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Katie J

@katofwi.bsky.social
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Wisconsinite. Reading. Photography. Gardening. Hiking. Minivan camper roadtrips. Hoping kindness returns.🤞for the next 4 years. 🇺🇦

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The grim irony is that if Trump hadn't started his damn fool war with Iran, we could have shifted much of those interceptor stocks over to Ukraine to protect Ukrainian civilians and then we would actually have the leverage to ask Zelensky and Ukraine not to kinetically sanction Russian oil.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Damian Lynch 🟧 🇦🇺 Rebellion is Mandatory during times of Tyranny @dpsl.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
When the regime makes you the enemy for using words it doesn’t like, you know that regime needs to be removed
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
IMPORTANT: There are 15 states that require in-person registration 28–30 days before an election, meaning this maybe your last week to register. Check your registration at Vote.gov.
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Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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Katie J @katofwi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I pay for my insurance through the ACA and I don't use it because I can't afford the deductible or co-pays. But I have it in case I have a major medical event.
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dls100.bsky.social @dls100.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The rotten monster has been at it for ages. Bonwit Teller 1980 Trump just turned 34 years old. "Then they jackhammered the friezes, dislodged them with crowbars, and pushed the remains inside the building, where they fell to the ground and shattered in a million pieces."

Preservation News 
July 1980
New York City trumped
Developer smashes panels
By Michael Leccese
Two irreplacable Art Deco sculptures were smashed by jackhammers last month under orders from a New York City developer who had promised them to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The 15-foot-high stone bas-relief sculprures, which depicted semi-nude goddesses, were part of the Bonwit-Teller building (Warren and Wetmore,
1929) on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue at S6th Street. Developer Donald Trump bought the structure recently and was demolishing it to build a 62-story. $100
million mixed-use glass tower.
In addition, a 15-by-25 foot nickel. plated grille that had adorned the build. ing's facade has been missing since it was supposed to have been shipped to a New Jersey warehouse. Neither the Trump Organization nor the warehouse has any idea of the whereabouts of the hefty....MotherJones

To build his skyscraper, Trump first had to knock down the Bonwit Teller building, a luxurious limestone building erected in 1929.
The face of the building featured two huge
Art Deco friezes that the Metropolitan Museum of Art wanted to preserve. The museum asked Trump to save the sculptures and donate them, and the mogul agreed-as long as the cost of doing so wasn't too high.
But then, according to journalist Harry Hurt Ill in his book Lost Tycoon, Trump discovered that taking out the sculptures would delay demolition by two weeks. He wasn't willing to wait. "On his orders, the demolition workers cut up the grillwork with acetylene torches," Hurt wrote. "Then they jackhammered the friezes, dislodged them with crowbars, and pushed the remains inside the building, where they fell to the floor and shattered in a million pieces."In 1980, under pressure to begin construction on what would become his signature project, Donald Trump employed a crew of 200 undocumented Polish workers who worked in 12-hour shifts, without gloves, hard hats or masks, to demolish the Bonwit Teller building on New York's Fifth Avenue, where the 58-story, golden-hued Trump Tower now stands.
The workers were paid as little as $4 (£3) an hour for their dangerous labour, less than half the union wage, if they got paid at all.
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You don't solve a budget shortfall by auctioning off 45 million acres of national forest to the timber industry. It's not a management plan; it's a taxpayer-funded liquidation of public land. Demand your representative block this corporate giveaway: 👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests
Contact Congress today!
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Absofreakinlutely, 💯% This......... 👇
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packerpatty @packers1.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
VOTE! 🗳️
A sign that says MyVote Wisconsin

Are you registered?

