karin
@karinlyr.bsky.social
Hi! I’m a mom of two, live in Mississippi, and love drawing, painting, taking nature photos, reading, and writing.
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May 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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White supremacy has gone by many different names in the United States.
Manifest Destiny.
The Confederacy.
Jim Crow.
KKK.
Christian nationalism.
MAGA.
Different names for the same thing: white nationalism, misogyny, and predatory capitalism. All while using Jesus as a mascot.
Manifest Destiny.
The Confederacy.
Jim Crow.
KKK.
Christian nationalism.
MAGA.
Different names for the same thing: white nationalism, misogyny, and predatory capitalism. All while using Jesus as a mascot.
May 14, 2026 at 11:54 AM
White supremacy has gone by many different names in the United States.
Manifest Destiny.
The Confederacy.
Jim Crow.
KKK.
Christian nationalism.
MAGA.
Different names for the same thing: white nationalism, misogyny, and predatory capitalism. All while using Jesus as a mascot.
Manifest Destiny.
The Confederacy.
Jim Crow.
KKK.
Christian nationalism.
MAGA.
Different names for the same thing: white nationalism, misogyny, and predatory capitalism. All while using Jesus as a mascot.
“MAGA is the last breath of the Confederacy”
This is so good. And he’s right—they are desperately trying to hold onto power, and they know redrawing districts is the only chance they have.
This is so good. And he’s right—they are desperately trying to hold onto power, and they know redrawing districts is the only chance they have.
Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end.
Speak your truth, fight and believe.
Speak your truth, fight and believe.
May 14, 2026 at 12:35 PM
“MAGA is the last breath of the Confederacy”
This is so good. And he’s right—they are desperately trying to hold onto power, and they know redrawing districts is the only chance they have.
This is so good. And he’s right—they are desperately trying to hold onto power, and they know redrawing districts is the only chance they have.
I went to a fused glass class this morning and made sun-catchers—and I can’t wait to see this one fired!
March 28, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I went to a fused glass class this morning and made sun-catchers—and I can’t wait to see this one fired!
See a flower share a flower 🌻
March 23, 2026 at 9:54 PM
See a flower share a flower 🌻
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One small thing you can do *right now* — donate $5, $10, $50, whatever you're able — to this rent fund for South Minneapolis daycare workers whose families are sheltering in place. Can we raise $5k today??
Whatever you can give matters. And if you can't give, can you share?
givebutter.com/Rbpl0z
Whatever you can give matters. And if you can't give, can you share?
givebutter.com/Rbpl0z
Support Minneapolis Daycare Workers
Contribute mutual aid to the educators and caregivers who love and care for our children everyday
givebutter.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
One small thing you can do *right now* — donate $5, $10, $50, whatever you're able — to this rent fund for South Minneapolis daycare workers whose families are sheltering in place. Can we raise $5k today??
Whatever you can give matters. And if you can't give, can you share?
givebutter.com/Rbpl0z
Whatever you can give matters. And if you can't give, can you share?
givebutter.com/Rbpl0z
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If folks want to donate. The synagogue is historic - it was bombed by the KKK in 1967 for its civil rights activism. It is the only synagogue in Jackson and is in a majority Black community. Two of its torahs were destroyed along with its whole library.
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Beth Israel Rebuilding Fund - Beth Israel Congregation
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January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
If folks want to donate. The synagogue is historic - it was bombed by the KKK in 1967 for its civil rights activism. It is the only synagogue in Jackson and is in a majority Black community. Two of its torahs were destroyed along with its whole library.
checkout.square.site/merchant/P9T...
checkout.square.site/merchant/P9T...
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April 5th at Noon State Capitol Building Jackson, Mississippi at the South Steps. Join us in a peaceful protest to say HANDS OFF!!! and RECLAIM our democracy.
Food Drive!!!
Corruption Destroys. Community Builds.
Share far and wide. #50501 #50501mississippi #SaveDemocracy
Food Drive!!!
Corruption Destroys. Community Builds.
Share far and wide. #50501 #50501mississippi #SaveDemocracy
March 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
April 5th at Noon State Capitol Building Jackson, Mississippi at the South Steps. Join us in a peaceful protest to say HANDS OFF!!! and RECLAIM our democracy.
Food Drive!!!
Corruption Destroys. Community Builds.
Share far and wide. #50501 #50501mississippi #SaveDemocracy
Food Drive!!!
Corruption Destroys. Community Builds.
Share far and wide. #50501 #50501mississippi #SaveDemocracy
Perfect.
Dear Manager,
1. I drank a whiskey drink.
2. I drank a vodka drink.
3. I drank a lager drink.
4. I drank a cider drink.
5. I sang the songs that remind me of the good times; I sang the songs that remind me of the better times.
1. I drank a whiskey drink.
2. I drank a vodka drink.
3. I drank a lager drink.
4. I drank a cider drink.
5. I sang the songs that remind me of the good times; I sang the songs that remind me of the better times.
February 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Perfect.
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These three horsemen of the MAGA-tech-bro apocalypse are in the position of penthouse dwellers who think their top floor apartment doesn't rest on all the floors underneath... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/no-one-knows...
No One Knows How This Will End (But I Do Not Think It Will End Well for Them)
I can sum up the Trump/Musk/Vance theory of power in five words: "We have power; you don't." Alternative version in six words: "we can do anything we want." They seem to believe that nothing is really...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
These three horsemen of the MAGA-tech-bro apocalypse are in the position of penthouse dwellers who think their top floor apartment doesn't rest on all the floors underneath... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/no-one-knows...
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there’s no way to say this without sounding like a bowl of extra useless crunchy granola i realize that but my god is it ever important to turn that panic energy into caring-for-your-communities energy
February 2, 2025 at 11:22 PM
there’s no way to say this without sounding like a bowl of extra useless crunchy granola i realize that but my god is it ever important to turn that panic energy into caring-for-your-communities energy
Moon + Venus, 2/1/2025
February 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Moon + Venus, 2/1/2025
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This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
This is how autocrats throughout history have endangered the people they govern by erasing factual information vital to health and well being
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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I don't WANT to preach this morning -- JD Vance is not a serious person, he lacks the intellectual chops to do this kind of work, so rewarding his thirst with response is undignified -- but the Spirit demands at least a brief bit of sermonizing
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I don't WANT to preach this morning -- JD Vance is not a serious person, he lacks the intellectual chops to do this kind of work, so rewarding his thirst with response is undignified -- but the Spirit demands at least a brief bit of sermonizing
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I know you hate this advice. I know you hear it all the time, but for gods sake you need to be calling your congressperson. Now. Today.
If you have a GOP representative, you need to call and ask if they approve of stripping congress of its constitutional authority. If they like being powerless.
If you have a GOP representative, you need to call and ask if they approve of stripping congress of its constitutional authority. If they like being powerless.
January 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I know you hate this advice. I know you hear it all the time, but for gods sake you need to be calling your congressperson. Now. Today.
If you have a GOP representative, you need to call and ask if they approve of stripping congress of its constitutional authority. If they like being powerless.
If you have a GOP representative, you need to call and ask if they approve of stripping congress of its constitutional authority. If they like being powerless.
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#StDistaffsDay (also k/as Rock or Roc Day) follows the Feast of the Epiphany (6th January). Traditionally, it was the day when women would return to their household chores after the Twelve Days of Christmas. The Distaff or Roc was used for spinning and symbolic of medieval women's work.
January 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
#StDistaffsDay (also k/as Rock or Roc Day) follows the Feast of the Epiphany (6th January). Traditionally, it was the day when women would return to their household chores after the Twelve Days of Christmas. The Distaff or Roc was used for spinning and symbolic of medieval women's work.
"I wish my children could have voted in the Elvis Election, to see what it’s like to cast a ballot without fearing a coup."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/elvis-and-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/elvis-and-...
Elvis and the Edge of Reality
Will the United States die on the toilet?
sarahkendzior.substack.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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“In saving the leaves for the moths and the fireflies and the dark-eyed juncos, I am still trying. And in the trying perhaps I can save my own soul.” #naturewriting #naturewriter www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/o...
Opinion | How to Keep Your Own Soul Safe in the Dark (Gift Article)
Even at my lowest, I have never entirely given up my faith that good people working together can change the world for the better.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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The most valiant way to complain is to create – the story of William Blake, born on this day in 1757, and the courage of the unexampled
The Most Valiant Way to Complain Is to Create: William Blake and the Stubborn Courage of the Unexampled
“The Eye altering alters all.”
www.themarginalian.org
November 28, 2024 at 1:01 PM
The most valiant way to complain is to create – the story of William Blake, born on this day in 1757, and the courage of the unexampled
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Trying to be consistent with this Substack thing and write weekly. Thanksgiving and the upcoming MS Supreme Court run-off are on my mind. It's a super important race. Please take a minute to read and share if you can: open.substack.com/pub/sumatith...
November 21, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Trying to be consistent with this Substack thing and write weekly. Thanksgiving and the upcoming MS Supreme Court run-off are on my mind. It's a super important race. Please take a minute to read and share if you can: open.substack.com/pub/sumatith...
A few recent nature photos
November 18, 2024 at 7:39 PM
A few recent nature photos