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Kathe Welch

@kathewelch.com
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ADHD Artist, Author & Retired Art Teacher. Elsewhere @kathewelch @FourOceanPress @FrogEagleFarms I live in Oregon with Goats and Chickens. 🐐 🐓 🦏 🚜 If I could have a pet Rhinoceros, I would!

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AMPTsuper @amptsuper.bsky.social · 7h
Oregon's Senator Ron Wyden @maddowblog.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r... 9/30/2026
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Wyden Introduces Bill to Ban Data Centers on Public Lands | U.S. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon
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That Preppy Black Girl @tmwillia828.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026
Just vote, already. Because your life *does* depend on it
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VoteHub @votehub.com · 27/09/2026
The Trump administration is considering building a baseball park in Grand Teton National Park at the request of MLB, per @washingtonpost.com.
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Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
“As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore” — 25 years ago today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee cast the sole vote against giving George W. Bush a blank check for war. Three days after 9/11, Lee warned Congress that it could “spiral out of control.” History has certainly proved her right.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.
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Kathe Welch @kathewelch.com · 11/09/2026
#nokings On now. www.youtube.com/live/3IpIVqL...
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No Kings: Vote Early Kickoff Call
YouTube video by No Kings
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Ryan Ritter @ndtex.gamin4aven.org · 26/08/2026
I’m gonna watch this video over and over again. Be like Dolly.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves." www.theguardian.com/business/ng-... by Jillian Ambrose and @dpcarrington.bsky.social 🔌💡
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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Douglas Main @dmain.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A tree sit is on to save an ancient cottonwood from border wall destruction My latest for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Protesters occupy 200-year-old tree at US-Mexico border to stop its destruction: ‘She’s our Statue of Liberty’
Demonstrators stage ‘tree sit’ in Arizona town to stop felling of ancient cottonwood grove to make way for border wall
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
One way to address this would be for a new administration to restore the canceled grant PLUS interest.
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Phil McAndrew @philmcandrew.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I want companies that have profited from contracts with ICE to go out of business. I want companies that have gone all in on AI to go out of business. I want companies that cause nationwide diarrhea outbreaks to go out of business. I want companies that give money to fascists to go out of business.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Two of the 15 defendants charged in a federal conspiracy for their activism during ICE's deadly Operation Metro Surge spoke to Unicorn Riot a week after their home was raided by federal agents. Full interviews and articles at our website.
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Kathe Welch @kathewelch.com · 22/07/2026
What does he want?
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 22/07/2026
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
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Beatriz GUARANI KAIOWÁ @beatrizdiniz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"Brazil’s federal transport department has officially designated the rope bridge design as the recommended national standard for highways to curb the millions of wildlife deaths recorded on roads annually."
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A lot of people don’t realize the dust bowl wasn’t a natural phenomenon. It happened when agrobusiness interests dramatically transformed the plains without regard for drought, and created vicious dust storms that choked whole families to death. That’s what I think of when I read about data centers.
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Michael McLean @michaelmclean.me · 19/07/2026
Nuremberg trials. We can’t accept anything less.
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 16/07/2026
A whole lot of people, at every level, are acting like they’ll never go to prison for their actions, and they’re probably not wrong—bankrupting them up and down the org chart, though… leaving them no guy to turn to for a bailout, a new job, a new grift…
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Kathe Welch @kathewelch.com · 16/07/2026
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They're Shocked We Won't Pretend Anymore
The real divide isn't political:?it's between those willing to normalize modern fascism's cruelty and those who refuse…
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
In a hearing where residents grilled officials on data centers, a resident of Tyrone Township, Michigan, asked a simple question: Have you signed an NDA with any party regarding developments that could affect the town? The majority of the township's officials refused to answer.
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Maurice Mitchell 🐺 @mauricewfp.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
For the holiday weekend I penned a few words about the moment that turned me into an organizer, and why I’m working to build independent political power for @workingfamilies. www.theroot.com/why-we-need-...
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately. Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. gizmodo.com/heres-why-we...
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Here's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately
Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it.
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
I would read letters like Emily’s every night in the White House. They were powerful reminders of why the work we did mattered, and who we were fighting for.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/06/2026
Congratulations to the graduates of East River Academy, who earned their diplomas while incarcerated on Rikers Island. No matter where your journey began, this milestone belongs to you. You earned it, and I'm cheering you on.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Congrats to the cynical propagandists in the OR GOP whose noise inspired the NYT to publish a piece about a non-story replicating the "OR Democrats are so crazy" framing, while not mentioning the legitimately crazy petition to end vote by mail the GOP's been promoting www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/u...
