Liz Kastor
@lizziek.bsky.social
Former journalist. Chronically fatigued.
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Instead of doing a consumerism on "Black" Friday, consider supporting small businesses, dropping a few coins in someone's ko-fi or go fund me, sign up for their patreon instead.
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Instead of doing a consumerism on "Black" Friday, consider supporting small businesses, dropping a few coins in someone's ko-fi or go fund me, sign up for their patreon instead.
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
Life is expensive, things are hard. Drop coins to humans, not AI, or big corporations today.
QRP with your links!
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never change, NYT Cooking
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
never change, NYT Cooking
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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As we roll into the holidays, a reminder.
This time of year we see an uptick in families losing beloved pets.
If you’re wrestling with those decisions, know that you don’t have to do it alone. I provide hospice/end of life assistance for pets.
Anticipatory grief is heavy. 1/
This time of year we see an uptick in families losing beloved pets.
If you’re wrestling with those decisions, know that you don’t have to do it alone. I provide hospice/end of life assistance for pets.
Anticipatory grief is heavy. 1/
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
As we roll into the holidays, a reminder.
This time of year we see an uptick in families losing beloved pets.
If you’re wrestling with those decisions, know that you don’t have to do it alone. I provide hospice/end of life assistance for pets.
Anticipatory grief is heavy. 1/
This time of year we see an uptick in families losing beloved pets.
If you’re wrestling with those decisions, know that you don’t have to do it alone. I provide hospice/end of life assistance for pets.
Anticipatory grief is heavy. 1/
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Your friends with long Covid would really appreciate you running some errands for them. Just offer it. Or a bit of housekeeping support. Anything at all.
“If it’s that bad, you would have help!”
Help doesn’t magically arrive when you become disabled.
You’re not assigned a caregiver or given more money based on severity.
Many need more help than they’re getting.
If you’re struggling tonight, know you’re not alone.
Many of us are with you.
Help doesn’t magically arrive when you become disabled.
You’re not assigned a caregiver or given more money based on severity.
Many need more help than they’re getting.
If you’re struggling tonight, know you’re not alone.
Many of us are with you.
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Your friends with long Covid would really appreciate you running some errands for them. Just offer it. Or a bit of housekeeping support. Anything at all.
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This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
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Heya so I was inspired by @qatgondelete.bsky.social’s post to designate 1-2 people I would give to for mutual aid.
So following this I’m giving to @bratzcore.bsky.social and @permanentalien.blacksky.app every 2 weeks to help them reach their goals.
I hope others get inspired to maybe do the same. 💖
So following this I’m giving to @bratzcore.bsky.social and @permanentalien.blacksky.app every 2 weeks to help them reach their goals.
I hope others get inspired to maybe do the same. 💖
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Heya so I was inspired by @qatgondelete.bsky.social’s post to designate 1-2 people I would give to for mutual aid.
So following this I’m giving to @bratzcore.bsky.social and @permanentalien.blacksky.app every 2 weeks to help them reach their goals.
I hope others get inspired to maybe do the same. 💖
So following this I’m giving to @bratzcore.bsky.social and @permanentalien.blacksky.app every 2 weeks to help them reach their goals.
I hope others get inspired to maybe do the same. 💖
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Really important article about how the White House's anti-DEI crusade is cutting off data for new potential breakthroughs for African-Americans who disproportionately suffer from end-stage kidney disease. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
The Trump Admin’s War on Data Is Compromising Major Health Advancements for Black Americans
Thanks to a 2009 medical breakthrough, researchers could be on the precipice...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Really important article about how the White House's anti-DEI crusade is cutting off data for new potential breakthroughs for African-Americans who disproportionately suffer from end-stage kidney disease. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/trump-m...
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If you follow my work you know that I often ask my audience to support my journalism. This time, it's different. My fiancee's mother has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She's on fixed income and we had to relocate her to Dallas for care. She needs your help.
www.gofundme.com/f/extend-pat...
www.gofundme.com/f/extend-pat...
Donate to Extend Patti's Joyful Life Amidst Cancer Fight, organized by Kaitlin Siebert
On October 30th, 2025, my mom, Patti, was diagnosed with stage IV color… Kaitlin Siebert needs your support for Extend Patti's Joyful Life Amidst Cancer Fight
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
If you follow my work you know that I often ask my audience to support my journalism. This time, it's different. My fiancee's mother has been diagnosed with stage IV cancer. She's on fixed income and we had to relocate her to Dallas for care. She needs your help.
www.gofundme.com/f/extend-pat...
www.gofundme.com/f/extend-pat...
