Kim Hickling

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge. ~Plato

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Local man suggests jailing own boss.

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

Yes…..

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

Do not stop talking about Epstein.
Do not stop talking about Epstein.
Do not stop talking about Epstein.
Do not stop talking about Epstein.
Do not stop talking about Epstein.
Do not stop talking about Epstein.
Do not stop talking about Epstein.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency https://t.co/iIdiB9lAgl

[NCAA Men's Final Four @MFinalFour]

THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES ARE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1989 〽️

(1) @umichbball defeats (2) UConn, 69-63, to win the National Championship.

#MFinalFour

[💕 Brittany Belle 💕 @BrittanyinTexas]

Welcome to the Twilight Zone…

[6ixBuzzTV @6ixbuzztv]

Mayor Olivia Chow has put forward a motion at city council seeking to block any involvement from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Toronto during the FIFA World Cup

[Variety @Variety]

Nicholas Brendon, 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Star, Dies at 54 https://t.co/InBk8omAwO

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

“Just a joke” is the oldest shield for lazy disrespect.
If it punches down at women, it isn’t humor. It’s exposure.

You can love your country and still expect its leaders to respect women.
That’s not “woke.” That’s baseline.

#usahockey

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

Dismissing backlash as overreacting to ‘just a joke’ overlooks how these comments, especially from a position of power, signal broader disrespect toward women’s accomplishments in a sport where the women’s team has long outperformed expectations despite systemic disadvantages.

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

You can love your country without loving every comment made by its leaders.
That’s not disloyalty. That’s maturity.

If loyalty requires silence, it isn’t loyalty.
If leadership requires constant spotlight, it isn’t leadership.

[Matt McDermott @mattmfm]

Republicans in 2021: Kyle Rittenhouse is a hero for being armed at a political protest.

Republicans in 2026: Alex Pretti is a domestic terrorist who deserved to die for being armed at a political protest.

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

Ilhan Omar’s finances get scrutiny? Fine—investigate away. But by that standard, probe Trump’s accounts, his family’s dealings, and any personal use of gov funds during his terms. Can’t demand accountability while dodging it yourself. #DoubleStandards

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

If we’re questioning personal accounts & missing billions, let’s start with full audits of DJT family finances & gov fund use too. Transparency now. #DoubleStandards #Accountability #ICE #AlexPretti #MinnesotaFraud #TransparencyNow #Politics

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

Video evidence appears to show the victim had no gun in hand, and the posted ‘gunman’s gun’ doesn’t match what was recovered. Why is the White House sharing false images and pushing a false narrative to justify this shooting? Facts over fiction. #MinneapolisShooting

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

Video evidence appears to show the victim had no gun in hand, and the posted ‘gunman’s gun’ doesn’t match what was recovered. Why is the White House sharing false images and pushing a false narrative to justify this shooting? Facts over fiction. #MinneapolisShooting

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

“This is the gunman’s gun, loaded (with two additional full magazines!), and ready to go – What is that all about? Where are the local Police? Why weren’t they allowed to protect ICE Officers? The Mayor and the Governor called them off? It is stated that many of these Police were not allowed to do their job, that ICE had to protect themselves — Not an easy thing to do! Why does Ilhan Omar have $34 Million Dollars in her account? And where are the Tens of Billions of Dollars that have been stolen from the once Great State of Minnesota? We are there because of massive Monetary Fraud, with Billions of Dollars missing, and Illegal Criminals that were allowed to infiltrate the State through the Democrats’ Open Border Policy. We want the money back, and we want it back, NOW. Those Fraudsters who stole the money are going to jail, where they belong! This is no different than a really big Bank Robbery. Much of what you’re witnessing is a COVER UP for this Theft and Fraud. The Mayor and the Governor are inciting Insurrection, with their pompous, dangerous, and arrogant rhetoric! Instead, these sanctimonious political fools should be looking for the Billions of Dollars that has been stolen from the people of Minnesota, and the United States of America. LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB! 12,000 Illegal Alien Criminals, many of them violent, have been arrested and taken out of Minnesota. If they were still there, you would see something far worse than you are witnessing today!” - President Donald J. Trump

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

Not everything needs an answer right away.

What are you giving time to settle?

#QuietSignals #Stillness

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

Most change does not announce itself. It arrives quietly.

What quiet change are you noticing right now?

#QuietSignals #TheInBetween

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

The harder question for middle and smaller powers:

if rules are conditional, is compliance still a strategy or just exposure?

#InternationalRelations #Geopolitics

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

The rules-based order was never a moral system.
It was a cost-management system.

Rules, alliances, and institutions act as shock absorbers for the pillars of cooperation.

When leaders decide the costs are acceptable, rules fail — historically and now.

#SelectiveRuleKeeping

[Kim Hickling @Kimhickling]

If this is true, what actually enforces stability today:

institutions, power, economic leverage, or public legitimacy?

And when rules are selectively applied, does the system adapt or fracture?