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@kath2cats.bsky.social
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Stubborn, opinionated, Jewish, believer in facts.

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"an elegiac contemplation of the tuna melt" is one of those phrases you have to be sure has never before been said in the history of language?
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Emily Oster: A Pattern of Misapplied Expertise and Public‑Health Minimization | Infection Control, Emergency Management, Safety, and General Thoughts icemsg.org/lies/people/...
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Emily Oster: A Pattern of Misapplied Expertise and Public‑Health Minimization
Emily Oster is widely known for translating academic research into accessible advice for parents. What is less widely acknowledged is that she is an economist with no formal training in biology, me…
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I like how Platner was this singular irreplaceable figure and within ten seconds everyone was able to go “never mind this other guy is just as good”
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
“It’s Authoritarian”—Harm Reduction Under San Francisco’s Backlash filtermag.org/san-francisc... via @Filtermag_org
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“It’s Authoritarian”—Harm Reduction Under San Francisco’s Backlash
Staff at the Harm Reduction Therapy Center discuss the implications of an increasingly hostile landscape in their city.
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Piedmont seeks dismissal of lawsuit over its racist history | Oaklandside oaklandside.org/2026/07/16/p...
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Piedmont seeks dismissal of lawsuit over its racist history
Attorneys for the wealthy East Bay enclave argue that a Black family driven out of their home in 1924 missed the three-year deadline to sue.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
When I was 13, my grandparents gave me stock in Hershey’s candy as a bar mitzvah gift because I liked candy. I had to sell it this year when I married an FDA employee. Because, as we all know, the federal government is very concerned about financial conflicts of interest.
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Dorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Well He Sure Told Us… an anti-vaccine activist thinks employment discrimination is not a thing, by @kath2cats.bsky.social medium.com/p/well-he-su...
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Well He Sure Told Us…
A comment in an autism group sent me down a rabbit hole
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actsinthekeyoflife.bsky.social @actsinthekeyoflife.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Learn about Jury Nullification, also sometimes called Jury Pardon, Juror Veto or Conscientious Acquital. fija.org/library-and-... ...And Justice for All - Metallica www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lgG... RESIST!! (2/2)
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actsinthekeyoflife.bsky.social @actsinthekeyoflife.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Expect to see increasing numbers of court cases against protesters and other ordinary citizens resulting in guilty verdicts with extreme sentences. Know your legal options for actions you can take to prevent unfair outcomes in case you're called to sit on a jury. (1/2)
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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 17/06/2026
"We are a nation living in the aftermath of collective trauma, that a significant swath of citizens have met by choosing to go to war, with each other, with immigrants, with other nations, and with democracy itself," writes @profcrunk.bsky.social.
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Been Country: Commemorating Juneteenth in a Dying Empire
On America’s 250th birthday, Brittney Cooper meditates on grieving a country that has never loved Black folks.
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society | WIRED “Those executives appear side by side with senior US officials overseeing their industries.” www.wired.com/story/leak-e...
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Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society
More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking.
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
My latest, for @techpolicypress.bsky.social When I read Alex Karp’s book last year, I thought it should’ve been a tweet. Now Palantir has turned it into a tweet-length manifesto, which could’ve just been a picture of a MAGA hat. Karp is… not a subtle thinker. www.techpolicy.press/palantirs-ma...
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Palantir's Manifesto Is as Subtle as a MAGA Hat
Palantir's 22-point manifesto is nonsense, writes Dave Karpf. But it at least it is short enough to be clarifying, he says.
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Handmadekathy @handmadekathy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Del Bigtree and Aaron Siri want to make polio and meningitis, amongst other serious diseases, great (aka running rampant) in America again! #cdc #polio #vaccineswork #maha #maga icandecide.org/wp-content/u...
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Nute @nutedawn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
“It is necessary for an invaded people to be crushed by an imperialist oppressor so that the global hegemon’s war of choice goes better. I am very left wing.”
