Kate Schaefer
@kateschaefer.bsky.social
She/her. Everything is more complicated than that. I volunteer with Carl Brandon Society, Clarion West, Otherwise. I walked Hadrian's Wall a few years ago. I read a lot. I sew a lot. I garden a little. My grandchildren are old enough to vote. I digress.
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From FB regarding Pizza Luce in Minnesota.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
February 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
From FB regarding Pizza Luce in Minnesota.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
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It’s hard to focus on one thing to be appalled about, but these stories out of Minnesota are awful. (And, of course, on the other hand, very encouraging.) I cannot believe you can wrongly grab somebody, transport them, and then leave them where YOU took them.
From FB regarding Pizza Luce in Minnesota.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
I like it when I can do something to help people displaced by ICE and then after I do that thing I get to eat a pizza.
February 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
It’s hard to focus on one thing to be appalled about, but these stories out of Minnesota are awful. (And, of course, on the other hand, very encouraging.) I cannot believe you can wrongly grab somebody, transport them, and then leave them where YOU took them.
Master Builders Association builds wheelchair ramps for low income disabled adults in King and Snohomish counties, Washington.
Do you need a ramp but can't afford to get one built? Do you know someone who needs a ramp but can't afford to get one built? This program might help you. Apply soon!
Do you need a ramp but can't afford to get one built? Do you know someone who needs a ramp but can't afford to get one built? This program might help you. Apply soon!
Rampathon Building Free Wheelchair Access Ramps | MBAKS
MBAKS members and volunteers build free wheelchair ramps, restoring freedom and safety for neighbors with disabilities or limited mobility.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Master Builders Association builds wheelchair ramps for low income disabled adults in King and Snohomish counties, Washington.
Do you need a ramp but can't afford to get one built? Do you know someone who needs a ramp but can't afford to get one built? This program might help you. Apply soon!
Do you need a ramp but can't afford to get one built? Do you know someone who needs a ramp but can't afford to get one built? This program might help you. Apply soon!
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This is great. An enterprising member of Congress should show up, with this TRO in hand, to the Whipple Building, like, now.
BREAKING: Judge Jia Cobb issues a TRO blocking DHS Sec Noem's Jan 8 memo purporting to require 7-day notices by members of Congress to perform oversight visits to immigration detention facilities.
The effect is that congressional oversight visits are allowed on request, as is required by Sec. 527.
The effect is that congressional oversight visits are allowed on request, as is required by Sec. 527.
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This is great. An enterprising member of Congress should show up, with this TRO in hand, to the Whipple Building, like, now.
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Being able to reflect your character's interiority is a crucial skill in making that character feel believable and alive and allowing the reader feel they're with the character personally rather than ...
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February 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
And if you'd like to sign up or want to send fellow writer friends, you can click here: metrowestwriters.myshopify.com/products/kir.... Classes will be recorded and slides sent; you don't need to attend live, but I'd love to see you!
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Worth remembering that something did happen: the journalist who revealed this died from a car bomb.
remember when the panama papers came out and we found out every rich person on earth was committing tax fraud and then nothing happened
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Worth remembering that something did happen: the journalist who revealed this died from a car bomb.
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Hey folks!
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
February 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Hey folks!
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
Due to a series of unforeseen expenses, I need to raise some cash before royalty season rolls around at the beginning of April. Because of that, I am going to do something I don't usually do and offer paid mentoring sessions for aspiring writers.
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/8 The impediments will be these: they will get dregs who will do a bad job. Federal prosecution is not rocket science but federal judges DO have notably higher standards than state judges and if you MAGA your way around federal court you WILL get your ass handed to you.
February 1, 2026 at 4:52 PM
/8 The impediments will be these: they will get dregs who will do a bad job. Federal prosecution is not rocket science but federal judges DO have notably higher standards than state judges and if you MAGA your way around federal court you WILL get your ass handed to you.
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Tomorrow marks the first day of the 100 years of Black History Month. I will be Blackity Black Black all month. This is a PSA.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackSky
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackSky
February 1, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Tomorrow marks the first day of the 100 years of Black History Month. I will be Blackity Black Black all month. This is a PSA.
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackSky
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackSky
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Seriously, if you've ever considered running for office, now's the time. Go check out @runforsomething.net. This is looking like a 25+ point swing in TEXAS -- nearly doubling the average +13 swing we've been seeing.
Don't leave any seat unchallenged. Make the GOP spend all their resources.
Don't leave any seat unchallenged. Make the GOP spend all their resources.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Seriously, if you've ever considered running for office, now's the time. Go check out @runforsomething.net. This is looking like a 25+ point swing in TEXAS -- nearly doubling the average +13 swing we've been seeing.
Don't leave any seat unchallenged. Make the GOP spend all their resources.
Don't leave any seat unchallenged. Make the GOP spend all their resources.
On the one hand, yes, it's a strange experience, but on the other hand, it's been my experience ever since I've been alive, and I'm 70.
Gotta say it is a strange experience to hear protest songs on the radio about the current time and place in which you live
February 1, 2026 at 2:02 AM
On the one hand, yes, it's a strange experience, but on the other hand, it's been my experience ever since I've been alive, and I'm 70.
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Early evening thoughts: the military language Bovino and Homan are using to describe DHS operations suggests that (a) Minnesota isn't part of the "homeland" to keep "secure" and (b) this is what happens when you militarize law enforcement. Put another way, this is what a fascist takeover looks like.
February 1, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Early evening thoughts: the military language Bovino and Homan are using to describe DHS operations suggests that (a) Minnesota isn't part of the "homeland" to keep "secure" and (b) this is what happens when you militarize law enforcement. Put another way, this is what a fascist takeover looks like.
