Kathryn Tomasek @kathryntomasek.bsky.social · 18hRead banned books. If anyone tells you not to read something, that’s your first clue. Find it. Read it. Tell your friends. The Bluest Eye, Beloved, To Kill a Mockingbird, Fahrenheit 451, 1984. 030
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekStrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Sir Ian McKellen orates 'The Stranger's Case' from 'Sir Thomas More' by Shakespeare about the Evil May Day xenophobic riot of 1517 in London. This passage was written 400 years ago, but times never change. Humanity refuses to change its unwarranted bias against 'others'. 11034391280
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekKEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 03/10/2026The SE Michigan Public Historical Museum Authority, which includes the Wright Museum, Detroit Historical Museum, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and other public historical museums in Wayne and Oakland counties, is seeking funding to sustain its institutions. www.theoaklandpress.com/2026/09/27/n...theoaklandpress.comNew museum authority asking for dedicated funding for variety of locationsFunding is shared between the two institutions and pays for free admission for every Oakland and Wayne county resident and the care of nearly 300,000 publicly-owned artifacts. 0109
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026It’s not just the 7. Or the 57. It’s the whole system. 1353728910
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekCongressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good news: Wilber Garces Perez finally had surgery to remove the bullet that was in his back for 11 days. It took far too long, and it's more proof of ICE cruelty. But we kept up the pressure, and Wilber got the care he needed. Speaking up for our neighbors works. 392264544
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekJames Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Billionaires are pouring millions of dollars into our state to buy this senate seat. Big Money is powerful, but it’s nothing compared to People Power. Sign up to knock doors during our Weekend of Action: www.mobilize.us/texasdemocra... 34919347
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekPrincess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026October is #breastcancerawareness month. Did you know: Mary Claire King discovered the BRCA1 gene. In the 70s, she told people that one gene might be responsible for inherited breast cancer. No one believed her. In 1990, she found proof. It created a paradigm shift. It saved millions of lives.🧪 26932338
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 02/10/2026ICE arrested the mom of a 9-year-old at a school bus stop in Austin, leaving him alone and crying. The video has profanity and is heartbreaking to watch, but it shows the fear/pain of what happened. This is evil. This is wrong. And it has to stop. 57848483084
Kathryn Tomasek @kathryntomasek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Interesting thread on a Texas past of which I can be proud. Getting harder and harder to recall the progressive pasts of the state of my birth. High hopes for Gina Hinajosa and James Talarico. 020
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“Protect your daughters.” NO. Raise sons who intervene. Raise sons who understand consent. Raise sons who DO NOT protect their friends when their friends harm women. 1119676
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today's jobs report is a reminder that tax cuts for corporations and the rich don’t create jobs or grow the economy. What's required is investment in working people — and better wages. When workers have money to spend, the economy grows and businesses create more jobs. Remember this. 20872052462
Reposted by Kathryn Tomasekconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026neofascism rooted in deep distrust, bordering on hate, of people who seem weak or feminine — people who were born as, or have become, women. robertreich.substack.com/p/cornell-ra...robertreich.substack.comCornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of TrumpFriends, 2166
Reposted by Kathryn Tomasek𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This right here. This is how you respond to their bullshit. 390128483819
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Seems like this is a terrific post at Penn State for American political historians: careers.historians.org/jobs/2257321... 0357
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekMaida ☠️ @emmaidama.bsky.social · 02/10/2026She is not a name in a case file. She is a human being. She deserves justice, dignity, and to be heard. 🩵 #Pinks 🌸 #IAmJaneDoe #Cornell7 39352
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026REMINDER: Project 2025 calls for the total elimination of the Dept of Education, including ALL Title IX processes. Again, this disgusting Cornell University fiasco took place under the ✨current✨ Title IX landscape. The current higher edu system fails women. The P2025’s regime exacerbates it all. 17633
Kathryn Tomasek @kathryntomasek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Peter Hotez is a good guy. Would make a great Secretary of Health 010
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekLpeterp @lpeterp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026NOTE: these positions are now CENTER in the US... 19061552137
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekSenator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 01/10/2026Doctors shouldn’t be punished for providing their patients with legal abortion care—and extremists in Louisiana have no business dictating what doctors in Seattle can and can't do. This was never about states' rights—it was ALWAYS about banning abortion nationwide. 801436557
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 01/10/2026CEO compensation has increased 1,316% since 1978. And worker compensation? Just 28%. The system is rigged. We need to start taxing the rich so they pay their fair share. 14638611347
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 01/10/2026When white nationalist are a part of your voting base 24362461244
