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Katie Holten
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Artist | Author of THE LANGUAGE OF TREES | Rights of Nature 🌿Climate Justice | Long COVID 😷 Dysautonomia 🫠 | Tree Alphabet | Irish | Born @331ppm | RESIST Bio: https://www.katieholten.com/about Language of Trees: https://bit.ly/LanguageTrees
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · Nov 21
Hello! It's lovely to see everyone here. For those who don't know me; I’m Katie Holten, an artist and dreamer. I like sharing the beauty I find in the world. I made a book called The Language of Trees. I'm learning to live with long COVID. I'm Irish, so I've a grá for blue skies. More trees please!
A human is walking along a country lane under a big blue sky. The landscape on either side of the little road is green with rolling stony mountains in the background. There is not a single tree. The human is a white lady is dressed in black. There are a few piggy white clouds in the sky coming in low over the mountains.
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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 2h
I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 2h
Irish News: "Palestinians return to ruins as Gaza ceasefire holds."

The Gazans who survived have no home, no work and nothing left of their cities. They rely on our direct donations.

Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children and rebuild. And to others. ❤️

tinyurl.com/Tasneemo
Gaza in ruins. Tasneem's youngest daughter, Alma.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d
The ride is set for Sunday, October 12, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
‘Emergency’ Naked Bike Ride announces starting point
The ride is set for Sunday, October 12, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
www.oregonlive.com
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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 3h
Some light. The garden in fall. Some respite.
Sunset. Pink clouds. Smokebush. Lilac. Wire. Sunset. Pink clouds. Smokebush. Lilac. Wire.
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 3h
Is it ultimately hopeless or hopeful? HOPEFUL!

It was lovely to see @alexwinter.com and Keanu Reeves chat to Jeffrey Brown @pbsnews.org last night about WAITING FOR GODOT.

Watch and/or read the transcript, here: www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reunite on stage in Broadway's 'Waiting for Godot'
It's a classic of theater that continues to be taken on by top actors and still resonates with audiences. “Waiting for Godot” mixes despair and comedy to raise questions about the meaning of life. Now...
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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 11h
I know not everyone is who they thought they would be under a fascist, authoritarian regime. That's okay. But it's time to do more than react and post about it. It's time to get organized—including mapping or creating lines of support and defense in your community.
Mapping Community Defense and Care in Our Neighborhoods
This worksheet can help us prepare for Trump's military interventions at the neighborhood level.
organizingmythoughts.org
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Toby Kiers @tobykiers.bsky.social · 1d
This week, I was awarded a MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant. So proud to be included among individuals recognized for “extraordinary originality & dedication in their creative pursuits”. This research has been possible because I collaborate with the most incredible teams.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/a...
MacArthur Foundation Announces 2025 ‘Genius Grant’ Winners
www.nytimes.com
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 7h
Enjoy it all!! 🍄
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 7h
Scientists have discovered that fungi emerged hundreds of millions of years before plants. Ancient fungi may have built the first habitable land.

scitechdaily.com/earth-was-a-... h/t @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 7h
POTS is a form of #dysautonomia — a disorder of the autonomic nervous system.

A new study from @ki.se shows that #POTS is very common in people with long COVID.

The headline is misleading. POTS is way more than a "heart rhythm disorder."

news.ki.se/pots-common-...

#DysautonomiaAwarenessMonth
POTS common in patients with long COVID
A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that an heart rhythm disorder, POTS, is particularly common in people with long COVID. The majority of those affected are middle-aged women. The study has ...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 12h
Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 5d
The regime is weak and unpopular, and the opposition is growing. On October 18th, millions of us will rise again to show the world that America has #NoKings, and the power belongs to the people. ✊

www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #CourageisContagious #Resist
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 2d
New Yorkers were outside ICE HQ again today in solidarity with those abducted & abused by ICE. Rise and Resist holds a silent vigil every Thursday, 26 Federal Plaza, 12-1PM.

