Katie Skeen, PhD
@skeen.bsky.social
Cold-eyed warm-hearted editor researcher mother radical optimist.
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I was on Jeopardy! the week that Alex Trebek shaved off his mustache.
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I was on Jeopardy! the week that Alex Trebek shaved off his mustache.
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There’s an 85-year-old activist out there trying to stop the Trump Presidential Library from becoming a real, permanent structure and honestly, if he pulls this off, he deserves a Presidential Medal of Freedom, a parade, and maybe a tax break for emotional labor.
The 85-Year-Old Activist Trying to Block the Trump Presidential Library Plan
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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insane local news just dropped. i've lived in a part of KC for ~decade and it's been an inside joke with friends and service workers that the local biz/party district is ran by a cartel of biz owners who bully out new ventures and replace them with generic dive bars for white suburbanites.
Well UH
Well UH
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
insane local news just dropped. i've lived in a part of KC for ~decade and it's been an inside joke with friends and service workers that the local biz/party district is ran by a cartel of biz owners who bully out new ventures and replace them with generic dive bars for white suburbanites.
Well UH
Well UH
This is what I look like when I'm DONATING PLATELETS to people in need and it takes a couple of hours and why oh why won't famous athletes just do that and spare us whatever this is.
December 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This is what I look like when I'm DONATING PLATELETS to people in need and it takes a couple of hours and why oh why won't famous athletes just do that and spare us whatever this is.
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The correct but deeply unpopular answer to this question involves acknowledging that Bryce Harper still has 6 years remaining on his $330M contract.
What was the worst contract the Phillies ever signed?
From @joeedinger.bsky.social
www.thegoodphight.com/phillies-ana...
From @joeedinger.bsky.social
www.thegoodphight.com/phillies-ana...
What was the worst contract the Phillies ever signed?
‘Tis the season for buyer’s remorse
www.thegoodphight.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The correct but deeply unpopular answer to this question involves acknowledging that Bryce Harper still has 6 years remaining on his $330M contract.
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I have been to countless naturalization ceremonies. Every single one has been emotionally moving. Federal judges fight over who gets to do them bc they are joyous, momentous, deeply meaningful events. People dress up. People FaceTime their relatives in other countries. People cry.
This is so ugly.
This is so ugly.
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I have been to countless naturalization ceremonies. Every single one has been emotionally moving. Federal judges fight over who gets to do them bc they are joyous, momentous, deeply meaningful events. People dress up. People FaceTime their relatives in other countries. People cry.
This is so ugly.
This is so ugly.
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Man fuck every one of these people
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Man fuck every one of these people
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I love adding this one data point to economic charts. It works every time.
April 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I love adding this one data point to economic charts. It works every time.
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"Purity test' is bullshit. Challenges to politicians on major issues, including foreign policy, acceptance of corporate money, and failure to keep ICE out of cities—these are not puritanical attacks on their lifestyles," writes @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2039...
No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.
When left-leaning Democrats complain about corporate influence, it’s not a “purity test.” It’s a demand for a better politics.
newrepublic.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"Purity test' is bullshit. Challenges to politicians on major issues, including foreign policy, acceptance of corporate money, and failure to keep ICE out of cities—these are not puritanical attacks on their lifestyles," writes @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2039...
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I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
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Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
www.motherjones.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
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AI Is Not Inevitable
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
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join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
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December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
AI Is Not Inevitable
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
join AAUP for a conversation with educators, educator unions, and the Collaborative Research Center for Resilience
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Why in the 2020s is anyone still shopping at Amazon? Anything worth buying at Amazon is sold somewhere that is not Amazon. You will not be deprived.
December 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Why in the 2020s is anyone still shopping at Amazon? Anything worth buying at Amazon is sold somewhere that is not Amazon. You will not be deprived.
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"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"...Newsom has vetoed our menopause bill, not one but two years in a row. But that's OK, because he's not going to be governor forever. And with the way he's overlooked women, half the population, by devaluing us in midlife, he probably should not be our next president either."
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
youtu.be/603NmGNkfqY
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So the next time someone tries to draw you into a conversation about that piece they saw on 60 Minutes or read in the NYT about how educators are coping with/ combatting/whatever students using GenAI, don’t accept that framing. Make it about the industry that is impoverishing their education.
December 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
So the next time someone tries to draw you into a conversation about that piece they saw on 60 Minutes or read in the NYT about how educators are coping with/ combatting/whatever students using GenAI, don’t accept that framing. Make it about the industry that is impoverishing their education.
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Kagan: "Today's order disrespects the work of a District Court that did everything one could ask to carry out its charge—that put aside every consideration except getting the issue before it right."
December 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Kagan: "Today's order disrespects the work of a District Court that did everything one could ask to carry out its charge—that put aside every consideration except getting the issue before it right."
