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Kat Weltha

@starsmadeofglass.bsky.social
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Glass artist, Leftist, Blue-haired Feminist. Cats, and the Ozark Mountains

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 08/05/2026
Wow 🤩 like a frozen garden of light....such a delicate, skeletal quality. It's so beautiful! Amazing glass sculpture by Akie Haga #beautifulbizarre #glassart #sculpture #natureinspired #contemporaryart
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.com · 06/09/2025
I didn’t know about this, and if I didn’t know about this, then you probably didn’t either. This should be my entire feed and it’s not and that’s a problem  This sit in has now been going on over 48 hours and I am just hearing about it now 1/
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Missouri House Democrats plan to continue sit-in over weekend
Missouri Democrats have surpassed 24 hours of their sit-in on the House floor protesting a special session.
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Scott Nath 🚫🧊 @scottnath.com · 06/09/2025
It was mentioned by some local stations yesterday www.kfvs12.com/2025/09/05/m... Trying to stop new maps and stop the MO GOP making citizen initiatives harder to do. @democracydocket.com y'all did an article on this yesterday - did you know about the sit in?
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Missouri House Democrats plan to continue sit-in over weekend
Missouri Democrats have surpassed 24 hours of their sit-in on the House floor protesting a special session.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 06/09/2025
BE:Max did not say why their visas were canceled, but convention organizers say the travel documents were previously approved.
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Travel visas canceled for K-Pop group performing at Minnesota convention
BE:Max did not say why their visas were canceled, but convention organizers say the travel documents were previously approved.
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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".
One of Britain’s most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going “all floppy” when they get arrested.

Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a “flipping nuisance” as it required extra officers to drag protesters away.

House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: “We have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. It’s a complete waste of officers’ time, and a complete pain in the neck.”

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House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: “The problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. We’re not making them go floppy. They’re just sort of being a nuisance.”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 06/09/2025
Where are the red Make America Great Again hats out in the fields? You know, the same people who swore immigrants were “taking their jobs.” Keep snatching hard-working folks who are just trying to support their families and don’t be shocked when this becomes the new norm.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/09/2025
We tried to warn you. If RFK Jr.’s lips are moving, he’s lying. I’ve been following this man for years—it’s a fact.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
SAY MURDER NYT
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
The guy that ordered 8 fighter jets to perform a low altitude fly-over in an effort to drown out Epstein survivors is the same guy who wants you to believe he's innocent.
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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Now, tonight's local urgent needs. Same one. Fyre needs a power chair, badly. No traction. If 10 ppl match our $50, it gets almost 1/4 of the way to goal so let's do this: gofund.me/8584cba5
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Donate to Help Fyre Gain Mobility and Independence, organized by Fyre Opstedal
My name is Fyre, and I am living with multiple medical conditions. Over the pas… Fyre Opstedal needs your support for Help Fyre Gain Mobility and Independence
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Kat Weltha @starsmadeofglass.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Today marks a year. A year that I have been stuck in the same fucking group text thread with a bunch of people I have never met. I don't have a lot of real regrets in my life, but not signing up for Google Voice sooner is one of them.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 02/09/2025
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” @johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.
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The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 01/09/2025
This should be getting far more attention from the media, and it should be investigated as a hate crime. A 14-year-old Black teen was targeted, beaten, and dehumanized with racial slurs by white teens while people stood around cheering. 1/4
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 01/09/2025
1. On Saturday, a judge ordered Pulse pride crosswalk protester released from jail. Police arrested him after he chalked the bottom of his shoe in rainbow colors and walked across it. Sunday, police arrested 3 more under the same charges. Subscribe to support my journalism.
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Judge Orders Florida Rainbow Sidewalk Chalk Protestor Released From Jail—Arrests Continue
In the latest twist on DeSantis' war on Pride crosswalks in the state, a judge has ruled that police had no probable cause to arrest a sidewalk chalkers. Then, three more were arrested.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
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Linda Hillemann📎 @lhillemn.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
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Kat Weltha @starsmadeofglass.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Can you imagine what our country would look like today if mainstream journalists still had spines like this? What our world would look like?
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Just my thoughts 🇨🇦 @bc60.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
This
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Kat Weltha @starsmadeofglass.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
This is SO STUPID. How can anyone, even a cop, feel good about themselves for arresting a guy for having chalk on his shoes?? This is the stupidest timeline. This is the stupidest country. I'm ready for the next giant meteor, we deserve it
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roseavara.bsky.social @roseavara.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
the gov. of florida is sending a pretty clear message that it considers queer deaths to be unworthy of memorial
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Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Seriously, fuck these people. www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
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Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
They’re doing all this to prevent people from MEMORIALIZING A MASS SHOOTING
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
We won’t notice it at first Maybe an outbreak of cholera in southwest Kansas goes undetected Perhaps the number of flu related deaths ticks up just a bit each year But-ultimately, inexorably-the destruction of the CDC will lead to countless deaths All because of two men Trump and RFK, Jr
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
The thing about Robert E Lee is he should have been executed in front of the gutted husk of a torched Virginia plantation mansion, and that should have been his official portrait, and we should have put it on our money.
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Thread: LLMs👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 SEARCH 👏 ENGINES 👏 AND 👏 THEY 👏 ARE 👏 NOT 👏 BUILT 👏 FOR 👏 THAT 👏 TASK 👏
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
No one voted for this.
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Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
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Kat Weltha @starsmadeofglass.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
I ended up getting two pairs! They're beautiful and so reasonably priced for the amount of work that goes into them!
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Katav 🐺 g(r)ay wolf 🐏 bighorn(y) ram @katav.gay · 27/08/2025
a fantastic video about important topics and with a worthy fundraiser, and best of all it has this amazing moment
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David Mack @davidmackau.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
australia joins the countries that have stopped mailing parcels to the US due to new tariffs www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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Breaking: Australia Post halts most parcel postage to US immediately
Australia Post is taking the extraordinary step of immediately suspending many forms of shipping to the United States, as a Trump administration tariff deadline approaches on Friday.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 23/08/2025
I made a promise to the women of Illinois — as governor, I will ensure your medical decisions will be your own. Now, we continue fulfilling that promise. Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
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Kat Weltha @starsmadeofglass.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Pritzker is a better choice than Newsom. I know we live in a world devoid of nuance, but I promise you can enjoy someone's social media manager being snarky to conservatives while NOT supporting that person for president. Compassion for trans folk HAS to be more important than trolling.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 23/08/2025
Let’s be clear about what’s really going on over at Target. They’re playing us. The current CEO, will “step down,” but he’s moving up to exec chair of the Board of Directors. That’s rewarding his failure. The new CEO, is the current COO & has been w/Target for 20 years. Nothing’s really changing.
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PB58 @pb58.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
"That is not a proper parliamentary inquiry"
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ThatAnxiousArtist @whitneyyoh.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
With Inktober around the corner I know there are going to be some Super September art challenges out there, you know, the ones with daily prompts. Tag the hosts and drop the prompt lists below so we all know where to go. 🎨 🎉
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 20/08/2025
1. In an alarming move, the Trump administration has banned trans coverage for federal employees and their families, including youth and adults. It mandates faith-based conversion therapy coverage. It is one of the largest removals of coverage in the US. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Trump Admin Bans Coverage For Trans Govt Employees, Mandates Conversion Therapy Coverage
The OPM memo states that all health plans for government workers must cover faith-based approaches to gender dysphoria while banning gender affirming care coverage.
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Annie Shao Art @annieshaoart.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
My Minnesota Birds in Decline exhibit opens in 2 weeks! It'll feature 12 of my watercolor paintings of birds native to MN that are in population decline or special conservation concern. I'm also running a crowdfunding campaign for prints! See thread for details. #BirdArt #Exhibit #SciArt #BSNM
Flyer for my Minnesota Birds in Decline exhibit, showing 4 cropped images of my dunlin, boreal owl, wood thrush, and evening grosbeak paintings. The text reads Minnesota Birds in Decline. Annie Shao. Ramsey County Library - Roseville. September 2-30. Artist Meet-and-Greet September 6, 10AM-12PM.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
during the Wendy Davis protests i entered the capitol building with several female friends. i told the guards i was carrying a concealed firearm and showed them my license. they waved me through without a search. my friends had their purses checked and their tampons confiscated.
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Kaydee @kaydeeartist.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Disgusting. It’s house arrest in my view. She’s being forced to sleep in the Stare Capitol because she rightfully refused to sign a “permission slip”. This is reaching new levels of authoritarianism by the hour. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Texas Democratic legislator to stay in State Capitol after refusing law enforcement escort to leave
State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth said she will remain locked in the Austin statehouse chamber until the House reconvenes Wednesday morning.
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Ken Eissner @keeissner.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
The kittens we rescued 6 weeks ago. Doing incredible.
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
just saw someone sincerely arguing that they need AI bc they don't have "natural" artistic talent and idk how to make you understand that nobody comes by this shit naturally. it's just...work. it's being bad at it for a really, really, really long time. it's intention, pursued over time! wtf!!!
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Insider Wire @insiderwire.com · 17/08/2025
Oklahoma will now force teachers from blue states to pass a 50-question “anti-woke” test. This from a state that ranks near the bottom in education – maybe they should test their own system before lecturing everyone else. Imagine failing at schools so badly you start blaming California teachers.
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Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
THIS!!!!
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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
"Shocking and concerning”: Trump DOJ to “aggressively investigate” naturalized citizens. They were lying about illegals. Now, they will come after anyone. A DOJ memo lays out ground rules for "aggressively" investigating and prosecuting new citizens www.salon.com/2025/06/30/s...
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"Shocking and concerning": Trump's DOJ to "aggressively investigate" citizenship cases
A memo from the DOJ lays out the broad ground rules for "aggressively" prosecuting immigrants over citizenship
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Kara N. Slade @karanslade.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
I didn’t know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.
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Kat Weltha @starsmadeofglass.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Rainbow Starburst, 2025. Glass. #glass #glassart #artglass #art #handmade #rainbow #pride #starburst #radial #symmetry #mandala #finished #hxtal #fused
Mounted on a white wall is a large glass circle. On this circle are transparent glass lines, all carefully arranged in a starburst pattern. The inside of the starburst is purple, then the colors shift through the rainbow to red.
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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Minnesota teen says server forced her to prove her gender in restaurant bathroom The 18-year-old high school student said unzipped her hoodie to show she had breasts after a Buffalo Wild Wings server didn't believe she is a woman. Full Story: bit.ly/4lldpzj
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Trump is so concerned with fighting crime that he let a convicted child sex trafficker out on work release.
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Wrap02 @tigralady.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Partisan Control is more important than working For The People & FAIR representation to Kehoe & others. That’s dictatorial & fascist. That’s unacceptable.
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Kat Weltha @starsmadeofglass.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Billy Long, chronically not showing up to work? What are you gonna tell me next, water is wet and the sky is blue??
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