Kathryn Tomasek @kathryntomasek.bsky.social · 01/10/2026🧵 about what women lose in broader context because of r*pe culture. Constantly taking care of ourselves and everyone else. 030
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is just despicable by MS NOW, which has accepted stolen taxpayers dollars for 38 illegal ads. Give me a break with this bullshit statement too. So your hosts are on air all day saying this is illegal while you are taking the money and running the ads? Just gross. 82970582238
Kathryn Tomasek @kathryntomasek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026@bsky.app What’s going on with the “discover” feed? 000
Reposted by Kathryn Tomasekconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026ICE Burns Billions on Detention Camps - Inside, Doctors, Hygiene and Even Basic Safety Are Missing Click on the blue link and the article will open in English kaizen-blog.org/en/ice-verbr...kaizen-blog.orgICE verbrennt Milliarden für Haftlager - drinnen fehlen Ärzte, Hygiene und selbst grundlegende SicherheitDas Haftsystem der Vereinigten Staaten ist schneller gewachsen, als irgendjemand es geplant hat. Seit Januar 2025 hat die Einwanderungsbehörde ICE ihre Kapazität in einem Tempo hochgetrieben, dem die ... 57035
Kathryn Tomasek @kathryntomasek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026🧵 Kinda think that seeing all this kick in might have an effect on midterms. 021
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As we talk about what happened at Cornell, please take a moment to learn about how a young LSU student is fighting for help against that school’s storied football program 9333561455
Reposted by Kathryn Tomasekconifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pentagon Wide Open Like a Barn Door - More Than 3 Million Personnel Records Accessible for Months Click on the blue link and the article will open in English kaizen-blog.org/en/pentagon-...kaizen-blog.orgPentagon offen wie ein Scheunentor - mehr als 3 Millionen Personaldaten monatelang erreichbarIm Pentagon liegen die Lebensläufe eines Landes. Namen und Sozialversicherungsnummern. Dazu Angaben darüber, welche Aufgaben Menschen innerhalb des militärischen Apparats übernommen haben. Genau dort ... 67543
Kathryn Tomasek @kathryntomasek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026TW The Cornell incident demonstrates persistence of r*pe culture in E ******n Files era. Thank you, Dr Dan and Mrs Dr Dan. We need more people like you. 010
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekAlaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 30/09/2026Meet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.akpub.ioMeet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champBackpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world. 161673588
Kathryn Tomasek @kathryntomasek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Love Fat Bear Week. Backpack definitely deserves the win. 020
Kathryn Tomasek @kathryntomasek.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Thread. One response mentions lists as cognition. Tools for thinking. And another shouts “amen!” Anyway, worthwhile little thread. 🧵 010
Reposted by Kathryn Tomasekwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Artemesia Gentileschi, Judith Beheading Holofernes, 1620 #UnlockingWomensArt 261997432
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekValerie Bertinelli @wolfiesmom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We could’ve had a woman who prosecuted rapists as a president. Instead, we got a rapist as a president.  19965251504
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Find out where you can watch the film here.bleeckerstreetmedia.comMUSK | Only In Select Theaters October 9, Nationwide October 16An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded “inventor-entrepreneur” who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live. 2319124
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on. 3249672750
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#MedicareForAllNOW 15137481697
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekZinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#tdih 1962, "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson published, exposed impact of pesticides on environment. Carson was vilified: called a Communist, disloyal, unscientific, and hysterical. Sound familiar? Attacks on truth tellers, with media complicity. See⬇️🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/si...zinnedproject.orgSept. 27, 1962: Silent Spring PublishedSilent Spring by Rachel Carson was published. 17457862235
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekLiz Ahern 🌈🇲🇽🏳️⚧️☮️ @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Abbott is not only contributing to the deaths of pregnant women, he’s hiding maternal death data. Texans who think women should live will vote for a new governor. #GinaForTexas #AbbottFailsTexas 20478023397
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system. 547156776035
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekInternational Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social · 27/09/2026⏰️ Three days left to submit your session and round table proposals for #IMC2027! ⏰️ Information on submitting proposals can be found on our website: www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imc-2027/pro... Any questions, email the team at imc@leeds.ac.uk. #medievalsky #skystorians 042
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekJonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care.” H/t @ameshaa.bsky.socialnbcnews.comAmerica had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected. 23535662005
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 24/09/2026We call this a concentration camp, your honor. 13469962305
Reposted by Kathryn TomasekRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like. 538153687220
Kathryn Tomasek @kathryntomasek.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Apple just raised my subscription price by $2. I’m sure they think it’s too little to notice. They. Are. Wrong. Cancel them all. 000