Cat Kimbriel
@catkimbriel.bsky.social
Writer (mostly SFFH) navigating Life, Interrupted. Avatar by Ethan Kocak. My sunset photo. Lead with kindness. 😷
https://linktr.ee/dragonrain33
Most current pubs https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc_author/katharine-eliska-kimbriel/
https://linktr.ee/dragonrain33
Most current pubs https://bookviewcafe.com/bvc_author/katharine-eliska-kimbriel/
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Cat Kimbriel
@catkimbriel.bsky.social
· Sep 14
I ended up on a SFFH writer’s list and so I say, welcome! To all who decided to drop by. You may not decide to stay, but I’ll tell you that polite unfollows are all part of social media. If BSky is your staying light place, no harm, no foul.
Just remember—we can mute words here. 1/
Just remember—we can mute words here. 1/
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Proton Mail seems to be the thing.
In the interim, here's a guide to turning a lot of this stuff off in Gmail -- ironically, provided by Proton!
proton.me/blog/turn-of...
In the interim, here's a guide to turning a lot of this stuff off in Gmail -- ironically, provided by Proton!
proton.me/blog/turn-of...
How to turn off Gemini in Gmail — and why you should | Proton
New AI features are making their way to your Gmail inbox. Here's how to turn off Gemini in Gmail and why you should.
proton.me
January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Proton Mail seems to be the thing.
In the interim, here's a guide to turning a lot of this stuff off in Gmail -- ironically, provided by Proton!
proton.me/blog/turn-of...
In the interim, here's a guide to turning a lot of this stuff off in Gmail -- ironically, provided by Proton!
proton.me/blog/turn-of...
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🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (20s?) in a sunny yellow gingham dress is standing in a sunbeam outside a cafe. Holding a tiny new human to her chest and gently rocking side to side. Looking down at Tiny New Human with a soft smile. This is love. (1)
A woman (20s?) in a sunny yellow gingham dress is standing in a sunbeam outside a cafe. Holding a tiny new human to her chest and gently rocking side to side. Looking down at Tiny New Human with a soft smile. This is love. (1)
January 21, 2026 at 11:14 PM
🧵Spotted While Roaming in Aotearoa New Zealand:
A woman (20s?) in a sunny yellow gingham dress is standing in a sunbeam outside a cafe. Holding a tiny new human to her chest and gently rocking side to side. Looking down at Tiny New Human with a soft smile. This is love. (1)
A woman (20s?) in a sunny yellow gingham dress is standing in a sunbeam outside a cafe. Holding a tiny new human to her chest and gently rocking side to side. Looking down at Tiny New Human with a soft smile. This is love. (1)
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BREAKING: The House passed H.J. Res. 140—stripping protections from the Boundary Waters and handing 225,000 acres to a Chilean mining corp. The Senate is our last chance. 📞 Call: (202) 224-3121, say "Vote NO on H.J. Res. 140." Final stand.
friends-bwca.org/get-involved/take-legislative-action
friends-bwca.org/get-involved/take-legislative-action
January 21, 2026 at 10:10 PM
BREAKING: The House passed H.J. Res. 140—stripping protections from the Boundary Waters and handing 225,000 acres to a Chilean mining corp. The Senate is our last chance. 📞 Call: (202) 224-3121, say "Vote NO on H.J. Res. 140." Final stand.
friends-bwca.org/get-involved/take-legislative-action
friends-bwca.org/get-involved/take-legislative-action
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Fuck. Make some calls, people (especially people who aren't, like, actively busy in war zones). (They really are attacking Minnesota on a zillion fronts.)
BREAKING: The House passed H.J. Res. 140—stripping protections from the Boundary Waters and handing 225,000 acres to a Chilean mining corp. The Senate is our last chance. 📞 Call: (202) 224-3121, say "Vote NO on H.J. Res. 140." Final stand.
friends-bwca.org/get-involved/take-legislative-action
friends-bwca.org/get-involved/take-legislative-action
January 21, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Fuck. Make some calls, people (especially people who aren't, like, actively busy in war zones). (They really are attacking Minnesota on a zillion fronts.)
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Goodnight from Petra Briers, fiercely praying to St. Benedict to stop the Weir Witch’s bones ever drifting together again. Goodnight from Rosie Mundell, waiting for the birds to stitch dawn to the dark sky with their urgent songs and end a night filled with tears. Goodnight from Hookland.
January 21, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Goodnight from Petra Briers, fiercely praying to St. Benedict to stop the Weir Witch’s bones ever drifting together again. Goodnight from Rosie Mundell, waiting for the birds to stitch dawn to the dark sky with their urgent songs and end a night filled with tears. Goodnight from Hookland.
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I can't tell you how excited I am by the number of submissions we've already received for the Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast's 2026 Fiction Series! No waiting for the last minute this year. But there's still 10 days to get YOUR story in!
alpennia.com/lhmp/essays/...
alpennia.com/lhmp/essays/...
Call for Submissions: 2026 Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Fiction Series | Alpennia
The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast will be open for submissions in January 2026 for short stories in the lesbian historic fiction genre, to be produced in audio format for the podcast, as well as publ...
alpennia.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I can't tell you how excited I am by the number of submissions we've already received for the Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast's 2026 Fiction Series! No waiting for the last minute this year. But there's still 10 days to get YOUR story in!
alpennia.com/lhmp/essays/...
alpennia.com/lhmp/essays/...
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A New Online Archive Lets You Read the Whole Earth Catalog and Other Whole Earth Publications, Taking You from 1970 to 2002
A New Online Archive Lets You Read the Whole Earth Catalog and Other Whole Earth Publications, Taking You from 1970 to 2002
Today, if you want to get started in home brewing, shop for a synthesizer, find out what cybernetics is, order non-genetically-modified seeds, start your own mushroom farm, learn how to repair a Volks...
www.openculture.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:40 PM
A New Online Archive Lets You Read the Whole Earth Catalog and Other Whole Earth Publications, Taking You from 1970 to 2002
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I don’t know who needs to see this but, if a short fiction contract is saying there’s a fee for withdrawing your work, that’s a massive red flag. Personally, I wouldn’t be signing that. 🚩🚩🚩 Read those contracts carefully, folks.
January 21, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I don’t know who needs to see this but, if a short fiction contract is saying there’s a fee for withdrawing your work, that’s a massive red flag. Personally, I wouldn’t be signing that. 🚩🚩🚩 Read those contracts carefully, folks.
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Read the whole thread
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Read the whole thread
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RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
January 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
RT if you don't even know how the hell to open a ChatGPT tab
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Yeah we may need a thread of Tips For Surviving The Cold and/or Ice and/or Snow again. (As long as folks can like, be normal about it & not forget the entire south has like 7 snowplows)
Hey southerners, put a bunch of containers of kitty litter in your car right now. Put it under your front wheels if you get stuck and it will often give you enough traction to get out.
January 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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I wish folks outside the US could wrap their brains around the fact that our state-controlled-media is intentionally suppressing news about resistance. They are choosing not to cover protests. Listen to the people, not corporate media.
I remember how I was asked, live on German television, a mere 48 hours after No Kings II: “Why are there no protests?” And three months later, as the people of Minneapolis are standing in solidarity against the outrageous occupation of their city, I’m still getting that question in most interviews.
January 21, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I wish folks outside the US could wrap their brains around the fact that our state-controlled-media is intentionally suppressing news about resistance. They are choosing not to cover protests. Listen to the people, not corporate media.
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This won't always be possible of course. But when you can make their first activism experience taking groceries to families scared to go outside for eg that will prime them better for a long activism life than immediately throwing them into the shit.
January 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This won't always be possible of course. But when you can make their first activism experience taking groceries to families scared to go outside for eg that will prime them better for a long activism life than immediately throwing them into the shit.
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There are a lot of newer organizers who are nonetheless finding themselves in leadership positions right now. Here is something I learned during Trump 1: find your new people an easy win. Something to do that they can accomplish and will not immediately have them in fist fights or getting arrested.
January 21, 2026 at 7:37 PM
There are a lot of newer organizers who are nonetheless finding themselves in leadership positions right now. Here is something I learned during Trump 1: find your new people an easy win. Something to do that they can accomplish and will not immediately have them in fist fights or getting arrested.
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This is a global far right power grab, so the sooner everybody realizes that and puts aside their deeply outdated notions around national identity, which got us here to begin with, the better. The only way out is through, but the only way through is all of us fighting these climate warlords together
January 21, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This is a global far right power grab, so the sooner everybody realizes that and puts aside their deeply outdated notions around national identity, which got us here to begin with, the better. The only way out is through, but the only way through is all of us fighting these climate warlords together
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A good time was had by all!
Thanks to @ellenkushner.bsky.social @amandacockrell.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social & @michaelswanwick.bsky.social for jazzing up January with readings AND swordplay! Join BBB again on Feb. 17 for @fondalee.bsky.social @victormanibo.com #Shvetathakrar & @leannareneehieber.bsky.social! 📚🎙️🍸⚔️
January 21, 2026 at 7:54 PM
A good time was had by all!
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House Oversight Democrats have published a Web3 is Going Great-style “Trump Family Digital Grift” counter
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
January 21, 2026 at 6:18 PM
House Oversight Democrats have published a Web3 is Going Great-style “Trump Family Digital Grift” counter
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/trump-family...
A moment of silence for the water softener, which battled years of boulders in the water.
It's going to be a pricey month, sigh.
But better for pipes. 🚿 💧
It's going to be a pricey month, sigh.
