Cate Havstad-Casad

My Comments at the Economic Development Central Oregon Annual Luncheon 2.13.25 This week I had the great opportunity to speak to 800 business builders from the basin I live in, the Deschutes River Basin.

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We're ruled by Losers Zuck, Musk, Bezos and the power of sad little men

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Dinner in NYC solo with a book- this is a mother’s dream.

Starting to feel like not returning to Instagram is not only possible, but a relief!

I’d rather rebuild than give the scum of Meta my attention economy.

Here’s a turkey on our farm in my flower garden, during one of the worst smoke days during fire season of 2022.

Thank you for writing

“I was thinking of the advice from Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick’s that so often sings inside my head, we spend too much time identifying poison and not enough time seeking nourishment.”

Godammit, You’ve Got to be Kind A reading list from Robin to help deal with the next four years of a sexual predator criminal as President of the USA

A new blog post on positive reading in negative times

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photo of a bodysuit filled with garbage and a taped portrait of Elon Musk hangs upside down on the gate near piazzale Loreto in Milan, Italy. Photo from Ansa Italia 2025

Today in Milan, a student activist group hung a trash-filled effigy of Musk upside down on a gate outside of piazzale Loreto, where Mussolini's body was displayed in 1945.
They left the message: "C'è sempre posto a piazzale Loreto, Elon" (There's always room in piazzale Loreto, Elon)

Calla Rose Ostrander on LinkedIn: In the early 2000's insurance companies and thier academic journals had… In the early 2000's insurance companies and thier academic journals had the most economically sound and clear sighted predictions on the what the costs…

“The LA fires are estimated to have already racked up $250BN in losses. The UN estimated that it only takes ~$500BN/year currently to meet their ambitious global biodiversity goals. The ROI on nature restoration should be blindingly obvious.”

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@skylight.social @bsky.app thank you for building the alternative for us! #skylight #whatcomesnext #farmsky #artsky

Same! 🙌

😂 laughing through the tears

Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency by President Biden The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI...

The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975. via @mprnews.org

We like the *idea* of Cooperatives, but we can’t cooperate (in this iteration of late stage capitalism) As I tell you about our failed attempt to organize and cooperate to create a more robust regional food distribution business in Central Oregon, I want you to know I think it’s possible, but there are ...

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Hey guys, I want to signal people are making efforts to protect immigrant and undocumented populations by reporting any first hand sightings of ICE in communities. Now is a time to be looking out for DACA and Dreamer populations.

Written in 1995

And there it is. Scam and grift revealed. Watch who gets rich off this. Interested also to see how legacy media covers this, which has been putrid so far.

Sturdy and beautiful

Lights out on Meta
#lightsout #meta #boycott #artsky
#farmsky #creatorsky

#farmingsky #farmsky

Our efforts to be a closed-loop farm led us to grow 100% of the feed we raise our hogs on, as well as our cattle and some chickens. By growing grains organically we control not just the quality of feed animals are raised on, reflected in the quality of the meat, but also the ecological impacts.

Dear @mcuban.bsky.social

Stoop sitting with Red Simpson in a ghost town in central California in 2014, my journey as a custom hatter and a business woman was just beginning. I took pictures of my life, Instagram was in the early glory days and it felt like being an artist was enough. I guess I’m here to see what comes next