Kat
@kitkathy.bsky.social
(she/her) ecologist and public servant in the great lakes basin. I love hiking, photography, ceramics, fiber arts, sci-fi, dnd, & podcasts. 🐘🌊🌾🌲my dog is my #1 lad 🐕
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Waiting for a train and there are ads up everywhere saying “What if government worked like your favorite app?” And I can’t express how revolting that is to anyone who’s actually Online
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Waiting for a train and there are ads up everywhere saying “What if government worked like your favorite app?” And I can’t express how revolting that is to anyone who’s actually Online
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Sometimes I believe that we will get through this for something better because we are yearning to take care of each other.
The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)
October 30, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Sometimes I believe that we will get through this for something better because we are yearning to take care of each other.
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iF PeOpLe DiDnT nEeD to WoRk tO LivE tHeYd NEveR dO AnyTHinG pRoDucTIve
Here in Seattle, furloughed NOAA employees were out in the pouring rain cleaning up beaches yesterday, part of a national week of service organized by federal workers who can't do their jobs due to the shutdown.
Story by @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW, our federally defunded public radio station.
Story by @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW, our federally defunded public radio station.
Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public
Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday.
www.kuow.org
October 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
iF PeOpLe DiDnT nEeD to WoRk tO LivE tHeYd NEveR dO AnyTHinG pRoDucTIve
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I was interviewed by my friend @shaneburley.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. "Refusing to give up in apocalyptic times is an act of love, and in some ways, it’s an act of faith — it’s about making a commitment to what’s sacred to us."
The World Is Falling Apart. In a New Book, Activists Help Us Piece It Together.
“Sometimes we rescue each other with words,” says organizer Kelly Hayes, discussing her powerful new anthology.
truthout.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I was interviewed by my friend @shaneburley.bsky.social about Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. "Refusing to give up in apocalyptic times is an act of love, and in some ways, it’s an act of faith — it’s about making a commitment to what’s sacred to us."
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need you to constantly remind yourself that the average normal person has no idea that any of the stuff we are rightly getting upset about is going on. they dont know. and we need to do everything we individually can to make them know.
March 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
need you to constantly remind yourself that the average normal person has no idea that any of the stuff we are rightly getting upset about is going on. they dont know. and we need to do everything we individually can to make them know.
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This article is a genuine must read if you care about the future of the US, the economy and Social Security. Not exaggerating. www.propublica.org/article/reco...
“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump
In a recording obtained by ProPublica, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”
www.propublica.org
March 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This article is a genuine must read if you care about the future of the US, the economy and Social Security. Not exaggerating. www.propublica.org/article/reco...
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This shit is so grim. These guys are grifting like they're stripping the copper wires out of a slowly collapsing building.
March 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This shit is so grim. These guys are grifting like they're stripping the copper wires out of a slowly collapsing building.
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Can't even secure Twitter's servers -- but sure, give him control over Govt servers in social security, IRS, Justice, Medicaid and Medicare .. and let him 'update' the air traffic control system. I mean, c'mon folks. @wired.com doing the work, again. www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
What Really Happened With the DDoS Attacks That Took Down X
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works.
www.wired.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Can't even secure Twitter's servers -- but sure, give him control over Govt servers in social security, IRS, Justice, Medicaid and Medicare .. and let him 'update' the air traffic control system. I mean, c'mon folks. @wired.com doing the work, again. www.wired.com/story/x-ddos...
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A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.”
Absurd we still need to go through this
🧪👩🔬
Absurd we still need to go through this
🧪👩🔬
March 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.”
Absurd we still need to go through this
🧪👩🔬
Absurd we still need to go through this
🧪👩🔬
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7-year-old: Can presidents get arrested?
Me: Maybe technically, for some things
7: Like destroying a whole bunch of people's houses?
Me: Not necessarily. The Supreme Court says the president can't be punished for anything he does as president
7: I don't think I like the Supreme Court very much
Me: Maybe technically, for some things
7: Like destroying a whole bunch of people's houses?
Me: Not necessarily. The Supreme Court says the president can't be punished for anything he does as president
7: I don't think I like the Supreme Court very much
March 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
7-year-old: Can presidents get arrested?
