Reposted by kath2catsJess 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? 0464
kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Emily Oster: A Pattern of Misapplied Expertise and Public‑Health Minimization | Infection Control, Emergency Management, Safety, and General Thoughts icemsg.org/lies/people/...icemsg.orgEmily Oster: A Pattern of Misapplied Expertise and Public‑Health MinimizationEmily 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… 000
Reposted by kath2catsBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 19/07/2026I 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” 1175154648
kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 19/07/2026“It’s Authoritarian”—Harm Reduction Under San Francisco’s Backlash filtermag.org/san-francisc... via @Filtermag_orgfiltermag.org“It’s Authoritarian”—Harm Reduction Under San Francisco’s BacklashStaff at the Harm Reduction Therapy Center discuss the implications of an increasingly hostile landscape in their city. 000
kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Piedmont seeks dismissal of lawsuit over its racist history | Oaklandside oaklandside.org/2026/07/16/p...oaklandside.orgPiedmont seeks dismissal of lawsuit over its racist historyAttorneys 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. 000
Reposted by kath2catsDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026When 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. 251227310
Reposted by kath2catsDorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Well 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...medium.comWell He Sure Told Us…A comment in an autism group sent me down a rabbit hole 083
Reposted by kath2catsactsinthekeyoflife.bsky.social @actsinthekeyoflife.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Learn 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) 011
Reposted by kath2catsactsinthekeyoflife.bsky.social @actsinthekeyoflife.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Expect 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) 122
Reposted by kath2catsThe 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.theflytrapmedia.comBeen Country: Commemorating Juneteenth in a Dying EmpireOn America’s 250th birthday, Brittney Cooper meditates on grieving a country that has never loved Black folks. 02611
kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Leak 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...wired.comLeak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ SocietyMore 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. 000
Reposted by kath2catsDave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 21/04/2026My 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...techpolicy.pressPalantir's Manifesto Is as Subtle as a MAGA HatPalantir's 22-point manifesto is nonsense, writes Dave Karpf. But it at least it is short enough to be clarifying, he says. 18538146
Reposted by kath2catsHandmadekathy @handmadekathy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Del 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...icandecide.org 011
Reposted by kath2catsNute @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.” 31986321
Reposted by kath2catsLaura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 28/03/2026When MAGA claims that Trump is the only honest politician, this is what they mean They are weirdly correct in this 1435258
Reposted by kath2catsAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 28/03/2026They 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... 15064521808
Reposted by kath2catsAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/03/2026He does not think other human beings are real bsky.app/profile/mich... 742147412
Reposted by kath2catsMark 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? 🤷♂️🤦♂️ 16121
Reposted by kath2catsJesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Wanted 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.tunemymusic.comTransfer Playlists Between Music Services | Tune My MusicTransfer Playlists From Any Music Platform to Any Other Music Platform! Including Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, YouTube, Google Play Music, TIDAL and more! 34225
Reposted by kath2catsKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/03/2026This 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? 142415273
Reposted by kath2catsHeather 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.” 0134
Reposted by kath2cats404 Media @404media.co · 27/03/2026NEW: 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.404media.coIran Is Winning the AI Slop Propaganda War“White House videos—AI or otherwise—are like group-chat in-jokes aimed at keeping cohesion.” 25612211
kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Important reporting from WSJ www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...wsj.comAmericans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration CrackdownA WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters. 021
Reposted by kath2catsMississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 15/02/2026Under 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.buff.lySchools Would Have to Set Aside Time for Prayer, Bible Readings Under Mississippi BillMississippi 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. 11178
Reposted by kath2catsCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...reuters.comCourts 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. 7022301062
kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Israel reopens West Bank land registry, in first since 1967 | The Jerusalem Post www.jpost.com/israel-news/...jpost.comIsrael reopens West Bank land registry, in first since 1967 | The Jerusalem PostMost of the world has slammed the West Bank changes, but the PM has faced little public pushback from Trump himself. 000
Reposted by kath2catsAAUP @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 Counsellatimes.comTrump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlementThe 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... 112742
kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 06/02/2026DHS requests expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos | MPR News www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...mprnews.orgDHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo RamosThe 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. 000
Reposted by kath2catsGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Remarkable: 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...newrepublic.comTrump Tirade over Protests Goes Off Rails as Crushing Fox Poll HitsAs 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. 972484798
kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 02/02/2026The Blood-and-Soil Nationalism That Killed Alex Pretti and Renee Good | Vanity Fair archive.is/SDABVarchive.is 000
kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 17/01/2026The Friday Read www.politico.com/tag/the-frid... via @politicopolitico.comThe Friday ReadLatest news, headlines, analysis, photos and videos on The Friday Read 000
Reposted by kath2catsNiao Collective @niaocollective.bsky.social · 10/01/2026The 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) 221788
Reposted by kath2catsMallory Carra @mallorycarra.com · 09/01/2026Independent 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...theguardian.comHow 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 6456135
Reposted by kath2catsAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 09/01/2026A 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. 319462
Reposted by kath2catsJessica Washington @jesswash.bsky.social · 09/01/2026I 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." 2115447
Reposted by kath2catsChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 09/01/2026Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women 113078904
Reposted by kath2cats@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...mprnews.orgRenee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindnessOn Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News. 518493
Reposted by kath2cats Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 24/12/2025If 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. 21372134
Reposted by kath2catsOregon Capital Chronicle @oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 24/12/2025President 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.buff.lyUS Supreme Court in defeat for Trump blocks deployment of National Guard in Chicago • Oregon Capital ChroniclePresident 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… 0165
kath2cats @kath2cats.bsky.social · 24/12/2025How Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA | Quanta Magazine www.quantamagazine.org/how-dads-fit...quantamagazine.orgHow Dad’s Fitness May Be Packaged and Passed Down in Sperm RNA | Quanta MagazineResearch into how a father’s choices — such as diet, exercise, stress, nicotine use — may transfer traits to his children has become impossible to ignore. 010
Reposted by kath2catsalexis simpson is confused by display name changes @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 24/12/2025god, 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" 311021
Reposted by kath2catsReuters @reuters.com · 24/12/2025Florida Catholic bishops urge Trump to halt immigration enforcement until after holidays reut.rs/3Nf8lB3reut.rsFlorida Catholic bishops urge Trump to halt immigration enforcement until after holidaysFlorida's Catholic bishops are calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to halt immigration enforcement activities until after the Christmas holidays. 103619
Reposted by kath2catsAdam Isacson @adamisacson.com · 21/12/2025Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again. 58110972328
Reposted by kath2catsKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22/12/20256 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?...youtu.beWe Sat Down With Kat Abughazaleh (6 Months Later)YouTube video by Powder Blue 8701129
Reposted by kath2catsGreg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 22/12/2025Rather 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.”cnbc.comTrump ban on wind power projects overturned by federal judgeSeventeen states led by New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Trump in May to overturn the president's ban. 1122283