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Kate Brauning
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#Kidlit author (How We Fall, Ballad of Dinah Caldwell, +) of #LGBTQ YA romance & suspense about queer girls & furious joy.
Editor in publishing. Come for the books & bakes, stay for the exvangelical rage. Bi af 🏳️‍🌈 www.katebrauning.com
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Kate Brauning @katebrauning.com · Jan 13
I'm finally using Bluesky for real! I write YA suspense about queer teen girls someone underestimated. I'd love to be friends with anyone passionate about fiction, baking, dog training, neurology, & trauma, esp. if you're a #LGBTQartist Photos: my dogs & hobbies!
My stuff: www.katebrauning.com
Woman standing in the middle of a large collapsed cavern filled with red mud and water. Collapsed and broken boulders lay around her. Author Kate Brauning, a blond woman standing in front of a bookshelf, holds up a copy of the novel The Ballad of Dinah Caldwell. An inclusive LGBTQ flag hangs in the corner. A Scandinavian celebration cake, pale golden brown disks set on top of each other in descending size, makes a tower on a glass cake plate. Red and white icing decorates the cake tower. A white Siberian husky in a service dog harness looks up at the camera with a passport and plane ticket in the foreground
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carriemesrobian.bsky.social
If you can, here is a way to help two immigrants taken by ICE who have no family support here:
Donate to Urgent Support for Grimaldo and David’s Legal Fees, organized by Esperanza C
Hi everyone, my name is Esperanza, but many of you know me as Adri. I a… Esperanza C needs your support for Urgent Support for Grimaldo and David’s Legal Fees
www.gofundme.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 AM
katebrauning.com
This breaks my heart and outrages me. Please read queer books.

Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ... #lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #bookrecommendations
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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erinbiba.bsky.social
ICE has murdered THIRTY TWO PEOPLE in detention centers. Four in the last week.

www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...
MSN
www.msn.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
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carriemesrobian.bsky.social
what enrages me: we have no idea how many they've taken. or where they are.
January 9, 2026 at 3:06 AM
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whattheshea.bsky.social
“Because our culture often treats visibility as a moral benchmark. If you are out, you are brave. If you are not, you are behind. But that binary ignores the reality of systems that still demand compliance before they offer protection.”
The Quiet Negotiations
I watched Heated Rivalry like a lot of people and what stayed with me wasn’t the plot, the sport, or even the love story.
open.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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katemckean.bsky.social
These fucking ghouls. Called my Senators. Call yours too.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/h...
Trump Moves to End Gender-Related Care for Minors, Threatening Hospitals That Offer It
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
katebrauning.com
Jesse is letting me show him ep 1 of Heated Rivalry. Cross your fingers for meeeee
December 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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We’ve gotten about 10 inches of snow so far today. The dogs are having the time of their lives
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Good morning everyone. It's me again here to ask NYC residents to please send a letter to your City Council person in support of allocating 0.5% of the city expense budget to our local public libraries. Thank you. It will only take you 90 seconds. This time with the correct link:
City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries!
In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...
actionnetwork.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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johnpavlovitz.bsky.social
2 Republicans 10:2:

“White GOP Jesus stood in a Chick-fil-A dining room and said: ‘The only devil is compassion. Caring for people who are suffering or hungry or hurting or sick or alone or poor is a sign of weakness. To hell with the least of these..."

johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
The Gospel of Donald: Flipping Through The MAGA Translation Bible
A previously undiscovered version of the Christian scriptures was recently unearthed during renovations of a Mar-a-Lago bathroom.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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nancylevinestearns.bsky.social
Kristi Noem says no US citizens have been detained by ICE.

170 US citizens detained by ICE including kids.

Release the EPSTEIN files.

www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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kennedytcooper.bsky.social
Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
🔔 Apply for a Walter Dean Myers Grant today!

