Kate Sherrill

Kate Sherrill

@katesherrill.bsky.social

Librarian. Lifelong Hoosier. Blue in a Red State. #BeyondTheGates

2.4K followers1.3K following2.7K posts

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Assigned Media
@assignedmedia.org

There's no pretense left. J. K. Rowling made her hate for trans women clear in a slur-filled screed slurring them a dozen times and describing them as deceitful and dangerous. So writes @evanurquhart.bsky.social this morning on Assigned Media. *WARNING: Article quotes Rowling's hateful language.*

assignedmedia.orgJ. K. Rowling’s Extremism Escalates in Hateful “Update” on Anti-Trans Views - Assigned MediaRowling's most recent essay puts her hateful views on display for all to see.

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ashley fairbanks
@ziibiing.com

wait a democrat is polling +3 in montana’s congressional race and he is a smokejumper that looks like this? why has no one told the thirsty masses?

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Critical Criminology
@critcrim.bsky.social

This is policing at its core. It's the problem. "Sources say he allegedly filmed himself, over the course of more than a year while on duty, humiliating people experiencing homelessness to the point of urinating on them while they slept in the street." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

cbc.caMontreal police officer who allegedly urinated on homeless people faces ethics probe | CBC NewsGuy Lapointe Jr., Quebec's new domestic security, said both the police ethics commissioner and the province's independent police watchdog, known as the BEI, will look into the allegations.

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

The lessons from Brazil and Serbia? Don't concede one inch of ground to the far right. Don't appease. Don't triangulate. Don't grovel. Don't say they have "legitimate concerns". Mobilise your base, and fight them with all the democratic means at your disposal.

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Mo Ryan
@moryan.bsky.social

Wild chain of events: An artist on FB asked who the subject of a painting was--she'd painted from a photo. A friend alerted me. I was able to tell Shannon Burch that her painting of a woman protesting at Broadview ICE... was me. Honored, to say the least. Abolish ICE www.instagram.com/p/De48EQUGYSF/

Kate Sherrill
@katesherrill.bsky.social

"Then everything will go back to normal." Steffy, are you buying into Carter's delusion that y'all are going to pull this off and get away unscathed?! Never going to happen. #BoldCBS #BoldAndBeautiful

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Samantha Brennan
@samanthabrennan.bsky.social

A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...

helenwebberley.comAre transgender sports bans really about protecting women? | Dr Helen WebberleyThe data says no. Those most hostile to women are most in favour of banning trans athletes.

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Korea JoongAng Daily
@koreajoongangdaily.com

The gap in home values between Korea’s richest and poorest households widened to a record last year, with the wealthiest 20 percent living in homes worth 290 times those of the bottom 20 percent on average. buff.ly/2ElgufA

buff.lyHome value of Korea's richest is record 290 times that of poorestThe average value of owner-occupied homes among the bottom 20 percent by assets fell 9.1 percent on year to 2.39 million won ($1,800) in 2025; for the top 20 percent, the average value rose 7.7…
Kate Sherrill
@katesherrill.bsky.social

The interactive map is great. I'm feeling more hopeful about my city/county after seeing the details about our donations.

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com

Small-dollar donations to Republican candidates are just apocalyptic. Selected examples here. Our forecasting research found in-state individual contributions are a strong predictor of results. Way stronger than PAC spending! votehub.com/2026/10/24/2...

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Justin Ling
@justinling.ca

A popular uprising of Serbian students — who put forward a list of experts and technocrats to oust the country's corrupt mini-Putinist strongman — have succeeded spectacularly. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

theguardian.comWild scenes of celebration in Belgrade as Vučić concedes Serbian election – Europe liveStudent List movement projected to have 138 seats in the new parliament, well clear of the 126 required for majority, to Vučić’s 104

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MadGreek 🧿
@madgreek2024.bsky.social

Tonight Students Saved Democracy in Serbia. 🇷🇸 They won the election. The Student List movement unites youth, academics, and civic voices across Serbia. Grounded in anti-corruption reforms, democratic integrity, transparent governance, this movement brings hope to many. Vučić conceded defeat!

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Shooti
@bambooshooti.bsky.social

#ResistanceRoots “We must dissent from the indifference. We must dissent from the apathy. We must dissent from the fear, the hatred and mistrust. … We must dissent because America can do better, because America has no choice but to do better.” — Thurgood Marshall

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Phil Lewis
@phillewis.bsky.social

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wins fourth term, according to electoral court.