The next big march: #HANDSOFFNYC, October 18th, Times Square, 11AM.
INFO: nokingsnyc.com

#NOKINGS #AbolishICE #HandsOffTish
Photo of people protesting outside 26 Federal Plaza in NYC. People hold a large banner that says: ABOLISH ICE. A woman wearing red sunglasses and a sundress raises her right fist in the air. The other women hold signs that say: ICE AGENTS: WHAT DO YOU TELL YOUR FAMILIES? DEMOCRACIES DON'T DO THIS. Some of the windows above the staff entrance have been replaced by plywood. Rise and Resist holds a Silent Vigil outside of I.C.E. headquarters in NYC *every* Thursday, 12 – 1pm. Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud! This sidewalk is open to pedestrians and therefore it is legal to protest there. Courage is Contagious. Join the Resistance. Photo of a woman holding a sign outside ICE Headquarters in NYC at 26 Federal Plaza. The woman has shaggy blonde brown grey hair and wears sunglasses and a scarf and a jacket. She has a NO KINGS sticker on her jacket. Her sign says: HANDS OFF OUR NEIGHBORS and has two red hands. There is a green hedge behind her and windows of the building where ICE agents abduct innocent people. Rise and Resist holds a Silent Vigil outside of I.C.E. headquarters in NYC *every* Thursday, 12 – 1pm. Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud! This sidewalk is open to pedestrians and therefore it is legal to protest there. Courage is Contagious. Join the Resistance. Photo of people protesting outside ICE headquarters in NYC at 26 Federal Plaza. They hold a black and white banner that says: ICE OUT OF NYC with the Statue of Liberty and a red outline. A woman on the right wears sunglasses and is dressed in black. Her hoodie says: HANDS OFF NYC. Another woman's sign says: ICE = FASCISM ON A PAYROLL. Rise and Resist holds a Silent Vigil outside of I.C.E. headquarters in NYC *every* Thursday, 12 – 1pm. Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud! This sidewalk is open to pedestrians and therefore it is legal to protest there. Courage is Contagious. Join the Resistance. The next HANDS OFF NYC protest is on Saturday, October 18th. TIMES SQUARE (The red steps) at 11am. The NYC march route is from Times Square, south on 7th Ave, dispersing at 14th Street Union Square. We need your help to make this big, and to make our voices heard. Bring a friend, tell a friend, sign up to volunteer at www.NoKingsNYC.org Photo of two people holding signs outside ICE Headquarters in NYC. They are sitting on a wall in front of a metal sign with the name and address, Jacob. K Javits Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza. The sign on the left is bright yellow and says: MIGRANTS AREN'T ROBBING YOU, BILLIONAIRES ARE. The sign on the right says: ABOLISH ICE. Rise and Resist holds a Silent Vigil outside of I.C.E. headquarters in NYC *every* Thursday, 12 – 1pm. Everyone is welcome to join. Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud! This sidewalk is open to pedestrians and therefore it is legal to protest there. Courage is Contagious. Join the Resistance.
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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 1d
Standing with our communities to say #HandsOffTish — keep your tiny hands off our badass Attorney General @newyorkstateag.bsky.social. Tish always fights for us, and we will fight for her!
#HandsOffNYC #NoKings

@indivisible.org @nywfp.bsky.social @riseandresist.bsky.social
Protesters holding Hands Off Tish signs Protesters holding Hands Off Tish signs and speakers at the rally A sign that says Hero over a picture of Tish James and Zero over a picture of Trump Sign that says Cowards We See You and Enough Distractions Release the Epstein Files
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you. He’s sick, needs help.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d
Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 1d
Alt text would be helpful 👀
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 1d
📣 Hands Off Tish James
📆 Friday, October 10
⏰ 5:30 – 7pm EDT
📍Foley Square (Pearl Street & Centre St, NYC)

#HandsOffTish

More info:
www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...
Solidarity Rally Hands Off Tish James Friday 10/10 Foley Square, 5:30pm
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
www.theatlantic.com
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 2d
New Yorkers were outside ICE HQ again today in solidarity with those abducted & abused by ICE. Rise and Resist holds a silent vigil every Thursday, 26 Federal Plaza, 12-1PM.