MyVote.wi.gov
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/08/2026
AI data centers don't create jobs. They kill jobs. And if you want to beat China, try green energy. That's where the future is. These people are so stupid.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
WTF? Amazon received a permit from the state of #Texas allowing its new gas power plant to emit 33 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere — the largest single source of pollution in the United States. newrepublic.com/post/214111/...
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Amazon Is Creating the Biggest Pollution Source in the Entire Country
Amazon has bought a site in Texas where it plans to build a data center campus.
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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Katie J @katofwi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
"There’s an opportunity for us to really become AI and a data hub not only for the entire country, but for the entire globe and really sets us apart in making sure that we continue to invest in businesses and companies here,” Crowley said.
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Katie J @katofwi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Don't vote for Crowley for Wisconsin governor. He wants us to be the ai and data hub not just for the country but for the globe. His words.
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Lady with an opinion @ladymitopinion.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
A data center was just shut down in Wisconsin after the town council refused to have private talks with the developer and told them everything would include public approval That’s how it’s done, folks
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Katie J @katofwi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Crowley said he doesn’t think the government should be picking “winners and losers” when it comes to data centers, but instead should “make sure that this is fertile ground for entrepreneurs and businesses to either stay or move right here to the state of Wisconsin.
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Katie J @katofwi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
There’s an opportunity for us to really become AI and a data hub not only for the entire country, but for the entire globe and really sets us apart in making sure that we continue to invest in businesses and companies here,” Crowley said.
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Katie J @katofwi.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Crowley shows his support for ai data centers. He wants Wisconsin to be the ai and data hub for the WORLD. Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates discuss Trump, data centers, AI and marijuana at first forum wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/07/w...
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Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates discuss Trump, data centers, AI and marijuana at first forum • Wisconsin Examiner
Candidates are competing to replace Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who won’t seek reelection, in the first open governor’s race in 15 years.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
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John Nichols @nicholsuprising.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Mandala Barnes has suspended his campaign for governor of Wisconsin. He says, “it’s clear who our nominee is gonna be,” in what sounds like a reference to Democratic primary front-runner Fran Hong.
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MTH @mthamel.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Wisconsin friends: Do you know there is a very important primary for governor Aug 11 ?!? Please join me in supporting Kelda Roys, the only candidate I believe can beat Tom Tiffany in Nov. Plus she is amazing @keldaroys.bsky.social #wisconsin www.keldaroys.com
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Kelda Roys for Governor
Proven leader for Wisconsin
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Holly 🇺🇸🦅 @msdesignerlady.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
For anyone who needs encouragement this is precisely how to fight fascism! #SheShed #ImpeachIndictRemove
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Katie J @katofwi.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It's frustrating trying to do research on candidates and running into a paywall. Does anyone have any opinions on who to vote for in Wisconsin for governor?
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ᴛʜᴇᴇ ᴅᴏʟʟ 🎀 @jessijeannie.blacksky.app · 24/07/2026
we’ve reached a point where reading books, verifying information, and expanding your knowledge is sometimes labeled “elitist.” I don’t think curiosity should ever be something we’re ashamed of.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/07/2026
BREAKING: The man who assassinated Melissa & Mark Hortman, and John & Yvette Hoffman, has been sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years in prison. www.cnn.com/2026/07/23/u...
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Minnesota man gets 2 life sentences for killing Democratic lawmaker and her husband | CNN
The Minnesota man who pleaded guilty to killing a top Democratic lawmaker and her husband was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison on Thursday, a little over a year after the political at...
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CtObserve @ctobserve.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Data center that vowed to avoid Colorado River water is now suing for 260 million gallons per year — about 750,000 gallons a day — for a planned artificial intelligence complex in the desert. This fight is unfolding in one of the country's most water-strained regions. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
ICE arrests people with bogus charges, then the charges are dropped. this is a form of violence intended to deter people from protesting.
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
It feels ridiculous to be told my entire life the importance of reducing my energy usage and switching to stuff like LED bulbs and then read reports of energy prices spiking in many US communities due to data centers.
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Lana 🌺 ❤️💛💚💙💜 @mahalomalama.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
#Caturday 🐈 #BookSky 📚
Cat In The Hat .  I SURVIVED READING BANNED BOOKS ALL I GOT WAS SMARTER AND MORE EMPATHETIC
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.
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Ashok Dadhwal @ashokdadhwal196.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Who agrees this needs to go viral? Justice, accountability, and democratic rights should never depend on who is in government. Watch. Share. Let the conversation reach everyone. #FreeDC #Justice
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ReaZ @reazonozaer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
People have been conditioned to worry about a poor person getting their hands on an extra sandwich while being excepting of a rich person having access to a billion sandwiches they could never eat.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 03/07/2026
Mamdani: "As we mark 250 years ... we see the wealthiest country -- one where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more ... we see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans"
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Francesca Hong 홍윤정 @francescahongwi.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
I’m Francesca Hong, a single mom, service worker, and State Rep—now running for Governor of Wisconsin. This campaign won’t be funded by billionaires or corporate PACs. It’s powered by working people. If you’re ready to take back our state, chip in today: secure.actblue.com/donate/fran-...
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VikingIrishGoddess @vikingirishgoddess.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Prepping for the heat dome. Cut up tons of fresh fruit, stacked in jars in the fridge (moving to glass instead of plastic). Made a batch of bean salad. Next is cole slaw, chicken salad. Boiling pasta for pasta salad. Then the range is shut down for the rest of this week. Cold food is the ticket!
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andrear9md.bsky.social @andrear9md.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Well yeah, if Watergate happened again it would have gone off without a hitch because no one would have known about it until a year later when Woodward and Bernstein's book came out.
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Storytime for Chicago library kids with LeVar Burton at the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Library 🤯✨📚 @obamafoundation.bsky.social
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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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@nluewmist / I’m finally reading Dune. This quote which in the first few pages hit hard; “once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only let other men with machines to enslave them.”
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
❌❌❌ DO NOT BE DISTRACTED ❌❌❌ DONALD TRUMP & JEFFREY EPSTEIN ARE SEX TRAFFICKERS and I’m gonna post this every day so nobody forgets exactly who these monsters are and why the incriminating portions of The Epstein Files have suddenly disappeared.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 19/06/2026
Black text on white page that reads as follows:

