Kaitlyn Wells
@kaitwells.bsky.social
Author of
A FAMILY LOOKS LIKE LOVE🐶 – a Children’s Book Council pick
UNDER THE CLAM MOON🌕
NATGEO ENCYC of AAHC✊🏿
Senior Staff Writer at Wirecutter, covering home office tech
#author #equity #health #kidlit #journalism #SCBWI #pets #productivity #tech
A FAMILY LOOKS LIKE LOVE🐶 – a Children’s Book Council pick
UNDER THE CLAM MOON🌕
NATGEO ENCYC of AAHC✊🏿
Senior Staff Writer at Wirecutter, covering home office tech
#author #equity #health #kidlit #journalism #SCBWI #pets #productivity #tech
"The bedrock of democracy is a free press, which includes the right of reporters to ask questions of and report on the government, including law enforcement officials." —@nyguild.bsky.social
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STATEMENT: NYGuild Executive Committee Condemns ICE Agent Attacks on Journalists
The bedrock of democracy is a free press, which includes the right of reporters to ask questions of and report on the government, including law enforcement …
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October 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"The bedrock of democracy is a free press, which includes the right of reporters to ask questions of and report on the government, including law enforcement officials." —@nyguild.bsky.social
www.nyguild.org/post/stateme...
www.nyguild.org/post/stateme...
"Parents who ridicule, threaten or humiliate their children risk leaving them with a 64% higher chance of having poor mental health as an adult, a study has found."
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Verbally abused children more likely to have poor mental health as adults, study finds
Analysis suggests long-term damage to wellbeing can be worse than for children experiencing physical abuse
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September 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Parents who ridicule, threaten or humiliate their children risk leaving them with a 64% higher chance of having poor mental health as an adult, a study has found."
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Author/illustrator friends, take note! #DVpit is returning next week:
To participate, marginalized creators must have a polished/query-ready manuscript or portfolio to pitch. Pitches must be within the 300-character limit and include the #DVPit hashtag.
To participate, marginalized creators must have a polished/query-ready manuscript or portfolio to pitch. Pitches must be within the 300-character limit and include the #DVPit hashtag.
Less than a month until #DVpit, a pitch event for marginalized creators looking to find an agent & get traditionally published! Here's a reminder of the rules!
For more guidelines & info go to dvpit.carrd.co
See you all at DVpit on October 8th, 2025!
#writersky #booksky
For more guidelines & info go to dvpit.carrd.co
See you all at DVpit on October 8th, 2025!
#writersky #booksky
September 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Tom's mother said part of his liver went to Fatima, now 12, while his heart went to a 60-year-old man, Gordon, who is now 70."
"It was surreal. I stood by two people who are alive because of Tom - and Tom's heart was beating next to me," she said.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #organdonation
"It was surreal. I stood by two people who are alive because of Tom - and Tom's heart was beating next to me," she said.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #organdonation
'My son's donated organs saved nine lives'
Tom Wilson died aged 22 after being hit on the head with a hockey stick.
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Tom's mother said part of his liver went to Fatima, now 12, while his heart went to a 60-year-old man, Gordon, who is now 70."
"It was surreal. I stood by two people who are alive because of Tom - and Tom's heart was beating next to me," she said.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #organdonation
"It was surreal. I stood by two people who are alive because of Tom - and Tom's heart was beating next to me," she said.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #organdonation
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Don’t worry!
If you need a scholarship, please send an email with “Scholarship request” to support@resistancesummerschool.com
This summer, we were able to fund more than 40 scholarships for Race, Media, and International Affairs 101.
We can’t promise funds for everyone but we will try!
If you need a scholarship, please send an email with “Scholarship request” to support@resistancesummerschool.com
This summer, we were able to fund more than 40 scholarships for Race, Media, and International Affairs 101.
We can’t promise funds for everyone but we will try!
If I could afford this, it’s the first thing I’d invest in. If you can, sign up!!!
Friday, Sept. 26, is the FINAL DAY for signups for my independent class, Race, Media and International Affairs 101 and 102.
We WILL NOT new enrollments after 11:59 pm on the 26th.
Classes start Oct. 6th!
Enroll here: www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
We WILL NOT new enrollments after 11:59 pm on the 26th.
Classes start Oct. 6th!
Enroll here: www.resistancesummerschool.com/fall-2025-re...
September 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Don’t worry!
If you need a scholarship, please send an email with “Scholarship request” to support@resistancesummerschool.com
This summer, we were able to fund more than 40 scholarships for Race, Media, and International Affairs 101.
We can’t promise funds for everyone but we will try!
If you need a scholarship, please send an email with “Scholarship request” to support@resistancesummerschool.com
This summer, we were able to fund more than 40 scholarships for Race, Media, and International Affairs 101.
We can’t promise funds for everyone but we will try!
Reposted by Kaitlyn Wells
I spoke to Adriana Stephan for New America's report on AI deepfake pornography being used against women in politics.
This is a serious problem that disproportionately affects women in politics, and I'm glad to see research go towards addressing it.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
This is a serious problem that disproportionately affects women in politics, and I'm glad to see research go towards addressing it.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
A Weapon Against Women in Politics: Reining in Nonconsensual Synthetic Intimate Imagery
Nonconsensual intimate imagery often targets and harms women in political life. How does it spread, and what are the solutions?
www.newamerica.org
September 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I spoke to Adriana Stephan for New America's report on AI deepfake pornography being used against women in politics.
This is a serious problem that disproportionately affects women in politics, and I'm glad to see research go towards addressing it.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
This is a serious problem that disproportionately affects women in politics, and I'm glad to see research go towards addressing it.
www.newamerica.org/future-secur...
Giraffe plasma, bottlenose dolphins red blood cells, blood typing wild cat species. The future of medicine is here — and we're saving our beloved wild animals. #zoo #zoology #bloodbanks #medicine #animals www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/s...
She Wants to Start a Blood Bank for Zoos
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September 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Giraffe plasma, bottlenose dolphins red blood cells, blood typing wild cat species. The future of medicine is here — and we're saving our beloved wild animals. #zoo #zoology #bloodbanks #medicine #animals www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/s...
A tiny study of med students, Allied Health Sciences students, junior and senior doctors looked at organ donation perceptions: "Notably, 11.4% of AHS students and 9.5% of junior doctors incorrectly believed that brain death is reversible."
Awareness, Attitudes, and Perceptions Toward Deceased Organ Donation Among Healthcare Students and Professionals: A Mixed-Methods Study
Background
Deceased organ donation is essential for addressing organ shortages and meeting the increasing demand for transplantation. With thousands of patients worldwide awaiting transplants, organ ...
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September 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A tiny study of med students, Allied Health Sciences students, junior and senior doctors looked at organ donation perceptions: "Notably, 11.4% of AHS students and 9.5% of junior doctors incorrectly believed that brain death is reversible."
Reposted by Kaitlyn Wells
Opinion: I'm alive today because of an organ donation. But since July, thousands of potential donors have reversed their decision. It's the wrong move.
An organ donor saved my life. But fear of unlikely botched donations hurts others. | Opinion
I'm alive today because of an organ donation. But since July, thousands of potential donors have reversed their decision. It's the wrong move.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Opinion: I'm alive today because of an organ donation. But since July, thousands of potential donors have reversed their decision. It's the wrong move.
Reposted by Kaitlyn Wells
Why is sitting all day bad for you? We talk the health risks and gear–including standing desks, walking pads, and more–that can help you move more at your desk.
Goodbye, Dead Butt Syndrome!
Why is sitting all day bad for you? We talk the health risks and gear–including standing desks, walking pads, and more–that can help you move more at your desk.
nyti.ms
September 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Why is sitting all day bad for you? We talk the health risks and gear–including standing desks, walking pads, and more–that can help you move more at your desk.
Since news broke that an organ transplant hospital rushed to secure organs from patients who still showed a flicker of life, Donate Life America has seen a 700% increase in donor registration withdrawals.
Here's my @usatoday.com op-ed on why that's the wrong move:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Here's my @usatoday.com op-ed on why that's the wrong move:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
An organ donor saved my life. But fear of unlikely botched donations hurts others. | Opinion
I'm alive today because of an organ donation. But since July, thousands of potential donors have reversed their decision. It's the wrong move.
www.usatoday.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Since news broke that an organ transplant hospital rushed to secure organs from patients who still showed a flicker of life, Donate Life America has seen a 700% increase in donor registration withdrawals.
Here's my @usatoday.com op-ed on why that's the wrong move:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Here's my @usatoday.com op-ed on why that's the wrong move:
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
President Trump has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks, citing “corrosive ideology."
#blackhistory #americanhistory #trump
#blackhistory #americanhistory #trump
National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars
The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information on slavery at multiple national parks in an effort to scrub them of “corrosive ideology.”
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September 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
President Trump has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery at multiple national parks, citing “corrosive ideology."
