Kate Baker
@katebakergm.bsky.social
TTRPG writer and giant nerd.
Last year, my kiddo had a virus that gave him a sore in his mouth, and our pediatrician specifically said to give him popsicles.
Not that food needs a reason besides being food, but popsicles can be important in particular!
Not that food needs a reason besides being food, but popsicles can be important in particular!
“Oh poor people can buy popsicles with food stamps” shut the fuck up the government gives perverts a trillion dollars in government money each year for pervert factories for billionaires the fucking popsicles are none of your fuckin business
November 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Last year, my kiddo had a virus that gave him a sore in his mouth, and our pediatrician specifically said to give him popsicles.
Not that food needs a reason besides being food, but popsicles can be important in particular!
Not that food needs a reason besides being food, but popsicles can be important in particular!
I haven’t checked in about #25booksin2025 for a while.
I had a slow reading start to the year, but I started reading e-books on my phone on Libby, and it turns out I will read a lot of books that way. I crushed my goal.
Here is everything I read last month! I got some spooky books for October.
I had a slow reading start to the year, but I started reading e-books on my phone on Libby, and it turns out I will read a lot of books that way. I crushed my goal.
Here is everything I read last month! I got some spooky books for October.
November 1, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I haven’t checked in about #25booksin2025 for a while.
I had a slow reading start to the year, but I started reading e-books on my phone on Libby, and it turns out I will read a lot of books that way. I crushed my goal.
Here is everything I read last month! I got some spooky books for October.
I had a slow reading start to the year, but I started reading e-books on my phone on Libby, and it turns out I will read a lot of books that way. I crushed my goal.
Here is everything I read last month! I got some spooky books for October.
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Contra Costa County! There is a Kickstarter to help support a bookstore pop-up to establish a permanent home.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gro...
Growing Rosa Blanca Books!
Help Rosa Blanca Books open its first permanent storefront and expand its reach within a burgeoning community in the Bay Area.
www.kickstarter.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Contra Costa County! There is a Kickstarter to help support a bookstore pop-up to establish a permanent home.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gro...
Contra Costa County! There is a Kickstarter to help support a bookstore pop-up to establish a permanent home.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gro...
Growing Rosa Blanca Books!
Help Rosa Blanca Books open its first permanent storefront and expand its reach within a burgeoning community in the Bay Area.
www.kickstarter.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Contra Costa County! There is a Kickstarter to help support a bookstore pop-up to establish a permanent home.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gro...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gro...
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Bike East Bay is hiring a Community Engagement Director.
This is a really fun position working with our amazing community and for a very impactful organization.
I’m leading the hiring and will work closely with the person we hire. Please apply or spread the word!
This is a really fun position working with our amazing community and for a very impactful organization.
I’m leading the hiring and will work closely with the person we hire. Please apply or spread the word!
Know anybody who loves bikes and loves building community? We're hiring! This role is responsible for bringing Bike to Wherever Day and Biketopia to life, and also oversees our bile valet and volunteer programs.
Apply today, or share with a friend BikeEastBay.org/jobs
Apply today, or share with a friend BikeEastBay.org/jobs
October 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Bike East Bay is hiring a Community Engagement Director.
This is a really fun position working with our amazing community and for a very impactful organization.
I’m leading the hiring and will work closely with the person we hire. Please apply or spread the word!
This is a really fun position working with our amazing community and for a very impactful organization.
I’m leading the hiring and will work closely with the person we hire. Please apply or spread the word!
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All through October, read a free preview of THE NEFARIOUS NIGHTS OF WILLOWWEEP MANOR on the Simon Teen site!
simonteen.com/free-reads/
simonteen.com/free-reads/
October 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
All through October, read a free preview of THE NEFARIOUS NIGHTS OF WILLOWWEEP MANOR on the Simon Teen site!
simonteen.com/free-reads/
simonteen.com/free-reads/
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My first story for @coyotemedia.org is about the towns I grew up in, small cities that even I dismissed as being "too quiet" or "in a bubble."
Read about Albany and El Cerrito for Palestine, a group of neighbors that have created a joyful, mutual aid collective while organizing for Palestine.
Read about Albany and El Cerrito for Palestine, a group of neighbors that have created a joyful, mutual aid collective while organizing for Palestine.
Albany and El Cerrito Weren't Known for Protest ... Until Now
In two quiet Bay Area towns, organizers for Palestine are getting loud — and forming deep friendships along the way.
www.coyotemedia.org
September 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My first story for @coyotemedia.org is about the towns I grew up in, small cities that even I dismissed as being "too quiet" or "in a bubble."
Read about Albany and El Cerrito for Palestine, a group of neighbors that have created a joyful, mutual aid collective while organizing for Palestine.
