Katie Karl
@katiekarl.bsky.social
💼 Freelance producer for ABC7 Los Angeles
🌈 Co-President of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, Los Angeles
🏡 Monterey Park 🏳️🌈 Lesbean she/her
🌈 Co-President of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, Los Angeles
🏡 Monterey Park 🏳️🌈 Lesbean she/her
Protesters temporarily shut down part of the 101 freeway, facing down a fast-acting line of CHP. #losangeles #ice #protests
June 10, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Protesters temporarily shut down part of the 101 freeway, facing down a fast-acting line of CHP. #losangeles #ice #protests
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A Black transgender woman's testimony helped ratify the 14th Amendment. Then her identity was attacked. Some see parallels to today's climate.
She was the first transgender woman to testify before Congress. Then conservatives began attacking her identity | CNN
Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional protections to newly freed Black Americans. But it also came at a great perso...
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A Black transgender woman's testimony helped ratify the 14th Amendment. Then her identity was attacked. Some see parallels to today's climate.
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A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
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PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
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January 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Americans can continue to expect high prices for eggs this year due to the ongoing avian flu outbreak and inflation.
Egg prices are estimated to increase about 20% in 2025, according to the US Department of Agriculture's price outlook.
https://abc7.la/4hwUZdk
Egg prices are estimated to increase about 20% in 2025, according to the US Department of Agriculture's price outlook.
https://abc7.la/4hwUZdk
January 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Americans can continue to expect high prices for eggs this year due to the ongoing avian flu outbreak and inflation.
Egg prices are estimated to increase about 20% in 2025, according to the US Department of Agriculture's price outlook.
https://abc7.la/4hwUZdk
Egg prices are estimated to increase about 20% in 2025, according to the US Department of Agriculture's price outlook.
https://abc7.la/4hwUZdk
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Ventura County strawberry farmworkers harvest in thick smoke from Hughes Fire https://abc7.la/3CdOT2O
Ventura County strawberry farm workers harvest in thick smoke from Hughes Fire
The United Farm Workers union shared powerful video showing workers in Ventura County harvesting strawberries as thick smoke from the Hughes Fire filled the air.
abc7.la
January 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Ventura County strawberry farmworkers harvest in thick smoke from Hughes Fire https://abc7.la/3CdOT2O
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Maps released by the National Weather Service show what areas in Southern California will be hit the hardest by what could be the strongest windstorm in more than a decade. https://abc7.la/3W8v3wD
Watch our live continuing coverage on the windstorm slamming SoCal here: https://abc7.la/3WbBCyl
Watch our live continuing coverage on the windstorm slamming SoCal here: https://abc7.la/3WbBCyl
January 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Maps released by the National Weather Service show what areas in Southern California will be hit the hardest by what could be the strongest windstorm in more than a decade. https://abc7.la/3W8v3wD
Watch our live continuing coverage on the windstorm slamming SoCal here: https://abc7.la/3WbBCyl
Watch our live continuing coverage on the windstorm slamming SoCal here: https://abc7.la/3WbBCyl
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Thanks to a new pilot program, about 150,000 residents across L.A. County will soon have their medical debt cleared, and thousands more will be notified in the coming month of similar news. abc7.la/41CGAYs
December 17, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Thanks to a new pilot program, about 150,000 residents across L.A. County will soon have their medical debt cleared, and thousands more will be notified in the coming month of similar news. abc7.la/41CGAYs
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Watch #LIVE: Police provide updates on school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin. Multiple injuries have been reported.
Watch ABC News Special Report now on ABC7: https://abc7.la/4iBqcgZ
Watch ABC News Special Report now on ABC7: https://abc7.la/4iBqcgZ
Shooting reported at Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin: Police
Police in Madison, Wisconsin, said they're investigating a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School.
abc7.la
December 16, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Watch #LIVE: Police provide updates on school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin. Multiple injuries have been reported.
Watch ABC News Special Report now on ABC7: https://abc7.la/4iBqcgZ
Watch ABC News Special Report now on ABC7: https://abc7.la/4iBqcgZ
@drlucyjones.bsky.social two earthquakes at the exact same time with the same magnitude??? What's going on?
December 16, 2024 at 6:23 PM
@drlucyjones.bsky.social two earthquakes at the exact same time with the same magnitude??? What's going on?
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Undoing every medical and scientific advancement of the last few centuries, bit by bit. Can't wait until we bring back leeches and humors.
Kentucky House committee votes to let local districts end fluoridation of tap water — #kyga24
Ky. House committee votes to make fluoride ‘optional’ in tap water
Twenty-one Kentucky lawmakers are sponsoring legislation to make fluoride optional in the state’s drinking water systems. The legislation overwhelmingly passed a committee vote Thursday.
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February 8, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Undoing every medical and scientific advancement of the last few centuries, bit by bit. Can't wait until we bring back leeches and humors.
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Breaking news: Henry Kissinger dies at 100. The diplomat exercised an unparalleled control over U.S. international affairs and policymaking. He was also the target of relentless critics, who deemed him unprincipled and amoral.
Henry Kissinger, who shaped world affairs under two presidents, dies at 100
He was the only person ever to be White House national security adviser and secretary of state at the same time. He also became the target of relentless critics.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 30, 2023 at 1:57 AM
Breaking news: Henry Kissinger dies at 100. The diplomat exercised an unparalleled control over U.S. international affairs and policymaking. He was also the target of relentless critics, who deemed him unprincipled and amoral.
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has died. She entered hospice 2 days ago. Her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, is also in hospice.
She was 96.
She was 96.
November 19, 2023 at 8:19 PM
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has died. She entered hospice 2 days ago. Her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, is also in hospice.
She was 96.
She was 96.
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Exciting news: We’re taking another step to making Bluesky an open network for public conversations.
Around the end of this month, we’ll release a public web interface. With this, you’ll be able to view posts on Bluesky without being logged in on an account.
Around the end of this month, we’ll release a public web interface. With this, you’ll be able to view posts on Bluesky without being logged in on an account.
November 16, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Exciting news: We’re taking another step to making Bluesky an open network for public conversations.
Around the end of this month, we’ll release a public web interface. With this, you’ll be able to view posts on Bluesky without being logged in on an account.
Around the end of this month, we’ll release a public web interface. With this, you’ll be able to view posts on Bluesky without being logged in on an account.
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For the past few months, the LA Times has been fighting for the release of videos showing deputies beating inmates in the LA jails.
This week, we got them.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-10/unsealed-surveillance-videos-culture-of-violence-inside-l-a-county-jails
This week, we got them.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-10/unsealed-surveillance-videos-culture-of-violence-inside-l-a-county-jails
Unsealed surveillance videos show violence against inmates inside L.A. County jails
The trove of jail security footage was released after The Times and Witness LA asked a federal judge to make the videos public.
www.latimes.com
November 11, 2023 at 5:49 PM
For the past few months, the LA Times has been fighting for the release of videos showing deputies beating inmates in the LA jails.
This week, we got them.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-10/unsealed-surveillance-videos-culture-of-violence-inside-l-a-county-jails
This week, we got them.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-10/unsealed-surveillance-videos-culture-of-violence-inside-l-a-county-jails
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Breaking News: The House voted to tie $14.3 billion in Israel aid to domestic spending cuts, defying President Biden’s veto threat and opposition in the Senate.
House Ties Israel Aid to Spending Cuts, Setting Up Clash With Biden and Senate
The Republican-led House approved a $14.3 billion measure for Israel’s war with Hamas, defying President Biden’s request to pair it with aid for Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2023 at 10:03 PM
Breaking News: The House voted to tie $14.3 billion in Israel aid to domestic spending cuts, defying President Biden’s veto threat and opposition in the Senate.
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Health care activist Ady Barkan has died from complications of ALS, his wife Rachael announced
November 2, 2023 at 2:11 AM
Health care activist Ady Barkan has died from complications of ALS, his wife Rachael announced
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Here are Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept org charts dating back to 2018, for anyone who might find them useful. Obtained (after many painful months) through a public records request.
www.documentcloud.org/app?q=%2Bpro...
www.documentcloud.org/app?q=%2Bpro...
