Kirsten Grady
@mrskgrady.bsky.social
Social worker. Red tape slayer. Storyteller with a Wi-Fi connection & a grudge against broken systems.
Dignity > bureaucracy. Always. Social work is political.
Here to advocate, share insights, and spark change.
All views and opinions are my own.
Dignity > bureaucracy. Always. Social work is political.
Here to advocate, share insights, and spark change.
All views and opinions are my own.
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The court ordered SNAP to keep running using emergency funds. But Speaker Mike Johnson shrugged: “It’s not as easy as hitting go-send on a computer.” Millions of kids, vets, seniors, and disabled Americans could go hungry for Thanksgiving while the GOP plays political games. #TruthbombTuesday
World AIDS Day is Dec 1. Not a “feel good” day. It exists because governments, including the U.S., let HIV rip through communities they already hated or ignored. If you think the crisis is “over,” you’re not paying attention. #WorldAIDSDay #SocialWorkRewind
November 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
World AIDS Day is Dec 1. Not a “feel good” day. It exists because governments, including the U.S., let HIV rip through communities they already hated or ignored. If you think the crisis is “over,” you’re not paying attention. #WorldAIDSDay #SocialWorkRewind
On Nov 28, 1973, >2,000 autoworkers, alongside Arab American leaders at Chrysler’s Dodge Main, orchestrated a 1 day wildcat strike to push UAW to divest from Israel. Labor power, anti-war politics, and Arab/Black solidarity...this history lives in Detroit.
www.history.com/this...
#SocialWorkRewind
www.history.com/this...
#SocialWorkRewind
Arab American autoworkers lead walkout at Chrysler’s Dodge Main plant | November 28, 1973 | HISTORY
On November 28, 1973, approximately 2,000 Detroit auto workers, led by Arab Americans, walk off their jobs at Chrysle...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
On Nov 28, 1973, >2,000 autoworkers, alongside Arab American leaders at Chrysler’s Dodge Main, orchestrated a 1 day wildcat strike to push UAW to divest from Israel. Labor power, anti-war politics, and Arab/Black solidarity...this history lives in Detroit.
www.history.com/this...
#SocialWorkRewind
www.history.com/this...
#SocialWorkRewind
Some presidents serve people.
Our current president serves supporters at his own resort, for hundreds a head, with a reportedly tragic lobster plate.
Grifters gotta grift.
#PresidentGrifter #Thanksgiving2025
#Trump
Our current president serves supporters at his own resort, for hundreds a head, with a reportedly tragic lobster plate.
Grifters gotta grift.
#PresidentGrifter #Thanksgiving2025
#Trump
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Some presidents serve people.
Our current president serves supporters at his own resort, for hundreds a head, with a reportedly tragic lobster plate.
Grifters gotta grift.
#PresidentGrifter #Thanksgiving2025
#Trump
Our current president serves supporters at his own resort, for hundreds a head, with a reportedly tragic lobster plate.
Grifters gotta grift.
#PresidentGrifter #Thanksgiving2025
#Trump
Black Friday check-in for my fellow social workers, therapists, case managers & crisis folks: we made it to the end of the week in a system that asks too much and pays too little. Hunger Games salute to everyone who carried the on-call phone. Rest is the assignment.
November 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Black Friday check-in for my fellow social workers, therapists, case managers & crisis folks: we made it to the end of the week in a system that asks too much and pays too little. Hunger Games salute to everyone who carried the on-call phone. Rest is the assignment.
Once you learn the history, you can’t unsee it. But I still love Thanksgiving because some of my best memories are there: kids’ table chaos, music, way too much food, laughter with family. Now I try to hold both things at once. I keep the love and the gratitude, and I refuse to forget the truth.
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Once you learn the history, you can’t unsee it. But I still love Thanksgiving because some of my best memories are there: kids’ table chaos, music, way too much food, laughter with family. Now I try to hold both things at once. I keep the love and the gratitude, and I refuse to forget the truth.
Thanksgiving, Part 2: the folks history tried to erase or cast as villains.
Metacom, Weetamoo, William Apess, Wamsutta Frank James, and the National Day of Mourning.
Same land, same story… very different lens.
#VoicesFromHistory
Metacom, Weetamoo, William Apess, Wamsutta Frank James, and the National Day of Mourning.
Same land, same story… very different lens.
#VoicesFromHistory
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Thanksgiving, Part 2: the folks history tried to erase or cast as villains.
Metacom, Weetamoo, William Apess, Wamsutta Frank James, and the National Day of Mourning.
Same land, same story… very different lens.