Read about Albany and El Cerrito for Palestine, a group of neighbors that have created a joyful, mutual aid collective while organizing for Palestine.
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Since this whole debate is still happening, and since we are still not listening I will summarize what I understand the argument to be in the Lingua Franca of white nerds: Lord of the Rings analogies.
white cis men blocking people of color and other members of vulnerable communities because their risk factor is a lot different than ours is peak white nonsense.
It's also how I know they don't give a shit about us.
It's also how I know they don't give a shit about us.
September 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Since this whole debate is still happening, and since we are still not listening I will summarize what I understand the argument to be in the Lingua Franca of white nerds: Lord of the Rings analogies.
Are there a lot more monarch butterflies this year?
September 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Are there a lot more monarch butterflies this year?
We went to Roller Derby today! We saw the San Francisco Rolling Dead face off against the Oakland Outlaws at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium. My favorite part was when there was a pause for technical difficulties and both teams joined together in a conga line around the track.
September 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
We went to Roller Derby today! We saw the San Francisco Rolling Dead face off against the Oakland Outlaws at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium. My favorite part was when there was a pause for technical difficulties and both teams joined together in a conga line around the track.
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If you are on the TPUSA list of professors or are an otherwise visible left academic, I strongly recommend reviewing your digital footprint. Is your address public information? What about your family members?
crimethinc.com/2020/08/26/d...
crimethinc.com/2020/08/26/d...
Doxcare
A step-by-step guide explaining how to protect yourself from online stalkers, why it's important, and what to do if you are targeted for doxxing.
crimethinc.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you are on the TPUSA list of professors or are an otherwise visible left academic, I strongly recommend reviewing your digital footprint. Is your address public information? What about your family members?
crimethinc.com/2020/08/26/d...
crimethinc.com/2020/08/26/d...
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At dawn, you rise.
Light scatters across you, highlighting moments of growth and renewal. Even catastrophic events bring about change, bring about the future.
You are the surge of wave and the whisper of wind.
You Are the Wilds
theothertracy.itch.io/you-are-the-...
#TTRPG
Light scatters across you, highlighting moments of growth and renewal. Even catastrophic events bring about change, bring about the future.
You are the surge of wave and the whisper of wind.
You Are the Wilds
theothertracy.itch.io/you-are-the-...
#TTRPG
You Are the Wilds by TheOtherTracy
a solo game about being the world itself
theothertracy.itch.io
September 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
At dawn, you rise.
Light scatters across you, highlighting moments of growth and renewal. Even catastrophic events bring about change, bring about the future.
You are the surge of wave and the whisper of wind.
You Are the Wilds
theothertracy.itch.io/you-are-the-...
#TTRPG
Light scatters across you, highlighting moments of growth and renewal. Even catastrophic events bring about change, bring about the future.
You are the surge of wave and the whisper of wind.
You Are the Wilds
theothertracy.itch.io/you-are-the-...
#TTRPG
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Newsom: We need to make Bay Area public transit so bad that everyone who has another option says “I’m not gonna use this.”
(No, he didn’t actually say this, but unless he follows through with his promise to provide a $750 million gap loan to transit, that’s what his actions will say.)
(No, he didn’t actually say this, but unless he follows through with his promise to provide a $750 million gap loan to transit, that’s what his actions will say.)
Mamdani: We need to make public transportation so good that “no matter how much money is in your pocket, you say: I’m gonna use this.”
September 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Newsom: We need to make Bay Area public transit so bad that everyone who has another option says “I’m not gonna use this.”
(No, he didn’t actually say this, but unless he follows through with his promise to provide a $750 million gap loan to transit, that’s what his actions will say.)
(No, he didn’t actually say this, but unless he follows through with his promise to provide a $750 million gap loan to transit, that’s what his actions will say.)
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Heeeeeeey yall!
That "if you hate AI you understand racists" guy sure is annoying, right?
Why make them famous for being an idiot? I am seeing more reposts of this person than I am of legit awesome ppl, and I hate that.
Stop dunking, stop "arguing", sto
Block block block and move on, plz.
That "if you hate AI you understand racists" guy sure is annoying, right?
Why make them famous for being an idiot? I am seeing more reposts of this person than I am of legit awesome ppl, and I hate that.
Stop dunking, stop "arguing", sto
Block block block and move on, plz.
September 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Heeeeeeey yall!
That "if you hate AI you understand racists" guy sure is annoying, right?
Why make them famous for being an idiot? I am seeing more reposts of this person than I am of legit awesome ppl, and I hate that.
Stop dunking, stop "arguing", sto
Block block block and move on, plz.
That "if you hate AI you understand racists" guy sure is annoying, right?
Why make them famous for being an idiot? I am seeing more reposts of this person than I am of legit awesome ppl, and I hate that.
Stop dunking, stop "arguing", sto
Block block block and move on, plz.
