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Kate Powers

@kate-powers.bsky.social
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First and foremost an educator. But also! Cats! Chemistry! Pottery! Cooking! And last but not least, exclamation points!!!!

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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Listen, i know it is dangerous to say this but, Bret Stephens IS the bed bug.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Let's outlaw this and referring to meat or tofu as "protein" on menus.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I wanted too be more conscientious about the information I consume. And I wanted better written and edited info. So I subscribed to @britannica.com. I love it; well written, fun rabbit holes, quizzes, even suggested reading lists. Highly recommend.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
@courtneymilan.com you actually are very similar to the original Luddites! They weren't opposed to all technology, just technology that made things worse.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
1/2 My family stayed in a beach house in the very rural "thumb" of Michigan. The house we rented was managed by small local company that manages a dozen beachfront properties. Once we arrived and since, ALL INTERACTIONS WERE CONDUCTED VIA AI CHAT BOTS OR OVERSEAS CALL CENTERS. #AIBot #AirBNB
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is also a reminder that Whole Foods is just Walmart with higher price tags and fancy soap.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
As an inorganic chemist, let me tell everyone that the joy you feel when your new compound is analyzed and illustrated by a good x-ray crystallographer is unmatched. Thank you Rosalind for advancing the field!
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I will die on this hill: minivans and SUVs are pretty much the same. One does not look cooler than the other.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
In high school the Catholic moms bought robot babies for students to care for. This would obvi prevent SEX from happening. The boys drop kicked those robots down the hall until they were in pieces.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
To say that I am horrified is an understatement. I've just requested that all of my data be scrubbed. Please, any other participants, do the same.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Do you think you live in a city superior to Chicago? Well, feast your eyes on this garbage truck and your mind will be changed. #Chicago #popeleo #4thofjuly
A garbage truck with a large decal of Pope Leo
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 24/06/2026
HEY CHICAGO! The city wants to sell your parking meter company to the same private-equity firm that owns Omni Air International, the worst of the worst of ICE's charter airlines. The city council's finance committee is meeting about it TOMORROW. 1/
A screenshot of the finance committees agenda

AGENDA OF MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026
11:00 A.M.
CITY HALL - SECOND FLOOR - COUNCIL CHAMBER 

