Kathryn Peters
@katyetc.bsky.social
Building more civic futures through daily small actions. Carrboro, NC.
Interests:📚🗳️🐶🍝🏔️
http://kpete.rs
https://civicfutures.substack.com
Interests:📚🗳️🐶🍝🏔️
http://kpete.rs
https://civicfutures.substack.com
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I shared some context with the Washington Post (whose education team survived the mass layoffs) on the Trump administration's efforts to go after the National Student Clearinghouse and NSLVE. I expect red-state publics to drop out of what used to be a bipartisan effort.
Trump administration investigating reports Tufts shared student voting data
The Education Department said it received complaints Tufts University and the National Student Clearinghouse shared private student data with political groups to influence elections.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I shared some context with the Washington Post (whose education team survived the mass layoffs) on the Trump administration's efforts to go after the National Student Clearinghouse and NSLVE. I expect red-state publics to drop out of what used to be a bipartisan effort.
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Every journalist whose theat model includes this administration/the federal government needs to be aware of this. Signal for desktop + touch ID + they have a warrant = the feds can read any of your signal messages that haven't disappeared.
The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 31, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Every journalist whose theat model includes this administration/the federal government needs to be aware of this. Signal for desktop + touch ID + they have a warrant = the feds can read any of your signal messages that haven't disappeared.
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My new column examines how thinking locally—and leveraging free data resources for civic organizing—is one of the most effective avenues for responding to the current threats to democracy.
andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/leveraging...
andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/leveraging...
Leveraging Data Resources for Civic Organizing
Pluralistic, democratic ideals are under direct threat from disinformation, authoritarianism, and polarization. While the scale of these challenges is global, thinking locally remains vital.
andrewwhitehead.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
My new column examines how thinking locally—and leveraging free data resources for civic organizing—is one of the most effective avenues for responding to the current threats to democracy.
andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/leveraging...
andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/leveraging...
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Religious mobilization is critical and having a profound impact on our current struggle for democracy. Why?
1️⃣ The struggle to maintain, and ultimately improve, our systems of self-government is a profoundly moral quest. Read the other two reasons here: https://protdem.org/3YDyBYo
1️⃣ The struggle to maintain, and ultimately improve, our systems of self-government is a profoundly moral quest. Read the other two reasons here: https://protdem.org/3YDyBYo
December 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Religious mobilization is critical and having a profound impact on our current struggle for democracy. Why?
1️⃣ The struggle to maintain, and ultimately improve, our systems of self-government is a profoundly moral quest. Read the other two reasons here: https://protdem.org/3YDyBYo
1️⃣ The struggle to maintain, and ultimately improve, our systems of self-government is a profoundly moral quest. Read the other two reasons here: https://protdem.org/3YDyBYo
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It’s got it about right, details and stakes .
December 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It’s got it about right, details and stakes .
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This move puts me and all my colleagues at risk of doxxing and threatening disruptions in the workplace. Please sign and share.
URGENT ACTION: the UNC System is planning to force instructors to publish their syllabi, claiming these are public records and not our intellectual property. We have a small window of time to redirect this decision.
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
actionnetwork.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This move puts me and all my colleagues at risk of doxxing and threatening disruptions in the workplace. Please sign and share.
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“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 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“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
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I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
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More on ICE/CBP trespassing at a church to abduct a father in front of his family while the congregation did landscaping work, from an eyewitness. Reporting by @charlotteobserver.com
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
November 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
More on ICE/CBP trespassing at a church to abduct a father in front of his family while the congregation did landscaping work, from an eyewitness. Reporting by @charlotteobserver.com
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
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“Ojo Obrero”: nuevo mapa que rastrea operativos de inmigración en Carolina del Norte
"Ojo Obrero”: nuevo mapa que rastrea operativos de inmigración en Carolina del Norte
Noticias en español sobre política, inmigración y asuntos comunitarios para los latinos en Carolina del Norte.
enlacelatinonc.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“Ojo Obrero”: nuevo mapa que rastrea operativos de inmigración en Carolina del Norte
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IRS Direct File dies a sad, quick death after only a brief time among the living.
