Katie King
@kktranslation.bsky.social
Journalist, Literary Translator
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I will not support an income tax for people who make less than $1 million in a year.
Less than one half of one percent of Washingtonians will pay the Millionaires’ Tax, and it will raise at least $3 billion each year. It’s time to change our state’s upside-down tax system.
Less than one half of one percent of Washingtonians will pay the Millionaires’ Tax, and it will raise at least $3 billion each year. It’s time to change our state’s upside-down tax system.
BREAKING: I support a Millionaires’ Tax on income over $1 million a year.
The fairness of our tax system ranks 50th. Let’s make this historic change this session.
This is a separate proposal from the budget I announced today — revenue would not be realized until 2029.
The fairness of our tax system ranks 50th. Let’s make this historic change this session.
This is a separate proposal from the budget I announced today — revenue would not be realized until 2029.
December 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I will not support an income tax for people who make less than $1 million in a year.
Less than one half of one percent of Washingtonians will pay the Millionaires’ Tax, and it will raise at least $3 billion each year. It’s time to change our state’s upside-down tax system.
Less than one half of one percent of Washingtonians will pay the Millionaires’ Tax, and it will raise at least $3 billion each year. It’s time to change our state’s upside-down tax system.
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A very generous donor — Tom from Seattle — is matching all gifts made to his GoFundMe benefiting ProPublica, up to $15K.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A very generous donor — Tom from Seattle — is matching all gifts made to his GoFundMe benefiting ProPublica, up to $15K.
Make your gift and double your impact:
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While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
While Amazon is investing billions of dollars to expand AI, independent bookstores are hosting community events, personally recommending books to readers, and providing a space that is safe and welcoming during a time when we need them most.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
Never underestimate the power of a local bookstore.
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Mayor Gaskins, City Council ask sheriff to cease voluntary inmate transfers to ICE
Mayor Gaskins, City Council ask sheriff to cease voluntary inmate transfers to ICE | ALXnow
Mayor Alyia Gaskins and the City Council are calling on the Alexandria Sheriff's Office to stop transferring inmates to immigration enforcement unless required by law. Following months of pressure from...
www.alxnow.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Mayor Gaskins, City Council ask sheriff to cease voluntary inmate transfers to ICE
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The Trump regime is lying, again, so they can terrorize immigrant communities with impunity.
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little eviden
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November 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The Trump regime is lying, again, so they can terrorize immigrant communities with impunity.
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
We must never forget the cruelty this administration has inflicted.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-fbi-raids-no-criminal-charges
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We're excited to announce the winner of the 2025 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award (SUFTA): CROSSING WATERS by Luisa Etxenike, translated from Spanish by Lilit Žekulin Thwaites @lzt-zhuk.bsky.social, pub. Sundial House!
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November 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
We're excited to announce the winner of the 2025 Spain-USA Foundation Translation Award (SUFTA): CROSSING WATERS by Luisa Etxenike, translated from Spanish by Lilit Žekulin Thwaites @lzt-zhuk.bsky.social, pub. Sundial House!
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literarytranslators.org/winner-of-20...
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Next week's @newyorker.com cover. www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...
November 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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2026 is going to be a good year to run for office, no matter how long the odds. runforwhat.net
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
2026 is going to be a good year to run for office, no matter how long the odds. runforwhat.net
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My friend @michaelfanone.bsky.social and I pushed back against Trump’s lies about January 6th during a town hall at the University of Virginia. Fanone told his full story from that day. His courage to continue to fight for our democracy and his family is inspiring: www.youtube.com/live/NJHMXKM...
JIM ACOSTA AND MICHAEL FANONE - LIVE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
YouTube video by Jim Acosta
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October 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
My friend @michaelfanone.bsky.social and I pushed back against Trump’s lies about January 6th during a town hall at the University of Virginia. Fanone told his full story from that day. His courage to continue to fight for our democracy and his family is inspiring: www.youtube.com/live/NJHMXKM...
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Hi to new followers, via the translators starter pack and the ETN discussion! #amtranslating #literarytranslation and #booksky are useful for finding likeminded people too... Let's keep the chat going :)
October 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Hi to new followers, via the translators starter pack and the ETN discussion! #amtranslating #literarytranslation and #booksky are useful for finding likeminded people too... Let's keep the chat going :)
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Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some personal news:
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.
Thread incoming.
substack.com/@karenattiah...
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“The anthology’s constellation of animals, children, misfits and survivors reshapes the image of Poland for the English reader...”
Agnes Dudek interviews ALTA member Antonia Lloyd-Jones about her recent translation project, a collection of Polish short stories. At Culture Pi:
Agnes Dudek interviews ALTA member Antonia Lloyd-Jones about her recent translation project, a collection of Polish short stories. At Culture Pi:
From the Forgotten to the Famous: Antonia Lloyd-Jones on 'The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories'
'The Penguin Book of Polish Short Stories', edited and translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, shatters clichés of Poland as only war and sorrow, unveiling a dazzling century of fiction alive with humour,…
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September 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“The anthology’s constellation of animals, children, misfits and survivors reshapes the image of Poland for the English reader...”
Agnes Dudek interviews ALTA member Antonia Lloyd-Jones about her recent translation project, a collection of Polish short stories. At Culture Pi:
Agnes Dudek interviews ALTA member Antonia Lloyd-Jones about her recent translation project, a collection of Polish short stories. At Culture Pi:
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The biggest sporting event in the world is happening in our backyard. But most New Yorkers will be priced out of watching it live.
Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed
Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed
September 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The biggest sporting event in the world is happening in our backyard. But most New Yorkers will be priced out of watching it live.
Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed
Sign our petition calling on FIFA to put game over greed: zohranfornyc.com/gameovergreed
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Excited to be taking part in both these September events with the marvelous @enaselimo.bsky.social, @leeyamehta.bsky.social, @kktranslation.bsky.social, and so many other wonderful writers and translators. Join us!
September 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Excited to be taking part in both these September events with the marvelous @enaselimo.bsky.social, @leeyamehta.bsky.social, @kktranslation.bsky.social, and so many other wonderful writers and translators. Join us!
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@tobiascarroll.bsky.social 's July Watchlist is here! Feat. books by @kktranslation.bsky.social @vivekshanbhag.bsky.social @writerkimsimonsen.bsky.social @shaunwhiteside.bsky.social
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August 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Adolfo, who has been in America since he was a teenager—with NO criminal record and 4 kids who are CITIZENS— was detained by ICE while dropping his kids off at school.
Trump isn't focusing on criminals; he's tearing apart the families who build our communities. This is wrong.
Trump isn't focusing on criminals; he's tearing apart the families who build our communities. This is wrong.
Fear grips Vancouver family after ICE detains father while dropping kids off at Franklin Elementary
His wife and mother of their four children hopes Adolfo Barajas Cano’s hearing for cancellation of removal will be successful
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July 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Adolfo, who has been in America since he was a teenager—with NO criminal record and 4 kids who are CITIZENS— was detained by ICE while dropping his kids off at school.
Trump isn't focusing on criminals; he's tearing apart the families who build our communities. This is wrong.
Trump isn't focusing on criminals; he's tearing apart the families who build our communities. This is wrong.
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We are still reporting. Do you know someone among the people who were deported? Do you have information about the deportation operation to share?
You can fill out the form below or reach our tip line on Signal at 917-512-0201 or WhatsApp at 917-327-4868.
You can fill out the form below or reach our tip line on Signal at 917-512-0201 or WhatsApp at 917-327-4868.
Do You Have Information About the CECOT Deportations? Help ProPublica Report.
If you have information about the deportation operation or the immigrants who were deported, we want to hear from you.
www.propublica.org
July 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We are still reporting. Do you know someone among the people who were deported? Do you have information about the deportation operation to share?
You can fill out the form below or reach our tip line on Signal at 917-512-0201 or WhatsApp at 917-327-4868.
You can fill out the form below or reach our tip line on Signal at 917-512-0201 or WhatsApp at 917-327-4868.
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America needs its Eduardo Porters, Stephen Colberts, and all others in the media and in academia who have helped the nation understand just how truly dangerous Trump is.
Shame on any media outlet or university that allows Trump to silence it. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-silencing
Shame on any media outlet or university that allows Trump to silence it. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-silencing
July 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
America needs its Eduardo Porters, Stephen Colberts, and all others in the media and in academia who have helped the nation understand just how truly dangerous Trump is.
Shame on any media outlet or university that allows Trump to silence it. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-silencing
Shame on any media outlet or university that allows Trump to silence it. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-silencing
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Textbook case of letting Trump set the agenda. Oh, good, the #MurdochJournal headline implies, it's 15% not 25%. But it was 2%. The headline should be that Trump raises Japanese tariffs by 650%.
July 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Textbook case of letting Trump set the agenda. Oh, good, the #MurdochJournal headline implies, it's 15% not 25%. But it was 2%. The headline should be that Trump raises Japanese tariffs by 650%.
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Trump's subcontracted concentration camp. In our name.
Free link.
U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’ wapo.st/3GZuXCW
Free link.
U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’ wapo.st/3GZuXCW
U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’
Three Venezuelans, released last week from the Terrorism Confinement Center, said they were repeatedly beaten and denied access to lawyers.
wapo.st
July 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Trump's subcontracted concentration camp. In our name.
Free link.
U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’ wapo.st/3GZuXCW
Free link.
U.S. deportees, freed from Salvadoran prison, describe ‘horror movie’ wapo.st/3GZuXCW
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‘Like hers, my ambition was all-consuming; the difference was that mine was to write a great poem, and hers was to save the world through Revolution.’
Carmen Boullosa on the friend who joined the Sandinistas, translated by Samantha Schnee.
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Carmen Boullosa on the friend who joined the Sandinistas, translated by Samantha Schnee.
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The Dead Revolution and the Living Page
‘Like hers, my ambition was all-consuming; the difference was that mine was to write a great poem, and hers was to save the world through Revolution. We both staked our lives on meeting our goals.’ Me...
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July 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
‘Like hers, my ambition was all-consuming; the difference was that mine was to write a great poem, and hers was to save the world through Revolution.’
Carmen Boullosa on the friend who joined the Sandinistas, translated by Samantha Schnee.
granta.com/the-dead-rev...
Carmen Boullosa on the friend who joined the Sandinistas, translated by Samantha Schnee.
granta.com/the-dead-rev...
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You may be wondering what the Senate is up to tonight… or what a rescissions bill is… or how Donald Trump is trying to gut public media and important foreign aid. Let me explain it to you.
July 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
You may be wondering what the Senate is up to tonight… or what a rescissions bill is… or how Donald Trump is trying to gut public media and important foreign aid. Let me explain it to you.
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“There are certain books where…the pleasure there isn’t really the ending but rather the journey.” In praise of re-reading.
Even Better the Second (or Third, or Fourth…) Time: In Praise of Re-Reading
I used to think everyone who read books also re-read them. I was surprised, once I was an author, to discover that there are plenty of book lovers who once they’ve read a book never pick it up agai…
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July 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“There are certain books where…the pleasure there isn’t really the ending but rather the journey.” In praise of re-reading.
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You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