Katie 🦋
@katieamanda.bsky.social
Philomath by nature with a growth mindset. ☮️
Data scientist. Mom. Political Enthusiast.
(she/her)
Data scientist. Mom. Political Enthusiast.
(she/her)
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Paid family and medical leave is personal. It’s about guaranteeing dignity and peace of mind for workers and families as they face the inevitable challenges of life, from the demanding joys of welcoming a child into your family to the terror of a serious illness.
September 17, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Paid family and medical leave is personal. It’s about guaranteeing dignity and peace of mind for workers and families as they face the inevitable challenges of life, from the demanding joys of welcoming a child into your family to the terror of a serious illness.
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Just in: Minnesotans have elected who will replace Melissa Hortman.
Xp Lee, a Democrat, just won today’s special election. He’s a former Brooklyn Park city councilor, who was born in a refugee camp in Thailand; he beat Republican Ruth Bittner after winning a competitive Dem primary last month.
Xp Lee, a Democrat, just won today’s special election. He’s a former Brooklyn Park city councilor, who was born in a refugee camp in Thailand; he beat Republican Ruth Bittner after winning a competitive Dem primary last month.
September 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Just in: Minnesotans have elected who will replace Melissa Hortman.
Xp Lee, a Democrat, just won today’s special election. He’s a former Brooklyn Park city councilor, who was born in a refugee camp in Thailand; he beat Republican Ruth Bittner after winning a competitive Dem primary last month.
Xp Lee, a Democrat, just won today’s special election. He’s a former Brooklyn Park city councilor, who was born in a refugee camp in Thailand; he beat Republican Ruth Bittner after winning a competitive Dem primary last month.
The House passed DC CRIMES Act 240-179 and H.R. 5140 passed 225-203.😔
Release the files.
Release the files.
September 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The House passed DC CRIMES Act 240-179 and H.R. 5140 passed 225-203.😔
Release the files.
Release the files.
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That msnbc guy got fired for saying these words
September 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
That msnbc guy got fired for saying these words
H.Res.353 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, introduced 4/28/25. THANK YOU @shrithanedar.bsky.social
www.congress.gov
April 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
H.Res.353 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, introduced 4/28/25. THANK YOU @shrithanedar.bsky.social
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All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
In the middle of a hepatitis outbreak, U.S. shutters the one CDC lab that could help
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been halted.
“Former federal worker from Ohio launches map tracking government cuts” -NPR
The Impact Map - The Impact Project
The Impact Map provides timely data on policy, funding, and workforce changes and their localized effect.
theimpactproject.org
April 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Former federal worker from Ohio launches map tracking government cuts” -NPR
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Off topic but:
New study shows that, when white & minority Lyft drivers drove at identical speeds (N=222,838 incidents), police were 33% more likely to issue speeding tickets to minority drivers & charged 34% more expensive fines, unequivocally revealing bias.
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
New study shows that, when white & minority Lyft drivers drove at identical speeds (N=222,838 incidents), police were 33% more likely to issue speeding tickets to minority drivers & charged 34% more expensive fines, unequivocally revealing bias.
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
High-frequency location data show that race affects citations and fines for speeding
Prior research on racial profiling has found that in encounters with law enforcement, minorities are punished more severely than white civilians. Less is known about the causes of these encounters and...
www.science.org
March 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Off topic but:
New study shows that, when white & minority Lyft drivers drove at identical speeds (N=222,838 incidents), police were 33% more likely to issue speeding tickets to minority drivers & charged 34% more expensive fines, unequivocally revealing bias.
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
New study shows that, when white & minority Lyft drivers drove at identical speeds (N=222,838 incidents), police were 33% more likely to issue speeding tickets to minority drivers & charged 34% more expensive fines, unequivocally revealing bias.
www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...
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Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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March 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs.
Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Find out how your community may be impacted.
Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "If Pete Hegseth had even a sliver of self respect and sense of honor, he would have already put his resignation on the president's desk. And if he's not willing to do that, then the President of the United States has a moral, and in my view, legal obligation to fire him."
March 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: "If Pete Hegseth had even a sliver of self respect and sense of honor, he would have already put his resignation on the president's desk. And if he's not willing to do that, then the President of the United States has a moral, and in my view, legal obligation to fire him."
