Kathleen
@katwee.bsky.social
Avid reader, writer, dog partner, gardener, walker.
Career writing about housing, addictions and medicine. Graduate school and volunteer, architecture and urban planning.
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Career writing about housing, addictions and medicine. Graduate school and volunteer, architecture and urban planning.
No DMs.
Ex-Trump Fans Are Sharing Why They Stopped Being MAGA In The Last Year, And It's Eye-Opening - BuzzFeed
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Ex-Trump Fans Are Sharing Why They Stopped Being MAGA In The Last Year, And It's Eye-Opening — BuzzFeed
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November 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Ex-Trump Fans Are Sharing Why They Stopped Being MAGA In The Last Year, And It's Eye-Opening - BuzzFeed
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New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn - NPR
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New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn — NPR
Under new Trump administration rules, students won't be able to borrow as much for medical or nursing school or some other health professions.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn - NPR
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Trump EPA to abandon air-pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths - The Washington Post
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EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths — The Washington Post
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Trump EPA to abandon air-pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths - The Washington Post
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Rep. Jason Crow's office is seeking a Capitol Police investigation into Trump for what they described as "intimidating, threatening, and concerning" social media posts.
It's highly unusual for a member of Congress to request a police investigation into a sitting president of the United States.
It's highly unusual for a member of Congress to request a police investigation into a sitting president of the United States.
Scoop: Democrat requests police investigation into Trump over "threatening" posts
"All of these posts are intimidating, threatening, and concerning," Rep. Jason Crow's office wrote.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Rep. Jason Crow's office is seeking a Capitol Police investigation into Trump for what they described as "intimidating, threatening, and concerning" social media posts.
It's highly unusual for a member of Congress to request a police investigation into a sitting president of the United States.
It's highly unusual for a member of Congress to request a police investigation into a sitting president of the United States.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett has released receipts that reveal that ProPublica has reported that Kristi Noem secretly diverted hundreds of millions of dollars in Department of Homeland Security funds to a consulting firm affiliated with her own campaign.
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Rep. Jasmine Crockett has released receipts that reveal that ProPublica has reported that Kristi Noem secretly diverted hundreds of millions of dollars in Department of Homeland Security funds to a consulting firm affiliated with her own campaign.
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Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
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November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was both difficult to report and widely tolerated. Instagram’s former head of safety testified that when she joined Meta in 2020 she was shocked to learn the company had a “17x” strike policy for accounts that engaged in the “trafficking of humans for sex.”
Another Kennedy speaks while she can, about what the regime’s destruction of the NIH and our medical system means.
A Battle with My Blood - The New Yorker
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A Battle with My Blood - The New Yorker
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A Battle with My Blood — The New Yorker
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Another Kennedy speaks while she can, about what the regime’s destruction of the NIH and our medical system means.
A Battle with My Blood - The New Yorker
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A Battle with My Blood - The New Yorker
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ICE in 2025 reminds me of secret police thugs in some dictatorships I've reported in. Take this incident in Rhode Island in which ICE misidentified a target at a courthouse and threatened to smash the windows of a judge's car when she intervened. www.wpri.com/news/local-n...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
ICE in 2025 reminds me of secret police thugs in some dictatorships I've reported in. Take this incident in Rhode Island in which ICE misidentified a target at a courthouse and threatened to smash the windows of a judge's car when she intervened. www.wpri.com/news/local-n...
US veteran considers civil lawsuit after he was arrested and injured at anti-ICE protest - The Guardian
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US veteran considers civil lawsuit after he was arrested and injured at anti-ICE protest — Guardian US
Dana Briggs, 70, had charges dropped after being accused of assaulting an agent during a protest at an Illinois ICE facility
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November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
US veteran considers civil lawsuit after he was arrested and injured at anti-ICE protest - The Guardian
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Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Drug companies have hired over 500 lobbyists this year to gut the Inflation Reduction Act's drug price negotiation provisions.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
They outnumber public interest advocates more than 20 to 1.
We must get money out of politics and end Big Pharma's deadly greed once and for all.
Ukraine and Europeans rebuke U.S. plan as “capitulation” to Russia - The Washington Post
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Ukraine and Europeans rebuke U.S. plan as ‘capitulation’ to Russia — The Washington Post
Kyiv’s European partners said they should be involved in proposals for the security of Ukraine and Europe, indicating they hadn’t even been briefed on the plan.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ukraine and Europeans rebuke U.S. plan as “capitulation” to Russia - The Washington Post
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Do you really think a Department of Justice that lies to judges about grand jury indictments is going to be open and honest about the Epstein Files?
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Do you really think a Department of Justice that lies to judges about grand jury indictments is going to be open and honest about the Epstein Files?
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These posters started popping up ahead of next week’s We Ain’t Buying It boycott.
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
These posters started popping up ahead of next week’s We Ain’t Buying It boycott.
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
From Nov 27 - Dec 1, folks are stepping back from corporate chains like Target, Home Depot, and Amazon. People are done being squeezed, so they are using the leverage of their wallets 💥
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President Convicted Felon wants to strip federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands, making it easier to pollute them. Losing those protections could affect drinking water for millions of Americans. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b... via @nytimes.com
Why More Pollution Could Be Coming for Wetlands
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November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
President Convicted Felon wants to strip federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands, making it easier to pollute them. Losing those protections could affect drinking water for millions of Americans. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/b... via @nytimes.com
New international student enrollment fell sharply at U.S. colleges and universities - NBC News
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New international student enrollment fell sharply this year — NBC News
Higher ed institutions reported a 17% drop in new international enrollees this year.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New international student enrollment fell sharply at U.S. colleges and universities - NBC News
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South African man seen at neo-Nazi rally has Australian visa revoked - BBC News
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South African man seen at neo-Nazi rally has Australian visa revoked — BBC News
The civil engineer was seen in the front row of a protest organised by the National Socialist Network.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
South African man seen at neo-Nazi rally has Australian visa revoked - BBC News
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“Gimenez Gonzalez, an outspoken advocate for migrant day laborers in Chicago, was released on Oct. 28 after 47 days in custody. ICE detained him despite his legal work permit, a pending asylum case and no criminal record.” www.hpherald.com/evening_dige...
'My love, I'm free': Day laborer released after 7 weeks in ICE detention
Willian Gimenez Gonzalez was sitting in his cell at a Michigan detention center when a few men began calling his name.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
“Gimenez Gonzalez, an outspoken advocate for migrant day laborers in Chicago, was released on Oct. 28 after 47 days in custody. ICE detained him despite his legal work permit, a pending asylum case and no criminal record.” www.hpherald.com/evening_dige...
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Have to say I find the proposals to take away the route to permanent settlement of refugees both shocking and repulsive. It's code for 'whatever you do and contribute you can never become one of us so we won't allow you to try.' Racism, pure and simple.
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Have to say I find the proposals to take away the route to permanent settlement of refugees both shocking and repulsive. It's code for 'whatever you do and contribute you can never become one of us so we won't allow you to try.' Racism, pure and simple.
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"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
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They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
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Immigrant rights group placing 'ICE stole someone here' signs in Ontario
A citizens group in Ontario is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving ICE agents detaining and arresting undocumented immigrants.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"A citizens group in Ontario, California is spearheading an effort to make the community aware of incidents involving federal immigration agents.
They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
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They're placing signs at the locations that read, 'ICE stole someone here'..."
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