kate b.
@katebitz.bsky.social
senior organizer vs bigots @wstatescenter.bsky.social. lead author of https://www.westernstatescenter.org/protectingpride
forever prematurely antifascist. spokane is good actually. dm for signal contact.
posts reflect your employer’s opinions, not mine.
forever prematurely antifascist. spokane is good actually. dm for signal contact.
posts reflect your employer’s opinions, not mine.
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if you remember the FBI + ICE + local raid on a horse race track in Wilder, Idaho that detained hundreds of families (including many kids & U.S. citizens) the @acluidaho.bsky.social just announced a lawsuit.
The complaint is just as disturbing as previous reporting www.aclu.org/press-releas...
The complaint is just as disturbing as previous reporting www.aclu.org/press-releas...
February 10, 2026 at 10:21 PM
if you remember the FBI + ICE + local raid on a horse race track in Wilder, Idaho that detained hundreds of families (including many kids & U.S. citizens) the @acluidaho.bsky.social just announced a lawsuit.
The complaint is just as disturbing as previous reporting www.aclu.org/press-releas...
The complaint is just as disturbing as previous reporting www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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just an update from when we talked to the reporter: we’ve now successfully connected over 100 families for direct, peer to peer rent adoption. we’ve collected and immediately distributed…a lot.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
February 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
just an update from when we talked to the reporter: we’ve now successfully connected over 100 families for direct, peer to peer rent adoption. we’ve collected and immediately distributed…a lot.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
it is a drop in the bucket, but all of this is. everyone is just doing what they can.
idc if he is a biathlete, the messy bi caucus doesn’t claim him
new most bizarre moment of the Olympics just dropped
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
Norwegian biathlete wins bronze medal, then, totally unprompted, reveal he cheated on his GF, she left him, and he wants to apologize publicly hoping she takes him back
www.vg.no/sport/i/vr5g...
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
idc if he is a biathlete, the messy bi caucus doesn’t claim him
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“The newly unsealed affidavit shows this search originated from the frivolous claims of Kurt Olsen, an attorney who traffics in debunked falsehoods about the 2020 election," says @markwarner.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
“The newly unsealed affidavit shows this search originated from the frivolous claims of Kurt Olsen, an attorney who traffics in debunked falsehoods about the 2020 election," says @markwarner.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
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Quick thread about pitfalls in the Epstein Files, stuff that I'm seeing reported as fact that's somewhere between dubious and outlandish.
February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Quick thread about pitfalls in the Epstein Files, stuff that I'm seeing reported as fact that's somewhere between dubious and outlandish.
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A federal security contractor that received millions from the Department of Agriculture hired notorious Patriot Front enforcer Ian Michael Elliott to work security patrols for the US Forest Service last year.
My latest with Sean Craig for @theguardian.com 🧵
My latest with Sean Craig for @theguardian.com 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
A federal security contractor that received millions from the Department of Agriculture hired notorious Patriot Front enforcer Ian Michael Elliott to work security patrols for the US Forest Service last year.
My latest with Sean Craig for @theguardian.com 🧵
My latest with Sean Craig for @theguardian.com 🧵
guess im just gonna keep taking 12 hr sudafeds for life then
When AI was added to a tool for sinus surgery: “Cerebrospinal fluid leaked from one patient’s nose. In another… a surgeon mistakenly punctured the base of a patient’s skull. In two other cases, patients suffered strokes after a major artery was accidentally injured”
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:25 AM
guess im just gonna keep taking 12 hr sudafeds for life then
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Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Another classic post-Homan day where around school dismissal time we get a flurry of ICE vehicles all across our neighborhoods. Today one vehicle led an observer to their own home and pointed at it. This is a sick game to them, but we won’t be intimidated and we won’t stop until DHS is abolished.
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What this ad doesn’t show: Ring also rolled out facial recognition for humans. I wrote to them months ago about this. Their answer? They won’t ask for your consent.
This definitely isn’t about dogs—it’s about mass surveillance.
x.com/Phil_Lewis_/...
This definitely isn’t about dogs—it’s about mass surveillance.
x.com/Phil_Lewis_/...
x.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
What this ad doesn’t show: Ring also rolled out facial recognition for humans. I wrote to them months ago about this. Their answer? They won’t ask for your consent.
This definitely isn’t about dogs—it’s about mass surveillance.
x.com/Phil_Lewis_/...
This definitely isn’t about dogs—it’s about mass surveillance.
x.com/Phil_Lewis_/...
i really would never have thought that i would go from a childhood mainlining star trek and pbs nova, to finding the idea of space travel completely uninspiring. earth is great and we need to do a lot of work to keep it that way… wtf would i want to do on the moon given that
February 9, 2026 at 11:13 PM
i really would never have thought that i would go from a childhood mainlining star trek and pbs nova, to finding the idea of space travel completely uninspiring. earth is great and we need to do a lot of work to keep it that way… wtf would i want to do on the moon given that
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Tural Atakishiyev had never been arrested. He had attended every required check-in. He had asked for asylum because of documented persecution of gay people in his home country. But Tural was still detained at a regular appointment to check in with ICE in January.
February 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Tural Atakishiyev had never been arrested. He had attended every required check-in. He had asked for asylum because of documented persecution of gay people in his home country. But Tural was still detained at a regular appointment to check in with ICE in January.
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The deaths of the two women expose repeated failures by the Okanogan County jail to provide appropriate care for opioid withdrawal and suicide prevention. www.investigatewest.org/two-colville...
WA jail sued over deaths of 2 Colville tribal citizens
Critics say WA jails are letting opioid users suffer from withdrawals, leading to preventable deaths
www.investigatewest.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
The deaths of the two women expose repeated failures by the Okanogan County jail to provide appropriate care for opioid withdrawal and suicide prevention. www.investigatewest.org/two-colville...