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
When MAGA claims that Trump is the only honest politician, this is what they mean They are weirdly correct in this
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
They started an illegal war of choice during an ideological, racist and sexist purge led by right wing podcasters calling targets on a sieg heiling billionaire’s website, believing their superior genes and brutality would lead to rapid victory and are now facing defeat bsky.app/profile/dunc...
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
He does not think other human beings are real bsky.app/profile/mich...
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“Freestyle”? 🤔🧐 Systematically violating our international treaty obligations, US law, & the Constitution, engaging in unprecedented corruption by accepting massive foreign bribes, & berating leaders in the Oval Office is “freestyle” diplomacy. The question is, what is journalism, anyway? 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Wanted to share this for anyone thinking of dropping platforms like Spotify which make money hand over fist off disinfo. It’s absurdly easy and makes the process painless.
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Transfer Playlists Between Music Services | Tune My Music
Transfer Playlists From Any Music Platform to Any Other Music Platform! Including Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, YouTube, Google Play Music, TIDAL and more!
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This is also why it is so enraging to see Democrats go along with “fairness in sports” policies that are about policing women’s bodies and ultimately abusing us. How stupid people are to believe that it is really about benefitting women. Why would Trump and his crowd do anything to benefit women?
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Heather Hogan @heatherhogan.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
“In movement spaces, insulation shows up when leaders are surrounded by affirmation but lack meaningful channels for dissent. It is reinforced when those closest to power feel responsible for protecting it, rather than challenging it.”
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404 Media @404media.co · 27/03/2026
NEW: An AI-generated LEGO movie out of Iran depicting Trump as a war hungry pedophile has gone viral online and in the US. It's one of many. Meanwhile, Trump's AI slop isn't resonating with anyone but his own base. And yes, to be clear, this just speaks to how bad things are.
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Iran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War
“White House videos—AI or otherwise—are like group-chat in-jokes aimed at keeping cohesion.”
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Important reporting from WSJ www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...
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Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 15/02/2026
Under H.B. 1310, each public school district’s board of trustees and the governing boards of charter schools must create their own policies to require each school to give students and employees an optional time outside of school hours to pray and read religious texts.
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Schools Would Have to Set Aside Time for Prayer, Bible Readings Under Mississippi Bill
Mississippi public schools may soon have to set aside time for students to pray and read the Bible and other religious texts under the Mississippi Open to Religion Act.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.
The decisions amount to a huge legal rebuke, but the administration has continued jailing people indefinitely.
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Israel reopens West Bank land registry, in first since 1967 | The Jerusalem Post www.jpost.com/israel-news/...
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Israel reopens West Bank land registry, in first since 1967 | The Jerusalem Post
Most of the world has slammed the West Bank changes, but the PM has faced little public pushback from Trump himself.
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AAUP @aaup.org · 14/02/2026
“The Trump administration’s decision to not appeal this preliminary injunction means that for the foreseeable future, they cannot use civil rights laws or federal funding as a cudgel to remake the UC in its ideological image.” —Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel
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Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement
The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
DHS requests expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos | MPR News www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Remarkable: 55% of noncollege whites and even 50% of rural whites say ICE is too aggressive, per new Fox News poll. And 71% of independents disapprove of Trump on immigration. This is digging deep into Trump's base. We detail these numbers on today's pod: newrepublic.com/article/2059...
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Trump Tirade over Protests Goes Off Rails as Crushing Fox Poll Hits
As Trump grows more delusional about how hated his ICE raids have become, a longtime pro-immigrant organizer explains why this may be a watershed moment in terms of public opinion on the issue.
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Alex Pretti and Renee Good | Vanity Fair archive.is/SDABV
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Today in San Francisco!
Unite to Fight the Far Right!
Protest the 'Walk for Life' West Coast
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026
Now more critical than ever!