So Pantone really went with White Supremacy white.😑
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
So Pantone really went with White Supremacy white.😑
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I have been canceled and de-platformed for my political beliefs. Learn the full story in my feature-length essay in The Free Press, my interview on 60 Minutes, my chat/cooking demo on CBS Mornings, and my lecture series at the University of Austin.
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I have been canceled and de-platformed for my political beliefs. Learn the full story in my feature-length essay in The Free Press, my interview on 60 Minutes, my chat/cooking demo on CBS Mornings, and my lecture series at the University of Austin.
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Thx Im planning on contacting Ford & Stellantis & others & asking if their CEOs agree with the racist comments spoken by Trump when they were standing behind him in the Oval Office today.
www.ford.com/help/contact...
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@indivisible.org @leahgreenberg.bsky.social
www.ford.com/help/contact...
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@indivisible.org @leahgreenberg.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Thx Im planning on contacting Ford & Stellantis & others & asking if their CEOs agree with the racist comments spoken by Trump when they were standing behind him in the Oval Office today.
www.ford.com/help/contact...
secure.ethicspoint.eu/domain/media...
@indivisible.org @leahgreenberg.bsky.social
www.ford.com/help/contact...
secure.ethicspoint.eu/domain/media...
@indivisible.org @leahgreenberg.bsky.social
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WV Sen Shelly Moore Capito
ND Sen Kevin Cramer
Missouri Sen Eric Schmidt
Fla Rep. Vern Buchanan
Tenn Sen Marsha Blackburn
Texas Sen Ted Cruz
Ohio Sen Bernie Moreno
Missouri Rep Sam Graves
Pa Rep Mike Kelly
Texas Rep Roger Williams
Ohio Rep Troy Bolderson
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain
2/2
ND Sen Kevin Cramer
Missouri Sen Eric Schmidt
Fla Rep. Vern Buchanan
Tenn Sen Marsha Blackburn
Texas Sen Ted Cruz
Ohio Sen Bernie Moreno
Missouri Rep Sam Graves
Pa Rep Mike Kelly
Texas Rep Roger Williams
Ohio Rep Troy Bolderson
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain
2/2
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
WV Sen Shelly Moore Capito
ND Sen Kevin Cramer
Missouri Sen Eric Schmidt
Fla Rep. Vern Buchanan
Tenn Sen Marsha Blackburn
Texas Sen Ted Cruz
Ohio Sen Bernie Moreno
Missouri Rep Sam Graves
Pa Rep Mike Kelly
Texas Rep Roger Williams
Ohio Rep Troy Bolderson
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain
2/2
ND Sen Kevin Cramer
Missouri Sen Eric Schmidt
Fla Rep. Vern Buchanan
Tenn Sen Marsha Blackburn
Texas Sen Ted Cruz
Ohio Sen Bernie Moreno
Missouri Rep Sam Graves
Pa Rep Mike Kelly
Texas Rep Roger Williams
Ohio Rep Troy Bolderson
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain
2/2
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OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them:
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
Ford CEO Jim Farley
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa
General Motors plant manager John Urbanic
National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy
Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury
1/2
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The family of a Colombian man believed to be killed by a strike on a boat in September has filed a human rights complaint against the United States, saying that the attack was “murder” and that he was denied the right to due process.
Family of Colombian Man Killed in Boat Strike Files Complaint Against US
This is the first known filing of its kind, and comes amid increasing scrutiny over the military’s boat strike campaign.
truthout.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The family of a Colombian man believed to be killed by a strike on a boat in September has filed a human rights complaint against the United States, saying that the attack was “murder” and that he was denied the right to due process.
Closing out this Tuesday by asking you, if you have any dollars left, to consider a gift to West Philadelphia Alliance for Children and the work we do to maintain school libraries in Philly public schools. Thank you! wepac.networkforgood.com/projects/151...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Closing out this Tuesday by asking you, if you have any dollars left, to consider a gift to West Philadelphia Alliance for Children and the work we do to maintain school libraries in Philly public schools. Thank you! wepac.networkforgood.com/projects/151...
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
snap snap those fingers 😶
Why can't the right win without gerrymandering?
Why can't the right uphold free speech when it isn't about them?
Why can't the right mind their own business?
Why is the right the party of Fuck Your Feelings until it's time to joke about that mediocre podcaster who caught one in the neck?
Why can't the right uphold free speech when it isn't about them?
Why can't the right mind their own business?
Why is the right the party of Fuck Your Feelings until it's time to joke about that mediocre podcaster who caught one in the neck?
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
snap snap those fingers 😶
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Judging from the quotes in here, university admins are some of the least “ai literate” people in existence. No wonder they think students need to be taught how to use it.
After mass AI college-cheating freakout, many admissions offices are using it to screen student applications | Fortune
It wasn't long ago they began banning student use of it for homework or test-taking. Admissions offices are different, though.
fortune.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Judging from the quotes in here, university admins are some of the least “ai literate” people in existence. No wonder they think students need to be taught how to use it.