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Protect Every Animal From Cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats Say
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💙🏳️‍🌈 Kh’ymm (aka Goldie) 🏳️‍🌈💙 @thegoldfishmind.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I tried a Christian church b4 I came out. A lesbian couple sat in front of me as the ⛪️ preached against the horrific sin of gay marriage. I came back the next few weeks & the couple was gone, turned away from faith. Not all ⛪️’s are that way. I decided though ✝️ wasn’t for me, ever. #Pinks #Pride
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits and signs relating to slavery ​and climate change that it ⁠had removed from ​parks and monuments nationwide
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Trump administration must restore history, science materials at parks, US judge rules
A federal judge ordered the ​Trump administration on ‌Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs touching on ​topics like slavery ​and climate change that it ⁠had removed from ​parks and monuments nationw...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
however much you hate billionaires is not enough
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TK (Takashi DY) Kozai @bioniclab.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
🪼 Your tax dollars paid a scientist to squeeze jellyfish through cheesecloth. Osamu Shimomura processed tens of thousands on an NSF grant to understand why they glow. He found a protein that glowed green under UV light. Called it "green protein." Nobody cared. For decades.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/05/2026
I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
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Oregon Center for Public Policy @ocppnews.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
⚡ News flash: The Oregon economy has outperformed other states over the decades! FULL REPORT here: bit.ly/4u5xGxZ #orpol #orleg #oregon Like our work? Support OCPP's research here: bit.ly/3M6bGTb
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bethbramble.bsky.social @bethbramble.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
There is so much poetry in Stephen Colbert celebrating his finale on the exact stage where the Beatles changed culture in 1964. Singing "Hello Goodbye" surrounded by his family, band, and crew before Paul McCartney flipped the final power switch. The perfect full-circle goodbye!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Historian here this is literally about gutting the Reconstruction amendments especially the consequential 14th amendment piece by piece.
Section 4 of 14th amendment
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Kathe Welch @kathewelch.com · 14/05/2026
When can I vote for HIM?
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Kathe Welch @kathewelch.com · 13/05/2026
Sounds interesting. I really need to start taking notes on all the good books I read.
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
They could not be clearer. Their goal is the restoration of white supremacy and the disenfranchisement of voters of color, a return to the days before the VRA and the entrenchment of permanent Republican dominance.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The U.S. has spent billions to lose a war that enriches its oligarchs, impoverishes the citizenry, sabotages its alliances, and strengthens its enemies. Empires have risen and failed before, but to my knowledge no state has ever chosen to kill its own power. snyder.substack.com/p/on-superpo...
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On Superpower Suicide
And the recovery of justice
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
There came a day when the great emperor fell ill with fever, and none of his doctors could revive him. Now the call went out across the empire, promising great reward for any who could find a cure. www.the-reframe.com/one-thing-yo...
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One Thing You Can Never Say Is You Haven't Been Told
You can't meet people where they are unless they know where they are. You can't be sure they know if they aren't told.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/05/2026
I'm seeing people post things like "things would be boring if Harris were president" and look, it would be much better if Trump weren't president, but posts like that are telling people that we are not in the fight of our lives, and that the end goal is complacency. That is how we got here.
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Tony Negron @tnite02.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
One of my favorite testimonies before a group of white racists politician in Louisiana. They are reconstructionist fools who would be happy to reinstate Jim Crow Tony
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Kathe Welch @kathewelch.com · 06/05/2026
We should spend our efforts on supporting progressive candidates who will work to make everything better for regular people. Including making the wealthy pay their share of taxes to fund the public good, just like us regular people do. Every time.
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Kathe Welch @kathewelch.com · 06/05/2026
Don’t give time, effort or money to the side of lukewarm warm people who get elected and don’t keep working for us.
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Kathe Welch @kathewelch.com · 06/05/2026
It has to be us. Those who believe in the ideals the Democratic Party once espoused. Those of us who are are on the Working Families Party side of politics.
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
I just gave the commencement address at Paul Quinn College — the oldest HBCU in Texas. I told them: “You have scrolled through more suffering, division, and chaos than any generation in human history. But as painful as it may be, your disillusionment is a superpower."
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