Katie K
@thatkatieak.bsky.social
MS student / forest ecologist / very tired guy
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July 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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According to a new report, defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon have raked in over HALF of Pentagon spending since 2020.
Trump's new $1 trillion annual DoD budget will pad their pockets even further as he cuts the social safety net.
War is a racket.
Trump's new $1 trillion annual DoD budget will pad their pockets even further as he cuts the social safety net.
War is a racket.
July 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
According to a new report, defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon have raked in over HALF of Pentagon spending since 2020.
Trump's new $1 trillion annual DoD budget will pad their pockets even further as he cuts the social safety net.
War is a racket.
Trump's new $1 trillion annual DoD budget will pad their pockets even further as he cuts the social safety net.
War is a racket.
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Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
July 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
I’m ambidextrous at the one thing that counts — removing splinters from my hands
July 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I’m ambidextrous at the one thing that counts — removing splinters from my hands
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Crowing over dead kids is ghoulish behavior and shows that you don't actually believe or advocate for the things you say you do.
Just gonna drop this here as a reminder to my fellow Northerners. Fix your hearts or fucking die.
July 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Crowing over dead kids is ghoulish behavior and shows that you don't actually believe or advocate for the things you say you do.
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you don't actually need more information in order to know whether or not it's bad when children are killed
hope this helps
hope this helps
July 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
you don't actually need more information in order to know whether or not it's bad when children are killed
hope this helps
hope this helps
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Very normal stuff happening in the Trump White House www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
July 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Very normal stuff happening in the Trump White House www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...
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Park Service staffing has dropped sharply since the Trump admin took office. With nearly 1/4 of permanent staff gone and only half of promised seasonal positions filled, it's not quite the rosy picture that Secretary Burgum wants to paint. Speak up at npca.org/morerangers
July 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Park Service staffing has dropped sharply since the Trump admin took office. With nearly 1/4 of permanent staff gone and only half of promised seasonal positions filled, it's not quite the rosy picture that Secretary Burgum wants to paint. Speak up at npca.org/morerangers
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primary this loser
July 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
primary this loser
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This guy was indicted for bribery lmao
Commenting on Mamdani, Eric Adams says "there's nothing dignified" about a "handout."
"New Yorkers are not looking for someone just to give them a handout."
"New Yorkers are not looking for someone just to give them a handout."
June 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This guy was indicted for bribery lmao
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more complex but the worst version of this decision means "no matter how illegal a law or policy, courts can never simply tell the Executive to stop enforcing it against anyone.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Supreme Court’s ruling on birthright citizenship is a Trump power grab
The implications for citizenship are complex. But the result for Trump's ability to implement his policies is dangerous.
www.motherjones.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
more complex but the worst version of this decision means "no matter how illegal a law or policy, courts can never simply tell the Executive to stop enforcing it against anyone.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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if you're still a congressman when you die, you get to be a congressman in heaven and do the really good insider trading up there. why is everyone pretending not to understand this
May 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
if you're still a congressman when you die, you get to be a congressman in heaven and do the really good insider trading up there. why is everyone pretending not to understand this
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i don't need to use AI to not read my emails. i already don't read my emails just fine
May 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
i don't need to use AI to not read my emails. i already don't read my emails just fine
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🦬 A preliminary injunction to further pause the unlawful RIFs being carried out across the federal government has been GRANTED!
This injunction applies to many departments, including Interior.
This injunction applies to many departments, including Interior.
May 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
🦬 A preliminary injunction to further pause the unlawful RIFs being carried out across the federal government has been GRANTED!
This injunction applies to many departments, including Interior.
This injunction applies to many departments, including Interior.
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A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.
May 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A reminder that if the minimum wage had kept pace with worker productivity gains since the 1960s, it would now be nearly $26 an hour.
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73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
May 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
(But get your mom flowers, too)
you can tell I’m having a totally normal one by the very large number of times I’ve shouted “DEATH WILL FIND ME ALIVE!!” in the past 3 hours
May 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
you can tell I’m having a totally normal one by the very large number of times I’ve shouted “DEATH WILL FIND ME ALIVE!!” in the past 3 hours
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📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
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At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
April 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 The Internet Archive needs your help.
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
At a time when information is being rewritten or erased online, a $700 million lawsuit from major record labels threatens to destroy the Wayback Machine.
Tell the labels to drop the 78s lawsuit.
👉 Sign our open letter: www.change.org/p/defend-the...
🧵⬇️
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You guys don’t need to try to convince me that any form of AI has merit. It doesn’t. It is boring and half-assed. I am fine getting by with human brain power. If the world nears its end and AI has one hater left, good news! I am still alive.
April 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
You guys don’t need to try to convince me that any form of AI has merit. It doesn’t. It is boring and half-assed. I am fine getting by with human brain power. If the world nears its end and AI has one hater left, good news! I am still alive.
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SCIENTISTS: The proposed Schedule F is out. It has potential to undermine or destroy merit-based science.
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...
www.federalregister.gov
April 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
SCIENTISTS: The proposed Schedule F is out. It has potential to undermine or destroy merit-based science.
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Rules/regulations have the force of law. This rule may put peer review in the hands of political appointees.
Make your public comment here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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"why research anything"
maybe because the academic pursuit of knowledge is rewarding in its own right. maybe because researching one topic can lead you spiraling off in a million directions at once as a maelstrom of creativity hits.
maybe because i like having things to infodump about.
kill ai.
maybe because the academic pursuit of knowledge is rewarding in its own right. maybe because researching one topic can lead you spiraling off in a million directions at once as a maelstrom of creativity hits.
maybe because i like having things to infodump about.
kill ai.
April 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"why research anything"
maybe because the academic pursuit of knowledge is rewarding in its own right. maybe because researching one topic can lead you spiraling off in a million directions at once as a maelstrom of creativity hits.
maybe because i like having things to infodump about.
kill ai.
maybe because the academic pursuit of knowledge is rewarding in its own right. maybe because researching one topic can lead you spiraling off in a million directions at once as a maelstrom of creativity hits.
maybe because i like having things to infodump about.
kill ai.