Kit Aaboe
kitaaboe.bsky.social
Kit Aaboe
@kitaaboe.bsky.social
Artist, grandmother, knitter, sister, friend, rower, activist and lover of life and democracy (not in that order on any given day)
Website: www.kirstenaaboe.com
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An estimated 200,000 people took to the streets this weekend to protest with @teslatakedown.com and others.

Just wait until you see the turnout on April 5th. The people are rising.
We just wanted to say amazing work to everyone this weekend—an estimated 200,000 protesters took to the streets. Elon Musk claims that we are “paid” protesters, and many of us are curious about how to sign up to get paid (/s).
March 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Happy #TransDayOfVisibility! Today and every day, we call on colleges and universities to be safe and inclusive spaces for trans students, staff, and faculty.
March 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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JUST IN: The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave
The staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was placed on administrative leave this morning, following a meeting between IMLS leadership and DOGE staff.
www.npr.org
March 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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I don't want Canada or Greenland…

I want PBS, Social Security, and The Smithsonian.

CAN YOU SAY THE SAME?! 🤚
March 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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That’s right. 🇺🇦
March 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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I remember learning that this was going to happen, during my undergrad, well, a long time ago...

It's here. It's happening. The Arctic is melting and all of that permafrost-buried CO2 and methane is going up, up, up.

#ClimateChange #Science 🧪 #Extinction
A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals.
Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals
Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
January 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM