Katie Wade
@yesthisisk-wade.bsky.social
PhD student | histories of reproductive politics and print culture in the Midwest | Newspapers.com fan club | she/they
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Katie Wade
@yesthisisk-wade.bsky.social
· Nov 22
You know I love a cute intro post on a new social and it’s finally time for that here!
Hi! I’m Katie! I used to be a repro rights organizer and policy researcher. These days I’m working toward a PhD and studying abortion politics in Kansas.
Hi! I’m Katie! I used to be a repro rights organizer and policy researcher. These days I’m working toward a PhD and studying abortion politics in Kansas.
Hi I’m fiberglass shower install flipping off the back of my grandpa’s trailer on I-35 after he said one strap was enough.
I was 6 in the car with my dad following behind. We actually hate that grandpa now.
I was 6 in the car with my dad following behind. We actually hate that grandpa now.
I am also swimming pool. My brother saved me.
Hi, I'm femoral artery clot
January 2, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Hi I’m fiberglass shower install flipping off the back of my grandpa’s trailer on I-35 after he said one strap was enough.
I was 6 in the car with my dad following behind. We actually hate that grandpa now.
I was 6 in the car with my dad following behind. We actually hate that grandpa now.
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can’t wait for someone’s conference paper on this
We're bringing back the great union songs in 2026, and we're doing it very strongly www.instagram.com/reels/DS-uIn...
boygenius source 🦷 on Instagram: "@lucydacus & @_sarahgoldstone_ performing ‘Bread and Roses’ at @zohrankmamdani’s inauguration ceremony today in new york city!"
In this moving performance of 'Bread and Roses,' @lucydacus and @sarahgoldstone_ bring to life the powerful lyrics that speak to the human struggle for dignity and equality. The inauguration ceremony ...
www.instagram.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:11 AM
can’t wait for someone’s conference paper on this
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Again!! This is out of control 😂 I usually don’t watch much CNN, but now I can’t turn it off. #HeatedRivalry has truly taken over the pop culture zeitgeist.
January 1, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Again!! This is out of control 😂 I usually don’t watch much CNN, but now I can’t turn it off. #HeatedRivalry has truly taken over the pop culture zeitgeist.
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We're in a great place in society when Doctors Without Borders are being labeled as "terrorists" for trying to aid a population under genocide, and media just nods along in agreement.
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian groups, including Doctors Without Borders, in 2026 for failing its new vetting rules for groups working in Gaza. Some international organizations have said that Israel’s rules are arbitrary and could endanger staff.
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations, including Doctors Without Borders, for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We're in a great place in society when Doctors Without Borders are being labeled as "terrorists" for trying to aid a population under genocide, and media just nods along in agreement.
A friend gifted me a whole bunch of The Family Circle from the 1940s and I just really need to share the December issue from 1945
Re: @sarcher.bsky.social and @yourewrongabout.bsky.social
#History #skystorians
Re: @sarcher.bsky.social and @yourewrongabout.bsky.social
#History #skystorians
December 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
A friend gifted me a whole bunch of The Family Circle from the 1940s and I just really need to share the December issue from 1945
Re: @sarcher.bsky.social and @yourewrongabout.bsky.social
#History #skystorians
Re: @sarcher.bsky.social and @yourewrongabout.bsky.social
#History #skystorians
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As of this morning 4,500 Starbucks workers are on strike. Don’t cross their picket line.
No Starbucks. NO Starbucks gift cards!
No Starbucks. NO Starbucks gift cards!
JUST IN: This morning, hundreds of baristas have joined our national ULP strike.
☕ The solidarity is strong: For every one barista on strike, dozens more allies have shown up in force to back our cause.
Our strike continues to grow in strength and power! #NoContractNoCoffee
☕ The solidarity is strong: For every one barista on strike, dozens more allies have shown up in force to back our cause.
Our strike continues to grow in strength and power! #NoContractNoCoffee
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
December 18, 2025 at 2:29 PM
As of this morning 4,500 Starbucks workers are on strike. Don’t cross their picket line.
No Starbucks. NO Starbucks gift cards!
No Starbucks. NO Starbucks gift cards!
What if we didn’t do this and instead - hear me out - actually respected our students as inquiring minds.
Republican state lawmakers are questioning whether Kansas universities should review classroom content and materials as part of their efforts to remove diversity, equity and inclusion policies and programs.
Kansas lawmakers may censor how universities talk about race in classes
A state law requires Kansas agencies and universities to eliminate any policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Republican lawmakers are questioning whether they should also regulate the content in college courses.
www.kcur.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
What if we didn’t do this and instead - hear me out - actually respected our students as inquiring minds.
