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Kristy Koth

@kothinadream.bsky.social
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US expat in DE, Publisher of bilingual kids’ books, PhD in French Lit Northwestern, mom to 2 sons (one 🏳️‍⚧️) and a borrowed son (Ukrainian refugee), happily married for 30 yrs, pretty sure I’m the luckiest person alive.

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 11/10/2026
Air conditioning keeps us cool, but it also heats the 🌎. As temperatures rise, demand for cooling is set to triple by 2050. But keeping cool doesn’t always mean cranking up the AC. From shade & ventilation to cool roofs, here are 5 ways to beat the heat with less energy: bit.ly/4zexrmn
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DB Maggi @dbmaggi.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The best argument I've ever heard for universal basic income (UBI). "The reason we don't call that work is because it doesn't make rich people money." 🎤Craig Fay
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Democrats Abroad @demsabroad.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We need to get over the finish line first! You a U.S. citizen abroad? Know one? Gotta vote!! Go to VoteFromAbroad.org for ballots and help with questions about voting.
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Request Absentee Ballots for US Citizens | VoteFromAbroad.org
Helping US Citizens Request Their Absentee Ballot to Vote from Outside the US | VoteFromAbroad.org
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.
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Für sachliche Politik @sachlichepolitik.eurosky.social · 04/09/2026
"Von eingeladenen Medien sind wohl genau KEINE gekommen" Plattform für Faschos ist wichtiger! Logo!
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Texans, if you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it! trib.al/OP3mVj5
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Fellow Texans: verify that your voter registration hasn't been suspended without your knowledge. I just double-checked mine following a link in the article; it took all of 1 minute. Make sure your voice can be heard in November.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20/08/2026
Studies show that engaging with stories offers several cognitive benefits. Since fiction helps readers understand complex social dynamics and enhances empathy, reading it may strengthen the social skills we use to understand and connect with others. wapo.st/4ggFGq7
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
100% #BookSky
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/08/2026
"Ultimately, the gadflies don’t seem to actually understand how being a transgender athlete works. The idea that cisgender men like Enes and Royce would voluntarily undergo chemical castration to try to join the WNBA and make a minuscule rookie salary is farcical on its face."
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Transgender athletes are a red herring
It's a non-problem meant to exclude people from public life.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/08/2026
Apple: ~$2.2 billion Nike: $986 million FedEx: ~$800 million Amazon: $640 million General Motors: $500 million Giant corporations are raking in millions in tariff refunds and getting even richer. But remember: corporations passed tariff costs on to you. Where's YOUR refund?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
If all income in excess of $400,000 were subject to the Social Security payroll tax, Social Security’s solvency would be guaranteed forever. We could also expand Social Security benefits. There’s no reason even to consider reducing Social Security benefits or raising the age of eligibility.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
These are the armbands with the stars on them in case you didn’t know.
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Kristy Koth @kothinadream.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Graphic in English: Days with temperatures over 40 degrees C in Austria since the beginning of temp recording in 1767: seven. Six of those days were this year.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
"It’s unbelievable to subject kids to these kinds of invasive medical exams that have no basis in health or safety. One of my daughters is a rising fourth-grader, and she played a sport last year. Are you going to ask a fourth-grader to undergo this?” s/o @momsrising.org
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The Push to Force Genital Exams on Student Athletes
In just a few months, Washington could become the first state to require sex-verification tests for girls playing sports in K–12 schools.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Priorities.
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Paul Scarpelli @paulscarpelli.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Here's your shocking statistic for the day.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
They’re kids!
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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A big reason for Democrats to promise prison time for Republicans in power and the use of the state to undermine the Republican Party as an organization is because our former allies need to believe that someday soon, America will cease to be like this.
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 10/07/2026
Nearly 1 million people lost a combined $3.8 billion buying Trump’s crypto coin. Trump walked away with $636 million. That is a SCAM.
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Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin
A report from a cryptocurrency analytics firm details how those who bought the Trump memecoin have fared, with most retail investors having lost money while sophisticated traders did better.
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Kristy Koth @kothinadream.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Waking up in Germany to find out they did! Well done, Belgium!
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/07/2026
Cheer up, USA. One of your soccer teams has won 4 World Cups.
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Kristy Koth @kothinadream.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Why does he have to ruin everything??? It’s sports and it’s not always fair. Ask Germany about that goal they were denied. Germans weren’t up in arms and the Chancellor didn’t call FIFA. Thus is such BS.
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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 04/07/2026
