Kate Fathers
@katefathers.bsky.social
Hi, I'm a writer. You may remember me from such publications as Starburst Magazine, Mindful Mum, OFIC Magazine and the Devilfish Review.
This #Cloudflare outage is annoying, but it apparently took down ChatGPT, so at least there's a silver lining.
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This #Cloudflare outage is annoying, but it apparently took down ChatGPT, so at least there's a silver lining.
Having a good chunk of the internet tethered to one website was probably not the best idea, was it? #cloudflare
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Having a good chunk of the internet tethered to one website was probably not the best idea, was it? #cloudflare
Was researching planners for work, and my #stationery world hot take is that these coveted planners wouldn't sell out so quickly if people realised that half the time, they don't need a planner--they need a notebook.
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Was researching planners for work, and my #stationery world hot take is that these coveted planners wouldn't sell out so quickly if people realised that half the time, they don't need a planner--they need a notebook.
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Haha yesss. Japanese copyright law doesn't fuck around.
Since I get challenged on this a lot: U.S. and Japan are both Berne Convention signatories, meaning the copyright is recognized between countries. They CAN go after American companies. And they are. And I love it.
variety.com/2025/digital...
Since I get challenged on this a lot: U.S. and Japan are both Berne Convention signatories, meaning the copyright is recognized between countries. They CAN go after American companies. And they are. And I love it.
variety.com/2025/digital...
Trade Group Representing Studio Ghibli, Other Japanese Companies Tells OpenAI to Stop Using Their Content to Train Sora 2 Video Generator
Japanese content trade group CODA, whose members include Studio Ghibli, issued a letter to OpenAI demanding the AI company stop using their content to train Sora 2.
variety.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Haha yesss. Japanese copyright law doesn't fuck around.
Since I get challenged on this a lot: U.S. and Japan are both Berne Convention signatories, meaning the copyright is recognized between countries. They CAN go after American companies. And they are. And I love it.
variety.com/2025/digital...
Since I get challenged on this a lot: U.S. and Japan are both Berne Convention signatories, meaning the copyright is recognized between countries. They CAN go after American companies. And they are. And I love it.
variety.com/2025/digital...
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The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil.
grist.org/video/coral-...
#Coral #Climate #Ocean #Science
grist.org/video/coral-...
#Coral #Climate #Ocean #Science
The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It's surrounded by oil.
The history of the oil industry is etched into the coral's rocky skeleton.
grist.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The Gulf Coast is home to one of the last healthy coral reefs. It’s surrounded by oil.
grist.org/video/coral-...
#Coral #Climate #Ocean #Science
grist.org/video/coral-...
#Coral #Climate #Ocean #Science
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Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Trans rights is a winning platform. Pro immigration is a winning platform. Taxing the rich is a winning platform. Affordable housing is a winning platform. Free childcare is a winning platform. Hating Andrew Cuomo is a winning platform. SOCIALISM IS A WINNING PLATFORM
I love Mundane Halloween.
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I love Mundane Halloween.
Finally watched #TheSubstance last night, and after all the hype, I was disappointed to discover that I just thought it was...good. A more dramatic take on "Death Becomes Her", with a dash of "Perfect Blue", although I would argue "Perfect Blue" tackled its themes of exploitation better.
October 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Finally watched #TheSubstance last night, and after all the hype, I was disappointed to discover that I just thought it was...good. A more dramatic take on "Death Becomes Her", with a dash of "Perfect Blue", although I would argue "Perfect Blue" tackled its themes of exploitation better.
I don't post much about my writing outside of what gets published, but today I closed out the last of my outstanding agent sumbissions for The Novel.
It's ended with more of a whimper than a bang, but 70+ submissions was a pretty good run. #writing #WritingCommunity #fiction #books
It's ended with more of a whimper than a bang, but 70+ submissions was a pretty good run. #writing #WritingCommunity #fiction #books
October 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I don't post much about my writing outside of what gets published, but today I closed out the last of my outstanding agent sumbissions for The Novel.
It's ended with more of a whimper than a bang, but 70+ submissions was a pretty good run. #writing #WritingCommunity #fiction #books
It's ended with more of a whimper than a bang, but 70+ submissions was a pretty good run. #writing #WritingCommunity #fiction #books
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Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Coral #Ocean #Environment #Climate #Science
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Coral #Ocean #Environment #Climate #Science
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. It's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org
October 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Corals are disappearing, pushing Earth to its first major ‘tipping point’
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Coral #Ocean #Environment #Climate #Science
A new report says Earth has reached a dire milestone with the widespread death of warm-water coral reefs. But it's not too late to save what remains.
grist.org/oceans/coral...
#Coral #Ocean #Environment #Climate #Science
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From Afrofuturism to ecotopia: A climate-fiction glossary
Find the climate-fiction genre that inspires you.
grist.org/fix/climate-...
#Solarpunk #ClimateFiction #Fiction #BookSky #Afrofuturism #Solarpunk
Find the climate-fiction genre that inspires you.
grist.org/fix/climate-...
#Solarpunk #ClimateFiction #Fiction #BookSky #Afrofuturism #Solarpunk
From Afrofuturism to ecotopia: A climate-fiction glossary
Find the climate-fiction genre that inspires you.
grist.org
October 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
From Afrofuturism to ecotopia: A climate-fiction glossary
Find the climate-fiction genre that inspires you.
grist.org/fix/climate-...
#Solarpunk #ClimateFiction #Fiction #BookSky #Afrofuturism #Solarpunk
Find the climate-fiction genre that inspires you.
grist.org/fix/climate-...
#Solarpunk #ClimateFiction #Fiction #BookSky #Afrofuturism #Solarpunk
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What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.
October 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.
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Diane Keaton has passed away at the age of 79
October 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Diane Keaton has passed away at the age of 79
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Ireland declaring a permanent universal basic income for artists is the validation creators need — how VITAL our work is. The monetary, cultural, & intrinsic value of art is palpable. THIS is reputable proof of that. How much better would societies run if EVERYONE had a UBI?! It’d be life-changing.
October 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Ireland declaring a permanent universal basic income for artists is the validation creators need — how VITAL our work is. The monetary, cultural, & intrinsic value of art is palpable. THIS is reputable proof of that. How much better would societies run if EVERYONE had a UBI?! It’d be life-changing.
YES. I am SO happy about this! Making sure people's basic needs are met only benefits society. Hopefully other countries will adopt this and it will be another step in the direction of a #UniversalBasicIncome #UBI. #art
Ireland has approved plans to permanently implement a basic income program that will support up to 2,200 artists.
A cost-benefit analysis found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 back.
Officials from other countries are now expressing interest in the program.
A cost-benefit analysis found that for every €1 invested, society receives €1.39 back.
Officials from other countries are now expressing interest in the program.
October 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
YES. I am SO happy about this! Making sure people's basic needs are met only benefits society. Hopefully other countries will adopt this and it will be another step in the direction of a #UniversalBasicIncome #UBI. #art
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The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The reason the Right are so invested in the myth that the arts have no value isn’t because the arts don’t generate wealth (they do); it’s that studying the arts teaches people to imagine better ways of judging the value of an idea than by counting how much money it makes…
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
In other news, I started watching "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" over the weekend, but two episodes in, I'm not sure I'll continue. I was really enjoying it, but I was totally repulsed when they cut to 1959 and Alfred Hitchcock started explaining the story to me. #horror #MonsterTheEdGeinStory
October 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In other news, I started watching "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" over the weekend, but two episodes in, I'm not sure I'll continue. I was really enjoying it, but I was totally repulsed when they cut to 1959 and Alfred Hitchcock started explaining the story to me. #horror #MonsterTheEdGeinStory
The amount of resources we're using to avoid having to pay a human being or use our brains is unconscionable. #AI #antiAI #artificialintelligence #antiartificialintelligence
"Ten gigawatts is more than the peak power demand in Switzerland or Portugal."
OpenAI's New Data Centers Will Draw More Power Than the Entirety of New York City, Sam Altman Says
OpenAI's planned AI data center projects would consume as much as the entire city of New York City and San Diego combined.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The amount of resources we're using to avoid having to pay a human being or use our brains is unconscionable. #AI #antiAI #artificialintelligence #antiartificialintelligence
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The Green Party of England & Wales' new housing policy:
"Green Party policy is to seek the effective abolition of Private Landlordism."
"The Green Party believes the existence of Private Landlords adds no positive value to the economy or society."
"Green Party policy is to seek the effective abolition of Private Landlordism."
"The Green Party believes the existence of Private Landlords adds no positive value to the economy or society."
Green Party Conference 2025 just passed a motion that would Abolish Landlords!
Through a programme of unprecedented council house building, taxation and housing those who need it, a Green government would eliminate profit from a human right.
Housing for all.
Through a programme of unprecedented council house building, taxation and housing those who need it, a Green government would eliminate profit from a human right.
Housing for all.
October 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Green Party of England & Wales' new housing policy:
"Green Party policy is to seek the effective abolition of Private Landlordism."
"The Green Party believes the existence of Private Landlords adds no positive value to the economy or society."
"Green Party policy is to seek the effective abolition of Private Landlordism."
"The Green Party believes the existence of Private Landlords adds no positive value to the economy or society."
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Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91
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when I was a kid my mom would make me give my little brother a turn on Crash Bandicoot and I would have to sit there and watch him run off the map and waste all my extra lives and that's sort of how it feels to watch the news right now
September 29, 2025 at 12:28 AM
when I was a kid my mom would make me give my little brother a turn on Crash Bandicoot and I would have to sit there and watch him run off the map and waste all my extra lives and that's sort of how it feels to watch the news right now
Every time the government announces something--Online Safety Act, ID Cards, AI nonsense--all I can think about is that there are over 1 million people looking for jobs.
Why do they keep trying to manufacture crises when there are actual crises sitting right there?
Why do they keep trying to manufacture crises when there are actual crises sitting right there?
September 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Every time the government announces something--Online Safety Act, ID Cards, AI nonsense--all I can think about is that there are over 1 million people looking for jobs.
Why do they keep trying to manufacture crises when there are actual crises sitting right there?
Why do they keep trying to manufacture crises when there are actual crises sitting right there?
The difference between the #COVID vaccine eligibility and the flu vaccine eligibility is ridiculous when you remember that the government kept saying we should treat COVID "like flu".
That being said, "eligibility" is ridiculous. All vaccines should be free. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That being said, "eligibility" is ridiculous. All vaccines should be free. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Change to Covid vaccine eligibility 'puzzling', charity says
For the first time, Covid-19 booster jabs will not routinely be offered to healthy under-75s in Scotland.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The difference between the #COVID vaccine eligibility and the flu vaccine eligibility is ridiculous when you remember that the government kept saying we should treat COVID "like flu".
That being said, "eligibility" is ridiculous. All vaccines should be free. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That being said, "eligibility" is ridiculous. All vaccines should be free. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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At Romance Con, the Shadow of J.K. Rowling and Questions of Fan Culpability Loom Overhead
At Romance Con, the Shadow of J.K. Rowling and Questions of Fan Culpability Loom Overhead
This year, there are no fewer than three novels receiving wide releases from major publishers that started out life as Harry Potter fanfictions. After 50 Shades of Grey opened the floodgates and made it socially and (sorta) legally acceptable for...
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July 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
At Romance Con, the Shadow of J.K. Rowling and Questions of Fan Culpability Loom Overhead