Keri
@kerilynnwolfe.bsky.social
Avid reader, basic needs advocate, & figure skating enthusiast working for dignity & autotomy for all. She/ her. Views = mine.
Horrific.
“Guzmán’s daughter was still in the NICU, unable to eat or breathe independently. The doctors had planned a meeting to review the baby’s prognosis and care plans… As Guzmán went to buckle her seatbelt, she looked out the window and noticed they were surrounded.”
Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE. Nayra Guzmán was detained while her 15-day-old baby was in the NICU.
19thnews.org
December 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Horrific.
Ah, yes. Back in Boston, where it’s even colder than Chicago was this evening, but so few hats and gloves or warm coats in sight. Got some baseball caps, the occasional down jacket—unzipped—and a whole lot of folks pretending it isn’t cold and that THEY aren’t cold because????
December 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Ah, yes. Back in Boston, where it’s even colder than Chicago was this evening, but so few hats and gloves or warm coats in sight. Got some baseball caps, the occasional down jacket—unzipped—and a whole lot of folks pretending it isn’t cold and that THEY aren’t cold because????
Been thinking about that Zora Neal Thurston quote this week. I asked myself the wrong questions a year ago & then the following 12 months threw so much my way that I stumbled into the right ones eventually—and some answers even too. The duality of stasis and growth has been challenging, but good.
December 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Been thinking about that Zora Neal Thurston quote this week. I asked myself the wrong questions a year ago & then the following 12 months threw so much my way that I stumbled into the right ones eventually—and some answers even too. The duality of stasis and growth has been challenging, but good.
I only encounter new music thanks to skaters’ programs nowadays, so shoutout to @elladjbalde.bsky.social for getting ROSALÍA on my radar.
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I only encounter new music thanks to skaters’ programs nowadays, so shoutout to @elladjbalde.bsky.social for getting ROSALÍA on my radar.
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We know that, for a ton of reasons, a lot of folks don't have as much to spend as they'd like this holiday season. Sooooooo, here's a thread of things you can do that will support your local indie bookstore or other business WITHOUT spending any more than you intended...
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We know that, for a ton of reasons, a lot of folks don't have as much to spend as they'd like this holiday season. Sooooooo, here's a thread of things you can do that will support your local indie bookstore or other business WITHOUT spending any more than you intended...
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Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
Federal grant forms don’t use a typical PDF file (it’s a PDF XFA for those who care), making them nearly impossible to fill out and then share for input or approval. While it’s quite low on the list of things I’d like to see the federal government change, I reserve the right to grumble 3-4x a year.
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Federal grant forms don’t use a typical PDF file (it’s a PDF XFA for those who care), making them nearly impossible to fill out and then share for input or approval. While it’s quite low on the list of things I’d like to see the federal government change, I reserve the right to grumble 3-4x a year.
I have the most confusing cold. I feel mainly normal—just slightly fatigued and mentally foggy—most of the time. But every 1.5-2 hours, I spend half an hour incredibly congested, then it clears, I move on, and rinse-and-repeat.
November 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I have the most confusing cold. I feel mainly normal—just slightly fatigued and mentally foggy—most of the time. But every 1.5-2 hours, I spend half an hour incredibly congested, then it clears, I move on, and rinse-and-repeat.
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YOUR REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION SAID TRANS RIGHTS
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 AM
YOUR REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION SAID TRANS RIGHTS
Teaching our kid about people power.
(Watching A Bug’s Life)
(Watching A Bug’s Life)
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Teaching our kid about people power.
(Watching A Bug’s Life)
(Watching A Bug’s Life)
I’ve been a part of this study as a “novid” control participant so far (with my kid in school now, my days feel numbered!). We deserve improved tools for prevention, and people living with long COVID deserve far superior understanding and treatment options than we have today.
Johns Hopkins researchers studied over 2,600 people and found that those with long COVID who were boosted before infection reported significantly less mental fatigue than unvaccinated peers.
No effect was seen in those who never had long COVID.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
No effect was seen in those who never had long COVID.
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Pre-infection COVID-19 vaccination and long-COVID mental fatigue severity: Findings from the Johns Hopkins COVID Long Study
Background Long-COVID is a post-acute sequela of SARS-CoV-2 infection characterized by persistent, multi-system symptoms. Neurologic symptoms, such as mental fatigue, are often reported. While vaccina...
www.medrxiv.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I’ve been a part of this study as a “novid” control participant so far (with my kid in school now, my days feel numbered!). We deserve improved tools for prevention, and people living with long COVID deserve far superior understanding and treatment options than we have today.
I had a feeling this solar maximum would produce visible aurora in central Massachusetts at least one last time, and I’m thrilled my gut was right!
November 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I had a feeling this solar maximum would produce visible aurora in central Massachusetts at least one last time, and I’m thrilled my gut was right!
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taken at her court hearing. I don't know if he was there with her, but that he's sitting in the parking lot in a suit makes me think maybe this was a court date they'd taken some pains to prepare for.
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
taken at her court hearing. I don't know if he was there with her, but that he's sitting in the parking lot in a suit makes me think maybe this was a court date they'd taken some pains to prepare for.
