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Katie
@katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
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She/her. Writer @KidsOutAndAbout.com & CapitalDistrictFun. Native plant nurturer, houseplant collector, embroiderer, history enthusiast, avid reader, democracy defender. Sings/dances badly but w/ enthusiasm. Feminist mom of daughters & cats in Upstate NY.
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#ICEOUT protest in #Albany NY yesterday.
beautiful multicolored hand-painted sign depicting a weeping Lady Liberty's face with the word "HOPE"
January 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
#ICEOUT protest in #Albany NY yesterday.
We need you to join us sign
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
#ICEOUT protest in #Albany NY yesterday.
We stand with Minnesota sign
January 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
#ICEOUT protest in #Albany NY yesterday.
Dog wearing paws off our democracy vest Sign reads what fresh horror do we have today embellished with stars and stripes What if you knew her? under an image of Renee Good
January 24, 2026 at 4:50 PM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
#ICEOUT protest in #Albany NY yesterday.
FREEZE ICE OUT sign held up among people bundled up, bare trees, buildings, and a setting sun FUCK ICE sign created collage style where each letter is cut out from historic images of slaves, founding fathers and mothers, and the constitution Ice guilty of murder illegal search and seizure racial profiling deadly force. Defund armed thugs end ice brutality ICE MURDERS MOTHERS
January 24, 2026 at 4:48 PM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
#ICEOUT protest in #Albany NY yesterday.
Collage-style sign with "Connected and Unstoppable" with images of Liberty, a park ranger, a Union protester, flowers, and more. Partial view of sign reading "cowardICE injustICE prejudICE..." with bundled-up people and winter-bare trees. DUE PROCESS is a fundamental right guaranteed by the US Constitution END ICE BRUTALITY
January 24, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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urbanmodernism.bsky.social
Joy is a form of resistance #Pinks #Momsky
January 16, 2026 at 1:15 PM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
A favorite from #Schenectady #ICEOUT March on Sunday
Sign: Some of you failed history and it shows
January 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
A favorite from #Schenectady #ICEOUT March on Sunday
Sign: Incels Creeping Everyone OUT with the I.C.E. in red lettering
January 15, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Signfrom #Schenectady #ICEOUT March on Sunday
Sign: Anne Frank Wrote About This: Wake Up!
January 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
A favorite from #Schenectady #ICEOUT March on Sunday
Protest sign: Ice is for Coke Zero
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
Images from #Schenectady #ICEOUT March on Sunday
Poster: Immigrants are NOT Criminals but the President is! Sign: It was Never Just About Law and Order with another protester with flag and upside-down American flag in background Sign: Controversial Take: Killing people is wrong (even if they've made you upset.) Sign: Controversial Take: Kidnapping people is wrong (even when the government pays you to do it.)
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
Yeah…we really do
January 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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urbanmodernism.bsky.social
Feliz Navidad !!
December 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
This massive painting is breathtaking. The image in the link is just a small detail. Raqib Shaw: Paradise Lost | The Art Institute of Chicago share.google/x1eSOUIRzFcn...
December 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Massively disappointed in @schumer.senate.gov and @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social for voting for anti-trans S 1071 www.capitaldistrictfun.com/2024/10/29/u...
Utter Bullshit. – Capital District Fun
www.capitaldistrictfun.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Also this. make protest songs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=61I4...
"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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December 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
We got our lovely tree at Ellms Family Farm. Cute W took this picture--Ruth's our front, but Dave's under the tree, too, investigating. www.capitaldistrictfun.com/2025/12/04/g...
Image of the bottom of a decorated Christmas tree with a tabby cat below, looking alert as if hunting ornaments. Almost hidden behind is a second black cat.
December 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Almost Thanksgiving! www.capitaldistrictfun.com/2025/11/23/t...
Grocery cart jam-packed and overflowing foods and drinks
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
Starting the morning rage-emailing @schumer.senate.gov
From Schumer's contact form: "If you won't fight for us, retire. I want a US senator who fight for our democracy AND have enough respect for their constituents that they answer phones or allow voicemails. Who observes the massive pushback against Trump of the last election day and decides that now is a good time to tell Democratic senators that they can capitulate? A lily-livered appeaser who either doesn't know or doesn't care that we are descending into fascism. Before I called you Chamberlain. Congratulations: you've graduated to Vichy and collaborationist mode. I look forward to volunteering for your primary challenger."
November 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
This Supreme Court is really giving Banality of Evil.
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Finally catching our breath after a crazy month. www.capitaldistrictfun.com/2025/11/04/t...
The Fastest October Ever – Capital District Fun
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November 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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whiteroseresistance.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
katiesbeltramo.bsky.social
More signs from Albany #NoKings
Extremely handsome man (okay, you got me, my husband) holds large sign reading We the People will Support & Defend the Constitution while wearing vintage Elizabeth Warren You don't get what you don't fight for shirt and holding up a pocket constitution that another attendee was handing out. An American flag is just behind him Inflatable unicorn holds sign reading He didn't win, he wasn't shot, he is on the list and stands next to person holding up sign reading Do you hear the people sing Unicorn holds two signs, one reading Fascists are anti-fun and one reading No kind no dick-tater with pictures of Trump and McDonald's fries. A US flag, a No Kings in America, and someone dressed up as a king are in the background Sign reads You call it radical I call it loving my child with two hearts with pride rainbows and Mama Dragons branding
October 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM