Kelsey
@kaycool90.bsky.social
My work is in peace and the environment. Everything else is figuring out how to parent a toddler, read/write sci-fi, and talk about "going for a run" while trying not to fall asleep before 9pm
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The Women, Peace and Security Act was signed into law by President Trump in 2017.
April 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Women, Peace and Security Act was signed into law by President Trump in 2017.
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If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
April 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
Got money for the war but can't feed the poor, on repeat
NEW: Trump has reportedly urged Congress to authorize $175 billion for border security, more than 10x what was spent in his first term.
Meanwhile, border residents in Texas and Arizona say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met.
W/ @texastribune.org
Meanwhile, border residents in Texas and Arizona say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met.
W/ @texastribune.org
Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.
The president has reportedly urged Congress to pass $175 billion for border security. But residents of Del Rio, Texas, and Douglas, Arizona, say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and…
www.propublica.org
April 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Got money for the war but can't feed the poor, on repeat
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"Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships...effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions."
apnews.com/article/ship...
apnews.com/article/ship...
Major nations agree on first-ever global tax on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping
Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are not already accou...
apnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships...effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions."
apnews.com/article/ship...
apnews.com/article/ship...
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Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.
April 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Science does not work like this. The only way you can set a timeline is if you have rigged the results in advance.
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The Pentagon doesn’t need more money. It needs more accountability.
-Cut price gouging
-End contractor bloat
-Invest in civilians
$1 trillion isn’t security—it’s waste. #PentagonBudget
www.forbes.com/sites/willia...
-Cut price gouging
-End contractor bloat
-Invest in civilians
$1 trillion isn’t security—it’s waste. #PentagonBudget
www.forbes.com/sites/willia...
Does America Really Need a $1 Trillion Pentagon Budget?
Spending $1 trillion on the Pentagon would be a colossal blunder at a time when America's most urgent security challenges are not military in nature.
www.forbes.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Pentagon doesn’t need more money. It needs more accountability.
-Cut price gouging
-End contractor bloat
-Invest in civilians
$1 trillion isn’t security—it’s waste. #PentagonBudget
www.forbes.com/sites/willia...
-Cut price gouging
-End contractor bloat
-Invest in civilians
$1 trillion isn’t security—it’s waste. #PentagonBudget
www.forbes.com/sites/willia...
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We’re going to annex Canada and invade Greenland but we can’t request return of an innocent man from El Salvador.
April 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’re going to annex Canada and invade Greenland but we can’t request return of an innocent man from El Salvador.
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You don't want to tell your children that all you did during this time was post. You should be podcasting too
February 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
You don't want to tell your children that all you did during this time was post. You should be podcasting too
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We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn
Opinion | Libraries can help end the culture wars. That’s why they’re under fire.
Nothing threatens authoritarianism like a free, quiet place to absorb a full range of information.
wapo.st
January 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn
I'm probably not alone on this app in deleting my Facebook & Instagram accounts. Looks like Bluesky will be my go-to! Plz send recommendations of who/what I should follow here! 🩵
January 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I'm probably not alone on this app in deleting my Facebook & Instagram accounts. Looks like Bluesky will be my go-to! Plz send recommendations of who/what I should follow here! 🩵
Watching the news of the wildfires in LA makes me reflect on this piece I wrote for @inkstickmedia.com in 2021 during the Oregon heatwave.
You should prepare for what the climate crisis means for you.
inkstickmedia.com/a-local-clim...
You should prepare for what the climate crisis means for you.
inkstickmedia.com/a-local-clim...
A Local Climate Change Disaster: Coming to a Town Near You
I stood in my 90-degree Fahrenheit living room in a bra and a pair of athletic shorts, watching the cold wind from the southwest shake Portland’s trees through my window. From a high of 115 degrees in...
inkstickmedia.com
January 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Watching the news of the wildfires in LA makes me reflect on this piece I wrote for @inkstickmedia.com in 2021 during the Oregon heatwave.
You should prepare for what the climate crisis means for you.
inkstickmedia.com/a-local-clim...
You should prepare for what the climate crisis means for you.
inkstickmedia.com/a-local-clim...
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I genuinely can't believe that I'm made out of meat.
December 10, 2024 at 6:58 PM
I genuinely can't believe that I'm made out of meat.
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
December 11, 2024 at 2:39 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏
Nothing says the holiday season like artificially inflating my #Goodreads read list with short stories and audio books
December 2, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Nothing says the holiday season like artificially inflating my #Goodreads read list with short stories and audio books