🇺🇦Kathryn Sievers she/her🇺🇦
@easternbluebirds.bsky.social
Democrat, fervent but terrible gardener, occasional baker, apparent klutz, professional viola player. I read Michelle Obama's Becoming and took from it that hope is a moral imperative. I grapple daily to maintain hope for our world--don't give up!
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"I don’t know if the mail rule has stymied the flow of drugs into the prison... But as we get closer to the holidays, I do know I will miss my mom’s loopy cursive handwriting on a Christmas card."
When prisons ban physical mail, families suffer.
When prisons ban physical mail, families suffer.
Prison Mail Rules Are Changing to Prevent Drugs. Has it Worked?
Oregon no longer allows many forms of physical mail. It’s become harder for people to send incarcerated loved ones Christmas cards.
prisonjournalismproject.org
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
"I don’t know if the mail rule has stymied the flow of drugs into the prison... But as we get closer to the holidays, I do know I will miss my mom’s loopy cursive handwriting on a Christmas card."
When prisons ban physical mail, families suffer.
When prisons ban physical mail, families suffer.
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❤️🩹 NATIONWIDE: Jan 20, 2026 Free America Walk Out! ❤️🩹
★ We walk away from fascism.
★ We walk towards a Free America.
★ We fight for a future that belongs to us all.
★ Everybody in, nobody out.
★ Welcome to the Free America Walkout
HOST a walk out: bit.ly/1202026
Pledge to walk: www.freeameri.ca
★ We walk away from fascism.
★ We walk towards a Free America.
★ We fight for a future that belongs to us all.
★ Everybody in, nobody out.
★ Welcome to the Free America Walkout
HOST a walk out: bit.ly/1202026
Pledge to walk: www.freeameri.ca
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
❤️🩹 NATIONWIDE: Jan 20, 2026 Free America Walk Out! ❤️🩹
★ We walk away from fascism.
★ We walk towards a Free America.
★ We fight for a future that belongs to us all.
★ Everybody in, nobody out.
★ Welcome to the Free America Walkout
HOST a walk out: bit.ly/1202026
Pledge to walk: www.freeameri.ca
★ We walk away from fascism.
★ We walk towards a Free America.
★ We fight for a future that belongs to us all.
★ Everybody in, nobody out.
★ Welcome to the Free America Walkout
HOST a walk out: bit.ly/1202026
Pledge to walk: www.freeameri.ca
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Julie Brown: “They didn’t even release the victim interviews…It’s clear that the Department of Justice is not only thumbing its nose at the public’s demand for transparency and accountability, it is not taking the crimes committed against children seriously.”
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
The Epstein Files: My observations
Nothing to See Here
open.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Julie Brown: “They didn’t even release the victim interviews…It’s clear that the Department of Justice is not only thumbing its nose at the public’s demand for transparency and accountability, it is not taking the crimes committed against children seriously.”
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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NEW: I Started Covering the COVID-19 Crisis in Albany, Georgia. This Moment Made Me Realize There Was a Bigger Story to Tell.
The virus had killed about 38 people, most of them Black, by April 2020. But when a white judge died, local officials made sure to announce her name.
The virus had killed about 38 people, most of them Black, by April 2020. But when a white judge died, local officials made sure to announce her name.
I Started Covering the COVID-19 Crisis in Albany, Georgia. This Moment Made Me Realize There Was a Bigger Story to Tell.
The virus had killed about 38 people, most of them Black, by April 2020. But when a white judge died, local officials made sure to announce her name.
www.propublica.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: I Started Covering the COVID-19 Crisis in Albany, Georgia. This Moment Made Me Realize There Was a Bigger Story to Tell.
The virus had killed about 38 people, most of them Black, by April 2020. But when a white judge died, local officials made sure to announce her name.
The virus had killed about 38 people, most of them Black, by April 2020. But when a white judge died, local officials made sure to announce her name.
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Got some figures from the @lachlanmcnamee.bsky.social Salma Mousa & @kylepeyton.bsky.social DEI analysis from 4.67 million employment records at US public universities (1993-2024)
Compact article gets it backwards. Unis diversified *leadership* not faculty.
Compact article gets it backwards. Unis diversified *leadership* not faculty.
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Got some figures from the @lachlanmcnamee.bsky.social Salma Mousa & @kylepeyton.bsky.social DEI analysis from 4.67 million employment records at US public universities (1993-2024)
Compact article gets it backwards. Unis diversified *leadership* not faculty.
Compact article gets it backwards. Unis diversified *leadership* not faculty.
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@reedgalen.bsky.social sat down with @cathylutz.bsky.social, "cultural anthropologist and co-founder of the Costs of War Project, to discuss the United States’ enduring propensity for military intervention, particularly in the context of Venezuela."
The Costs of War with Brown University Professor Catherine Lutz
All These Years Later We Still Haven't Learned Our Lesson
reedgalen.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
@reedgalen.bsky.social sat down with @cathylutz.bsky.social, "cultural anthropologist and co-founder of the Costs of War Project, to discuss the United States’ enduring propensity for military intervention, particularly in the context of Venezuela."
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Hitler vows no more territorial demands in Europe if Western allies give him Sudetenland.
Scorpion vows no more stinging if frog treats him with respect.
December 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Hitler vows no more territorial demands in Europe if Western allies give him Sudetenland.
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I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
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It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
It is utterly catastrophic that RFK Jr. plans to end CDC recommendations for most childhood vaccines.
