Kate Baxter-Kauf

Class action & privacy lawyer @locklaw. Repro rights, debate access, & Mac Groveland n'hood volunteer. West Wing & Feminist T-Shirt Friday lover. she/hers

[NAUDL @NAUDL1]

2026 Debater of the Year finalists shoutout!

Next up is Kiernan Baxter-Kauf from @MNUrbanDebate✨

Kiernan shared with us, "I have learned that perseverance shouldn't be a reason to give in or give up, but to work even harder for what you know is right."

#NAUDL #DoY26 #NAUDLDoY

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

@DeRushaJ He got 2 years whacked off his term in the ballot referendum to move elections so I think of it more as a 2.5 term.

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

@kpottermn If they didn't randomly cancel flights and strand passengers I would be all in on the random cheap Sun Country flight.

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

You know it's NSDA debate nationals because I'm teaching a high school student to iron.

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

Kiernan!

[NAUDL @NAUDL1]

Finals day at #UDNC25 this year was one to remember! We got started bright early with Quarter Finals, moved into Semi Finals promptly at noon and headed into the Finals at 3PM!

#UDNC25 #whydebate #whyIdebate

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

In the 19th century everyone was convinced that diptheria was caused by poor housekeeping, dirty houses, and failed wives (spoiler alert: it's bacteria). It wasn't any more true than RFKJr's measles lies but it's a pervasive American disease nonsense history repeating itself.

[Deb Haaland @DebHaalandNM]

I am beyond words about the commutation of Leonard Peltier. His release from prison signifies a measure of justice that has long evaded so many Native Americans for so many decades. I am grateful that Leonard can now go home to his family. I applaud President Biden for this action and understanding what this means to Indian Country. https://t.co/wzM5a2ZOGV

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

@buntinjp So that's a no

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

@kiradavis I wonder whether age plays a role - my grandparents were 47 when I was born (because they had kids at 20 and my parents had me at 27) and we had a great relationship. By the time the last grandkid was born they were 70 and much less involved. Not disputing other factors though.

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

@zacharywefel It's just SO LOUD.

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

@RossRaihala Thanks!!

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

@WritesForRent Have discussed that story twice with high school students in the past two weeks. Everyone should read the whole book.

[Williamswrites @WritesForRent]

I firmly believe that all of the distraught takes on this election outcome from the "smart" journalists, talking heads and the like are because they did not read Derrick Bell's Space Traders and take it seriously.

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

@realgirl_fieri @PeterLMcCollum I'm going with the Will Bailey election one in S4, but you do you.

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

These are the ones that make me cry.

[John Croman @JohnCroman]

Elizer Darus, one of the leaders of the Restore The Vote movement in Minnesota, votes for the first time in a presidential election at the age of 40. The Legislature cleared the way last year for people on probation to vote.

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

No group of people is more indignant about the need to vote for Kamala and Tim and not voting third party than teenagers who are old enough to remember Trump getting elected but not yet old enough to vote. They are LIVID at the idea that they could get screwed a second time.

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

My daughter is serving as a first-time student election judge and the process has been great. ALSO she is SO PLEASED to get to say hi to all of her neighbors today and to help them vote.

[Max Hailperin @MaxHailperin]

Minnesotans greeted by one of tens of thousands of election judges should appreciate that person as an individual but also think of the organizational accomplishment. They were all hired, trained, scheduled, equipped. Trainers were trained, and trainers of trainers. Boggling.

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

@smcgee Most heart wrenching part of being a challenger, and also that statute needs to be updated.

[Kate Baxter-Kauf @kbaxterk]

You know what's super great? Having a weekend day off!!! (This thought brought to you by too many weekends of debate volunteering PLUS work travel.)