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Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ
@padresj.bsky.social

Fun fact: As of 2026 California has a total of 31.4 million registered vehicles. That's the most cars in the United States. Texas has 23 million and Florida has 16 million.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Larry Kudlow, interviewing Trump, claims that Californians "hate cars"

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Andrew Thrasher
@tituslegaldesign.com

"Within 3 months (...) Alexander and Ingram’s other patrol officer had delivered at least 70 people to immigration agents, picking off what the police chief called a 'dumbfounding' number of undocumented drivers. Within a year, they would hand over the equivalent of 10% of Ingram to ICE."

propublica.orgThe Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His NeighborsIngram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of t...
Kate Sherrill
@katesherrill.bsky.social

Wow, who did the evaluation at Christie's?! A student worker in our archives could have done better.

@AuthorMsBev@authormsbev.bsky.social

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timesofindia.indiatimes.comIn 1856, a photographer captured a man whose identity was forgotten; after selling in 2025 as an unknown sitter, the portrait was traced to New York's first licensed Black lawyer and sold for $230,400A photograph that sold for just $882 at a New York auction last year has fetched $230,400 a year later after experts discovered the identity of the man pictured in it. The 170-year-old image, which ha...

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Obama: "We've seen this movie before. I starred in it. I've got a long-form birth certification to prove it. This stuff didn't work on me. It's not going to work in Michigan on Abdul."

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Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

Obama: "That well-known evil empire Canada. That historical adversary of ours. Canada! *laughs* It's your neighbor. It's a few minutes' drive over the bridge! These are the people who gave us Martin Short and maple syrup. They are the nicest people! And someone we've gotten them so mad."

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Ada Palmer
@adapalmer.bsky.social

In just five days, Uganda vaccinated 8.3 million children against measles and rubella. The nationwide drive, which ended on 5 October, covered every child aged nine months to five years, whatever their vaccine history. The Cooperator buff.ly/7VnZOYR #ShareGoodNewsToo

buff.lyUganda vaccinates over 8.2mln children against measles, rubella - The Cooperator NewsUganda has vaccinated 8,285,835 children against measles and rubella during a nationwide five-day campaign that ended on October 5, 2026

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Acyn
@acyn.bsky.social

OBAMA: I've been doing this a long time—some people might say a little too long. And one of those people is Michelle Obama. Is Michelle Obama. But she gave me a hall pass this weekend.

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Cllr Sam Easterby-Smith
@samsterby.com

In planning committee on Thursday, we said NO to this tower next to the Marble Arch. I didn’t get a quote this time, but I spoke about how the original plan for this spot was as a public square, and that seems to have been forgotten. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

manchestereveningnews.co.ukPlan for huge city centre tower rejected over fears it would kill historic pubThe beloved drinking den is one of the most famous venues in the city

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Leicester Gazette
@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Stephen Wolf
@stephenwolf.bsky.social

New Hampshire does not get nearly enough attention for Republican voter suppression and gerrymandering. New Hampshire, Alabama and Mississippi are the only states that don’t allow early voting or excuse-free mail voting. The NH GOP routinely wins gerrymandered majorities while Dems win more votes

NBC News@nbcnews.com

BREAKING: Supreme Court rules student IDs can’t be used to vote in New Hampshire, a win for the GOP in a Senate battleground.

nbcnews.toSupreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in NovemberThe high court said a federal judge should not have changed the rules so close to the Nov. 3 election by blocking guidance issued by New Hampshire’ secretary of state.

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Adam Bonica
@adambonica.bsky.social

Once mass spam texts were made legal, younger donors vanished, leaving a grassroots fundraising machine that subsists on squeezing vulnerable seniors, some of whom give hundreds of times a day. It’s a horrific model. Consultants get generationally wealthy, and the party hollows out its future.

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

We found that as of right now 73% of your campaign donation goes back to the consultants and vendors (!!!), four times more than just 20 years ago. Only 13% to ads. Even I was shocked.

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Puff the Magic Hater
@mskellymhayes.bsky.social

I know Tom Skerritt will largely be remembered for other projects, but Picket Fences was an important show for me as a child. Not politically impressive by today’s standards, but it asked questions that the people around me generally weren’t asking and I needed that.