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Kate Crowe
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Ad astra per aspera | archivist | in unceded Cheyenne, Arapaho, Ute territory | settler/trespasser | bitch who reads | higher ed baby| she/her | views are mine
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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.
Academic freedom is not an abstract concept
Less than two years ago, Texas Tech University suspended me for speaking out against genocide. Today I found out I was denied tenure.
February 17, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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“Danielle share the essay”

I’m sorry but if I have tuberculosis I’m not gonna blow my nose in your mouth.
February 17, 2026 at 2:51 AM
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I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
February 17, 2026 at 11:41 AM
If you follow @prisonculture.bsky.social and you should, you may have seen her posting about NYC and racism in the pre Civil War era. I happened to start listening to Empire City, a podcast that does a deep dive into the origin of the NYPD & was so pleased to hear her voice talking about just that 🤗
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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Years ago, I took a group of high school students on my slavery and resistance in NYC walking tour and when I shared this with them, they were incredulous, LOL.

Also, at the end of the tour, they were FURIOUS because they felt lied to in their social studies classes.
February 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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I often think about the fact that if the FBI et al had not killed Fred Hampton, he would be 78 today. Younger than Jesse Jackson was. Must have felt strange to outlive many of your contemporaries by decades.
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Found out my modem is busted and won't be fixed or replaced for a few days but you know what that means? DVD collection it is.

First up, Strictly Ballroom with commentary by Baz Luhrmann, production designer Catherine Martin, and choreographer John "Cha Cha" O'Connell 💃
February 17, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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Why do we need data centers in Colorado? I genuinely have no idea what benefits they might bring. A relatively hot place with very little water seems to be a problematic place to put them.
A coalition of 54 Colorado organizations is urging state lawmakers to adopt guardrails on large data centers, warning of rising electric bills, water strain, and long-term tax impacts if Big Tech expansion continues without stronger consumer and environmental protections.
54 Colorado Organizations Urge Lawmakers to Hold Big Tech Accountable for Data Center Impacts
A coalition of 54 organizations from across Colorado has sent a formal letter to Governor Jared Polis and members of the Colorado General Assembly, urging state leaders to adopt stronger guardrails around large-scale data center development. The letter raises concerns about rising electricity rates, water scarcity, climate impacts, and long-term tax policy decisions as artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure expand rapidly across the state. Supporters argue that without clear consumer and environmental protections in place, Colorado families and small businesses could bear the cost of rapid industry growth. Below is the full text of the letter submitted to state leaders. * * * ### A Letter From Colorado Organizations: Please Hold Big Tech Accountable to Do Its Fair Share Dear Governor Polis and the Colorado General Assembly, We, the undersigned 54 organizations representing Coloradans all over the state, write to you today urging you to take action to protect Colorado from the harmful impacts of Big Tech’s unchecked data center development. New, large data centers present a number of risks for Colorado including the construction of new power plants and transmission lines that increase the electricity rates paid by all Coloradans; construction of new gas-fired power plants; use of diesel generators; delayed closures of coal plants that increase air pollution and put Colorado at risk of failing to meet its climate goals; use of large amounts of water in our already water-constrained state; and other adverse impacts on communities near these massive new facilities. Without proper protections, Coloradans could end up subsidizing Big Tech’s data center operations while breathing dirtier air and depleting critical water resources. Data centers are extremely energy and water-intensive and Colorado lacks the policy guardrails needed to make sure that Coloradans aren’t saddled with the cost of their explosive new energy demands. Colorado’s largest utility, Xcel Energy, estimates that new data centers could lead to more than a 30 percent increase in the utility’s peak power demand by 2035. The new QTS data center being built in Aurora will be Xcel’s largest single customer, requiring energy equivalent to powering approximately 80,000 households. With energy bills and other household expenses at an all-time high, it is imperative that data center companies pay their way to use Colorado’s infrastructure. After all, many of the companies building data centers, such as Google and Microsoft, are some of the richest companies in the world. The reality is that data centers are coming to Colorado and several are already here. With the proliferation of AI, the rate of large facility development is accelerating and is very different now than it was just two years ago. The legislature must act now to ensure that Big Tech pays its fair share and avoids harming Coloradans. In 2026, we ask that you do everything in your power to pass common-sense policies that do the following: 1. Protect Coloradans’ energy bills from high costs associated with data center growth; 2. Ensure Colorado’s air and water is safe from increased data center pollution and use; 3. Require data center projects to be a part of achieving Colorado’s climate goals, not a detriment; 4. Promote transparency into data center projects and community impacts; 5. Require data centers be built and maintained to high labor standards, including prevailing wage, community benefits, safety, and using project labor agreements; 6. Avoid disproportionately bending Colorado’s tax code to benefit data center companies at a time when massive budget cuts are being made to healthcare and K-12 education. State leaders face a choice in 2026: take action to ensure Big Tech does no harm in Colorado, or let Big Tech companies get away with raising our electricity bills and harming our environment. We urge you to pass state policies protecting Coloradans from the various risks associated with unchecked data center development. Sincerely, 350 Colorado Ark Valley Energy Future Be The Change – Colorado Black Parents United Foundation Colorado Coalition for Livable Climate Centennial State Prosperity Clean Air Pueblo Clean Energy Action Colorado Center on Law and Policy Colorado Common Cause Colorado Fiscal Institute Colorado Jewish Climate Action Colorado Renewable Energy Society Conservation Colorado Cultivando Earthjustice Earthworks Ebony Advocates FoCo Trash Mob Good Business Colorado Association Great Old Broads for Wilderness Green House Connection Center GreenLatinos GRID Alternatives Groundwork Denver Harvest of All First Nations Healthy Air & Water Colorado Hispanic Affairs Project Independiente Larimer Alliance for Health, Safety, and the Environment Mi Familia Vota Moms Clean Air Force Colorado Mountain Mamas Physicians for Social Responsibility – Colorado ProgressNow Colorado Recovery Cafe Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center Roots to Resilience San Juan Citizens Alliance San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council Science Health and Access to Resources and Education Signal Tech Coalition Sierra Club Colorado Solar United Neighbors Southwest Energy Efficiency Project The Bell Policy Center Third Act – Colorado Together Colorado Unite North Metro Denver Vote Solar Western Clean Energy Campaign Western Colorado Alliance Western Resource Advocates Womxn From The Mountain
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February 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I would say "how did they get so rich if they literally can't read" but I fear the answer is generational wealth
your partner is rich, kind, and sexy, but refuses to learn to read. Wdyd?

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/jdhQ6R/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">sound it out for us both
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/jdhQ6R/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">leave the relationship
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/jdhQ6R/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">marry them but just don't tell anyone
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/jdhQ6R/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">date but never marry

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February 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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I wish more prospective PhD applicants knew that they might not get admitted if there isn’t anyone available to supervise them and NOT because they are not a strong candidate.
February 16, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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So a true story: the moving company is charging us a “library surcharge” because we have “too many books,” which frankly I find both credentialing and insulting.
February 15, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I keep thinking about a comment made about the Epstein files that wealthy, predatory (or men who would like to be predatory) men show far more gender and class solidarity than women often do and it's bumming me out.
February 15, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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Me, teaching the 19th century
February 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I have rarely related as much to another human being as I do to this woman.
February 14, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Did not think I would be having a chat about Kenyan 19th and 20th c resistance movements today but that's why I love working in education.
February 14, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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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
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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
This one was really good
February 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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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
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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
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.
The Atlantic is indistinguishable from Compact.
February 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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.
February 13, 2026 at 5:23 AM
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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
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
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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