Pride month may be over, but if you have the means, please support Margie’s Hope which runs a trans-affirming clothing store in my area! They’re only 45% of their goal right now. thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/06/22/w...
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'We’re broke, but determined.' Ohio trans-affirming organization makes plea for support to keep their doors open
Margie’s Hope was founded in 2011 and opened Margie's Closet, a trans-affirming Cleveland clothing store, in 2021.
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Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Long shot, but if anyone in North #Oxford has lost a tortoise with a surprising turn of speed in the heat, do get in touch..
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/06/2026
Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."
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Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Musk 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
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Anna Stesia @onlychyld.blacksky.app · 13/05/2026
Aye, Georgia, early voting ends on Friday and the primary is on Tuesday. The Supreme Court election is on this ballot. It is not a primary, the winners are installed as judges. Go. Vote.
Breakdown by age of early primary voters in GA through May 12. Grid shows fewer than 20% of early voters are under50.
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
WIC used to have bipartisan support because even Republicans said "Well of course we want to make sure pregnant women and babies have enough to eat, we're not monsters," but now they say "Screw those freeloading babies, we've got a gold-plated ballroom to build"
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Aarón Cantú @aaroncantu.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
That’s quite a chart www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Chart showing major rise in Black reps after 1965 Civil Rights Act
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
The world’s ten richest people — all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $260 billion in April. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.7 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, 66 million in total, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control?
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Excellent. People are pissed. Now do something about it. Have you registered to vote? Do you have all the documentation you need in order to do so? Start planning now. Anger is good. Action is better.
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I did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The coolest thing about solar energy is that you don't need to invade
another country to go get it.
GREENPEACE
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Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D. @repkimschrier.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
It should alarm everyone that, as our HHS Secretary, RFK Jr. has no clue how his dismantling of the Hep B vaccine recommendation harms Americans.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The fifth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Articles about Jared Kushner's diplomatic role with Iran that mention Kushner has received billions from the Saudi government (2/28-4/19): NYT: 5 of 58 WashPost: 1 of 43 WSJ: 0 of 40 AP: 0 of 26 CNN Wire: 0 of 18 NY Post: 0 of 17 Chicago Tribune: 0 of 4 LA Times: 0 of 4 Boston Globe: 0 of 2
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I mean there it is.
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GroovyShelly @groovyshelly.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
This is clearly fine with the GOP.
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Elizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
🧵Feels like shouting into the void, but it is essential to note that the Trump/Rubio gutting of the State Department and blowtorching of US diplomatic capacity and credibility is an accelerant to this spiraling war and will seriously undercut US/allied efforts to pick up the pieces after. 1/
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Terry J. Harris @trryjhrrs.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
It's amazing what it says about income inequality that the math on this proposal actually works.
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Steve Postman 🇨🇦 @steve1970peng.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Eisenhower
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
No votes on ANYTHING untill we vote on the War Powers Resolution.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Massie goes full beast mode today. Gets on the house floor, shreds the DOJ and starts naming names from the Epstein files.
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Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D. @repkimschrier.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Make no mistake – for around 10% of the cost of his billionaire handouts, Trump could have extended the critical health care tax credits that helped millions of hardworking Americans afford their insurance.
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Kristy Koth @kothinadream.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
I had the great pleasure of hearing U. S. Congresswoman Sarah McBride @mcbride.house.gov speak at an event here in Munich: "Defending Democracy: LGBTQ+ Representation Across the Globe," organized by @victoryinstitute.bsky.social . McBride’s a fabulous speaker and I’m glad we have her in Congress.
U. S. Representative Sarah Mc Bride speaking on a stage in Munich Germany
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/02/2026
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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CNN @cnn.com · 08/02/2026
Even with the so-called "drawdown," many Minneapolis area activists say little has changed since hundreds of agents left and they're preparing for prolonged resistance. The anxiety remains palpable after two fatal shootings of US Citizens by federal agents in January. cnn.it/4rAFZ34
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.)  If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus… As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
BREAKING: Epstein emails detail ties to Bard president, in-person visits

Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…
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