kate b
@katebitz.bsky.social
senior organizer vs bigots @wstatescenter.bsky.social. lead author of https://www.westernstatescenter.org/protectingpride
forever prematurely antifascist. spokane is good actually. dm for signal contact.
posts reflect your employer’s opinions, not mine.
forever prematurely antifascist. spokane is good actually. dm for signal contact.
posts reflect your employer’s opinions, not mine.
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Bewohnerinnen eines Geflüchtetenlagers in Bad Sachsa in Niedersachsen beklagen in einem offenen Brief Einschränkungen ihrer Bewegungsfreiheit und massive Eingriffe in ihre Privatsphäre durch Polizisten und Mitarbeiter des Sicherheitsdienstes.
November 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Bewohnerinnen eines Geflüchtetenlagers in Bad Sachsa in Niedersachsen beklagen in einem offenen Brief Einschränkungen ihrer Bewegungsfreiheit und massive Eingriffe in ihre Privatsphäre durch Polizisten und Mitarbeiter des Sicherheitsdienstes.
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
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So Jim Justice is one of the wealthiest people in the country.
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
November 25, 2025 at 1:28 AM
So Jim Justice is one of the wealthiest people in the country.
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
And in 2021, we wrote a story about how almost never paid taxes
www.propublica.org/article/how-...
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Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
November 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Moments ago: tenants of the South Shore apartment building that federal immigration agents raided at the end of September held a presser to announce they're forming a tenants union.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
They're demanding, among other things, sewage removal and heat and electricity restroration.
More updates TK.
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it's common to think about the nuremberg tribunal as focused on war crimes & crimes against humanity. but especially when trump is using force on the seas & threatening it against venenzuela, it's worth remembering this: the first crime was aggressive use of force. www.un.org/en/genocidep...
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
it's common to think about the nuremberg tribunal as focused on war crimes & crimes against humanity. but especially when trump is using force on the seas & threatening it against venenzuela, it's worth remembering this: the first crime was aggressive use of force. www.un.org/en/genocidep...
i have never been so tempted to wear pjs and slippers in public
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
i have never been so tempted to wear pjs and slippers in public
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November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The UW Center for an Informed Public is looking for postdocs (for 2026-2028) from across diverse disciplines whose research sheds light on the challenges of our modern information environment, promotes civic health, and/or helps people/communities navigate online spaces: apply.interfolio.com/177901
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This is a huge win that you might have missed last week: we successfully pressured airlines to shut down their data broker, which was selling passenger data to the government without a court order. I'm going to keep at it until other industries to follow suit.
After 404 Media's months-long reporting and pressure from lawmakers, the data broker owned by the U.S.’s major airlines will now shut down a program in which it sold access to hundreds of millions of flight records to the government and let agencies track peoples’ movements without a warrant.
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is a huge win that you might have missed last week: we successfully pressured airlines to shut down their data broker, which was selling passenger data to the government without a court order. I'm going to keep at it until other industries to follow suit.
new “i agree with you there, it’s not ALL bad” to throw out in organizing conversations
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
new “i agree with you there, it’s not ALL bad” to throw out in organizing conversations
i have never lived anywhere that didn’t have an active nazi problem and somehow, having a fairly decent idea of how to cope with that on a community level has become my most marketable skillset
November 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
i have never lived anywhere that didn’t have an active nazi problem and somehow, having a fairly decent idea of how to cope with that on a community level has become my most marketable skillset
yall. please read mtg’s statement before you praise any of her moves. the whole point of this is outflanking trump to his right and the results will not be pretty
November 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
yall. please read mtg’s statement before you praise any of her moves. the whole point of this is outflanking trump to his right and the results will not be pretty
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NEW from LCRW: @azrww.bsky.social covers the TPUSA official who spent a lot of time accusing Democrats of trying to forge election results who just plead down on a bunch of charges. You'll never guess what he got caught doing go on guess
TURNING POINT ACTION LEAD GETS SLAP ON THE WRIST FOR FORGING SIGNATURES
| Left Coast Right Watch
A TPUSA official who spent a lot of time accusing Democrats of forging election results got caught forging election results
leftcoastrightwatch.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
NEW from LCRW: @azrww.bsky.social covers the TPUSA official who spent a lot of time accusing Democrats of trying to forge election results who just plead down on a bunch of charges. You'll never guess what he got caught doing go on guess
men will “go on an aggressive cut” and it’s just the same self-hating, restrictive shit i did after a vacation as a college student in 2005
Straight men are the unsung proponents of disordered eating RIGHT BEHIND white women.
Protein pushing. “Bulking up.” Diets that are 99.9% meat and nothing else.
Not to mention leaning on purging disorder (excessive exercising).
Oh, I have been WAITING to talk about it.
Protein pushing. “Bulking up.” Diets that are 99.9% meat and nothing else.
Not to mention leaning on purging disorder (excessive exercising).
Oh, I have been WAITING to talk about it.
