Reposted by Katharine DowRandi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What a damning report of the economic destruction ICE has left in its wake—recession-like conditions for local economies, small businesses forced to shutter, and a rise in unemployment. ICE must be reined in and held accountable. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/07/i...cnbc.comICE came to town and left behind weakened economiesResearch links ICE enforcement surges to lasting declines in local spending, foot traffic and jobs. In Minneapolis, businesses are still recovering. 34727
Reposted by Katharine DowClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026THIS IS SO GOOD 1442100
Katharine Dow @katharinedow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Both finalists have amazing stories and did an amazing job bulking up this year, but I’m still very happy today. 010
Reposted by Katharine DowSam Flynn - DWELLER IN DARKNESS Out Now! @samflynnwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026An effusive thanks to @chuckwendig.bsky.social for giving this tiny indie author a guest spot on his TerribleMinds blog! Find out my biggest takeaways from writing my newest book DWELLER IN DARKNESS, out now from @timberghostpress.bsky.social & check out Chuck's latest book THE CALAMITIES! 2106
Reposted by Katharine DowTexas Observer @texasobserver.org · 26/09/2026From @gaigedavila.bsky.social : Time is running out for the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, once called a "crown jewel" of protected spaces in the U.S. Can one last lawsuit slow down the border wall until Congress can act?texasobserver.orgSanta Ana's Last StandCongress repeatedly shielded the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge from the border wall. Now, construction has begun—and an irrigation district lawsuit may be the only option left to buy time for… 03726
Reposted by Katharine DowR.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I know I haven't updated in a while. There's been a lot going on. - My calcium levels are still worrying. - My eye scans aren't good. - I have to get a CT scan soon. I need help to pay for everything to be done privately. Any amount would be helpful. Thanks. www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...gofundme.comDonate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula RatnakarHi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses 16775
Katharine Dow @katharinedow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Something has gone very wrong with the tech for Fat Bear Week this year and also with the odd choices voters are making. Justice for Marshmellow! 100
Katharine Dow @katharinedow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026gofund.me/6125a942fgofund.meDonate to Launch Common Space Ossining, organized by Greg YoungWe are raising startup funds for Common Space Ossining, a brand new nonprofit concept right he… Greg Young needs your support for Launch Common Space Ossining 000
Reposted by Katharine DowTW @twesq.bsky.social · 20/09/2026this is fantastic and I learned something new 563222435
Reposted by Katharine DowSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Over the last few years, we've been working to get more native plants in our heavily concrete neighborhoods of Philadelphia. We've distributed 25,000 packets of native plant seeds! You can support our work, combining education and direct action for biodiversity here: givebutter.com/native-plant...givebutter.comNative Plant Project 2027By Skype a Scientist 27120
Reposted by Katharine DowJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Let's talk about a book series NOT getting attention that is among the finest of the decade: James Elkins' Five Strange Languages, the latest of which is Stories, Like Illnesses-- just released to resounding silence. Prior 2 novels are among my favorites ever and the new one so far is as good 1/? 824751
Reposted by Katharine DowTamika Thompson @tamikathompson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Just in time for Halloween season! @womendotcom.bsky.social takes a look at "Goodreads' Top 15 Most Read Horror Books Of 2026 (So Far), Ranked By Reviews," and THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS is high on the list. Check out the full list here: www.women.com/2262272/good... 232
Reposted by Katharine DowMax McCoy @maxmccoy.com · 20/09/2026My @kansasreflector.com column today.kansasreflector.comAnother equinox approaches. Our chance to escape the tech bros’ ‘undiscovered country’ grows short. • Kansas ReflectorRecently I made a pilgrimage to the ancient tree at Council Grove to escape, if only temporarily, from the crush of current events and to feel beneath my hand the furrowed bark of the natural world. 011
Reposted by Katharine DowWolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🚨 A new rule weakening the ESA is now in effect. It removes habitat modification from the definition of “harm,” putting protections for species that depend on habitat to recover, at risk. Bipartisan H.R. 9901 would restore these protections. 📣Urge your Rep. to support this bill: bit.ly/4y1de3q 4305150
Reposted by Katharine DowDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Save 30% with code HWSSM if you preorder my upcoming book on sustainable seafood soon! www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/... 24317
