Kate Crowe
@kcrowe.bsky.social
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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.
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The autobiography concludes its section on this conversation interestingly:
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
The autobiography concludes its section on this conversation interestingly:
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
"I [Harry Belafonte] felt as if our moorings were unhinging. "Damn, Martin! If that's what you think, what would you have us do?" I asked.
He gave me a look. "I guess we're just going to have to become firemen.""
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“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
January 20, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“But what deeply troubles me now is that for all the steps we've taken toward integration, I've come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house."
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Dr. King said this famous quote on March 27th, 1968, mere days before his murder. But the context around the quote is interesting...
Is this the closest Bluesky has come to that travelling stripper who wrote that enormous Twitter thread which became an actual movie? Possibly. www.elle.com/culture/movi...
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 5:56 AM
Is this the closest Bluesky has come to that travelling stripper who wrote that enormous Twitter thread which became an actual movie? Possibly. www.elle.com/culture/movi...
For the love of Pete this bill has got to go
Lakewood is about face a costly reckoning with the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights — to the tune of more than $42 million.
Denver suburb faces sudden $42 million fiscal hole as it reckons with ruling finding a city tax violated TABOR
“This decision should serve as a strong precedent should taxpayers need to challenge new taxes,” the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s leader said.
trib.al
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
For the love of Pete this bill has got to go
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Founded in 1986, Welton Street Cafe became a symbol of Five Points' roots as the historically Black neighborhood grew taller, more gentrified and more expensive and other legacy businesses moved out.
Inside the very slow (and very intentional) reopening of an iconic Denver restaurant
"It takes a downfall, it takes a lot of time, it takes a lot of money and takes a lot of sacrifice."
denverite.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:19 AM
🥳
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New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home
DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 20, 2026 at 12:29 AM
New — I wrote about ChongLy Scott Thao, the elderly Hmong American wrongly arrested and forced out of his home by ICE in his underwear during the punishing Minnesota winter, what witnesses saw, and DHS's racist claim that he fit the description of another Asian man they were looking for.
My story:
My story:
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Danish soldiers are now arriving in Greenland as the military presence increases.
January 19, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Danish soldiers are now arriving in Greenland as the military presence increases.
Me, rewatching Fringe
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Me, rewatching Fringe
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"There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love."
He says this about the church but it truly sums up my feelings with our country as well
He says this about the church but it truly sums up my feelings with our country as well
January 19, 2026 at 5:33 PM
"There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love."
He says this about the church but it truly sums up my feelings with our country as well
He says this about the church but it truly sums up my feelings with our country as well
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one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws one has a moral responsibility
January 19, 2026 at 5:19 PM
one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws one has a moral responsibility
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM
i think this MLK day the thing to focus on is the strategic focus and tactical brilliance of the civil rights movement and the way it was laser focused on a set of achievable goals
There are a few things I Iearned about Minnesotans while partnered with someone from Duluth (somehow even colder than the Twin Cities bc of lake effect) it is that they have winter clothing for every situation and some of them willingly eat fish cured in lye. I would not mess with them.
January 19, 2026 at 6:50 AM
There are a few things I Iearned about Minnesotans while partnered with someone from Duluth (somehow even colder than the Twin Cities bc of lake effect) it is that they have winter clothing for every situation and some of them willingly eat fish cured in lye. I would not mess with them.
This is honestly making him sound far cooler than he is. Grifter bully is more like it.
UK Conservative MP Simon Hoare: “The upcoming State visit of HM The King to the US must now be cancelled. The civilised world can deal with Trump no longer. He is a gangster pirate.”
January 19, 2026 at 6:43 AM
This is honestly making him sound far cooler than he is. Grifter bully is more like it.
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ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
January 19, 2026 at 5:41 AM
ICE ended up returning the man, Saly, after realizing he’s a fucking US citizen with no criminal record, per his sister-in-law. These fucking animals.
It's real dumb that using the word "demon" in reference to a statue with a nickname that references Satan will get you blocked by a fan account for that statue
then it probably shouldn't be using a nickname that references the most famous demon in Christian eschatology? 🤷♀️
January 19, 2026 at 3:32 AM
It's real dumb that using the word "demon" in reference to a statue with a nickname that references Satan will get you blocked by a fan account for that statue
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fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 PM
fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
I don't have a dog in this fight but it's worth noting that the demon horse statue that greets you at the airport in Denver is nicknamed Blucifer in part because of his glowing red eyes and in part because it fell on its creator and killed him.
#Broncos
#Broncos
a blue horse with a red eye is standing next to a black horse
Alt: Blucifer is being dramatic
media.tenor.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I don't have a dog in this fight but it's worth noting that the demon horse statue that greets you at the airport in Denver is nicknamed Blucifer in part because of his glowing red eyes and in part because it fell on its creator and killed him.
#Broncos
#Broncos
I'm still going to be annoyed at him for a very long time about that dumb ass Superbowl commercial about how we all just need to listen to each other but he's also the guy who penned 41 Shots about Amadou Diallo's murder
In a surprise appearance in New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen denounced the Trump administration’s ICE deployments and dedicated a song to Renee Good, the woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this month.
Springsteen Denounces ICE Deployments and Renee Good’s Killing
In a surprise appearance in New Jersey, the musician dedicated his song “The Promised Land” to Ms. Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis this month.
nyti.ms
January 19, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I'm still going to be annoyed at him for a very long time about that dumb ass Superbowl commercial about how we all just need to listen to each other but he's also the guy who penned 41 Shots about Amadou Diallo's murder
I assume this means the Bears are playing rn
January 19, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I assume this means the Bears are playing rn
Zohran is really giving that "if he wanted to he would" energy.
If they wanted to, they would.
If they wanted to, they would.
January 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Zohran is really giving that "if he wanted to he would" energy.
If they wanted to, they would.
If they wanted to, they would.
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Look for the helpers
Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest
A University of Alaska student was charged with a misdemeanor for eating another student's AI-generated art in protest.
www.artnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Look for the helpers
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Still waiting on an explanation as to why 116 of our staff positions - our incomes, our livelihoods - at the National Endowment for the Humanities were "abolished" when the funding for the agency will remain level. #NEH
National Humanities Alliance reports budget bills expected to be signed by Trump will include level funding for NEH, and continued, but cut, funding for NARA and NHPRC. Wilson Center gets funding - 5m down from 15m in FY25. Check link for more on different funding levels:
nhalliance.org
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Still waiting on an explanation as to why 116 of our staff positions - our incomes, our livelihoods - at the National Endowment for the Humanities were "abolished" when the funding for the agency will remain level. #NEH