Why? It's not because it's a bad idea or that it didn't work.
It's because TurboTax's parent company spent decades trying to make sure they controlled the e-filing market:
Why? It's not because it's a bad idea or that it didn't work.
It's because TurboTax's parent company spent decades trying to make sure they controlled the e-filing market:
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
IRS Direct File dies a sad, quick death after only a brief time among the living.
Why? It's not because it's a bad idea or that it didn't work.
It's because TurboTax's parent company spent decades trying to make sure they controlled the e-filing market:
Why? It's not because it's a bad idea or that it didn't work.
It's because TurboTax's parent company spent decades trying to make sure they controlled the e-filing market:
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Today is Election Day! If you’re looking for updates this evening, make sure you’re following @boltsmag.org. We’ll be sharing results on here as they come in.
You can also follow along with our guide to 190+ elections across the country that we will be updating live.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
You can also follow along with our guide to 190+ elections across the country that we will be updating live.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...
boltsmag.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today is Election Day! If you’re looking for updates this evening, make sure you’re following @boltsmag.org. We’ll be sharing results on here as they come in.
You can also follow along with our guide to 190+ elections across the country that we will be updating live.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
You can also follow along with our guide to 190+ elections across the country that we will be updating live.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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It's (Municipal) Election Day in NC, by @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/chriscoo...
#ncpol
open.substack.com/pub/chriscoo...
#ncpol
It's (Municipal) Election Day in NC.
Here's What's Happening & Why You Should Care
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It's (Municipal) Election Day in NC, by @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/chriscoo...
#ncpol
open.substack.com/pub/chriscoo...
#ncpol
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☀️TODAY (Tuesday, Nov. 4) is Election Day 2025 for many towns and cities across North Carolina!
🗳️Polls are open NOW - 7:30pm. If you're in line by 7:30pm, you will be able to vote.
▶️Visit NCVoterGuide.org to:
🔎 see if your town or city has an election
🔎 find your polling place
🔎 get info on voting
🗳️Polls are open NOW - 7:30pm. If you're in line by 7:30pm, you will be able to vote.
▶️Visit NCVoterGuide.org to:
🔎 see if your town or city has an election
🔎 find your polling place
🔎 get info on voting
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
☀️TODAY (Tuesday, Nov. 4) is Election Day 2025 for many towns and cities across North Carolina!
🗳️Polls are open NOW - 7:30pm. If you're in line by 7:30pm, you will be able to vote.
▶️Visit NCVoterGuide.org to:
🔎 see if your town or city has an election
🔎 find your polling place
🔎 get info on voting
🗳️Polls are open NOW - 7:30pm. If you're in line by 7:30pm, you will be able to vote.
▶️Visit NCVoterGuide.org to:
🔎 see if your town or city has an election
🔎 find your polling place
🔎 get info on voting
Not sure what might be on the ballot in your town? Turbovote.org has those details. There’s still time to do some quick reading and say your part!
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Not sure what might be on the ballot in your town? Turbovote.org has those details. There’s still time to do some quick reading and say your part!
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It can often feel like there's a whole lot outside our control.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
Today I’m voting for school board. Keep the local MAGA out. Keep the ABA teacher with no real information about her out too (IYKYK).
Your local election for boards and judges and funding and so forth really do matter. Go vote!
Your local election for boards and judges and funding and so forth really do matter. Go vote!
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
It can often feel like there's a whole lot outside our control.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
But if there's any kind of election in your town today, that's a way to make a meaningful difference in your state or local affairs.
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Sure big city mayors (helloooo Minneapolis and also the city they call “big east coast Minneapolis”) and off year states (hellloooo Virginia!) and props and stuff are bigger. But vote for school boards. Local really matters.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Sure big city mayors (helloooo Minneapolis and also the city they call “big east coast Minneapolis”) and off year states (hellloooo Virginia!) and props and stuff are bigger. But vote for school boards. Local really matters.
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Democracy is a give and take between voting for leaders who share your views AND being informed, inspired, & persuaded by leaders who help you see a vision of the future.
