Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderMelissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 07/10/2026Real talk by Dutch politician, Anna Strolenberg on Jane Doe & the predatory male tech industry. "I stand with Jane Doe. Abusing women is not a business model. Whether it’s spyware to track women’s phones, or nudify apps used to undress women, Big Tech has made millions off the abuse of women." 523277
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 07/10/2026Senate Banking just launched the Trumpflation Tracker. The affordability crisis is not a “hoax” like Donald Trump says. See for yourself how much more you’re paying because of Trump’s failed economic agenda 25767338
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/10/2026Since the mid-1950s, we have changed the thing that "AI" refers to every 5-10 years. The current thing we're calling "AI" is about a decade old, and all this label-switching leads to a lack of clarity as to what (this) "AI" is. 322768
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The spooky season has arrived, and that means Creepy Biology is upon us. It's time to talk origins. It's time to talk gore. It's time to talk about BLOOD. Specifically, YOUR blood 🩸 [a thread] 715868
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 02/10/2026BREAKING: NY Governor, Kathy Hochul, has named NY Attorney General, Letitia James, as the Special Prosecutor to investigate the Cornell rape case. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...nytimes.comHochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell CaseGov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her. 34173911580
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/09/2026August 2026 saw another sixty-nine cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes committed by Trump and his administration. #LestWeForgetTheHorrors buff.ly/tl8KxXXbuff.lyLest We Forget the Horrors: An Unending Catalog of Trump’s Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes: August 2026: Atrocities 1211-1280August 2026 saw another sixty-nine cruelties, collusions, corruptions, and crimes committed by Trump and his administration. 26839
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Todd Achilles, a veteran running for U.S. Senate in Idaho as an independent, has a new ad about starting wars. 19859261
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderAdmirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Lucille Ball is the Godmother of #StarTrek. As head of Desilu Studios, she overrode her own board of directors to finance the show & convinced network executives to greenlight a second pilot after the first one failed. That second pilot, "Where No Man Has Gone Before," first aired #OTD in 1966. 🖖 582473569
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderErin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The Converse ad is vile. And it’s especially vile, *uniquely* vile because there have been at least 22 lynchings of Black people across the US since March 2025. A fact that has been largely unreported and hidden from the national conversation. Extreme TW for this report on lynchings from 2020-2025drive.google.comCrimson Report_DIGITAL.pdf 10470154
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/09/2026The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when the center was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...theatlantic.comWhat the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return RevealsA previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover. 15138531805
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I wonder if some elected Democrats are aware that a chunk of voters don't know that Republicans control every branch of the Federal government right now. Might be good to mention this in speeches... 938566
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026i'm not over Alito saying we shouldn't count ballots that are mailed on or before Election Day but arrive shortly afterwards bc they can “radically flip” the “apparent outcome” cannot stress enough that, until all ballots are counted, there's no outcome to flip! ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/alito...ballsandstrikes.orgA Brief History of Sam Alito’s Delusional Obsession With Voter FraudHis conduct in several recent cases suggests that Alito is deep in the right-wing conspiracy theory weeds. 408104892654
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderDael Norwood @dael.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What We Do in the Shadows, consumer edition 08920
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 16/09/2026Across the country, private equity and corporations are buying up doctors' offices, leading to patients paying more for worse care. @repvalhoyle.bsky.social and I are introducing the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act to get Wall Street out of Americans’ doctors’ offices.wsj.comExclusive | Congressional Democrats Take Aim at Private Equity’s Role in MedicineA bill backed by Sen. Warren and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez would close ‘loopholes’ firms use to control physician practices 19476138
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953726013393
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderStephen West @stephenwest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026For those not up on the intersection of Civil War memory and college football rivalries, @civilwarmemory.bsky.social has you covered 0122
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Hi, this is your seasonal reminder to back up your computer, your cell phone, your voice recorder, your memory cards, anything you think is important. Make multiple copies, because hard drives fail and are very expensive right now. Sometimes you drop you phone into a lake. Do it sooner than later. 331745592
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderDevinCow @devincow.bsky.social · 01/09/2026You ever feel like you couldn’t love someone more, and then you do? www.today.com/health/child...today.comDolly Parton’s Imagination Library Has Sent Over 100,000 Braille Books to Low-Vision Kids: She ‘Cared About Everyone’“None of my son’s needs are special,” Jessica Caromile says of her 12-year-old, who is blind — and she believes the late country music legend understood this, too. 503936855
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderThinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 31/08/2026We lost Steve Silberman on this day, 2 years ago. His death hit our entire community hard, because Steve showed autistic people as fully formed humans with rights and delights and happiness and love, with people who loved them, and whom they loved right back. thinkingautismguide.com/2026/01/abou...tinyurl.comAbout That Mensch, Steve Silberman, and How Much We Miss Him — THINKING PERSON'S GUIDE TO AUTISMSteve Silberman was such a well of bottomless compassion. I still can't believe he's gone. And I'm so sorry. 211633
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 25/08/2026like the reason Dolly feels like an exceptional human being is because all the things we're talking about today in her lifetime of philanthropy trace back to just .... having empathy and we live in the era of "I Don't Know How to Explain to You That You Should Care About Other People" 12396514
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderEmperor Joshua Norton II @joshuanortonii.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I see grief, but I also see an immense gratitude, admiration, and celebration of the life she lived, and who she was as a person. 028879
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Legitimately crying real tears. RIP to one of my absolute faves. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...nytimes.comDolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 (Gift Article)Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. 1480473
