Kate Manning
@katemanningauthor.bsky.social
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Author of novels GILDED MOUNTAIN (NY Times Editors Choice, MY NOTORIOUS LIFE ("A Daring Page-turner.")Words at NYTimes, Washpo, Time, LATimes, etc.
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Our country will irreparably break or be saved in next few months.

Show up tomorrow.
Peaceful demonstrations everywhere Tomorrow! No hate, no fear, royalty not welcome here. Find your event. Wear yellow! Bring US flags 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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#OtD 17 Oct 1950 miners in New Mexico went on strike against the Empire Zinc Company for equal pay and treatment for whites and Mexicans. When strikers were banned from picketing, their wives took over and after 15 months they won stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8938...
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"It's an absolutely joyous celebration and a celebration of our country, and basically the celebration of democracy. That's what we're fighting for. We're really framing this as a celebration of activism, highlighting the many ways that people can get involved." #NoKings @50501movement.bsky.social
See which CT towns have 'No Kings' protests planned against the Trump administration
40 protests are scheduled around the state for Saturday, as part of a nationwide protest effort against the Trump administration.
www.ctpost.com
This Saturday! October 18 join one of 2500 peaceful #NoKings rallies across the USA and be among the millions of patriotic Americans who will protect democracy and reject authoritarian violence, corruption and greed. Find your local event: @50501movement.bsky.social @indivisible.org
"She saw discrimination and violence against women as akin to the ravaging of the environment, through strip mining, harmful agricultural practices, the clear-cutting of old-growth timber and pollution." Haven't read her work, but will now. #Ecofeminism
Susan Griffin, a Leading Voice of Ecofeminism, Is Dead at 82
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Book censorship in schools has reached a new apex, becoming a routine and expected part of school operations, particularly in states like Texas, which recorded 1,781 total bans in the 2024-25 school year.

Read more at: pen.org/report/the-n... #bannedbooksweek @txfreedomread.bsky.social
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Idaho families could see premiums jump from $611 → $2,083 a month — a $1,472 hike for the same plan. That’s what happens if Republicans refuse to act and let ACA tax credits expire. Families will pay the price while the wealthy get more tax breaks.
"Those who oppose authoritarianism have to..create solidarity among an unwieldy coalition--if everyone holds together, they will surely succeed." #NoKings #October18 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
Opinion | Where Trump Is Vulnerable and How to Act on It
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Who would ban The Complete Book of Cats?
Maybe a lowdown dog. Freedom to Read makes democracy strong. PEN America is defending readers, writers and democracy. Give 'em a few bucks. #BannedBooksWeek #FreedomToRead @penamerica.bsky.social
Anyone who's read George Orwell knows #CensorshipIsSo1984.

This #BannedBooksWeek, we're asking you to do more than #ReadBannedBooks.

Could we suggest a $5 donation to PEN America for every one of the books you've read on our "Banned Books Bingo Card"?

Please donate now at: pen.org/2025-support...
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Pam Bondi is simply no match - intellectually or ethically - for Adam Schiff.

Watch this must-see clip as he dissects and exposes her pathetic performance today.

When she realizes how badly he is rolling her, she tries to interrupt. But it’s to no avail. She knows that he has her dead to rights.
"This is supposed to be an oversight hearing" -- Schiff helpfully ticks through all of the incriminating questions -- and there are many of them -- that Bondi refused to answer during today's hearing
4 vaccines linked to a lower risk of dementia
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Today, 5 years ago, Vietnamese writer and #FreedomToWrite Awardee Pham Doan Trang was arrested for her writings on human rights and democracy. In 2021, she was sentenced to 9 years in prison. Joined by 20 other organizations, we call for her immediate release. pen.org/press-releas...
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MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
"Holding a journalist in custody for the content of their reporting is “more commonly associated with authoritarianism than with a nation that has historically prided itself on upholding free speech.” #FreeMario
More than 100 writers, journalists, and scholars call for the immediate release of Mario Guevara, the only journalist detained in the U.S. today for doing his job—and now facing imminent deportation. Share the letter and join the call to #FreeMario: pen.org/press-releas...
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CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.

Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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I urge members of the public to remain calm, stay safe, and document what you see with your phones and cameras.

My senior team has also asked legal organizations to support monitoring on the ground.