@catherineshinners.bsky.social
Dame citizen, climate caretaker, writer, technologist after inhabiting Silicon Valley since Internet 1.0 “The Constitution is sacredly obligatory upon all” G. Washington
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Happy hundredth birthday, Winnie the Pooh!
On Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th birthday, read the very first story
Hundred Acre Wood has captivated imaginations since appearing in a newspaper on Christmas Eve 1925. Today we reprint the first tale and Johanna Thomas-Corr pays tribute
www.thetimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Happy hundredth birthday, Winnie the Pooh!
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I’m a new fan…
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
December 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I’m a new fan…
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
One of the most improbable stories in classical music history: not because they are Black, but because they are seven siblings in one family of virtuosos.
The parents of the award winning Kanneh-Masons deserve an award too.
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This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
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California, other states sue to protect federal consumer agency
California, other states sue to protect federal consumer agency
California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 21 other states and Washington D.C. in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the Trump administration from defunding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
California, other states sue to protect federal consumer agency
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WATCH-- Former AG Eric Holder says Congress should consider impeachment for the DOJ officials responsible for holding back the Epstein files: “That's a nuclear option that Congress has.”
December 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
WATCH-- Former AG Eric Holder says Congress should consider impeachment for the DOJ officials responsible for holding back the Epstein files: “That's a nuclear option that Congress has.”
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IUPAT President @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social is right:
Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection.
America’s unions will keep fighting for them.
Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection.
America’s unions will keep fighting for them.
December 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
IUPAT President @jimmy-iupat.bsky.social is right:
Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection.
America’s unions will keep fighting for them.
Temporary Protected Status recipients are rigorously vetted, pay taxes, and do work in critical industries. They are part of our communities and our unions—they deserve respect and protection.
America’s unions will keep fighting for them.
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I replied directly to Joe Lonsdale on X, and will update if he responds. Lonsdale (a Palantir co-founder) is one of the Tech Bros trying to “fix” education in America. fortune.com/2023/06/14/u...
December 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I replied directly to Joe Lonsdale on X, and will update if he responds. Lonsdale (a Palantir co-founder) is one of the Tech Bros trying to “fix” education in America. fortune.com/2023/06/14/u...
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AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
December 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
AOC: I want to remind you where the real crime is. It's in the oligarchs taking $170 billion of our money from health care and food assistance and public programs and taking that and funneling it into a secret police program.
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watching the new criterion 4k of THIS IS SPINAL TAP. haven't seen this movie in a decade but I did watch it basically every week as a teenager and I still remember every single line
December 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
watching the new criterion 4k of THIS IS SPINAL TAP. haven't seen this movie in a decade but I did watch it basically every week as a teenager and I still remember every single line
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December 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Another day. Another mass shooting. Watching students at Brown who survived high school mass shootings reliving a similar horror in college is heartbreaking. The lack of gun control has failed an entire generation of children, some now adults. My heart goes out to the families grieving tonight.
December 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Another day. Another mass shooting. Watching students at Brown who survived high school mass shootings reliving a similar horror in college is heartbreaking. The lack of gun control has failed an entire generation of children, some now adults. My heart goes out to the families grieving tonight.
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I couldn’t leave Chicago without getting a cut from my old barber, Zariff!
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I couldn’t leave Chicago without getting a cut from my old barber, Zariff!
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Democratic leadership didn’t want to stick their necks out for him. The GOP didn’t want him even referred to as a “Maryland man.” Sen. Chris Van Hollen, his congressional representative fought for him. And we should never forget any of this. apnews.com/article/abre...
Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from federal immigration detention, his attorney's office says
Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from an immigration detention center in Pennsylvania following an order from a federal judge issued Thursday, according to his attorney’s office.
apnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
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Young people have faced ‘violent indifference’ for decades, Lisa Nandy says
Young people have faced ‘violent indifference’ for decades, Lisa Nandy says
Exclusive: Culture secretary announces first national youth strategy in 15 years to help ‘vulnerable’ generation
Young people have faced “violent indifference” from the political establishment for decades, leaving them struggling to navigate a changing world, the culture secretary said as she announced the first national youth strategy in 15 years.
