Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026“If your concern for women disappears the moment accountability becomes socially inconvenient, then protection was never the principle to begin with. Performance was.” 902587858
katinthefield.bsky.social @katinthefield.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Great investigative reporting on Google data center electricity and water usage in Nebraska by Madison Pitsch. www.1011now.com/2026/09/30/m...1011now.comUPDATE: Improper redaction reveals Lincoln’s Google Data Center water and electricity usageNebraska data centers are required to turn in an annual report to Nebraska’s Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, but some state statutes are preventing the public from seeing just how much e... 110
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 30/09/2026This is priceless. Check out how local news is reporting on Sen Eric Schmidt’s clown-show grilling of Jack Smith. They found Jack Smith at the game… “Top corner, section 109, row 1. In fact, that seat doesn’t even exist in Atlanta.” 834195856174
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialBen Franklin’s ghost @ben-franklin-ghost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They (GOP) know this to be true and it will always be true. 368144914279
katinthefield.bsky.social @katinthefield.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Vote for Mark Martinez as Douglas County Sheriff in November. flatwaterfreepress.org/douglas-coun...flatwaterfreepress.orgDouglas County sheriff referred cases to ICE and floated deal with agency amid national crackdown - Flatwater Free PressAaron Hanson says collaborating with feds helps keep residents safe; immigrant advocates say Hanson is undermining trust in local law enforcement. 000
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 23/09/2026Ashley Hinson got paid over $217,000 in contributions from oil and gas companies while repeatedly voting to continue the Iran war. She monetized the suffering of hardworking Iowans. bit.ly/4j39cTFbit.lyAshley Hinson Got Big Money From Oil Companies After Repeatedly Voting For the Iran WarThe price of gas for her Iowa constituents has risen by 60% since the start of the war, while oil companies are making record profits 27744304
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialChristian Vihstadt @blueheartemoji.bsky.social · 22/09/2026cindy all the way! 011
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialNebraska Examiner @nebraskaexaminer.com · 22/09/2026Incumbent state Sen. Brad von Gillern is seeking reelection in a rematch of his 2022 race against Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek, for Nebraska's Legislative District 4. Read the candidates' positions in their own words here: buff.ly/xyknEKbbuff.lyNebraska Legislature, Legislative District 4 | Voter Guide: 2026 General Election • NebraskaFrom Nebraska Examiner | Dogged. Principled. Dedicated to Nebraska news. 201
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 18/09/2026THIS 👇 HERE....... 1106205887447
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialSally Deal - 📞 Call your legislators @ (202)224-3121 ⏰24/7! @sallydeal4.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🚨This House seat in Nebraska's dist. 2 is very much in play for DENISE POWELL. Her primary win made her the 1st Latina Dem nominee for federal office in NE's history. It's also a FLIP OPPORTUNITY‼️ Pls follow ➡️ @deniseforcongress.bsky.social Meet Denise/volunteer/donate deniseforcongress.orgdeniseforcongress.orgDenise Powell for Congress – Nebraska's Second DistrictDenise Powell believes real change starts with real people. She's running for Congress to fight for hardworking Nebraskans and families like yours. If you 28956
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialDeb Houry @drdebhoury.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Really helpful website with information by sector and state on funding for programs that has been cut or frozen: Clawson, J., Kaczmarek, U., Ross, N., et al (2026). Lost Funds: A States United and Grant Witness Project Tracking Funding Disruptions under the Trump Administration lostfunds.orglostfunds.orgLost Funds — $177 Billion GoneTrack the Trump administration’s federal funding disruptions state by state — what was cut or frozen, who it hurts, and how states are fighting back in court. 05028
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialAshley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 16/09/2026American troops ANONYMOUSLY sent photographs to CBS News to show the damage Iranian missiles and drones have done to the bases they are living on. The Pentagon is LYING about the war per Hegseth’s orders. He and the rest of Trump’s incompetent administration need to be impeached immediately. 991854843
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialFlatwater Free Press @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Story by Sara Gentzler. Photo by Lily Smith. 111
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialFlatwater Free Press @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Nebraska counties and cities have spent at least $88,800 of opioid settlement funds on law enforcement uses, including Flock, SWAT training, gas mask holders and THC detection pouches. Experts said it doesn’t fit the spirit of the settlements. Read more 🔗 buff.ly/zPWlSgb 22915