Reposted by Katharine DowSonia Sulaiman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Support a queer Palestinian writer this month! Muneera and the Moon is a short story based on Palestinian folklore and features djinn and saint lore, sapphics, and more. Quite a lot for such a short piece if I do say so myself. It’s available from my website: soniasulaiman.com/product/mune...soniasulaiman.comMuneera and the MoonA daughter of darkness, a djinneh, pours out her soul to the moon. And the moon is listening. A Queer tale inspired by Palestinian folklore. Originally published in FIYAH: Literary Magazine of Blac… 15745
Reposted by Katharine DowDr. Jey McCreight 🏳️⚧️🧬 @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I'm really relying on a little extra GoFundMe money to get me through this month's bills If you'd share with your networks who may want to help out a struggling trans science communicator, I'd deeply appreciate any extra support www.gofundme.com/f/help-trans...gofundme.comDonate to Help trans activist Jey McCreight recover from hate crime, organized by Jey McCreightI am a transgender activist and science communicator who was v… Jey McCreight needs your support for Help trans activist Jey McCreight recover from hate crime 399123
Reposted by Katharine DowAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A tetanus-diphtheria vaccine that doesn’t need a fridge has passed its first human trial. UK scientists reformulated a licensed shot using trehalose, the sugar that lets desert plants survive without water, keeping it stable for up to two years at 30°C. Gavi buff.ly/1kNIUHB #ShareGoodNewsToogavi.orgFridge-free vaccine passes first human trial, raising hopes for the hardest-to-reachUnreliable electricity makes it hard to keep vaccines at the right temperature – this development could change that. 91354541
Reposted by Katharine DowThe Haunted Bookshop @thehauntedbookshop.com · 27/08/2026Tonight I am thinking about the (frequent) accusation that those of us who deal in 'rare' or 'antiquarian' books care more for the books than for people. I think it is a mistake to think that books are not human enough to be loved. (1/x) 79111
Reposted by Katharine DowBoze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP. 40117973395
Reposted by Katharine DowACLU @aclu.org · 10/08/2026Air conditioning isn’t an issue of comfort or luxury for people who are incarcerated — it can be a matter of life or death. 14374148
Reposted by Katharine DowOlivia Kidula @dontcallmeliv.blacksky.app · 12/03/2026I was interviewed by @okayafrica.bsky.social about @willthisbeaproblem.bsky.social, paying writers, and creating room for African speculative fiction to thrive… read it here! www.okayafrica.com/what-its-lik...okayafrica.comWhat It’s Like To … Build Space for African Speculative Fiction from NairobiAs editor of the speculative fiction journal ‘Will This Be A Problem?,’ Olivia Kidula talks to OkayAfrica about building literary space, paying writers, and creating room for African horror, fantasy, ... 26635
Reposted by Katharine DowAlison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Sipping my coffee ☕️ and thinking about these marvellous Minoan cups! They look so modern it’s incredible to think they were made by Bronze Age potters some 3,800 years ago! Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. 📷 by me #Archaeology 311114317
Reposted by Katharine DowSonya Stokes, MD, MPH @sonyastoked.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Elon Musk says the destruction of USAID by DOGE didn’t cause children to die. With almost 200 children dead from Ebola during the current outbreak, me and my colleagues in Eastern Congo disagree. Here’s how to fight back: www.gofundme.com/f/support-rh... @celinegounder.com @faineg.bsky.socialgofundme.comDonate to Support Rebuild Hope Africa's Fight Against Ebola in Congo, organized by Sonya StokesI'm Dr. Sonya Stokes, an emergency physician based in Californ… Sonya Stokes needs your support for Support Rebuild Hope Africa's Fight Against Ebola in Congo 221692
Reposted by Katharine DowAndrew Hammond @ahamm.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Happy for this guy. 77117421234
Reposted by Katharine DowTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 09/07/2026NEW: After the Civil War, Congress readmitted the southern states under a key condition: don't expand felony disenfranchisement. But the states quickly violated their promise & weaponized criminal statutes to skew elections. It finally caught up with one of them this year. Fascinating read:boltsmag.orgA Voting Rights Promise, Betrayed for 156 Years - BoltsAfter the Civil War, Congress readmitted Southern states on the condition they not expand felony disenfranchisement—but they quickly ignored the restriction. It has finally caught up with one state, w... 16921362
Reposted by Katharine DowKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 08/07/2026In the future everyone will be mistaken for a criminal for fifteen minutes 191119398
Reposted by Katharine DowJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Cabo Verde wins the World Cup in the round of 32, 2-3 to Argentina 111132167
Reposted by Katharine DowThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/06/2026"Every one of these children had a name. They had dreams, loves, and futures. Their lives were as valuable and special as your child’s or mine. They were loved, and somewhere, their families grieve for them."lnk.thebulwark.comYes, the Cuts to USAID Have KilledElon Musk dismisses the human toll of the Trump administration’s gutting U.S. foreign aid—but it’s real and it’s measurable. 10322100
Reposted by Katharine DowMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/06/2026NEW—'On Courage' is a new book out tomorrow by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @juliaangwin.com and Harvard Kennedy School senior fellow @fieldsmeyer.com about the many ways regular people have dissented against autocracy. Read this EXCLUSIVE excerpt about a former HUD lawyer challenging Trump:thehandbasket.coHow a former HUD civil rights lawyer courageously challenged TrumpRead an exclusive excerpt from the new book ‘On Courage’ by Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer 9486145
Reposted by Katharine DowCarpe Librum Bookstore and Art Gallery @carpelibrum.bsky.social · 29/06/2026We'd like to get this building for the bookstore so we can reopen the bookstore in a brick and mortar format, so we're running a sale on the website. Get 20% off your order with promo code Buster at checkout. carpelibrumbaltimore.com 122820
Reposted by Katharine DowGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 19/06/2026Honestly and seriously? Gillibrand should resign. 272092416
Reposted by Katharine DowDuchess Goldblatt @duchessgoldblatt.bsky.social · 10/06/2026If your work has any loose ends, tie them together to make a rope. Exit windowwards. Rappel down the side of the castle. Disappear into the mist. 1217217
Reposted by Katharine DowWolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 04/06/2026🚨 Update: The House Appropriations Committee has advanced the FY27 Interior funding bill. The bill includes at least 21 harmful riders that could strip protections from gray wolves, grizzly bears, wolverines, and other imperiled wildlife while weakening the ESA. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/49HFyOh 16279115
Reposted by Katharine DowJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 04/06/2026Yup, right now. What we did (and what I encourage US writers to consider) is create an LLC, join the local Chamber of Commerce, and get our insurance at their group rate, which is a lot better than what we could get on our own. Having an LLC also offers other benefits, like a liability shield. 261179211
Reposted by Katharine DowMike Masnick @masnick.com · 03/06/2026I spent more time on this piece than almost anything else I've written in the last year. Building a better, more decentralized internet is an inherent necessity if you want a functioning democracy. I hope people find it a useful encapsulation of where we're at. www.liberalism.org/p/enshittifi...liberalism.orgEnshittification, Despotification, and the Open InternetIt’s not about whether technology is inherently good or bad, liberating or oppressive. Architecture shapes incentives; incentives shape outcomes. 291971645
Reposted by Katharine DowDaniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 02/06/2026please help this family 199
Reposted by Katharine DowTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 22/05/2026New York lawmakers just passed a bill that, among other things, bans 287(g) contracts. That's something advocates have demanded for years; I first wrote on a NY sheriff in 287(g) in 2019. The deal doesn't have many restrictions advocates wanted, tho. nysfocus.com/2026/05/22/h...nysfocus.comAlbany Strikes a Deal on Immigration ProtectionsThe legislation comes after months of haggling over how best to protect New Yorkers from President Trump’s immigration crackdown. 110227
Reposted by Katharine DowEric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social · 26/05/2026remember that time Zelensky didn’t wear a tie 571908358
Reposted by Katharine DowGeorge Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Remembering those who gave all. 979091
Reposted by Katharine DowHadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 25/05/2026this is so good open.substack.com/pub/samkriss...open.substack.comIf you let AI do your writing, I will come to your house and kill youDid you think I wouldn’t be able to tell? I can tell. 75610
Reposted by Katharine DowTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 253133979735
Katharine Dow @katharinedow.bsky.social · 24/05/2026This artwork is phenomenal. Looking at it, I witnessed the artist punching a hole in the chest of his enemies and ripping out their hearts. I am in awe. @johnpicacio.bsky.social 110
Reposted by Katharine DowJohn Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 24/05/2026PSA — if you’re a Sword & Sorcery stan, a Mike Moorcock fan, or just straight-up love Elric of Melniboné — I only have TWO remaining signed 24” x 36” Deluxe Giant Prints of my artwork for ELRIC: SWORDS AND ROSES. 1/ johnpicacio.com/store/elric-... 45113
Reposted by Katharine DowErik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 23/05/2026This Day in Labor History: May 23, 1861. Three slaves named Shepard Mallory, James Baker, and Frank Townsend fled to Fort Monroe, Virginia, to escape their master. Benjamin Butler, the politician turned Union officer, refused to return them. Let's talk the slave self-emancipation of the Civil War! 4438162
Reposted by Katharine Dowc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/05/2026You're watching the hypnotic motion of a "bait ball" composed of anchoveta (Engraulis ringens). This piscine mosh pit probably has tens of thousands of individuals, but they move like a singular organism. How is this coordinated & WHY? Let's talk about swarm behaviors. (📷: BBC Blue Planet) 717331
Reposted by Katharine DowNicholas Thompson @nxthompson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026A remarkable piece from 93-year-old Fran Moreland Johns on what life was like before the measles vaccine. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... 317466