Me: Maybe technically, for some things
7: Like destroying a whole bunch of people's houses?
Me: Not necessarily. The Supreme Court says the president can't be punished for anything he does as president
7: I don't think I like the Supreme Court very much
Me: Maybe technically, for some things
7: Like destroying a whole bunch of people's houses?
Me: Not necessarily. The Supreme Court says the president can't be punished for anything he does as president
7: I don't think I like the Supreme Court very much
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Turns out you can learn cool things when you have lots of data about lakes.
(three cheers for long-term monitoring!)
(three cheers for long-term monitoring!)
🌊Fresh findings coming soon!
(1/5) We found that climate causes changes in algal growth in freshwater lakes.
The organisms are small, but the implications of these findings and the methods used to achieve them are vast.
Check out why it matters below 👇🏻🧪
(1/5) We found that climate causes changes in algal growth in freshwater lakes.
The organisms are small, but the implications of these findings and the methods used to achieve them are vast.
Check out why it matters below 👇🏻🧪
February 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Turns out you can learn cool things when you have lots of data about lakes.
(three cheers for long-term monitoring!)
(three cheers for long-term monitoring!)
took the boy for a walk along the Lake Michigan shoreline yesterday evening. #dogsofbluesky
February 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
took the boy for a walk along the Lake Michigan shoreline yesterday evening. #dogsofbluesky
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
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WaPo/Ipsos poll: 57 percent of respondents say Trump has exceeded his authority since taking office. More than 8 in 10 say he should follow court rulings. That includes more than 9 in 10 Democrats along with roughly 8 in 10 Republicans and independents.
Many of Trump’s early actions are unpopular, Post-Ipsos poll finds
Reviews from Americans on President Donald Trump’s second term are mixed to negative, and 57 percent say he has exceeded his authority since taking office.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
WaPo/Ipsos poll: 57 percent of respondents say Trump has exceeded his authority since taking office. More than 8 in 10 say he should follow court rulings. That includes more than 9 in 10 Democrats along with roughly 8 in 10 Republicans and independents.
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Trump said he wouldn’t touch Medicaid. He lied. (Shocking, I know.)
Today, Trump fully endorsed House Republicans’ proposal to cut federal Medicaid funds by $2.5 trillion. Here’s what that could mean for you:
Today, Trump fully endorsed House Republicans’ proposal to cut federal Medicaid funds by $2.5 trillion. Here’s what that could mean for you:
February 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Trump said he wouldn’t touch Medicaid. He lied. (Shocking, I know.)
Today, Trump fully endorsed House Republicans’ proposal to cut federal Medicaid funds by $2.5 trillion. Here’s what that could mean for you:
Today, Trump fully endorsed House Republicans’ proposal to cut federal Medicaid funds by $2.5 trillion. Here’s what that could mean for you:
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Over at EPA, new administrator Lee Zeldin is trying to "claw back" $20 billion that the agency has already dispersed. In other words, the government gave the money to private parties, and now it's going to steal the money back. It is straightforwardly illegal.
Zeldin will try to take back $20B in IRA grants
The EPA administrator accused the Biden administration of trying to hide the money by depositing it in a bank.
www.eenews.net
February 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Over at EPA, new administrator Lee Zeldin is trying to "claw back" $20 billion that the agency has already dispersed. In other words, the government gave the money to private parties, and now it's going to steal the money back. It is straightforwardly illegal.
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In the coming weeks, a lot of slow-on-the uptake folks are going to begin belatedly realizing Trump is both an inept moron and a dangerous autocrat. Our great civic challenge in these trying times will be calmly welcoming them aboard instead of primal-screaming in their faces.
February 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
In the coming weeks, a lot of slow-on-the uptake folks are going to begin belatedly realizing Trump is both an inept moron and a dangerous autocrat. Our great civic challenge in these trying times will be calmly welcoming them aboard instead of primal-screaming in their faces.
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I realize i shouldn’t be so upset by this, considering all the cruel things happening, BUT my daily “I hate him so much” goes here.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...
