Cates Holderness
@cates.bsky.social
managing editor @garbageday.email, prev at tumblr and buzzfeed. we both just lost The Game. 🌱 (she/her)
everything reminds me of him
November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
everything reminds me of him
It would be nice to have a pet again but I’ve got my mom’s 30+ year old peace lily so like…
October 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
It would be nice to have a pet again but I’ve got my mom’s 30+ year old peace lily so like…
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Today we're sharing a piece from @bumas.bsky.social we sent out to our paying readers yesterday. It's, as best we can tell, the most definitive list of who is running Trump's digital operation. Meet the far-right hype house flooding our of our feeds with shit.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-who...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-who...
October 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Today we're sharing a piece from @bumas.bsky.social we sent out to our paying readers yesterday. It's, as best we can tell, the most definitive list of who is running Trump's digital operation. Meet the far-right hype house flooding our of our feeds with shit.
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-who...
www.garbageday.email/p/here-s-who...
Asking for work: Hey anyone here fluent in Elvish (specifically Quenya) enough to double check a very short translation? If so, DM me!
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Asking for work: Hey anyone here fluent in Elvish (specifically Quenya) enough to double check a very short translation? If so, DM me!
Remember when Instagram was a platform where you and your friends shared pictures? I miss that a lot.
October 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Remember when Instagram was a platform where you and your friends shared pictures? I miss that a lot.
I moved today and I’m exhausted but at least pizza is on its way
October 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I moved today and I’m exhausted but at least pizza is on its way
A fun boundary I set for myself is if I’m night scrolling and RFK Jr appears I immediately put my phone down and go to sleep. Night night y’all!
October 1, 2025 at 5:50 AM
A fun boundary I set for myself is if I’m night scrolling and RFK Jr appears I immediately put my phone down and go to sleep. Night night y’all!
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Huge thanks to @bumas.bsky.social, @ellievhall.bsky.social, @cates.bsky.social, and @grantirving.bsky.social for helping me get this out today. The internet is more chaotic and intense than I've ever seen it. Impossible to keep up with it on my own.
Some thoughts on yesterday
www.garbageday.email/p/the-logica...
www.garbageday.email/p/the-logica...
September 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Huge thanks to @bumas.bsky.social, @ellievhall.bsky.social, @cates.bsky.social, and @grantirving.bsky.social for helping me get this out today. The internet is more chaotic and intense than I've ever seen it. Impossible to keep up with it on my own.
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settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
Scheduled to cancel my ISP over Verizon chat tonight and “Misty” was super helpful.
At the end after confirmation when she was like “any other questions?” I straight up said “sorry to ask this! But. Are you an actual human or an AI?” and her response was “lmao my name is Lakshmi ♥️”
At the end after confirmation when she was like “any other questions?” I straight up said “sorry to ask this! But. Are you an actual human or an AI?” and her response was “lmao my name is Lakshmi ♥️”
September 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Scheduled to cancel my ISP over Verizon chat tonight and “Misty” was super helpful.
At the end after confirmation when she was like “any other questions?” I straight up said “sorry to ask this! But. Are you an actual human or an AI?” and her response was “lmao my name is Lakshmi ♥️”
At the end after confirmation when she was like “any other questions?” I straight up said “sorry to ask this! But. Are you an actual human or an AI?” and her response was “lmao my name is Lakshmi ♥️”
Sex is fine and all but have you listened to Randy Described Eternity by Built To Spill while falling asleep? music.youtube.com/watch?v=cnU-...
Randy Described Eternity
YouTube video by Built To Spill - Topic
music.youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Sex is fine and all but have you listened to Randy Described Eternity by Built To Spill while falling asleep? music.youtube.com/watch?v=cnU-...
Was listing to All Things Considered this evening on @npr.org on my physical radio and heard my colleague @bumas.bsky.social in this story! Super rad!!! www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...
'AI slop' videos may be annoying, but they're racking up views — and ad money
Critics say that "slop" videos made with generative AI are often repetitive or useless. But they get millions of views — and platforms are grappling with what to do about them.
www.npr.org
September 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Was listing to All Things Considered this evening on @npr.org on my physical radio and heard my colleague @bumas.bsky.social in this story! Super rad!!! www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...
Today’s my bday and I was just out on a super dark deck just vibing and I saw:
1. The Milky Way (rad)
2. An owl!! I think a saw-whet or northern pigmy (super rad!!)
3. A BEAR (NO. FUCK THAT IT WAS SO CLOSE. I KNOW THIS IS ITS HOME AND HUMANS ARE THE INTRUDERS BUT BRUH IT WAS SO CLOSE.)
1. The Milky Way (rad)
2. An owl!! I think a saw-whet or northern pigmy (super rad!!)
3. A BEAR (NO. FUCK THAT IT WAS SO CLOSE. I KNOW THIS IS ITS HOME AND HUMANS ARE THE INTRUDERS BUT BRUH IT WAS SO CLOSE.)
August 16, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Today’s my bday and I was just out on a super dark deck just vibing and I saw:
1. The Milky Way (rad)
2. An owl!! I think a saw-whet or northern pigmy (super rad!!)
3. A BEAR (NO. FUCK THAT IT WAS SO CLOSE. I KNOW THIS IS ITS HOME AND HUMANS ARE THE INTRUDERS BUT BRUH IT WAS SO CLOSE.)
1. The Milky Way (rad)
2. An owl!! I think a saw-whet or northern pigmy (super rad!!)
3. A BEAR (NO. FUCK THAT IT WAS SO CLOSE. I KNOW THIS IS ITS HOME AND HUMANS ARE THE INTRUDERS BUT BRUH IT WAS SO CLOSE.)
I felt the full range of human emotions yesterday and right now I’m staring at a sky full of stars and the Milky Way and feeling them all over again.
August 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I felt the full range of human emotions yesterday and right now I’m staring at a sky full of stars and the Milky Way and feeling them all over again.
can’t wait to update my therapist on my latest quarterly trauma
August 4, 2025 at 4:48 AM
can’t wait to update my therapist on my latest quarterly trauma
proud to have derailed a large @garbageday.email channel today with the simple question “but was gadget still hot”
July 31, 2025 at 4:30 AM
proud to have derailed a large @garbageday.email channel today with the simple question “but was gadget still hot”
love hard and well
hey, hey, listen. the only thing that ultimately matters is love. fill your world with as much love and kindness as you can.
July 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
love hard and well
hey, hey, listen. the only thing that ultimately matters is love. fill your world with as much love and kindness as you can.
July 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
hey, hey, listen. the only thing that ultimately matters is love. fill your world with as much love and kindness as you can.
it’s incredible how much a bad dream can fuck you up for days
July 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
it’s incredible how much a bad dream can fuck you up for days
update: i've had a fruit and protein smoothie every day since i got it and it's great. 10/10 purchase
got a nutribullet last week and i feel like a different person. kitchen gadgets in your 40s just hit different.
July 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
update: i've had a fruit and protein smoothie every day since i got it and it's great. 10/10 purchase
mr sandman, man me a sand
July 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
mr sandman, man me a sand
My therapist is gonna be so proud of me when she hears how I reacted to a bigass bug in my apartment just now
July 17, 2025 at 5:34 AM
My therapist is gonna be so proud of me when she hears how I reacted to a bigass bug in my apartment just now
got a nutribullet last week and i feel like a different person. kitchen gadgets in your 40s just hit different.
July 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
got a nutribullet last week and i feel like a different person. kitchen gadgets in your 40s just hit different.
never forget
July 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
never forget