Writer, anthropologist, live wire. Co-Founder of CostsofWar.org. Author of Homefront, Reading National Geographic, Carjacked, Schooled.https://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mv6scofdlk27The latest Costs of War report, on exclusive to the NYT, on the reckless, illegal US bombing of civilians in Yemen. U.S. Airstrikes Targeting Houthis Killed Scores of Civilians in Yemen https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/us/politics/us-airstrikes-houthis-civilian-deaths.html?smid=bs-share10 Sep 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6scofdlk27https://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3ms7n54vjr22mI just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Enterprise: No Cars for ICE Cruelty!. Write one here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-enterprise-no-cars-for-ice-cruelty?source=bluesky&03 Aug 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7n54vjr22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mpjnkq6oss2u"When fear rose in the ranks about Trump’s damning presence in the Epstein files, ... suddenly some of trafficked children MAGA had been so keen to protect were reclassified as not actually children at all." https://nobody-wants-this.ghost.io/maga-wants-you-to-stop-seeing-teenagers-as-children/?ref=nobody-wants-this-newsletter30 Jun 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjnkq6oss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3moq5jdsjus2bUnderstanding how the car has led to wars for oil, death & injury, & environmental harm helps us understand how AI will do similar damage. Great analogy to think and resist with. We Reshaped the Landscape for Cars, Not People. Will We Do the Same for AI? https://nobody-wants-this.ghost.io/we-reshaped-the-landscape-for-cars-not-people-will-we-do-the-same-for-ai/20 Jun 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3moq5jdsjus2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mltudx4uu22hOur Costs of War research study by the fabulous Jennifer Greenburg and team in today's USA TODAY. #costsofwar #pentagonbudget #jennifergreenburg #iranwar https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/05/14/pentagon-trillion-dollar-budget-americans-poll/90064848007/14 May 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltudx4uu22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mlgbmfqcts2hHigh Gas Prices Aren't Just About Affordability https://nobody-wants-this.ghost.io/high-gas-prices-arent-just-about-affordability/09 May 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgbmfqcts2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mkn2wftmx22dhttps://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_Navhoa-zKGwiw7inOkkaq8E1kAlczR4yLTGqiwEkPDuht66hwN5Zs32XvgR38mHBGnZMZ5gh1hn9Mbc0Rkhz9ZTdUvweylORHT4cY0YDWf9y4ocAr8noGfN6nwX95i5olwPzcvkQhw6IFEYX5NnPb1V7dW-aQjN1qB6RpYE-jsr8hVZe3FXj2euS9rHuPk3YuX9lhXo-La4AOBLIjepCmeaJBWRp6S21eSWwhoHgQAuYLTEqdqnLMlD2ma0Jk61fV8pGLL5qDDpTiIHOACZ6wgD1fKaNLU2SErckr5MuqakksfDM_vVTkE1EMhk1GSg4z1xufr_=s0-d-e1-ft#https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rlba!,w_1100,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F76b53e54-6462-4417-9409-5cac86820e17_2240x2720.png29 Apr 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkn2wftmx22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mjk2xnm6j22cPlease sign this petition to Citizens Bank to stop financing ICE's private prison corporations: https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/citizens-bank-stop-financing-corecivic-and-the-geo-group?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=40402541-10ce-40a2-9253-04de391a29c115 Apr 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk2xnm6j22chttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mjk2uqdhrc2cLucia was transported to an emergency room in shackles — only after losing enough blood to need a transfusion. Read her story and learn about Citizens Bank’s role in financing private ICE detention. #deicecitizensbank www.de-icecitizensbank.org/impact/lucia https://www.de-icecitizensbank.org/impact/lucia15 Apr 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk2uqdhrc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mjeypsxmrs2tThe US budget has been trending this way forever but the new proposed budget takes 80% of your federal income tax and gives it to men with guns -- the Pentagon, weapons contractors, ICE agents, veterans of war. A society made by the use of fear and force. A people disgusted and resisting. https://open.substack.com/pub/stephensemler/p/trumps-budget-for-2027-a-breakdown?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email13 Apr 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeypsxmrs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mhglx67a4c2nThe Pentagon wants $200 billion more for Trump's War. That $ will NOT: *Bring back the 1000s killed already *Heal the wounded *Return millions of refugees home *Make the war legal *Erode military companies' power *"Support the troops" *Lower gas prices Call your reps & take to the streets March 2819 Mar 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhglx67a4c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mh7iwltz5c2uWell, here's a good one: Melber on MSNow outraged about threats to press freedom right after an Iran story in which he says this is the first war fought without giving a reason: Afghanistan because of 9/11, he says, and Iraq because of WMD "whether or not that was true." What an ill-informed dope.16 Mar 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7iwltz5c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mgprtewe5c2cLiving like Kings in the Pentagon while killing school girls in Iran: Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab https://newrepublic.com/post/207555/pete-hegseth-billions-dollars-fruit-basket-stands-chairs-crab via @newrepublic.com10 Mar 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgprtewe5c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mdvhzegac222Tell your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW https://act.indivisible.org/sign/ice-out-for-good-senate?akid=s147038..5g8Nkf02 Feb 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvhzegac222https://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mcwsfjqkhs2zThe Companies Behind Ice: Mapped Here is the data to help us know and protest the ICE budget profiteers in our states. https://readsludge.com/2026/01/16/the-companies-behind-ice/21 Jan 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcwsfjqkhs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cathylutz.bsky.social/post/3mbjg2hkfkc2fCombine militarism and the lawlessness and ignorance of Donald Trump, and this is what you get. Many Venezuelans died last night and many more lives are at risk as a consequence. Impeachment now.03 Jan 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:lkyhaprela7gghpovpm4642q/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbjg2hkfkc2f