SUBJECT MATTER HEARING
1. An ordinance authorizing the approval of the ownership transfer pursuant to the Chicago Metered Parking System Concession Agreement (O2026-0025407) 
NO VOTES WILL BE TAKEN
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
You guys, hydrogen peroxide is actually fine. The reflecting pool saga is amazing and hilarious without the misinformation. H202 quickly decomposes to water and oxygen. Scientific accuracy does not make the situation less funny!
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Driving through the westside every day, it is extremely clear that less care and maintenance is taken for that area of the city. The streets are dirtier, trash is everywhere, traffic lights are out, and incredible street flooding. #Sun-Times #chicago chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
chicago.suntimes.com
West Side residents wait for city’s help with aging sewers, homes damaged in 2023 floods
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration says it will spend more than $520 million to fix homes and the sewer infrastructure needed to help prevent future floods. Residents are growing impatient.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I work with students in their mid 20s. I always tell them about the fun days of Facebook before warning them about AI. If Facebook used to be fun and now it's this, just imagine the horrors waiting in the future of AI.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
This is a very niche question, but one I've wondered about for years: with these concrete pouring cranes, how do they get the residual concrete out of those long skinny tubes?! Do they flush it with an immense amount of water?!
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Do you know what would help local pharmacies compete? If our health insurance wasn't allowed to bar us from using them. I love my local pharmacy, but my insurance won't cover my medications if I don't buy from their mega-comglomerate.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Do you know what would help local pharmacies compete? If our health insurance wasn't allowed to bar us from using them. I love my local pharmacy, but my insurance won't cover my medications if I don't buy from their mega-comglomerate. blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/12/i...
blockclubchicago.org
Illinois Distributes First $25M To Local Pharmacies To Help Them Compete
Eligible pharmacies in rural and medically underserved communities will receive over $56,000 on Friday, aimed at keeping doors open and expanding services.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
You guys, TV is still free. Get an antenna. It works better than ever. And the channels up above 20 have some crraazzyyy shit on.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
My husband plays the saxophone professionally. If there is one thing I've learned from him it is this: be very wary of trumpet players.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
@govpritzker.illinois.gov we really don't want money going to billionaires for only SEVEN home games a year. The Bears org is acting like a shitty boyfriend: give me extra benefits or I'm leaving!
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Turns out they aren't rocket scientists --my husband
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Most important dating advice: when you first start dating, this is that person on their BEST behavior. If their best isn't good enough for you, GTFO. It's only going to get worse...
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Just spitballing here: if we ever need to distract the right, just announce a movie with a beloved white played by a black! Suggestion: John Wayne biopic staring David Oyelowo (bonus, not American) as John. Megan Thee Stallion as his love interest.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Without her though, Santa would be too weak to deliver gifts to children. youtube.com/shorts/BEmIa...
youtube.com
GOP Lawmaker Mocked for Santa Claus Milk Speech
YouTube video by Newsweek
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The medical system is wack. You have to always be conniving and scheming. Not getting the attention a chronic issue deserves? Something I've used in the past: "my husband and I would like to have a baby but these chronic health issues are giving me pause!"
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I'm always so confused about the thought that the medical establishment only wants to give you drugs. Every time I go to the doctor they want me to cure myself by talking a walk and eating a piece of fruit.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
@blockclubchi.bsky.social I am banned by my health insurance from using our fabulous local pharmacy, forced to use a private equity owned menace. What happens when that menace closes? blockclubchicago.org/2026/05/04/w...
blockclubchicago.org
With Another South Side Walgreens Set To Close, Neighbors Protest 'Corporate Abandonment'
The Chatham store is the latest location to close in the city, one year after Walgreens shuttered five stores across the South Side.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Local journalism to the rescue. 9n Facebook I saw this horrible video of a man in a Trump jersey, with a gun, wrestling a young woman out of her car. Turns out he is an off duty cop in my town. I sent the video to a local reporter. Within hours I saw this: www.forestparkreview.com/2026/04/29/l...
forestparkreview.com
Forest Park police lieutenant put on administrative leave  - Forest Park Review
Alleged off-duty police officer Daniel Miller detained woman outside of jurisdiction
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Sometimes, you read an idea that so clearly sums up an experience that you didn't know you were having, repeatedly. At every work place. For all of time. Thanks @maxread.info for the glimpse into the human experience. I feel seen.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I designed and made a teapot for folks who might need more leverage when pouring from a full teapot. I still have the strength to pour a regular pot but really appreciate the extra stability. I have a few other versions coming out of the kiln soon!
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
I bet some of those 77 voters didn't know they were undocumented. I see it over and over again, parents don't tell their kids they are undocumented. They find out when they fill out FAFSA or want to get a documented job. I can EASILY see an 18 year old excitedly registering to vote and not knowing.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
CV Dazzle Makeup might be a smart move. It doesn't have to be as aesthetic as these examples, but this is a good guide. adam.harvey.studio/cvdazzle/
adam.harvey.studio
CV Dazzle
CV Dazzle is a computer vision camouflage strategy developed in 2010. Unlike disruptive-pattern material, CV Dazzle is bright and bold, and evades detection by breaking weaknesses in automated pattern...
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The strike on Tesla worked. Elon went running scared back to his board, like the weak ballsack he is. We can boycott the mega corporations that fund this regime. We have the power. #generalstrike #boycott #abolishice
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
I think we should do mega corporation boycott until ICE is abolished. Those corporations are making this all possible. And they're destroying our communities
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The only thing these monsters listen to is money. How do we organize a huge boycott of the mega corporations funding this regime? Amazon, meta, target, private equity owned assets, and so on. @katmabu.bsky.social @adamkinzinger.substack.com @aoc.bsky.social #generalstrike #boycott
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Is Forbes trolling us?
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Subliminal messaging. Plus, I drive past soldier field right before the last game, DO NOT DO THIS
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I've never worked with a Nobel winner, but I know folks who have. I'm pretty sure that when you receive a Nobel prize, they give you a bunch of medals. So you can share them with the people who helped you with your research... or as a bribe to a petty dictator.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I've never worked with a Nobel winner, but I know folks who have. I'm pretty sure that when you receive a Nobel prize, they give you a bunch of medals. So you can share them with the people who helped you with your research... or as a bribe to a petty dictator.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
WHY?! Why does my apple advertise a sitcom?!?
A white skinned hand holding a red apple with a yellow sticker advertising Abbott Elementary
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Here is my question: could they not get custom-made plaques? Like why does the content have to fit on one specific sized plaque? Did they buy the plaques at Home Depot?
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Our understanding of our bodies is so limited. Kinda explains our current healthcare system.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I've been working on these customized sneakers for my 11 year old niece. She's a girly T Swift fan who loves an inspirational phrase.
Blue and white high top sneakers with pink velvet laces and hand drawn doodles.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
If you live in Chicago and have never taken the holiday train, what are your waiting for?! Every part is decorated. Even the arrival signs have little candy canes. And you get to see adults worn out from a day at work trying to pretend like they haven't notice it is the holiday train. Pure joy!
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
@duckworth.senate.gov come get your guy! Please tell Sen Durbin to vote no. We don't want this!
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
@durbin.senate.gov please don't do this. I used to be so proud to have you as my senator. Please, do the right thing for your constituents. I would rather not fly ever again in my life if it meant my neighbors had access to healthcare. DON'T NEGOTIATE WITH TERRORIST.
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YTJF. @thewayoftheid.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Free Walk-up grocery market at Chicago Chicken & Waffles,3933 S. King Drive (in the adjacent parking lot) happening right now. Bring your own bags.
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
To the democratic party "elders" watching and thinking they can jump on the bandwagon: we don't want you making funny man on the street tik toks, we don't want you lamely advocating for free buses, we don't want you, period. You've had your chance. #zohran #progressive #future #fucktrump
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Kate Powers @kate-powers.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
RELO Direct is helping to house the ICE goons. Making money off the invasion of our city.
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