Katherine Wolf
@katherinewolf.bsky.social
Doctoral candidate in Society and Environment in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at Berkeley attempting environmental epidemiology and critical disability studies. Disabled white queer. MPH/MESc. She/her.
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God bless the people who are going out there and directly confronting these fucking cowardly Democratic politicians. Thank you.
January 29, 2026 at 4:52 AM
God bless the people who are going out there and directly confronting these fucking cowardly Democratic politicians. Thank you.
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"The Medicaid work rules are expected to be the largest driver of health insurance coverage losses over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office." #WorkRequirements #AdministrativeBurden kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the ‘Medically Frail.’ Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky. - KFF Health News
People on Medicaid deemed “medically frail” won’t need to meet new federal requirements that enrollees work 80 hours a month or perform another approved activity. But state officials are grappling wit...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"The Medicaid work rules are expected to be the largest driver of health insurance coverage losses over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office." #WorkRequirements #AdministrativeBurden kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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My book on grief, mourning, and how both of these things are deeply broken in a society of runaway capitalism & positive thinking is coming out in six months. Here are some things you can do to help it find readers, starting with preordering. You can do that through your local indie or bookshop.org
All My Dead Cats and Other Losses: Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
Practicing Good Grief in a Culture That Fears Mourning
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January 27, 2026 at 2:02 AM
My book on grief, mourning, and how both of these things are deeply broken in a society of runaway capitalism & positive thinking is coming out in six months. Here are some things you can do to help it find readers, starting with preordering. You can do that through your local indie or bookshop.org
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I know that many people are rightfully shaken by how bad it's getting. I know that many of the same people have failed to recognize how bad things have been. And I do wonder if we're just going to return to the silence of the killings of people who don't matter.
January 27, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I know that many people are rightfully shaken by how bad it's getting. I know that many of the same people have failed to recognize how bad things have been. And I do wonder if we're just going to return to the silence of the killings of people who don't matter.
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Cacho's Social Death remains so relevant. In it, she explains how our national identity is grounded in the idea that some people are ineligible for personhood. There are valued citizens (Renee Good, Alex Pretti). And there are people who lack human value (Keith Porter, Silverio Villegas Gonzalez).
January 27, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Cacho's Social Death remains so relevant. In it, she explains how our national identity is grounded in the idea that some people are ineligible for personhood. There are valued citizens (Renee Good, Alex Pretti). And there are people who lack human value (Keith Porter, Silverio Villegas Gonzalez).
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‘The people are being charged with keeping the peace, asked to stand firm against the federal agents who are disrupting it. This is a sick form of double taxation — your paycheck gets docked so that a guy in a mask can beat you up while you try to calm him down.’
I don't think it matters whether or not Alex Pretti had a gun www.theverge.com/policy/86745...
It doesn’t matter if Alex Pretti had a gun
Nonviolence is a double standard
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January 26, 2026 at 3:19 AM
‘The people are being charged with keeping the peace, asked to stand firm against the federal agents who are disrupting it. This is a sick form of double taxation — your paycheck gets docked so that a guy in a mask can beat you up while you try to calm him down.’
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My anecdotal sense is that something has broken through to the general public since yesterday. I have noted 5 posts on Fedbook from people I know who NEVER post anything they consider "political." All of them have posted some version of "enough is enough."
January 25, 2026 at 10:26 PM
My anecdotal sense is that something has broken through to the general public since yesterday. I have noted 5 posts on Fedbook from people I know who NEVER post anything they consider "political." All of them have posted some version of "enough is enough."
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NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”
National Nurses United (@nationalnurses.bsky.social)
The largest RN union in U.S. history, with more than 225,000 nurses nationwide.
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January 25, 2026 at 5:33 AM
NEWS: @nationalnurses.bsky.social “demands Congress abolish ICE entirely. We will be doing everything in our power to vote out any elected official who supports funding for this all-out assault on the health, safety, and civil rights of our people.”
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He was a nurse.
The Strib has identified him. Alex Pretti. Another 37-year-old executed for standing up for our immigrant neighbors. For shame.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:55 PM
He was a nurse.
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Why would you believe people who tell you that the US can't shut down institutions at the drop of a hat when you are currently witnessing this administration do it in real time?
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Why would you believe people who tell you that the US can't shut down institutions at the drop of a hat when you are currently witnessing this administration do it in real time?
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I'm sorry for the person who was beat to death and killed. My sincere condolences to their loved ones. ICE is going to continue to kill people because the purpose of a system is what it does. It is not what it says it does or what you hope it does. Maybe USians will finally confront this truth.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I'm sorry for the person who was beat to death and killed. My sincere condolences to their loved ones. ICE is going to continue to kill people because the purpose of a system is what it does. It is not what it says it does or what you hope it does. Maybe USians will finally confront this truth.
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This will be a defining moment for the ordinary liberal. It’s an incredible opportunity to shift well-meaning people away from credulous analysis based on what people in power *say* to analysis based on what systems, structures, and institutions *actually do.”
I broke down the ICE “reforms” being proposed by Dem leadership. tl;dr: They totally avoid touching ICE’s funding, in key ways actually increase ICE funding and instead focus on meaningless busywork like “body cams” and “more training”.
Good’s killer was a 10-year ICE veteran, himself a trainer, and recorded the killing. What good would more training and more cameras have done? By @ahjohnson.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 PM
This will be a defining moment for the ordinary liberal. It’s an incredible opportunity to shift well-meaning people away from credulous analysis based on what people in power *say* to analysis based on what systems, structures, and institutions *actually do.”
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Once again: Focusing on their lack of training is a mistake. With "better training," their violence would simply cost more, and they would still kill whoever they wanted, but make it look more professional — to make people more comfortable, the way many of you are at ease with local police violence.
January 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Once again: Focusing on their lack of training is a mistake. With "better training," their violence would simply cost more, and they would still kill whoever they wanted, but make it look more professional — to make people more comfortable, the way many of you are at ease with local police violence.
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I'm looking for witnesses/victims of DHS retaliating against people who were recording their agents (ICE, Border Patrol, FPS, etc.) in Southern California.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
January 22, 2026 at 6:37 AM
I'm looking for witnesses/victims of DHS retaliating against people who were recording their agents (ICE, Border Patrol, FPS, etc.) in Southern California.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
This is for LA Press Club v. Noem case, but victim does NOT need to be press/journalist. Everyone has right to record. We're fighting for all.
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
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I’ll be speaking at Stanford today at 5pm: Civil Rights Lawyering and Propaganda in a Time of Authoritarianism. If you know anyone in the bay area, please invite them. There’s also a zoom option: events.stanford.edu/event/civil-...
Civil Rights Lawyering & Propaganda in a Time of Rising Authoritarianism | Critical Carceral Studies Collective
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January 21, 2026 at 3:55 PM
I’ll be speaking at Stanford today at 5pm: Civil Rights Lawyering and Propaganda in a Time of Authoritarianism. If you know anyone in the bay area, please invite them. There’s also a zoom option: events.stanford.edu/event/civil-...
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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Police can enter your home & capture you & take you to be locked away during a mental health wellness check! Happened to me. Policing is this insidious!
January 20, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Police can enter your home & capture you & take you to be locked away during a mental health wellness check! Happened to me. Policing is this insidious!
When I called my rep @replsimon.bsky.social @lateefahsimon.bsky.social about ICE last week, her staffer endorsed reform measures but conspicuously avoided the word “abolish.“ (I don’t even remember the staffer‘s saying “defund.“) Please demand ICE‘s abolition, @replsimon.bsky.social.
It's always been abolish ICE.
For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency.
I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.
For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency.
I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.
January 21, 2026 at 3:10 AM
When I called my rep @replsimon.bsky.social @lateefahsimon.bsky.social about ICE last week, her staffer endorsed reform measures but conspicuously avoided the word “abolish.“ (I don’t even remember the staffer‘s saying “defund.“) Please demand ICE‘s abolition, @replsimon.bsky.social.
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It's always been abolish ICE.
For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency.
I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.
For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency.
I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.
January 20, 2026 at 10:47 PM
It's always been abolish ICE.
For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency.
I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.
For the first time, more Americans support abolishing ICE than oppose it. But Republicans are proposing hundreds of millions in funding for this lawless agency.
I'll oppose this bill. We cannot give more money to an agency responsible for terrorizing our communities.
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If ICE’s expansion plans are realized, the immigration detention system will triple in size — detaining 120,000-150,000 people at any given time, mirroring the scale of Japanese American internment during WWII."
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
If ICE’s expansion plans are realized, the immigration detention system will triple in size — detaining 120,000-150,000 people at any given time, mirroring the scale of Japanese American internment during WWII."
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"This funding makes ICE the largest law enforcement agency in the country, with a bigger budget than the Bureau of Prisons, FBI, and most militaries in the world.
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"This funding makes ICE the largest law enforcement agency in the country, with a bigger budget than the Bureau of Prisons, FBI, and most militaries in the world.
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To:
Judge Menendez
Judge Tostrud
Justice Kavanaugh
Chief Justice Roberts
Justice Thomas
Justice Alito
Justice Gorsuch
Justice Barrett
Cc:
Judge Cobb
Judge Ellis
Judge Perry
Judge Immuergut
Judge Breyer
Judge Brennan
Judge Easterbrook
Judge Scudder
Bcc:
Judge Boasberg
Judge Xinis
Judge Menendez
Judge Tostrud
Justice Kavanaugh
Chief Justice Roberts
Justice Thomas
Justice Alito
Justice Gorsuch
Justice Barrett
Cc:
Judge Cobb
Judge Ellis
Judge Perry
Judge Immuergut
Judge Breyer
Judge Brennan
Judge Easterbrook
Judge Scudder
Bcc:
Judge Boasberg
Judge Xinis
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 AM
To:
Judge Menendez
Judge Tostrud
Justice Kavanaugh
Chief Justice Roberts
Justice Thomas
Justice Alito
Justice Gorsuch
Justice Barrett
Cc:
Judge Cobb
Judge Ellis
Judge Perry
Judge Immuergut
Judge Breyer
Judge Brennan
Judge Easterbrook
Judge Scudder
Bcc:
Judge Boasberg
Judge Xinis
Judge Menendez
Judge Tostrud
Justice Kavanaugh
Chief Justice Roberts
Justice Thomas
Justice Alito
Justice Gorsuch
Justice Barrett
Cc:
Judge Cobb
Judge Ellis
Judge Perry
Judge Immuergut
Judge Breyer
Judge Brennan
Judge Easterbrook
Judge Scudder
Bcc:
Judge Boasberg
Judge Xinis
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i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states
The Wrath of Stephen Miller
The man who turns President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy
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January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
i think it is simply true that for all intents and purposes stephen miller is the president of the united states