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialNebraska Examiner @nebraskaexaminer.com · 10/09/2026ICYMI: The challengers to Gov. Jim Pillen's reelection bid each argued that a new Flatwater Free Press/New York Times investigation shows the governor plays by “his own set of rules.” Pillen's campaign manager called the report a "political hit piece." From Zach Wendling buff.ly/G01YDxCnebraskaexaminer.comPillen faces blowback on Nebraska immigration stance, releases ‘Pillen Playbook 2.0’ platform • Nebraska ExaminerNebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is facing pushback over his immigration stance as a new state-national investigation finds his family has long hired undocumented laborers. 121
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialFlatwater Free Press @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New at Flatwater: The city of Kearney is set to become home to a nearly 400-megawatt data center campus after spending more than a decade courting an industry facing pushback in the state. Read more 🔗 buff.ly/W6TitUh 121
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialFlatwater Free Press @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Gov. Jim Pillen has aligned himself with President Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. But for more than a decade, his hog business has employed undocumented laborers, The @nytimes.com and Flatwater Free Press found. Read more 🔗 buff.ly/rOH1O9Q 12415
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialLifuX @lifux.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This is why the internet was invented... #LifuX #Dogs #Dogsofbluesky 291853502
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialRAYGUN @raygunsite.com · 31/08/2026Saint Dolly. www.raygunsite.com/collections/... 13411
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.social@BohunkHusker @bohunkhusker.bsky.social · 11/08/2026#MikeFlood Ads say he "ELIMINATED TAX ON TIPS" but he NEVER MENTIONS IT SUNSETS Dec 31, 2028. "Eliminate" or 2YR PAUSE THAT'S a LIE. #HUSKERS 001
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 09/08/2026The @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social and ProPublica independently tested hundreds of homes in eastern Omaha, Nebraska, and found toxic levels of lead in soil — including in yards that the EPA remediated years ago. Here’s how we did it.propublica.orgThe EPA Doesn’t Typically Retest Homes in the Country’s Largest Residential Lead Superfund Site. So We Did.The Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica independently tested hundreds of homes in eastern Omaha, Nebraska, and found toxic levels of lead in soil throughout — including in yards that the EPA remediate... 6834731582
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.social@BohunkHusker @bohunkhusker.bsky.social · 06/08/2026#Huskers in #Columbus, #Madison , #Norfolk , You ready to replace Mike Flood yet? #Flood is a yes man to a billionaire. Not our representative. Tariffs, oil costs, fertilizer, climate change mitigation, now HUNGRY KIDS PROGS. GUTTED for billionaires tax cuts. I think it's time we changed. 011
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialUSDemocracy @usdemocracy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026An hour drive just to see a doctor. That’s what “it won’t affect you” actually looks like in IA-03 right now. Sarah Trone Garriott saw through the lie from day one and she’s not letting anyone forget it. This is exactly why we show up and vote. #BlueWaveIn90Days #USDemocracy 8263155
katinthefield.bsky.social @katinthefield.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The Flatwater Free Press found that one in 10 Omaha yards that the EPA cleaned up still has enough lead in the dirt to be over the agency’s threshold. Nearly all of these remediated homes had a neighbor whose yard tested high but was never cleaned up. flatwaterfreepress.org/the-epa-hera...flatwaterfreepress.orgThe EPA heralds its Omaha cleanup as a success. But we found many yards still have toxic levels of lead. - Flatwater Free PressThe agency spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site. New soil tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica show that many ya... 000
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialHeather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Everyone should know who Borlaug is. This is the legacy Musk and Trump destroyed. 251226461
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 31/07/2026I was wondering if anyone was keeping a running total on Trump’s waste and abuse. You have to check out this video. And there’s so much, I bet you forgot about some of it: 💰Ballroom: $1 billion project, taxpayers already on the hook for $300 mill 💰 J6 Slush Fund: $1.776 billion for his rioters 🧵 651312791
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/07/2026“And you did nothing” This Nebraska voter grilling @USRepMikeFlood gets it 872291728
