Kate Rivera
@probablykate.bsky.social
Philly
Work: Nonprofit consultant, right now mostly the Executive Director of Technology Learning Collaborative.
Organizing: Riverwards Area Democrats, Riverwards Votes. Former 31st Ward Committeeperson (having a great life).
Work: Nonprofit consultant, right now mostly the Executive Director of Technology Learning Collaborative.
Organizing: Riverwards Area Democrats, Riverwards Votes. Former 31st Ward Committeeperson (having a great life).
Out here reminding my neighbors to vote YES to retain our PA Supreme Court justices!
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Out here reminding my neighbors to vote YES to retain our PA Supreme Court justices!
Happy GOTV weekend to all who celebrate
November 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Happy GOTV weekend to all who celebrate
Spooky season is the best time for canvassing!
October 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Spooky season is the best time for canvassing!
Philly.... It's time to take out the trash
(Because it's actually my trash night - yes taking labor day into account. But also...)
Go birds 🦅
(Because it's actually my trash night - yes taking labor day into account. But also...)
Go birds 🦅
September 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Philly.... It's time to take out the trash
(Because it's actually my trash night - yes taking labor day into account. But also...)
Go birds 🦅
(Because it's actually my trash night - yes taking labor day into account. But also...)
Go birds 🦅
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Don't forget to VOTE this Tuesday May 20th in the Primary Election! Polls are open from 7am-8pm. Mail-in ballots can be placed in a ballot dropbox (the closest one to most of us is Shissler Rec) by 8pm on election day.
May 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Don't forget to VOTE this Tuesday May 20th in the Primary Election! Polls are open from 7am-8pm. Mail-in ballots can be placed in a ballot dropbox (the closest one to most of us is Shissler Rec) by 8pm on election day.
Back in the saddle, was out knocking doors today for @riverwardsdems.bsky.social endorsed candidates! PA folks, don't forget to vote in the primary this Tuesday May 20th!
May 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Back in the saddle, was out knocking doors today for @riverwardsdems.bsky.social endorsed candidates! PA folks, don't forget to vote in the primary this Tuesday May 20th!
Placing a bet on sovereignty and journalism.
For the derby!
For the derby and no other reasons.
For the derby!
For the derby and no other reasons.
May 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Placing a bet on sovereignty and journalism.
For the derby!
For the derby and no other reasons.
For the derby!
For the derby and no other reasons.
Happy to report that less than 24 hours after Sarah put one of these near my house all of the seed packets were taken (now replenished!). And while sitting outside for 20 min drinking my morning coffee at least 5 people stopped to look at it and talk about how cool it is!
I’ve come to the conclusion that the best case scenario is to have nearby neighbor volunteers “adopt” a seed dispersal station.
If you live in Philadelphia and are willing to adopt a station, which involves checking it every day and refilling with seed packs (that I will provide), lmk.
If you live in Philadelphia and are willing to adopt a station, which involves checking it every day and refilling with seed packs (that I will provide), lmk.
March 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Happy to report that less than 24 hours after Sarah put one of these near my house all of the seed packets were taken (now replenished!). And while sitting outside for 20 min drinking my morning coffee at least 5 people stopped to look at it and talk about how cool it is!
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In collaboration with @ward18dems.bsky.social, RAD is hosting a public forum to hear directly from candidates for Court of Common Pleas & Municipal Court! Join us on April 2nd at 6:30pm at the Fishtown Rec. This forum is open to the public. RSVP: www.riverwardsdems.org/judicial_can...
March 26, 2025 at 10:46 PM
In collaboration with @ward18dems.bsky.social, RAD is hosting a public forum to hear directly from candidates for Court of Common Pleas & Municipal Court! Join us on April 2nd at 6:30pm at the Fishtown Rec. This forum is open to the public. RSVP: www.riverwardsdems.org/judicial_can...
Well RIP my bracket already
March 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Well RIP my bracket already
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In collaboration with @ward18dems.bsky.social, RAD is hosting a public forum to hear directly from candidates for Court of Common Pleas & Municipal Court. Join us on April 2nd at 6:30pm at the Fishtown Rec. This forum is open to the public. RSVP: www.riverwardsdems.org/judicial_can...
March 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In collaboration with @ward18dems.bsky.social, RAD is hosting a public forum to hear directly from candidates for Court of Common Pleas & Municipal Court. Join us on April 2nd at 6:30pm at the Fishtown Rec. This forum is open to the public. RSVP: www.riverwardsdems.org/judicial_can...
