Claas Ehlers
claasehlers.bsky.social
Claas Ehlers
@claasehlers.bsky.social
20+ years in nonprofit organizational development. Pronounced like saying "class" with a British accent. Skeets IMO. he/him
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This made my day. History.com named The Aviator and the Showman one of the Best New History Books of 2025.

One of 12 books! @vikingbooks.bsky.social @history.com

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www.history.com/articles/bes...
December 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
We partnered with PetSmart specifically so people could keep pets if they lost their housing-because they would not take services if they could not ensure their pets’ safety. This will kill people.
SCOOP @motherjones.com: Republicans want to ban pets from domestic violence shelters through a proposal in the budget

Advocates say the program is small but critical: “Survivors won’t leave, they can’t leave [abusers], if they’re going to leave their pets behind"
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Republicans want to ban pets from domestic violence shelters
The budget proposal is the Trump administration's latest attack on services supporting abuse survivors.
www.motherjones.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
So excited to get my New Yorker so I can read this. LGS and I have been dear friends since we were teenagers.
My @newyorker.com excerpt of The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage that Made an American Icon just went up—and I’m thrilled to finally share it. June 9 print for magazine - @vikingbooks.bsky.social book out July 15

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Amelia Earhart’s Reckless Final Flights
The aviator’s publicity-mad husband, George Palmer Putnam, kept pushing her to risk her life for the sake of fame.
www.newyorker.com
June 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I screenshotted this gem from Ben Shapiro’s “journalism” org. She’s an alum of that archrival of Verizon State….
June 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Each episode of @andrewhickey.500songs.com is wry, trenchant, and expansive. Many, like the Judy Collins one, leave the listener transformed and transported, in a state of Maitrī. Like the greatest music, the podcast is sublime art and craft.
June 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The quotes about markets display shocking cognitive dissonance, or maybe it's cognitive dishonesty. Since childcare is a workforce problem, both in the industry & across the entire economy, why isn't childcare support offered like health insurance or 401ks? I have an inkling why….
Inside the conservative movement to remake American day care
To understand the future of child care, look to Idaho.
www.vox.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Libertarians are like house cats: fiercely convinced of their own independence while fully dependent on a system they neither understand or appreciate.
April 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM