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Dr Kat Day (she/her)
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Science & Fiction editor/writer. Chemistry PhD ⚛️ Co-Editor at PseudoPod 🦑 Writer: The Crash Course Organic Chemistry & various DK science books 🧪 Short fiction https://thefictionphial.wordpress.com 🖊️🐢
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Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · May 15
Maybe I STARTED OUT made of sugar and spice and all things nice, but now I’m made of coffee, capsicum, obstreperousness and dark stories.
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levparikian.bsky.social
I started a podcast. It’s called Six Things. Each month, a guest brings six things and we talk about them. It’s as simple as that. Massage your ears with the first episode, featuring @joannawyld.bsky.social’s fine selection. Available on your favoured ear-massaging platform.
pod.link/1873642106/e...
A Carnac, a long brass instrument with the head of an animal.
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
chronicleflask.katday.com
Sound up!
auntietiffa.bsky.social auntietiffa.bsky.social @auntietiffa.bsky.social · 4h
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 2:18 PM
chronicleflask.katday.com
Reposting with alt text (because I don’t like to repost screenshots without it). What Reform are threatening here is exactly Trump’s approach. The UK has watched that situation unfold with mounting horror. We can do better.
Richard Tice MP EK @TiceRichard Simple In line with our values, if Bangor Uni does not believe in free speech, then British taxpayers should not have to fund them. Perhaps remove all government funding and no student loans for Bangor students The phone will ring very soon Lee Anderson MP GBNI @LeeA... • 5h G This gives me a great idea on how to save the taxpayer £30 million. We're coming for you. Zia Yusuf • m @ZiaYusufUK • 13h Bangor University have banned Reform and called us "racist, transphobic and homophobic". Bangor receives £30 million in state funding a year, much of which comes from Reform-voting taxpayers. I am sure they won't mind losing every penny of that state funding under a Reform government. After all, they wouldn't want a racist's money would they? REFORM UK ARE NOT WELCOME AT BANGOR UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL STATEMENT The Debating & Political Society received a request from Jack Anderton and Sarah Pochin MP of Reform UK to attend Bangor University and give a Q&A to students. In line with our values, this request was refused We stand by this decision as a committee. We have zero [see next image] REFORM UK ARE NOT WELCOME AT BANGOR UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL STATEMENT The Debating & Political Society received a request from Jack Anderton and Sarah Pochin MP of Reform UK to attend Bangor University and give a Q&A to students. In line with our values, this request was refused. We stand by this decision as a committee. We have zero tolerance for any form of racism, transphobia, or homophobia displayed by the members of Reform UK. Their approach to the lives of others is antithetical to the values of welcoming and fair debate that our society has upheld for 177 years. We are proud to be the first of the debating unions to take a stand against Reform UK. We strongly implore our fellow societies to join us in keeping hate out of our universities. The DEBATING & POLITICAL SOCIETY BANGOR UNIVERSITY
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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thisishorror.bsky.social
Today on This Is Horror Pocast, Kat Day (@chronicleflask.katday.com) talks about PseudoPod, short stories, editing a horror fiction podcast, and much more.

www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-652-kat-...
www.thisishorror.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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Recording day.
I promise you…
… it’s true.
A selfie of me with a mic in front of me. I’m wearing two hoodies because it’s extremely cold. I’ve just had my hair cut: what do you think?
February 10, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Small G̶o̶d̶s̶* Prophets

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

(*Some bloke already used that one, apparently)
BBC Two - Small Prophets
A mystical recipe in an old journal promises Michael Sleep the answers he longs for.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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nigella.bsky.social
As we are deep into soup season, #RecipeOfTheDay is that most magnificent of soups: Minestrone! www.nigella.com/recipes/mine...
Minestrone
This glorious vegetable and bean soup can be adapted to use any vegetables you have lying around, more or less — but I prefer not to include tomatoes here. The only drawback is that the soup, after al...
www.nigella.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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pocket-ireland.com
The moody vibes at the Upper Lake in Glendalough never disappoint. 🌧️ I used this tree to frame the mist rolling over the Wicklow Mountains.

#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #Glendalough #Wicklow #Ireland #Landscape #Nature #MoodyGrams #UpperLake #WicklowMountains
A vertical photograph of a serene lake valley in Ireland. A large, textured tree trunk stands out of focus in the immediate right foreground, framing the scene. The lake stretches into the distance, flanked by steep, rugged mountains covered in heather and scrub. The mountain peaks are obscured by low-hanging, moody grey clouds. In the foreground, the water is calm with gentle ripples, and small grassy tufts poke out of the water near a rocky, pebble shoreline. The light is soft and diffused.
February 10, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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leguinbot.bsky.social
To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness.
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 AM
chronicleflask.katday.com
“GOOD OLD FASHIONED AMERICAN PIE!”

*murmurs* apple pie was invented in medieval England
mikenellis.bsky.social Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 20h
Megyn Kelly just shouting “FOOTBALL IS OURS” at Piers Morgan about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show is the perfect example of this moment in time. Put it in a time capsule and send it out into space.
February 10, 2026 at 7:21 AM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt
Sculpture of an upright irregular shaped driftwood piece inlaid with rainbow coloured stained glass sited on a pebble beach by the sea at dawn
February 10, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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pseudopod.org
Drafts? PseudoPod Towers was already full of those.

