Kathleen VanDerAa
@kvanderaa.bsky.social
Show me data. History nerd, architecture enthusiast, love all things design. Very ADHD. she/her
A TBTL 10 for life.
A TBTL 10 for life.
I think about this very fact ALL THE TIME.
and to think we made jimmy carter get rid of his peanut farm
March 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I think about this very fact ALL THE TIME.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex condemned ICE’s detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, calling it a “tyrannical” move.
“If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too."
“If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too."
AOC Rips “Tyrannical and Un-American” Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a serious warning about the ICE arrest of Palestinian activist (and U.S. green card holder) Mahmoud Khalil.
newrepublic.com
March 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortex condemned ICE’s detainment of Mahmoud Khalil, calling it a “tyrannical” move.
“If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too."
“If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too."
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Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach."
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
Computational Journalist
New York, New York, United States
boards.greenhouse.io
March 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Great job alert: ProPublica is hiring a computational journalist, "someone who will use technology and data to identify and unlock stories that would otherwise be out of reach."
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
Salary: $120K-$140K
Remote: ✅
Come join us!
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We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.
February 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
We want to send a message to the world: what has happened today is an absolute disgrace. It is completely un-American.
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Word of the day: extortion.
February 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Word of the day: extortion.
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You know where you can go and not worry about breaking the economic blackout today?
Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!
Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!
February 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
You know where you can go and not worry about breaking the economic blackout today?
Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!
Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!
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Hi, just a reminder that when you use Libro.fm for your audiobooks, you support independent bookshops vs. large corporations that drive them out of business.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
February 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Hi, just a reminder that when you use Libro.fm for your audiobooks, you support independent bookshops vs. large corporations that drive them out of business.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
We also pay taxes. And so do indie bookshops.
If the “SAVE Act” HR 22 passes 69 million women who have taken their spouse’s last name will no longer be eligible to vote in the United States. 🚨🚨🚨 This is not about election integrity. This is about voter suppression. Call your reps to opposite it ASAP.
5calls.org/issue/save-a...
5calls.org/issue/save-a...
Oppose The SAVE Act (H.R. 22 / S.128) – A Voter Suppression Bill ⭑ 5 Calls
Republicans in Congress have introduced the extreme anti-voter Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (H.R. 22/ S.128 and declared it among …
5calls.org
February 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If the “SAVE Act” HR 22 passes 69 million women who have taken their spouse’s last name will no longer be eligible to vote in the United States. 🚨🚨🚨 This is not about election integrity. This is about voter suppression. Call your reps to opposite it ASAP.
5calls.org/issue/save-a...
5calls.org/issue/save-a...
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The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
Opinion | The World’s Richest Men Take On the World’s Poorest Children
I’ve seen U.S.A.I.D. operate around the world, and it’s not woke — it’s lifesaving.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The world's richest man is taking food and medicine from the world's poorest children
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o...
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I'm bringing back the TC Step Tracker for TC25! Sign up now for reminders to log your steps—in turn you'll get a chance to offer feedback for this year's step tracker.
Learn more at the blog: brittanyrosenau.medium.com/coming-soon-...
Check out the viz: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Learn more at the blog: brittanyrosenau.medium.com/coming-soon-...
Check out the viz: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
February 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm bringing back the TC Step Tracker for TC25! Sign up now for reminders to log your steps—in turn you'll get a chance to offer feedback for this year's step tracker.
Learn more at the blog: brittanyrosenau.medium.com/coming-soon-...
Check out the viz: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
Learn more at the blog: brittanyrosenau.medium.com/coming-soon-...
Check out the viz: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
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Everyone should file an extension on your taxes, then decide if things are better or worse in October. If they're worse, time for a tax strike.
February 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Everyone should file an extension on your taxes, then decide if things are better or worse in October. If they're worse, time for a tax strike.
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It's actually theft of taxpayers money when websites go dark. We paid for that data
February 1, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It's actually theft of taxpayers money when websites go dark. We paid for that data
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If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Downloaded CDC Data And Where To Find It
Journalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share...
docs.google.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Welcome to 1984.
Fired Jan. 6 prosecutors were told they were terminated "based upon your actions in the prosecution of persons relating to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021," and cited Trump calling it a "grave national injustice."
February 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Welcome to 1984.
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I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
February 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
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Advance your #dataviz skills by joining the weekly 2025 Du Bois Visualization Challenge. Starting on Feb 3rd, re-create visualizations from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools. More details: https://buff.ly/3QjOsaF.
January 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Advance your #dataviz skills by joining the weekly 2025 Du Bois Visualization Challenge. Starting on Feb 3rd, re-create visualizations from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools. More details: https://buff.ly/3QjOsaF.
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Powerful.
Today’s show was my last at CNN. My closing message: It’s never a good time to bow down to a tyrant… don’t give in to the lies. Don’t give in to fear. Hold on to the truth… and hope.
January 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Powerful.
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Is anybody going to ask the entirely relevant questions of Trump and his DEIA for incompetent Americans transportation chief Duffy if the freeze in hiring of these critical functionaries contributed to the accident?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
the first fatal commercial plane crash in 16 years happened just days after Trump froze hiring of air traffic controllers that were already stretched thin
January 30, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Is anybody going to ask the entirely relevant questions of Trump and his DEIA for incompetent Americans transportation chief Duffy if the freeze in hiring of these critical functionaries contributed to the accident?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
Or is the mainstream “free press” gonna roll over for Trump like saps, again?
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It is pocket-sized, easy to read, and a necessity in this moment. Please read.
January 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It is pocket-sized, easy to read, and a necessity in this moment. Please read.
Thinking about Jim Nantz this morning after burning my toast and just deciding it’s fine. ftw.usatoday.com/2016/03/jim-...
January 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Thinking about Jim Nantz this morning after burning my toast and just deciding it’s fine. ftw.usatoday.com/2016/03/jim-...
David Lynch’s death might just be the thing that radicalizes me to finally get serious about a daily meditation practice. What a beautiful soul. The world needs more authentic, kind, creative energy.
January 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
David Lynch’s death might just be the thing that radicalizes me to finally get serious about a daily meditation practice. What a beautiful soul. The world needs more authentic, kind, creative energy.
I constantly ponder Yuval Noah Harari's concept in "Sapiens"; that things like nations, laws, and human rights exist ONLY because we collectively agree to believe in them.
More and more I worry about what we can collectively agree upon and uphold. The line feels ever tenious.
More and more I worry about what we can collectively agree upon and uphold. The line feels ever tenious.
January 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I constantly ponder Yuval Noah Harari's concept in "Sapiens"; that things like nations, laws, and human rights exist ONLY because we collectively agree to believe in them.
More and more I worry about what we can collectively agree upon and uphold. The line feels ever tenious.
More and more I worry about what we can collectively agree upon and uphold. The line feels ever tenious.
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