Auspicious Katie
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Auspicious Katie
@auspiciouskatie.bsky.social
Nature, home, current events

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I just called my reps to Restore Funding for Life-Saving SNAP & WIC Benefits #snap #wic #congress (UPDATED 11/3) — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/wic-sn...
Restore Funding for Life-Saving SNAP & WIC Benefits (UPDATED 11/3) ⭑ 5 Calls
Updates November 3, 2025: Two federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must use USDA contingency funds to sustain SNAP benefits during …
5calls.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 PM
You are not alone.
October 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We grew these beans in the garden this year. #garden #beans
September 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I pushed through my fear and called my reps this morning! Bother them, like the news bothers you!

I just called my reps to Protect Funding for Public Education — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/public...
Protect Funding for Public Education ⭑ 5 Calls
Congress has until September 30th to pass a budget bill for fiscal year (FY) 2026 and decide whether they will protect children across the country by …
5calls.org
September 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I just called my reps to Stop the Assault on Our Freedom of Speech — you should too: 5calls.org/issue/free-s...
Stop the Assault on Our Freedom of Speech ⭑ 5 Calls
Despite Trump signing an executive order “restoring freedom of speech” on Day 1 of his term, his administration has repeatedly taken action to silence …
5calls.org
September 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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The BLM is seeking to eradicate the Public Lands Rule, which allows the conservation to be included in land use planning. There are a lot of areas of critical environmental concern in BLM land. It's in the federal register and the public commenting period has started. Please comment!
Interior Proposes to Rescind Public Lands Rule, Restoring Balanced, Multiple-Use Management  | U.S. Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior is proposing to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, aligning with Secretary Doug Burgum’s commitment to restoring balance in federal land manageme...
www.doi.gov
September 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE: Everyone six months and older can now get a COVID-19 vaccine in NJ thanks to the New Jersey Department of Health.

Learn more: www.nj.gov/governor/new...
www.nj.gov
September 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It's my friend's birthday. He would be 43.

"And you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief." Kalil Gibran, The Prophet
September 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Detaining firefighters risking their lives to keep us safe shows a blatant disregard for our communities.

Once again, the Trump administration is placing its cruel anti-immigrant agenda above public safety.
Federal agents arrest firefighters working on WA wildfire
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
www.seattletimes.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Sen. Ossoff: Who out there in the American public is sitting at home demanding that we shut down cancer research and Alzheimer's research?
May 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
#caterpillar no more! Wishing this friend godspeed!
August 31, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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“Actual issues that impact our real lives”

In Chattanooga, Candidate for Governor Jerri Green (D) asks if folks care about rising grocery prices (YES), women’s rights (YES), or trans athletes (NO)

@marshablackburn runs on it, but we’ve had 0 trans athlete issues in Tennessee
August 31, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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🐔 Rep Chuck Fleischmann (R) tells the Chattanooga Times Free Press he will “never” do a town hall

www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/au...
August 31, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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If only people could remember their outrage when their favorite team is playing.
August 31, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Experts have studied this for decades, but RFK and his band of liars claim they found an aggregation of causes in a few months. What a disgrace to the nation.
RFK Jr on autism: "There's an aggregation of causes, and we are now sufficient evidence to ask for regulatory action on some of those, or at least recommendations."
August 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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We can stop this. 🛑
Pesticides kill butterflies. Butterflies are a canary in our existential coal mine. Nature protects and sustains butterflies, humans. Pesticides are a marketing scam.
#Butterflies #Gardening #NativePlants #EcologyandConservation #Flowers

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Monarch butterflies’ mass die-off in 2024 caused by pesticide exposure – study
New peer-reviewed research found an average of seven pesticides in each of 10 butterflies tested
www.theguardian.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera were killed.
Journalists killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
Journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera were killed.
www.newsweek.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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A huge "Thank You" to the Miccosukee Nation!
#GoodbyAlligatorAuschwitz
#GoodbyAlligatorAlcatraz
August 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Caterpillar weirdness. My phone and the light did not work together to capture its vibrant color.
August 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Crazy that lawn darts are illegal and not this
Holy fucking shit
August 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A striped #caterpillar in our garden. No doubt the offspring of one of the butterflies that so generously polenated for us this year.
August 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Seeds harvested from our ever prolific bronze fennel. It is a perennial herb in zone 7. It regrows from its long tap root and reseeds with abandon. This variety does not form a bulb (though the fleshy stem and fronds are tasty), but was selected for flavorful seeds! #fennel #seedsaving #herbgarden
August 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Look at this corn from our garden! #sweetcorn #cappuccinocorn #garden #harvest
August 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do not learn from history…
August 1, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Cowards
Little Leaguers. "Well, they will bring their parents." "What if the mother is pregnant." "What if they run to Los Angeles." They are not numerous but those are the people you have to squash. knohttps://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/25/trump-travel-ban-little-league-00477894
Venezuelan Little League team denied entry into US amid Trump travel ban
The team will not be able to play in the Senior League World Series in South Carolina.
www.politico.com
July 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM