Kate Gage
@kategage.bsky.social
movement & political tech; needlefelting inanimate objects
now: cooperative impact lab
other times: movement cooperative, WH OSTP, USAID, Obama ‘08
believing it can be fixed since 1982
Santa Fe,NM and Berkeley, CA
now: cooperative impact lab
other times: movement cooperative, WH OSTP, USAID, Obama ‘08
believing it can be fixed since 1982
Santa Fe,NM and Berkeley, CA
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I interviewed ferociously brilliant filmmaker Mira Nair, a.k.a Zohran Mamdani’s mother, about how her voice and vision have shaped a man who sees a better way forward for all of us. SPOILER ALERT: Love matters.
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
How Mira Nair Built the World That Made Zohran Mamdani
The legendary director talks with Harper's Bazaar about becoming an artist and a parent
www.harpersbazaar.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I interviewed ferociously brilliant filmmaker Mira Nair, a.k.a Zohran Mamdani’s mother, about how her voice and vision have shaped a man who sees a better way forward for all of us. SPOILER ALERT: Love matters.
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...
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One day, my kids will ask me what I did to fight for our country at this moment. I want to tell them I fought like heck for their future. That’s why I’m running for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. Join me. cammieforcongress.com
September 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
One day, my kids will ask me what I did to fight for our country at this moment. I want to tell them I fought like heck for their future. That’s why I’m running for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district. Join me. cammieforcongress.com
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NEW: According to data not previously reported, thousands of firefighting jobs — as many as 27% of them — remain vacant as the nation enters the peak of fire season, with more than 1 million acres burning across 10 Western states.
By @abestreep.bsky.social
By @abestreep.bsky.social
The Forest Service Claims It’s Fully Staffed for a Worsening Fire Season. Data Shows Thousands of Unfilled Jobs.
DOGE cuts and voluntary resignations have severely hampered the agency as the nation enters the peak of fire season, with more than 1 million acres burning across 10 Western states.
www.propublica.org
July 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
NEW: According to data not previously reported, thousands of firefighting jobs — as many as 27% of them — remain vacant as the nation enters the peak of fire season, with more than 1 million acres burning across 10 Western states.
By @abestreep.bsky.social
By @abestreep.bsky.social
And still no Dartmouth College...
Here are some actions Dartmouth Alums can take to communicate their concerns to the administration and encourage them to protect students and faculty: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...
Here are some actions Dartmouth Alums can take to communicate their concerns to the administration and encourage them to protect students and faculty: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...
May 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
And still no Dartmouth College...
Here are some actions Dartmouth Alums can take to communicate their concerns to the administration and encourage them to protect students and faculty: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...
Here are some actions Dartmouth Alums can take to communicate their concerns to the administration and encourage them to protect students and faculty: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-u...
I've been curious about this strategy (say you just don't do sign-on letters, hire former RNC GC for senior role, crack down on student speech) has been going for Dartmouth and it seems... increasingly not well.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/28/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/28/m...
Faculty, alumni criticize Dartmouth president for failing to condemn Trump - The Boston Globe
Dartmouth was the only Ivy League institution that declined to join more than 400 university leaders denouncing federal overreach in higher education.
www.bostonglobe.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I've been curious about this strategy (say you just don't do sign-on letters, hire former RNC GC for senior role, crack down on student speech) has been going for Dartmouth and it seems... increasingly not well.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/28/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/28/m...
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SCIENTISTS: The proposed Schedule F is out. It has potential to undermine or destroy merit-based science.
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...
www.federalregister.gov
April 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
SCIENTISTS: The proposed Schedule F is out. It has potential to undermine or destroy merit-based science.
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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In a new report, Sarah Stillman investigates deaths related to starvation, dehydration, and neglect in county jails across the U.S.—a crisis that at times has been covered up by private health companies and government officials.
nyer.cm/hMT7u9R
nyer.cm/hMT7u9R
April 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In a new report, Sarah Stillman investigates deaths related to starvation, dehydration, and neglect in county jails across the U.S.—a crisis that at times has been covered up by private health companies and government officials.
nyer.cm/hMT7u9R
nyer.cm/hMT7u9R
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Who’s working on DOGE related trackers? So far I'm aware of:
- cancelled contracts: app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
- data rescue project: www.datarescueproject.org/dr-tracker-d...
- federal cuts tracker map: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- layoff tracker: layoffs.fyi
- cancelled contracts: app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
- data rescue project: www.datarescueproject.org/dr-tracker-d...
