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Kate Gace Walton
@kategacewalton.bsky.social
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Business owner, island dweller, font enthusiast. Writer behind the weekly column WHAT NOW (https://kategace.substack.com). Hobbies include looking for my keys.
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · Jan 17
Good morning from Bainbridge Island! If we’ve ever talked #hoops, #succulents, #Kei trucks, #business ethics (still a thing no matter what you hear), #books, #movies, #words, #fonts, #politics, #trails, or #travel …and you find yourself on my ferry then by all means: let me know! Coffee’s on me. ☕️
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 11h
Interesting footnote from @thebulwark.com 's @cheetah.bsky.social . #NoKings
Screenshot from newsletter: "The “No Kings” label varies depending on region. The protests that took place in the United Kingdom and Canada in June were called “No Tyrants” out of respect for the royal family. The June rally in Honolulu, Hawaii was actually called “No American Kings” because some Hawaiians would like to reinstate the monarchy, and many still revere the archipelago’s great unifier, King Kamehameha I."
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 12h
I attached this to my SIL’s birthday gift. Then it got stuck to the part of the cake she sent home with us. So now we’re just to going to pass it back and forth, randomly/forever.
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 16h
I'm embarrassingly late to #SomebodySomewhere. It feels like Glee for grownups and I could not love it more. #TV
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 19h
Is it just me or is he *actively showcasing* his ankles?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d
OBAMA: “Better’s good… we’re not gonna get to perfect. Do I think single-payer with no profit motive would’ve been smarter? Absolutely.”

President Obama tells Maron the ACA was a compromise because he didn’t have the votes for what he really wanted. #MedicareForAll
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 1d
Interesting--yes retirement it seems is the only way to get there because from what I can tell if there's one twin in the NBA, the other (if not a twin *sister*) went pro as well.
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 1d
Because I need to do a compliance training for work, and because I had recently heard that there are 6 (!) sets of twins in the #NBA, I started researching how many NBA players *are* twins but their twin *doesn't* play pro ball. #procrastinating #Skyhoops Anyone? Anyone?
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 3d
There is so much joy in Mudville today we can't even pull off the famed #Seattle freeze. 🥳 15 innings was all it took. #Mariners
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 3d
How I know our mail carrier is a dog person:
A cyclist was standing next to his bike warming up for his ride and the mail carrier leans out of her truck and yells, "Biiig streeetch!" #dogs #cycling
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 3d
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My One Listicle of the Year
Let us stipulate that the “listicle” is the lowest form of human writing.
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 5d
No sun today so thank goodness he’s still fully charged from yesterday. #dogs
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 5d
Yes! Thrilling stuff.
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 6d
Time to make the doughnuts. (The doughnuts in this case are teeny-tiny peace plans. It never gets old.) #ADR #mediation
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 7d
Pretty sky tonight. #PNW
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 7d
I have a difficult project to tackle, so I’m doing the obvious thing and laminating the @warriorsofficial.bsky.social
schedule instead. #nba #DubNation
Home laminating machine partway through laminating a one-page game schedule for the Golden State Warriors.
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 8d
Zoom link is in here: kategace.substack.com/p/fielding-y...
Fielding Your Questions
After last week’s post, the questions I got fell into three buckets.
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 8d
Many of us are grappling with the ideas discussed here: how to build bridges/where to draw lines. My monthly 'What Now' Zoom (5:30pmPT today) will focus on the Klein-Coates divide--all are welcome to join. Get the link from my latest post (see comments) or DM me.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein Hash Out Their Charlie Kirk Disagreement
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 11d
My son and his BFF “yes and” each other’s loopy ideas in a way I find delightful—and more than a little reminiscent of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. #parenting
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 12d
This one's a little different: I field your questions, give a shoutout to a fantastic public servant @katienappi.bsky.social, and tee up Monday's Zoom--wherein @amygutman.bsky.social, @sarahbutten.bsky.social, and I will tangle over the Klein-Coates divide.

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Fielding Your Questions
After last week’s post, the questions I got fell into three buckets.
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Bob @definitelyjustbob.bsky.social · 14d
Guys, this is extremely important. Veterans should know that VA will not close because of the shutdown. We're funded on a two-year cycle specifically so that DC brinkmanship won't hurt our patients. Spread the word.
VA Contingency Planning
This site provides VA Contingency Planning information for employees impacted by government shutdowns and other unforeseen situations.
department.va.gov
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 14d
Narrowcasting for those at the center of the #PaperRepublic + #dogs Venn diagram.
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 15d
Like so many in #Seattle, I am happy the #rain has returned. Pluviophiles unite. 💙
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 17d
Many of the #mediation clients we serve in Kitsap County are #military. This, our local memorial, seems like an apt place to collect my thoughts before day six of training.
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 18d
This week I explain why I won't be running for office--and what I *will* be focusing on instead:
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#politics #organizing
The Latest
I moved to America just in time to catch Bicentennial fever.
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 20d
I was driving so couldn't take a photo but ::slow clap:: for the entrepreneur whose sign offers "pumpkin spice roof repairs." #marcomm #marketing
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Kate Gace Walton @kategacewalton.bsky.social · 20d
Dahlias are so good at math. #bloomscrolling
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