The next big march: #HANDSOFFNYC, October 18th, Times Square, 11AM.
INFO: nokingsnyc.com

#NOKINGS #AbolishICE #HandsOffTish
Photo of people protesting outside 26 Federal Plaza in NYC. People hold a large banner that says: ABOLISH ICE. A woman wearing red sunglasses and a sundress raises her right fist in the air. The other women hold signs that say: ICE AGENTS: WHAT DO YOU TELL YOUR FAMILIES? DEMOCRACIES DON'T DO THIS. Some of the windows above the staff entrance have been replaced by plywood. Rise and Resist holds a Silent Vigil outside of I.C.E. headquarters in NYC *every* Thursday, 12 – 1pm. Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud! This sidewalk is open to pedestrians and therefore it is legal to protest there. Courage is Contagious. Join the Resistance. Photo of a woman holding a sign outside ICE Headquarters in NYC at 26 Federal Plaza. The woman has shaggy blonde brown grey hair and wears sunglasses and a scarf and a jacket. She has a NO KINGS sticker on her jacket. Her sign says: HANDS OFF OUR NEIGHBORS and has two red hands. There is a green hedge behind her and windows of the building where ICE agents abduct innocent people. Rise and Resist holds a Silent Vigil outside of I.C.E. headquarters in NYC *every* Thursday, 12 – 1pm. Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud! This sidewalk is open to pedestrians and therefore it is legal to protest there. Courage is Contagious. Join the Resistance. Photo of people protesting outside ICE headquarters in NYC at 26 Federal Plaza. They hold a black and white banner that says: ICE OUT OF NYC with the Statue of Liberty and a red outline. A woman on the right wears sunglasses and is dressed in black. Her hoodie says: HANDS OFF NYC. Another woman's sign says: ICE = FASCISM ON A PAYROLL. Rise and Resist holds a Silent Vigil outside of I.C.E. headquarters in NYC *every* Thursday, 12 – 1pm. Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud! This sidewalk is open to pedestrians and therefore it is legal to protest there. Courage is Contagious. Join the Resistance. The next HANDS OFF NYC protest is on Saturday, October 18th. TIMES SQUARE (The red steps) at 11am. The NYC march route is from Times Square, south on 7th Ave, dispersing at 14th Street Union Square. We need your help to make this big, and to make our voices heard. Bring a friend, tell a friend, sign up to volunteer at www.NoKingsNYC.org Photo of two people holding signs outside ICE Headquarters in NYC. They are sitting on a wall in front of a metal sign with the name and address, Jacob. K Javits Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza. The sign on the left is bright yellow and says: MIGRANTS AREN'T ROBBING YOU, BILLIONAIRES ARE. The sign on the right says: ABOLISH ICE. Rise and Resist holds a Silent Vigil outside of I.C.E. headquarters in NYC *every* Thursday, 12 – 1pm. Everyone is welcome to join. Join us for a silent vigil calling out ICE for abducting immigrants. This may be a silent vigil, but our message is loud! This sidewalk is open to pedestrians and therefore it is legal to protest there. Courage is Contagious. Join the Resistance.
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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2d
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d
“King Donald The First. F*ck that.”

Robert De Niro wants to see you in the streets on October 18 to show the world that America has no kings, and power still belongs to the people: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 2d
🪧NO KINGS NYC
📍 47th & 7th Ave
📍  The red steps
📆 October 18th
⏰ 11am
📣 More info at NoKingsNYC.com
📣 Sign up to volunteer bit.ly/4q3mgZU
📣 Sign up to marshal tinyurl.com/NokingsMarshals

This is a peaceful, nonviolent march.
Meet: 47th St & 7th Ave
March: South on 7th Ave, to 14th St.
Graphic with black ground and text in white and red, reads No Kings ! NYC, October 18
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 3d
Me too! I'd never seen this beauty before. Hope you can get over to the garden to have a look. 🥰
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Katie Holten @katieholten.bsky.social · 3d
In the Elizabeth Street Garden today, sitting in dappled sunshine after the rain. This beauty isn't technically a wildflower, but honestly any flower in NYC feels a little wild and wonderful to me. 🌿

#WildFlowerWednesday
Abutilon striatum (Redvein Flowering Maple) in the Elizabeth Street Garden in SoHo, NYC. The flower is a gorgeous globe, bright red with yellow stripes, resembling a Chinese lantern. It looks like a flower that hummingbirds and butterflies might love. The leaves are bright green and look a little like marijuana leaves. Dappled sunlight falls on some of the leaves. You can almost hear the hummingbird. New York City, October 8, 2025.
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