Kate Powers
@plain-kate.bsky.social
Stage director, prison theatremaker, college professor, Shakespeare nerd, trauma-informed / consent-based maker of good trouble, radical left-wing
scum, apparently. Redhead. #SlawaUkrainii #GoBills πΊπ¦ π¨π¦ π¬π± π«π
scum, apparently. Redhead. #SlawaUkrainii #GoBills πΊπ¦ π¨π¦ π¬π± π«π
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The reason we do mutual aid & the reason why mutual aid is grounded in anticapitalist theory from a long time is that capitalism says your survival depends on what you can do for people. We say, no you deserve to survive by virtue of your humanity. If you can't produce, we will help you survive.
February 9, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The reason we do mutual aid & the reason why mutual aid is grounded in anticapitalist theory from a long time is that capitalism says your survival depends on what you can do for people. We say, no you deserve to survive by virtue of your humanity. If you can't produce, we will help you survive.
Collective work, collective responsibility. Ujima.
It's #BlackHistoryMonth and today we're featuring the Ujima Company. Founded in 1978 by Buffalo theater legend Lorna Hill, Ujima creates a thriving artistic environment that celebrates the city's diversity, and brings socially-relevant theater to Buffalo's audiences.
Learn more: ujimacoinc.org
Learn more: ujimacoinc.org
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Collective work, collective responsibility. Ujima.
We are. We got our work cut out for us, but we will win.
February 9, 2026 at 1:43 AM
We are. We got our work cut out for us, but we will win.
Almost as if they know that they are violating US and international law.
February 9, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Almost as if they know that they are violating US and international law.
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I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
βIf I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again β this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.β www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasnβt stopped them from protecting their communities.
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.
"ICE held around 170 children on an average day under Trump ...on some days, ICE held 400 children or more."
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...
Children in ICE Detention Skyrocket in Trumpβs Second Term
With a six-fold jump in children in detention, advocates allege harrowing conditions are putting kidsβ lives at risk.
www.themarshallproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
"ICE held around 170 children on an average day under Trump ...on some days, ICE held 400 children or more."
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/i...
There is no reforming the sturmabteilung. #AbolishICE
Blumenthal: ICE and CBP are out of control. The practices of this agency have to be completely overhauled. Itβs like a corporation in bankruptcyβeither dissolved or reorganized. Theyβre morally bankrupt, legally bankrupt, and politically bankrupt.
February 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
There is no reforming the sturmabteilung. #AbolishICE
I believe that we will win.
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I believe that we will win.
Friends and strangers, you do not need to keep sharing that racist image. You can reference it without re-sharing it.
February 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Friends and strangers, you do not need to keep sharing that racist image. You can reference it without re-sharing it.
O, the gorgeous humanity of this. Also, little mayoral lecterns for all the children, please.
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
O, the gorgeous humanity of this. Also, little mayoral lecterns for all the children, please.
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OBAMA: βPeople make excuses for him. They say heβs not serious. Everything a president says is serious!βπ₯
February 7, 2026 at 4:23 AM
OBAMA: βPeople make excuses for him. They say heβs not serious. Everything a president says is serious!βπ₯
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
That is low key a shame. Paul Simon has been such a tool to Art Garfunkel in these last many years.
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
That is low key a shame. Paul Simon has been such a tool to Art Garfunkel in these last many years.
It's always someone else's fault. Always. The woman who gave feedback was too harsh. The question was unfair. Everyone else is too sensitive. I was making a joke. You misunderstood me. I never said that. You're remembering it wrong. That wasn't my intent so that cannot be your experience.
February 6, 2026 at 3:36 PM
It's always someone else's fault. Always. The woman who gave feedback was too harsh. The question was unfair. Everyone else is too sensitive. I was making a joke. You misunderstood me. I never said that. You're remembering it wrong. That wasn't my intent so that cannot be your experience.
LEARN ABOUT THIS BRILLIANT MATHEMATICIANβ
"US mathematician Gladys Mae West was best known for her foundational work on GPS systems. As an African American woman, West overcame huge barriers to contribute to this key technology." per @histoftech.bsky.social
"US mathematician Gladys Mae West was best known for her foundational work on GPS systems. As an African American woman, West overcame huge barriers to contribute to this key technology." per @histoftech.bsky.social
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistβbecause the person felt she did didnβt deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
LEARN ABOUT THIS BRILLIANT MATHEMATICIANβ
"US mathematician Gladys Mae West was best known for her foundational work on GPS systems. As an African American woman, West overcame huge barriers to contribute to this key technology." per @histoftech.bsky.social
"US mathematician Gladys Mae West was best known for her foundational work on GPS systems. As an African American woman, West overcame huge barriers to contribute to this key technology." per @histoftech.bsky.social
Gave a man feedback on his pedagogical approach this week. Literally said, make a plan, connect activities to learning goals, take care of students' time, don't tell them what they are experiencing. He rage-quit because no woman had ever spoken to him that way before. You know. Feedback.
February 6, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Gave a man feedback on his pedagogical approach this week. Literally said, make a plan, connect activities to learning goals, take care of students' time, don't tell them what they are experiencing. He rage-quit because no woman had ever spoken to him that way before. You know. Feedback.
What a man, my land. Kicking a sculpture like a child kicking sand.
February 6, 2026 at 12:39 PM
What a man, my land. Kicking a sculpture like a child kicking sand.
You have a point. Honestly, I try not to look at him.
February 5, 2026 at 4:59 PM
You have a point. Honestly, I try not to look at him.
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π¨ New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, weβve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, weβve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
February 4, 2026 at 6:41 PM
π¨ New: We built a visual tracker of the warehouses ICE is targeting across the US.
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, weβve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
Working off an idea from @actualkatherine.bsky.social, weβve mapped active searches, canceled deals, and linked state property records.
Explore the map here: tinyurl.com/ICEWarehouse...
The emperor has forgotten to dress.
Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: "They rigged the second election. I had to win it. I needed it for my own ego. I would've had a bad ego for the rest of my life. Now I really have a big ego. Beating these lunatics was incredible ... The first time they said I didn't win the popular vote. I did"
February 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The emperor has forgotten to dress.