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'cause rock is cool but the struggle is better
@fairestcat.bsky.social
Same girl. New site. Queer, polyam, bi-polar fangirl with eclectic tastes.

Vidder. Multifannish AF. Kind of obsessed with figure skating. Once got a concussion from a cat.
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I'm in two vastly different starter packs, so Intro post time!

Hi, I'm Cat. The cat in my icon is named Dreadful. He's an adolescent in that picture, but he's now 18.

I'm a queer, polyam American immigrant to Canada.

I'm currently surviving on a diet of fanvids, figure skating and bibimbap.
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The pronoun labeler, which was by far the most useful labeler on the site, was deleted by its creator. But thanks to @ripperoni.com there’s a new one available. I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to share your pronouns or see someone else’s pronouns at a glance.

bsky.app/profile/pron...
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February 11, 2026 at 6:39 AM
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You deserve access to abortion care if you are pregnant and do not want to be. Full stop.

Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.

Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.
You don’t need a traumatic or tragic story to deserve abortion care.
February 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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You know, if NBC hadn't fired Gabriela Papadakis she probably wouldn't have mentioned Guillaume and Laurence's villainy out of professionalism and she probably wouldn't have had all this free time to go on TV and talk about how fucked up it all is.

That cease and desist backfired a bit, huh?
February 11, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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Those who weren’t resigned to the Math Idiot Garbage Bin as kids may not grasp how much “if you’re bad at math, you’ll die in a ditch and all will be better off for it” sentiment was floating around in the 90s and 2000s, but it sure felt real to me.

(my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!)
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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I heard Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car in a public place yesterday and I thought “this is what Michael Hobbes wants to take away” and I think I need to log off of social media for a while.
This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars.

Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Speed Limiters Now Mandatory in All New EU Cars
Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) isn't an ironclad speeding prevention system, but could be just annoying enough to spark a backlash.
www.autoweek.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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Canada has tough gun legislation.

Below is from CNN this morning.
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The Instagram algorithm occasionally knows exactly what I need to see. Meet Cheeto, the department cat of the UC Davis Physics department.
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Post a tree you photographed
February 11, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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TFW you stay up watching Olympics replays.
February 11, 2026 at 5:05 AM
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:

"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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I can’t stop laughing about “and from New Jersey”
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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Ukrainian figure skater Kyrylo Marsak will compete against Russia's Petr Gumennik at the Winter Games.

He says Russians shouldn't be allowed to compete even as neutral athletes because their nation is a "representative of terrorism".

📹: DW
February 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Not commenting a lot on the men's SP as I watch, but OMG Kyrylo Marsak made me cry. That was so beautiful. #MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating
February 11, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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DEANNA'S DREAM CONTINUES - confirmed that Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps will be competing in the pairs event next week; they are heading to Milan #MilanoCortina2026 #Olympics

If you don't know her, you need to learn about her: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFpy...
Deanna’s Dream | Part 1 | Figure Skating Documentary
YouTube video by Olympics
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I'll be missing the men's SP today due to seeing people in real life and an inconveniently timed dental appointment.

But right up until that starts I'll be obsessively checking for Deanna news.
February 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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The things people are offering up as "if you like Heated Rivalry," are all wild.

If you liked Heated Rivalry, go to AO3's "pining while fucking" tag. You're welcome.
February 10, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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Every day I remember again that Gabriella Papadakis lost her NBC job because of THAT FUCKING MAN and I want to flip every judges table at ice dance #olympics #sa content warning etc.
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Evergreen figure skating reaction here, honestly.
absolutely the fuck not
February 9, 2026 at 10:13 PM
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If Piper and Paul don't get a medal in Milan, I'm gonna riot. #MilanoCortina2026 ⛸️
February 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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I am compelled to say this at least once a season, so here it is:

No one has ever been as committed to sparkle motion as Piper Gilles, and I love that about her so much. Peak theater kid energy.

#figureskating
February 9, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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Yeah, they're gonna need those neuralyzers. Oof. Why couldn't that have happened in the Team Event instead? #figureskating #MilanoCortina2026
February 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM