Kristen Uroda
@kristenuroda.bsky.social
✏️ illustrator + civic design researcher
detroit/michigan-based • working to spark joy and renew moral imagination through a vision of beauty and compassion • SCBWI member
kristenuroda.com
detroit/michigan-based • working to spark joy and renew moral imagination through a vision of beauty and compassion • SCBWI member
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Hi! I’m Kristen, a Michigan-based illustrator (editorial + picture book) and civic design researcher just trying to do work that inspires people to dream, hope, and imagine a better, kinder world.
#kitlitart #illustrator #editorialillustration #picturebooks
#kitlitart #illustrator #editorialillustration #picturebooks
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Are you sick of the constant discussion of AI? Me too, so I spent an entire year trying to find a solution to make AI optional. I hope you enjoy! youtu.be/R-edYoZZosg
How to do anything (without AI)
YouTube video by Reject Convenience
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Are you sick of the constant discussion of AI? Me too, so I spent an entire year trying to find a solution to make AI optional. I hope you enjoy! youtu.be/R-edYoZZosg
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Excited to share that MISS BETTI, WHAT IS THIS? was selected as one of the ⭐️ New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2025 ⭐️!
If you haven’t gotten a copy yet, it’s a story you don’t want to miss. 🙂
@lelanargi.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitmegafeed #detroithistory #NYPL
If you haven’t gotten a copy yet, it’s a story you don’t want to miss. 🙂
@lelanargi.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitmegafeed #detroithistory #NYPL
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Excited to share that MISS BETTI, WHAT IS THIS? was selected as one of the ⭐️ New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2025 ⭐️!
If you haven’t gotten a copy yet, it’s a story you don’t want to miss. 🙂
@lelanargi.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitmegafeed #detroithistory #NYPL
If you haven’t gotten a copy yet, it’s a story you don’t want to miss. 🙂
@lelanargi.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitmegafeed #detroithistory #NYPL
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Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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Keep this in mind as we start seeing more and more large scale outages from AWS, Cloudflare, Github, etc. These are the companies hoping to increasingly automate their systems with AI
![https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automation
Paradox of automation
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The paradox of automation says that the more efficient the automated system, the more crucial the human contribution of the operators. Humans are less involved, but their involvement becomes more critical. Lisanne Bainbridge, a cognitive psychologist, identified these issues notably in her widely cited paper "Ironies of Automation."[49] If an automated system has an error, it will multiply that error until it is fixed or shut down. This is where human operators come in.[50] A fatal example of this was Air France Flight 447, where a failure of automation put the pilots into a manual situation they were not prepared for.[51]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:byjjq67p7iau6qufzjmizpbn/bafkreie4ootzzyowpylsxjg7gxsp63iujxh4qceuuxxhwm63yrm2qffa4e@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Keep this in mind as we start seeing more and more large scale outages from AWS, Cloudflare, Github, etc. These are the companies hoping to increasingly automate their systems with AI
It’s #folktaleweek and I couldn’t go to bed without submitting something for today’s prompt, #night. ⭐️ 🥱
#folktaleweek2025
#folktaleweek2025
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
It’s #folktaleweek and I couldn’t go to bed without submitting something for today’s prompt, #night. ⭐️ 🥱
#folktaleweek2025
#folktaleweek2025
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The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
Mainstream media is ignoring the fact that the late sex trafficker was a power broker who shaped global policy.
www.thenation.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The Jeffrey Esptein scandal the main stream press is ignoring; he was a major player in American foreign policy with deep ties to Israel and other satrapies: www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Sad I couldn’t make it to the party but grateful all the same! 🙏
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Sad I couldn’t make it to the party but grateful all the same! 🙏
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We’re glad to support the CBPP’s new guide on reducing Medicaid coverage losses during H.R. 1 implementation. It’s a thoughtful resource to help states implement new work requirements while protecting people’s access to care.
Read here: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
Read here: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
A Guide to Reducing Coverage Losses Through Effective Implementation of Medicaid’s New Work Requirement
States can substantially mitigate coverage loss by choosing policies that minimize burden, streamlining verification processes, and creating accessible and user-friendly forms, portals, and communicat...
www.cbpp.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We’re glad to support the CBPP’s new guide on reducing Medicaid coverage losses during H.R. 1 implementation. It’s a thoughtful resource to help states implement new work requirements while protecting people’s access to care.
Read here: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
Read here: www.cbpp.org/research/hea...
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Millions of Americans are at risk of losing access to food assistance.
Today, Civilla joins a coalition of non-profits to call for SNAP to be fully funded. This isn’t just a policy issue. It’s about people’s health, dignity, and economic stability.
beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/statement-on...
Today, Civilla joins a coalition of non-profits to call for SNAP to be fully funded. This isn’t just a policy issue. It’s about people’s health, dignity, and economic stability.
beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/statement-on...
Statement from Civic Tech Nonprofits on SNAP Benefits Disruption - Beeck Center
beeckcenter.georgetown.edu
November 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Millions of Americans are at risk of losing access to food assistance.
Today, Civilla joins a coalition of non-profits to call for SNAP to be fully funded. This isn’t just a policy issue. It’s about people’s health, dignity, and economic stability.
beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/statement-on...
