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Kitty Wooley

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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 5h
“If conservative Christians are supposed to reject Talarico’s religious views, what are they supposed to make of Paxton’s conduct, and isn’t his conduct both in and out of office more relevant to voters than Talarico’s theology?” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/o...
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Opinion | The ‘God Gap’ Is Narrowing in Texas (Gift Article)
It may not be enough for James Talarico to win. But might it also be a sign of a change to come?
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 5h
An Outrage in 2019. No Problem in 2026. Trump Has Moved the Ethical Line. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u... #corruption
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How Trump Moved Ethical Lines With His Ads, Businesses and Summits (Gift Article)
The president’s decision to hold an international summit at his own private golf club, an idea rejected in his first term, illustrates how much he has shattered norms.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’m a MLB mental performance coach. Here’s what school didn’t prepare me for www.nytimes.com/athletic/754...
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I’m a MLB mental performance coach. Here’s what school didn’t prepare me for (Gift Article)
Traci Statler is a mental performance coach for the Philadelphia Phillies. Before that, she was a college professor at Cal State Fullerton.
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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
uh…what the fuck
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Colorado Springs Utilities Takes a Cue from Beavers to Protect Against Future Wildfires www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/stories/envi...
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Colorado Springs Utilities Takes a Cue from Beavers to Protect Against Future Wildfires
Investments in nature-based solutions protect water infrastructure and help ensure clean, safe water for local communities
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Interested in what researchers can do to work on themselves to better take on the challenge of #decolonising knowledge for development? Revisit the great 2023 i2Insights contribution by Peter Taylor and Crystal Tremblay at i2insights.org/2023/06/27/d...
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Four approaches to shifting mindsets for decolonising knowledge
By Peter Taylor and Crystal Tremblay In the context of knowledge for development, what does it require to deconstruct the dominant narratives and personal privileges embodied in our race, class, ge…
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Colorado Springs Utilities Takes a Cue from Beavers to Protect Against Future Wildfires www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/stories/envi...
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Colorado Springs Utilities Takes a Cue from Beavers to Protect Against Future Wildfires
Investments in nature-based solutions protect water infrastructure and help ensure clean, safe water for local communities
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Where Can Sarasota’s Homeless Shower And Do Laundry? Options Are Dwindling suncoastsearchlight.org/sarasota-hom... cc @aspanational.bsky.social
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Where can Sarasota’s homeless shower and do laundry? Options are dwindling - Suncoast Searchlight
More than 100 homeless people have lost access to free showers and laundry after a Sarasota County church was ordered to cut services.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Super El Niño Is About to Unleash Weather Chaos. Get Ready Now. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/o...
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Opinion | The Super El Niño Is About to Unleash Weather Chaos. Get Ready Now. (Gift Article)
There’s still time to prepare.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Western Colorado coal mine violates methane caps nearly 4 times over, state says coloradosun.com/2026/09/28/c...
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Western Colorado coal mine violates methane caps nearly 4 times over, state says
Colorado's West Elk coal mine is violating methane leak caps, the state says, and environmental groups want strict enforcement.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Interested in a reflective and iterative approach revisiting all aspects of #StakeholderEngagement throughout a #ParticipatoryModelling process? See this week’s great i2Insights contribution by Victoria Herbig, Stephanie Briers, and Bianca Vienni-Baptista at i2insights.org/2026/09/29/s...
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Three pillars for inclusive stakeholder engagement in participatory modeling
By Victoria Herbig, Stephanie Briers, and Bianca Vienni-Baptista. How can we ensure that technically sophisticated models represent diverse stakeholder perspectives, knowledge, and interests? More …
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Collins warns OMB about unspent global health funding thehill.com/policy/healt... The funding was meant to protect maternal and child health and counter infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.
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Collins warns OMB about unspent global health funding
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, called on the Trump administration to spend more than $1 billion of global health funding that Congress has already app…
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Red Wings want an ‘innovative’ GM. Here’s what that actually looks like www.nytimes.com/athletic/756...
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The Red Wings want an ‘innovative’ GM. Here’s what that actually looks like (Gift Article)
We spoke to MLB, Premier League and NHL execs about their use of data, technology and personnel to build a competitive advantage.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
UNC, Michigan followed the playbook for college sports investigations: No paper trail www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
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UNC, Michigan followed the playbook for college sports investigations: No paper trail (Gift Article)
More and more, if a university needs an external investigation, it will retain a law firm that delivers the findings verbally.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Joe Rexrode discusses the ridiculousness of people who monetize rage www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
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The Arch Manning rage spiral won’t stop, and it’s absolutely infuriating
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Empire of Grift
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Syrian dancer reflects on escaping ISIS and finding freedom through ballet www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Syrian dancer reflects on escaping ISIS and finding freedom through ballet
Ahmad Joudeh is a ballet dancer of unusual grace and grit. He was born stateless in a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, Syria. He has traveled far on the power of his dreams and the elegance of hi...