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Just city after city where they roll in expecting to be greeted as liberators. On the day of Dick Cheney's funeral let's just remember that that never works.
JUST IN: Border Patrol is preparing to end its immigration enforcement operation in Charlotte, nearly a week after the agency first deployed agents to the state’s most populated city, two officials at DHS tell NBC News.
Border Patrol preparing to leave Charlotte, plans to mobilize in New Orleans next
Border Patrol agents arrested more than 250 people in Charlotte this week and, according to reports, could begin operations in Louisiana and Mississippi as soon as next week.
nbcnews.to
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Just city after city where they roll in expecting to be greeted as liberators. On the day of Dick Cheney's funeral let's just remember that that never works.
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NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
As ICE descends on Charlotte, faith leaders draw on other cities' actions to aid immigrants
(RNS) — As many as 500 people, a mix of clergy and other volunteers, have appeared at the training sessions on how to counter ICE.
religionnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
NEW: Churches in Charlotte are hosting trainings on how to response to ICE agents — with *hundreds* filling pews.
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
At one training, a child led those gathered in "This Little Light of Mine" — but changed the words to “All around Border Patrol, I’m gonna let it shine" religionnews.com/2025/11/20/a...
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Data on race and ethnicity has put us on the cusp of breakthroughs in treating kidney failure, which disproportionately affects Black Americans. But the Trump administration has halted that data collection as part of its war on supposed "DEI." Important new story from @laylaayanna.bsky.social
The Trump Admin’s War on Data Is Compromising Major Health Advancements for Black Americans
Thanks to a 2009 medical breakthrough, researchers could be on the precipice...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Data on race and ethnicity has put us on the cusp of breakthroughs in treating kidney failure, which disproportionately affects Black Americans. But the Trump administration has halted that data collection as part of its war on supposed "DEI." Important new story from @laylaayanna.bsky.social
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just a quick plug for some of our recent work at Don't Rock the Inbox - we'd really love to have your support as a free or paying subscriber (makes a great gift!):
@marissarmoss.bsky.social with a deeply felt and informed remembrance of Todd Snider www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
@marissarmoss.bsky.social with a deeply felt and informed remembrance of Todd Snider www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
Something good comes along, then it’s gone: Farewell, Todd Snider.
When I moved to East Nashville in 2012, legend had it that if you wanted to find Todd Snider, all you had to do was go to Drifter’s BBQ in Five Points, and he’d be there at the bar. Nashville always h...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
just a quick plug for some of our recent work at Don't Rock the Inbox - we'd really love to have your support as a free or paying subscriber (makes a great gift!):
@marissarmoss.bsky.social with a deeply felt and informed remembrance of Todd Snider www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
@marissarmoss.bsky.social with a deeply felt and informed remembrance of Todd Snider www.dontrocktheinbox.com/something-go...
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NEW: I spent a week in Connecticut’s only immigration court, where thousands of people each year learn if they can stay in the United States.
The court doesn’t allow photography, so I took an illustrator.
My latest for @ctinsider.bsky.social —
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
The court doesn’t allow photography, so I took an illustrator.
My latest for @ctinsider.bsky.social —
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
A week inside the opaque court where CT immigrants learn their fate
The courtroom often resembles an assembly line, with many cases taking less than five minutes.
www.ctinsider.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NEW: I spent a week in Connecticut’s only immigration court, where thousands of people each year learn if they can stay in the United States.
The court doesn’t allow photography, so I took an illustrator.
My latest for @ctinsider.bsky.social —
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
The court doesn’t allow photography, so I took an illustrator.
My latest for @ctinsider.bsky.social —
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
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This story is *outside the paywall*, thanks in part to a grant from the good folks at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social.
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
A week inside the opaque court where CT immigrants learn their fate
The courtroom often resembles an assembly line, with many cases taking less than five minutes.
www.ctinsider.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This story is *outside the paywall*, thanks in part to a grant from the good folks at @poynterinstitute.bsky.social.
