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Kathryn Kelley

@katatonic28.bsky.social

Experiential collector. Former librarian, bookseller. Books, bikes, brews. Supporting truth, democracy, human rights, education, and climate change.

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As if ebikes aren't already getting a bad rap from the general, uninformed public, now electric dirt bikes operated by teenage kids are making their way onto active infrastructure and stirring up a whole new wave of chaos.

10.05.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
Tips For Planning A Mother’s Day Brunch

Just let your mom plan it. She’s better at that stuff anyway.

Tips For Planning A Mother’s Day Brunch Just let your mom plan it. She’s better at that stuff anyway.

Tips For Planning A Mother’s Day Brunch
theonion.com/tips-fo...

09.05.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1040    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 8
Black & white plushie dog.

Black & white plushie dog.

We just returned home from a week-long road trip, our first without our Aussie companion Boomer. At Hot Springs National Park, I spotted this β€œBark Ranger” and felt we needed a mascot for our future travels.

Plus, supporting our National Parks.

18.03.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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10.03.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tariff trouble? Nebraska companies, farmers trapped in middle of brewing trade war The recent Trump administration tariffs imposed on that country means that the animal feed company will now pay more for a feed additive for pigs and chickens, a product that can lead to healthier ani...

Nebraska is going to get crushed between Tariffs and Medicaid cuts. They have to balance their state budget and it looks like at least a 200m shortfall this year. BEFORE tariff impacts.

And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think

www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...

09.03.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 32405    πŸ” 7765    πŸ’¬ 2957    πŸ“Œ 502
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No spending on 2/28. I’m committed to being more deliberate about where my $$$ are spent, focusing on local & independent businesses. That starts with closing my Target Red Card account, which I’ve had since 2008. By ending DEI support, they’ve shown just how πŸ”΄ they’ve become.

01.03.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More like β€œBike Notwork”

18.02.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Give her what she really wants this Valentine’s Day - Reproductive rights, an ancient tome of curses, the souls of her enemies, and pockets in every dress.

12.02.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2850    πŸ” 558    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 38

Especially meaningful today as history repeats itself and many are facing restrictions and immigration challenges. #nationalarchives #citizenarchivist

08.02.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ng Gooie, a Chinese merchant working in NYC in 1911. Mamie Low (Low Me Chow), a 19 year old born in California in 1911, requesting travel to Mexico to visit her brother. And a 1931 file for Winifred Leong (Leong Yuen Kwai), a 6 year old & the second generation of her family born in California.

08.02.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve been working on transcriptions of National Archives records related to the Chinese Exclusion Act. Some documents are pretty mundane, but the interviews provide glimpses into the lives of these individuals & family members, as they provide evidence of their right to travel to & from the U.S.

08.02.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE For the past four years, disastrous immigration policies transformed every State into a border state by flooding them with illegal aliens, including criminals convicted of crimes in their home country, violent international gang members, and suspected ISIS terrorists. Illegal immigration imposes significant costs on the States and their people. And creating incentives for illegal immigration puts lives at risk. Allowing virtually anyone born on American soil to claim American citizenship creates incentives for illegal immigration and exacerbates States’ costs. Amici Curiae are the States of Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming which submit this brief in support of Defendants.

INTEREST OF AMICI CURIAE For the past four years, disastrous immigration policies transformed every State into a border state by flooding them with illegal aliens, including criminals convicted of crimes in their home country, violent international gang members, and suspected ISIS terrorists. Illegal immigration imposes significant costs on the States and their people. And creating incentives for illegal immigration puts lives at risk. Allowing virtually anyone born on American soil to claim American citizenship creates incentives for illegal immigration and exacerbates States’ costs. Amici Curiae are the States of Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming which submit this brief in support of Defendants.

In a disgraceful act betraying millions of their own residents, Iowa, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming all write to oppose birthright citizenship.

04.02.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4637    πŸ” 1790    πŸ’¬ 316    πŸ“Œ 526

Approximately 20 members of Elon Musk’s staff have begun working within the Education Department. They have gained access to multiple sensitive internal systems, including a financial aid dataset containing the personal information of millions of students enrolled in the federal student aid program.

04.02.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 18999    πŸ” 8168    πŸ’¬ 889    πŸ“Œ 956
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Brekky today. Get β€˜em while you can. πŸ₯‘πŸ³

03.02.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Where are the defenders of the US as Elon and nameless private agents infiltrate US agencies, commandeer US servers, steal US data, seize US money, march US officials from US buildings? Who sallies forth from the FBI? The CIA? Congress? DoD? The media? This is a coupβ€”and America appears defenseless.

02.02.2025 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9987    πŸ” 3457    πŸ’¬ 517    πŸ“Œ 272
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Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and β€œgender ideology.”

Preventing access to information is fundamentally wrong and unjust.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...

02.02.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

5 ways to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth (cause the fed govt doesn’t run your house)

1. Find out what Sojourner Truth REALLY said
2. Buy a Black horror, scifi or fantasy book
3. Listen to β€œNaima” by John Coltrane
4. Send the victims of the LA fires in Altadena a few coins
5. Get a library card

02.02.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 16314    πŸ” 3390    πŸ’¬ 279    πŸ“Œ 102
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I’m an older parent. Our son is in his mid-20s and I’m in my mid-60s. So why am I receiving an unsolicited delivery from Enfamil? πŸ‘ΆπŸΌ

29.01.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm just going to (re)post this whenever I need to remind myself. Maybe it'll help you too?

1. Focus on things in your control & take ONE action there.

2. Limit your inputs. You can't help if you're paralyzed.

28.01.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1037    πŸ” 276    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 25

β€œNow is the time for all Americans to show up for our libraries. Show up and use our libraries. Show up at library and school board meetings to support students’ access to diverse reading materials. Show up when elected leaders are deciding the fate of facts and the freedom to read.”

27.01.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love this time of year because people will post something super dramatic and vague like β€œNooooooo” and I can’t tell if it’s about football or *gestures outside window* all of this.

27.01.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 22859    πŸ” 1497    πŸ’¬ 288    πŸ“Œ 81
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What do Midwest law enforcement agencies say about helping ICE with deportations? The Midwest Newsroom and its partners asked police departments and sheriff offices in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska to tell us whether they will cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcemen...

We asked police departments and sheriff offices in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska to tell us whether they will cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies as part of the Trump White House β€œmass deportation” plan. via @kcur.org

27.01.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 349    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 13
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Yard sign dusted off and back on display.

26.01.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love your pup in the background.

26.01.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is good Bluesky content.

26.01.2025 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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*opens internet*
*closes internet*
*bakes sourdough loaf, but adds chocolate chips first*

24.01.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Amen.

21.01.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI underestimated the callousness of the Republican Party and its willingness to trade off the rights of women for political expediency.” 2/2

20.01.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIf I have one regret from my time leading Planned Parenthood, it is that we believed that providing vital health care, with public opinion on our side, would be enough to overcome the political onslaught,” Ms. Richards wrote in an essay in The New York Times in 2022. 1/2

20.01.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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January 2025 as a meme

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