Kate
@kafortn.bsky.social
grad student, writer, iced latte drinker.
she/her
she/her
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January 11, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Character with such a weird relationship with sex that half the fandom thinks they’re hypersexual and bi/pan and the other half thinks they’re sex-repulsed and ace
December 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Character with such a weird relationship with sex that half the fandom thinks they’re hypersexual and bi/pan and the other half thinks they’re sex-repulsed and ace
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Cerberus Illustration - Hades
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Cerberus Illustration - Hades
Speaking my truth: I love JD’s and LMM’s voices and I am delighted to have both of them on an album together.
October 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Speaking my truth: I love JD’s and LMM’s voices and I am delighted to have both of them on an album together.
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I can't tell you how invigorating and inspiring and hopeful it is to be in a crowd of people who also care. Took a group of teens to the last big protest and they were most struck by no longer feeling alone. If you're able to go, I encourage you to try. Get a group of friends & go together.
I’ve seen a lot of hand wringing about the dangers of going to No Kings protests and gently, I want to tell people to chill a little. These are permitted marches and the point is to be out there and seen en masse. Please don’t scare off people who are maybe going to their very first protest
June 14, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I can't tell you how invigorating and inspiring and hopeful it is to be in a crowd of people who also care. Took a group of teens to the last big protest and they were most struck by no longer feeling alone. If you're able to go, I encourage you to try. Get a group of friends & go together.
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being very normal at my son’s soccer game
June 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
being very normal at my son’s soccer game
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anything that at any point you loved but then became too cool for, know that someday you will turn back to that thing and say "oh. no. you were fine, you were more than fine. it is I who was cringe"
May 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
anything that at any point you loved but then became too cool for, know that someday you will turn back to that thing and say "oh. no. you were fine, you were more than fine. it is I who was cringe"
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25 Silly Little Seals - A Watercolor Painting 💙
May 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
25 Silly Little Seals - A Watercolor Painting 💙
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i was just thinking earlier this week "man, i love my job and i'm so excited to jump into summer blockbuster season!"
... and now i dont have my job so :)
... and now i dont have my job so :)
Breaking: Polygon sold to Valnet and hit with massive layoffs
Here's @ethangach.bsky.social report.
kotaku.com/polygon-sold...
Here's @ethangach.bsky.social report.
kotaku.com/polygon-sold...
Polygon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Mass Layoffs
One of the biggest gaming sites around was just blown up
kotaku.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
i was just thinking earlier this week "man, i love my job and i'm so excited to jump into summer blockbuster season!"
... and now i dont have my job so :)
... and now i dont have my job so :)
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We are devastated and outraged about today's layoffs, the sale of Polygon, and the loss of staff across Polygon and NY Mag. We stand with our colleagues at @polygon.com com and @nymagunion.bsky.social in solidarity.
May 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We are devastated and outraged about today's layoffs, the sale of Polygon, and the loss of staff across Polygon and NY Mag. We stand with our colleagues at @polygon.com com and @nymagunion.bsky.social in solidarity.
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Solidarity with all of Vox Union, I’m not nearly as stressed in a situation like this as I could be thanks to the generous severance and health care they negotiated on my behalf, as well as a ton of support resources while I figure stuff out! Pro tip, get a union in your workplace!
We are devastated and outraged about today's layoffs, the sale of Polygon, and the loss of staff across Polygon and NY Mag. We stand with our colleagues at @polygon.com com and @nymagunion.bsky.social in solidarity.
May 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Solidarity with all of Vox Union, I’m not nearly as stressed in a situation like this as I could be thanks to the generous severance and health care they negotiated on my behalf, as well as a ton of support resources while I figure stuff out! Pro tip, get a union in your workplace!
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tbh I'm still reeling from the Polygon news but I must do the responsible internet thing, and say:
If you're going to miss the kind of video essays Polygon was known for, consider watching and following my work
www.youtube.com/@the_jenna
Some recent bangers:
If you're going to miss the kind of video essays Polygon was known for, consider watching and following my work
www.youtube.com/@the_jenna
Some recent bangers:
Jenna Stoeber
Welcome to my video essay channel! I have a master's degree in media and culture from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where I researched horror media and video game culture.
