Kathryn Kysar
@darklake.bsky.social
Poet, writer, editor, professor, friend. She/they. Books: Pretend the World, Dark Lake. Recent words in Hayden’s Ferry Review, The Mollyhouse, Voicemail Poems.
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Resistance and Giving Voice: A Reading at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social on Sunday, November 23rd at 3:00 pm with @shannongibney.bsky.social, @alicepaige.bsky.social, @davigray.bsky.social, @tarikd.xyz, @guante.info and many more brilliant authors. Join us for snacks, community, and powerful words!
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Most people hear “heat pump” and think of small air-source units at home. But Germany is building one of the world’s largest heat pumps in Mannheim: a 162 MW river-source system using heat from the Rhine.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Most people hear “heat pump” and think of small air-source units at home. But Germany is building one of the world’s largest heat pumps in Mannheim: a 162 MW river-source system using heat from the Rhine.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
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Turns out I won't be able to make it to this, unfortunately, but it's still a fantastic lineup of poets sharing work Sunday (11/23/25) at 3pm at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social for @writersfordemocraticactionmn.org. Thanks to @darklake.bsky.social for the invite and your work on this.
Looking forward to this. Just reposting the flyer here with alt-text added in case that can be useful for future promo; thanks again for the invitation!
November 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Turns out I won't be able to make it to this, unfortunately, but it's still a fantastic lineup of poets sharing work Sunday (11/23/25) at 3pm at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social for @writersfordemocraticactionmn.org. Thanks to @darklake.bsky.social for the invite and your work on this.
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Looking forward to this. Just reposting the flyer here with alt-text added in case that can be useful for future promo; thanks again for the invitation!
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Looking forward to this. Just reposting the flyer here with alt-text added in case that can be useful for future promo; thanks again for the invitation!
Resistance and Giving Voice: A Reading at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social on Sunday, November 23rd at 3:00 pm with @shannongibney.bsky.social, @alicepaige.bsky.social, @davigray.bsky.social, @tarikd.xyz, @guante.info and many more brilliant authors. Join us for snacks, community, and powerful words!
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Resistance and Giving Voice: A Reading at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social on Sunday, November 23rd at 3:00 pm with @shannongibney.bsky.social, @alicepaige.bsky.social, @davigray.bsky.social, @tarikd.xyz, @guante.info and many more brilliant authors. Join us for snacks, community, and powerful words!
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That's just a bit of a double standard, isn't it?
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
That's just a bit of a double standard, isn't it?
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The Fisherman's House, overcast weather - 1882
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109996
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109996
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
The Fisherman's House, overcast weather - 1882
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109996
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109996
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AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Homepage | Bartz v Anthropic Settlement Site
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
AUTHORS!!
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
Remember that case where a bunch of authors sued AI for stealing their work? And WON?
Well, the settlement money has been announced. Each WORK that got thefted will be compensated $3k (split 50/50 bw publisher + author). So authors will be compensated $1500 per WORK stolen.
More here:
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start her like grim death and grinning devils, and raise the buried dead perpendicular out of their graves, boys
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 AM
start her like grim death and grinning devils, and raise the buried dead perpendicular out of their graves, boys
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A reminder that my online asynchronous class on political writing is full of resources, frameworks, writing prompts, examples, and more—and that while I ask for $20, anyone who wants to get in for free gets in for free, no questions asked.
Meeting the Moment: Political Poetry and the Anthemic Impulse (New Workshop!)
Some information on KTM's new asynchronous writing workshop exploring political poetry and the anthemic impulse.
guante.info
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A reminder that my online asynchronous class on political writing is full of resources, frameworks, writing prompts, examples, and more—and that while I ask for $20, anyone who wants to get in for free gets in for free, no questions asked.
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Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."
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just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
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Dem women governors in NJ, NY, VA, MA. 🔥🔥
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Dem women governors in NJ, NY, VA, MA. 🔥🔥
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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Zohran is stone cold man. Putting out an ad in Arabic after all the Islamophobic shit that’s been thrown his way? Pure swag.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Zohran is stone cold man. Putting out an ad in Arabic after all the Islamophobic shit that’s been thrown his way? Pure swag.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
Dems don’t need to copy his politics or even necessarily his campaign strategy, they need to learn how to grow a fucking spine.
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General submissions for Issue 78 are open soon! Link in comment! We're accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation submissions for $3. Our Spring Web Issue explores "Aftercare" —Send us poetry, prose, art, or hybrid work that explores healing, aftermath, tenderness, and transformation!
October 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
General submissions for Issue 78 are open soon! Link in comment! We're accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation submissions for $3. Our Spring Web Issue explores "Aftercare" —Send us poetry, prose, art, or hybrid work that explores healing, aftermath, tenderness, and transformation!
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Findings of an American Association of University Teachers Report on AI
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www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
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www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Professions
Educational technology, or ed-tech, including artificial intelligence (AI), continues to become more integrated into teaching and research in higher education, with minimal oversight. The AAUP’s ad ho...
www.aaup.org
October 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Findings of an American Association of University Teachers Report on AI
1/n
www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
1/n
www.aaup.org/reports-publ...
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being a writer is so embarrassing. like, "here's what my brain sounds like. hope exposure to this bullshit I soak in all the time changes your fucking life"
October 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
being a writer is so embarrassing. like, "here's what my brain sounds like. hope exposure to this bullshit I soak in all the time changes your fucking life"
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Anytime you ask “why did the Times cover it this way?” or whatever corporate media it is, remember that influential moderates are the tool of the wealth class and are there to normalize whatever the wealthy want and create doubt regarding reform and change.
October 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Anytime you ask “why did the Times cover it this way?” or whatever corporate media it is, remember that influential moderates are the tool of the wealth class and are there to normalize whatever the wealthy want and create doubt regarding reform and change.
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Thank you to @authorsguild.org for a really informative webinar on the Anthropic settlement. And shout out to all the agents who are handling emails from clients who are learning their publishers never registered books with the copyright office.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Thank you to @authorsguild.org for a really informative webinar on the Anthropic settlement. And shout out to all the agents who are handling emails from clients who are learning their publishers never registered books with the copyright office.
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Consumer Reports expressed concern about high levels of lead in some two dozen protein powders, but only with repeated high exposure. Here's what to know before you make your next grocery run. n.pr/43pgdVU
A study found lead in popular protein powders. Here's why you shouldn't panic
Consumer Reports expressed concern about high levels of lead in some two dozen protein powders, but only with repeated high exposure. Here's what to know before you make your next grocery run.
n.pr
October 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Consumer Reports expressed concern about high levels of lead in some two dozen protein powders, but only with repeated high exposure. Here's what to know before you make your next grocery run. n.pr/43pgdVU
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Men would rather collapse a government than go to therapy
October 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Men would rather collapse a government than go to therapy
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BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
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SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years
#LongCovid
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#LongCovid
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years - npj Dementia
npj Dementia - COVID-19 infection associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years
www.nature.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with increased risk of new-onset vascular dementia in adults ≥50 years
#LongCovid
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#LongCovid
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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They took down the Klan.
FBI cuts ties with Southern Poverty Law Center after MAGA push
The SPLC is the second civil rights group to lose its affiliation with the agency this week.
www.politico.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:21 AM
They took down the Klan.