Kate Ballantyne
@katenoel.bsky.social
Teen mom, dog mom, reader, writer, trail-runner, skier, hiker, camper, comm/brand professional, Buddhist-adjacent, pro-therapy, intersectional feminist and activist, nature lover, crappy swimmer, surfer, kayaker, & SUPer.
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Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, was a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, an official said. He was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. nyti.ms/4t3ekJW
Alex Jeffrey Pretti Knew He Wanted to Help Others
Shot and killed by immigration agents on a Minneapolis street, he wanted to be a ‘force of good in the world.’
nyti.ms
January 24, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, the man fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday, was a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, an official said. He was a registered nurse who worked in the intensive-care unit at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis. nyti.ms/4t3ekJW
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Just drove home to South Minneapolis from a friend's house in St Paul. Every corner of Lake street was full of neighbors holding vigil. Every corner of 35th St. was full of neighbors holding vigil. Cried the whole way.
January 25, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Just drove home to South Minneapolis from a friend's house in St Paul. Every corner of Lake street was full of neighbors holding vigil. Every corner of 35th St. was full of neighbors holding vigil. Cried the whole way.
President Donald Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term. “I'm not joking,” he says in an NBC News interview.
March 31, 2025 at 2:29 AM
President Donald Trump says he's considering ways to serve a third term. “I'm not joking,” he says in an NBC News interview.
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Well that’s a headline I did not except to see. Ever.
March 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Well that’s a headline I did not except to see. Ever.
Can’t imagine why I get mobbed when I take this dog out for a walk…🤷♀️🤔
March 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Can’t imagine why I get mobbed when I take this dog out for a walk…🤷♀️🤔
All the best kinds of direct action. #TeslaTakedown
It's pretty wild to see what the Tesla Takedown people have built from nothing, totally organically in just two months.
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Join me at the TeslaTakedown
The #TeslaTakedown movement is growing! Join us for an event in our community—or find one of more than 100 events every week across the country. And if there's not one near you, it's easy to sign up t...
actionnetwork.org
March 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
All the best kinds of direct action. #TeslaTakedown
Life is better with dogs.
March 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Life is better with dogs.
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Donold is now classifying protests at Tesla dealerships as ‘domestic terrorism.’
Protest at a Tesla dealership and you get arrested as a terrorist.
But attack the Capitol and you get a pardon.
Protest at a Tesla dealership and you get arrested as a terrorist.
But attack the Capitol and you get a pardon.
March 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Donold is now classifying protests at Tesla dealerships as ‘domestic terrorism.’
Protest at a Tesla dealership and you get arrested as a terrorist.
But attack the Capitol and you get a pardon.
Protest at a Tesla dealership and you get arrested as a terrorist.
But attack the Capitol and you get a pardon.
How is this even real? Trump wants to be Putin. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
Trump Intensifies ‘51st State’ Threats in Attack on Canada
The U.S. president on Tuesday reiterated his claims on Canada’s territory as he increased tariffs, threatening to bring the country’s economy to its knees.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
How is this even real? Trump wants to be Putin. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...
I like itty bitty boys, in-the-city boys…
March 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I like itty bitty boys, in-the-city boys…
Moving my money to Substack, NYTs and Kyiv Independent
March 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Moving my money to Substack, NYTs and Kyiv Independent
Getting outside is keeping me sane. Considering trying to buy some land in the next couple of years, in case things get really bad and folks need to hide out.
March 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Getting outside is keeping me sane. Considering trying to buy some land in the next couple of years, in case things get really bad and folks need to hide out.
This is what it looks like when oligarchs unravel freedom of press.
February 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is what it looks like when oligarchs unravel freedom of press.
Staying grounded in nature is necessary for me to fight for what I love, whether the fight is personal or political- or, like most things, both.
February 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Staying grounded in nature is necessary for me to fight for what I love, whether the fight is personal or political- or, like most things, both.
My one thing I can do today - donate to the ACLU. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the Trump...
February 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
My one thing I can do today - donate to the ACLU. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Georgia, and Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit today challenging the Trump...
I’m likely biased, but I feel like my dog belongs in Filson catalogues.
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I’m likely biased, but I feel like my dog belongs in Filson catalogues.
This gave me hope. Let’s de-nazify shit.
Watching this on repeat how is your day going?
This is awesome. From a custom knife forging shop in Edom, Texas.
February 1, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This gave me hope. Let’s de-nazify shit.
I don’t need protection from trans people, thank you very much. I need protection from rape and protection of my right to choose. This makes me sick. thehill.com/homenews/edu...
Department of Education undoes Biden’s Title IX rules on gender
The Department of Education announced Friday it is scrapping former President Biden’s 2024 Title IX changes, getting rid of discrimination protection based on gender identity and sexual orien…
thehill.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I don’t need protection from trans people, thank you very much. I need protection from rape and protection of my right to choose. This makes me sick. thehill.com/homenews/edu...
This is the stuff that scares me. It’s not a very long journey to state-controlled media.
NPR has increasingly and notably softened its criticism of Republicans the last few years and its reward is a sham investigation by a bootlicker
Trump’s FCC chair investigates NPR and PBS, urges Congress to defund them
Brendan Carr described as “Trump’s Censorship Czar” as he launches media probes.
arstechnica.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
This is the stuff that scares me. It’s not a very long journey to state-controlled media.
Nothing says perimenopausal single teen mom like chocolate, fruit snacks and champagne at 6pm.
January 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Nothing says perimenopausal single teen mom like chocolate, fruit snacks and champagne at 6pm.
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Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.
By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS
Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.
www.npr.org
January 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Brendan Carr, the new head of the Federal Communications Commission under President Trump, says the public broadcasters are being investigated for allegedly running commercials.
By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
By @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
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the best and the brightest
"Obviously it is not standard to have aircraft collide. I want to be clear on that." -- Sean Duffy, our new secretary of transportation in the new awful administration.
January 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
the best and the brightest
My dog and time in nature are two of the few things keeping me sane right now. The earth will go on, eventually with or without us.
January 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
My dog and time in nature are two of the few things keeping me sane right now. The earth will go on, eventually with or without us.
We should all write and thank District Judge Loren L. AliKhan for her bravery and patriotism. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...
Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on broad swath of federal payments
WASHINGTON — A federal district judge ruled Tuesday the Trump administration must wait until at least next week before it can move forward with pausing federal spending on trillions in grants and loan...
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We should all write and thank District Judge Loren L. AliKhan for her bravery and patriotism. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...