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Join us for two candidate interview events this spring to help inform your vote and RAD's endorsement in the 2025 primary! First up, our District Attorney Candidate Endorsement Meeting on Tues 3/18 at 7pm on zoom. All RAD members are welcome to attend! RSVP: www.riverwardsdems.org/rad_da-endor...
March 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Join us for two candidate interview events this spring to help inform your vote and RAD's endorsement in the 2025 primary! First up, our District Attorney Candidate Endorsement Meeting on Tues 3/18 at 7pm on zoom. All RAD members are welcome to attend! RSVP: www.riverwardsdems.org/rad_da-endor...
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Join RAD for our March General Meeting on Tues 3/4 at 7pm at Other Half Brewing! We'll be joined by Committee of Seventy to talk about nomination petitions and poll worker elections. RSVP: www.riverwardsdems.org/march_genera...
February 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Join RAD for our March General Meeting on Tues 3/4 at 7pm at Other Half Brewing! We'll be joined by Committee of Seventy to talk about nomination petitions and poll worker elections. RSVP: www.riverwardsdems.org/march_genera...
Deeply shameful behavior from the Patrick Dugan campaign, and also if I were a Bob Brady or KGR, the two party leaders who it seems like should’ve done something about the situation a long time ago, I wouldn’t be thrilled about him trying to make it an issue in such a hamfisted way.
February 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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February 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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The night is dark, the stakes are high, and Primary Prom is back - with a Gothic twist! Join us as we embrace the shadows and kick off the primary election season in true elegantly macabre style 🖤
February 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The night is dark, the stakes are high, and Primary Prom is back - with a Gothic twist! Join us as we embrace the shadows and kick off the primary election season in true elegantly macabre style 🖤
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What's happened since the 2024 election is that US politics has moved from a version of the political game at the national level that was predominantly governed by the norms, rules, and expectations of the pluralist game of politics to the friend-enemy mode.
![A table with three headings at the top which read: Friend-Enemy Politics, Pluralist Politics, and Technocratic Politics. The first row is titled "social ontology of politics (what is the political world made of?), the second is titled "task of politics (what do we think we're doing in politics?), the third is titled "goal of politics (what does politics generate?):"
The social ontology of politics in friend-enemy politics is a "world made up of friends and enemies. No neutrality or fairness. Identity overriding," in pluralist politics it is a "world made up of innumerable groups who must find ways to live together. Identity is central," in technocratic politics, the "world [is] composed of individuals who experience common problems. No groups, no identity."
The task of politics in the friend-enemy mode is "for the virtuous 'Us' to defeat the evil 'Them,'" in pluralist politics it is "conciliation of different groups and their competing interests," in technocratic politics it is "solving social problems."
The goal of politics in friend-enemy politics is "public tokens of 'our' domination or of enemy's defeat;" in pluralist politics it is "fair compromise;" in technocratic politics it is "effective policy."
A green circle around the column heading "pluralist politics" is joined to a red circle around the column heading "friend-enemy politics" by a yellow arrow, denoting movement from the former to the latter mode of politics.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2c4hmyxdfk4aky3jeoulhog5/bafkreifxiwfwlyixiawlmn7gixxwnmb6yfpjjz2eluxa77ecpf2rc4gjla@jpeg)
January 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What's happened since the 2024 election is that US politics has moved from a version of the political game at the national level that was predominantly governed by the norms, rules, and expectations of the pluralist game of politics to the friend-enemy mode.
Good morning Philadelphia
January 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Good morning Philadelphia
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The Ballet Class (flipped, also from the @philamuseum), by Edgar Degas, 1880
January 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The Ballet Class (flipped, also from the @philamuseum), by Edgar Degas, 1880
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Whatever ends up happening with the Sixers arena the one thing I'll always remember is how much time, resources, and energy the city and its residents were forced to put into this when it could've been focusing so many more important things
January 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Whatever ends up happening with the Sixers arena the one thing I'll always remember is how much time, resources, and energy the city and its residents were forced to put into this when it could've been focusing so many more important things
lmao
This is wild, shocking — and great news for Philadelphia share.inquirer.com/vmIOhT
Sixers to remain in South Philly, abandoning plans to build a Center City arena, officials say
“I’m so livid right now I don’t even know what to do,” said Jimmy Harrity, an at-large member of City Council who supported the team’s move to East Market Street.
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January 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
lmao
Have been taking my daughter since she was little 💔 Glad we made it one last time this christmas
January 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Have been taking my daughter since she was little 💔 Glad we made it one last time this christmas