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We're in the final hours of our first-ever winter fundraising drive, which @veronicarothbooks.com super-powered with a 3x Matching pledge! 🏅💫
To everyone who's contributed & everyone who spread the word: Thank you so much for helping us invest in the infrastructure we need to support our services!
To everyone who's contributed & everyone who spread the word: Thank you so much for helping us invest in the infrastructure we need to support our services!
Winter Worlds of Giving - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Welcome to the Campaign! Support Creators. Support SFWA! We’re down to our final week in the Science Fiction and Fantasy […]
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February 1, 2026 at 1:02 AM
We're in the final hours of our first-ever winter fundraising drive, which @veronicarothbooks.com super-powered with a 3x Matching pledge! 🏅💫
To everyone who's contributed & everyone who spread the word: Thank you so much for helping us invest in the infrastructure we need to support our services!
To everyone who's contributed & everyone who spread the word: Thank you so much for helping us invest in the infrastructure we need to support our services!
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The word armadillo is borrowed from Spanish and simply means “little armored one.” But an even better word for an armadillo, in my opinion, is the Nahuatl ayotochtli. It means “turtle rabbit.”
January 29, 2026 at 12:03 PM
The word armadillo is borrowed from Spanish and simply means “little armored one.” But an even better word for an armadillo, in my opinion, is the Nahuatl ayotochtli. It means “turtle rabbit.”
Yeah, they haven't stopped. Not at all.
Absolutely fucking evil
January 30, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Yeah, they haven't stopped. Not at all.
What a surprise. What an appalling confession.
January 30, 2026 at 5:00 AM
What a surprise. What an appalling confession.
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SFWA's funding drive is closing down and the amazing Veronica Roth has pledged a 3x match. SFWA's doing some incredible advocacy for writers in this crazy industry, and 3x is good math. Do with that what you will. www.sfwa.org/winter-world...
January 28, 2026 at 4:10 PM
SFWA's funding drive is closing down and the amazing Veronica Roth has pledged a 3x match. SFWA's doing some incredible advocacy for writers in this crazy industry, and 3x is good math. Do with that what you will. www.sfwa.org/winter-world...
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4. This is the 2025 Playbook: take away legal status abruptly to create an excuse for mass deportation.
This is reckless. It’s cruel. And because Trump’s ICE is involved – it’s a public safety threat.
I signed my name to an amicus brief to block this move in federal court.
5/5
This is reckless. It’s cruel. And because Trump’s ICE is involved – it’s a public safety threat.
I signed my name to an amicus brief to block this move in federal court.
5/5
January 28, 2026 at 11:50 PM
4. This is the 2025 Playbook: take away legal status abruptly to create an excuse for mass deportation.
This is reckless. It’s cruel. And because Trump’s ICE is involved – it’s a public safety threat.
I signed my name to an amicus brief to block this move in federal court.
5/5
This is reckless. It’s cruel. And because Trump’s ICE is involved – it’s a public safety threat.
I signed my name to an amicus brief to block this move in federal court.
5/5
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3. Now we’re hearing warnings of an upcoming ICE surge in Springfield to deport Haitians who did everything legally yet are having the rug ripped out from under them.
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4/5
January 28, 2026 at 11:50 PM
3. Now we’re hearing warnings of an upcoming ICE surge in Springfield to deport Haitians who did everything legally yet are having the rug ripped out from under them.
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2. Now the Trump Administration plans to revoke their Temporary Protected Status, even though Haiti is still dangerously unstable. TPS was a promise: follow the law, work legally, build a life. That promise is being broken.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:50 PM
2. Now the Trump Administration plans to revoke their Temporary Protected Status, even though Haiti is still dangerously unstable. TPS was a promise: follow the law, work legally, build a life. That promise is being broken.
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1. Donald Trump and JD Vance spent 2024 smearing Haitian families in Springfield with racist lies. They knew full well most were here legally, working hard, and playing by the rules, but chose to peddle lies for political benefit.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:50 PM
1. Donald Trump and JD Vance spent 2024 smearing Haitian families in Springfield with racist lies. They knew full well most were here legally, working hard, and playing by the rules, but chose to peddle lies for political benefit.
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Thousands of Haitians living in Ohio are here legally. But now, Trump is stripping them of their legal status in the same week that he plans to deploy ICE to Springfield, leaving them with no defense. Here is the Trump Playbook:
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January 28, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Thousands of Haitians living in Ohio are here legally. But now, Trump is stripping them of their legal status in the same week that he plans to deploy ICE to Springfield, leaving them with no defense. Here is the Trump Playbook:
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GOP voters in ‘24: stupid gov’t red tape, regulations, and employees living off our tax money!
GOP voters in ‘26: why does all my food taste like rat shit?!
GOP voters in ‘26: why does all my food taste like rat shit?!
January 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
GOP voters in ‘24: stupid gov’t red tape, regulations, and employees living off our tax money!
GOP voters in ‘26: why does all my food taste like rat shit?!
GOP voters in ‘26: why does all my food taste like rat shit?!
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Right-wing astonishment that Minnesotans -- or any ordinary citizens -- can organize anything, ever, is itself astonishing. Maybe Minnesota is especially good at it, but have these guys never encountered a Boy Scout or Girl Scout troop, a PTA, a congregational meeting, a science fiction convention?
January 29, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Right-wing astonishment that Minnesotans -- or any ordinary citizens -- can organize anything, ever, is itself astonishing. Maybe Minnesota is especially good at it, but have these guys never encountered a Boy Scout or Girl Scout troop, a PTA, a congregational meeting, a science fiction convention?