Reposted by Kristen UrodaMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/10/2026Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants. 303168714997
Reposted by Kristen UrodaElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 02/10/2026TODAY: New SNAP cuts are kicking in because of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." 5 million people have already lost food assistance, including 1.5 million+ kids since the bill was enacted. No kid deserves to go hungry so Trump can give his billionaire buddies another tax handout. 431301480
Reposted by Kristen UrodaKatie Hodges-Kluck, PhD @klhkhistorian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026**Lights Out Alert Sunday & Monday Nights** Birdcast is estimating 300-400 million birds will be in flight. 291671886
Reposted by Kristen UrodaFaith @faithschaffer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Once again, #swordtember is upon us! This sword-themed creative challenge takes place across September and is intended to be very casual. Join in as little or much as you'd like! I personally am too busy to participate this year but I've made a prompt list for the month. 8517159
Reposted by Kristen UrodaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 04/09/2026AI billionaire-funded Super PACs will spend millions in the home stretch of the midterms to crush the anti-data center revolt in battleground states. And that's just a drop in the bucket compared to how much these oligarchs would rake in from the AI takeover. 25732315
Reposted by Kristen UrodaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This needs way more attention. The U.S. Postal Service has built a new system that could effectively turn USPS into a gatekeeper for mail-in ballots. Here are the details on how it is supposed to work. 14134351472
Reposted by Kristen UrodaLouie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026queen of hearts 💔 18175895094
Kristen Uroda @kristenuroda.bsky.social · 15/07/2026It’s been a joy illustrating covers for the Race to the Truth series so I’m excited to share that two more books are on the way. 🙂 Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story and Displacement and the Palestinian American Story hit shelves in Aug and Sep. #kidlit #mglit #bookcover #illustration 080
Reposted by Kristen UrodaCiara Torres-Spelliscy @profciara.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I do a lot of historical research and often I find a political cartoons from one hundred years ago that explain political corruption better than contemporaries’ essays. 312130
Reposted by Kristen UrodaGreen Archer Comics - Where Legends Live! @greenarcher.io · 21/05/2026If you are like us, you’re going to be watching the last episode of The Late Show with sadness. But, I love that Colbert IS unabashed in his nerdom and is never afraid to speak out against things he sees as wrong. Good luck in whatever you decide to do next, Stephen. 272574465
Reposted by Kristen UrodaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/05/2026CARTOON OF THE DAY 😕🇺🇸 (From @andertoon.bsky.social ) 294122704384
Reposted by Kristen UrodaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/05/2026We are being reminded that a fundamental issue of our day isn’t simply the size of the government — it’s who our government actually works for. Kudos to Mayor Mamdani for reminding us that government can (and should) work for the people. 332188469
Reposted by Kristen UrodaChristian Ward @cjward.bsky.social · 07/05/2026An unused Captain Planet cover 353711573
Reposted by Kristen UrodaCNN @cnn.com · 01/05/2026There's a new flag-bearing statue in London and street artist Banksy confirmed he was behind it. cnn.it/498hK5D 9289101
Reposted by Kristen UrodaAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Happy Earth Day! 🌎 11766322063
Kristen Uroda @kristenuroda.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I hear people say they are exhausted and long for boring politicians and politics when no—we don’t need to Make Politics Boring Again. We need more kindness and whimsy running government. We need more of this. 000
Reposted by Kristen UrodaNASA | ESA Space Updates @nasaupdates.bsky.social · 11/04/2026#Artemis II - Mission Complete! 🚀🌕🌍 Welcome Home Orion Crew! All four astronauts have now been extracted from the Orion Spacecraft 7587174
Reposted by Kristen UrodaThe Jer Witch Project @neveronbrand.bsky.social · 07/04/2026How it feels doing literally any task right now. 72145423319
Kristen Uroda @kristenuroda.bsky.social · 02/04/2026👋 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Just here in the mid-west hanging out and doing my best. 🥲 See more of my work: kristenuroda.com #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit #kidlitart 0543
Reposted by Kristen UrodaIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 29/03/2026Over eight million Americans took to the streets today, which makes No Kings 3 the biggest single day of protest in the history of our country. #NoKings 11970722042
Reposted by Kristen UrodaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/03/2026I'm reminded of these wise words from Mr. Fred Rogers on what would have been his 98th birthday. We are all in this together. Let's renew ourselves to the fight for the common good. It's all the more important during these difficult times. 6733851017
Reposted by Kristen UrodaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/03/2026‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Director: “This is about how you lose your country — through small acts of complicity: when a government murders people on the streets, when oligarchs take over the media… we all face a moral choice. But even a nobody is more powerful than you think." 217193316513
Kristen Uroda @kristenuroda.bsky.social · 09/03/2026“Artists are not powerless in this system. Every shared resource, every self-built spreadsheet, every diary page, and every refusal to participate in exploitative calls is a small redistribution of agency.“ 👏👏👏 020
Reposted by Kristen Urodawomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/03/2026"Men liked to put me down as the best woman painter... I'm one of the best painters" - Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) US artist #InternationalWomensDay 1647140
