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Kaila Philo

@kailanthropy

Research and writing fellow at the African American Policy Forum. Yogi, gym rat, bookworm. Bylines in Talking Points Memo, POLITICO, The Baffler, etc. πŸ‡§πŸ‡§πŸ‡±πŸ‡¨πŸͺ·

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Quite an opening paragraph.

06.03.2026 09:27 πŸ‘ 1076 πŸ” 428 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 93
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There it is: Noem out, Mullin in

05.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 2566 πŸ” 858 πŸ’¬ 752 πŸ“Œ 960

I got the purse! :) On the Sims :(

03.03.2026 18:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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28.02.2026 12:47 πŸ‘ 15610 πŸ” 4747 πŸ’¬ 379 πŸ“Œ 347
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Troubled Hearts on the Land | Los Angeles Review of Books Minneapolis under siege, in images and words.

"We’ve learned to be good to one another even though winter will be here for a while yet. And the ice with it." lareviewofbooks.org/article/minn...

25.02.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Screen is for work. Screen no for after work!!

24.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I originally bought a Kindle for books I couldn't pick up from the library but now that there are titles fitting that description I don't wanna use my Kindle :/

24.02.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Order your Faves on my Digital Cookie Site Today That's right! You can order your favorite Girl Scout Cookies from me online, all while helping my troop and I do great things in our community and beyond! Check it out.

So there's a black girl scout troop trying to raise money to to to Europe but they aren't close to their goal as of yet. Please share this and buy some cookies if you can

digitalcookie.girlscouts.org/scout/reagan...

20.02.2026 16:38 πŸ‘ 1616 πŸ” 1672 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 176
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β€œThat’s what I’m fβ€”ing talking about!”


Alysa Liu as she leaves the ice πŸ”₯

19.02.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 4013 πŸ” 521 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 86

Wait nooo I have to go to the library D:

19.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More snow this weekend? Haha sickkk

19.02.2026 18:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Stacy Bradley voted for President Trump because of his border policies, and she likes that he has restored β€œlaw and order.” But she is unsettled by one aspect of his immigration agenda.

Last month, the federal government bought a warehouse next to her cheerleading gym in Surprise, Ariz., which the administration plans to convert into a detention center for up to 1,500 immigrants.

Ms. Bradley, the co-owner of Woodlands Elite Cheer, said she worried that a detainee could escape, or that protests could break out. The children who train at her gym are as young as 3 and could see β€œpeople in shackles” next door, she said.

Stacy Bradley voted for President Trump because of his border policies, and she likes that he has restored β€œlaw and order.” But she is unsettled by one aspect of his immigration agenda. Last month, the federal government bought a warehouse next to her cheerleading gym in Surprise, Ariz., which the administration plans to convert into a detention center for up to 1,500 immigrants. Ms. Bradley, the co-owner of Woodlands Elite Cheer, said she worried that a detainee could escape, or that protests could break out. The children who train at her gym are as young as 3 and could see β€œpeople in shackles” next door, she said.

β€œmy children might see the children I voted to put in shackles, how shall they grow up”

19.02.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 7845 πŸ” 1870 πŸ’¬ 366 πŸ“Œ 448

Becoming a regular reader again has meant accepting that I will not be finishing a book in one sitting anymore (unless it's fantasy for girlypops)

19.02.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Spent all day reading about fascism and war crimes so I'm gonna have ice cream for dinner!!! ^_^

17.02.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sorry for your loss, Meredith! ❀️

11.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Literally just need a black bag for my black boots and a brown bag for my brown boots and it feels like deciding the next presidential election...

11.02.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I spent less time deciding on a college major than I am choosing a Coach bag for date nights

11.02.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This 18 degree weather is both ruining my life and cramping my style

07.02.2026 21:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How the men in the Epstein files defeated #MeToo The emails show the β€œanti-woke” crusaders are afraid of accountability.

I wrote about the Epstein files (gift link) www.theverge.com/tech/874721/...

06.02.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 1927 πŸ” 778 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 158

the kids need to understand that we used to pull one of these bad boys out of our pockets when we were bored instead of our phones

06.02.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Fired up by a bunch of new ideas, held up by completing the ideas I had months ago >:/

05.02.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Home - Freelance Solidarity Project We are a union of digital media workers raising labor standards across our industry.

A small plug today to consider joining the Freelance Solidarity Project. We're all in this media shitscape together, and it's going to take organizing to rescue its remains from the dumpster fire.
freelancesolidarity.org

04.02.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This sounds familiar... πŸ€” But growing a newsroom from the ground up takes time and money β€” and frankly, we need way more resources than we have now to fill this massive gap.
You can help us build the newsroom D.C. deserves: 51st.news/signup

04.02.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 179 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

Every day I want to post something about my precious little personal projects but every day something bad happens that makes it awkward...maybe someday y'all will hear about my curry falafel recipe

04.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

Whatever you think of the Washington Post at this moment, here's a chance to support the dedicated, hard-working journalists who were just laid off. If you have the means, your donation is most welcome. If you don't, a kind thought and maybe spreading the word to others is support enough πŸ’™

04.02.2026 15:58 πŸ‘ 619 πŸ” 453 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 11

Prayers up for any WaPo folks caught up in the layoffs today

04.02.2026 16:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
No. No. No. Isaac, no.

No. No. No. Isaac, no.

This specific moment is known as the Chotining

www.newyorker.com/culture/q-an...

02.02.2026 02:03 πŸ‘ 413 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.

Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.

01.02.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 67302 πŸ” 16095 πŸ’¬ 2572 πŸ“Œ 1828
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GOP STUNNED: Democrat Flips Reliably Republican Texas State Senate Seat Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election in a Texas state Senate district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a Texas state Senate election in a reliably Republican district that Trump won by 17 points in 2024

01.02.2026 05:45 πŸ‘ 2020 πŸ” 446 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 43
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Georgia Fort, an independent journalist and vice president of the Minnesota NABJ chapter, was also arrested by federal agents this morning

I was sent this video of agents at her door:

30.01.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 13482 πŸ” 7199 πŸ’¬ 653 πŸ“Œ 861