kristin

Dog person. Bleeding heart. Perpetually grumpy. (she/her)

[Kat Abughazaleh @KatAbughazaleh]

🧵 A lot of Americans just don’t know what life is like for those in Gaza, so here’s an analogy that might help:

Imagine Gaza as Rhode Island. Here’s what reality would look like:

[autistic seal @lilcosmicowgirl]

staying close w people long distance really is about the mundane stuff. i get texts like "made egg toast" "spilled coffee all over my desk :(" "lady on the metro has not one not two but three tiny dogs in her purse" and its like wow. i love you more than words can express

[Win Smart, CFA @WinfieldSmart]

WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO HOUSING?

[Matthew Sitman @MatthewSitman]

Huh, I wonder what happened in 1980?

[ProPublica @propublica]

In 2014, one of Texas billionaire Harlan Crow’s companies quietly bought several lots on a residential street in Savannah, GA.

The seller? Crow’s friend & travel companion Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. 🧵👇

[kristin @k_munk]

@cmclymer Just wish it was for something else.

[Chris Hollins @CGHollins]

“One bill would shorten the state’s in-person early voting period. Another would require voters to register with a political party before being able to vote in primary elections.”

Keep an eye on the #txlege.

[kristin @k_munk]

@sewellchan @TexasTribune Racism, fear-mongering, and lies continue to work.

[kristin @k_munk]

@SIfill_ Reminds me of the strong opposition to gun control and the blind allegiance to the GOP in Santa Fe, TX after their school shooting. It's some crazy mind-control.

[Cory Titus @corytitus]

For those following the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act, the comprehensive toxic exposure bill for our veterans, A LOT happened in the past few days. I want to take a minute to break down what happened and why. Here’s a deep dive thread on #PACTAct

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

The Republican effort to restrict a woman’s right to travel across state lines is already underway. https://t.co/UkZaOSZMKz

[Nat Bullard @NatBullard]

Texas solar output is up 39x in six years:
June 2016: 69.8 gigawatt-hours
June 2022: 2,729 gigawatt-hours

[kristin @k_munk]

@NotSoDivineMsM @ChemistRenegade Your ears aren't the concern of Black people who have reclaimed that word and its variants. You're not the main character here, Maggi. Clutch your pearls silently and go away.

[kristin @k_munk]

@NotSoDivineMsM @notcapnamerica Everyone knows you're not really looking for an explanation. Just come out and say you want to use it.

[KHOU 11 News Houston @KHOU]

At 7 p.m., nearly 14,000 CenterPoint Energy customers were without power in the Houston area. Here's an interactive map showing where the outages are happening as temperatures soar. https://t.co/PJ2hVPRYa2 #khou11

[kristin @k_munk]

@iquanyins @iammaloku That's a fair criticism. The world has me feeling jumpy and snarky. Sorry about that, @iammaloku.

[kristin @k_munk]

@iammaloku @LastWeekTonight I feel like if you actually cared to hear what he had to say you'd have looked it up already, but ok. https://t.co/yPmOXu30oA

[kristin @k_munk]

@notcapnamerica That man on the lower right had better not be anyone's father- he completely left those kids behind!