Katie Brown

freelance writer & multimedia storyteller | @Report4America alum | @UCSC_SciCom slug | she/her

[Josh Miller-Lewis @jmillerlewis]

Really interesting ballot initiative in Maine that would put donation limits on Super PACs for the first time.

Advocates are using Citizens United - the decision that broke our campaign finance system - to try to fix it.

[TJ @Tholley_17]

Just survived the NYC #earthquake

Rattled but ok. Thanks for the check ins.

[Keith Siau @drkeithsiau]

When academics do wedding invitations 😅

[Brett Martin @brettmartin]

Quiche Richards

[macy @macyagilliam]

diva down!!!!! my favorite George Santos scams & lies, ranked:

1. he was the star of the Baruch volleyball team

[Ken Armstrong @bykenarmstrong]

The most predictable sentence in journalism is the last sentence in an obituary's 1st paragraph. Today, for Henry Kissinger's obituary, we have:

NY Times: "He was 100."
Washington Post: "He was 100."
Associated Press: "He was 100."

But Rolling Stone went for something different

[Good Tape @goooodtape]

Now shipping! Order yours. #WordOfMouth

Cover art by Turkey-based artist, @parsa_mostaghim: a 3D sculptural rendering in the style of a podcaster’s Dutch vanitas.

[Katie Brown @earthexaminer]

@goooodtape @icacmc @ICAVCU Woot woot! *chef’s kiss*

[colinreports.bsky.social @colinreads]

On average, since 2019, about 3,000 children a year have been killed in *all conflicts* around the world.

Israel’s campaign in Gaza has killed more children than that in just the last three weeks. (via @SavetheChildren)

[Peter Aldhous @paldhous]

Appreciate the use of “Unnatural Disasters,” which will become an increasingly useful framing https://t.co/GaDqyI2kxQ

[On the Media @onthemedia]

Just putting this here 👇

[Katie Brown @earthexaminer]

“…we cannot expect marginalized people to fight to save a planet they feel deeply, utterly disconnected from.”

[Katie Brown @earthexaminer]

Celebrating queer joy and fighting for environmental justice in the face of capitalism-fueled climate change via drag. 🏳️‍🌈🌼🩵👑 Do yourself a favor and read this marvelous piece #happypride

[Emily Atkin @emorwee]

I'm finding it impossible to pick out a favorite quote from my wide-ranging interview with environmentalist drag queen @pattiegonia, so I'm just going to 🧵some of them here

(link to story at end because this website is weird now, but pls click + read!)

[Emily Atkin @emorwee]

I'm finding it impossible to pick out a favorite quote from my wide-ranging interview with environmentalist drag queen @pattiegonia, so I'm just going to 🧵some of them here

(link to story at end because this website is weird now, but pls click + read!)

[Jennifer Lee Rossman @JenLRossman]

"We’re disabled, Daniel, we’re not werewolves."

At one point it had more likes than the population of Iceland

[Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein]

Few stories change what history books will say. This is one of them.

How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S. https://t.co/9JXjtb9DV1 @JenBerryHawes

[Katie Brown @earthexaminer]

Special thanks to @SunshineMenezes who exceeds the delightfulness of her name 🌞and the entire @MetcalfURI team…y’all are amazing ✨

[Katie Brown @earthexaminer]

An absolute treat to celebrate @MetcalfURI’s 25th birthday whilst connecting with stellar science & environment communicators making our planet a more informed and equitable place 🐚♻️🥂🫧

[Katie Brown @earthexaminer]

Enlightening to learn about different strategies 💡and hurdles 🚨 connected to building a clean energy future that works for everyone from expert @emilygrubert 🧠

[natasha lyonne @nlyonne]

Thanks for having me @time.