These hemlock cones were clutch when we showed up to school this morning and realized we had forgotten about show-and-tell Wednesday.
I’m sure that when most people reach into the pockets of coats they haven’t worn in months, they find tissues, change, maybe receipts.
Me? I apparently have an endless supply of hemlock cones.
Me? I apparently have an endless supply of hemlock cones.
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
These hemlock cones were clutch when we showed up to school this morning and realized we had forgotten about show-and-tell Wednesday.
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What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
Been watching this one for work because too many kids need to wear their jackets and hats indoors at home over the winter. We all deserve adequately warmed or cooled shelter.
This doesn't seem to have quite broken through into the shutdown discourse yet (unlike say SNAP). But as temperatures drop it's going to become a serious issue apnews.com/article/gove...
Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families
Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
apnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Been watching this one for work because too many kids need to wear their jackets and hats indoors at home over the winter. We all deserve adequately warmed or cooled shelter.
There was a group that war gamed out the ‘20 and ‘24 presidential elections and foresaw the likelihood of a Jan. 6th event. Is anyone doing such modeling now? Such as if the federal govt never comes back online to resume and fund all services the way it has after previous shutdowns?
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
There was a group that war gamed out the ‘20 and ‘24 presidential elections and foresaw the likelihood of a Jan. 6th event. Is anyone doing such modeling now? Such as if the federal govt never comes back online to resume and fund all services the way it has after previous shutdowns?
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“The cost of living goes up. Our pay doesn’t,” said Nakia Lomax, a massage therapist in Delaware. “My credit cards are maxed out from buying food. There’s been times where my husband and I, we’ve gone hungry just to make sure that our daughter and our son eat.” My latest:
This SNAP Shutoff Comes at the Worst Possible Time
As food prices soar and kids are home for the holidays, families will have more mouths to feed and less money to do it.
newrepublic.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“The cost of living goes up. Our pay doesn’t,” said Nakia Lomax, a massage therapist in Delaware. “My credit cards are maxed out from buying food. There’s been times where my husband and I, we’ve gone hungry just to make sure that our daughter and our son eat.” My latest:
There’s been research that shows when you present myth vs. fact, people are more likely to remember the misinformation afterward rather than the truth—AND attribute it to the entity that tried to do the debunking.
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 4:33 PM
There’s been research that shows when you present myth vs. fact, people are more likely to remember the misinformation afterward rather than the truth—AND attribute it to the entity that tried to do the debunking.
Trick-or-treating is a decentralized community organizing activity—especially in a town without official hours—so use it as such. All my of neighbors are getting a list of our food pantries and upcoming food drives in town tonight alongside their kids’ candy.
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Trick-or-treating is a decentralized community organizing activity—especially in a town without official hours—so use it as such. All my of neighbors are getting a list of our food pantries and upcoming food drives in town tonight alongside their kids’ candy.
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Did you know? The US has one of the highest child poverty rates of OECD countries.
The average child poverty rate across OECD countries is 12.2%
In the US, it’s over 20%
It’s partly why many children rely on SNAP
High rates of child poverty warrant a national conversation.
The average child poverty rate across OECD countries is 12.2%
In the US, it’s over 20%
It’s partly why many children rely on SNAP
High rates of child poverty warrant a national conversation.
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Did you know? The US has one of the highest child poverty rates of OECD countries.
The average child poverty rate across OECD countries is 12.2%
In the US, it’s over 20%
It’s partly why many children rely on SNAP
High rates of child poverty warrant a national conversation.
The average child poverty rate across OECD countries is 12.2%
In the US, it’s over 20%
It’s partly why many children rely on SNAP
High rates of child poverty warrant a national conversation.
Been in back-to-back meetings all day which means I’ve had SO MANY opportunities to tell colleagues my kid won’t be anything for Halloween because they’ll be staying home sick for the second year in a row. It’s a real mood killer: 0/10, would not recommend.
October 31, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Been in back-to-back meetings all day which means I’ve had SO MANY opportunities to tell colleagues my kid won’t be anything for Halloween because they’ll be staying home sick for the second year in a row. It’s a real mood killer: 0/10, would not recommend.
I’m sure that when most people reach into the pockets of coats they haven’t worn in months, they find tissues, change, maybe receipts.
Me? I apparently have an endless supply of hemlock cones.
Me? I apparently have an endless supply of hemlock cones.
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I’m sure that when most people reach into the pockets of coats they haven’t worn in months, they find tissues, change, maybe receipts.
Me? I apparently have an endless supply of hemlock cones.
Me? I apparently have an endless supply of hemlock cones.
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Also, this should not need to be said, because "promote the general welfare" def means feeding people, still it's worth noting that food stamps have a huge positive economic impact overall. Every $1 spent on SNAP adds $1.54 to the economy. As is often the case, doing right is also an overall good.
Food bank director: “for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Also, this should not need to be said, because "promote the general welfare" def means feeding people, still it's worth noting that food stamps have a huge positive economic impact overall. Every $1 spent on SNAP adds $1.54 to the economy. As is often the case, doing right is also an overall good.