Plain Kate
@k8thek8.bsky.social
I ride a bike therefore I care about cities. Also love rock climbing, RPGs, SFF, heavy metal & martial arts. From Wolastoqiyik territory, living in Anishinaabe territory. She/her but not a sonofabitch about it.
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Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
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Ring pissed off the WeRateDogs guy, almost gotta admire the level of malice that requires
February 10, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Ring pissed off the WeRateDogs guy, almost gotta admire the level of malice that requires
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Possible CHUO miracle if people want to be part of making it happen:
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A last chance to save CHUO campus-community radio in Ottawa! - EquitableEducation.ca
Help restore CHUO: Three weeks to convince U.Ottawa undergrad students to support a $3 fee for the station!
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February 10, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Possible CHUO miracle if people want to be part of making it happen:
equitableeducation.ca/2026/save-ch...
equitableeducation.ca/2026/save-ch...
Also I'm pretty sure that the dairy tarriffs are on any imported amount OVER a certain limit which has (checks notes) never actually been exceeded
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Also I'm pretty sure that the dairy tarriffs are on any imported amount OVER a certain limit which has (checks notes) never actually been exceeded
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every single person writing credulously about "elon will put people on the moon" should have to pin this post to their monitor
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
every single person writing credulously about "elon will put people on the moon" should have to pin this post to their monitor
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No it wouldn't lol
I feel obligated to point out that if cars worked this way, the same tech would also enable Cops/ICE/etc. to stop any car they wanted remotely, to say nothing of a potentially malicious hacker.
I get the sentiment but this is a terrible idea.
I get the sentiment but this is a terrible idea.
My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area.
(15 in Manhattan btw)
(15 in Manhattan btw)
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
No it wouldn't lol
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
Jeez! You're okay though?
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Jeez! You're okay though?
Good LORD that's terrible. Who the hell is that supposed to even be FOR?
February 9, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Good LORD that's terrible. Who the hell is that supposed to even be FOR?
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
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February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
Worth the long drive through the snowstorm to do a striking clinic with a Muay Thai champion! (and hey, if SHE can brave the Canadian winter to get there, WE had no excuse) You can tell Fierce Martial Arts: apparently we'll be the ones rocking up to the Muay Thai gym in leggings, not shorts, LOL
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Worth the long drive through the snowstorm to do a striking clinic with a Muay Thai champion! (and hey, if SHE can brave the Canadian winter to get there, WE had no excuse) You can tell Fierce Martial Arts: apparently we'll be the ones rocking up to the Muay Thai gym in leggings, not shorts, LOL
Yeah I was not expecting it to get so grim out there! But it was a seminar I paid a lot to register for and there were three of us that all needed to get there so. . .
February 7, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Yeah I was not expecting it to get so grim out there! But it was a seminar I paid a lot to register for and there were three of us that all needed to get there so. . .
Hoooo BOY the roads are bad right now #Ottawa. Just drove home from a class in Kemptville and lanes? what lanes? shoulders? what shoulders? Even the *highway* is obliterated. We attempted one exit ramp and bailed on it, decided to just keep going till we found one we wouldn't wipe out on.
February 7, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Hoooo BOY the roads are bad right now #Ottawa. Just drove home from a class in Kemptville and lanes? what lanes? shoulders? what shoulders? Even the *highway* is obliterated. We attempted one exit ramp and bailed on it, decided to just keep going till we found one we wouldn't wipe out on.
OMG
"awwoo woo!"
"awwoo woo!"
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 5:16 AM
OMG
"awwoo woo!"
"awwoo woo!"
A friend of mine quoted Snow Crash about YT's mom (in relation to this, in a group chat) and I was a little bit shook over the accuracy. The unassigned desks. The scrabble to prove you were at the *right* desk and logged in on time. AUGH, kind of terrifying
February 6, 2026 at 5:11 AM
A friend of mine quoted Snow Crash about YT's mom (in relation to this, in a group chat) and I was a little bit shook over the accuracy. The unassigned desks. The scrabble to prove you were at the *right* desk and logged in on time. AUGH, kind of terrifying
If they want us to go to a location, and us doing the work is not contingent on where we physically are, honestly I think we should be able to bill them for transportation at least. And parking. Definitely parking. There's a CLIMATE CRISIS people.
