Katie White
@katiewhite612.bsky.social
Mostly here for church stuff.
Pinned
As the Bluesky continues to grow, I feel like I need to re-establish my disclaimers from the Old Place: I primarily use social media to learn more about my faith. Lots of people who haven't met me IRL know me from my public sector job, which has a social media policy against putting my work #onhere.
Reposted by Katie White
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
Reposted by Katie White
MSP you'll let me know when to go outside, right??
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
MSP you'll let me know when to go outside, right??
My husband is currently on a plane over the northern Atlantic ocean and can start to see the aurora.
November 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
My husband is currently on a plane over the northern Atlantic ocean and can start to see the aurora.
Reposted by Katie White
MSP you'll let me know when to go outside, right??
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
MSP you'll let me know when to go outside, right??
Recurring topic in our house: who is weirder, Noel from GBBO or David from My Lottery Dream Home? (We love them both so much! No criticism in the question.)
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Recurring topic in our house: who is weirder, Noel from GBBO or David from My Lottery Dream Home? (We love them both so much! No criticism in the question.)
Reposted by Katie White
I came to pay my respects in person. Yes, really.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I came to pay my respects in person. Yes, really.
Reposted by Katie White
Coast Guard: Uh, see, uh...D'you think there's any possibility that you could, uh, come about and go back there and, uh, and do any searching?
1/
1/
The exchange between the Coast Guard and the Arthur M. Anderson on the night the Edmund Fitzgerald went down is one of my Roman Empires — asking the Anderson to come about and search, and Captain Cooper saying yes.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyaE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyaE...
The Lost Fitzgerald Search Tapes
Rare radio chatter between the Arthur M. Anderson and the Coast Guard November 10th, 1975. The last time anyone ever heard from the Edmund Fitzgerald
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2023 at 1:05 PM
Coast Guard: Uh, see, uh...D'you think there's any possibility that you could, uh, come about and go back there and, uh, and do any searching?
1/
1/
All of my Chrome windows and tabs were gone for an hour. Then they came back. The sense of relief I felt was incredible.
November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
All of my Chrome windows and tabs were gone for an hour. Then they came back. The sense of relief I felt was incredible.
Hey bikesky: I'm considering getting my husband an ultrasonic cleaner for his bike parts as an Xmas gift. Worth the money? Useless?
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hey bikesky: I'm considering getting my husband an ultrasonic cleaner for his bike parts as an Xmas gift. Worth the money? Useless?
My normcore Dem dad apparently protests every week at a wealthy west suburban intersection with his friend, retired foreign service.
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
My normcore Dem dad apparently protests every week at a wealthy west suburban intersection with his friend, retired foreign service.
Reposted by Katie White
We were supposed to go to Chicago for a kid-free weekend but cancelled just before the airspace news started to come out. Our Friday flight made it but just found out today's is cancelled. Close call.
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
We were supposed to go to Chicago for a kid-free weekend but cancelled just before the airspace news started to come out. Our Friday flight made it but just found out today's is cancelled. Close call.
Reposted by Katie White
The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
Why next year's flu shot might not be as good as it should be
America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other pathogens. That could be a blow to the development of the 2025 flu vaccine.
www.npr.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The US withdrawal from WHO could impact the flu shot.
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
Flu samples sent to CDC from around the world are down 60% this year, as of July.
"When those viruses are not coming in, we don't know what to put in the vaccine, and you're going to have less effective vaccines."
Reposted by Katie White
post a non-religious image you think of as holy
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
post a non-religious image you think of as holy
Reposted by Katie White
women are so special because we all take insanely hot showers
November 8, 2025 at 6:13 AM
women are so special because we all take insanely hot showers
I had a volunteer meeting via Zoom from 4-5pm and a work meeting via Teams from 6-6:30pm. I'm wiped!
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I had a volunteer meeting via Zoom from 4-5pm and a work meeting via Teams from 6-6:30pm. I'm wiped!
This is evil and cannot be reformed.
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is evil and cannot be reformed.
Reposted by Katie White
“.. Nearly half of young men have an active gambling account. .. Less than 5% of gamblers withdraw more money from their apps than they deposit.
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
“.. Nearly half of young men have an active gambling account. .. Less than 5% of gamblers withdraw more money from their apps than they deposit.
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
“.. as the NBA’s dustup shows, this experiment is turning out to be a terrible bet.”
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
When you book a room at MN's oldest hotel (the St. James in Red Wing) they ask if you are staying at the hotel specifically because of its connection to Amtrak.
November 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
When you book a room at MN's oldest hotel (the St. James in Red Wing) they ask if you are staying at the hotel specifically because of its connection to Amtrak.
Reposted by Katie White
NEW from me: In a rare dissent in Trumpland, two conservative-leaning Catholic bishops who are tied to Trump's own religious liberty commission are criticizing the administration, voicing concerns for ICE detainees who are allegedly being denied access to Communion. religionnews.com/2025/11/04/c...
Catholic bishops tied to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission voice criticism of administration
RNS — ‘It is important that our Catholic detainees are able to receive pastoral care and have access to the sacraments,’ Bishop Kevin Rhoades told RNS in an email.
religionnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
NEW from me: In a rare dissent in Trumpland, two conservative-leaning Catholic bishops who are tied to Trump's own religious liberty commission are criticizing the administration, voicing concerns for ICE detainees who are allegedly being denied access to Communion. religionnews.com/2025/11/04/c...
Reposted by Katie White
They're arresting priests now.
According to the diocese, the priest was legally working here. Now, he’s in ICE detention: www.ncronline.org/news/texas-e...
Texas Episcopal diocese says one of its priests has been detained by ICE
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas announced on Saturday (Nov. 1) that one of its priests, a Kenyan national, has been detained by immigration officials despite working in the state legally.
www.ncronline.org
November 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
They're arresting priests now.
Reposted by Katie White
NEW from me: An Episcopal priest — a Kenyan national who works with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — has been detained by ICE, says diocese.
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
Episcopal priest has been detained by ICE in Texas, says diocese
(RNS) — 'We do not know yet why he was targeted', said the Rt. Rev. C. Andrew Doyle, who leads the Diocese of Texas.
religionnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
NEW from me: An Episcopal priest — a Kenyan national who works with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — has been detained by ICE, says diocese.
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
The area bishop, reached via email, told me church officials still “do not know yet why he was targeted.” religionnews.com/2025/11/02/e...
At least 20 kids under the age of 10 (mostly under 6) at church today. My kid was very helpful, engaged, and well behaved. Early 20s baptism. Immediately teared up for recessional "Ye watchers and ye holy ones." 10/10
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
At least 20 kids under the age of 10 (mostly under 6) at church today. My kid was very helpful, engaged, and well behaved. Early 20s baptism. Immediately teared up for recessional "Ye watchers and ye holy ones." 10/10
Reposted by Katie White
Picture it: you live in Minneapolis and are enjoying a postcard-perfect fall day riding on our network of over 100 miles of trails and curb-protected bikeways.
October 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Picture it: you live in Minneapolis and are enjoying a postcard-perfect fall day riding on our network of over 100 miles of trails and curb-protected bikeways.