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Yemen to Syria to Gaza, These Are the Humanitarian Crises Facing the World | Amanpour and Company
YouTube video by Amanpour and Company
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
patimes.org/governing-ai... via @aspanational.bsky.social #PATimes
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Governing AI in the Public Workforce: A Skills-Based Framework for Equitable Reskilling - PA TIMES Online
The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of ASPA as an organization.  By Dorcas AttahSeptember 25, 2026 Federal agencies have built serious machinery for go...
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath River Dam Removals, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/c... Yay!
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Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath Dam Removals, Study Finds (Gift Article)
The first fall runs of chinook salmon since the project in California and Oregon was completed have surpassed researchers’ expectations.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump the Destroyer www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/o...
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Opinion | Trump the Destroyer (Gift Article)
The president has an edifice complex.
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The Elders @theelders.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No nation should be above the law. Impunity must not be normalised. Speaking at Columbia University, Mary Robinson urges us to reject a world ruled by force, underscoring The Elders’ call to leaders at UNGA to stand up for the international rule of law. youtube.com/shorts/P08ks...
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"Stand up to bullies. Defend International Law" | Mary Robinson at UNGA
YouTube video by The Elders
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Former Kansas GOP governor explains why he's backing Democrat Adam Hamilton for Senate www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Former Kansas GOP governor explains why he's backing Democrat Adam Hamilton for Senate
Former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves, a Republican, crossed party lines to endorse Democrat Adam Hamilton in his bid to unseat Republican Sen. Roger Marshall. Graves said the country is facing “increasing p...
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“It is about bringing different people together, understanding how they work, overcoming challenges, and helping a team turn an idea into something real.” #leadership www.alxnow.com/2026/09/23/a...
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Alexandria STEM standout heads to GMU after award-winning high school career | ALXnow
It's been quite the whirlwind in the past few years for Bishop Ireton High School graduate David De Costa. De Costa had been named a 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program nominee for Virginia. Local...
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Urban Institute releases guidance for state and local agentic AI adoption www.route-fifty.com/artificial-i... via @routefifty.bsky.social
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Urban Institute releases guidance for state and local agentic AI adoption
The playbook is intended to help state and local leaders better prepare for and maintain the responsible implementation of agentic artificial intelligence.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
An 81-year-old Colorado woman's big garden feeds dozens in a San Luis Valley food desert coloradosun.com/2026/09/23/h... via @coloradosun.com Bonus: How to build your own community garden
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An 81-year-old Colorado woman's big garden feeds dozens in a San Luis Valley food desert
Ginny Ducale is 81, spry like Peter Pan and able to feed her Crestone community with a very green thumb
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Interested in how #reflexive learning & openness address the challenge of conceptual threshold crossing in #transdisciplinary research? Revisit the great 2023 i2Insights contribution by O. Odume, A. Amaka-Otchere, B. Onyima, F. Aziz, S. Kushitor and S. Thiam at i2insights.org/2023/07/04/s...
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Challenges to science-policy-society interactions in transdisciplinary research
By Oghenekaro N. Odume, Akosua B. K. Amaka-Otchere, Blessing N. Onyima, Fati Aziz, Sandra B. Kushitor and Sokhna Thiam Why is transdisciplinary research that aims to co-produce knowledge across aca…
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
2 years after the storm, graphic novel shares stories of Hurricane Helene survivors www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... “There's a long history of outsiders telling the story of Appalachia. And I thought this was incredibly important to be a moment where Appalachia got to tell its own story.”
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2 years after the storm, graphic novel shares stories of Hurricane Helene survivors
Two years after Hurricane Helene ripped through much of the Southeast, many of the communities affected by that storm are still recovering. A new project has chronicled their journey, using what might...
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Civic Match Opens Government Job Platform to More Applicants www.govtech.com/workforce/ci...
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Civic Match Opens Government Job Platform to More Applicants
Work for America, which initially set out to help staffers affected by federal cuts, has opened its job-matching platform to all job seekers interested in state and local government careers.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
That is, @barrettgreene.bsky.social!
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Government’s Missing Rear-View Mirror www.governing.com/management-a... by @GreeneBarrett cc @aspanational.bsky.social
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Government’s Missing Rear-View Mirror
New initiatives get lots of attention, but after time passes it’s hard to find out how well those programs worked. Tracking down the end of the story is a powerful tool.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Jo Farrar: The DJ-turned-EO whose passion to make a difference took her all the way to the top of the MoJ
From a direct-entry role in the Home Office at 19, Farrar made her own opportunities to build an unlikely career spanning local and central governm...
