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ACLU of Wisconsin @acluofwi.bsky.social · 7h

We honor Wisconsin's Indigenous communities and the fight for cultural preservation, sovereignty, and justice.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Today we honor Native Americans (and not that other guy)

Why Indigenous Peoples’ Day? Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day is an effort to tell the truth about our country’s history. Since the ‘90s, universities, localities, and states have formally replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ or Native Americans’ Day.
The fight to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day began much earlier — led by Native American and Indigenous people advocating for our voices to be heard – and the movement has grown larger every year.

Wisconsin, home to at least 12 Native nations, declared this day as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in October 2019. Many Native communities advocate to recognize this day on the local and state level. Members of the Ho-Chunk Nation for Wausau and Marathon counties to establish their own Indigenous Peoples’ Day in May 2019, and students of the Indian Community School in Franklin had advocated for the resolution for many years.

We continue the fight alongside our partners to defend the rights of Native American and Indigenous people to vote, speak and protest freely, live our lives free from discrimination and criminalization, and live without government abuse of power

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

In our driveway in Vermont, July 2018, I looked down at just the right moment to see this beauty (teensy red eft, land-dwelling stage of the eastern newt).

A “red eft” in deep orange hue next to my index finger for size

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I can’t believe I only this moment thought to wonder “are there tattoos based on Wm. Morris designs?” !

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William Morris Tattoos

The website of the William Morris Society of Canada

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Lutheran Potluck @lutheranpotluck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

“Diversity,” “equity,” “inclusion” and “accessibility” are reflections of justice when it is fulfilled. Like many saints before us have said, justice is the form love takes in society. —Bishop Yehiel Curry #ELCA #Lutheran #DEI #DEIA www.elca.org/news/all-tog...

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All Together in One Place: Celebrating Our Diversity

All Together in One Place: Celebrating Our Diversity provides information and news from the ELCA.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/10/2026

I was honored to visit Our Lady Salam, the first Arabic-speaking Lutheran parish on Staten Island. Its congregants hail from as close as Hylan Blvd to as far as Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, & Egypt — yet have planted roots in our city. Many carry the weight of war and genocide daily.

Mayor Mamdani greets members of Our Lady Salam parish on Staten Island.

Mayor Mamdani meets members of Our Lady Salam parish on Staten Island.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’ve just got to tell you that your post made me go looking (“this seems familiar?”) and I’ve been delighted to spend time with this book! PS Zoltan Grossman was a colleague for a time, and also vital in the fight against the Crandon Mine.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Aside: looking at those last few lines, I am distracted by memories of Rufus Sewell as Will Ladislaw, and all that wonderfully curly dark hair . . .

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Ian Christie @ianpchristie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Take Me To Church. Norwich Cathedral, Sept. 2022

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Wisconsin's DNR repeatedly requested Enbridge keep its Line 5 pipeline shut down following the largest oil & gas spill in state history on Aug. 25. Enbridge defied the requests, built a new pipeline to bypass the rupture and restarted Line 5’s operations: unicornriot.ninja/2026/canadia...

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Wisconsin DNR repeatedly requested Enbridge keep its Line 5 pipeline shut down following the largest oil and gas spill in WI history on Aug. 25. Enbridge defied the requests, built a new pipeline to bypass the rupture and restarted Line 5 operations. [VIDEO]

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Canadian Oil Giant Enbridge Builds Unauthorized Pipeline Bypass Following 1.3 Million Gallon Spill - UNICORN RIOT

After the largest oil and gas spill in Wisconsin's history, Enbridge's defiance of legal requests raise serious questions about the state’s ability to regulate large, multinational corporations and it...

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Sojourners @sojo.net · 21/09/2026

"A story communicates fear, hope, and anxiety, and because we can feel it, we get the moral not just as a concept, but as a teaching of our hearts. That’s the power of story." sojo.net/magazine/mar...

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Why Stories Matter

The art and craft of social change.

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Word&Way @wordandway.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Minneapolis-based journalist and Lutheran minister @angeladenker.bsky.social will moderate two upcoming book talk events, the first with @kkdumez.bsky.social on Oct. 6 and the second with @briankaylor.bsky.social on Oct. 12. Both events are free — sign up today!

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Unpacking Christian Nationalism in the Twin Cities

Angela Denker will moderate a book talk with Kristin Du Mez and one with Brian Kaylor.

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Christian Century @christiancentury.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We remember Annie Dillard (1945–2026), who wrote this reflection in 2020 about what it did or didn’t mean for her to identify as a Christian. www.christiancentury.org/article/how-...

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Do I consider myself a Christian?

I know one thing: there is...

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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 11/09/2026

It’s been up for less than an hour and there’s a quarter-million views. Dig deep America. Let’s get a million views by noon tomorrow

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I've actually listened to this twice now (several hours apart) and for reasons I can't quite figure out it reminds me of Joy Harjo's album _Letter from the End of the Twentieth Century_. Done with her band . . . Poetic Justice. www.joyharjo.com/music/letter...

