Kate Karpilow

Freelance writer on women's issues. Founder & former executive director, California Center for Research on Women & Families

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

Just a reminder that Joe Biden overcame a childhood stutter. You can still hear echoes of it in the speech tonight. Biden is someone who can meet a challenge & he's been an inspiration to many who face them. He's never made fun of people with disabilities. https://t.co/fmDcUuNUi0

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

This is magnificent.

[Kate Karpilow @KateKarpilow]

"CDCR officials declined repeated interview requests over several weeks."

Hey CA legislators, here's something that needs your attention & influence.

A prison guard confessed to sexual misconduct. He got a year of paid time off and no charges https://t.co/zXJQRADbw4

[Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein]

Robert De Niro’s full statement on Trump. Please read and let me know your thoughts:

I’ve spent a lot of time studying bad men.  I’ve examined their characteristics, their mannerisms, the utter banality of their cruelty. Yet there’s something different about Donald Trump. When I look at him, I don’t see a bad man. Truly.

I see an evil one.

Over the years, I’ve met gangsters here and there. This guy tries to be one, but he can’t quite pull it off. There’s such a thing as “honor among thieves.” Yes, even criminals usually have a sense of right and wrong.  Whether they do the right thing or not is a different story — but — they have a moral code, however warped.

Donald Trump does not. He’s a wannabe tough guy with no morals or ethics. No sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.” He has contempt for all of them.

We New Yorkers got to know him over the years that he poisoned the atmosphere and littered our city with monuments to his ego.  We knew first hand that this was someone who should never be considered for leadership.  We tried to warn the world in 2016.

The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination.  Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world. We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.
The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior.  That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.

Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.
So today we issue another warning. From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:
This is our last chance.

Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.

And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.

So what do we do about it?  I know I’m preaching to the choir here.  What we’re doing today is valuable, but we have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.   We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House.  They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice.  Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.

Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.  Let’s not talk about “democracy.”  “Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.  Let’s talk about right and wrong.  Let’s talk about humanity.  Let’s talk about kindness.  Security for our world.  Safety for our families.  Decency.  Let’s welcome them back.  We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump, and fulfill the mission of this “Stop Trump Summit.”

[Kate Karpilow @KateKarpilow]

I love Oprah, but @HollyJMitchell is the one prepared for the job.

And Arnold, seriously???

[Capitol Weekly @Capitol_Weekly]

“If Willie Brown gets his way and Arnold runs, he’ll win. It would be a game changer. I think Katie Porter is the likely winner if Arnold doesn’t get in. If Gavin appoints, I have heard every prominent black woman floated up from Holly Mitchell to Oprah."
https://t.co/vq0ap33Nx8

[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

WOW. This is what the media will never show you. Vice President Kamala Harris was in Iowa earlier. Full crowd. Uproarious applause. Standing ovation. Don’t let anyone tell you people aren’t energized by Kamala Harris. Incredible.

[Kate Karpilow @KateKarpilow]

@OccupyDemocrats STOP

[Capitol Weekly @Capitol_Weekly]

“I think there’s a realization that if we do not keep our foot on the pedal that we’re going to backslide, and that for ourselves and for subsequent generations we need to be committed. We need to be assertive" - @SenHannahBeth

https://t.co/0BSAF38IiZ

[Kate Karpilow @KateKarpilow]

I don’t get this. The government guaranteed the security of deposits up to $250K. If the government steps in to reimburse beyond its promised insured amount, that seems like a give-away of public funds to people who already have considerable resources.

[Rep. Eric Swalwell @RepSwalwell]

I’m working with my CA colleagues to address the Silicon Valley Bank crisis. We must make sure all deposits exceeding the FDIC $250k limit are honored. Banking is about confidence. If depositors lose confidence on the safety of their deposits over 250k then we are in trouble.

[Jason Nichols @drjasonnichols]

Fellow Black men,

Next time a wealthy white Republican tells you not to be scared of the police if you’re not doing anything wrong, tell them not to be scared of the IRS if they’re not cheating on their taxes.

[Kate Karpilow @KateKarpilow]

@AnnaGreembeg nails it. I heard one commentator say “all the fundamentals” pointed to a Red Wave. I thought, “They really don’t get the fundamentals.”

[Kate Karpilow @KateKarpilow]

Not what I would call divine.

[Steve Schmidt @SteveSchmidtSES]

1. Any person who would release this ad is a wack job. Period.

2. Any wife of a politician who would release this ad as a tribute to their spouse is nuts.

3. The DeSantis’s are intoxicated with the flush of fame and power.

4. This ad is psychotic

[Kate Karpilow @KateKarpilow]

Way past time for @GavinNewsom to endorse ⁦@KarenBassLA⁩ - a proven leader and public servant. Not a member of the billionaire boys club like her opponent. See this is a test of @GavinNewsom’s priorities and values. https://t.co/0TirWTrrc4

[Kimberlé Crenshaw @sandylocks]

Thank you @democracynow for featuring our Freedom Riders to Freedom Readers Books Unbanned Tour. We're making Good Trouble to assert our right to read, teach and learn-- the non-negotiables of a free society. Join our unbanned book club Oct 26th https://t.co/KHgePLen9E

[Kate Karpilow @KateKarpilow]

Hmmm. Important to point out that @LindseyHorvath received the endorsement of the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project of Los Angeles County.

[Bob Hertzberg @hertzieLA]

I am the only candidate in this race who has received a 100% legislative scorecard from Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California.

I will always stand up for abortion rights and reproductive health as your supervisor.

[Kate Karpilow @KateKarpilow]

Wise words.

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

Of all the messages I have shared over my career, as a field reporter, from the anchor chair, and most recently through my platforms on social media and this Steady newsletter, this is among the most important. At least to me personally. https://t.co/uYlOS5nFMn

[Kate Karpilow @KateKarpilow]

This is complete bonkers.

[Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 @FmrRepMTG]

If Steve Bannon had raised money for mastectomies and castration of 14 year olds, the regime would have made him a hero.

But instead Bannon cares about America first and the Democrats only care about sexualizing our children.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

They built a gallows for you, Mike

[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

Santa Clarita, California after hitting near 110F this afternoon was just hit by a hellacious severe thunderstorm
bringing 60 mph wind gusts, hail, heavy rain and frequent lightning.

Incredible swings in weather in SoCal.

🎥 @ChristyRN_

[President Biden Archived @POTUS46Archive]

You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-America.