Elizabeth Kaeton
@ekaeton.bsky.social
Spouse. Mom. Nana. Episcopal Priest. Activist. "With gratitude, optimism is sustainable." M.J. Fox
This little piggy has no intention of staying quiet.
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This little piggy has no intention of staying quiet.
Celtic (6-week) Advent has begun at Llangollen. (The blue candles will arrive on Friday)
November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Celtic (6-week) Advent has begun at Llangollen. (The blue candles will arrive on Friday)
Trump Administration Highlights: President, in Reversal, Urges House to Approve Releasing Epstein Files
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November 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Trump Administration Highlights: President, in Reversal, Urges House to Approve Releasing Epstein Files
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It’s the birthday of the man who created Saturday Night Live, Lorne Michaels, born in Toronto, Canada (1944).
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
It’s the birthday of the man who created Saturday Night Live, Lorne Michaels, born in Toronto, Canada (1944).
From The Writer's Almanac
Happy birthday Kurt Vonnegut Jr. During WWII, he was imprisoned in a slaughterhouse in Dresden. Vonnegut & his fellow prisoners only survived the bombing because they slept in a meat locker three stories below the ground. He published Slaughterhouse-Five (1969).
Happy birthday Kurt Vonnegut Jr. During WWII, he was imprisoned in a slaughterhouse in Dresden. Vonnegut & his fellow prisoners only survived the bombing because they slept in a meat locker three stories below the ground. He published Slaughterhouse-Five (1969).
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
From The Writer's Almanac
Happy birthday Kurt Vonnegut Jr. During WWII, he was imprisoned in a slaughterhouse in Dresden. Vonnegut & his fellow prisoners only survived the bombing because they slept in a meat locker three stories below the ground. He published Slaughterhouse-Five (1969).
Happy birthday Kurt Vonnegut Jr. During WWII, he was imprisoned in a slaughterhouse in Dresden. Vonnegut & his fellow prisoners only survived the bombing because they slept in a meat locker three stories below the ground. He published Slaughterhouse-Five (1969).
Not sure which is my favorite image of Speaker Pelosi: Standing up to Trump, Badass Agent Nancy, Clap back to Toddler Trump, or ripping up his State of the Union speech.
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Not sure which is my favorite image of Speaker Pelosi: Standing up to Trump, Badass Agent Nancy, Clap back to Toddler Trump, or ripping up his State of the Union speech.
The GOP/MAGA folks seem deaf to what happened last night, but so is the DNC. The Party is not back, as Hakeem said. The voters are done with "business as usual". We're done with party politics and identity wars and 'nice'. We want results. Tell us what we're voting FOR. Not what we're voting AGAINST
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The GOP/MAGA folks seem deaf to what happened last night, but so is the DNC. The Party is not back, as Hakeem said. The voters are done with "business as usual". We're done with party politics and identity wars and 'nice'. We want results. Tell us what we're voting FOR. Not what we're voting AGAINST
I love it when I wake up in the morning after a Blue Wave has hit the country overnight. Makes me smile, and I haven’t done that first time in the morning in a long time.
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I love it when I wake up in the morning after a Blue Wave has hit the country overnight. Makes me smile, and I haven’t done that first time in the morning in a long time.
40% of SNAP recipients are children. Two judges have said it is illegal for the POTUS to block $50 billion Congress has appropriated for emergency SNAP use. #FiscalCruelty
What have we come to when the POTUS has be be told by a judge that he has to feed hungry children and their families?
What have we come to when the POTUS has be be told by a judge that he has to feed hungry children and their families?
October 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
40% of SNAP recipients are children. Two judges have said it is illegal for the POTUS to block $50 billion Congress has appropriated for emergency SNAP use. #FiscalCruelty
What have we come to when the POTUS has be be told by a judge that he has to feed hungry children and their families?
What have we come to when the POTUS has be be told by a judge that he has to feed hungry children and their families?
Cate Waynick totally rocked as a bishop. She was to the position born. Gone too soon. She will be missed.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Cate Waynick totally rocked as a bishop. She was to the position born. Gone too soon. She will be missed.
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Not to mention that every member of the House of Representatives has received full pay and benefits since it recessed on September 19th.
October 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Not to mention that every member of the House of Representatives has received full pay and benefits since it recessed on September 19th.
It was on this day in 1636 that Harvard University was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just 16 years after the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth.
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It was on this day in 1636 that Harvard University was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, just 16 years after the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth.
I'm so tempted to say, "Wake me up when it's over." That's not the way to win this battle, but it sure is tempting.
