Kate Crowe
@kcrowe.bsky.social
Ad astra per aspera | archivist @ Univ of Denver | in unceded Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute territory | settler/trespasser | bitch who reads | higher ed baby| she/her | views are mine
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Kate Crowe
@kcrowe.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hi new (apparently mostly Colorado) people! I am a librarian/archivist at a private university here, I am from Kansas (6 gens back on my mom's side), and I am an abolitionist, believer in harm reduction, and the need to protect public goods and services, including but not limited to libraries.
This was one of my questions, casualties.
At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official.
Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack
The official said the dead included civilians and military personnel. At least one of the civilians was killed in a U.S. airstrike outside of Caracas, according to her family.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:44 AM
This was one of my questions, casualties.
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At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official.
Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack
The official said the dead included civilians and military personnel. At least one of the civilians was killed in a U.S. airstrike outside of Caracas, according to her family.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
At least 40 people were killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela early Saturday, including military personnel and civilians, according to a senior Venezuelan official.
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I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
January 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I am struggling with what might be a generational experience. The gulf war was pretty politically formative for me. It’s not history so much as memory this time.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
It is destabilizing to see almost the exact same gameplan but this time without the guardrails that at the time I took for granted.
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We’ve seen this playbook before in Haiti, only we don’t have oil so there is never any talk of running the country after the US kidnaps a Haitian president.
January 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
We’ve seen this playbook before in Haiti, only we don’t have oil so there is never any talk of running the country after the US kidnaps a Haitian president.
Same, just add a few more years. I hate this timeline
The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Same, just add a few more years. I hate this timeline
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
Love it for us that the photos released during a violation of international law and an act of war are also full of examples of national security breaches
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Love it for us that the photos released during a violation of international law and an act of war are also full of examples of national security breaches
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The US Senate confirmed this man 99-0.
Marco Rubio on Cuba during the press conference: "If I lived in Havana and I was in the government, I'd be concerned ... at least a little bit"
January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
The US Senate confirmed this man 99-0.
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Bluesky works differently than Twitter in some important ways. One of them is that hashtags are kind of not a thing, but feeds and lists are in! We created this Colorado News & Politics list to help Centennial Staters find each other on Bluesky and keep up with Colorado News!
May 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Bluesky works differently than Twitter in some important ways. One of them is that hashtags are kind of not a thing, but feeds and lists are in! We created this Colorado News & Politics list to help Centennial Staters find each other on Bluesky and keep up with Colorado News!
I was like, 8, when the US did something similar with Noriega so I guess I better get caught up
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I was like, 8, when the US did something similar with Noriega so I guess I better get caught up
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If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
January 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
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oh sorry, i get it now. the US military isn't going to run venezuela, US oil companies are
January 3, 2026 at 4:46 PM
oh sorry, i get it now. the US military isn't going to run venezuela, US oil companies are
Seriously, each new piece of information is just what the fuck what the fuck what the FUCK
sorry what does he mean "we are going to run the country." what does he mean the US military is going to operate the venezuelan government
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Seriously, each new piece of information is just what the fuck what the fuck what the FUCK
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Democrats are still busy trying to figure out how strongly to word a letter
January 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Democrats are still busy trying to figure out how strongly to word a letter
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Pour one out for the Latin American historians. May the gods of patience be with you as you do your public-facing work right now.
January 3, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Pour one out for the Latin American historians. May the gods of patience be with you as you do your public-facing work right now.
This is why I called and yelled at my senators about, among other things, Rubio's appointment
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 4:37 PM
This is why I called and yelled at my senators about, among other things, Rubio's appointment
If you're feeling spicy you can give your senators a call and tell them that this is why people were upset at them for appointing Rubio, among other reasons.
January 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
If you're feeling spicy you can give your senators a call and tell them that this is why people were upset at them for appointing Rubio, among other reasons.
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
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Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
January 3, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.
Welp I guess that decides Open Veins of Latin America as my next read
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Welp I guess that decides Open Veins of Latin America as my next read
I read the Denver Auditor end of year newsletter and I had forgotten that they had gotten 2 strip clubs to pay dancers, bartenders, servers, etc. more than $14 million in stolen wages. denverite.com/2025/02/27/d...
Denver auditor rules two strip clubs must pay $14 million in back pay and penalties to workers
An investigation found that more than 230 workers at Diamond Cabaret and Rick's Cabaret had their wages stolen.
denverite.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:50 AM
I read the Denver Auditor end of year newsletter and I had forgotten that they had gotten 2 strip clubs to pay dancers, bartenders, servers, etc. more than $14 million in stolen wages. denverite.com/2025/02/27/d...
I have my issues with our mayor for sure but it really does not help that his name is one letter away from the Speaker of the House and so whenever I see coverage of Congress it takes me a minute to mentally separate them
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 AM
I have my issues with our mayor for sure but it really does not help that his name is one letter away from the Speaker of the House and so whenever I see coverage of Congress it takes me a minute to mentally separate them
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Rudy prayed that he might soon find a barber so he could begin wearing his helmet again - 15th century, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cgm 1126, f. 41r
December 31, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Rudy prayed that he might soon find a barber so he could begin wearing his helmet again - 15th century, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Cgm 1126, f. 41r
This is incredible.
OMG 😭
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's is an inherited disease that's like Alzheimers + Parkinson's all in one. NOW: "once the gene therapy has been delivered into the brain... [it] injects a piece of DNA to reprogram the neuron to become a factory for its own cure."
LIFE SAVING!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 AM
This is incredible.