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KatieO

@katieo80.bsky.social
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Lifelong learner. Believer in science as well as ghosts. Educator. Casual witch and musician. Kitchen improvisor. Interested in community building, democracy, and practical prosperity for every human animal, as well as non-human animals and the Earth.

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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 18h
1) do we think his pittance of checks to a few people will make a difference? 2) it really seems like he's not planning to seat elected people, or that he's planning on subverting the whole election. What do we the people do then? Like, actually/literally?
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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Should be reposted every month....
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Texas hasn't even fixed itself since the Great Freeze of '21. Our grid stays fukt. Shall we fukkit further? By electing cheats, leavers and liars? NO. #VOTE #TALARICO OBVS
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
CARTOON OF THE DAY…
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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 24/09/2026
Texas mothers are dying, and instead of giving us answers, Abbott’s administration is hiding that data. Texans deserve the truth. They deserve transparency. And our state officials have a legal obligation to give it to them. I’m demanding the report be released immediately.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You do understand that everything he's doing to Washington DC is about fortifying the city when he decides he's not leaving office
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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛ @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Forget the elites. Money and fame mean nothing compared to the power of your ballot. One vote flips seats, clears chambers, and shakes up courts. It is the ultimate weapon to decide who leads. Stop playing small. Register right now. 🗳️ #GetReadyToVote #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Right now it seems like it's happening. Judges rule against him. Whistleblowers are whistling. Lies are desperate [$5k checks? Obvs not]. The fed thumbs its nose. The SCOTUS shifts uncomfortably and dissents [except for those 2 bent on fig kissing] Ppl resign. Pundits turn. War lies fester.Happening
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
No republican lies detected from this republican....
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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton
The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A Philadelphia family just bought their first home with a $10,000 first-time homebuyer grant funded by a group of Quakers It’s part of the congregation’s racial justice plan to redistribute wealth to Black residents in the Germantown area as a form of reparations
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A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown
Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Ich askid ChatGPT," Well Ich askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and the moone daunsinge above, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a flawed honest worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir.
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Once again, as always, @hcrichardson.bsky.social spitting the simple truth for all to see.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Ireland understood the assignment! ✊💚
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🤷🏼
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
One definition of #Caturday
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🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈 @gigialexander123.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump is Scum to the very core:
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Per today's CPI report, Trump's war with Iran has caused an inflation bomb: Gas prices are up 27% compared to last year, airfare is up 23%, and fuel is up a jaw-dropping 52%. We are all paying the price for his warmongering.
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US consumers faced more high prices in August as Iran war raised energy costs
Annualized inflation rate was 3.4%, same as July, and core inflation, which omits energy and food prices, rose to 2.4%
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Don't let this fly under the radar: Trump has reportedly made between $1.5M to $4.4M from his oil stockholdings since the start of his Iran War. As gas prices skyrocket, he is personally profiting from your pain at the pump. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/09/trump-oil-g…
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Trump's oil investments have gained millions during Iran war as his accounts keep trading
Donald Trump retained major oil and gas investments as the Iran war has moved energy markets. CNBC analyzed his holdings
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Inflation eating up worker pay. Household debt and student loan defaults at a record high. 8 million people have lost healthcare the past year. Thousands have been sickened by disease outbreaks and contaminated food. Trump says, "Pretend I'm on the ballot" ahead of the midterms. Please do.
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I generally care little about any sport, but this is AWESOOOME
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Nick Veronica @nickveronica.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Buffalo Bills announced that they will play both the American and Canadian national anthem for the first time at the Highmark Stadium opener. They're definitely making a push to expand their fanbase in southern Ontario, and this shows unity as a border city. The Sabres have always done this.
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Eleanor Martinez @northstar1939.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Perfectly states what I've been saying for some time, now.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Texas isn't a red state, it's a non-voting state. Let's change that, Texans! Make a plan to vote early: October 19-30. And tell your friends and family. Please check your voter registration by going to: www.texas.gov/living-in-te...
