Karen
@karenfk.bsky.social
(she/her) I read, I write, I edit. I get tattooed. I also watch a lot of hockey (Leafs and Pens mostly, but over invested in the game in general).
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We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.
April 29, 2026 at 4:17 PM
We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.
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Here’s my piece on the “now-completed demolition” of the Voting Rights Act in @thenation.com
The VRA is the most important piece of legislation in American history. It more than anything is what ended American-style apartheid. And now Republicans have killed it.
The VRA is the most important piece of legislation in American history. It more than anything is what ended American-style apartheid. And now Republicans have killed it.
The Supreme Court Has Completed Its Quest to Kill the Voting Rights Act
In its 6-3 decision, the court gutted the legislation that ended apartheid in this country—and once again gave white people the ability to suppress Black political power.
www.thenation.com
April 29, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Here’s my piece on the “now-completed demolition” of the Voting Rights Act in @thenation.com
The VRA is the most important piece of legislation in American history. It more than anything is what ended American-style apartheid. And now Republicans have killed it.
The VRA is the most important piece of legislation in American history. It more than anything is what ended American-style apartheid. And now Republicans have killed it.
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Wtf I wake up to Swalwell defenders? Uh. No. You people are fucked in the head. I live in California and I want that guy gone. I absolutely do not want him in Congress or anywhere near Sacramento. Fuck him forever as hard as possible
"If Swalwell was guilty, his accusers would file charges" is a thing I keep seeing. But here's the thing: it's absolutely NOT how the system works.
ONLY PROSECUTORS CAN FILE CRIMINAL CHARGES IN THE US LEGAL SYSTEM.
ONLY PROSECUTORS CAN FILE CRIMINAL CHARGES IN THE US LEGAL SYSTEM.
April 11, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Wtf I wake up to Swalwell defenders? Uh. No. You people are fucked in the head. I live in California and I want that guy gone. I absolutely do not want him in Congress or anywhere near Sacramento. Fuck him forever as hard as possible
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If I never have to read some person saying "what happened to innocent until proven guilty" about why some guy should still be elected to one of the most powerful positions in the country despite numerous sexual assault allegations it will be too soon
April 11, 2026 at 2:15 AM
If I never have to read some person saying "what happened to innocent until proven guilty" about why some guy should still be elected to one of the most powerful positions in the country despite numerous sexual assault allegations it will be too soon
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Take a look at the CNN sourcing and fact-checking on their Swalwell article. Look at how many extra people they contacted in order to corroborate claims. They viewed screenshots, called parents/husbands/friends/colleagues. They viewed TV footage and interviews, & more. Two things worth pointing out:
April 11, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Take a look at the CNN sourcing and fact-checking on their Swalwell article. Look at how many extra people they contacted in order to corroborate claims. They viewed screenshots, called parents/husbands/friends/colleagues. They viewed TV footage and interviews, & more. Two things worth pointing out:
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During this incredible, unifying moment of inspiring international cooperation and spectacular technological achievement, I would really appreciate it if the US president would stop threatening to murder an entire country with bombs.
April 6, 2026 at 6:23 PM
During this incredible, unifying moment of inspiring international cooperation and spectacular technological achievement, I would really appreciate it if the US president would stop threatening to murder an entire country with bombs.
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I said this in replies elsewhere, but I want to say it loudly here.
Anything other than a fullthroated affirmation of birthright citizenship in this country by SCOTUS is an act of treason. It is grounds for immediate impeachment. It is a violation of every oath they have made.
Anything other than a fullthroated affirmation of birthright citizenship in this country by SCOTUS is an act of treason. It is grounds for immediate impeachment. It is a violation of every oath they have made.
March 31, 2026 at 2:04 PM
I said this in replies elsewhere, but I want to say it loudly here.
Anything other than a fullthroated affirmation of birthright citizenship in this country by SCOTUS is an act of treason. It is grounds for immediate impeachment. It is a violation of every oath they have made.
Anything other than a fullthroated affirmation of birthright citizenship in this country by SCOTUS is an act of treason. It is grounds for immediate impeachment. It is a violation of every oath they have made.
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Supreme Court overtuned a Colorado law banning conversion therapy. It's 8-1 with Ketanji Brown Jackson as the lone dissent.
Surprised by the vote, but not the outcome. MAGA is on a march to erradicate the LGBTQ community and the Supreme Court will help them.
Surprised by the vote, but not the outcome. MAGA is on a march to erradicate the LGBTQ community and the Supreme Court will help them.
March 31, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Supreme Court overtuned a Colorado law banning conversion therapy. It's 8-1 with Ketanji Brown Jackson as the lone dissent.
Surprised by the vote, but not the outcome. MAGA is on a march to erradicate the LGBTQ community and the Supreme Court will help them.
