Katie Eksten Gomez
@ktx10gomez.bsky.social
Community Ecosystem Developer
Seeker of Understanding (5Ws & an H)
"Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death." -💙 - MN
Seeker of Understanding (5Ws & an H)
"Life is a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death." -💙 - MN
Reposted by Katie Eksten Gomez
PBS News is doing more to expose the facts than the FBI…
📌 Many young extremists who grew up on social media and never knew life without school shootings now see public violence as a way to go viral.
So the chaotic confusion we are seeing right now is possibly by design.
📌 Many young extremists who grew up on social media and never knew life without school shootings now see public violence as a way to go viral.
So the chaotic confusion we are seeing right now is possibly by design.
September 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
PBS News is doing more to expose the facts than the FBI…
📌 Many young extremists who grew up on social media and never knew life without school shootings now see public violence as a way to go viral.
So the chaotic confusion we are seeing right now is possibly by design.
📌 Many young extremists who grew up on social media and never knew life without school shootings now see public violence as a way to go viral.
So the chaotic confusion we are seeing right now is possibly by design.
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STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
STEWART: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether— we’re the banana peel in the coal mine… authoritarians are the threat to comedy, music, art, thought… progress.”
Nailed it.
Nailed it.
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People are sick of seeing their communities falling apart. They want change.
The right's division is more of the same.
Tommy and Nigel are only offering you the same cuts and hatred.
Fix the bread and butter issues, you fix our divided communities.
@tajali1.bsky.social
@jimmythegiant.bsky.social
The right's division is more of the same.
Tommy and Nigel are only offering you the same cuts and hatred.
Fix the bread and butter issues, you fix our divided communities.
@tajali1.bsky.social
@jimmythegiant.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
People are sick of seeing their communities falling apart. They want change.
The right's division is more of the same.
Tommy and Nigel are only offering you the same cuts and hatred.
Fix the bread and butter issues, you fix our divided communities.
@tajali1.bsky.social
@jimmythegiant.bsky.social
The right's division is more of the same.
Tommy and Nigel are only offering you the same cuts and hatred.
Fix the bread and butter issues, you fix our divided communities.
@tajali1.bsky.social
@jimmythegiant.bsky.social
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Any Senators here?
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
September 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Any Senators here?
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
I’m a biomedical scientist with immunology, cancer, infectious disease expertise.
RFK Jr lied to you in his confirmation hearings. Repeatedly. Provably.
He’s lied to EVERYONE for 30+ years. Repeatedly. Provably.
He WILL lie today. Repeatedly. Provably.
1/
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Reading The Midnight Library, and this line popped out. Explains a lot right now.
“She realised that you could be as honest as possible in life, but people only see the truth if it is close enough to their reality. As Thoreau wrote, ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’”
“She realised that you could be as honest as possible in life, but people only see the truth if it is close enough to their reality. As Thoreau wrote, ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’”
August 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Reading The Midnight Library, and this line popped out. Explains a lot right now.
“She realised that you could be as honest as possible in life, but people only see the truth if it is close enough to their reality. As Thoreau wrote, ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’”
“She realised that you could be as honest as possible in life, but people only see the truth if it is close enough to their reality. As Thoreau wrote, ‘It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.’”
Nepali sherpa Kami Rita(55,) "Everest Man", has summitted Mount Everest for a record-breaking 31st time.
"I am glad for the record, but records are eventually broken, I am more happy that my climbs help Nepal be recognized in the world."
"I am glad for the record, but records are eventually broken, I am more happy that my climbs help Nepal be recognized in the world."
Mount Everest: Nepali sherpa breaks own record with 31st summit
Kami Rita Sherpa is a "global symbol of Everest itself", says the expedition organiser.
bbc.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Nepali sherpa Kami Rita(55,) "Everest Man", has summitted Mount Everest for a record-breaking 31st time.
"I am glad for the record, but records are eventually broken, I am more happy that my climbs help Nepal be recognized in the world."
"I am glad for the record, but records are eventually broken, I am more happy that my climbs help Nepal be recognized in the world."
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“For at least 30 years, the National Weather Service, or NWS, had been providing time- and labor-intensive manual translations into Spanish. Researchers have found that even delayed translations have contributed to missed evacuations, injuries, and preventable deaths… And now those alerts are gone.”
Millions of Americans don’t speak English. Now they won’t be warned before weather disasters.
An internal memo reviewed by Grist showed the National Weather Service has stopped translating radio alerts in the southern region, a move that has enraged workers in local offices.
grist.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
“For at least 30 years, the National Weather Service, or NWS, had been providing time- and labor-intensive manual translations into Spanish. Researchers have found that even delayed translations have contributed to missed evacuations, injuries, and preventable deaths… And now those alerts are gone.”
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"Don't ever let anyone tell you that what you see with your own eyes isn't happening."
🇮🇱 Stand Up to Jewish Hate
#NoHate
#Voices4Victory
🇮🇱 Stand Up to Jewish Hate
#NoHate
#Voices4Victory
February 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Don't ever let anyone tell you that what you see with your own eyes isn't happening."
🇮🇱 Stand Up to Jewish Hate
#NoHate
#Voices4Victory
🇮🇱 Stand Up to Jewish Hate
#NoHate
#Voices4Victory
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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
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Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — an...
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Not just the end of American science but the purposeful destruction of post secondary education. This will decimate colleges and force an industry wide collapse just as admissions decline due to falling birth rates.
