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Historian of the white power movement, gun violence, the apocalypse. Coloradan. kathleenbelew.com Book coming soon! Home, at the End of the World (Random House) Posts reflect my own views only.

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If the government gets to decide if you have them, they're not human rights.

05.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 3606 πŸ” 869 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 34

Truly horrific.

05.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

AGREE

04.03.2026 23:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought at least maybe we'd get more alligator fun

04.03.2026 23:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

i think the actual headline here is senator tim sheehy jumping into this altercation, lifting brian mcginnis up, and breaking his arm. you can hear it snap

04.03.2026 21:58 πŸ‘ 264 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 10

For all the Claude fans.

04.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 226 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5

no because I stuck it out through Bloodlines even though it at no point had a plot. Would go anywhere for Coach Taylor

04.03.2026 23:22 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America

for more about the people seeking to bring about the end of the world who happen to hold the reins of power at the moment, check the book out:
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...

04.03.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 76 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4

Before I read @kathleenbelew.bsky.social's "Bringing the War Home" I wasn't aware of how central South Africa/Rhodesia were in both the imagination and activities of the American right.

22.02.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was a great conversation--first podcast interview about my new book! Thanks @meganrenoir.bsky.social and Hugh Wood and Mia Bay!

19.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

In last week's podcast, my good friend Dr. Hugh Wood and I chat with @kathleenbelew.bsky.social about how fear, religious nationalism, and suburban isolation have normalised gun violence, and why children have come to occupy a tragic central place in America’s culture of mass shootings.

19.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Opinion | In the Resistance, We Drive Minivans

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...

18.02.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

This is a new one. Grok is over on Twitter telling people asking "who is the woman in this video?" that it's me. About multiple videos. Not only is it not me, but what kind of I is this AI? There's a lot of video of me to compare it to. Weird and icky and I hate it

12.02.2026 21:48 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

hi! SPLC has copies. I think I have a transcript. Email me through Northwestern? Happy to help if I can

12.02.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi! What are we looking for?

12.02.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

so democracy just dies, i guess

06.02.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Jacob Lawrence, "General Toussaint L’Ouverture, Statesman and Military Genius," from the Life of Toussaint L’Ouverture series, 1938

06.02.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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New Documents Reveal Florida Paid over $573 Million to DeSantis-Connected Immigrant Detention Contractors in 2025 - UNICORN RIOT New documents provided to Unicorn Riot have revealed that the state of Florida gave at least $558 million to private contractors last year to work on two immigrant detention centers β€” including the no...

Documents acquired by Unicorn Riot late last year reveal that well over half a billion taxpayer dollars have thus been funneled out of Florida's state budget to private prison companies that donated to Governor Ron DeSantis and other republican campaigns.
unicornriot.ninja/2026/new-doc...

06.02.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 9

every one of you who told me to watch True Detective Night Country was right that it was amazing but now you all have to come keep me company every time it is dark in any context or, you know, whispery

06.02.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Definition of DOXING to publicly identify or publish private information about (someone) especially as a form of punishment or revenge… See the full definition

jury is out www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/d...

06.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Children trapped in Texas immigration facility recount nightmares, inedible food, no school A photo of Liam Conejo Ramos, a scared 5-year-old, drew attention to a detention center in Dilley, Texas. Advocates say his experience reflects what hundreds of children have endured out of public vie...

Maria is one of hundreds of children, who β€” like Liam Ramos β€” have been held at a Texas detention facility where parents say children languish as they’re served contaminated food, receive little education and struggle to obtain basic medical care.

Here's our attempt at telling their stories. 2/

06.02.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 2471 πŸ” 1236 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 73
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Live updates: White House blames 'staffer' for racist Obamas post shared by Trump Trump administration live updates: New Jersey's special House primary too close to call

Haven't seen this angle mentioned, but it's an extraordinary national security risk to have an anonymous "staffer" impersonating the president of the United States, posting racist memes, from his personal accounts, at 10 PM.

06.02.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 3384 πŸ” 880 πŸ’¬ 187 πŸ“Œ 67

Don’t worry everyone, I have a plan to personally save journalism. I simply need to make a billion dollars and not be corrupted by my newfound wealth

05.02.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 1913 πŸ” 135 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 3

Hold up, Donald Trump is racist?

06.02.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 299 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 6

Of course it's racist, the whole thing is racist

06.02.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 111 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

2 days ago, Trump called out Atlanta, Detroit, and Philadelphia as cities where feds need to run elections

It's not rocket science to spot the racism

06.02.2026 17:24 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Epstein β€˜sent woman to British anti-trafficking charity boss’ The AllSaints investor Lyndon Lea, a board member of an anti-trafficking charity, was also apparently introduced to several models at a New York party

For the love of God Epstein sent woman to British anti-trafficking charity boss

www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...

06.02.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 220 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 20
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Trump Posts Video Portraying Obamas as Apes

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u... "fake outrage"???

06.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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Administration Social Media Posts Echo White Supremacist Messaging

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u... they ARE white supremacist messaging

06.02.2026 17:17 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0