And I make video ess...
www.youtube.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
tbh I'm still reeling from the Polygon news but I must do the responsible internet thing, and say:
If you're going to miss the kind of video essays Polygon was known for, consider watching and following my work
www.youtube.com/@the_jenna
Some recent bangers:
If you're going to miss the kind of video essays Polygon was known for, consider watching and following my work
www.youtube.com/@the_jenna
Some recent bangers:
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Our GoFundMe to assist our former colleagues at @polygon.com is now live! Please support them if you can, and share widely even if you can't!
Thank you all for the kindness and care you've shared with Polygon and the union over the last 2 days — it means the world to us all. gofund.me/a21cbbdc
Thank you all for the kindness and care you've shared with Polygon and the union over the last 2 days — it means the world to us all. gofund.me/a21cbbdc
Donate to Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union, organized by Ashok Selvam
On Thursday, May 1, Vox Media announced the sale of beloved video game s… Ashok Selvam needs your support for Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union
gofund.me
May 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Our GoFundMe to assist our former colleagues at @polygon.com is now live! Please support them if you can, and share widely even if you can't!
Thank you all for the kindness and care you've shared with Polygon and the union over the last 2 days — it means the world to us all. gofund.me/a21cbbdc
Thank you all for the kindness and care you've shared with Polygon and the union over the last 2 days — it means the world to us all. gofund.me/a21cbbdc
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Should have threaded this earlier, but another great way to directly support me and ALL of the 20+ Polygon employees laid off in the Valnet acquisition (layoffs that just happened to include all of the site's union staff) is to donate to our WGAE-organized fund: www.gofundme.com/f/support-po...
Donate to Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union, organized by Ashok Selvam
On Thursday, May 1, Vox Media announced the sale of beloved video game s… Ashok Selvam needs your support for Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union
www.gofundme.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Should have threaded this earlier, but another great way to directly support me and ALL of the 20+ Polygon employees laid off in the Valnet acquisition (layoffs that just happened to include all of the site's union staff) is to donate to our WGAE-organized fund: www.gofundme.com/f/support-po...
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Woke up in a lovely bed and breakfast today on a lovely vacation to find out a place I've loved to work for just over a decade has been dismembered in minutes.
Just wanted to join the chorus to say that I've been let go from Vox Media on May Day, along with a great team doing great stuff.
Just wanted to join the chorus to say that I've been let go from Vox Media on May Day, along with a great team doing great stuff.
May 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Woke up in a lovely bed and breakfast today on a lovely vacation to find out a place I've loved to work for just over a decade has been dismembered in minutes.
Just wanted to join the chorus to say that I've been let go from Vox Media on May Day, along with a great team doing great stuff.
Just wanted to join the chorus to say that I've been let go from Vox Media on May Day, along with a great team doing great stuff.
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Montana is extremely lucky to have Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell standing up in front of openly transphobic lawmakers who wanted to pass a bill that would /take trans kids away from their parents./
Thank you to them, and to the Republicans who crossed the aisle. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Thank you to them, and to the Republicans who crossed the aisle. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Stop these crazy bills’: Republicans join Democrats to defeat anti-trans legislation in Montana
One bill would remove trans children from their parents, and the other would ban drag shows and Pride marches
www.theguardian.com
March 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Montana is extremely lucky to have Zooey Zephyr and SJ Howell standing up in front of openly transphobic lawmakers who wanted to pass a bill that would /take trans kids away from their parents./
Thank you to them, and to the Republicans who crossed the aisle. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Thank you to them, and to the Republicans who crossed the aisle. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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When the BOOK is also a METAPHOR
YouTube video by John Green
www.youtube.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Everybody check on your group chats. It’s rough out here.
January 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Everybody check on your group chats. It’s rough out here.
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It's still January.
January 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's still January.
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My eight year old suggests that we just have TikTok every other day and, honestly, yes.
January 20, 2025 at 4:35 AM
My eight year old suggests that we just have TikTok every other day and, honestly, yes.
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But the government does get to decide what healthcare it covers, whose IDs are valid, which people it’s legal to discriminate against.
This culture war idiocy is so powerful. This is going to be a long fight.
This culture war idiocy is so powerful. This is going to be a long fight.
January 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
But the government does get to decide what healthcare it covers, whose IDs are valid, which people it’s legal to discriminate against.
This culture war idiocy is so powerful. This is going to be a long fight.
This culture war idiocy is so powerful. This is going to be a long fight.
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Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.