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Rough draft for “The Windhover”?

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Sojourners @sojo.net · 07/09/2026

"As we consider the work of the future, we remember American labor heroes, such as Mary Harris Jones, Eugene V. Debs, A. Philip Randolph, May Chen, Dolores Huerta, and Hattie Canty." sojo.net/magazine/sep...

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We Don’t Have To Work This Way

Reenvisioning labor so that everyone can flourish.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Wonderful! And it reminds me of a movie I loved, 84 Charing Cross Road, which I haven’t thought of in years.

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Christian Century @christiancentury.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“Experience, reading, and the daily rounds of farm work taught Wendell that scripture is trustworthy in its teaching that every creature and every inch of earth is made and approved by God as good and beautiful.” – @nwirzba.bsky.social on Wendell Berry (1934–2026)

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Wendell Berry’s vision of a sacred world

Experience, reading, and the daily rounds of farm work taught Wendell that scripture is correct: Every creature and every inch of earth is made and approved by...

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 01/09/2026

"Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do." Thank you, and RIP, Wendell Berry.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I thought you might like to see these two, almost 50 years ago . . .

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Highly recommended: _Distant Neighbors: The Selected Letters of Wendell Berry and Gary Snyder_

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Rhymes with "Yuba" . . . 🤷‍♀️ . . . I did appreciate learning that the one fella, Craiglow, "was intent on naming the town "Yuba" because he had acquired his wealth from mining the Yuba River in California." And then there's Beloit . . .

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The city website offers more explanation than you may want

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Cuba City History

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

BREAKING: Enbridge’s aging Line 5 pipeline is spilling natural gas liquids in northern Wisconsin. The rupture occurred just east of the Bad River Reservation near Lake Superior on August 25, 2026. According to Enbridge, an unoccupied semi-truck rolled into an excavation site and struck the pipeline.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

OMG, I cannot believe that I only just now thought “huh, Krazy Kat kinda reminds me of the illustrations for archy and mehitabel” 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Michigan might have an opinion 🤔

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🚨BREAKING: 7th Circuit REJECTS lawsuit by right wing group — Public Interest Legal Foundation —challenging Wisconsin’s exception from the National Voter Registration Act’s (NVRA) Public Disclosure Provision. www.democracydocket.com/cases/wiscon...

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🚨 Public Interest Legal Foundation v. Wolfe

Learn more.

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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Richard Uihlein isn't a household name—by design. But he's one of the most ultra-extreme far-right mega donors in the nation. And he's trying to buy governorships to steal 2028.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I googled “immature male brown headed cowbird” (not fledgling) and got some similar photos 🤷🏼‍♀️ See Cornell Lab/All About Birds.

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Lutheran Potluck @lutheranpotluck.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

#ELCA Bishop Yehiel Curry: “…being a good neighbor across religious differences is not optional. It’s a part of the shared American experience.” www.elca.org/news/all-tog...

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All Together in One Place

All Together in One Place provides information and news from the ELCA.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Right at about 4-5 seconds in, as the kayak is emerging from under the bridge, the reflections in the water look as though it has flippers . . . or is sprouting wings. Magical.

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Daniel Schultz @dandadad.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This is the way.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Remembering 2011 and the Act 10 protests—and the importance of solidarity.

A blue clenched fist shaped to outline the geographical map of Wisconsin. A white star marks Madison, the state capitol.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I just saw that on the NYT, and was coming to tell you--yikes!

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Sojourners @sojo.net · 08/08/2026

"Liturgy arises like an artesian spring from those cyclical practices we do communally (in relationship) to keep fidelity with life." sojo.net/magazine/sep...

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How Do I Become a Disciple to This Clay?

Next week, I’ll sit again at the wheel. Perhaps this is already centering me.

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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who helped make This Is The Plan a NYT bestseller! Now that you have the book, the next step is to start organizing. Let me know how you're getting involved in the comments! 🧯🔥

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

“Mom, look at me put my TAIL UP!”

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Ben Wikler @benwikler.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Thank you, Wisconsin! 🧯🔥

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Ha! That's perfect, really . . . now I'm going to start looking for opportunities to use "it's not a Potemkin _____________." Being retired, and mainly being active on my ELCA church council, I'm guessing I may not have many openings. Still. Good to have goals.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

The question is, *where* were you when you said this? I'm guessing a department meeting, or possibly a college meeting. Or . . . a bar.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Did you watch For All Mankind first? (Don’t know either but am intrigued)

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I am in awe of the texture in all those tiny feathers. (Gerard Manley Hopkins could have written SUCH amazing poetry about this young one!)

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Interesting. We often drive up to LaCrosse which takes us through Coon Valley—famous in soil conservation, of course, but I first learned of it when I was learning about Aldo Leopold.

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Kate Hale Wilson @katehw.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

My favorite app! (I like that additional bit “from Latin colare "to filter, strain" (see colander)”.

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