#VoicesFromHistory
Metacom, Weetamoo, William Apess, Wamsutta Frank James, and the National Day of Mourning.
Same land, same story… very different lens.
#VoicesFromHistory
Every year we drag out the same Thanksgiving script: smiling Pilgrims, “friendly Indians,” one big happy potluck. I’m a social worker and a history nerd, so I’m begging us to tell the truth about what actually happened on that land.
#Thanksgiving #VoicesFromHistory
#Thanksgiving #VoicesFromHistory
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Every year we drag out the same Thanksgiving script: smiling Pilgrims, “friendly Indians,” one big happy potluck. I’m a social worker and a history nerd, so I’m begging us to tell the truth about what actually happened on that land.
#Thanksgiving #VoicesFromHistory
#Thanksgiving #VoicesFromHistory
Reposted by Kirsten Grady
Hi Donald: EPSTEIN ISN'T GOING AWAY. No. Matter. What.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Hi Donald: EPSTEIN ISN'T GOING AWAY. No. Matter. What.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving.
We throw the word “burnout” around in social work a lot.
We don’t talk enough about grief.
Grief when a case goes badly.
Grief when a client disappears.
Grief when someone you’ve been walking with is harmed or dies.
This isn’t you being “too sensitive.” This is what caring does.
#BehindTheDesk
We don’t talk enough about grief.
Grief when a case goes badly.
Grief when a client disappears.
Grief when someone you’ve been walking with is harmed or dies.
This isn’t you being “too sensitive.” This is what caring does.
#BehindTheDesk
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
We throw the word “burnout” around in social work a lot.
We don’t talk enough about grief.
Grief when a case goes badly.
Grief when a client disappears.
Grief when someone you’ve been walking with is harmed or dies.
This isn’t you being “too sensitive.” This is what caring does.
#BehindTheDesk
We don’t talk enough about grief.
Grief when a case goes badly.
Grief when a client disappears.
Grief when someone you’ve been walking with is harmed or dies.
This isn’t you being “too sensitive.” This is what caring does.
#BehindTheDesk
“Here at [Agency], we’re like a family 🥰”
Cool. Does that mean I get to rest, be human, and not work through every holiday?
Because a lot of us are getting:
Guilt when we use PTO
Pressure to “flex” in ways that never flex our way
Expectations to cover “just one more” crisis
#BehindTheDesk
Cool. Does that mean I get to rest, be human, and not work through every holiday?
Because a lot of us are getting:
Guilt when we use PTO
Pressure to “flex” in ways that never flex our way
Expectations to cover “just one more” crisis
#BehindTheDesk
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“Here at [Agency], we’re like a family 🥰”
Cool. Does that mean I get to rest, be human, and not work through every holiday?
Because a lot of us are getting:
Guilt when we use PTO
Pressure to “flex” in ways that never flex our way
Expectations to cover “just one more” crisis
#BehindTheDesk
Cool. Does that mean I get to rest, be human, and not work through every holiday?
Because a lot of us are getting:
Guilt when we use PTO
Pressure to “flex” in ways that never flex our way
Expectations to cover “just one more” crisis
#BehindTheDesk
Remember when Mike Johnson said it wasn’t as easy as hitting “go send” to release court-ordered SNAP funds? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Yeah. It’s almost Thanksgiving and EBT cards are still empty.
The real turkeys aren’t in the freezer aisle, they’re holding people’s groceries hostage.
#SNAP
Yeah. It’s almost Thanksgiving and EBT cards are still empty.
The real turkeys aren’t in the freezer aisle, they’re holding people’s groceries hostage.
#SNAP
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Remember when Mike Johnson said it wasn’t as easy as hitting “go send” to release court-ordered SNAP funds? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Yeah. It’s almost Thanksgiving and EBT cards are still empty.
The real turkeys aren’t in the freezer aisle, they’re holding people’s groceries hostage.
#SNAP
Yeah. It’s almost Thanksgiving and EBT cards are still empty.
The real turkeys aren’t in the freezer aisle, they’re holding people’s groceries hostage.
#SNAP
The Trump admin just ordered a review of ~200,000 refugees admitted under Biden. People who already survived 1 of the toughest vetting systems are being dragged thru new interviews while their green cards are frozen.
Punishment and political theater in the name of safety.
#TruthBombTuesday
Punishment and political theater in the name of safety.
#TruthBombTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The Trump admin just ordered a review of ~200,000 refugees admitted under Biden. People who already survived 1 of the toughest vetting systems are being dragged thru new interviews while their green cards are frozen.
