Catherine A.
@alilew1.bsky.social
Educator, writer, mom. She/her. Almost always surprised
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A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A massive problem today is the uneven distribution of shame. Some of us are running dedicated on-site shame servers 24/7 while others have no access to shame at all, even though they desperately need it. What we need to do is put shame in the cloud
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its the most English nickname ever- he was called Ringo Starr because...wait for it.... he wore lots of rings and wanted ro be a star
No, things have never been OK on that island
No, things have never been OK on that island
We just accept it because it’s always been this way but ‘Ringo Starr’ is a bonkers thing to call yourself when the other guys are John, Paul, and George. It’s like having a band where everyone else uses their real name and then the drummer goes yes please call me Crackers Creamsworth
December 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
its the most English nickname ever- he was called Ringo Starr because...wait for it.... he wore lots of rings and wanted ro be a star
No, things have never been OK on that island
No, things have never been OK on that island
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That art doesn't belong to him. That's theft of public property
December 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
That art doesn't belong to him. That's theft of public property
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George W Bush’s administration found lawyers to justify torturing prisoners
Now Trump found lawyers to justify murdering fisherman they say are smuggling drugs
This is why Mark Kelly and his colleagues made the video telling troops to follow only legal orders
And why Trump threatened to kill them
Now Trump found lawyers to justify murdering fisherman they say are smuggling drugs
This is why Mark Kelly and his colleagues made the video telling troops to follow only legal orders
And why Trump threatened to kill them
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 AM
George W Bush’s administration found lawyers to justify torturing prisoners
Now Trump found lawyers to justify murdering fisherman they say are smuggling drugs
This is why Mark Kelly and his colleagues made the video telling troops to follow only legal orders
And why Trump threatened to kill them
Now Trump found lawyers to justify murdering fisherman they say are smuggling drugs
This is why Mark Kelly and his colleagues made the video telling troops to follow only legal orders
And why Trump threatened to kill them
I love this story, will never fail to share. It has everything: pathos, humor, suspense.
Ok palate cleanse time. In case you missed it, here's my most popular post ever
4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day
So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I love this story, will never fail to share. It has everything: pathos, humor, suspense.
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A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year. www.wired.com/story/the-da...
The Data Center Resistance Has Arrived
A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year.
www.wired.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A new report finds that local opposition to data centers skyrocketed in the second quarter of this year. www.wired.com/story/the-da...
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Next time a Republican claims this is a “Democrat Shutdown,” they should be reminded that Russell Vought, the president’s top budget adviser, encouraged the GOP in Congress to shut down the government because it’s easier to dismantle the government when it is closed. He's on record liking shutdowns.
October 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Next time a Republican claims this is a “Democrat Shutdown,” they should be reminded that Russell Vought, the president’s top budget adviser, encouraged the GOP in Congress to shut down the government because it’s easier to dismantle the government when it is closed. He's on record liking shutdowns.
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City Lights, a San Francisco Institution founded by the late great Beat Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, has banners posted for this time in history
October 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
City Lights, a San Francisco Institution founded by the late great Beat Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, has banners posted for this time in history
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Try as they might, they can never erase what they’ve done.
The lives lost. Needlessly.
Making sure our health agencies are gagged, taking away infrastructure and suicide hotlines, medical care…
They’re wantonly and willingly murdering their own countrymen.
They can never escape that.
The lives lost. Needlessly.
Making sure our health agencies are gagged, taking away infrastructure and suicide hotlines, medical care…
They’re wantonly and willingly murdering their own countrymen.
They can never escape that.
There will be trials! This time we are not going to let them say we need to move on and let bygones be bygones. Unforgivable!
August 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Try as they might, they can never erase what they’ve done.
The lives lost. Needlessly.
Making sure our health agencies are gagged, taking away infrastructure and suicide hotlines, medical care…
They’re wantonly and willingly murdering their own countrymen.
They can never escape that.
The lives lost. Needlessly.
Making sure our health agencies are gagged, taking away infrastructure and suicide hotlines, medical care…
They’re wantonly and willingly murdering their own countrymen.
They can never escape that.
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It’s been really disheartening to see the things people say about those who use SNAP. Many seem to have little understanding of why the program exists in the first place.