But better for pipes. 🚿 💧
January 21, 2026 at 8:22 PM
A moment of silence for the water softener, which battled years of boulders in the water.
It's going to be a pricey month, sigh.
But better for pipes. 🚿 💧
It's going to be a pricey month, sigh.
But better for pipes. 🚿 💧
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This is why sensory based food aversions are so common in Autism and ADHD. We can’t filter out the passive information that neurotypical folk can more easily do while eating. It’s also why I included information on creating sensory friendly environment when eating in COLOR TASTE TEXTURE.
Why Sensory Overload Isn’t About “Too Much”: Often, it’s about how much interpretive work the brain is being asked to do as it constantly combines sensory information to figure out what’s happening, and whether it matters. By @neuroscientist.bsky.social:
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/givi...
Why Sensory Overload Isn’t About “Too Much”
Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:04 AM
This is why sensory based food aversions are so common in Autism and ADHD. We can’t filter out the passive information that neurotypical folk can more easily do while eating. It’s also why I included information on creating sensory friendly environment when eating in COLOR TASTE TEXTURE.
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🦕 Prehistoric buddies! 🦖
A new drop just in time for my bday today, shares would be deeply appreciated 🙏
wallpapers + more 🔗👇
A new drop just in time for my bday today, shares would be deeply appreciated 🙏
wallpapers + more 🔗👇
January 20, 2026 at 7:07 PM
🦕 Prehistoric buddies! 🦖
A new drop just in time for my bday today, shares would be deeply appreciated 🙏
wallpapers + more 🔗👇
A new drop just in time for my bday today, shares would be deeply appreciated 🙏
wallpapers + more 🔗👇
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Void Cat Latte Mugs - a work in progress
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Void Cat Latte Mugs - a work in progress
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POLICE CHIEF: “If it’s happening to our officers, it pains me to think how many of our community members are falling victim to this every day.”
ICE is even racially profiling off-duty Black & Brown cops— including pulling guns on one and knocking her phone out of her hand.
ICE is even racially profiling off-duty Black & Brown cops— including pulling guns on one and knocking her phone out of her hand.
January 21, 2026 at 4:11 AM
POLICE CHIEF: “If it’s happening to our officers, it pains me to think how many of our community members are falling victim to this every day.”
ICE is even racially profiling off-duty Black & Brown cops— including pulling guns on one and knocking her phone out of her hand.
ICE is even racially profiling off-duty Black & Brown cops— including pulling guns on one and knocking her phone out of her hand.
This feels like a combo of a shell game & a scrum run by people who have no idea how to run a corporation--& won't ask those who know.
And they're not answering questions.
See to your own health protection. Looks like HHS is going to be useless, the next emergency. :(
www.npr.org/2026/01/17/n...
And they're not answering questions.
See to your own health protection. Looks like HHS is going to be useless, the next emergency. :(
www.npr.org/2026/01/17/n...
Is RFK Jr.'s Administration for a Healthy America — AHA — in the works or not?
The Administration for a Healthy America is RFK Jr.'s plan to tackle chronic disease, addiction and other persistent problems. But so far it's not being set up like previous new agencies.
www.npr.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
This feels like a combo of a shell game & a scrum run by people who have no idea how to run a corporation--& won't ask those who know.
And they're not answering questions.
See to your own health protection. Looks like HHS is going to be useless, the next emergency. :(
www.npr.org/2026/01/17/n...
And they're not answering questions.
See to your own health protection. Looks like HHS is going to be useless, the next emergency. :(
www.npr.org/2026/01/17/n...
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I was posting about this yesterday - the TFR added "mobile assets" - so you can't fly within 3,000 feet of any ICE, CBP or DHS ground vehicles - since they don't publish those locations and 3k agents are everywhere in Minneapolis, this is basically a license to arrest any drone pilot they don't like
Just noticed this new FAA NOTAM from Jan 16th, which prohibits drone operators from flying within 3000 feet laterally or 1000 feet above DHS, DOD, and DOE "facilities and mobile assets, including ground vehicle convoys and their associated escorts."
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I was posting about this yesterday - the TFR added "mobile assets" - so you can't fly within 3,000 feet of any ICE, CBP or DHS ground vehicles - since they don't publish those locations and 3k agents are everywhere in Minneapolis, this is basically a license to arrest any drone pilot they don't like
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And by the people who use them insisting "I'm just one person, it doesn't make a difference, I wouldn't buy anyway but you know pirates spend the most money, besides knowledge should be free and by 'knowledge' I mean fiction, also you're ableist how dare you, I'm not responsible for anything I do."
January 21, 2026 at 5:19 PM
And by the people who use them insisting "I'm just one person, it doesn't make a difference, I wouldn't buy anyway but you know pirates spend the most money, besides knowledge should be free and by 'knowledge' I mean fiction, also you're ableist how dare you, I'm not responsible for anything I do."