Catblossom
@catblossom.bsky.social
Elementary Library * College Kids * Cat Pics * UglyDogs * Bloggess Pals * (she/her)
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Please push in your chairs, no running in the library."
"Please push in your chairs, no running in the library."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"No, it's not based on a real person."
"No, it's not based on a real person."
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"It's in the syllabus"
"It's in the syllabus"
February 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Please push in your chairs, no running in the library."
"Please push in your chairs, no running in the library."
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
February 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
@donnersun.bsky.social this did make me think of you though 😹
No, North Carolina’s wild horses were not wrapped in insulation www.popsci.com/technology/w...
No, North Carolina's wild horses were not wrapped in insulation
AI-generated images spread fast ahead of a record-breaking winter storm, fooling plenty of people along the way.
www.popsci.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
@donnersun.bsky.social this did make me think of you though 😹
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American workers just took home their smallest share of the nation's wealth since 1947 — even as corporate profits soar.
Why? This chart has the answer.
Why? This chart has the answer.
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
American workers just took home their smallest share of the nation's wealth since 1947 — even as corporate profits soar.
Why? This chart has the answer.
Why? This chart has the answer.
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I just want as much attention and awe for the young people of color who are defending their families in majority POC communities as there is for the white people who are supporting their neighbors in historically white communities
lataco.com/lapd-arrests...
lataco.com/lapd-arrests...
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD arrested at least two teenagers protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles yesterday. They were also seen corresponding with ICE agents on Alameda Street during the demonstrations.
lataco.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I just want as much attention and awe for the young people of color who are defending their families in majority POC communities as there is for the white people who are supporting their neighbors in historically white communities
lataco.com/lapd-arrests...
lataco.com/lapd-arrests...
People taking care of people is about the only thing keeping me going right now.
Help where you can.
Share good news when you can.
Keep believing we are stronger together. 💚
We will not let evil win.
Help where you can.
Share good news when you can.
Keep believing we are stronger together. 💚
We will not let evil win.
Don’t just read the headline. Read the story. We all need to breathe in as much goodness and hope in humanity as we can to offset the worst of the worst we’re being flooded with and intentionally so.
Source: CBS News
search.app/vMrhv
Thanks for showing me that not all tow truck companies are bastards.
search.app/vMrhv
Thanks for showing me that not all tow truck companies are bastards.
February 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
People taking care of people is about the only thing keeping me going right now.
Help where you can.
Share good news when you can.
Keep believing we are stronger together. 💚
We will not let evil win.
Help where you can.
Share good news when you can.
Keep believing we are stronger together. 💚
We will not let evil win.
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Happy #KidlitPostcard Day!
I’m Fanny, a children’s book illustrator proudly represented by @the_cat_agency
I’d love to be considered for picture books, middle grade, or YA projects.
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustrator #illustratorsearch #picturebookillustration
I’m Fanny, a children’s book illustrator proudly represented by @the_cat_agency
I’d love to be considered for picture books, middle grade, or YA projects.
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustrator #illustratorsearch #picturebookillustration
February 5, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Happy #KidlitPostcard Day!
I’m Fanny, a children’s book illustrator proudly represented by @the_cat_agency
I’d love to be considered for picture books, middle grade, or YA projects.
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustrator #illustratorsearch #picturebookillustration
I’m Fanny, a children’s book illustrator proudly represented by @the_cat_agency
I’d love to be considered for picture books, middle grade, or YA projects.
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #childrensbookillustrator #illustratorsearch #picturebookillustration
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I was not following but this was a good reminder to block bc fuck that guy
Whole lot of you following Neil Gaiman, and I assume it's because you forgot you did so and he stopped posting when it was revealed he is a rapist.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
Since he's trying to make a return, do yourself a favour and check if you're following @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com and if so unfollow and block.
February 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I was not following but this was a good reminder to block bc fuck that guy
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Neil Gaiman is attempting a comeback? Can't call it a redemption tour because he still claims he's innocent. Did he choose now - when another tranche of the Epstein emails is out - because he thinks he looks innocent if his victims were adults not kids? Nah. Fuck that guy.
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Neil Gaiman is attempting a comeback? Can't call it a redemption tour because he still claims he's innocent. Did he choose now - when another tranche of the Epstein emails is out - because he thinks he looks innocent if his victims were adults not kids? Nah. Fuck that guy.
This is a very good point, one which all of us need to internalize.
It's not a joke.
It's not worth being taken seriously.
We don't have cred.
It's not a joke.
It's not worth being taken seriously.
We don't have cred.
Sometimes white people try to be sarcastically racist & it's like huh? It really doesn't come off as parody. They think they have cred from previously not being racist that folks would be sure they don't mean it. That's not so, they're white. Don't be sarcastically racist because we sure can't tell.
February 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
This is a very good point, one which all of us need to internalize.
It's not a joke.
It's not worth being taken seriously.
We don't have cred.
It's not a joke.
It's not worth being taken seriously.
We don't have cred.
But sure, girls are at the top of Joanne's priority list 🙄
She is using her transphobia to *hurt* girls and women, but it helps gain her eyeballs and influence. Just like currying favor with known pedophiles.
Don't let her get away with it.
Don't support *any* of her work.
All she wants is money
She is using her transphobia to *hurt* girls and women, but it helps gain her eyeballs and influence. Just like currying favor with known pedophiles.
Don't let her get away with it.
Don't support *any* of her work.
All she wants is money
JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
But sure, girls are at the top of Joanne's priority list 🙄
She is using her transphobia to *hurt* girls and women, but it helps gain her eyeballs and influence. Just like currying favor with known pedophiles.