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
It’s been really disheartening to see the things people say about those who use SNAP. Many seem to have little understanding of why the program exists in the first place.
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Refusing to feed people while building a massive ballroom is a fast track to eat the rich. No pun intended.
October 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Refusing to feed people while building a massive ballroom is a fast track to eat the rich. No pun intended.
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Inarguable fact
Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Inarguable fact
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Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
October 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
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I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
October 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I lived with my dad when I was very young and he didn’t apply for food stamps or free school lunches, though we qualified.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
So, I went hungry. It was awful. I begged neighbors for saltine crackers. I can say it was the worst time of my life.
Children shouldn’t go hungry. Restore SNAP benefits.
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It’s crazy that we invented the internet and then it completely tore us apart. Like imagine if we invented the mass produced assembly line automobile and then it caused 40,000 deaths per wait
October 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It’s crazy that we invented the internet and then it completely tore us apart. Like imagine if we invented the mass produced assembly line automobile and then it caused 40,000 deaths per wait
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I mean this is viscerally upsetting because it's really genuinely him treating the white house like it's his own personal property; he's the king and it's his palace. No other president ever thought like this, even if they were a fucking horrible person, because it goes against our founding creed
I'm not a West Wing obsessed lib or anything but the more I see pictures of this the more fucked up I think it is. It's like he cut off one of the hands of the Lincoln memorial with an angle grinder so he could add a big gun to it.
The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing
October 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I mean this is viscerally upsetting because it's really genuinely him treating the white house like it's his own personal property; he's the king and it's his palace. No other president ever thought like this, even if they were a fucking horrible person, because it goes against our founding creed
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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The elimination of USAID is likely among the most popular policies of the second Trump administration, but that doesn't make it any less evil (and, counterproductive toward US interests). This is peak "the cruelty is the point."
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The elimination of USAID is likely among the most popular policies of the second Trump administration, but that doesn't make it any less evil (and, counterproductive toward US interests). This is peak "the cruelty is the point."
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Badenoch wants to eliminate ‘rip off degrees’ like English. The usual philistine crap that a degree is just about work. The mission to create the stupidest nation on earth. And counterproductive. Young people will work for years. They’ll retrain endlessly. A degree can help them learn how to learn
October 8, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Badenoch wants to eliminate ‘rip off degrees’ like English. The usual philistine crap that a degree is just about work. The mission to create the stupidest nation on earth. And counterproductive. Young people will work for years. They’ll retrain endlessly. A degree can help them learn how to learn
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The time to fight is now. Never doubt that your voice and actions carry weight.
How to Stop Trump and Project 2025 Before It’s Too Late
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How to Stop Trump and Project 2025 Before It’s Too Late
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How to Stop Trump and Project 2025 Before It’s Too Late
The Four Big Chunks That Could Save Democracy
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September 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The time to fight is now. Never doubt that your voice and actions carry weight.
How to Stop Trump and Project 2025 Before It’s Too Late
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How to Stop Trump and Project 2025 Before It’s Too Late
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America imprisons 5X more per capita than even the world’s most authoritarian regimes — including China.
But for the authoritarian right, that’s not enough.
Their vision of society is built on maximizing human suffering.
They are the tyrants our forefathers fought against.
But for the authoritarian right, that’s not enough.
Their vision of society is built on maximizing human suffering.
They are the tyrants our forefathers fought against.
September 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
America imprisons 5X more per capita than even the world’s most authoritarian regimes — including China.
But for the authoritarian right, that’s not enough.
Their vision of society is built on maximizing human suffering.
They are the tyrants our forefathers fought against.
But for the authoritarian right, that’s not enough.
Their vision of society is built on maximizing human suffering.
They are the tyrants our forefathers fought against.
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Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
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She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
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Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital
A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.
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August 25, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.
She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
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She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
tinyurl.com/3cn5c9vb
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There is no one pull quote to capture the essence of this important letter today. It’s an overview perspective that everyone should read, if you haven’t already:
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August 17, 2025
On the heels of President Donald J.
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August 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
There is no one pull quote to capture the essence of this important letter today. It’s an overview perspective that everyone should read, if you haven’t already:
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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