Ottawa Kansas opened their 1892 courthouse time capsule yesterday and I cannot wait to get my hands on those lodge rosters #KansasHistory #skystorians
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December 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Ottawa Kansas opened their 1892 courthouse time capsule yesterday and I cannot wait to get my hands on those lodge rosters #KansasHistory #skystorians
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Me 6 of the 7 days of the week
I hate the part of writing where I know it's over for the day but maybe if I click between the dozens of tabs I have open for 30 minutes straight it will come back
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Me 6 of the 7 days of the week
Fan video from Charli XCX for top listening - expected. But I screamed when @steveinskeep.bsky.social popped onto my Spotify Wrapped this morning. @npr.org every morning ✌🏻
December 3, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Fan video from Charli XCX for top listening - expected. But I screamed when @steveinskeep.bsky.social popped onto my Spotify Wrapped this morning. @npr.org every morning ✌🏻
Horrified by this story. Horrified that it’s not the only one.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Horrified by this story. Horrified that it’s not the only one.
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"oh, you research literature? you must get to read all the time, how fun!"
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"oh, you research literature? you must get to read all the time, how fun!"
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
*me, going through every single (digital) issue of an 18th century daily newspaper to make a spreadsheet listing number of advertisements and the portion of them that were for books*
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Always a good time to remind you that YOU DO NOT CROSS A PICKET LINE.
Solidarity with @teamsters.bsky.social , who sanctioned our strike nationwide and won't be delivering food, picking up trash, or bringing packages across picket lines! ✊🔥
#NoContractNoCoffee
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Always a good time to remind you that YOU DO NOT CROSS A PICKET LINE.
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There are going to be more stories like this than we will ever hear about. Each person deserved the world, and we let them die.
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
There are going to be more stories like this than we will ever hear about. Each person deserved the world, and we let them die.
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
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“Another week survived is another week won.”
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“Another week survived is another week won.”
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Alice Wong was a luminary, and her light will shine on for many years to come. this is a beautiful tribute from @thesicktimes.org co-founder @mileswgriffis.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Alice Wong was a luminary, and her light will shine on for many years to come. this is a beautiful tribute from @thesicktimes.org co-founder @mileswgriffis.bsky.social
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“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
“Many of the women say that they were pressured to have unwanted or unnecessary gynecological procedures while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement”
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
My hometown is about to open a 1892 time capsule and I’m going to loSE MY MIND I AM SO EXCITED.
If there’s anything related to Etta Semple I am going to be feral.
If there’s anything related to Etta Semple I am going to be feral.
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
My hometown is about to open a 1892 time capsule and I’m going to loSE MY MIND I AM SO EXCITED.
If there’s anything related to Etta Semple I am going to be feral.
If there’s anything related to Etta Semple I am going to be feral.
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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You buy a Big Chungus subscription to @theflytrapmedia.com
How does one invest in left-wing media without a far-right billionaire coming along in a few years, buying said media, and remodeling it in his own image?
That seems to be a recurring problem.
That seems to be a recurring problem.
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
You buy a Big Chungus subscription to @theflytrapmedia.com
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Folks constantly tell me how much they miss Bitch Media, but it was so damn hard to keep alive. I want better for The Flytrap and all indie media.
So, if you want a explicitly feminist publication not beholden to algorithms, please (re)subscribe to @theflytrapmedia.com.
So, if you want a explicitly feminist publication not beholden to algorithms, please (re)subscribe to @theflytrapmedia.com.
The Flytrap
Feminist cultural criticism against the algorithm
f.mtr.cool
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Folks constantly tell me how much they miss Bitch Media, but it was so damn hard to keep alive. I want better for The Flytrap and all indie media.
So, if you want a explicitly feminist publication not beholden to algorithms, please (re)subscribe to @theflytrapmedia.com.
So, if you want a explicitly feminist publication not beholden to algorithms, please (re)subscribe to @theflytrapmedia.com.
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"You encounter a strange, cult-like group that lives in almost total isolation from the outside world. They jealously guard their arcane knowledge and practice some exceedingly cruel rituals."
Critically Acclaimed Horror Film of the 2010s or Your PhD Program?
1. You encounter a strange, cult-like group that lives in almost total isolation from the outside world. They jealously guard their arcane knowledg...
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
"You encounter a strange, cult-like group that lives in almost total isolation from the outside world. They jealously guard their arcane knowledge and practice some exceedingly cruel rituals."
Love the “Tragic Prelude” sign.
October 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Love the “Tragic Prelude” sign.