- federal cuts tracker map: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- layoff tracker: layoffs.fyi
G2X | DOGE-Terminated Contracts Tracker
DOGE Terminated Contracts Dashboard - Live list tracking the federal contract terminations under DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency).
app.g2xchange.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Who’s working on DOGE related trackers? So far I'm aware of:
- cancelled contracts: app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
- data rescue project: www.datarescueproject.org/dr-tracker-d...
- federal cuts tracker map: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- layoff tracker: layoffs.fyi
- cancelled contracts: app.g2xchange.com/doge-tracker
- data rescue project: www.datarescueproject.org/dr-tracker-d...
- federal cuts tracker map: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- layoff tracker: layoffs.fyi
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Lump in my throat watching this. I have taken this oath three times.
The USAID team - having been brutalized by their own government - still go out by renewing their allegiance to country and Constitution.
Has Elon taken this oath? I highly doubt it.
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
The USAID team - having been brutalized by their own government - still go out by renewing their allegiance to country and Constitution.
Has Elon taken this oath? I highly doubt it.
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
Susan Reichle on LinkedIn: You’ve probably seen so many pics or reflections about USAID’s staff being… | 30 comments
You’ve probably seen so many pics or reflections about USAID’s staff being given 15 minutes today to pack up their office, but take a minute to listen to the… | 30 comments on LinkedIn
www.linkedin.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Lump in my throat watching this. I have taken this oath three times.
The USAID team - having been brutalized by their own government - still go out by renewing their allegiance to country and Constitution.
Has Elon taken this oath? I highly doubt it.
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
The USAID team - having been brutalized by their own government - still go out by renewing their allegiance to country and Constitution.
Has Elon taken this oath? I highly doubt it.
www.linkedin.com/posts/susan-...
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In the three weeks Elon Musk has been in charge of unilaterally slashing government spending, the U.S. government has paid one of his companies, SpaceX, more than $43 million.
February 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
In the three weeks Elon Musk has been in charge of unilaterally slashing government spending, the U.S. government has paid one of his companies, SpaceX, more than $43 million.
Honestly this the type of messaging win we’ve been trying to get all week #saveusaid
February 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Honestly this the type of messaging win we’ve been trying to get all week #saveusaid
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USAID was investigating Starlink
CFPB was the agency preventing dodgy financial maneuvers like X becoming a bank
Musk is systematically (and illegally) going after the agencies that constraint his business interests
CFPB was the agency preventing dodgy financial maneuvers like X becoming a bank
Musk is systematically (and illegally) going after the agencies that constraint his business interests
Russell Vought, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and one of the authors of Project 2025, just ordered the agency's staff to effectively cease all operations in an org wide email.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/u...
Federal Financial Watchdog Ordered to Cease Activity
In an email to staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the agency’s acting director ordered workers to cease “all supervision and examination activity.”
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2025 at 3:43 AM
USAID was investigating Starlink
CFPB was the agency preventing dodgy financial maneuvers like X becoming a bank
Musk is systematically (and illegally) going after the agencies that constraint his business interests
CFPB was the agency preventing dodgy financial maneuvers like X becoming a bank
Musk is systematically (and illegally) going after the agencies that constraint his business interests
a difficult and powerful testimony
from a current usaid staffer
around 20:36 they get into the ways china is stepping into the void left by USAID and weakening the US position in the world
youtu.be/0szsVbwtFDA?...
from a current usaid staffer
around 20:36 they get into the ways china is stepping into the void left by USAID and weakening the US position in the world
youtu.be/0szsVbwtFDA?...
USAID employee describes "atmosphere of fear" amid foreign aid freeze
YouTube video by Face the Nation
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
a difficult and powerful testimony
from a current usaid staffer
around 20:36 they get into the ways china is stepping into the void left by USAID and weakening the US position in the world
youtu.be/0szsVbwtFDA?...
from a current usaid staffer
around 20:36 they get into the ways china is stepping into the void left by USAID and weakening the US position in the world
youtu.be/0szsVbwtFDA?...
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Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.
February 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.
"Organizers activists & professionals who deal with this daily are bewildered and struggling for solutions– there is no reason you shouldn’t be too...Deliberately listening & observing & taking slow steps forward in a fight is activism– the exact type of activism this extraordinary moment calls for"
The latest from Allegra Love in the @sourcenm.com sourcenm.com/2025/02/06/i...
Being an ally when your neighbors are being targeted for deportation • Source New Mexico
Immigration lawyer Allegra Love offers ideas and context to people who want to be allies to immigrants in the community.
sourcenm.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Organizers activists & professionals who deal with this daily are bewildered and struggling for solutions– there is no reason you shouldn’t be too...Deliberately listening & observing & taking slow steps forward in a fight is activism– the exact type of activism this extraordinary moment calls for"
The latest from Allegra Love in the @sourcenm.com sourcenm.com/2025/02/06/i...
Being an ally when your neighbors are being targeted for deportation • Source New Mexico
Immigration lawyer Allegra Love offers ideas and context to people who want to be allies to immigrants in the community.
sourcenm.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The latest from Allegra Love in the @sourcenm.com sourcenm.com/2025/02/06/i...
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The DNC isn't organized in any way to be a kingmaker or a top-down policy enforcer. But it is worth reading @jhendler.bsky.social, who did some of this work with Dean. The DNC can organize the party to use technology much better. Including digital communications. thehill.com/opinion/camp...
The DNC needs a tech and media leader, not just another politician
Democrats have an opportunity today to find our way back and build a party that is better, stronger, more resilient and ready to win in 2028 and beyond.
thehill.com
January 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The DNC isn't organized in any way to be a kingmaker or a top-down policy enforcer. But it is worth reading @jhendler.bsky.social, who did some of this work with Dean. The DNC can organize the party to use technology much better. Including digital communications. thehill.com/opinion/camp...
Loved this from @jalextechnologist.bsky.social re: meow wolf layoffs/org design & structure - brings up old thoughts from my makermovement days- make, techshop, fablab & now burningman.org history/org structure contrast
youtu.be/BKIhgI5qkoY?...
youtu.be/BKIhgI5qkoY?...
Outside Meow Wolf | Three Books That Explain My Layoff
YouTube video by J. Alex The Technologist
youtu.be
January 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Loved this from @jalextechnologist.bsky.social re: meow wolf layoffs/org design & structure - brings up old thoughts from my makermovement days- make, techshop, fablab & now burningman.org history/org structure contrast
youtu.be/BKIhgI5qkoY?...
youtu.be/BKIhgI5qkoY?...
Has someone built a generator for the Belatro win screen where i can change the text/numbers
Please don’t make me try to figure out how to get dall-e or whatever to do this for me
Related: people have built a lot of belatro shit already so can i humbly request this too
github.com/jie65535/awe...
Please don’t make me try to figure out how to get dall-e or whatever to do this for me
Related: people have built a lot of belatro shit already so can i humbly request this too
github.com/jie65535/awe...
GitHub - jie65535/awesome-balatro: A list of Balatro Mods and Tools
A list of Balatro Mods and Tools. Contribute to jie65535/awesome-balatro development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Has someone built a generator for the Belatro win screen where i can change the text/numbers
Please don’t make me try to figure out how to get dall-e or whatever to do this for me
Related: people have built a lot of belatro shit already so can i humbly request this too
github.com/jie65535/awe...
Please don’t make me try to figure out how to get dall-e or whatever to do this for me
Related: people have built a lot of belatro shit already so can i humbly request this too
github.com/jie65535/awe...
@klonick.bsky.social we have #katecon competition
So, is it time for the Council of Jerrys to move onto phase 2 of our master plan?
@jcsalterego.bsky.social @turbojerry.bsky.social
I think it's time.
We make our move at 0800 hours tomorrow
@jcsalterego.bsky.social @turbojerry.bsky.social
I think it's time.
We make our move at 0800 hours tomorrow
November 27, 2024 at 4:05 AM
@klonick.bsky.social we have #katecon competition
I’ve decided it’s time to start sourcing songs for my 2025 holiday x-mixx
is there a holiday music bluesky community
i offer my annual mixx website as tribute
katesxmixxes.carrd.co
is there a holiday music bluesky community
i offer my annual mixx website as tribute
katesxmixxes.carrd.co
Kate's X-Mixx Collection
All of Kate's Holiday X-Mixxes
katesxmixxes.carrd.co
November 18, 2024 at 6:22 PM
I’ve decided it’s time to start sourcing songs for my 2025 holiday x-mixx
is there a holiday music bluesky community
i offer my annual mixx website as tribute
katesxmixxes.carrd.co
is there a holiday music bluesky community
i offer my annual mixx website as tribute
katesxmixxes.carrd.co
If you tell me something “the democratic party” should do i *will* ask you who you think is “the democratic party”
November 18, 2024 at 6:15 AM
If you tell me something “the democratic party” should do i *will* ask you who you think is “the democratic party”