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
It’s a betrayal of science, ethics, compassion, and the people of the United States.
And it was also a specific goal of Project 2025 (page 254).
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“So, yes, a real reckoning with Epstein would mean a real re-thinking of questions of gender, wealth, and power. So be it. Real reckonings are uncomfortable. That’s what it means to come to a reckoning.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/screw-it-l...
www.thebulwark.com/p/screw-it-l...
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
“So, yes, a real reckoning with Epstein would mean a real re-thinking of questions of gender, wealth, and power. So be it. Real reckonings are uncomfortable. That’s what it means to come to a reckoning.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/screw-it-l...
www.thebulwark.com/p/screw-it-l...
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Protect newborns from Hepatitis B! HepB infection can cause lifelong health problems - liver damage, cancer even death. Babies can be exposed through mothers, caregivers or daycare. Vaccination is the best protection.
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/Hepatitis-B.aspx
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/Hepatitis-B.aspx
December 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Protect newborns from Hepatitis B! HepB infection can cause lifelong health problems - liver damage, cancer even death. Babies can be exposed through mothers, caregivers or daycare. Vaccination is the best protection.
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/Hepatitis-B.aspx
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/Hepatitis-B.aspx
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All the lawlessness ... it all goes back to John Roberts.
December 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
All the lawlessness ... it all goes back to John Roberts.
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REDACTED: The Trump Administration Can't Cover Up The Epstein Files Forever
The best way for Donald Trump to clear his name and escape his relationship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is to simply release all the files. That didn't happen today. What is he hiding?
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The best way for Donald Trump to clear his name and escape his relationship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is to simply release all the files. That didn't happen today. What is he hiding?
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
REDACTED: The Trump Administration Can't Cover Up The Epstein Files Forever
The best way for Donald Trump to clear his name and escape his relationship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is to simply release all the files. That didn't happen today. What is he hiding?
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
The best way for Donald Trump to clear his name and escape his relationship with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein is to simply release all the files. That didn't happen today. What is he hiding?
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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This is more of a coverup than an actual release of the Epstein Files.
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is more of a coverup than an actual release of the Epstein Files.
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The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
🚨 "The Justice Department redacted the names and identifiers of victims. Fox News Digital has learned that the same redaction standards were applied to politically exposed individuals and government officials. "
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
h/t @kleinmatic.bsky.social
Epstein files explode open as DOJ details discovery of powerful figures and more than 1,200 victims
EXCLUSIVE: More than a dozen people and government officials' names appear in the hundreds of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein files made public Friday, sources said.
www.foxnews.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:20 PM
The Epstein file is the only thing Trump has ever taken his name off of
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rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
wapo.st
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
rfk will not rest until your kid is dead wapo.st/4s2l2zn
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DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
DOJ broke the law today by refusing to produce all the Epstein files. It also broke the law by redacting information other than to protect victims. Yet, the corporate media is acting that DOJ did us a huge favor.
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
Now, more than ever, help build independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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John Deere got this video taken off our YouTube for two weeks. It took our lawyers reaching out to YouTube to get it back up.
The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
John Deere got this video taken off our YouTube for two weeks. It took our lawyers reaching out to YouTube to get it back up.
The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
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Trump has now conducted 28 boat strikes, killing over 100 people.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
December 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump has now conducted 28 boat strikes, killing over 100 people.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
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The Republican health care plan would result in 100,000 people — per YEAR — losing their health care coverage.
December 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Republican health care plan would result in 100,000 people — per YEAR — losing their health care coverage.
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Although a new law requires the full release of the Epstein files, experts expect some records to be withheld or redacted. How many is the question.
Epstein files: Expectations vs. reality on what's going to be released
Although a new law requires the full release of the Epstein files, experts expect some records to be withheld or redacted. How many is the question.
bit.ly
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Although a new law requires the full release of the Epstein files, experts expect some records to be withheld or redacted. How many is the question.
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People shouldn't need a famous connection to have a shot at a pardon.
Governors across the country should learn from these steps and missteps and use their pardon powers in a meaningful way. Learn more about pardons here 👇
Governors across the country should learn from these steps and missteps and use their pardon powers in a meaningful way. Learn more about pardons here 👇
What Trump gets right and wrong about pardons
Pardons aren’t about helping political allies – they’re about bringing a measure of justice to an unjust system.
www.prisonpolicy.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM
People shouldn't need a famous connection to have a shot at a pardon.
Governors across the country should learn from these steps and missteps and use their pardon powers in a meaningful way. Learn more about pardons here 👇
Governors across the country should learn from these steps and missteps and use their pardon powers in a meaningful way. Learn more about pardons here 👇
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🎄🎅 "Shchedryk" was heard at one of the destroyed DTEK thermal power plants
"This performance was part of our joint initiative with Svitlo Concert - an appeal to the world community to strengthen support for the Ukrainian energy sector in times of unprecedented challenges."
"This performance was part of our joint initiative with Svitlo Concert - an appeal to the world community to strengthen support for the Ukrainian energy sector in times of unprecedented challenges."
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🎄🎅 "Shchedryk" was heard at one of the destroyed DTEK thermal power plants
"This performance was part of our joint initiative with Svitlo Concert - an appeal to the world community to strengthen support for the Ukrainian energy sector in times of unprecedented challenges."
"This performance was part of our joint initiative with Svitlo Concert - an appeal to the world community to strengthen support for the Ukrainian energy sector in times of unprecedented challenges."