DocumentCloud
www.documentcloud.org
October 28, 2023 at 6:40 PM
Here are Los Angeles Sheriff's Dept org charts dating back to 2018, for anyone who might find them useful. Obtained (after many painful months) through a public records request.
www.documentcloud.org/app?q=%2Bpro...
www.documentcloud.org/app?q=%2Bpro...
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"This was a terrible tragedy, but sometimes these things just happen and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop them."
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
LEWISTON, ME—In the hours following a violent rampage in Maine in which a lone attacker killed at least 16 individuals and injured numerous others, citizens living in the only country where this ...
www.theonion.com
October 26, 2023 at 2:53 PM
"This was a terrible tragedy, but sometimes these things just happen and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop them."
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Maine sheriff's office confirms at least 2 shootings scenes in the Lewiston area.
"We are encouraging all businesses to lock down," it says. "The suspect is still at large."
"We are encouraging all businesses to lock down," it says. "The suspect is still at large."
October 26, 2023 at 12:14 AM
Maine sheriff's office confirms at least 2 shootings scenes in the Lewiston area.
"We are encouraging all businesses to lock down," it says. "The suspect is still at large."
"We are encouraging all businesses to lock down," it says. "The suspect is still at large."
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Multiple shooting events being reported in Lewiston Maine
Live coverage www.youtube.com/live/cAHvI5P...
Live coverage www.youtube.com/live/cAHvI5P...
Officials in Lewiston, Maine send emergency alert telling people to seek shelter due to active shooter
October 26, 2023 at 12:21 AM
Multiple shooting events being reported in Lewiston Maine
Live coverage www.youtube.com/live/cAHvI5P...
Live coverage www.youtube.com/live/cAHvI5P...
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The engagement gap on journalism between Threads and Bluesky is huge. (I have similar number of followers on both platforms.)
October 25, 2023 at 11:44 PM
The engagement gap on journalism between Threads and Bluesky is huge. (I have similar number of followers on both platforms.)
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The NHL has reversed course on its decision to ban players from displaying support for social causes through the tape on their sticks.
The controversy around the ban centered primarily around Pride-themed tape, a rainbow-colored stick tape that players have used for Pride nights in the NHL.
The controversy around the ban centered primarily around Pride-themed tape, a rainbow-colored stick tape that players have used for Pride nights in the NHL.
NHL backs down on ban, allows Pride-themed stick tape
NHL players have previously used Pride tape to show support for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 24, 2023 at 7:20 PM
The NHL has reversed course on its decision to ban players from displaying support for social causes through the tape on their sticks.
The controversy around the ban centered primarily around Pride-themed tape, a rainbow-colored stick tape that players have used for Pride nights in the NHL.
The controversy around the ban centered primarily around Pride-themed tape, a rainbow-colored stick tape that players have used for Pride nights in the NHL.
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McDonald's workers are ON STRIKE it 3868 E 3rd St in East LA after being told to work in nearly 100 degree temperatures inside!
Our hours were cut when we demanded a safe workplace.
Earlier this year over 30 of us went on strike.
We know it's the best way to make greedy bosses listen.
Our hours were cut when we demanded a safe workplace.
Earlier this year over 30 of us went on strike.
We know it's the best way to make greedy bosses listen.
October 24, 2023 at 7:50 PM
McDonald's workers are ON STRIKE it 3868 E 3rd St in East LA after being told to work in nearly 100 degree temperatures inside!
Our hours were cut when we demanded a safe workplace.
Earlier this year over 30 of us went on strike.
We know it's the best way to make greedy bosses listen.
Our hours were cut when we demanded a safe workplace.
Earlier this year over 30 of us went on strike.
We know it's the best way to make greedy bosses listen.
prayer circle hope it works:
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October 12, 2023 at 12:15 AM
prayer circle hope it works:
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Dodgers
🕯 win tonight 🕯
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Dodgers
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