@cathywalt.bsky.social
Believer in good government. Activist working for women’s rights and reproductive freedom.
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1/ I recently wrote about Frances Perkins—FDR’s Labor Secretary and first woman cabinet member. She is best known as the architect of the New Deal but she had a lesser-known achievement:
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
She dismantled her era’s version of ICE.🧵
January 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Physical chemist Ruth Benerito was born #OTD in 1916.
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
January 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Physical chemist Ruth Benerito was born #OTD in 1916.
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
She pioneered a key chemical process, cross-linking, which led to wrinkle-resistant cotton fabrics. It transformed the cotton industry & helped save it from competition w/synthetic fibers. #WomenInSTEM
She held >50 patents. #inventor
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Looks like the regime has put JD in charge of bullshit.
January 11, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Looks like the regime has put JD in charge of bullshit.
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Port Townsend Washington at the ICE/Gestapo protest yesterday.
This one shattered me.
Photographer - Anna Maria Wolf
This one shattered me.
Photographer - Anna Maria Wolf
January 12, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Port Townsend Washington at the ICE/Gestapo protest yesterday.
This one shattered me.
Photographer - Anna Maria Wolf
This one shattered me.
Photographer - Anna Maria Wolf
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"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
"It wasn't murder, and if you say it was murder we will kill you, which again will not be murder."
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Trump’s bravado meets reality as oil executives politely refuse to bankroll chaos, exposing the yawning chasm between his grand promises and the hard math of global energy markets.
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"Easier Said Than Drilled"
Trump’s bravado meets reality as oil executives politely refuse to bankroll chaos, exposing the yawning chasm between his grand promises and the hard math of global energy markets.
therealmichaelcohen.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Trump’s bravado meets reality as oil executives politely refuse to bankroll chaos, exposing the yawning chasm between his grand promises and the hard math of global energy markets.
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“Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok facing backlash from governments around the world after a recent surge in sexualized images of women and children generated without consent…”
This is the “supercomputer” Memphis is being poisoned & taken advantage of for?
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/06/t...
This is the “supercomputer” Memphis is being poisoned & taken advantage of for?
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/06/t...
January 7, 2026 at 3:14 AM
“Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok facing backlash from governments around the world after a recent surge in sexualized images of women and children generated without consent…”
This is the “supercomputer” Memphis is being poisoned & taken advantage of for?
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/06/t...
This is the “supercomputer” Memphis is being poisoned & taken advantage of for?
www.bostonherald.com/2026/01/06/t...
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“We should take it as a call to arms—that Trump’s America is not our America, that on the 250th anniversary year of our nation’s founding we won’t remain quiet as these thugs escalate their attack on the rule of law & our unbreakable commitment to democracy.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-a...
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-a...
Snapshot: A Deeply Appalling Press Conference
It's worse than I thought. Trump plans to "run" Venezuela and does not pretend he cares about anything beyond taking the oil.
www.americaamerica.news
January 4, 2026 at 3:37 AM
“We should take it as a call to arms—that Trump’s America is not our America, that on the 250th anniversary year of our nation’s founding we won’t remain quiet as these thugs escalate their attack on the rule of law & our unbreakable commitment to democracy.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-a...
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-a...
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Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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January 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country.
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@senatedemocrats.bsky.social
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So let’s me get this straight:
We don’t have money for childcare or money to give people affordable healthcare but apparently have plenty to take over and run an entire country in South America
We don’t have money for childcare or money to give people affordable healthcare but apparently have plenty to take over and run an entire country in South America
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed
media.tenor.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
So let’s me get this straight:
We don’t have money for childcare or money to give people affordable healthcare but apparently have plenty to take over and run an entire country in South America
We don’t have money for childcare or money to give people affordable healthcare but apparently have plenty to take over and run an entire country in South America
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WASH POST: “ICE to spend $100 million to recruit gun rights supporters and military enthusiasts… a ‘wartime recruitment’ strategy…”
If you’re not alarmed about Trump recruiting this goon squad with payer funds you’re not paying attention. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
If you’re not alarmed about Trump recruiting this goon squad with payer funds you’re not paying attention. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
January 1, 2026 at 3:42 AM
WASH POST: “ICE to spend $100 million to recruit gun rights supporters and military enthusiasts… a ‘wartime recruitment’ strategy…”
If you’re not alarmed about Trump recruiting this goon squad with payer funds you’re not paying attention. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
If you’re not alarmed about Trump recruiting this goon squad with payer funds you’re not paying attention. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Plan C shares what the research shows: people in all 50 states and U.S. territories are accessing abortion pills by mail safely, discreetly, and effectively. Learn more at plancpills.org/guide.