I got my Covid and flu shots today at CVS! There was a yes/no question when I made the appointment about whether I had a condition that put me at higher risk for getting Covid, but they didn’t ask for any more detail than that.
September 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I got my Covid and flu shots today at CVS! There was a yes/no question when I made the appointment about whether I had a condition that put me at higher risk for getting Covid, but they didn’t ask for any more detail than that.
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Hi! I write all kinds of boos, but the favorite thing I've done is a cute, short graphic novel about a cis girl and a trans girl who join the cheerleading team and fall in love!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cheer-up-c...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cheer-up-c...
Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms|Paperback
2021 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist 2021 New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2021 Cybils Award Winner 2022 GLAAD Media Award Winner 2022 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A sweet, queer teen r...
www.barnesandnoble.com
September 4, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Hi! I write all kinds of boos, but the favorite thing I've done is a cute, short graphic novel about a cis girl and a trans girl who join the cheerleading team and fall in love!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cheer-up-c...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cheer-up-c...
This is very cute from the Oakland Public Library: a coloring book of all the branches!
August 30, 2025 at 1:58 AM
This is very cute from the Oakland Public Library: a coloring book of all the branches!
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be counter culture and buy my book which comes out in paperback next month
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
(these numbers are so depressing, please buy my book)
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
(these numbers are so depressing, please buy my book)
August 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
be counter culture and buy my book which comes out in paperback next month
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
(these numbers are so depressing, please buy my book)
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...
(these numbers are so depressing, please buy my book)
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Does anyone have recommendations for favorite mask vendors/brands? I need a new supplier since masklab is out of business. I would really love to hear from folks who wear glasses, too.
August 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Does anyone have recommendations for favorite mask vendors/brands? I need a new supplier since masklab is out of business. I would really love to hear from folks who wear glasses, too.
Does anyone have recommendations for favorite mask vendors/brands? I need a new supplier since masklab is out of business. I would really love to hear from folks who wear glasses, too.
August 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Does anyone have recommendations for favorite mask vendors/brands? I need a new supplier since masklab is out of business. I would really love to hear from folks who wear glasses, too.
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You don't actually know what will or will not make a difference which is why it matters to try to do things.
August 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
You don't actually know what will or will not make a difference which is why it matters to try to do things.
I was an Engineering major who took a Communication class as a GE requirement, liked it, took a few more, and got a minor in it.
I firmly believe that the skills I got from that Communication minor have been just as important to my career as the technical skills from my major.
I firmly believe that the skills I got from that Communication minor have been just as important to my career as the technical skills from my major.
I want people in college to take a class on something interesting, and have an unexpected formative experience that in no way becomes their explicit undergraduate focus. And I worry – I know – that this happens less and less often.
July 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I was an Engineering major who took a Communication class as a GE requirement, liked it, took a few more, and got a minor in it.
I firmly believe that the skills I got from that Communication minor have been just as important to my career as the technical skills from my major.
I firmly believe that the skills I got from that Communication minor have been just as important to my career as the technical skills from my major.
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On top of this, if you're going to gen con TAKE A COVID TEST TODAY.
You don't wanna accidentally bring that over and infect 30,000+ people.
You don't wanna accidentally bring that over and infect 30,000+ people.
A reminder for anyone going to Gen Con next week:
Please MASK on the plane there, in the convention, in bars, restaurants, anywhere that isn't well ventilated!!!
Please MASK on the plane there, in the convention, in bars, restaurants, anywhere that isn't well ventilated!!!
July 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
On top of this, if you're going to gen con TAKE A COVID TEST TODAY.
You don't wanna accidentally bring that over and infect 30,000+ people.
You don't wanna accidentally bring that over and infect 30,000+ people.
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In case you missed it, at @coyotemedia.org we're hoping to answer your long burning questions about the Bay Area. That thing you've always wondered. Send us your questions! airtable.com/app0YLCupdLE...
July 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
In case you missed it, at @coyotemedia.org we're hoping to answer your long burning questions about the Bay Area. That thing you've always wondered. Send us your questions! airtable.com/app0YLCupdLE...
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If they added a microphone and an amp to the system, they could make a social media laser
I’m pretty sure that’s how this works
I’m pretty sure that’s how this works
![Comic. [Person sitting in a chair and covering ears with hands in front of a device on a stand in a circular chamber. Words coming from device are repeated endlessly.] Here’s Mittens falling into the laundry hamper for the *third* time today! [caption] Now that I’ve built one, I finally get why people complain about social media echo chambers.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifepr2oyplaaiofau5bs65fscls3duahqsj5va7i4lxetwtr2md7i@jpeg)
July 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
If they added a microphone and an amp to the system, they could make a social media laser
I’m pretty sure that’s how this works
I’m pretty sure that’s how this works