The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Follow the 🔗 below (also in our bio) to apply ⬇️

💻 bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp
Blue graphic with a bright pink box at the top that says, “Apply Today!” Beneath that, in all caps are the words “Walter Grants” followed by a brief description that says, “WNDB’s Walter Dean Myers Grants provide promising unpublished writers and illustrators $2000 to support their career development” To the left of the text is an illustration of a person with long black hair sitting at a desk and writing in a word doc. At the bottom of the graphic are the dates “October 1st through October 31st,” denoting the application period for Walter Grant applications. In the bottom right hand corner of the graphic is a light green box containing the URL “bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp”, which will direct folks to the application form. Blue graphic displaying a mock-up internet browser window. At the top of the window is a search bar containing the URL “bit.ly/WalterGrantsApp”, which will direct folks to the application form for WNDB’s Walter Grants. Beneath that, the mock-up browser window is titled “About Walter Grants” and contains the following description: “The Walter Dean Myers Grant provides a financial boost to promising writers and illustrators from diverse backgrounds who are currently unpublished. Each grantee receives $2000 to hone their craft and support their career development. The Walter Grant can be used in a variety of ways, from attending conferences to purchasing new writing devices to covering childcare.”
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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nbcnews.com
Jane Fonda relaunches the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative originally spearheaded by her father, Hollywood icon Henry Fonda, in response to the rise of “McCarthyism” during the 1940s.
Jane Fonda relaunches her father's McCarthy-era free speech initiative
The Committee for the First Amendment was originally formed by Henry Fonda in 1947.
nbcnews.to
October 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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thetattooedprof.bsky.social
What in the absolute FUCK. The only words I have right now are F-bombs.
Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE agents
The superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has been detained by federal immigration officials. Superintendent Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools was detained Friday morning, accor...
www.iowapublicradio.org
September 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
katebrauning.com
Pumpkin spice doggy muffins going into the oven! Swirl on top is blackstrap molasses, agave, and cinnamon #baking #authorswhobake #pumpkinspice
A muffin tin filled with pumpkin batter and a swirl of molasses and cinnamon on top
September 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
katebrauning.com
I made some homemade strawberry marshmallows
White square marshmallows topped with freeze-dried strawberry slices
September 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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clpolk.com
This was great and I want everyone to see it. Because I want them to look at what journalism was, and what it used to do
clpolk.com C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · Sep 16
i see that it is (sadly) time to begin the Robert Redford Film Festival.

I'm going to watch All the President's Men.
September 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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courtneymilan.com
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
arstechnica.com Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Aug 27
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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alexdecampi.bsky.social
Here’s the link to file claims in the Anthropic case: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser
www.lieffcabraser.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
katebrauning.com
Pecan fudge and unicorn fudge for the farmers market
Brightly colored fudge pieces in a floral box Dark chocolate fudge pieces in a floral box
July 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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warren.senate.gov
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.

America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.

Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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malindalo.bsky.social
NH, you can still stop this. This bill isn’t law yet. “If you agree that there’s no room for book bans in the Live Free or Die state, please call Governor Ayotte’s office and leave a message urging her to veto HB 324.” #bannedbooks
everylibrary.bsky.social EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · Jul 14
Republican lawmakers say that they believe in maximizing personal freedom and minimizing government interference, yet they just passed the first book ban in New Hampshire modern history.
Letter: Book bans aren't small government nor freedom
Book bans don’t make us free nor shrink size of government
buff.ly
July 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
katebrauning.com
So I’ve been looking into budget-friendly pro-grade stand mixers and finally got the one from Instant. And I LOVE it.
New gray stand mixer sitting on an oak countertop
July 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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novarensuma.bsky.social
The latest on my newsletter:

I Hope You Read This: On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.

newsletter.novaren.com/i-hope-you-r...
I Hope You Read This
On expectations (and hopes) when publishing a new book, some thoughts on worldbuilding and estrangement, and some news.
newsletter.novaren.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM