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Karen Perry Stillerman

@karenstillerman.bsky.social
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Eater, porch gardener, soil enthusiast, blogger, policy wonk, building a better food system @ucs.org. Dog mom. #DubNation. She/her. Views my own.

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 17/09/2026
Join UCS and Protect Democracy for a virtual briefing on the threats we face to our elections, what to watch out for in the coming weeks leading up to Election Day, and ways you can take action and get involved in your community or state. Info & RSVP: act.ucs.org/4z3buXF
Promotional graphic for Science Rising National Call on election threats featuring speaker Corey Dukes, scheduled for September 24, 8-9 p.m. ET.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 17/09/2026
What it's like for elementary schoolchildren in the illegally occupied District of Columbia
Goons strolling past Bruce Monroe Elementary School
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 31/08/2026
1/ At a time when 17,000 people have been sickened by the food-borne #cyclospora parasite, the Trump USDA is cutting its parasite research budget and forcing out the very scientists who could help avert the next catastrophe. 🧵 ⬇️
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USDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocations
The shuttering of three projects is expected to hinder vital research at a time when consumers are increasingly worried about the safety of the food supply.
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Karen Perry Stillerman @karenstillerman.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
TODAY! Virtual public briefing on the Trump administration's systematic dismantling of the US Department of Agriculture and efforts to #SaveUSDA.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 17/07/2026
Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/07/2026
My takeaway from that speech is that we are headed down the road of Trump trying to outright rig elections. It probably won't work, but he's going for it.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Love what the Australian soccer team says about modern Australia. Seriously, watch this video, and you'll be cheering for them too.
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Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I have to say, removing a usurper king's name from a building really is a great way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our founding.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 05/06/2026
The Trump administration is expected to shut down all USDA Climate Hubs unless Congress acts to protect them. “Shuttering the program will likely end up costing us far more than what we spend on it,” said @julianjonreyes.bsky.social in a statement:
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Congress Must Protect Farmers from Trump Administration Cuts, Save USDA Climate Hubs
The Trump administration reportedly intends to shut down all USDAClimate Hubs. Congress has a critical opportunity to protect them. Statement by UCS.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
You can understand the Iranian regime is oppressive and murderous and also understand that this war of aggression against it is illegal and immoral and that those who will suffer the most from it are the people of Iran.
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Sure would be a good time to have not laid off your entire Middle East bureau.
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
It would be nice if statements by members of Congress on the U.S. attack on Iran started with something like: “This attack is an unconstitutional usurpation of Congress’s war powers.”
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
It would be cool to have a legislature that acted to defend its own constitutional prerogatives and, maybe as a treat, the interests of the people it represents too.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
THIS.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
We are at war for no good reason because we created a presidency with unbounded war powers and then elected a madman to it www.vox.com/politics/481...
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Trump’s case for the Iran war makes no sense
The scary incoherence at the heart of Trump’s latest, biggest war.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Writing is thinking. It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
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Karen Perry Stillerman @karenstillerman.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I just became a monthly subscriber. If you can, you should too.
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The 51st @51st.news · 04/02/2026
6/ The Post has lost over 375,000 subscribers in just over a year. If 10% of those readers subscribed to The 51st instead, we could hire 10 reporters and five editors, dramatically scaling our coverage of the city at this critical time. 51st.news/signup
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The 51st is a worker-led nonprofit news source for D.C. Our reporting is rooted in our conviction that local journalism is meant to make people’s lives better — no paywalls, ever. But that's only…
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Always remember THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS. In the realm of Online, they can just say things and have them treated as true. In the realm of Real Life, there are 115,000 polling places in America and DHS has like 15,000 dudes total.
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Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl @deardara.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Greetings from inside the economic blockade zones of Minneapolis and St Paul! Don’t look away, please. We need you. It’s been a month and they’re trying to destroy us.
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Karen Perry Stillerman @karenstillerman.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Evergreen.
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The thing is, if you do not want to be called out as a liar, do not lie.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
This is the way.
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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 27/01/2026
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Something has changed in recent weeks. The lies are no longer about shadowy figures wielding great power and influence. They are now targeting everyday citizens — people standing in their own communities, in front of their homes, protecting their neighbors. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/lies...
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Lies, violence and the American state
Trump abhors democracy because it allows ordinary Americans to reject his lies. Even worse for Trump, it allows us to reject him.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Yesterday, I awoke to news of another ICE killing in MN. On Bluesky, the conversation was deeply critical of ICE. But I wanted to see how things were going on X. Surprisingly, the attempts there to blame the victim weren't getting as much traction as I suspected. So I wrote a thing.
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Another Killing on ICE
The right wing propaganda machine can’t spin the killing of Alex Pretti
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Emily Atkin @emorwee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Wrote myself a pep talk to get back to work tomorrow. It helped me. Hope it helps you.
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I don't know how to do this
But I'm going to keep doing it anyway.
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The rest of the NBA should also cancel games
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Jeff Rueter @jeffrueter.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
Statement from Michael and Susan Pretti
Parents of Alex Jeffrey Pretti