February 6, 2026 at 5:07 AM
If they want us to go to a location, and us doing the work is not contingent on where we physically are, honestly I think we should be able to bill them for transportation at least. And parking. Definitely parking. There's a CLIMATE CRISIS people.
BONUS ROUND! We got rid of a bunch of our real estate and remodeled our offices to match a more diffuse, non-localized work style! So HOORAY! now that you have to come back to the office full time... here's a bunch of temporary, noisy "touchdown points," or you can fight for these eight focus rooms
February 6, 2026 at 4:31 AM
BONUS ROUND! We got rid of a bunch of our real estate and remodeled our offices to match a more diffuse, non-localized work style! So HOORAY! now that you have to come back to the office full time... here's a bunch of temporary, noisy "touchdown points," or you can fight for these eight focus rooms
Oops! Did you book a desk but when you got there someone was in it? DRAMA! Did you schlep your laptop to the office but it doesn't connect to wi-fi? OOPS! go back home and try! Are you shivering after biking to work and now A/C is chilling you? Sorry, spare clothes are all back at home.
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Oops! Did you book a desk but when you got there someone was in it? DRAMA! Did you schlep your laptop to the office but it doesn't connect to wi-fi? OOPS! go back home and try! Are you shivering after biking to work and now A/C is chilling you? Sorry, spare clothes are all back at home.
I am ALREADY tired of wearing my salt-and-grit-crusted winter boots through a full 9-to-5 day. My feet itch. I am ALREADY tired of finding places on the floor to stash things like shoes and snacks and packets of coffee. I am SICK of showing up to an office, then taking every meeting over Teams.
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I am ALREADY tired of wearing my salt-and-grit-crusted winter boots through a full 9-to-5 day. My feet itch. I am ALREADY tired of finding places on the floor to stash things like shoes and snacks and packets of coffee. I am SICK of showing up to an office, then taking every meeting over Teams.
Okay TBS, if you want me in an office building to work, fine. But give me a GODDAMN desk. Give me a space I can go to, where I can maybe tack a silly cartoon to the wall. For FUCKS sake we at least deserve that. Not this Snow Crash-ass "book a desk every morning & haul your gear back and forth" shit
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Okay TBS, if you want me in an office building to work, fine. But give me a GODDAMN desk. Give me a space I can go to, where I can maybe tack a silly cartoon to the wall. For FUCKS sake we at least deserve that. Not this Snow Crash-ass "book a desk every morning & haul your gear back and forth" shit
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Happy to announce a t-shirt collab with the good people at @bunchbike.com
All proceeds will be donated to the nearest cargo bike library
bunchbike.com/en-ca/produc...
All proceeds will be donated to the nearest cargo bike library
bunchbike.com/en-ca/produc...
February 5, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Happy to announce a t-shirt collab with the good people at @bunchbike.com
All proceeds will be donated to the nearest cargo bike library
bunchbike.com/en-ca/produc...
All proceeds will be donated to the nearest cargo bike library
bunchbike.com/en-ca/produc...
When I realized I was operating a vehicle that had a backup beep 💀 Luckily I'm a decent driver, even managed to reverse the thing around a bend at one point. But I did NOT enjoy it.
February 5, 2026 at 7:10 PM
When I realized I was operating a vehicle that had a backup beep 💀 Luckily I'm a decent driver, even managed to reverse the thing around a bend at one point. But I did NOT enjoy it.
I've long been baffled by the fact that I was "upgraded" at a rental place once during a move - from a cargo van to a 5-ton truck, with no special licence or anything (they had no vans available). Any goob can walk off the street and rent one of these and drive it around.
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I've long been baffled by the fact that I was "upgraded" at a rental place once during a move - from a cargo van to a 5-ton truck, with no special licence or anything (they had no vans available). Any goob can walk off the street and rent one of these and drive it around.