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Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
March 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Pete Hegseth must resign or be fired immediately.
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Every single Democrat in Congress should be demanding the resignation of Waltz and Hegseth. Every single one.
This is a massive scandal. There should be a serious price to pay.
AND THERE IS ZERO DOWNSIDE FOR EVEN THE MOST SCAREDY-CAT CONGRESSPERSON.
This is a massive scandal. There should be a serious price to pay.
AND THERE IS ZERO DOWNSIDE FOR EVEN THE MOST SCAREDY-CAT CONGRESSPERSON.
March 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Every single Democrat in Congress should be demanding the resignation of Waltz and Hegseth. Every single one.
This is a massive scandal. There should be a serious price to pay.
AND THERE IS ZERO DOWNSIDE FOR EVEN THE MOST SCAREDY-CAT CONGRESSPERSON.
This is a massive scandal. There should be a serious price to pay.
AND THERE IS ZERO DOWNSIDE FOR EVEN THE MOST SCAREDY-CAT CONGRESSPERSON.
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A federal court’s jurisdiction does *not* stop at the water’s edge. The question is whether the *defendants* are subject to the court order, not *where* the conduct being challenged takes place.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
March 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A federal court’s jurisdiction does *not* stop at the water’s edge. The question is whether the *defendants* are subject to the court order, not *where* the conduct being challenged takes place.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
Were it otherwise, the government could act lawlessly overseas and courts would be powerless to stop it.
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NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
March 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
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one of the things i truly believe is that a significant portion of this country is in the grip of a death cult
"The vaccination has stuff we don't trust," said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died from measles at the end of last month. Tom Bartlett visited with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy:
The Texas Girl Who Died From Measles
Her father tells her story.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
one of the things i truly believe is that a significant portion of this country is in the grip of a death cult
Suspicious Tesla Sales: 43 Million in Rebates
8600 vehicles sold at 4 Locations over 3 days or 92 total showroom hours, would equate to 93.5 vehicles sold per hour. Bout time we audit the "Waste, Fraud, & Abuse" leader.
8600 vehicles sold at 4 Locations over 3 days or 92 total showroom hours, would equate to 93.5 vehicles sold per hour. Bout time we audit the "Waste, Fraud, & Abuse" leader.
Suspicious spike in Tesla sales in Canada
YouTube video by CTV News
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March 8, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Suspicious Tesla Sales: 43 Million in Rebates
8600 vehicles sold at 4 Locations over 3 days or 92 total showroom hours, would equate to 93.5 vehicles sold per hour. Bout time we audit the "Waste, Fraud, & Abuse" leader.
8600 vehicles sold at 4 Locations over 3 days or 92 total showroom hours, would equate to 93.5 vehicles sold per hour. Bout time we audit the "Waste, Fraud, & Abuse" leader.
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The ABA rejects efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
March 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The ABA rejects efforts to undermine the courts and the legal profession. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
Number of perverts in the GOP Senate = 51.
1. Today, Senate Democrats showed spine, and killed a national transgender sports ban bill via filibuster.
Not a SINGLE Democrat voted for cloture.
S. Baum writes about what happened today, including some of the speeches.
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Not a SINGLE Democrat voted for cloture.
S. Baum writes about what happened today, including some of the speeches.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Senate Dems Show Spine, And National Sports Ban Bill Dies
The failed legislation reflects a wider effort to disallow trans women (or anyone suspected of being a trans woman) from women’s sports and spaces.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Number of perverts in the GOP Senate = 51.
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JD is a coward, full stop.
March 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
JD is a coward, full stop.
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Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics
February 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Colorado's Rep Brittany Pettersen (D) flew cross-country with her one-month-old to vote against the GOP budget tonight. Dems ended up one vote short. Pettersen was part of an unsuccessful bipartisan push to allow new mothers to vote remotely. #copolitics
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This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
@aoc.bsky.social
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
Please explain what just happened. Is there no way to stop this w the reconciliation to be used by GOP to get around the filibuster? Are we sunk?
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
This vote was to start the process of the cuts. It WILL come back for a final vote.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.
There are some chances to slow or potentially stop it. Need constant pressure on GOP
Focus on GOP swing seats & key committees. Energy & Commerce is where the Medicaid fight will go down. Ways&Means for tax fight.