Cat O’ Nine Tales
@catoninetalez.bsky.social
Glaswegian street philosopher who overthinks everything (well, d’uh) especially comics. Flailing at motherhood. A *bit* of a Catwoman fan. Fanfics & what-have you: https://archiveofourown.org/users/CatONineTailz/works .
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Ok, so by er...no demand whatsoever, I'm going to post my #Catwoman #fanfiction, every day for the next wee while. Mostly sassy/romantic & not terribly explicit, fun, hopefully Here's my first effort, Roses in the Dark. Warning:Bittersweet Flavours archiveofourown.org/works/349944... #Batcat #Batman
I've finally picked up on Chapter 2 of #Catwoman 'I've Got my reasons' one of many poor, neglected #fanfictions. Starts & ends with classic BatCat badinage with lots of Selina being a magnificent bastard to people who absolutely deserve it inbetween. #batman archiveofourown.org/works/501784...
May 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I've finally picked up on Chapter 2 of #Catwoman 'I've Got my reasons' one of many poor, neglected #fanfictions. Starts & ends with classic BatCat badinage with lots of Selina being a magnificent bastard to people who absolutely deserve it inbetween. #batman archiveofourown.org/works/501784...
Catwoman and Domino please and thank you.
February 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Catwoman and Domino please and thank you.
Ok, maybe I was a wee bit hasty in hating on AI…
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Ok, maybe I was a wee bit hasty in hating on AI…
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Everyone: we don't want this
Tech Cos: Everyone wants AI
Everyone: we don't want this
Tech Cos: Here, have more of it
Everyone: We don't want this
Tech Cos: It's faster, more powerful, we have lots of it
Everyone: We don't want this
Tech Cos (finally, hopefully): I think maybe people don't want this
Tech Cos: Everyone wants AI
Everyone: we don't want this
Tech Cos: Here, have more of it
Everyone: We don't want this
Tech Cos: It's faster, more powerful, we have lots of it
Everyone: We don't want this
Tech Cos (finally, hopefully): I think maybe people don't want this
(Bloomberg) - Microsoft Corp. has begun canceling leases for a substantial amount of datacenter capacity in the US, a move that may reflect concerns about whether it’s building more AI computing than it will need over the long term, TD Cowen said in a report.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Everyone: we don't want this
Tech Cos: Everyone wants AI
Everyone: we don't want this
Tech Cos: Here, have more of it
Everyone: We don't want this
Tech Cos: It's faster, more powerful, we have lots of it
Everyone: We don't want this
Tech Cos (finally, hopefully): I think maybe people don't want this
Tech Cos: Everyone wants AI
Everyone: we don't want this
Tech Cos: Here, have more of it
Everyone: We don't want this
Tech Cos: It's faster, more powerful, we have lots of it
Everyone: We don't want this
Tech Cos (finally, hopefully): I think maybe people don't want this
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NEW: A Reform UK councillor has been accused of 'deliberately peddling misinformation' about the newly opened safe consumption room in Glasgow
Reform councillor 'deliberately peddling misinformation' on safe consumption room
www.thenational.scot
February 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
NEW: A Reform UK councillor has been accused of 'deliberately peddling misinformation' about the newly opened safe consumption room in Glasgow
Glasgow’s finest moment.
1 year ago today, the infamous 'Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience' took place.
February 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Glasgow’s finest moment.
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Your friend and mine @katebeaton.bsky.social has a new picture book, and it's out TOMORROW! It's called "Shark Girl" and if you can read these two spreads and NOT be totally taken by it, you have achieved the impossible. Out tomorrow at a bookstore near you! <3
February 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Your friend and mine @katebeaton.bsky.social has a new picture book, and it's out TOMORROW! It's called "Shark Girl" and if you can read these two spreads and NOT be totally taken by it, you have achieved the impossible. Out tomorrow at a bookstore near you! <3
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In a court in Scotland right now lawyers are aggressively cross-examining trans people on the very concept of transness and apparently that's fine. We are an inch away from trans people being legally erased. Fight.
February 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
In a court in Scotland right now lawyers are aggressively cross-examining trans people on the very concept of transness and apparently that's fine. We are an inch away from trans people being legally erased. Fight.
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If the UK was really, really smart, it would now plough tens of billions into research centres and take in all the American academics fleeing the US. Spoiler: the UK is not smart. 🇬🇧
8. It is difficult to overstate what a catastrophe this will be for the US research and education systems, particular in biomedical fields.
It is deliberate and wanton devastation entirely out of scale with any concern about DEI activities on campuses.
The goal is destroy US universities.
It is deliberate and wanton devastation entirely out of scale with any concern about DEI activities on campuses.
The goal is destroy US universities.
February 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
If the UK was really, really smart, it would now plough tens of billions into research centres and take in all the American academics fleeing the US. Spoiler: the UK is not smart. 🇬🇧
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"Now, more than ever, ALA has our backs. And we have theirs."
Join legendary comics creators Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud —become a Supporter of the American Library Association. #ForOurLibraries
→ ilovelibraries.org
Join legendary comics creators Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud —become a Supporter of the American Library Association. #ForOurLibraries
→ ilovelibraries.org
February 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Kanye West is tweeting swastikas. They are not being removed.
The owner of Twitter supports German Neo Nazis and does Nazi salutes.
It’s time to be clear that Twitter is a Nazi app.
WHY are schools and government bodies using a Nazi app?
Twitter is a Nazi app.
The owner of Twitter supports German Neo Nazis and does Nazi salutes.
It’s time to be clear that Twitter is a Nazi app.
WHY are schools and government bodies using a Nazi app?
Twitter is a Nazi app.
February 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Kanye West is tweeting swastikas. They are not being removed.
The owner of Twitter supports German Neo Nazis and does Nazi salutes.
It’s time to be clear that Twitter is a Nazi app.
WHY are schools and government bodies using a Nazi app?
Twitter is a Nazi app.
The owner of Twitter supports German Neo Nazis and does Nazi salutes.
It’s time to be clear that Twitter is a Nazi app.
WHY are schools and government bodies using a Nazi app?
Twitter is a Nazi app.
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Anas Sarwar couldn’t help the cause of independence more if he dressed up as a Redcoat and marched around Edinburgh Castle with a flintlock musket
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Labour has sold out Scotland. No wonder we're demanding indy
Grangemouth is Starmer’s Thatcher moment in Scotland – the selling out of ordinary people, the smashing of their lives, the destruction of their…
www.heraldscotland.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Anas Sarwar couldn’t help the cause of independence more if he dressed up as a Redcoat and marched around Edinburgh Castle with a flintlock musket
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
Look, I have nothing to say on the Superbowl other than I'm glad Kendrick was Kendrick, and that American Football is Rugby as played by a bunch of Big Girl's Blouses.
February 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Look, I have nothing to say on the Superbowl other than I'm glad Kendrick was Kendrick, and that American Football is Rugby as played by a bunch of Big Girl's Blouses.
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Still no explanation from @rcolvile.bsky.social as to why, in a discussion about recent migrants (mostly from India/Nigeria) he's randomly lashing out at women who have mostly been here decades who happen to be from Muslim countries.
February 9, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Still no explanation from @rcolvile.bsky.social as to why, in a discussion about recent migrants (mostly from India/Nigeria) he's randomly lashing out at women who have mostly been here decades who happen to be from Muslim countries.
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This Byline Times story on Farage pictured with far-right activists has not been picked up by any established media outlet - including liberal/democratic/left publications. Why? Because people like being comfortable in their own power and status.
The newspaper I edit will keep sounding the alarm.
The newspaper I edit will keep sounding the alarm.
Nigel Farage Pictured With Far-Right Activists Who Posted 'Pride Swastikas' and Racist Rants
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader posed for pictures with the group of prominent far-right activists known for their extreme, racist and Islamophobic posts
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
This Byline Times story on Farage pictured with far-right activists has not been picked up by any established media outlet - including liberal/democratic/left publications. Why? Because people like being comfortable in their own power and status.
The newspaper I edit will keep sounding the alarm.
The newspaper I edit will keep sounding the alarm.
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Excited to see people start to get their copies of The Comics Courier in their mailboxes.
Physical copies will go on sale in February for anyone who missed out on the Kickstarter.
For digital readers, you can pick up a PDF of The Comics Courier on Gumroad now!
tbabb.gumroad.com/l/comicscour...
Physical copies will go on sale in February for anyone who missed out on the Kickstarter.
For digital readers, you can pick up a PDF of The Comics Courier on Gumroad now!
tbabb.gumroad.com/l/comicscour...
The Comics Courier Issue 1
The Comics Courier is a biannual print newspaper. The first issue features essays and reviews from critics Douglas Wolk, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Tiffany Babb, Dave Baker, Carrie McClain, Sean Dillon, K...
tbabb.gumroad.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Excited to see people start to get their copies of The Comics Courier in their mailboxes.
Physical copies will go on sale in February for anyone who missed out on the Kickstarter.
For digital readers, you can pick up a PDF of The Comics Courier on Gumroad now!
tbabb.gumroad.com/l/comicscour...
Physical copies will go on sale in February for anyone who missed out on the Kickstarter.
For digital readers, you can pick up a PDF of The Comics Courier on Gumroad now!
tbabb.gumroad.com/l/comicscour...
Oh, Hush is important, no question about that. And as a Very Silly Romp that crams practically every Batman trope into its storyline-sorry, ‘storyline’, I can see the appeal.
But quality-wise? It absolutely IS rubbish. Sound and fury, signifying nothing. But some very fun set pieces.
But quality-wise? It absolutely IS rubbish. Sound and fury, signifying nothing. But some very fun set pieces.
In online comic circles, Marvel's CIVIL WAR and DC's BATMAN: HUSH so often have their quality, importance and appeal downplayed.
In the real world, they are perennial best sellers and favourites with new readers.
In the real world, they are perennial best sellers and favourites with new readers.
a woman in a blue dress is sitting on a red couch holding a book and says it 's interesting
Alt: a woman in a blue dress is sitting on a red couch holding a book and says it 's interesting
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Oh, Hush is important, no question about that. And as a Very Silly Romp that crams practically every Batman trope into its storyline-sorry, ‘storyline’, I can see the appeal.
But quality-wise? It absolutely IS rubbish. Sound and fury, signifying nothing. But some very fun set pieces.
But quality-wise? It absolutely IS rubbish. Sound and fury, signifying nothing. But some very fun set pieces.
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my generation had a good and normal alternative to someone like Jordan Peterson, and it was the Beastie Boys, who dispensed invaluable life lessons like "if you've got bad breath then maybe try Scope/if you wash your ass, you best use soap"
January 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
my generation had a good and normal alternative to someone like Jordan Peterson, and it was the Beastie Boys, who dispensed invaluable life lessons like "if you've got bad breath then maybe try Scope/if you wash your ass, you best use soap"
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"I am not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others. I hope that a message calling for dignity, respecting dignity, honesty, humility, and kindness is resonating with people. I'm grateful for that." – Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde #NOH8
January 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"I am not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others. I hope that a message calling for dignity, respecting dignity, honesty, humility, and kindness is resonating with people. I'm grateful for that." – Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde #NOH8
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One of my Twitter creeps trying to make ‘news’ out of me but I do love a teachable moment 🧵 Yes, boys, I have indeed linked the anti abortion movement to fascism, because it is very much linked to fascism. For a start, the Nazis banned abortion to force German women to breed for The Reich.
January 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
One of my Twitter creeps trying to make ‘news’ out of me but I do love a teachable moment 🧵 Yes, boys, I have indeed linked the anti abortion movement to fascism, because it is very much linked to fascism. For a start, the Nazis banned abortion to force German women to breed for The Reich.
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An incredible photo from Berlin this evening.
An estimated 100,000 have been on the streets in the German capital today to protest against the Far Right and fascism in Europe.
#Resist
(📸 Ricarda Lang)
An estimated 100,000 have been on the streets in the German capital today to protest against the Far Right and fascism in Europe.
#Resist
(📸 Ricarda Lang)
January 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
An incredible photo from Berlin this evening.
An estimated 100,000 have been on the streets in the German capital today to protest against the Far Right and fascism in Europe.
#Resist
(📸 Ricarda Lang)
An estimated 100,000 have been on the streets in the German capital today to protest against the Far Right and fascism in Europe.
#Resist
(📸 Ricarda Lang)
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I recreated the Huntress account if you want to give it a follow: @helenawaynehunt.bsky.social I'll later add the reading recommendations links again.
January 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I recreated the Huntress account if you want to give it a follow: @helenawaynehunt.bsky.social I'll later add the reading recommendations links again.
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Elon Musk has posed as a champion of those poor bereaved families in Southport
but the killer watched a violent video just before his killing spree *on X*
and Musk is refusing to take it down despite numerous official requests from UK & Australian authorities
www.ft.com/content/3c89...
but the killer watched a violent video just before his killing spree *on X*
and Musk is refusing to take it down despite numerous official requests from UK & Australian authorities
www.ft.com/content/3c89...
X refuses to remove stabbing video watched by Southport killer
Axel Rudakubana was able to view Australian clip before murdering three young children despite pleas from authorities
www.ft.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Elon Musk has posed as a champion of those poor bereaved families in Southport
but the killer watched a violent video just before his killing spree *on X*
and Musk is refusing to take it down despite numerous official requests from UK & Australian authorities
www.ft.com/content/3c89...
but the killer watched a violent video just before his killing spree *on X*
and Musk is refusing to take it down despite numerous official requests from UK & Australian authorities
www.ft.com/content/3c89...
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Great to see Timpson aiming to close one women’s jail in E&W and citing plans to move away from custodial sentences for low-level crimes. Huge news!
This focus will shift to community-based alternatives to better address issues like addiction and trauma.
This focus will shift to community-based alternatives to better address issues like addiction and trauma.
Prisons minister aims to close one women’s jail in England and Wales
Exclusive: Timpson says government plans to reverse rise in female inmates and use alternative forms of punishment
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Great to see Timpson aiming to close one women’s jail in E&W and citing plans to move away from custodial sentences for low-level crimes. Huge news!
This focus will shift to community-based alternatives to better address issues like addiction and trauma.
This focus will shift to community-based alternatives to better address issues like addiction and trauma.