kim hébert

“She was not an outcast as much as a cast out, a been-gone, a far-away, a woman with a will to be outside of society, a fantasy. High or low, she could be something she could make up on her own.” — Thulani Davis, “The Blues Talk Back”

Sonny Rollins, one of the most influential Jazz musicians of our time, died this afternoon. He was 95

Nearly 1500 people file for bankruptcy due to medical debt in the U.S. each day

I spent the last week digging through old articles and studies on racist policy like segregation, redlining, war on drugs etc. It’s SHOCKING how many “.gov” addresses and resources now end in “404 not found” They’ve deleted so much nobody realizes is gone.

Not-so-fun fact....According to AARP, 3.3 million retired seniors were forced to unretire and rejoin the workforce in the past few months thanks to Trump.

Watertown High School is the first public high school in the country to pilot technology that can basically "pause" student phones during class. Students tap in when they enter class and their phones temporarily lose access to texting, social media, and other distracting apps.

Last year, Ohio Republicans passed a law forcing every district to let LifeWise take kids from class during the school day. We fought for months to add basic protections to the bill — like a background check requirement for LifeWise staff They ignored us.

No one will ever admit it, but Google was enough.

People are letting AI write their wedding vows, love letters, parents’ obituaries, kids’ birthday cards… Such a powerful loss to self and community when people relinquish the truth of their own words and voices to become epiphenomenal vessels for computers to talk to each other.

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries. apnews.com/article/pope-a…

POPULAR OPINION: someone’s free time is NOT their availability.

One hill I am willing to dïe on is that marriage is not an achievement. A degree is an achievement because no one can take it from you easily but in marriage, your “achievement” is determined by another person’s decision to stay 💀

He disrespected you to make someone else comfortable. Remember that shit.

Not a single person who has disrespected me has a life I admire. I think that says it all.

Actual modern problems in school: - AI making kids insanely lazy - Grade inflation - Phone policy inconsistencies Not a problem in schools: - woke indoctrination - kids not being taught math/reading - recess/PE going away

The idea that you shouldn’t have to defend your academic work is one that aligns with conservatism, by the way, and the notion that everyone’s opinions are equally valid, while facts - as well as the ability to prove they are facts - are a waste of time.

Louisiana has decided to cede the entire parole decision-making process to an algorithm that will decide if you die in prison or not. There will be no human input or nuance allowed. Even our parole board is sickened by this. LINK: veritenews.org/2025/04/10/tig…

My unpopular opinion: This is financial abuse. Parents do it too. Families need to stop stonewalling about who will inherit what. You know how many times I’ve heard the “adult daughter did all elderly caretaking while parents secretly left house to son” scenario?

I do not understand this economy where nursing homes are so expensive they bankrupt grandparents, yet aides rely on food banks. Daycare can take up a parent’s entire paycheck, yet providers still cannot earn a livable wage and end up needing a second job.

It's interesting watching people underestimate you until they realise you were being humble, not incapable.

Private equity firms now own 1 in 8 American apartments — according to a new report from @PEstakeholder.