Kate Cronin
@kittykate99.bsky.social
Human with a heart. Mad as hell. Former Alder/Councilmember in suburban WI. Alzheimer's disease clinical trials research administrator. Childless cat lady. Little Free Library provider.
“The Trump administration is confirming what we’ve always known: its promise to leave abortion to the states was a lie. No one is safe from their anti-abortion crusade, not even our nation’s veterans."
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
“The Trump administration is confirming what we’ve always known: its promise to leave abortion to the states was a lie. No one is safe from their anti-abortion crusade, not even our nation’s veterans."
Last repackaging shift at the food pantry tonight, two more days of work next week, and then I am done for 2025.
December 26, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Last repackaging shift at the food pantry tonight, two more days of work next week, and then I am done for 2025.
“You’re looking at a population smaller than New York. You’re looking at a universal health care system where everyone has access to care... We have more people, more diversity. We do not have universal health care. We do not have the same level of access.” Riskier, and bad.
Some countries recommend fewer childhood vaccines. That plan is riskier in America.
Comparing the United States’ childhood vaccine schedule to other countries doesn't consider the lack of universal health care, vaccine experts say.
19thnews.org
December 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“You’re looking at a population smaller than New York. You’re looking at a universal health care system where everyone has access to care... We have more people, more diversity. We do not have universal health care. We do not have the same level of access.” Riskier, and bad.
"At a time when there is such incredible inequality of wealth and opportunity,” he adds, “what the data tells us is that Knowles-Nelson has been a really good democratizer of investments in conservation and recreation.” This should be a no-brainer, but WI legislature...
Republicans attack ‘strawman’ Knowles-Nelson for land conservation • Wisconsin Examiner
Republicans may allow a popular land stewardship program to expire next year, but most Wisconsin public land comes from other sources.
wisconsinexaminer.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"At a time when there is such incredible inequality of wealth and opportunity,” he adds, “what the data tells us is that Knowles-Nelson has been a really good democratizer of investments in conservation and recreation.” This should be a no-brainer, but WI legislature...
What it really means to keep Christ in Christmas.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:58 AM
What it really means to keep Christ in Christmas.
Hegseth posted *Today, we hunted and we killed our enemies. Lots of them. And we will continue.”
December 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hegseth posted *Today, we hunted and we killed our enemies. Lots of them. And we will continue.”
Nobody wants this. Yet here we are.
How much of Project 2025 has actually been accomplished this year?
As the year ends, The 19th takes a look at how the conservative policy wishlist for Trump’s second term impacted women and LGBTQ+ Americans.
19thnews.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Nobody wants this. Yet here we are.
I mean, who doesn't want a vacation? Little curious about this statement, though...*They were fed and watered by crew members using “expert guidelines”. Um. Their usual diet is small reptiles, birds, and rodents.
Cruise-ship stowaway owls set for US return after living it up at Spanish resort
Burrowing owls, who boarded cruise ship in Miami, to be returned to US next month after long spell in quarantine
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I mean, who doesn't want a vacation? Little curious about this statement, though...*They were fed and watered by crew members using “expert guidelines”. Um. Their usual diet is small reptiles, birds, and rodents.
Hamilton spins in his grave. I loathe Roberts with every fiber of my being.
John Roberts and the Cynical Cult of Federalist No. 70
Alexander Hamilton’s treatise on executive power is one of the conservative legal movement’s favorite texts to quote—and misquote.
newrepublic.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Hamilton spins in his grave. I loathe Roberts with every fiber of my being.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity. Read that sentence again.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity. Read that sentence again.
Damn it. Damn it. Damn it.
CDC advisory panel votes to limit hepatitis B vaccines for newborns
Move from RFK Jr’s advisers mirrors Trump team’s regressive approach to longstanding vaccine guidance
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Damn it. Damn it. Damn it.
Glass houses and all that...
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Glass houses and all that...
My bird feeder on Thanksgiving. My bird feeder today. Sigh. It's going to be a long winter.
November 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My bird feeder on Thanksgiving. My bird feeder today. Sigh. It's going to be a long winter.
Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. [*True for me since last Nov.*] I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/dZvDb7yZ
We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon
app.sosha.ai
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. [*True for me since last Nov.*] I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/dZvDb7yZ
Greeeaaat. Romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes are just the beginning. They are called forever chemicals FOR A REASON!
The EPA is starting to allow the use of pesticides containing PFAS on food.
The move is part of an effort to roll back the regulation of what are called "forever chemicals" because they don't break down easily in the environment.
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Greeeaaat. Romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes are just the beginning. They are called forever chemicals FOR A REASON!
Reposted by Kate Cronin
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
JFC
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
JFC
The fact that many men believe they no longer even have to pretend to respect women in order to participate in public life makes it unlikely that anything will change anytime soon. The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office.
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The fact that many men believe they no longer even have to pretend to respect women in order to participate in public life makes it unlikely that anything will change anytime soon. The fish rots from the head. The pig is in the Oval Office.
Reposted by Kate Cronin
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
Trans people and people of color have been quietly erased from national caregiving plan.
Trans people and people of color have been quietly erased from national caregiving plan
The decision ignores the stark reality that underserved communities experience greater negative impacts from caregiving, from financial hardships to worse health outcomes, advocates say.
19thnews.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Trans people and people of color have been quietly erased from national caregiving plan.
No. Do not let them quietly get away with this.
US education department reassigns many powers to other federal agencies
Move marks further dismantling of the department and Democrats criticized administration for ‘slashing resources’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
No. Do not let them quietly get away with this.