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialIndivisible Nebraska @indivisibleneb.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Because our congressional reps are too cowardly to stand up to Trump, even as Nebraskans are suffering, they will get to beg him for money to bail out farmers. These people would rather support what they call a socialist handout when it’s a family than advocate for us.1011now.com‘Not even break-even’: Nebraska farmers may confront deep losses amid low crop prices"We’re talking about losing money for each bushel and acre of corn or soybeans." 121
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialMychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 21/07/2026I love the power of books, their ability to make library kids feel seen, and just as importantly, to see those around them, to learn from those around them 😊🪟🪞 Connecting with ourselves, with our neighbors, reading empowers our empathy to bloom 📖🌱 💙🩵💚 @pbs.org 17696121
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialRob Sand @robsandia.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Not allowing oversight on taxpayer money is an invitation for waste, fraud, and abuse. 6372108
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialIndivisible Nebraska @indivisibleneb.bsky.social · 06/07/2026🚨 🌊WARNING🌊🚨 If you're in CD-1, seek higher ground than the low bar Mike Flood has failed to clear! Join us inside and outside the venue to let Flood know: Nebraskans want our Representatives to stand up for us, not to bow down to the White House. 🌊 132
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialOrange Dick Tater Hater @realbiscuitspaw.bsky.social · 05/07/2026www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GfxE18/... be rude in front of America, Zachtiktok.comTikTok video by DARKVADA 0374
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialkatinthefield.bsky.social @katinthefield.bsky.social · 27/06/2026This is why Sutherland Nebraska made the short-list of potential sites for a new nuclear plant. nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/06/01/n...nebraskaexaminer.comNew nuclear power may come to Nebraska with promise and problems • Nebraska ExaminerThe Nebraska Public Power District and several other utilities have been studying the possibility of bringing new nuclear power to Nebraska. 001
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/06/2026DC Arch public comments are now open. As much as many of us would like to simply submit “FDT,” comments are far more likely to be considered if they raise specific concerns about the project. Federal agencies are only required to consider substantive comments, 561061363
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialStephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Breaking the Nebraska GOP’s filibuster-proof majority would block: 1️⃣ Passing new voting restrictions. 2️⃣ Gerrymandering the light blue 2nd District. 3️⃣ Erasing the 2nd’s “blue dot” to stop Dems from winning the Electoral College just by flipping MI, PA, & WI. Dems currently rely on GOP defections 527070
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialIndivisible Nebraska @indivisibleneb.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Reminder to everyone today on the Nebraska Primaries: If voting didn't matter, there wouldn't be such a focused effort to keep people from doing it. Or in the case of all of our fake candidates, such an effort to confuse the voters into picking candidates that don't align with their values.nebraskaexaminer.comVoter Guide: 2026 Primary Election • NebraskaFrom Nebraska Examiner | Dogged. Principled. Dedicated to Nebraska news. 052
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialNebraska Examiner @nebraskaexaminer.com · 04/05/2026START YOUR MONDAY: With a story about a woman who drew national attention to some innocent victims of Whiteclay’s former beer sales — children she still protects. She and some of them need help. First in the Examiner from Paul Hammel: buff.ly/knJ9ko5nebraskaexaminer.comFormer nurse who drew public attention to victims of Whiteclay needs help • Nebraska ExaminerThe narrative of Whiteclay, Nebraska, changed after people learned of a former nurse who had fostered more than 200 children. Now she needs help. 074
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialIndivisible Nebraska @indivisibleneb.bsky.social · 01/05/2026More nat'l coverage of our elected reps putting 70,000 voters at risk of losing health care during record inflation and oil prices. What everyone should know: Under these rules, coverage for parents stops when kids are 14 years old. Coincidently, at 14 in NE, you can work 8hrs day, 48hrs a week.motherjones.comTrump's new Medicaid work requirements are hereIt's just cruelty. 143
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialIndivisible Nebraska @indivisibleneb.bsky.social · 01/05/2026May Day 2026. TODAY, Nebraska's work requirements for Medicaid go into effect. Per state officials, they're scanning everyone's credit reports to see if they can keep coverage. TODAY, federal HHS shut down funding fentanyl test strips. The real war in America is economic and against our population.npr.orgIt's Day 1 of Medicaid work requirements in Nebraska. People are worriedStarting May 1, many people covered by Medicaid in Nebraska have to prove they are working. It's a requirement most states will have to implement under President Trump's budget law, beginning in Janua... 011