Today, Civilla joins a coalition of non-profits to call for SNAP to be fully funded. This isn’t just a policy issue. It’s about people’s health, dignity, and economic stability.
beeckcenter.georgetown.edu/statement-on...
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Today's a good day to remember the people working so hard to ensure kids get ample nutritious food to learn + thrive. I have copies of Miss Betti to give away to the first 5 teachers or librarians at Title 1 schools to ping me. @kristenuroda.bsky.social @debbieohi.com #PictureBooks #KidLitMegaFeed
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today's a good day to remember the people working so hard to ensure kids get ample nutritious food to learn + thrive. I have copies of Miss Betti to give away to the first 5 teachers or librarians at Title 1 schools to ping me. @kristenuroda.bsky.social @debbieohi.com #PictureBooks #KidLitMegaFeed
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1.4 million Michiganders are now facing zero dollars coming in to their food assistance accounts for November.
Please give $$ if you have it to your local food pantry. This is an emergency.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
Please give $$ if you have it to your local food pantry. This is an emergency.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
www.michigan.gov
October 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
1.4 million Michiganders are now facing zero dollars coming in to their food assistance accounts for November.
Please give $$ if you have it to your local food pantry. This is an emergency.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
Please give $$ if you have it to your local food pantry. This is an emergency.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
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Respect to those who got here first.
October 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Respect to those who got here first.
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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...
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
October 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
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Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement. [Artwork by Ricardo Levins Morales]
September 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement. [Artwork by Ricardo Levins Morales]
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I absolutely cannot fathom living my life in such a way that leads me to have strong feelings about the Cracker Barrel logo.
August 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I absolutely cannot fathom living my life in such a way that leads me to have strong feelings about the Cracker Barrel logo.
Feels like a good time to share my latest cover for the next Race to the Truth series. Preorder your copy today. 🙂
#illustration #bookcovers #abolition
#illustration #bookcovers #abolition
Abolition and the African American Story by Patricia Williams Dockery: 9780593811368 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Until now, you've only heard one side of the story: how Abraham Lincoln defeated the Confederacy to end slavery, but the truth involves a vast network of abolitionists who would keep fighting for free...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
August 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Feels like a good time to share my latest cover for the next Race to the Truth series. Preorder your copy today. 🙂
#illustration #bookcovers #abolition
#illustration #bookcovers #abolition
The joy of seeing your work finally in print never gets old.
Written in partnership with the Kamin Science Center, ‘Scientists Like Me’ is the perfect book for any kid (or adult!) who loves observing and discovering the world around us. Available now!
#science #picturebook #portrait #illustration
Written in partnership with the Kamin Science Center, ‘Scientists Like Me’ is the perfect book for any kid (or adult!) who loves observing and discovering the world around us. Available now!
#science #picturebook #portrait #illustration
August 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The joy of seeing your work finally in print never gets old.
Written in partnership with the Kamin Science Center, ‘Scientists Like Me’ is the perfect book for any kid (or adult!) who loves observing and discovering the world around us. Available now!
#science #picturebook #portrait #illustration
Written in partnership with the Kamin Science Center, ‘Scientists Like Me’ is the perfect book for any kid (or adult!) who loves observing and discovering the world around us. Available now!
#science #picturebook #portrait #illustration
Excited about this book haul from my latest travels—so many amazing illustrators! 🥹
#picturebooks #poland
#picturebooks #poland
August 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Excited about this book haul from my latest travels—so many amazing illustrators! 🥹
#picturebooks #poland
#picturebooks #poland
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This is excellent. In three minutes she explains how democracies become dictatorships. It's happened so many times, yet in each country, most people said, 'it can't happen here'
#StaceyAbrams explains how to achieve an #autocracy in 10 steps.
We're at step 9.
The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it?
We're at step 9.
The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it?
July 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This is excellent. In three minutes she explains how democracies become dictatorships. It's happened so many times, yet in each country, most people said, 'it can't happen here'
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June 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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My friends, it's not just happening in a galaxy far, far away.
June 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
My friends, it's not just happening in a galaxy far, far away.
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Coming soon: new projects from @kristinsorra.bsky.social @kristenuroda.bsky.social
@hloweart.bsky.social @alleannaharris.bsky.social + more buff.ly/vdn18s9
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June 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Coming soon: new projects from @kristinsorra.bsky.social @kristenuroda.bsky.social
@hloweart.bsky.social @alleannaharris.bsky.social + more buff.ly/vdn18s9
@hloweart.bsky.social @alleannaharris.bsky.social + more buff.ly/vdn18s9
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When systems aren't working, many say, "tear it down and start over." We see it differently. We believe in rolling up our sleeves and fixing what we have. Public institutions touch all our lives and are worth improving, not abandoning. See how we're making change: civilla.org/why-insituti...
Why Institutions
Designing human-centered institutions. We help institutions examine their complexities and embrace their strengths to function as forces for good.
civilla.org
May 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
When systems aren't working, many say, "tear it down and start over." We see it differently. We believe in rolling up our sleeves and fixing what we have. Public institutions touch all our lives and are worth improving, not abandoning. See how we're making change: civilla.org/why-insituti...