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ICE activity in Minneapolis continues in full force, and many families remain in hiding. If you’d like to help out, please donate to this public elementary school near me. They are raising money to provide families with rental assistance and other necessities.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...
Donate to Support Families at a South Minneapolis Public School, organized by Anne Kosseff
We are a Title 1 neighborhood community school in south Minneapolis… Anne Kosseff needs your support for Support Families at a South Minneapolis Public School
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:16 PM
ICE activity in Minneapolis continues in full force, and many families remain in hiding. If you’d like to help out, please donate to this public elementary school near me. They are raising money to provide families with rental assistance and other necessities.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
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On Sunday (Feb. 1), a group of dancers in dresses affixed with metal noisemakers performed an Ojibwe traditional healing dance known as the jingle dress dance to the heartbeat of a leather drum in downtown Minneapolis.
religionnews.com/2026/02/07/m...
religionnews.com/2026/02/07/m...
Minneapolis Native communities fight fear of ICE with traditional ritual and prayer
(RNS) — On Sunday (Feb. 1), a group of dancers in dresses affixed with metal noisemakers performed an Ojibwe traditional healing dance known as the
religionnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
On Sunday (Feb. 1), a group of dancers in dresses affixed with metal noisemakers performed an Ojibwe traditional healing dance known as the jingle dress dance to the heartbeat of a leather drum in downtown Minneapolis.
religionnews.com/2026/02/07/m...
religionnews.com/2026/02/07/m...
idk if this line still works as satire when it’s been 9 years since richard spencer’s “heil trump, heil victory” and you’ve got billionaires openly throwing up roman salutes
American Idiot still shreds but Green Day skipped the "sieg heil to the president" part of Holiday; Roger Goodell must've told Billie Joe there's a sniper trained on him from the rafters.
February 8, 2026 at 11:17 PM
idk if this line still works as satire when it’s been 9 years since richard spencer’s “heil trump, heil victory” and you’ve got billionaires openly throwing up roman salutes
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A 10-year-old and her father detained by Border Patrol and sent to a Texas immigration center flew back into Spokane last night.
They were freed following a federal habeas petition that DHS never responded to. Here are the photos I took of that
Some had asked for photo privacy during this reunion
They were freed following a federal habeas petition that DHS never responded to. Here are the photos I took of that
Some had asked for photo privacy during this reunion
February 8, 2026 at 8:30 PM
A 10-year-old and her father detained by Border Patrol and sent to a Texas immigration center flew back into Spokane last night.
They were freed following a federal habeas petition that DHS never responded to. Here are the photos I took of that
Some had asked for photo privacy during this reunion
They were freed following a federal habeas petition that DHS never responded to. Here are the photos I took of that
Some had asked for photo privacy during this reunion
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Chip Berlet (1949-2026)
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
Chip Berlet (1949-2026)
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
idavox.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Chip Berlet (1949-2026)
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
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Photos capturing walkouts at two Kentucky schools in protest of ICE. The picture of the young boy holding a sign that says "LIAM WAS 5" and "children are being taken away," written in such childlike handwriting, is going to stay with me.
JCPS students at J. Graham Brown School and Manual protest ICE policies. See photos from the walkouts
JCPS students from J. Graham Brown School and Manual High School in Louisville held walkouts to protest ICE policies on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.
www.courier-journal.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Photos capturing walkouts at two Kentucky schools in protest of ICE. The picture of the young boy holding a sign that says "LIAM WAS 5" and "children are being taken away," written in such childlike handwriting, is going to stay with me.
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don’t Be Fooled.
Two weeks after Alex Pretti’s killing, federal agents have shown no signs of backing down. The resistance definitely hasn't.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
NEW: The Trump admin certainly put on a show last week about changing tactics in Minnesota after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA nurse.
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
Trump even suggested it's time for "a softer touch."
Except residents say nothing has changed. At all. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-mi...
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to the point here i think the mainstream media has also kind of dialed back in Minnesota after a wave of coverage. bsky.app/profile/mari...
please support independent media including Unicorn Riot that are working on covering this ICE operation daily thank you! @unicornriot.bsky.social
please support independent media including Unicorn Riot that are working on covering this ICE operation daily thank you! @unicornriot.bsky.social
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
to the point here i think the mainstream media has also kind of dialed back in Minnesota after a wave of coverage. bsky.app/profile/mari...
please support independent media including Unicorn Riot that are working on covering this ICE operation daily thank you! @unicornriot.bsky.social
please support independent media including Unicorn Riot that are working on covering this ICE operation daily thank you! @unicornriot.bsky.social
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
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Rickea Jackson was the 4th overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. Wikipedia: In her rookie season, started in 35 of 40 regular season games, and averaged 13.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists. She was named to the 2024 WNBA All-Rookie Team.
Women's lives and accomplishments matter!
Women's lives and accomplishments matter!
February 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Rickea Jackson was the 4th overall pick in the 2024 WNBA draft. Wikipedia: In her rookie season, started in 35 of 40 regular season games, and averaged 13.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists. She was named to the 2024 WNBA All-Rookie Team.
Women's lives and accomplishments matter!
Women's lives and accomplishments matter!
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We've seen this before, the implication that this man's brilliant future will be jeopardized because of his crimes. But what about Rickea Jackson, herself an incredibly accomplished athlete!
February 8, 2026 at 3:07 AM
We've seen this before, the implication that this man's brilliant future will be jeopardized because of his crimes. But what about Rickea Jackson, herself an incredibly accomplished athlete!