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialNebraska Appleseed @neappleseed.org · 16/04/2026Today, Governor Jim Pillen vetoed ✅LB929, a bill that would have allowed entities that manage the care of Medicaid enrollees to help with new, federally required copayments for that care. www.politico.com/news/2026/04...politico.com‘A crisis in the making’: Nebraska races to impose work requirements on MedicaidThe state’s May 1 enforcement will be a test case for what could happen nationwide in January. 103
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialNebraska Examiner @nebraskaexaminer.com · 30/03/2026MEETING SOON: Nebraskans interested in exploring the federal budget can attend a free workshop Tuesday hosted by the University of Nebraska at Omaha. From Cindy Gonzalez:buff.lyFree UNO-Concord Coalition workshop in Omaha to explore federal budget • Nebraska ExaminerA free March 31 workshop on the federal budget is a partnership of host University of Nebraska at Omaha and Virginia-based Concord Coalition. 101
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialNebraska Examiner @nebraskaexaminer.com · 18/03/2026SCHOOL CHOICE FUNDS NIXED: The latest amendment filed by State Sen. Rob Clements of Elmwood, chair of the Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, leaves out the $3.5M program and the extra $150,000 in associated administrative costs. From Zach Wendling: buff.ly/Bp6TlJ7nebraskaexaminer.comAppropriations chair removes $3.5M Nebraska private school vouchers program from budget • Nebraska ExaminerAn amendment to the state budget eliminates a $3.5 million “bridge” program to use state dollars to offset private school attendance costs. 091
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialIndivisible Nebraska @indivisibleneb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Giving data centers tax breaks to build in Nebraska is a horrible investment. Giving them permission to design and run their own prior-generation power plants makes it worse. Data center owners openly state the only human jobs for future data centers will be putting lost robots back on chargers.flatwaterfreepress.orgNebraska lawmaker among those who optioned land for potential data center project - Flatwater Free PressAs private energy developer Tenaska scoured southeast Nebraska for land to house a potential data center and power plant, the company found several Gage 013
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialFlatwater Free Press @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Google has privately proposed building a new data center in Nebraska that could require three times the amount of electricity needed to power all of Lincoln during the hottest months of the year, according to documents obtained by the Flatwater Free Press. 🔗 buff.ly/6FlWg7H 4138
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialNebraska Examiner @nebraskaexaminer.com · 09/03/2026START YOUR MONDAY: With how Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and lawmakers are trying to revive part of a voter-rejected school choice program using state dollars until a new federal tax credit comes online next year. From Zach Wendling: buff.ly/7lLh2Vanebraskaexaminer.comNebraska braces for latest private school funding, vouchers fight, now eyeing $3.5M • Nebraska ExaminerGov. Jim Pillen and lawmakers seek $3.5 million to support students caught in the “gap” from repeal of recent school choice programs. 543
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialbasic witch @hipsterkibble.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Hi Omaha I have two tickets to the roaring 20s thing at the Durham tonight free to a good home, dm me 034
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialIndivisible Nebraska @indivisibleneb.bsky.social · 24/02/2026We have our schedule confirmed for #nokings3! We're planning on speakers starting at 1, with a march from 3-4. More info will be coming as we're able to confirm speakers and other information. 014
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialNebraska Appleseed @neappleseed.org · 19/02/2026‼️ We need your help to tell our state that early implementation of Medicaid work reporting requirements is not right for Nebraska. Submit comments to dhhs.regulations@nebraska.gov by Feb 25th! Learn more about how you can take action here: neappleseed.org/50621 002
Reposted by @katinthefield.bsky.socialNebraska Examiner @nebraskaexaminer.com · 13/02/2026CONTRACT PROBE: Gov. Jim Pillen and his team have blamed state agency staff for issues with an emergency no-bid contract. Auditor Mike Foley says his AG referral also questions actions by staff under the governor’s direct control. First in the Examiner from Aaron Sanderford: buff.ly/YGNLpGhnebraskaexaminer.comFoley says contract probe could reach staff under governor's direct control • Nebraska ExaminerNebraska State Auditor Mike Foley says his referral to the attorney general questions the actions of some top staff under the governor’s direct control. 055
