Kate Crowe
@kcrowe.bsky.social
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Kate Crowe
@kcrowe.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Hi new (apparently mostly Colorado) people! I am a librarian/archivist at a private university here, I am from Kansas (6 gens back on my mom's side), and I am an abolitionist, believer in harm reduction, and the need to protect public goods and services, including but not limited to libraries.
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Participation is likewise robust. For counts for just 41% of our events, we tallied well over 10.3M participants across explicitly anti-Trump protests, < 111k across pro-Trump protests, and over 387k across other protests.
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Participation is likewise robust. For counts for just 41% of our events, we tallied well over 10.3M participants across explicitly anti-Trump protests, < 111k across pro-Trump protests, and over 387k across other protests.
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Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018
This one was really good
Smart ep of the @jewishcurrents.bsky.social podcast On the Nose with @naomiaklein.bsky.social
On Epstein and capitalist impunity. Lots of excellent insights as ever from these folks.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
On Epstein and capitalist impunity. Lots of excellent insights as ever from these folks.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Epstein and the Capitalist Conspiracy
Podcast Episode · On the Nose · 02/12/2026 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
This one was really good
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like what if instead of a monthly variation on "Immigrants/Trans People - How Many Is Too Many?" the Atlantic occasionally ran a column like "Do French People Only Deserve One Kidney?" or if the regular "Censorious Campus KKKids Won't Respect Dissent" ran opposite "Send My Colleagues to the Gulag!"
February 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
like what if instead of a monthly variation on "Immigrants/Trans People - How Many Is Too Many?" the Atlantic occasionally ran a column like "Do French People Only Deserve One Kidney?" or if the regular "Censorious Campus KKKids Won't Respect Dissent" ran opposite "Send My Colleagues to the Gulag!"
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this is neither here nor there but we can’t even have evil publications that publish interesting content. like fuck if you’re just asking questions at least make them new ones. and if you’re free speech trolling at least deliver variety and counterpoint. not like you can’t afford it!
February 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
this is neither here nor there but we can’t even have evil publications that publish interesting content. like fuck if you’re just asking questions at least make them new ones. and if you’re free speech trolling at least deliver variety and counterpoint. not like you can’t afford it!
And why does it have a supposed monopoly? Because changes to tax law made the bulk of the wealth of some America's wealthiest people untouchable in the form of foundations.
You want to get really crazy? Change the law so foundations have to release more than a tiny percentage of their principal.
You want to get really crazy? Change the law so foundations have to release more than a tiny percentage of their principal.
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
And why does it have a supposed monopoly? Because changes to tax law made the bulk of the wealth of some America's wealthiest people untouchable in the form of foundations.
You want to get really crazy? Change the law so foundations have to release more than a tiny percentage of their principal.
You want to get really crazy? Change the law so foundations have to release more than a tiny percentage of their principal.
Honestly, no one needed this. If there's one thing I hope the last year has taught us it's that we collectively need to calm the hell down about the Kennedys.
Ryan Murphy’s ‘Love Story’ is here to canonize the ’90s’ most iconic couple — and the ‘corseted’ demands of the Kennedy family tree.
Love Story Series-Premiere Recap: Shiny People, Shiny Problems
Ryan Murphy’s ‘Love Story’ is here to canonize the ’90s’ most iconic couple — and the ‘corseted’ demands of the Kennedy family tree.
www.vulture.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Honestly, no one needed this. If there's one thing I hope the last year has taught us it's that we collectively need to calm the hell down about the Kennedys.
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Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
CBP didn’t give her or anyone any water; she asked 3 times accg to other reports. CBP killed a 7yr old.
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
“8 hours after the girl & her father were taken into custody, she began having seizures & her body temperature was measured at 105.7 degrees by emergency medical technicians. shorturl.at/d2OTJ
7-Year-Old Migrant Girl Dies Of Dehydration And Shock In U.S. Border Patrol Custody
The girl's death underscores the crisis precipitated by large groups of families seeking asylum where there are inadequate facilities to detain them.
shorturl.at
February 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.
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CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
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October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
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The best? Probably not. My favorite?
February 13, 2026 at 1:24 AM
The best? Probably not. My favorite?
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Anthropic head of AI safety quits, warning of "world in peril" & announces plan to study creative writing, as my college charges ahead in deal with Anthropic, which trained its tech on at least 25 books taken without permission from our Creative Writing faculty. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anthropic AI safety researcher quits with 'world in peril' warning
It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Anthropic head of AI safety quits, warning of "world in peril" & announces plan to study creative writing, as my college charges ahead in deal with Anthropic, which trained its tech on at least 25 books taken without permission from our Creative Writing faculty. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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She is an empty suit, of course. And an absolute nasty piece of cornbread.
She is also, to my somewhat trained ear, absolutely, positively terrified here. She is either intimidated by the process or deeply anxious about her relationship with her boss. Or both.