How people get abortion pills online in every state
Learn how to get an abortion pill online and where to order abortion pills by mail. FAQs: What is Mifepristone? How does Plan C work? Is at-home abortion safe?
plancpills.org
December 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Plan C shares what the research shows: people in all 50 states and U.S. territories are accessing abortion pills by mail safely, discreetly, and effectively. Learn more at plancpills.org/guide.
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Over the holidays, the administration quietly initiated a review of all Wildlife Refuges, something that could preface yet another attempt to steal your land: open.substack.com/pub/wessiler...
They’re Coming For Your Wildlife Refuges
The Fish and Wildlife Service’s over-holiday review, and what it means for 850 million acres of public land and water
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Over the holidays, the administration quietly initiated a review of all Wildlife Refuges, something that could preface yet another attempt to steal your land: open.substack.com/pub/wessiler...
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Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on tra...
www.propublica.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
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In case you need a positive reminder:
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
In case you need a positive reminder:
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A 2025 heartfelt thank you to those across the country that helped the thousands of women in restricted states live the lives they choose.
Here’s to access, choice, and the freedom to decide.
Because abortion care is worth celebrating, this season and always 🎄✨
Because abortion care is worth celebrating, this season and always 🎄✨
December 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A 2025 heartfelt thank you to those across the country that helped the thousands of women in restricted states live the lives they choose.
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Carol of the Bells in the Kyiv metro.
Voices from the embassies of Germany, France, and the UK performed Shchedryk underground — a simple, powerful sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with us. us.
Voices from the embassies of Germany, France, and the UK performed Shchedryk underground — a simple, powerful sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with us. us.
December 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Carol of the Bells in the Kyiv metro.
Voices from the embassies of Germany, France, and the UK performed Shchedryk underground — a simple, powerful sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with us. us.
Voices from the embassies of Germany, France, and the UK performed Shchedryk underground — a simple, powerful sign of solidarity with Ukraine.
Thank you to everyone who stands with us. us.
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... schon wieder - die geniale #MarshFamily❣ Ein Song passend zum Weihnachten, gewöhnlich geniale bissige Politsatire ...
"Carol of the Bells" / "Shchedryk" - Marsh Family adaptation of Ukrainian New Year song for 2026
YouTube video by Marsh Family
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December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
... schon wieder - die geniale #MarshFamily❣ Ein Song passend zum Weihnachten, gewöhnlich geniale bissige Politsatire ...
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed EIGHT straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
May be the saddest story I have read
December 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
May be the saddest story I have read
Wholeheartedly agree here 👇👇
Never forget this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
December 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Wholeheartedly agree here 👇👇
“It’s a huge revolution of who actually gets to decide when, how and with the support of whom they can have an abortion and until when.
Global telehealth abortion provider Women Help Women is now producing its own combipack of one mife and eight miso tablets, and says they will start serving the US if the FDA restricts access to telehealth abortion. @msmagazine.com @plancpills.bsky.social
msmagazine.com/2025/12/14/g...
msmagazine.com/2025/12/14/g...
A Global Telehealth First: Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack
The feminist telehealth provider Women Help Women cuts out pharma middlemen to make its new mifepristone-misprostol abortion pill combo pack.
msmagazine.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“It’s a huge revolution of who actually gets to decide when, how and with the support of whom they can have an abortion and until when.
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While we concern ourselves about SNAP benefits…
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
While we concern ourselves about SNAP benefits…
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Republicans gave $132 billion in tax breaks to the top 1% in 2027.
With that money, we could have extended ACA tax credits for over 20 million people next year and still have $100 billion left over.
With that money, we could have extended ACA tax credits for over 20 million people next year and still have $100 billion left over.
December 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Republicans gave $132 billion in tax breaks to the top 1% in 2027.
With that money, we could have extended ACA tax credits for over 20 million people next year and still have $100 billion left over.
With that money, we could have extended ACA tax credits for over 20 million people next year and still have $100 billion left over.