Oh, you mean the fractured whispers of half-spoken, unfinished words.

Yes, it’s full of those, too.
February 9, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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we are introducing drafts! it won't make your post any better but it will spare the rest of us
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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compoundchem.com
Today is #NationalToothacheDay 🦷 This edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social looks at some of the chemistry behind a visit to the dentist's 🪥 cen.acs.org/articles/94/...

#ChemSky 🧪
This infographic titled "The Chemistry of Dentistry" explores four key areas. It explains how bacteria produce propanoic and lactic acids from sugar to cause tooth decay. It shows how fluoride ions convert hydroxyapatite into acid-resistant fluorapatite. It details dental amalgams containing mercury, silver, tin, and copper, alongside composite resins like Bis-GMA. Finally, it covers whitening using hydrogen and carbamide peroxide.
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
chronicleflask.katday.com
Someone said to me, “it can’t be any worse!” the other day. And yes, yes it can. And it will be. Much, much worse. This is only the tip of a very grotty iceberg.
peterstefanovic.bsky.social Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance

"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”

Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
chronicleflask.katday.com
Thank you, Michael – I really enjoyed this post-Halloween chat! 🖤
thisishorror.bsky.social This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 1d
Today's treat on This Is Horror Podcast Patreon is our conversation with Kat Day. Kat talks about PseudoPod, short stories, editing a horror fiction podcast, and much more.

www.patreon.com/posts/150292...
TIH 652: Kat Day on PseudoPod, Short Stories, and Editing a Horror Fiction Podcast | This Is Horror
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February 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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pocket-ireland.com
Quarry lakes often have such perfect reflections because they are deep and sheltered from the wind by high rock walls. Carrigfoyle Quarry is no exception.

#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #Wexford #NaturePhotography #BlackAndWhite #Reflections #Landscape #Ireland #Monochrome
A black and white landscape photograph showing a calm body of water at the base of a wooded bank. Two large, textured rocks sit prominently in the water in the mid-ground; the larger rock on the right is covered in patches of moss. The water is perfectly still, creating a sharp, mirror-like reflection of the rocks and the surrounding birch trees. The scene is peaceful and high-contrast.
February 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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joannechocolat.bsky.social
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 81:
On the worst days, remember this. There is no straw - be it sorrow, grief, ill-health or misfortune - that can't be spun into stories.
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
chronicleflask.katday.com
“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.”
— Iain Thomas
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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leguinbot.bsky.social
If he would not be a stick whirled and whelmed in the stream, he must be the stream itself, all of it, from its spring to its sinking in the sea.
February 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Coastal Foam, 2019
by US painter Erin Hanson #WomensArt
Painting of a seascape with rocky shore and foamy sea
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
chronicleflask.katday.com
I don’t understand how these tools have such power, nor how so many adopters seem to have completely failed to understand how destructive they can be.
dancow.bsky.social Dan Nguyen @dancow.bsky.social · 1d
VC, founder, dumbass
@Nick_Davidov Asked Claude Cowork organize my wife's desktop, it stated doing it, asked for a permission to delete temp office files, I granted it, and then it goes "ooops" Turns out it tried renaming and accidentally deleted a folder with all of the photos my wife made on her camera for the last 15 years. All photos of kids, their illustrations, friends' weddings, travel, everything. It's not in trash, it was done via terminal It's not in iCloud, it already synced the new file structure. She didn't have Time Machine. Disc recovery tools can't see anything. I called Apple and they pointed me to a feature in iCloud allowing to retrieve files that were saved before but are no longer on iCloud Drive (they keep them for 30 days). I'm now watching it load tens of thousands of files. I nearly had a heart attack. Nick Davidov • @Nick_Davidov VC, founder, DVC.ai - backing repeat founders with a community of 200 engineers. e/acc/OSS. Perplexity, Higgsfield, Animation, Etched. Husband to @msdavidova
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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louiestowell.bsky.social
Any history of technology people know if there are other technologies that were touted as "here to stay" in the manner of generative AI that...didn't stay?
ninamarkl.bsky.social Nina Markl 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @ninamarkl.bsky.social · 1d
i guess worth looking into whether people were similarly convinced about other technologies in the past
February 9, 2026 at 7:22 AM
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nikitagill.bsky.social
It’s the oldest story in the world. The Epstein Files reminded me of this piece I wrote on a devastating anniversary.
Girl is devoured. World blames the girl. Girl wonders how this could happen to her. Girl loses her mind. Girl gets angry. Girl wants to be heard but every time she tells someone, her voice feels coated with tar. Girl feels the wound inside her grow. Girl is afraid the wound will one day get so big she will drown in it. Girl finally tells someone and they ask what did she do to ask for it. Girl doesn't speak of it again. Girl wonders if she deserved it. Girl tries to forget. And tries to forget. And tries to forget. But memories have teeth that become fangs. And fangs have never learned how to let go. Eventually she becomes a locked door. Eventually she learns that she is no feast. Eventually she learns that to devour is better than to be devoured. Eventually she becomes the wolf they fear. - Nikita Gill
February 8, 2026 at 5:05 PM
chronicleflask.katday.com
One of my (many) little soap boxes is the concept of winning the hand but losing the game.

It's easy to get so focused on 'winning' one particular thing that you fail to realise that, in doing so, you're wrecking the bigger picture.

Ai writing is a classic example of this.
February 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM