Dr Kate Laity 🎂
@katelaity.bsky.social
Professional Dilettante • Arcane Artist • Fulbrighter • Uberskiver • 💀SLAC Medievalist • Tarotist • Owl-Blasted Surrealist | she/her |Dundee & Hudson *Visionary Fuel* https://linktr.ee/katelaity
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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The idea that Trump-MAGA are "anti-interventionist" is based on a confused reading of their hatred of multilateralism and international law and institutions. I argued this during Iran bombing debate (h/t @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social and @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social):
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
January 4, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The idea that Trump-MAGA are "anti-interventionist" is based on a confused reading of their hatred of multilateralism and international law and institutions. I argued this during Iran bombing debate (h/t @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social and @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social):
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
newrepublic.com/article/1969...
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Marco Rubio is claiming that he doesn't know that there were no review or consultation with the FBI or the Prosecution about the former Honduran President. The reality being Trump signed his Pardon after counting the payoff cash. & Moved on to the next suitcases of cash. This is evil Corruption.
January 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Marco Rubio is claiming that he doesn't know that there were no review or consultation with the FBI or the Prosecution about the former Honduran President. The reality being Trump signed his Pardon after counting the payoff cash. & Moved on to the next suitcases of cash. This is evil Corruption.
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BREAKING: MADMAN! Trump threatens Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum just hours after kidnapping Venezuela’s president in an illegal and unconstitutional attack!
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January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
BREAKING: MADMAN! Trump threatens Mexico’s president Claudia Sheinbaum just hours after kidnapping Venezuela’s president in an illegal and unconstitutional attack!
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NEW: In a phone call this morning, I asked President Trump why Venezuelan regime change was different from Iraq. “I didn’t do Iraq. That was Bush. You’ll have to ask Bush that question, because we should have never gone into Iraq," he told me. Here is the story: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Trump: Delcy Rodríguez Might Be Next
The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduro’s unless she complies with U.S. wishes.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:22 PM
NEW: In a phone call this morning, I asked President Trump why Venezuelan regime change was different from Iraq. “I didn’t do Iraq. That was Bush. You’ll have to ask Bush that question, because we should have never gone into Iraq," he told me. Here is the story: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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”Kinetic Strikes” and “Battle Rhythm” are PS2 games that got brought in so many times and then never bought used that GameStop refused to accept more for trade ins
Kenetic Strike (2002) and Battle Rhythm (2009) are action movies you keep scrolling past on Tubi and almost but not quite pull the trigger on.
It shouldn't be lost among all the war criming what a massive dork Hegseth is. "Kinetic Strikes" and "Battle Rhythm" are terms from a fad workout program in the late 90s whose founder eventually went to jail for tax fraud.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
”Kinetic Strikes” and “Battle Rhythm” are PS2 games that got brought in so many times and then never bought used that GameStop refused to accept more for trade ins
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“Oh but if Democrats did that Republicans would just vote it down, wouldn’t convict and would rally their base to defend Trump’s crimes.”
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
January 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
“Oh but if Democrats did that Republicans would just vote it down, wouldn’t convict and would rally their base to defend Trump’s crimes.”
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
Yeah, okay, make them do that then.
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"Every time we meet, you punch me in the face! I DEMAND YOU MEET ME AGAIN!"
January 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
"Every time we meet, you punch me in the face! I DEMAND YOU MEET ME AGAIN!"
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in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS.
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS.
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
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i keep thinking about this. imagine being LIED to THREE times and your only request is ANOTHER MEETING.
in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS.
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
January 4, 2026 at 5:53 PM
i keep thinking about this. imagine being LIED to THREE times and your only request is ANOTHER MEETING.
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Unsurprisingly, the Donroe Doctrine is just bullying.
January 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Unsurprisingly, the Donroe Doctrine is just bullying.
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swan: I did not fall! The ice collapsed beneath me.
-2C by the Union Canal in Edinburgh.
Only a swan could fall through broken ice so gracefully. 🦢
Only a swan could fall through broken ice so gracefully. 🦢
January 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
swan: I did not fall! The ice collapsed beneath me.
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nice of them to illustrate this one with a picture of a cock
Your fact of the day:
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in six American citizens suffers a food-borne illness annually. In the UK, the figure is one in 132.
bylinetimes.com/2020/02/28/f...
Fowl Play: How US Chicken Imports will Pollute Britain's Poor
Since joining the EU British food has gone from bog-awful to top-notch, but Otto English reveals how a US Trade deal will unravel 40 years of progress.
bylinetimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
nice of them to illustrate this one with a picture of a cock
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for anyone without any understanding of this history, here are some places to start
United Fruit
Salvador Allende
Victor Jara
CISPES.org (still active)
The Contras
El Mozote
Santo Domingo by Phil Ochs
José Efraín Ríos Montt
filibustero
William Walker
César Augusto Sandino
Anastasio Somoza
United Fruit
Salvador Allende
Victor Jara
CISPES.org (still active)
The Contras
El Mozote
Santo Domingo by Phil Ochs
José Efraín Ríos Montt
filibustero
William Walker
César Augusto Sandino
Anastasio Somoza
CISPES: Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador
Through grassroots organizing and action, CISPES leads strategic, national campaigns to stop US economic, political and military intervention in El Salvador.
CISPES.org
January 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
for anyone without any understanding of this history, here are some places to start
United Fruit
Salvador Allende
Victor Jara
CISPES.org (still active)
The Contras
El Mozote
Santo Domingo by Phil Ochs
José Efraín Ríos Montt
filibustero
William Walker
César Augusto Sandino
Anastasio Somoza
United Fruit
Salvador Allende
Victor Jara
CISPES.org (still active)
The Contras
El Mozote
Santo Domingo by Phil Ochs
José Efraín Ríos Montt
filibustero
William Walker
César Augusto Sandino
Anastasio Somoza
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'Sleeping Girl.' (1927) Just like Laura Knight, Dod Procter became well known in Britain in the mid-1920s after painting a series of portraits of young women using the fall of light across the figures to give a sense of volume; a style which shows her admiration for Giotto.
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
'Sleeping Girl.' (1927) Just like Laura Knight, Dod Procter became well known in Britain in the mid-1920s after painting a series of portraits of young women using the fall of light across the figures to give a sense of volume; a style which shows her admiration for Giotto.
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Open Veins of Latin America would be a terrific book to read with others if you have the bandwidth to organizing a book discussion.
January 4, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Open Veins of Latin America would be a terrific book to read with others if you have the bandwidth to organizing a book discussion.
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Here’s everything anyone needs to know about Bari Weiss and The Free Press: the new article headlined “Orwell Saw This Coming” is about Zohran Mamdani.
January 4, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Here’s everything anyone needs to know about Bari Weiss and The Free Press: the new article headlined “Orwell Saw This Coming” is about Zohran Mamdani.
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A commenter alerted us that a cover we featured in our latest Get Rec'd post was AI Generated.
This is our response: I removed the buy links and the cover copy from the listing, and replaced it with an alert that the cover was AI-generated (confirmed by two different scans).
This is our response: I removed the buy links and the cover copy from the listing, and replaced it with an alert that the cover was AI-generated (confirmed by two different scans).
Stars Die | Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
smartbitchestrashybooks.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
A commenter alerted us that a cover we featured in our latest Get Rec'd post was AI Generated.
This is our response: I removed the buy links and the cover copy from the listing, and replaced it with an alert that the cover was AI-generated (confirmed by two different scans).
This is our response: I removed the buy links and the cover copy from the listing, and replaced it with an alert that the cover was AI-generated (confirmed by two different scans).
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"Ultimately, heavy reliance on a non-commercial, grant-based film economy often driven by European institutions — increasingly Gulf — which should prompt questions about long-term sustainability, particularly for the arthouse sector that dominates prestige conversations." akoroko.com/african-film...
January 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
"Ultimately, heavy reliance on a non-commercial, grant-based film economy often driven by European institutions — increasingly Gulf — which should prompt questions about long-term sustainability, particularly for the arthouse sector that dominates prestige conversations." akoroko.com/african-film...
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Two thumbs up Tod for telling it like it is.
Venezuela became a problem the moment it stopped being convenient. Canada could be next.
youtu.be/Lubxjcar31I
youtu.be/Lubxjcar31I
The Bully on the Playground
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
youtu.be
January 4, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Two thumbs up Tod for telling it like it is.
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Chris Murphy: "Over and over again we have seen these warmongering neocons, many of which have influence in this White House, cheerlead us into war under the guise of removing a very bad man. That ends up getting a lot of Americans killed."
January 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Chris Murphy: "Over and over again we have seen these warmongering neocons, many of which have influence in this White House, cheerlead us into war under the guise of removing a very bad man. That ends up getting a lot of Americans killed."
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I totally will look for any excuse to watch my favorite film of 2025 again. Maybe I'll even stay awake for this one. 😀 #Frightclub #Sinners
Join #FrightClub and post along Sunday's feature, Sinners (2025), at 10:00 PM ET. Available on Prime.
You're invited to come in. 🦇
You're invited to come in. 🦇
January 4, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I totally will look for any excuse to watch my favorite film of 2025 again. Maybe I'll even stay awake for this one. 😀 #Frightclub #Sinners
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If Trump can invade Venezuela without a declaration of war from Congress, "arrest" Maduro, and declare that the US is running things in that country now, why can't the European Union invade the US, "arrest" Donald Trump, and declare that the EU is running things here now? Please!
January 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
If Trump can invade Venezuela without a declaration of war from Congress, "arrest" Maduro, and declare that the US is running things in that country now, why can't the European Union invade the US, "arrest" Donald Trump, and declare that the EU is running things here now? Please!