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LisaLisa @lisalisa42.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Fuckery of the GOP.
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I had the privilege of drunken-white-fangirl hugging the inimitable Kam Franklin after her set with The Suffers opening for Tank and the Bangas at Emo's in September 2019. She is a wildly talented creative truth-teller and I'm so glad she continues to grace us. www.texasobserver.org/kam-franklin...
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Kam Franklin Goes Solo
The accomplished Houston musician, known as lead singer for The Suffers, draws on surprising sources of inspiration and puts “the message into the music” in her new album, "Land of the Neon Sun."
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Ting Barrow @tingb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hey "law and order" crowd: how about following the f*cking law and releasing the un-redacted files??? #Epstein
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
2:05 pm 2:21 pm @atrupar.com
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ” —Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
TALARICOOOOO LET'S GOOOOOO @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Garcia: We are going to hold the Postmaster General and anyone at USPS, particularly those that are at the management level, that are implementing this, accountable for what we view as an illegal action by USPS.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 01/09/2026
“Potentially millions of American voters may not receive their mail-in ballot this election cycle in a timely manner, or at all,” the whistleblower warned.
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USPS Whistleblower Warns New Rule Could Keep Voters From Getting Ballots—What To Know
“Potentially millions of American voters may not receive their mail-in ballot this election cycle in a timely manner, or at all,” the whistleblower warned.
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is a straight up plot to rig the #midterm #elections. Probably not the only one, but this one has been exposed. We must stay vigilant, and lawmakers MUST hold this adminstration accountable. They are going to do EVERYTHING they can to stay in #power. #stopthesteal #congress #oversight #USPS
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September 1, 2026
Yesterday, by a vote of 5–4, the United States Supreme Court allowed Trump to continue to build his ballroom.
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Tom Joad @tomjoad-og-antifa.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
When we fail our teachers we fail our kids
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Kacey325 @kacey325.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
That is 6% of Texas voters. That is HUGE. I hope folks who care about voting spend some of their energy trying to help Texans who are being disenfranchised. Texans, please check your own voter registration, and help those you love check theirs. 👇🏽 goelect.txelections.civixapps.com/ivis-mvp-ui/...
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Mitch McConnell can get 75 days off as a US Senator, but women can’t get maternity leave. Welcome to America.
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I hope it’s clear to everyone who cares about the survival of our democracy that we need massive turnout and landslide margins to counteract the lies and cries of fraud that are coming after the midterm vote.
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
On this day, 63 years ago, the March on Washington culminating in the "I Have A Dream" speech rook place Voting Rights are under attack today by Republicans
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Mlk Mlk Day
Alt: Mlk gif from I Have a Dream speech
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Man. All these truthtellers and creatives who have shuffled off lately have had good long runs, and have given us so much from the giant lives they shared with us. But it hurts to lose truth tellers and creatives when we need them the most. apnews.com/article/yayo...
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Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo
Pioneering Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died. She was 97.
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Mark Jones @markjonesmotion.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fun fact: Dolly Parton spent decades quietly funding band uniforms and instruments at Black high schools across the South - never once putting her name on it. No headlines, no fanfare — just help, given because it was needed. Wonderful Heart ♥️ RIP Dolly ❤️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
New polling shows 75% of Americans oppose data centers being built near where they live. Trump's response? "Communities that don't take a data center, they're making a mistake." Don't forget he owns millions of dollars worth of stock in Big Tech corporations pushing them.
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I'm sorry what? #horse #meat #usa [also as always thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for her unflappable commitment to the ugly truth]
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
No lies detected...
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KatieO @katieo80.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Today's #birdoftheday: a bird with gray plumage, or a #fledgling. Here is my blue olive egger pullet, who is young but to call a chicken chick a fledgling isn't really fair. #50shadesofgray
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Ness 🟡⚪🟣⚫ @nesstheenby.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The police should not have quotas, the news should not have ratings and the prisons should not have profits
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Reminder: progressive is mainstream
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