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
www.ctinsider.com/news/article... #nutmegsky
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My last newsletter of the year goes out tonight, and is the ultimate gift-guide for the geology enthusiast ✨🦕🎁
Want to get it? Just sign up here: www.luciaperezdiaz.com#newsletter
Want to get it? Just sign up here: www.luciaperezdiaz.com#newsletter
Dr. Lucia Perez-Diaz | Scientist and author-illustrator
Writing and illustrating stories that will make you fall in love with the science of the world around you 🌍 ✏️ 💙
www.luciaperezdiaz.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
My last newsletter of the year goes out tonight, and is the ultimate gift-guide for the geology enthusiast ✨🦕🎁
Want to get it? Just sign up here: www.luciaperezdiaz.com#newsletter
Want to get it? Just sign up here: www.luciaperezdiaz.com#newsletter
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(There are also many non-independent reporters doing good important work right now many of them fighting against their own employers to report the truth)
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
(There are also many non-independent reporters doing good important work right now many of them fighting against their own employers to report the truth)
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by the way there are I think at least two independent media starter packs on here and I recommend them more heartily as a life improver than just about any other starter pack
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
by the way there are I think at least two independent media starter packs on here and I recommend them more heartily as a life improver than just about any other starter pack
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I have "All the President's Men" tattooed on my arm. I have enormous reverence for journalism. at this point the WH press corps does not deserve to be associated with the brave independent reporters out here busting their asses for not nearly enough money in order to keep us informed and prepared
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I have "All the President's Men" tattooed on my arm. I have enormous reverence for journalism. at this point the WH press corps does not deserve to be associated with the brave independent reporters out here busting their asses for not nearly enough money in order to keep us informed and prepared
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There are a lot of competing needs, I know. But I really would like to uplift these folks at the Midwest Bond Fund.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
A Midwest Bond Fund Is Helping Detained Chicago Immigrants Return To Their Families
The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund launched in 2020 to provide bond assistance to people navigating the complex immigration legal system. That mission has become more difficult under the second Trump a...
blockclubchicago.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There are a lot of competing needs, I know. But I really would like to uplift these folks at the Midwest Bond Fund.
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/17/b...
Because we need theater and art about science and humanity even more these days.
In 1666, Isaac Newton put a needle into his tear duct.
No one knows why.
Two Bit Theater presents Isaac's Eye by Lucas Hnath.
November 21st-23rd, 7pm
Open Art's Studio: 68 Jay St Studio 605A, Brooklyn, NY 11201
In 1666, Isaac Newton put a needle into his tear duct.
No one knows why.
Two Bit Theater presents Isaac's Eye by Lucas Hnath.
November 21st-23rd, 7pm
Open Art's Studio: 68 Jay St Studio 605A, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Isaac's Eye by Lucas Hnath at Open Arts Studio, Brooklyn
Isaac's Eye by Lucas Hnath is a sharp, funny, and deeply human play about science, legacy, and the lengths we'll go to be remembered.
www.eventbrite.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Because we need theater and art about science and humanity even more these days.
In 1666, Isaac Newton put a needle into his tear duct.
No one knows why.
Two Bit Theater presents Isaac's Eye by Lucas Hnath.
November 21st-23rd, 7pm
Open Art's Studio: 68 Jay St Studio 605A, Brooklyn, NY 11201
In 1666, Isaac Newton put a needle into his tear duct.
No one knows why.
Two Bit Theater presents Isaac's Eye by Lucas Hnath.
November 21st-23rd, 7pm
Open Art's Studio: 68 Jay St Studio 605A, Brooklyn, NY 11201
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The "Weather Permitting" exhibit at the Minnesota History Center chronicles the state's famously extreme weather. I loved the panels asking recent immigrants from warm countries how they adjusted to it. How can you not love this about America, man! It's so cool that people come here from everywhere!
November 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The "Weather Permitting" exhibit at the Minnesota History Center chronicles the state's famously extreme weather. I loved the panels asking recent immigrants from warm countries how they adjusted to it. How can you not love this about America, man! It's so cool that people come here from everywhere!
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if you have a few spare coins, a local family could really use your help
My neighbors just up the street from us own A-squared pizza in Charlottesville, and their youngest was recently diagnosed with leukemia.
Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.
Their family is really nice, and this is a huge bummer right before the holidays. A GoFundMe has been set up for the family to help with everything.
Donate to Help Zoey Beat Leukemia, organized by Julie Bendle
Help Zoey Beat Leukemia
Zoey is a precocious, funny, and determined 3-year-old who loves unicorn… Julie Bendle needs your support for Help Zoey Beat Leukemia
www.gofundme.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
if you have a few spare coins, a local family could really use your help
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“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”