Reposted by Kristen UrodaElizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Here is @aoc.bsky.social thankfully telling everyone exactly what to do to stop a concentration camp from being built where you live. Please take it to heart and take action. 7270292411
Reposted by Kristen UrodaProPublica @propublica.org · 13/02/2026📽️ WATCH: We went inside the immigrant family detention center in Dilley, Texas. Listen to what kids told reporter @micarosenberg.bsky.social about their life in detention — and the things they’ve lost and left behind. Read more: propub.li/4toqME6 29948554
Reposted by Kristen UrodaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Google gave ICE the sensitive personal data of a student journalist, including his bank account and credit card info, without even letting him know. The company is also helping bankroll Trump’s vanity ballroom project. Google is enabling fascism — all to protect its bottom line. 12033301495
Reposted by Kristen UrodaCharlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 09/02/2026This book has the most scathing dedication by an illustrator I have ever seen (and he is completely right) #kidlit 6737229
Reposted by Kristen UrodaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/02/2026"The American media makes things that are abnormal seem normal. The European press doesn’t do that. So you’ll see when they report on Trump’s rambling Davos speech, they will say it made no sense. In the US press, you’ll just see excerpts and an attempt to sanitize it." — @anneapplebaum.bsky.socialpublicnotice.coAnne Applebaum on Trump's betrayal of Europe"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen." 21458372153
Reposted by Kristen UrodaReject Convenience @rejectconvenience.com · 24/11/2025Are you sick of the constant discussion of AI? Me too, so I spent an entire year trying to find a solution to make AI optional. I hope you enjoy! youtu.be/R-edYoZZosgyoutu.beHow to do anything (without AI)YouTube video by Reject Convenience 1018575
Kristen Uroda @kristenuroda.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Excited to share that MISS BETTI, WHAT IS THIS? was selected as one of the ⭐️ New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2025 ⭐️! If you haven’t gotten a copy yet, it’s a story you don’t want to miss. 🙂 @lelanargi.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitmegafeed #detroithistory #NYPL 183
Reposted by Kristen UrodaTrishEM @pematson.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality. www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...malwarebytes.comGmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt outA new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off. 581212856
Reposted by Kristen Urodacameron @famousceleb.co · 18/11/2025Keep this in mind as we start seeing more and more large scale outages from AWS, Cloudflare, Github, etc. These are the companies hoping to increasingly automate their systems with AI 3732294
Kristen Uroda @kristenuroda.bsky.social · 18/11/2025It’s #folktaleweek and I couldn’t go to bed without submitting something for today’s prompt, #night. ⭐️ 🥱 #folktaleweek2025 050
Reposted by Kristen UrodaJeet Heer @jeetheer.bsky.social · 14/11/2025The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comJeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.Mainstream media is ignoring the fact that the late sex trafficker was a power broker who shaped global policy. 13830320
Kristen Uroda @kristenuroda.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Sad I couldn’t make it to the party but grateful all the same! 🙏 000
Reposted by Kristen UrodaCivilla Detroit @civilladetroit.bsky.social · 11/11/2025We’re glad to support the CBPP’s new guide on reducing Medicaid coverage losses during H.R. 1 implementation. It’s a thoughtful resource to help states implement new work requirements while protecting people’s access to care. Read here: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...cbpp.orgA Guide to Reducing Coverage Losses Through Effective Implementation of Medicaid’s New Work RequirementStates can substantially mitigate coverage loss by choosing policies that minimize burden, streamlining verification processes, and creating accessible and user-friendly forms, portals, and communicat... 022
Reposted by Kristen UrodaCivilla Detroit @civilladetroit.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Millions of Americans are at risk of losing access to food assistance. Today, Civilla joins a coalition of non-profits to call for SNAP to be fully funded. This isn’t just a policy issue. It’s about people’s health, dignity, and economic stability. beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/statement-on...beeckcenter.georgetown.eduStatement from Civic Tech Nonprofits on SNAP Benefits Disruption - Beeck Center 131
Reposted by Kristen UrodaLela Nargi @lelanargi.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Today's a good day to remember the people working so hard to ensure kids get ample nutritious food to learn + thrive. I have copies of Miss Betti to give away to the first 5 teachers or librarians at Title 1 schools to ping me. @kristenuroda.bsky.social @debbieohi.com #PictureBooks #KidLitMegaFeed 052
Kristen Uroda @kristenuroda.bsky.social · 25/10/2025New work for NPR. Always a pleasure. 🙂 #editorialillustration #illustrationnpr.orgNot sure how to support a friend with cancer? Survivors have adviceTo help a loved one with cancer, think about what you're good at — and what they need. Are you organized? Plan their meals. Detail-oriented? Go with them to appointments. Survivors share ideas. 020
Reposted by Kristen UrodaKara Gavin @karagavin.bsky.social · 23/10/20251.4 million Michiganders are now facing zero dollars coming in to their food assistance accounts for November. Please give $$ if you have it to your local food pantry. This is an emergency. www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...michigan.gov 513358
Reposted by Kristen UrodaMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Respect to those who got here first. 508314366336
Reposted by Kristen UrodaAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/10/2025Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...theatlantic.comThe ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in VenezuelaMaduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country. 296129173260
Reposted by Kristen UrodaRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement. [Artwork by Ricardo Levins Morales] 231709588