Jeff Goldblum starting the same disordered eating shit pushed by the director for Wicked, so it's DEFINITELY reaching straight men too 😬
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
men will “go on an aggressive cut” and it’s just the same self-hating, restrictive shit i did after a vacation as a college student in 2005
some of yall had a decade-long academic debate about this…
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
some of yall had a decade-long academic debate about this…
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Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litiga...
authorsguild.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
there’s a lot to unpack here, but just from a bartender perspective: id comp that drink and ask her if she wanted someone to walk her to transit / call a car for her just in case he showed up again or waited for her outside.
They call him Aubrey Huff because my man is on a diet of nothing but turpentine and paint stripper
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
there’s a lot to unpack here, but just from a bartender perspective: id comp that drink and ask her if she wanted someone to walk her to transit / call a car for her just in case he showed up again or waited for her outside.
this is amazing. no notes.
Folks, I don’t know how it’s possible, but it gets funnier.
November 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
this is amazing. no notes.
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Seit „Geheimplan gegen Deutschland“ steht CORRECTIV immer wieder massiv im Fadenkreuz der Neuen #Rechten. Wir zeigen, was wirklich hinter ihren Klagen steckt – und erklären die #PR-Strategien ihrer Anwälte:
Rechtsanwälte und Rechtsextreme: Die aktuellen Klagen gegen CORRECTIV
Im Visier der Neuen Rechten: Wir ordnen die Verfahren ein. Es geht um politische Strategien, Machterhalt – und den Versuch, die Narrative zu kontrollieren.
correctiv.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Seit „Geheimplan gegen Deutschland“ steht CORRECTIV immer wieder massiv im Fadenkreuz der Neuen #Rechten. Wir zeigen, was wirklich hinter ihren Klagen steckt – und erklären die #PR-Strategien ihrer Anwälte:
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We had a ten-year-long debate over using the word “fascism” and the Coast Guard just…tweeted it out.
WAPO SCOOP: U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
We had a ten-year-long debate over using the word “fascism” and the Coast Guard just…tweeted it out.
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Big Tech is trying to sneak an AI moratorium into the defense bill. Democrats can't let them.
I'm urging my colleagues to hold firm against this ridiculous attempt to undermine states' abilities to regulate AI.
We beat it once—we can beat it again.
I'm urging my colleagues to hold firm against this ridiculous attempt to undermine states' abilities to regulate AI.
We beat it once—we can beat it again.
November 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Big Tech is trying to sneak an AI moratorium into the defense bill. Democrats can't let them.
I'm urging my colleagues to hold firm against this ridiculous attempt to undermine states' abilities to regulate AI.
We beat it once—we can beat it again.
I'm urging my colleagues to hold firm against this ridiculous attempt to undermine states' abilities to regulate AI.
We beat it once—we can beat it again.
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Our legal team helped uncover this document, and has been fighting against the Trump admin's plans to detain and deport thousands of unaccompanied migrant kids. Proud to work with them.
Check out this story below!
Check out this story below!
🚨A newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children in government custody with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than voluntarily depart the United States.
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
www.huffpost.com/entry/docume...
Newly Uncovered Document Reveals An 'Alarming And Disturbing' Trump Threat
The Trump administration is turning the screws on kids who’ve arrived in the United States without adults accompanying them.
www.huffpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Our legal team helped uncover this document, and has been fighting against the Trump admin's plans to detain and deport thousands of unaccompanied migrant kids. Proud to work with them.
Check out this story below!
Check out this story below!
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Scoop: Rep. Eugene Vindman knows what Trump said on a 2019 call with the Saudi Crown Prince about Jamal Khashoggi's killing, and his effort to make it public is about to rachet up.
Tomorrow, Vindman will appear alongside Khossoggi's widow to call on Trump to release the transcript
Tomorrow, Vindman will appear alongside Khossoggi's widow to call on Trump to release the transcript
Exclusive: Congressman Plans New Push For Trump-MBS Transcript
Rep. Eugene Vindman will appear with Jamal Khashoggi's widow to push for release of a "shocking" transcript between Trump and MBS
time.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Scoop: Rep. Eugene Vindman knows what Trump said on a 2019 call with the Saudi Crown Prince about Jamal Khashoggi's killing, and his effort to make it public is about to rachet up.
Tomorrow, Vindman will appear alongside Khossoggi's widow to call on Trump to release the transcript
Tomorrow, Vindman will appear alongside Khossoggi's widow to call on Trump to release the transcript
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I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes.
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
How right-wing superstar Riley Gaines built an anti-trans empire
The swimmer tied a trans woman for fifth. The MAGA industrial complex took care of the rest.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I’ve spent a lot of the last three years investigating the rise of anti-trans politics. Often, it came back to the controversy over trans women athletes.
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
So I teamed up with @pablo.show to look into the leading figure on the issue: Riley Gaines.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 1/
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If anyone works at CDC and wants to talk about the CDC now promoting the idea that vaccines might cause autism, my signal is emgarcia.85. I will protect your identity.
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If anyone works at CDC and wants to talk about the CDC now promoting the idea that vaccines might cause autism, my signal is emgarcia.85. I will protect your identity.
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Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago
Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss charges they brought against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent last month amid a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Federal prosecutors dismiss charges against woman shot by Border Patrol agent in Chicago