Punishment and political theater in the name of safety.
#TruthBombTuesday
Punishment and political theater in the name of safety.
#TruthBombTuesday
The CSWE licensing exam doesn’t measure how good you are at social work. It measures how well you can afford, memorize, and survive a biased test.
Racial & neurodivergent bias, high cost, high anxiety. It’s time to scrap it and build equitable licensing paths.
#TruthBombTuesday
Racial & neurodivergent bias, high cost, high anxiety. It’s time to scrap it and build equitable licensing paths.
#TruthBombTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The CSWE licensing exam doesn’t measure how good you are at social work. It measures how well you can afford, memorize, and survive a biased test.
Racial & neurodivergent bias, high cost, high anxiety. It’s time to scrap it and build equitable licensing paths.
#TruthBombTuesday
Racial & neurodivergent bias, high cost, high anxiety. It’s time to scrap it and build equitable licensing paths.
#TruthBombTuesday
Violence against women isn’t rare, it’s routine. Nearly 1 in 3 women globally experiences physical and/or sexual violence. And it’s not just bruises; it’s control, humiliation, coercion, stalking, threats.
I am 1 of the 1 in 3.
www.techsafety.org/r...
#TruthBombTuesday
I am 1 of the 1 in 3.
www.techsafety.org/r...
#TruthBombTuesday
November 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Violence against women isn’t rare, it’s routine. Nearly 1 in 3 women globally experiences physical and/or sexual violence. And it’s not just bruises; it’s control, humiliation, coercion, stalking, threats.
I am 1 of the 1 in 3.
www.techsafety.org/r...
#TruthBombTuesday
I am 1 of the 1 in 3.
www.techsafety.org/r...
#TruthBombTuesday
It is National Family Week in the U.S., which lands right on top of Thanksgiving.
If you love your people and also dread the group chat and the dinner table, you are not alone.
#NationalFamilyWeek #Thanksgiving
If you love your people and also dread the group chat and the dinner table, you are not alone.
#NationalFamilyWeek #Thanksgiving
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It is National Family Week in the U.S., which lands right on top of Thanksgiving.
If you love your people and also dread the group chat and the dinner table, you are not alone.
#NationalFamilyWeek #Thanksgiving
If you love your people and also dread the group chat and the dinner table, you are not alone.
#NationalFamilyWeek #Thanksgiving
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.
If you work in hospice, palliative, or home-based serious illness care, this is your shout-out. You are doing some of the hardest work in health care. Thank you.
If you work in hospice, palliative, or home-based serious illness care, this is your shout-out. You are doing some of the hardest work in health care. Thank you.
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.
If you work in hospice, palliative, or home-based serious illness care, this is your shout-out. You are doing some of the hardest work in health care. Thank you.
If you work in hospice, palliative, or home-based serious illness care, this is your shout-out. You are doing some of the hardest work in health care. Thank you.
Hope your weekend had at least one real moment of rest.
For those of us in the U.S., tomorrow kicks off the sprint-through-a-short-holiday-week chaos. Let’s keep expectations humane, hydrate, and get through it together.
#SelfCareSunday
For those of us in the U.S., tomorrow kicks off the sprint-through-a-short-holiday-week chaos. Let’s keep expectations humane, hydrate, and get through it together.
#SelfCareSunday
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Hope your weekend had at least one real moment of rest.
For those of us in the U.S., tomorrow kicks off the sprint-through-a-short-holiday-week chaos. Let’s keep expectations humane, hydrate, and get through it together.
#SelfCareSunday
For those of us in the U.S., tomorrow kicks off the sprint-through-a-short-holiday-week chaos. Let’s keep expectations humane, hydrate, and get through it together.
#SelfCareSunday
Happy Friday to all the caffeine-fueled, compassionate, and determined souls out there!
Here's to a restful evening, an untouched inbox, and a weekend that begins right on schedule.
Rest is part of the work.
Here's to a restful evening, an untouched inbox, and a weekend that begins right on schedule.
Rest is part of the work.
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Happy Friday to all the caffeine-fueled, compassionate, and determined souls out there!
Here's to a restful evening, an untouched inbox, and a weekend that begins right on schedule.
Rest is part of the work.
Here's to a restful evening, an untouched inbox, and a weekend that begins right on schedule.
Rest is part of the work.
Big congrats to Evelyn Tomaszewski!
Recently appointed as a regional representative to the UN social work commission, she'll be advocating for public health and human rights on a global scale. Having social workers shaping global policy is a huge win!
publichealth.gmu.edu...
#WayToFightFriday
Recently appointed as a regional representative to the UN social work commission, she'll be advocating for public health and human rights on a global scale. Having social workers shaping global policy is a huge win!
publichealth.gmu.edu...
#WayToFightFriday
Public health social worker appointed as regional representative to United Nations social work commission
With this appointment, Evelyn Tomaszewski will help elevate the global voice of social workers in advancing human rights, social justice, and promoting sustainable development through the UN and UN agencies.
publichealth.gmu.edu
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Big congrats to Evelyn Tomaszewski!
Recently appointed as a regional representative to the UN social work commission, she'll be advocating for public health and human rights on a global scale. Having social workers shaping global policy is a huge win!
publichealth.gmu.edu...
#WayToFightFriday
Recently appointed as a regional representative to the UN social work commission, she'll be advocating for public health and human rights on a global scale. Having social workers shaping global policy is a huge win!
publichealth.gmu.edu...
#WayToFightFriday
The Dept of Education just decided that under Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” chiropractic counts as a “professional” program for higher loan caps…
but nursing, social work, public health, PT/OT, and PA do not.
Let’s talk about what that says about our priorities.
but nursing, social work, public health, PT/OT, and PA do not.
Let’s talk about what that says about our priorities.
November 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Dept of Education just decided that under Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” chiropractic counts as a “professional” program for higher loan caps…
but nursing, social work, public health, PT/OT, and PA do not.
Let’s talk about what that says about our priorities.
but nursing, social work, public health, PT/OT, and PA do not.
Let’s talk about what that says about our priorities.
Before “child welfare” was a buzzword, Grace Abbott was out here building it. As head of the U.S. Children’s Bureau, she fought child labor, pushed for immigrant families and children, and treated data as a justice tool instead of just a spreadsheet.
#VoicesFromHistory #SocialWorkHistory
#VoicesFromHistory #SocialWorkHistory
November 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Before “child welfare” was a buzzword, Grace Abbott was out here building it. As head of the U.S. Children’s Bureau, she fought child labor, pushed for immigrant families and children, and treated data as a justice tool instead of just a spreadsheet.
#VoicesFromHistory #SocialWorkHistory
#VoicesFromHistory #SocialWorkHistory
Before intersectionality had a name, Pauli Murray was living it... a Black, gender-nonconforming legal mind whose arguments helped topple Jim Crow and reshape gender-equality law. They changed doctrine so more people could actually live.
#VoicesFromHistory #LGBTQHistory
www.paulimurraycente...
#VoicesFromHistory #LGBTQHistory
www.paulimurraycente...
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Before intersectionality had a name, Pauli Murray was living it... a Black, gender-nonconforming legal mind whose arguments helped topple Jim Crow and reshape gender-equality law. They changed doctrine so more people could actually live.
#VoicesFromHistory #LGBTQHistory
www.paulimurraycente...
#VoicesFromHistory #LGBTQHistory
www.paulimurraycente...
Tamara Grigsby was a social worker, professor, and Wisconsin state rep who carried kids, families, and public health straight into the legislative chamber. She proved a treatment plan can be written into law, not just into a chart.
#VoicesFromHistory #SocialWorkInPolitics
equity.danecounty.go...
#VoicesFromHistory #SocialWorkInPolitics
equity.danecounty.go...
November 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Tamara Grigsby was a social worker, professor, and Wisconsin state rep who carried kids, families, and public health straight into the legislative chamber. She proved a treatment plan can be written into law, not just into a chart.
#VoicesFromHistory #SocialWorkInPolitics
equity.danecounty.go...
#VoicesFromHistory #SocialWorkInPolitics
equity.danecounty.go...
Reposted by Kirsten Grady
Trump has doubled down on his call to kill the opposition, it is time for congress to start the impeachment process and arrest this bubba sucking traitor.
November 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump has doubled down on his call to kill the opposition, it is time for congress to start the impeachment process and arrest this bubba sucking traitor.
In the 1800s, industrialist Robert Owen looked at child labor, 14-hour days, and factory misery and said, “Absolutely not.” At his New Lanark mills he cut hours, opened schools and childcare, and experimented with co-ops and workers’ rights.
#VoicesFromHistory #LaborHistory
#VoicesFromHistory #LaborHistory
November 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In the 1800s, industrialist Robert Owen looked at child labor, 14-hour days, and factory misery and said, “Absolutely not.” At his New Lanark mills he cut hours, opened schools and childcare, and experimented with co-ops and workers’ rights.
#VoicesFromHistory #LaborHistory
#VoicesFromHistory #LaborHistory