Surprised by the vote, but not the outcome. MAGA is on a march to erradicate the LGBTQ community and the Supreme Court will help them.
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and like, I get it. that was the part of Me Too that was so fucked up. it wasn't just millions of people rising up with their long buried complaints. It was a trickle of people speaking up and so many of us going "wait that happened to me" and thinking about it for the first time as a grown-up
March 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
and like, I get it. that was the part of Me Too that was so fucked up. it wasn't just millions of people rising up with their long buried complaints. It was a trickle of people speaking up and so many of us going "wait that happened to me" and thinking about it for the first time as a grown-up
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A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.
We mustn’t let this war do so.
We mustn’t let this war do so.
March 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
A big part of the authoritarian playbook is war. War takes over the news. War blots out criticism. War divides a nation’s people, subjecting those against it to being called unpatriotic. War grants leaders all sorts of emergency powers. War consumes everything else.
We mustn’t let this war do so.
We mustn’t let this war do so.
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It's deeply uncomfortable to watch the USA/PWHL players explain men's shitty behavior and have to try and thread the PR needle.
February 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM
It's deeply uncomfortable to watch the USA/PWHL players explain men's shitty behavior and have to try and thread the PR needle.
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We are going to win this, neighborhood by neighborhood, child pick up by child pick up, grocery run by grocery run.
We are going to win.
We are going to win.
February 4, 2026 at 2:52 AM
We are going to win this, neighborhood by neighborhood, child pick up by child pick up, grocery run by grocery run.
We are going to win.
We are going to win.
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Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
February 2, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Abolish ICE.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
There’s no reforming it.
There’s no compromise.
There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.
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You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.
Correct.
The U.S. is a rogue state which should be sanctioned and condemned by the international community for our flagrant violations of international law and the peace of the world. We won't be, because imperialists tend to stick together.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The US Is a Rogue State That Deserves to Be Sanctioned
Where is the international outrage over the US assault on Venezuela and kidnapping of Maduro?
www.thenation.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Correct.
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So after finishing Heated Rivalry last night it’s clear we need a full resurgence of actually soft romantic films and tv shows with people who can actually act. The whole cast was great but Connor and Hudson just did an excellent job.
December 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
So after finishing Heated Rivalry last night it’s clear we need a full resurgence of actually soft romantic films and tv shows with people who can actually act. The whole cast was great but Connor and Hudson just did an excellent job.
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While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
@elienyc.bsky.social doing his usual excellent job of posting about the arguments at SCOTUS this morning so the rest of us can follow along
Kavanaugh looking to find the "end point" when the Court no longer has to worry about the intentional use of race to create black districts.
I'd say "WHEN WHITE FOLKS STOP INTENTIONALLY USING RACE TO DECREASE BLACK VOTING POWER" but he thinks white people doing that is cool.
I'd say "WHEN WHITE FOLKS STOP INTENTIONALLY USING RACE TO DECREASE BLACK VOTING POWER" but he thinks white people doing that is cool.
October 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
@elienyc.bsky.social doing his usual excellent job of posting about the arguments at SCOTUS this morning so the rest of us can follow along
The semester I externed for Judge Henderson was the most valuable part of my time in law school. He deserves this honor.
There is actually some good news. @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social has established a chair in civil rights law in honor of Thelton Henderson.
inspire.berkeley.edu/o/his-life-i...
inspire.berkeley.edu/o/his-life-i...
‘His life is a tribute to this country’
Driven by the motto Fiat Lux, Berkeley illuminates the world.
inspire.berkeley.edu
July 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The semester I externed for Judge Henderson was the most valuable part of my time in law school. He deserves this honor.
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More than 50 bar organizations stand together with the American Bar Association to defend the rule of law and reject efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read the full statement: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
March 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
More than 50 bar organizations stand together with the American Bar Association to defend the rule of law and reject efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read the full statement: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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every person involved in this needs to be in prison
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
every person involved in this needs to be in prison
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Every time I look at the news I feel my blood pressure go up and the Democrats are just sitting there like it’s all fine
March 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Every time I look at the news I feel my blood pressure go up and the Democrats are just sitting there like it’s all fine
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It’s pretty interesting that both Tim Walz and Gavin Newsom are clearly positioning themselves to run for President and one thought he should publicize that he’s having diplomatic conversations with Canadian provinces close to Minnesota and the other thought he should publicize that he sucks
March 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It’s pretty interesting that both Tim Walz and Gavin Newsom are clearly positioning themselves to run for President and one thought he should publicize that he’s having diplomatic conversations with Canadian provinces close to Minnesota and the other thought he should publicize that he sucks
Aaaaahhhhhh. Go Leafs Go!!
March 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Aaaaahhhhhh. Go Leafs Go!!