“We are heartbroken but also very angry.

Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact.

I do not throw around the ‘hero’ term lightly. However, his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He had his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down, all while being pepper sprayed. 

Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
He is insane. He is a madman. He is unhinged. He is dangerous.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
“We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.” -- Martin Luther King Jr.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status. Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
"Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of US tariffs, according to new research that contradicts a key claim by Trump... The new research suggests the impact of tariffs is likely to show up over time in the form of higher US consumer prices..." www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
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Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
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Liz Fong-Jones (方禮真) @lizthegrey.com · 19/01/2026
NYT gift link for an article written by a foreign correspondent who's reported on countless wars: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week. ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
From Getty Images: A resident films as people gather to confront ICE agents after two people from a residence were detained on January 13, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Trump administration has deployed over 2,400 Department of Homeland Security agents to the state of Minnesota in a push to apprehend undocumented immigrants. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Man in his bathrobe holding his phone
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Sam Bagenstos @sbagen.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Seriously, every word of this @sifill.bsky.social piece is the analysis and inspiration we all need as we start 2026. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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The Year America Broke Open
It would be silly to pretend that 2025 was not among the most challenging years this country has faced in modern times.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Editorial cartoonist @dennisgoris.bsky.social is exceptional. Please follow and share (&credit his work).
Cartoon of two people one on shoulders of other below. Top person peering over barbedwire topped wall from US to Canada. 

Man below: What can you see?

Man on shoulders: 60 minutes
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David Thomas Moore @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Er. This is absolutely the worst circumstances under which an old thread can be revived, so I'm not quite sure how to react. I guess, thank you all for reskeeting and quoteskeeting, and please share the joy around. ❤️ Heartbroken to hear about the murders of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! nicolemfoy@gmail.com www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
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Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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Karen Perry Stillerman @karenstillerman.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild: Cheetah Hammerhead shark Indian hornbill Orca Penguin
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Karen Perry Stillerman @karenstillerman.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Seems bad.
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Karen Perry Stillerman @karenstillerman.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
What is he talking about? I only have 48 plants in my house.
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 21/11/2025
Threats of political violence are a hallmark of authoritarian regimes and a direct attack on US democracy, the Constitution, and the rights and freedoms of people across the country. They put lives at risk, and they are unacceptable.
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Trump accuses Democrats of 'seditious behavior, punishable by death,' for urging military to ignore illegal orders
Trump called for the Democratic lawmakers to be "arrested and placed on trial" in social media posts.
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Karen Perry Stillerman @karenstillerman.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
This morning, my computer told me to accelerate my adoption of AI, and I briefly considered throwing it out the window.
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a man is laying on a couch wearing a blue shirt and making a funny face .
Alt: Will Ferrell lying on a couch wearing a blue shirt, shaking his head slightly and saying nope.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Karen Perry Stillerman @karenstillerman.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
*whispers* start with the food industry blog.ucs.org/alice-reznic...
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How Big Food Corporations Take Advantage of SNAP
Companies like Walmart are getting away with not only paying their workers low wages, but also owning the stores where the workers use SNAP benefits to buy their food.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Bingo. Corporate welfare is the real welfare you should be talking about.
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Meghan McCarron @meghanmccarron.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
I went deep on SNAP, including the 50-year battle to make benefits more generous, and the unprecedented cuts and restrictions taking hold in the program, which are separate from and much more permanent than the recent payment freezes www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/d...
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Experts Say SNAP’s Food Budget Doesn’t Match How People Actually Eat
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