betrayal." Not only are they voluntarily surrendering the only leverage they have, the leverage they have spent months promising to use against Trump, they're doing it while lying and pretending they want the opposite.
March 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Primary candidates assemble now
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In Washington, we protect hardworking residents who follow our state laws and contribute to our communities.
You have rights. We will stand up for the rule of law.
www.atg.wa.gov/know-your-ri...
You have rights. We will stand up for the rule of law.
www.atg.wa.gov/know-your-ri...
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In Washington, we protect hardworking residents who follow our state laws and contribute to our communities.
You have rights. We will stand up for the rule of law.
www.atg.wa.gov/know-your-ri...
You have rights. We will stand up for the rule of law.
www.atg.wa.gov/know-your-ri...
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My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
My oath is to the Constitution of our state and of our country.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
We don’t have kings in America – and I don’t intend to bend the knee to one.
I am not speaking up in service to my ambitions — but in deference to my obligations.
I saw on this evening’s news that @cantwell.senate.gov is asking the Sec of the Interior to reinstate job offers to seasonal workers at our National Parks.
She was one of the Dems who voted for him.
What did she expect?
She was one of the Dems who voted for him.
What did she expect?
February 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I saw on this evening’s news that @cantwell.senate.gov is asking the Sec of the Interior to reinstate job offers to seasonal workers at our National Parks.
She was one of the Dems who voted for him.
What did she expect?
She was one of the Dems who voted for him.
What did she expect?
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New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
February 7, 2025 at 3:30 AM
New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.
@jayapal.house.gov @murray.senate.gov
Condemning people with HIV/AIDS to go without meds is cruel and inhumane. Dems have got to do something; so many opportunities to shout this to the heavens and... Do it!
Condemning people with HIV/AIDS to go without meds is cruel and inhumane. Dems have got to do something; so many opportunities to shout this to the heavens and... Do it!
Many sudden and shocking health care developments this week. But this was a big one: The Trump administration on Friday paused funding for PEPFAR, the famed program to fight HIV/AIDS around the world.
@mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social Missy Ryan + a little help from me
@mradamtaylor.bsky.social @johnphudson.bsky.social Missy Ryan + a little help from me
Funds for fight against HIV/AIDS paused in Trump aid freeze
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, is credited with saving 25 million lives worldwide and has long enjoyed bipartisan support.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
@jayapal.house.gov @murray.senate.gov
Condemning people with HIV/AIDS to go without meds is cruel and inhumane. Dems have got to do something; so many opportunities to shout this to the heavens and... Do it!
Condemning people with HIV/AIDS to go without meds is cruel and inhumane. Dems have got to do something; so many opportunities to shout this to the heavens and... Do it!
Mark creates some of the greatest running humor out there & he does it all without ads. Content scrapers who remove attribution deserve to be reported and blocked.
You know what, I wasn't going to name the Bluesky account in question. But then, after I commented (politely!) that MOST of the stuff they share includes zero credit or attribution to the creator, they blocked me. 🤷♂️
So here is the parasite in question:
So here is the parasite in question:
January 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Mark creates some of the greatest running humor out there & he does it all without ads. Content scrapers who remove attribution deserve to be reported and blocked.
Long ago, but never forgotten ❤️ #DogsInAntlers
December 24, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Long ago, but never forgotten ❤️ #DogsInAntlers
Catching the train in Munich, heading to Freising for the day.
On-time, clean, good seats. We couldn’t ask for more. All part of the Deutschland Pass - €49 for the month
On-time, clean, good seats. We couldn’t ask for more. All part of the Deutschland Pass - €49 for the month
December 15, 2024 at 10:25 AM
Catching the train in Munich, heading to Freising for the day.
On-time, clean, good seats. We couldn’t ask for more. All part of the Deutschland Pass - €49 for the month
On-time, clean, good seats. We couldn’t ask for more. All part of the Deutschland Pass - €49 for the month
Nürnberg Germany. Rally celebrating a free Syria. The joy exhibited. People kept coming and coming old, young, babies, elders.
December 8, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Nürnberg Germany. Rally celebrating a free Syria. The joy exhibited. People kept coming and coming old, young, babies, elders.