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The Elders @theelders.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📺WATCH LIVE | 12-1 PM ET / 5-6 PM BST: Rules or Power? Defending International Law in a Changing World Mary Robinson joins Columbia University's World Leaders Forum to discuss why international law is vital to guard against a wholly “might-is-right” world. worldleaders.columbia.edu/live #UNGA
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The Elders @theelders.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“We can accept a world in which power decides what is permitted, or we can stand up for a world in which the same rules apply to everyone.” - Juan Manuel Santos The Elders’ message to leaders at #UNGA: Defend the rules that protect humanity & uphold the UN's founding principles.
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"Might is not right" | Elders' call to leaders at #UNGA 2026
YouTube video by The Elders
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Okay: I’m a certifiable nerd - I just finished S1 E7 of The Auditors on Netflix and the suspense is killing me! 😂
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump's attacks on free press echo rhetoric used by autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg says www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Trump's attacks on free press echo rhetoric used by autocrats, Jodie Ginsberg says
To discuss President Trump's decision to ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, Amna Nawaz spoke with Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Press pool declines to cover Trump in protest of his ban on news outlets www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... “The pool is there to ensure an independent account of what the president says and does at any given moment.”
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Press pool declines to cover Trump in protest of his ban on news outlets
CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration for stripping access to the White House, calling it a “direct assault on the First Amendment.” Monday, CNN was removed from its duties for t...
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Interested in the necessary skills and resources, along with strengths and weaknesses of #participatory #storytelling? See more in this week’s great i2Insights contribution by Marion Jay, Gonzalo Cortés Capano, Laura Kmoch and Tobias Plieninger at i2insights.org/2026/09/22/p...
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Participatory storytelling
By Marion Jay, Gonzalo Cortés Capano, Laura Kmoch and Tobias Plieninger. How can studies make use of the unique potential of participatory storytelling to explore the complex interrelations between…
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
When Priorities Keep Changing, Manage Your Attention   www.managementconcepts.com/resource/whe...
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When Priorities Keep Changing, Manage Your Attention   - Management Concepts
Most professionals do not have a priority problem.   They know what matters.   They have project plans, deadlines, goals, stakeholder
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 20/09/2026
No soldier’s sacrifice should be covered up. This is a disservice to our men and women in uniform. Trump needs to show our military families respect by being honest and telling the American people the truth about the war he started.
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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The High-Risk, Often Low-Paid Work of Protecting People www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
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The High-Risk, Often Low-Paid Work of Protecting People (Gift Article)
A recent high-profile shooting outside a mosque and rising threats to houses of worship have focused attention on security guards. Now, unions are pressing for better pay and training.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Our history matters. Our heritage matters. But they should call us to service and virtue, not to power and pride.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/o...
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Opinion | JD Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American (Gift Article)
I am a “heritage American,” too. How should that guide my life?
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/u...
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Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press. (Gift Article)
The president’s ban of three media outlets from the White House fits a pattern of using the apparatus of government to crack down on his perceived enemies.
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Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Atlantic (gift link): The Kennedy Center was financially stable until Trump took over: "In the fiscal year ending in 2024, when [it] was led by President Deborah Rutter and a bipartisan board of trustees, it brought in about $40 million more than it spent" www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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What the Kennedy Center’s Tax Return Reveals
A previously unseen filing captures the state of the institution seven months after Donald Trump’s takeover.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/o... “Over and over, women’s clothing, hair, body parts, extramarital affairs, relationships, sexual proclivities and accusations around bad mothering appeared in their trials, even when these details were irrelevant to the crimes.”
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Opinion | The Sexist Way That Prosecutors Portray Women in Court (Gift Article)
We need a legal standard that would prohibit sexism and gender bias in criminal trials.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Now do shooting.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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From tickling to AI in hospitals: Eight researchers win ERC public engagement awards
Eight ERC grantees have won the 2026 Public Engagement with Research Awards for their outstanding work in engaging audiences beyond academia with their research. This year’s winners have found creativ...
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Obedience to court orders, Judge Schiltz said, is why people feel secure owning a home, saving money, getting married and having children. “You walk down the street, and you assume you’re generally safe because of the law,” he said. “It’s the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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Trump’s Minnesota Surge Threatened Democracy, Judge Warns (Gift Article)
In a rare interview, Patrick Schiltz, who served as the federal court’s chief judge last winter, called the administration’s actions “a grave threat to the rule of law.”
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thanks to specialized sailing schools and custom-built boats, people with reduced mobility can experience the freedom of open waters. reasonstobecheerful.world/adapted-sail...
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With Adapted Sailing, the Sea Is for Everyone
Thanks to specialized sailing schools and custom-built boats, people with reduced mobility can experience the freedom of open waters.
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Kitty Wooley @kwooleyy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A Colorado ski resort is bringing a safer approach to blowing up avalanche terrain coloradosun.com/2026/09/16/c...
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A Colorado ski resort is bringing a safer approach to blowing up avalanche terrain
A Wyoming innovator’s Boom Whoosh avalanche-control system debuts at Crested Butte Mountain Resort with a new approach to triggering slides
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