But she is terrified.
She is also, to my somewhat trained ear, absolutely, positively terrified here. She is either intimidated by the process or deeply anxious about her relationship with her boss. Or both.
But she is terrified.
The question for Baghdad Bondi was, how many of Epstein’s co-conspirators and pedophiles have you indicted or investigated?
Answer: The Dow is over $50K.
Answer: The Dow is over $50K.
February 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
She is an empty suit, of course. And an absolute nasty piece of cornbread.
She is also, to my somewhat trained ear, absolutely, positively terrified here. She is either intimidated by the process or deeply anxious about her relationship with her boss. Or both.
But she is terrified.
She is also, to my somewhat trained ear, absolutely, positively terrified here. She is either intimidated by the process or deeply anxious about her relationship with her boss. Or both.
But she is terrified.
Guess this is how things are going down the road. Ugh.
This decision was made without consulting a single CU Boulder professor with AI expertise. And AFAIK there was one professor *total* involved.
More info, such as it is, here: https://www.cu.edu/gen-ai
Check the "Guiding Principles" section for entertainment.
More info, such as it is, here: https://www.cu.edu/gen-ai
Check the "Guiding Principles" section for entertainment.
February 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Guess this is how things are going down the road. Ugh.
I would like the examples of men being weird and gross about little girls to at least slow down for a minute
Sweet Caroline is written about Caroline Kennedy who was 11 at the time. Neil Diamond saw a picture of her and wrote it - he was 28 at the time and of no relation……
Pardon me?
February 12, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I would like the examples of men being weird and gross about little girls to at least slow down for a minute
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and of course his masterwork: the character of james van der beek in the bitch in apartment 23
James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for playing the lead in hit 90s teen drama Dawson’s Creek, has died.
February 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
and of course his masterwork: the character of james van der beek in the bitch in apartment 23
And then tax billionaires appropriately
easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
February 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM
And then tax billionaires appropriately
"sorting hundreds of people into racial and ethnic groups"
What was that "never" part of "never again" 🤔
What was that "never" part of "never again" 🤔
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 4:08 AM
"sorting hundreds of people into racial and ethnic groups"
What was that "never" part of "never again" 🤔
What was that "never" part of "never again" 🤔
For fun y'all stop adding images without alt text
February 12, 2026 at 4:06 AM
For fun y'all stop adding images without alt text
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“The People’s Qur’an” is on display on the 3rd Floor, in the McGraw Rotunda, at New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building through March 19. Pretty cool seeing this bit of history in person. www.nypl.org/events/exhib... #libraries #ZohranMamdani #NYC
February 12, 2026 at 3:57 AM
“The People’s Qur’an” is on display on the 3rd Floor, in the McGraw Rotunda, at New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building through March 19. Pretty cool seeing this bit of history in person. www.nypl.org/events/exhib... #libraries #ZohranMamdani #NYC
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Pocket-size and bound in deep brown leather, this particular Qur’an is from the archival collections of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. It’s from the personal library of Arturo Schomburg, and Zohran Mamdani—#NYC’s first Muslim mayor—used it for his midnight inauguration ceremony.
February 12, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Pocket-size and bound in deep brown leather, this particular Qur’an is from the archival collections of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. It’s from the personal library of Arturo Schomburg, and Zohran Mamdani—#NYC’s first Muslim mayor—used it for his midnight inauguration ceremony.
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Harold and Maude, Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort.
R.I.P. Bud.
R.I.P. Bud.
February 12, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Harold and Maude, Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort.
R.I.P. Bud.
R.I.P. Bud.
As a librarian who doesn't even use this regularly, this is very bad
They closed the CIA World Factbook and deleted it entirely.
February 11, 2026 at 7:22 PM
As a librarian who doesn't even use this regularly, this is very bad
I decided to watch the multi part docuseries about some of the worst and some of the bravest people, and a) Virginia Giuffre was an amazing human being who I am even more impressed by than before and b) I hope Alan Dershowitz being shunned at Martha's Vinyard is the tip of the iceberg
February 11, 2026 at 5:24 AM
I decided to watch the multi part docuseries about some of the worst and some of the bravest people, and a) Virginia Giuffre was an amazing human being who I am even more impressed by than before and b) I hope Alan Dershowitz being shunned at Martha's Vinyard is the tip of the iceberg
Listening to "The Littlest Birds" by the Be Good Tanyas and remembering my initially hearing of it forever ago as "the little-ass birds sing the prettiest songs" and I think it still works 🕊️
February 10, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Listening to "The Littlest Birds" by the Be Good Tanyas and remembering my initially hearing of it forever ago as "the little-ass birds sing the prettiest songs" and I think it still works 🕊️
My God even just so the ads with....are these people influencers?...stop
No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
My God even just so the ads with....are these people influencers?...stop