November 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Democracy is a give and take between voting for leaders who share your views AND being informed, inspired, & persuaded by leaders who help you see a vision of the future.
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On the cover of the December @theatlantic.com, I lay out some nightmare scenarios for the 2026 election. But you don't need hypotheticals to grasp what it might be like: Just look at North Carolina. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... #ncpol
North Carolina Is the Canary in the Election Coal Mine
Americans don’t have to imagine what attempts to subvert an election could look like, because it’s already happening in one state.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:41 AM
On the cover of the December @theatlantic.com, I lay out some nightmare scenarios for the 2026 election. But you don't need hypotheticals to grasp what it might be like: Just look at North Carolina. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... #ncpol
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New piece for @theassemblync.bsky.social about North Carolina’s newly passed congressional map.
www.theassemblync.com/politics/nc-...
(1/3)
www.theassemblync.com/politics/nc-...
(1/3)
They Called Their Shot: The Babe Ruth Era of Redistricting Is Here
GOP leaders appear to have achieved their stated goal of shifting one congressional district from a swing seat to reliably Republican.
www.theassemblync.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
New piece for @theassemblync.bsky.social about North Carolina’s newly passed congressional map.
www.theassemblync.com/politics/nc-...
(1/3)
www.theassemblync.com/politics/nc-...
(1/3)
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In other news, I couldn’t be more excited about my spring course, “Creative Music: Composer-Pianists.”
Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Randy Weston, Alice Coltrane-Turiyasangitananda, McCoy Tyner, Geri Allen
🤩🤩🤩
Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Randy Weston, Alice Coltrane-Turiyasangitananda, McCoy Tyner, Geri Allen
🤩🤩🤩
October 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
In other news, I couldn’t be more excited about my spring course, “Creative Music: Composer-Pianists.”
Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Randy Weston, Alice Coltrane-Turiyasangitananda, McCoy Tyner, Geri Allen
🤩🤩🤩
Thelonious Monk, Mary Lou Williams, Randy Weston, Alice Coltrane-Turiyasangitananda, McCoy Tyner, Geri Allen
🤩🤩🤩
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Six percent of *all children* in America are US citizens who have at least one undocumented parent.
(Not a typo, source in thread)
(Not a typo, source in thread)
“CNN identified more than 100 US citizen children, from newborns to teenagers, who have been left stranded without parents because of immigration actions this year …” americasvoicecnn.substack.com/p/the-americ... #FamiliesBelongTogether
The American Children of Mass Deportation: ‘The New Family Separation Crisis’
One report has identified more than 100 U.S. citizen children who have been separated from their parents due to mass deportation—and there are likely more out there.
americasvoicecnn.substack.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Six percent of *all children* in America are US citizens who have at least one undocumented parent.
(Not a typo, source in thread)
(Not a typo, source in thread)
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“What do we want?”
“Mixed member proportional representation with a 5% threshold & a subordinated second chamber of parliament ”
“When do we want it?”
“Well, 1949, but we’ll settle for MMDs, a much enlarged House, abolishing the EC & the filibuster, adding DC/PR/USVI & a SCOTUS grand bargain”
“Mixed member proportional representation with a 5% threshold & a subordinated second chamber of parliament ”
“When do we want it?”
“Well, 1949, but we’ll settle for MMDs, a much enlarged House, abolishing the EC & the filibuster, adding DC/PR/USVI & a SCOTUS grand bargain”
April 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“What do we want?”
“Mixed member proportional representation with a 5% threshold & a subordinated second chamber of parliament ”
“When do we want it?”
“Well, 1949, but we’ll settle for MMDs, a much enlarged House, abolishing the EC & the filibuster, adding DC/PR/USVI & a SCOTUS grand bargain”
“Mixed member proportional representation with a 5% threshold & a subordinated second chamber of parliament ”
“When do we want it?”
“Well, 1949, but we’ll settle for MMDs, a much enlarged House, abolishing the EC & the filibuster, adding DC/PR/USVI & a SCOTUS grand bargain”