On June 19, 1865, African American communities in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from slavery — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect. 

For 161 years, Juneteenth has been a day of remembrance for the freedom that was delayed. It is also a celebration of the joy and resilience that flourished despite that delay. 

The contributions of African Americans, whose struggle for freedom shaped our nation, are immeasurable. Yet too many Black families continue to bear the brunt of an affordability crisis that has pushed them out of the neighborhoods and communities they've built. 

True freedom has a tangible impact on daily life: the ability to afford housing, earn a living wage, put food on the table, support a family, and create a future for generations to come. 

As we celebrate today, we must recommit ourselves to ensuring this freedom is fully realized. 

Happy Juneteenth, New York City.
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Ron Morrison @kentuckyron.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
My God. The opening ceremony of the Obama Center is a beautiful display of American hope, diversity, and integrity. What a contrast to the pathetically stupid display at the White House last weekend.
Live shot of the Obama Presidential Center opening on 18 June 2026. Eddie Vetter performs with a group of teenage musicians, singers, and rappers.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/06/2026
this is honestly an excellent celebratory and motivational speech from Mamdani at the Knicks parade. i'm ready to run through a wall, and i'm not even a Knicks fan
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
This is so beautiful I have tears of joy!
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Katie J @katofwi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Tiffany accepts donation from business owner he’s helping to purchase national forest land 🦋 civicmedia.us/news/2026/06...
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Tiffany accepts donation from business owner he’s helping to purchase national forest land - Civic Media
Last July, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany authored legislation that will allow a Forest County concrete supplier to purchase 14 acres of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
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Essence of RBG 🦋 @rbgprevails.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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DesTROY McClure 🧟‍♂️ @trozen.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Just a reminder, the company you work for does not care about you. You could drop dead today while working and they will replace you in a short amount of time. I say this only because we collectively need to stop giving these companies all of our energy even when we’re off the clock.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/06/2026
Rep. Brandon Gill: "We particularly need the left to tone down the rhetoric ... somebody is gonna listen and believe they are the next Dietrich Bonhoeffer and act on that and that's what we're seeing here."
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