Trump Considers Paving Grass at White House Rose Garden to Match Mar-a-Lago (Gift Article)
The president has been discussing plans to rip up the grass in one of the White House’s most iconic locations and put in a hard surface to serve as a patio like the one at his Florida home and club.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I realize i shouldn’t be so upset by this, considering all the cruel things happening, BUT my daily “I hate him so much” goes here.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/u...
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New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
February 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
New: The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter
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Jack Posobiec has boosted not one, not two, but *three* Russian intelligence-backed operations. One of them, a website called SouthFront that U.S. Treasury sanctioned in 2021 and said "receives taskings from the FSB," regularly published disinformation on the war in Ukraine.
Pizzagate conspiracy theory peddler and far-right chaos agent Jack Posobiec invited to accompany Trump’s Defense Secretary during trip to Europe
Earlier today, Posobiec posted that he was accompanying Treasury Secretary Bessent on his trip to Kiev to meet with Zelensky.
Gift link:
wapo.st/4gInd4e
Earlier today, Posobiec posted that he was accompanying Treasury Secretary Bessent on his trip to Kiev to meet with Zelensky.
Gift link:
wapo.st/4gInd4e
Hegseth team invites far-right activist Jack Posobiec on overseas trip
The offer to invite Jack Posobiec on Hegseth’s trip triggered alarm among Pentagon officials concerned about the military being dragged into partisan warfare.
wapo.st
February 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Jack Posobiec has boosted not one, not two, but *three* Russian intelligence-backed operations. One of them, a website called SouthFront that U.S. Treasury sanctioned in 2021 and said "receives taskings from the FSB," regularly published disinformation on the war in Ukraine.
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if you need me I'll be shouting this from the nearest rooftop
February 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
if you need me I'll be shouting this from the nearest rooftop
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NPS [Feb 12] -- Natl Park Service scrubs "TQ+" from Stonewall National LGBTQ+ Monument in Christopher Park & the accompanying text. Monument to a riot launched by trans women of color like Sylvia Rivera & Marsha P Johnson reads "LGB."
[@rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
[HT @jenniolsonsf.bsky.social]
[@rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
[HT @jenniolsonsf.bsky.social]
Stonewall National Monument (U.S. National Park Service)
Before the 1960s, almost everything about living openly as a lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) person was illegal. The Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969 is a milestone in the quest for LGB civil rights a...
www.nps.gov
February 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
NPS [Feb 12] -- Natl Park Service scrubs "TQ+" from Stonewall National LGBTQ+ Monument in Christopher Park & the accompanying text. Monument to a riot launched by trans women of color like Sylvia Rivera & Marsha P Johnson reads "LGB."
[@rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
[HT @jenniolsonsf.bsky.social]
[@rikiwilchins.bsky.social]
[HT @jenniolsonsf.bsky.social]
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NEW: The U.S. Forest Service plans to fire 3,400 people across all levels, roughly 10% of the agency.
The cuts come one day after the "deferred resignation" deadline as DOGE pushes to more aggressively shrink the federal workforce.
w/ Jordan Wolman
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
The cuts come one day after the "deferred resignation" deadline as DOGE pushes to more aggressively shrink the federal workforce.
w/ Jordan Wolman
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Forest Service fires 3,400 people after ‘deferred resignation’ deadline passes
The cuts amount to about a 10 percent reduction in the agency’s workforce.
subscriber.politicopro.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
NEW: The U.S. Forest Service plans to fire 3,400 people across all levels, roughly 10% of the agency.
The cuts come one day after the "deferred resignation" deadline as DOGE pushes to more aggressively shrink the federal workforce.
w/ Jordan Wolman
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
The cuts come one day after the "deferred resignation" deadline as DOGE pushes to more aggressively shrink the federal workforce.
w/ Jordan Wolman
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
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these guys are touching every stove with every hand at the same time cyberintel.substack.com/p/doge-expos...
DOGE Exposes Once-Secret Government Networks, Making Cyber-Espionage Easier than Ever
A new investigation shows nuclear secrets and government servers are dangerously exposed to nation-state hackers.
cyberintel.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:04 AM
these guys are touching every stove with every hand at the same time cyberintel.substack.com/p/doge-expos...