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My latest, "Lady Undertakers of Old Texas" is out now. I did exhaustive research to learn about the personal & professional lives of the 150 or so women undertakers & assistants who worked from 1880-1930. What I found was fascinating. Please check it out!
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Kathy Benjamin retweeted
As a biologist working in drug development, I’m sick and tired of “curing diseases” being paraded around as the one thing that makes AI worthwhile. AI has not developed a single drug. Nor has it made any unique discoveries that could directly lead to the development of one.
Kathy Benjamin retweeted
85,000 students you say? Well there’s 5.5 million public school students suffering in poorly funded schools because of that voucher program.
Kathy Benjamin retweeted
You can’t lead the opposition party while being bankrolled by the opposition.
This should not be a controversial take.
NEW: Meet incoming speaker Hakeem Jeffries’ donors: Anduril and Palantir executives, Wall Street investors, crypto lobbyists, and donors funneling contributions through AIPAC.
We followed the money behind Hakeem Jeffries. readsludge.com/2026/11/04/th…
Kathy Benjamin retweeted
I don’t want “revenge”. I want the people who have been openly, gleefully destroying the country, and breaking the law throughout, to be held legally accountable and prosecuted, which is the bare minimum for maintaining a functioning democracy. Incidentally, I also want revenge
Kathy Benjamin retweeted
A striking stat re AIPAC performance in the midterms. In 2022, almost 70% of its funds went into races where it got the desired result. In 2024, it was 87%. In 2026, that figure is 34%.
responsiblestatecraft.org/ai…
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In this week's Ragebait, I report on James Kirchick parting ways with The Atlantic amid the outrage over several recent Islamophobic tweets.
I was told that Kirchick ended his contributing role, and sources said the tweets sparked uproar among staff.
zeteo.com/p/fox-finds-itself…
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1. Convince Roy Cooper to run in NC
2. Finally unseat Susan Collins in Maine
3. Hope Sherrod Brown can pull off a comeback in Ohio
4. Somehow win Texas? Get Peltola to run in Alaska? 🤷♂️
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Kathy Benjamin retweeted
just enforce the law! "accountability"--"justice"--"preventative measures"--these are the proper terms.
the very word "revenge" suggests something rogue, unlawful in itself. please do not give the media that word to headline: they will use it to pillory Democrats.
there is no need to be unlawful when the law is on your side languishing because no one has been responsible & has enforced it.
Kathy Benjamin retweeted
Cannot stress how many Texas women who I spoke to this year mentioned reproductive rights as a primary motivator of their vote.
Attorney General-elect Nathan Johnson says he won’t sue out-of-state doctors who mail abortion pills to Texas.
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Kathy Benjamin retweeted
i will never forget how QUICKLY he went to el salvador to advocate for his constituent’s release when other dems were still watching like helpless little lambs. didn’t care if it made him look like he was siding with ‘criminals’ or whatever bullshit
Van Hollen tells me Democrats should not commit to voting for Schumer or anyone else for leader without getting commitments for a bold agenda bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Kathy Benjamin retweeted
I’ll never forget Greg Abbott saying “it could have been worse” after those grown men stood outside that classroom for 77 minutes in Uvalde listening to those babies get slaughtered
Kathy Benjamin retweeted
It’s my duty as a historian to remind you that one of Obama’s biggest blunders was not prosecuting any members of the Bush/Cheney administration or the Wall Street crowd behind the 2008 crash, granting impunity to war criminals, torturers, and white collar criminals.
Let’s not repeat history.
Kathy Benjamin retweeted
I’m so serious. None of this Biden era, Merrick Garland bullshit. People need to go to fucking jailed!
Kathy Benjamin retweeted
72-year-olds didn't stare down ICE officers armed to the hilt for you to say shit like this
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“🇺🇸 people don't want us to get even, they want us to get things done…”
Who’s gonna tell @RepJeffries holding crooks accountable isn’t about “getting even”, it’s about preserving our democracy?
Is this what he talked about with Kushner?
@TheDemocrats don’t blow this
Kathy Benjamin retweeted
No wake-up call can be loud enough for these two:
Schumer: "We'll see if [Trump] will actually change his ways and join.”
Jeffries: “The American people don’t want us to get even.”