October 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I'm so tempted to say, "Wake me up when it's over." That's not the way to win this battle, but it sure is tempting.
Happy B'day poet & author John Berryman, who wrote: “ . . . Shakespeare wrote four failures, plays that few have ever cared to produce & mostly scholars read. The reasons for his failure in each case were different, but at least he was always capable of failure, and it is pleasant to know this.”
October 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Happy B'day poet & author John Berryman, who wrote: “ . . . Shakespeare wrote four failures, plays that few have ever cared to produce & mostly scholars read. The reasons for his failure in each case were different, but at least he was always capable of failure, and it is pleasant to know this.”
Now that the initial horror has subsided, I am convinced that all the "renovations" (read: demolition/desecration) to the White House mean that he has absolutely no intention of leaving.
October 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Now that the initial horror has subsided, I am convinced that all the "renovations" (read: demolition/desecration) to the White House mean that he has absolutely no intention of leaving.
From the Writer's Almanac (2008)
It’s the birthday of Augusten Burroughs, born Christopher Robison in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1965). He’s the author of the best-selling memoir Running with Scissors, based on his teenage years.
It’s the birthday of Augusten Burroughs, born Christopher Robison in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1965). He’s the author of the best-selling memoir Running with Scissors, based on his teenage years.
October 23, 2025 at 12:40 PM
From the Writer's Almanac (2008)
It’s the birthday of Augusten Burroughs, born Christopher Robison in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1965). He’s the author of the best-selling memoir Running with Scissors, based on his teenage years.
It’s the birthday of Augusten Burroughs, born Christopher Robison in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1965). He’s the author of the best-selling memoir Running with Scissors, based on his teenage years.
"We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we’re gonna win." Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible.
October 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we’re gonna win." Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible.
Abigail Jackson’s entire statement on the No Kings protests was two words: ‘Who cares?’ Which is also the administration’s energy policy, health policy and general governing philosophy.” Mary Geddry
October 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Abigail Jackson’s entire statement on the No Kings protests was two words: ‘Who cares?’ Which is also the administration’s energy policy, health policy and general governing philosophy.” Mary Geddry
“Authoritarianism cracks when people speak. It crumbles when they act,” Ezra Levin
#NoKings #FrogsRule #GOPHasNoBalls #AmericanGestapo
#NoKings #FrogsRule #GOPHasNoBalls #AmericanGestapo
October 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“Authoritarianism cracks when people speak. It crumbles when they act,” Ezra Levin
#NoKings #FrogsRule #GOPHasNoBalls #AmericanGestapo
#NoKings #FrogsRule #GOPHasNoBalls #AmericanGestapo
There were easily several thousand people lining Coastal Route One in Rehoboth Beach. We sang and cheered and danced. A few people in cars threw us the finger, but we "trumped" their one finger with our two fingers up in a peace sign. Love wins.
October 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
There were easily several thousand people lining Coastal Route One in Rehoboth Beach. We sang and cheered and danced. A few people in cars threw us the finger, but we "trumped" their one finger with our two fingers up in a peace sign. Love wins.
There were easily several thousand people lining Coastal Route One in Rehoboth Beach. We sang and cheered and danced. A few people in cars threw us the finger, but we "trumped" their one finger with our two fingers up in a peace sign. Love wins.
October 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
There were easily several thousand people lining Coastal Route One in Rehoboth Beach. We sang and cheered and danced. A few people in cars threw us the finger, but we "trumped" their one finger with our two fingers up in a peace sign. Love wins.
It's the birthday of Ntozake Shange, born Paulette Williams in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1948. She's most famous for her 1975 play, for colored girls who considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf.
October 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It's the birthday of Ntozake Shange, born Paulette Williams in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1948. She's most famous for her 1975 play, for colored girls who considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf.
My protest sign for tomorrow’s NO KINGS Demonstration in Rehoboth Beach. This is an original block art piece by my dear friend and colleague, Mark Harris. After the demonstration, I’ll frame it and keep it for my grandkids. I hope they don't need it for a protest rally, but it's a good reminder.
October 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
My protest sign for tomorrow’s NO KINGS Demonstration in Rehoboth Beach. This is an original block art piece by my dear friend and colleague, Mark Harris. After the demonstration, I’ll frame it and keep it for my grandkids. I hope they don't need it for a protest rally, but it's a good reminder.
A Pittsburgh triptych: The Philadelphia 11, Absalom Jones and Fred Rogers. How wonderful!
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October 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A Pittsburgh triptych: The Philadelphia 11, Absalom Jones and Fred Rogers. How wonderful!
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