Don't let her get away with it.
Don't support *any* of her work.
All she wants is money
She is using her transphobia to *hurt* girls and women, but it helps gain her eyeballs and influence. Just like currying favor with known pedophiles.
Don't let her get away with it.
Don't support *any* of her work.
All she wants is money
@shutterbit.bsky.social this made me think of you 😹
February 1, 2026 at 2:53 AM
@shutterbit.bsky.social this made me think of you 😹
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It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
Oof
If adults ever called you an “old soul” what they meant was “holy shit this kid is already out of seratonin”
January 31, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Oof
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We already have a warrant requirement. It's called the US Constitution. If that's not fucking binding them, what the hell does your little agreement mean?
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the party agreed on three main goals:
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
° Require warrants in some cases and ICE coordination with state and local law enforcement
° Create a code of conduct and enforce it
° Require agents to wear body cams and not masks
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms
After federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Senate Democrats say they’ll block a massive government funding package without policy changes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:26 AM
We already have a warrant requirement. It's called the US Constitution. If that's not fucking binding them, what the hell does your little agreement mean?
Here's a super smart guy with some potentially money & lifesaving advice. Takes just a few minutes to do a quick visual inspection, if you're in the nation's deep freeze right now 💚
Hey #uglydogs circle up real quick.
All y'all with high efficiency gas (LP or natural gas) heat raise a paw.
For those who don't know go look at your furnace. If it has 2"-4" PVC pipe coming out of it and going outside it is 90%+ or high efficiency system.
Alright, let's go outside...
All y'all with high efficiency gas (LP or natural gas) heat raise a paw.
For those who don't know go look at your furnace. If it has 2"-4" PVC pipe coming out of it and going outside it is 90%+ or high efficiency system.
Alright, let's go outside...
January 30, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Here's a super smart guy with some potentially money & lifesaving advice. Takes just a few minutes to do a quick visual inspection, if you're in the nation's deep freeze right now 💚
😹😹😹😹
January 30, 2026 at 4:16 AM
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There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
January 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
There's no ICE accountability without ending qualified immunity.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
They're murdering people. There won't be justice for the lives they've stolen, but there must be accountability.
My bill with @markey.senate.gov would ensure families can sue the agents murdering their loved ones.
I do the same! MG has so much to recommend, so many great stories...and for most adults they are still relatively short reads.
(Grownups, read with your kids! For all the reasons! 💚📚)
This is on my TBR because I can't get a turn with our copy 😹
(Grownups, read with your kids! For all the reasons! 💚📚)
This is on my TBR because I can't get a turn with our copy 😹
I often tell adult readers complaining about being in a reading slump that the answer to their problem is a great middle grade book. This book, which was my personal pick for the Newberry medal, is perfect. I think a lot of adult readers would really enjoy it. It's so beautiful.
January 26, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I do the same! MG has so much to recommend, so many great stories...and for most adults they are still relatively short reads.
(Grownups, read with your kids! For all the reasons! 💚📚)
This is on my TBR because I can't get a turn with our copy 😹
(Grownups, read with your kids! For all the reasons! 💚📚)
This is on my TBR because I can't get a turn with our copy 😹
I run my own book fairs. But that's 100% of my library funding, unless I write grants on my personal time. (And I do mean 100% - books, processing materials, and anything else I need!)
For the last 10 or so years I was in my elementary media center (2000–2010), I received no budget to buy books from the state. (Rather, that funding went for technology.) The PTO funded my budget through book fairs.
January 26, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I run my own book fairs. But that's 100% of my library funding, unless I write grants on my personal time. (And I do mean 100% - books, processing materials, and anything else I need!)
If your kid has crayons, thank their teacher 🙃
It was an ugly wake-up call for me, the dad of a new Kindergartener, to realize that the public school system has basically been completely abandoned by both parties since before my own time in it, and all of the "non-essential" stuff is provided entirely by donations and volunteer labor
This is because our elected officials haven't been helping with any of our institutions for years except the military and law enforcement. Schools, libraries and other public services have been held together by immense amounts of volunteer labor and community funding.
January 26, 2026 at 11:34 PM
If your kid has crayons, thank their teacher 🙃
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Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
I feel a little left out, tbh.
And the snow that I could normally go visit...all got rained on this year. A little concerning for our water year in CA 😬 We rely on our snow pack.
And the snow that I could normally go visit...all got rained on this year. A little concerning for our water year in CA 😬 We rely on our snow pack.
People with no snow outside, what's that like.
January 26, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I feel a little left out, tbh.
And the snow that I could normally go visit...all got rained on this year. A little concerning for our water year in CA 😬 We rely on our snow pack.
And the snow that I could normally go visit...all got rained on this year. A little concerning for our water year in CA 😬 We rely on our snow pack.
As someone on day 13 of a migraine, I would much rather suffer whistles all day long than let a single member of my community get snatched off the streets.
Some things we can heal from. Some things, we cannot. 💚
Some things we can heal from. Some things, we cannot. 💚
There are people trying to stop others from using whistles, and next they'll say it's ableism.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
As your disability advocate friend, I will be the first with serious sensory sensitivity to say that I would rather be in pain than someone get abducted, or shot.
Block/mute this argument, it's an op.
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
As someone on day 13 of a migraine, I would much rather suffer whistles all day long than let a single member of my community get snatched off the streets.
Some things we can heal from. Some things, we cannot. 💚
Some things we can heal from. Some things, we cannot. 💚