The end goal is to destroy economic mobility for women and people of color.
The end goal is to destroy economic mobility for women and people of color.
Here’s a story with some numbers. The proposed cuts are unfathomable: a 60% reduction to NSF would be the end of American science as we know it.
February 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Not just the end of American science but the purposeful destruction of post secondary education. This will decimate colleges and force an industry wide collapse just as admissions decline due to falling birth rates.
The end goal is to destroy economic mobility for women and people of color.
The end goal is to destroy economic mobility for women and people of color.
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Holy shit.
“USAID’s inspector general was investigating a public-private partnership involving Musk’s company just before Musk shut the agency down.
Key USAID web pages mentioning Musk’s company have suddenly vanished from the agency’s website.”
Follow the money.
“USAID’s inspector general was investigating a public-private partnership involving Musk’s company just before Musk shut the agency down.
Key USAID web pages mentioning Musk’s company have suddenly vanished from the agency’s website.”
Follow the money.
February 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Holy shit.
“USAID’s inspector general was investigating a public-private partnership involving Musk’s company just before Musk shut the agency down.
Key USAID web pages mentioning Musk’s company have suddenly vanished from the agency’s website.”
Follow the money.
“USAID’s inspector general was investigating a public-private partnership involving Musk’s company just before Musk shut the agency down.
Key USAID web pages mentioning Musk’s company have suddenly vanished from the agency’s website.”
Follow the money.
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Boycott of Target begins tomorrow. www.twincities.com/2025/01/30/t...
Twin Cities organizers call for Target boycott starting Feb. 1 amid DEI rollbacks
“Target will not see a dime of our Black dollars during Black History Month or at any other time,” said a cofounder of Black Lives Matter Minnesota.
www.twincities.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Boycott of Target begins tomorrow. www.twincities.com/2025/01/30/t...
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NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
February 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
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Tonight Donald Trump fired dozens of prosecutors at the DC U.S. Attorney's office and agents at the FBI.
Another Friday Night Massacre, as the President removes those loyal to the constitution.
And installs those loyal to him.
Another Friday Night Massacre, as the President removes those loyal to the constitution.
And installs those loyal to him.
February 1, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Tonight Donald Trump fired dozens of prosecutors at the DC U.S. Attorney's office and agents at the FBI.
Another Friday Night Massacre, as the President removes those loyal to the constitution.
And installs those loyal to him.
Another Friday Night Massacre, as the President removes those loyal to the constitution.
And installs those loyal to him.
But aren't we supposed to feed the poor? Instead, we are going to let them die.
They aren't seeing people-- they are seeing dollars.
You can see both.
But please, commence building your ridiculous iron dome.
They aren't seeing people-- they are seeing dollars.
You can see both.
But please, commence building your ridiculous iron dome.
US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior officials put on leave, contractors laid off and a sweeping freeze imposed on fo...
abcnews.go.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
But aren't we supposed to feed the poor? Instead, we are going to let them die.
They aren't seeing people-- they are seeing dollars.
You can see both.
But please, commence building your ridiculous iron dome.
They aren't seeing people-- they are seeing dollars.
You can see both.
But please, commence building your ridiculous iron dome.
Dear dying rural communities--- good luck. /translated to sarcasm font/
Where is this guy from?!
What have we done as a country here, folks? You went from having A-listers to this. Lol. This is gonna take a minute to clean up.
Where is this guy from?!
What have we done as a country here, folks? You went from having A-listers to this. Lol. This is gonna take a minute to clean up.
A New Government Memo Feels Like It’s Straight Out Of 'The Handmaid’s Tale'
The memo also said recipients of federal transportation funding must also cooperate with immigration enforcement, a hit to so-called sanctuary cities.
www.huffpost.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Dear dying rural communities--- good luck. /translated to sarcasm font/
Where is this guy from?!
What have we done as a country here, folks? You went from having A-listers to this. Lol. This is gonna take a minute to clean up.
Where is this guy from?!
What have we done as a country here, folks? You went from having A-listers to this. Lol. This is gonna take a minute to clean up.
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The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations.
“We don’t have much, but what we do have is important.”
New, from @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
“We don’t have much, but what we do have is important.”
New, from @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
How One Immigrant Community Is Coping With the Threat of Deportation
The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations. “We don’t have much, but wh...
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations.
“We don’t have much, but what we do have is important.”
New, from @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
“We don’t have much, but what we do have is important.”
New, from @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social
Both Minneapolis and St. Paul have separation ordinances, which prevent city employees — including police officers — from asking people about their legal status. — unless a crime involves smuggling or human trafficking.
Why some Minnesota law enforcement agencies will not follow Trump’s mass deportation plan
Besides laws which prevent local police from enforcing immigration law, some officials say they don’t have the resources to take on additional tasks.
www.mprnews.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Both Minneapolis and St. Paul have separation ordinances, which prevent city employees — including police officers — from asking people about their legal status. — unless a crime involves smuggling or human trafficking.
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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Do you wonder why you haven’t heard much about this massive TB outbreak recently? Cuz the CDC can’t hold any press conferences or issue public statements of any kind.
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...
Kansas faces one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in US history
Kansas is currently facing one the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in U.S. history with 67 confirmed active cases and 79 confirmed latent cases.
abcnews.go.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Do you wonder why you haven’t heard much about this massive TB outbreak recently? Cuz the CDC can’t hold any press conferences or issue public statements of any kind.
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...
abcnews.go.com/Health/kansa...