Front steps of Main Library on
Polk St. at Larkin
12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Urgent call to stand up against the largest, most overt demonstration of Right-wing extremism in San Francisco
info: DM on insta @sfreprojustice or reprojustice.sf@gmail.com
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The Friday Read www.politico.com/tag/the-frid... via @politico
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The Friday Read
Latest news, headlines, analysis, photos and videos on The Friday Read
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Niao Collective @niaocollective.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
The Weight of Words For HKers, language is our identity. We speak Cantonese. We write in traditional Chinese. And during the pro-democracy protests when it seemed like no one would hear us, we just made up some new words that speak our truth. Source: Telegram/ Ah-To (Dec 2019)
Illustration showing a fake evolution of the traditional chinese pictogram 'to win' that starts with a picture of person in hard hat and respirator
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Mallory Carra @mallorycarra.com · 09/01/2026
Independent journalism is absolutely a form of resistance, thanks to the important work of @marisakabas.bsky.social @autonomynews.co @404media.co @assignedmedia.org @boltsmag.org. My latest in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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How independent journalism is a form of resistance: ‘I’m not answering to anyone’
Trump’s attacks on mainstream media have opened a window for journalists who want to operate independently
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 09/01/2026
A benefit of having a gazillion little indie news outlets is that we're much more difficult for the administration to suppress. Titans can be felled. A swarm has no weakpoint to target. Thanks to @mallorycarra.com for telling the story of independent journalism as a tool of resistance in the US.
“There’s been a lot of stuff that, on paper, shouldn’t be legal, that nonetheless has managed to happen under this administration, and I’m very eyes-open on that,” Urquhart said. “I’m concerned about legal and government suppression, more broadly. I take it very seriously. I try and be really aware of what the risks are.”
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Jessica Washington @jesswash.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I was speaking to someone who's protested against police brutality as well as against ICE, and they said that they've never encountered members of law enforcement who seem so constantly on the edge of violence for no reason. They told me the agents seemed to be "frothing at the mouth."
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 09/01/2026
Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women
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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
"On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns." - Becca Good on her wife, the late Renee Macklin Good. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
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Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness
On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.
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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 24/12/2025
If you still for some reason post your art on Twitter - they added "edit" button to every image, which opens AI prompt letting anybody to modify it and post as their own.
Art posted on Twitter. Image has "Edit Image" buttonEdit button opens the image with a field for AI prompt
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Oregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 24/12/2025
President Donald Trump for now has not met the requirements to send National Guard troops to Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday afternoon in a major setback for the president that could have ramifications for Portland.
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US Supreme Court in defeat for Trump blocks deployment of National Guard in Chicago • Oregon Capital Chronicle
President Donald Trump for now has not met the requirements to send National Guard troops to Chicago, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday afternoon in a major setback for the president. The court’s…
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kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA | Quanta Magazine www.quantamagazine.org/how-dads-fit...
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How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA | Quanta Magazine
Research into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has become impossible to ignore.
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alexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
god, this makes me so angry. vaccines are a miracle of the modern age! and people are just... "rip to ur immune system but im different"
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Reuters @reuters.com · 24/12/2025
Florida Catholic bishops urge Trump to halt immigration enforcement until after holidays reut.rs/3Nf8lB3
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Florida Catholic bishops urge Trump to halt immigration enforcement until after holidays
Florida's Catholic bishops are calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to halt immigration enforcement activities until after the Christmas holidays.
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Adam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 21/12/2025
Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
6 months after our initial piece, Creator Mag came back to our office for a follow-up interview! We talked about ICE, livestreams, and what you can expect in the final stretch of the campaign: youtu.be/XPLH488QiL4?...
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We Sat Down With Kat Abughazaleh (6 Months Later)
YouTube video by Powder Blue
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Greg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 22/12/2025
Rather than take the L handed to it by a judge two weeks ago who voided its ban on wind power, the White House has employed the only move it knows: doubling down — in this case through the invention of “national security concerns.”
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Trump ban on wind power projects overturned by federal judge
Seventeen states led by New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump in May to overturn the president's ban.
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