#blackhistory #americanhistory #trump
#blackhistory #americanhistory #trump
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We invited 100 kids to the office to test school supplies, and they did not hold back. One 9-year-old on a pencil case: “This is the worst one by 5 million miles.” (That case did not make the list.) See everything that *did* make the kids’ top 15: nyti.ms/4mvLjmh
August 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We invited 100 kids to the office to test school supplies, and they did not hold back. One 9-year-old on a pencil case: “This is the worst one by 5 million miles.” (That case did not make the list.) See everything that *did* make the kids’ top 15: nyti.ms/4mvLjmh
Yes, Liberia's official language is English. But there's more. The country was settled by freed Black people from the United States—led by the American Colonization Society—in the 19th century. Black folks wanted liberty. Many white people in the U.S. feared what they could do with freedom.🧵#liberia
July 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Yes, Liberia's official language is English. But there's more. The country was settled by freed Black people from the United States—led by the American Colonization Society—in the 19th century. Black folks wanted liberty. Many white people in the U.S. feared what they could do with freedom.🧵#liberia
"I’ve realized that my right to advocate for myself isn’t contingent on another person’s sympathy. I’ve made peace with the things I can no longer do as well as I used to." www.huffpost.com/entry/dad-bu... #disability
A Dad Tried To Bully Me Into Giving My Seat To His Kid. Here's What Happened When I Said No.
“Oh yeah? That’s your seat?” He reeked of beer and a jagged vein bulged from his left temple. “Why are you so special?”
www.huffpost.com
July 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"I’ve realized that my right to advocate for myself isn’t contingent on another person’s sympathy. I’ve made peace with the things I can no longer do as well as I used to." www.huffpost.com/entry/dad-bu... #disability
Just a reminder that if your pup is afraid of fireworks, now's the time to schedule a Veternarian appointment. Don't wait until July 3rd.
#dogs #july4
#dogs #july4
a person is sitting in front of a television with the words `` are the fireworks over '' written on the screen .
ALT: a person is sitting in front of a television with the words `` are the fireworks over '' written on the screen .
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June 10, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I don't need this kinda energy. 😭 #customerservice
June 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I don't need this kinda energy. 😭 #customerservice
People always ask "What's your favorite dinosaur?" But nobody asks which one is the worst. Because the Hatzegopteryx is one detestable dino (ok pterosaur). I will die on this hill.
#dinosaurs
#dinosaurs
June 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
People always ask "What's your favorite dinosaur?" But nobody asks which one is the worst. Because the Hatzegopteryx is one detestable dino (ok pterosaur). I will die on this hill.
#dinosaurs
#dinosaurs
Correcting the lies spreading about Harriet Tubman on TikTok:
-She changed her name to honor her mother and her husband.
-Yes, she became a scout and spy and helped dismantle confederate strongholds and saved American lives. 🧵
-She changed her name to honor her mother and her husband.
-Yes, she became a scout and spy and helped dismantle confederate strongholds and saved American lives. 🧵
June 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Correcting the lies spreading about Harriet Tubman on TikTok:
-She changed her name to honor her mother and her husband.
-Yes, she became a scout and spy and helped dismantle confederate strongholds and saved American lives. 🧵
-She changed her name to honor her mother and her husband.
-Yes, she became a scout and spy and helped dismantle confederate strongholds and saved American lives. 🧵
Does anyone else keep an enemies list? I feel like I should start a database like The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper. 🧵
May 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Does anyone else keep an enemies list? I feel like I should start a database like The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper. 🧵
While walking to the train, I saw a young woman asking several passersby a question but they all ignored her. I knew she was panhandling. Part of me wanted to briskly walk by with my head down low. But I didn't. Her name is Keiona. She asked me to buy her feminine hygiene products and some food. 🧵
May 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
While walking to the train, I saw a young woman asking several passersby a question but they all ignored her. I knew she was panhandling. Part of me wanted to briskly walk by with my head down low. But I didn't. Her name is Keiona. She asked me to buy her feminine hygiene products and some food. 🧵
Apparently, you can visit ssa.gov and find the entire history of your taxed earnings. It's humbling to see where I started, and how hard I worked to put myself through school.
May 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Apparently, you can visit ssa.gov and find the entire history of your taxed earnings. It's humbling to see where I started, and how hard I worked to put myself through school.
You know you live in NYC when 30 people rollerblade by you in adult diapers and Xena costumes.
October 28, 2023 at 3:31 PM
You know you live in NYC when 30 people rollerblade by you in adult diapers and Xena costumes.
Writers on deadline say what…
September 16, 2023 at 12:35 AM
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