In an interview with the Guardian, Lisa Nandy said young people today were the most digitally connected but also the most isolated generation, adding that more could be done to police online spaces under new laws. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Young people have faced ‘violent indifference’ for decades, Lisa Nandy says
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Sen. BLUMENTHAL: This report ought to shock America’s conscience. At least 22 American citizens were treated in a way we would not tolerate for anyone. Our fellow citizens are being abused and mistreated by ICE agents and the United States government.
December 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Sen. BLUMENTHAL: This report ought to shock America’s conscience. At least 22 American citizens were treated in a way we would not tolerate for anyone. Our fellow citizens are being abused and mistreated by ICE agents and the United States government.
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Rep. GARCIA: Our witnesses today have been in some cases abused, smeared, and mistreated by our own government. The Trump Administration is telling blatant lies about their conduct. You’re bringing light to what’s happening to US citizens as they interact with ICE and DHS.
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Rep. GARCIA: Our witnesses today have been in some cases abused, smeared, and mistreated by our own government. The Trump Administration is telling blatant lies about their conduct. You’re bringing light to what’s happening to US citizens as they interact with ICE and DHS.
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US citizen and veteran detained by ICE: I’m here as a veteran, father, and ordinary person who believes in our country. I respect law enforcement, but I also believe accountability is the foundation for respect. I was arrested and detained by ICE agents.
December 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
US citizen and veteran detained by ICE: I’m here as a veteran, father, and ordinary person who believes in our country. I respect law enforcement, but I also believe accountability is the foundation for respect. I was arrested and detained by ICE agents.
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The 14th Amendment doesn’t mince words — birthright citizenship is a constitutionally protected right.
We’re fighting at the Supreme Court against President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
We’re fighting at the Supreme Court against President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
December 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The 14th Amendment doesn’t mince words — birthright citizenship is a constitutionally protected right.
We’re fighting at the Supreme Court against President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
We’re fighting at the Supreme Court against President Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
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Right (and I'll point to @socio-steve.bsky.social's great piece on this: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-irr...)
The Irreparable Damage Being Done to Federal Policy Research and Evaluation - Roosevelt Institute
Though their goals obviously differed, Republican and Democratic administrations have for decades relied on the work of social scientists both within and outside the government to conduct research on ...
rooseveltinstitute.org
December 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Right (and I'll point to @socio-steve.bsky.social's great piece on this: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/the-irr...)
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The global mortality rate for children under 5 is projected to increase in 2025 -- for the first time in decades. Moreover, the projected death rate by 2030 is 16% higher than last year.
cc: @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
cc: @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The global mortality rate for children under 5 is projected to increase in 2025 -- for the first time in decades. Moreover, the projected death rate by 2030 is 16% higher than last year.
cc: @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
cc: @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
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Reagan waged war against the middle class & working people. He started taxing unemployment & social security. Voodoo economics is what propelled the billionaire class. The wealthy & corporations have not paid their fair share in taxes for decades. He busted unions and more. Rethugs perpetuate this.
December 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Reagan waged war against the middle class & working people. He started taxing unemployment & social security. Voodoo economics is what propelled the billionaire class. The wealthy & corporations have not paid their fair share in taxes for decades. He busted unions and more. Rethugs perpetuate this.
I first came across Lonsdale about a décade ago on a Stanford panel. Bright but convinced of his own entitlement even then. Why are techbros so enamored of retrograde masculinity? This kind of abhorrent, neanderthal view should result in complete ostracization from public interviews.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I first came across Lonsdale about a décade ago on a Stanford panel. Bright but convinced of his own entitlement even then. Why are techbros so enamored of retrograde masculinity? This kind of abhorrent, neanderthal view should result in complete ostracization from public interviews.
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One cannot go to Hannah Arendt’s work for comfort, Jennifer Szalai writes of the German-born political thinker. What she offers instead is “the company of someone who had direct experience of the horrors of the 20th century yet never relinquished what she called amor mundi, or ‘love of the world.’”
Hannah Arendt Is Not Your Icon
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
One cannot go to Hannah Arendt’s work for comfort, Jennifer Szalai writes of the German-born political thinker. What she offers instead is “the company of someone who had direct experience of the horrors of the 20th century yet never relinquished what she called amor mundi, or ‘love of the world.’”