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderThinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 21/08/2026Jason Arday’s students are “collecting first-hand testimonies from people who knew him, learned from him, or crossed paths with him. Supervisions and seminars, emails, a reading list, a word of advice that stuck. Small things count." leilacancode.github.io/everythinggo...leilacancode.github.ioEverything Good About Jason ArdayFirst-hand accounts from people who knew him. Collected by his students. 17924
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderDr. Merritt Rae Turetsky @queenofpeat.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Energy security isn't just about what we build. It's also about what we protect. 🌍🌱🧪 Peatlands cover just 3% of Earth's land but store double the carbon of all global forests. Yet, critical mineral extraction and energy infrastructure are putting them at risk. 1/ 318485
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderJon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Semi-regular reminder that bats are amazing and wonderful creatures, and if you come into contact with one, or even *might* have come into contact with one, get the rabies shot ASAP. 3162
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026“A.i.” is a plagiarism machine: “once it became clear to me that the web app I had launched using Claude was strikingly similar to his open source project, even reproducing a bug he had later fixed, it was clear that there wasn’t anything to do except to redirect the domain directly to him…” 3417
Reposted by Katie C. Alexandera wooly man without a face @jojororo.bsky.social · 04/08/2026archive.org/details/brad...archive.orgRay Bradbury read by Leonard NimoyLeonard Nimoy reads two of Ray Bradbury's classic stories from THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.1. THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS2. USHER IIThese recordings were originally released on Caedmon Records (TC 1466). 6367115
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderAmanda Deibert @amandadeibert.bsky.social · 23/07/2026#SDCC comic con: our daughter left her 3D printed black dragon in the restroom near E/Starbucks. She printed it herself and is devastated. We checked the restroom and lost and found which means someone picked it up. If you bring it to 5552 I will give you a signed comic as reward 15762679
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderiKE PASTEL @ikexpastel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026This is taking me OUT!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 5354161479
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderMalena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 19/07/2026When people share gift articles, I'm credibly grateful & this one's very important, so I hope everyone reads & shares it. Quote post it. Every American is at risk from ICE violence, so speak out against it before tragedy strikes your community! Call Congress @ 202-224-3121 Demand accountability! 4259182
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderDr Vanessa @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 18/07/2026"don't cite what you haven't read" remains the basic entry level academic responsibility; & if your discpline "doesn't have that as a norm" then sorry, your discipline needs reforming for this new world. Citations are structural parts of trust and knowledge building, not trinkets or optional extras 201577551
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Okay okay okay let’s go 71875333
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderElizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 15/07/2026I talked to the hosts of the "A special education teacher, administrator, and lawyer walk into a bar" podcast about the changes students encounter in the disability services system at college and how to prepare students for it. Listen: bit.ly/LDAp16y #EduSky #SpecialEd #IEP #CollegePrep 001
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderScott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Nothing to see here: Just 292,150+ people warning about Trump Admin’s new federal rule to strip grant funding power away from experts, scientists and unbiased arbiters Instead granting power over federal grants to Trump appointees Enormous issue Comment deadline is today 381794927
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 12/07/2026🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! There are only 1 days left to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/eoQwY 11165123
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/07/2026CDC stopped monitoring parasite now causing explosive diarrhea across the countryhuffpost.comCDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The CountryMAHA. 54462072666
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderBudd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 08/07/2026It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days. 344213715864
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderNBC News @nbcnews.com · 07/07/2026An Afghan national who fought alongside U.S. forces has died from an allergic reaction while in ICE custody, one day after he was detained for deportation proceedings, his death certificate shows. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...nbcnews.comAfghan national who fought with U.S. forces died of allergic reaction in ICE custodyMohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, suffered “an adverse drug reaction” to an unidentified substance, which triggered anaphylaxis and exacerbated his asthma, the death report shows. 962100726081
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 30/06/2026On Birthright Citizenship: “The Reconstruction Amendments were an anticaste, antisubordination reset for the Nation, not a mere spot treatment for the dark stain of slavery.” -Justice Ketanji Brown 💅💕 226132403264
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderGarnet Henderson @garnethenderson.com · 25/06/2026"While the Violence Against Women Act prohibits states from directly charging for a rape kit, they are allowed to charge for anything not directly related to the exam—like STI testing or pregnancy testing ... 86% of women with private insurance will pay out of pocket for their sexual assault care." 2392196
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 25/06/2026What exactly does “moderate” mean? Not believing in anything but collecting corporate donations before transitioning into a cushy lobbying gig? 1521015
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Musk 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 196133276753
Reposted by Katie C. Alexanderthe Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 23/06/2026from my own perspective this is one of the greatest harms done by this government and plotting a course to reverse this damage is must be a very priority in our speech and our activism 543114801
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderSteven Kapp @drstevenkapp.bsky.social · 22/06/2026As someone who influenced it: the diagnostic criteria for autism were *not* expanded in the DSM-5 compared to the DSM-IV. A 2019 meta-analysis concluded the diagnostic criteria were slightly narrowed: link.springer.com/article/10.1..., which of course was the goal of the DSM-5. Thread 1/link.springer.comHow has DSM-5 Affected Autism Diagnosis? A 5-Year Follow-Up Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis - Journal of Autism and Developmental DisordersWe conducted a 5-year follow-up systematic review and meta-analysis to determine change in frequency of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis since diagnostic and statistical manual 5 (DSM-5) publi... 22210
Reposted by Katie C. AlexanderAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026Mamdani's speech at the Knicks parade was easily the best I've ever heard at an event of that sort. I posted the whole thing on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Highly recommended.youtube.comMamdani Remembers Some Knicks Guys during phenomenal parade speechYouTube video by Aaron Rupar 27064321775