Katie (she/her)
@gaudior13.bsky.social
Such a pleasure to hear water running again, in the creek and in the gutters.
February 12, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Such a pleasure to hear water running again, in the creek and in the gutters.
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At least 4 homeless folks froze to death in DC during the recent winter storm.
In the capital of the richest country in the world.
Where we're spending $1.65 million a day to pay for the Nat'l guard to do nothing.
It does not have to be this way.
In the capital of the richest country in the world.
Where we're spending $1.65 million a day to pay for the Nat'l guard to do nothing.
It does not have to be this way.
February 11, 2026 at 1:11 AM
At least 4 homeless folks froze to death in DC during the recent winter storm.
In the capital of the richest country in the world.
Where we're spending $1.65 million a day to pay for the Nat'l guard to do nothing.
It does not have to be this way.
In the capital of the richest country in the world.
Where we're spending $1.65 million a day to pay for the Nat'l guard to do nothing.
It does not have to be this way.
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There are currently three federal rules being proposed that would endanger trans healthcare and disability protection. You can submit your comments against these rules before commenting closes on the 17th. Check our linktree for more information linktr.ee/chosenfamily...
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
There are currently three federal rules being proposed that would endanger trans healthcare and disability protection. You can submit your comments against these rules before commenting closes on the 17th. Check our linktree for more information linktr.ee/chosenfamily...
Why is Emily Rath's "Pucking Around" one of the most popular romance audio books in my library system? Genuinely curious. Is it really making people's hearts sing? Is it just better than nothing re: poly, kinky representation in mainstream romance? Is it riding the Heated Rivalry wave?
February 10, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Why is Emily Rath's "Pucking Around" one of the most popular romance audio books in my library system? Genuinely curious. Is it really making people's hearts sing? Is it just better than nothing re: poly, kinky representation in mainstream romance? Is it riding the Heated Rivalry wave?
The mini podium! Also, watching the adults try (not very hard) to manage their faces.
From @acyn.bsky.social (posted on X)
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
"Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake."
February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The mini podium! Also, watching the adults try (not very hard) to manage their faces.
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If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
January 30, 2026 at 5:28 PM
If you see this, don't participate. It's a rigged study by Lisa Littman and unethical researcher J. Michael Bailey meant to undermine access to care. Spread the word.
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Democrats’ demands should be literally nothing - no ICE funding under any circumstances. Hell, Congress gave them such an appalling slush fund last year that it would probably only stop them expanding.
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Democrats’ demands should be literally nothing - no ICE funding under any circumstances. Hell, Congress gave them such an appalling slush fund last year that it would probably only stop them expanding.
"Every day I watch the terror grow and every day I have to work, run errands, do chores -- how to describe that contradiction, and how to survive it. Germany has declared war on Russia. Swimming in the afternoon."
-Franz Kafka's diary entry, August 2, 1914.
-Franz Kafka's diary entry, August 2, 1914.
January 28, 2026 at 10:02 PM
"Every day I watch the terror grow and every day I have to work, run errands, do chores -- how to describe that contradiction, and how to survive it. Germany has declared war on Russia. Swimming in the afternoon."
-Franz Kafka's diary entry, August 2, 1914.
-Franz Kafka's diary entry, August 2, 1914.
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This hit so fucking hard today.
January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
This hit so fucking hard today.
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Essentially, what stops abductions is when crowds outnumber the masked kidnappers. When people aggressively follow ICE with whistles and horns, crowds are ready to show up. If they show up fast enough, ICE leaves and a family is not broken. (People here understand the stakes).
January 23, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Essentially, what stops abductions is when crowds outnumber the masked kidnappers. When people aggressively follow ICE with whistles and horns, crowds are ready to show up. If they show up fast enough, ICE leaves and a family is not broken. (People here understand the stakes).
Peak pomegranate season.
January 18, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Peak pomegranate season.
This was hard to get a good photo of but I'm pretty sure it's a tiny bird nest.
January 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
This was hard to get a good photo of but I'm pretty sure it's a tiny bird nest.
I'm sure this was just a children's activity. Encountering it when I did, in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection anniversary and the murder of a legal observer by ICE, it felt like a memorial to everything and everyone we've lost and are on the brink of losing.
January 7, 2026 at 10:10 PM
I'm sure this was just a children's activity. Encountering it when I did, in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection anniversary and the murder of a legal observer by ICE, it felt like a memorial to everything and everyone we've lost and are on the brink of losing.
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this bears repeating:
Grok is bad because it's creating NONCONSENSUAL sexual images of real people.
Not because sex is icky and should be scrubbed from the Internet.
The distinction is crucial at a moment when dangerous censorship legislation is bipartisan and widely misunderstood
Grok is bad because it's creating NONCONSENSUAL sexual images of real people.
Not because sex is icky and should be scrubbed from the Internet.
The distinction is crucial at a moment when dangerous censorship legislation is bipartisan and widely misunderstood
January 7, 2026 at 1:35 PM
this bears repeating:
Grok is bad because it's creating NONCONSENSUAL sexual images of real people.
Not because sex is icky and should be scrubbed from the Internet.
The distinction is crucial at a moment when dangerous censorship legislation is bipartisan and widely misunderstood
Grok is bad because it's creating NONCONSENSUAL sexual images of real people.
Not because sex is icky and should be scrubbed from the Internet.
The distinction is crucial at a moment when dangerous censorship legislation is bipartisan and widely misunderstood
Sunlight through fog and a waning gibbous this morning. Temperatures above freezing this week mean my urban woods are full of birdsong.
January 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Sunlight through fog and a waning gibbous this morning. Temperatures above freezing this week mean my urban woods are full of birdsong.
Was reminded today of a reflection I like but had forgotten. Good for a new year, or a new week. Adapted from the original.
Where did I/can I:
Build relationship?
Empower others?
Learn?
Experience my empowered self?
Feel satisfied?
Where did I/can I:
Build relationship?
Empower others?
Learn?
Experience my empowered self?
Feel satisfied?
January 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Was reminded today of a reflection I like but had forgotten. Good for a new year, or a new week. Adapted from the original.
Where did I/can I:
Build relationship?
Empower others?
Learn?
Experience my empowered self?
Feel satisfied?
Where did I/can I:
Build relationship?
Empower others?
Learn?
Experience my empowered self?
Feel satisfied?
I'm having vacation withdrawal. Thank goodness for small pleasures.
Also? I'm committed to the alt text, but some choices are just hard to explain.
Also? I'm committed to the alt text, but some choices are just hard to explain.
January 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I'm having vacation withdrawal. Thank goodness for small pleasures.
Also? I'm committed to the alt text, but some choices are just hard to explain.
Also? I'm committed to the alt text, but some choices are just hard to explain.
