Elaine “Wolfie” Kessinger
@elainewolfie.bsky.social
I’m a history enthusiast, tailor of mid 19th century menswear, and advocate of mental health, diversity, and social justice.
I’m also a professional pet caregiver.
You will see mid 19th century medical and food posts, history, and pets.
Pronouns: She/Her
I’m also a professional pet caregiver.
You will see mid 19th century medical and food posts, history, and pets.
Pronouns: She/Her
If you are a target they apply the new rules to rigidly watch out for…
A computer or bureaucrat hasn’t shortened a long or hyphenated name.
Multiple names list the same and in the same order on both documents.
A diminutive or nickname used on RealID rather than “formal” name.
A computer or bureaucrat hasn’t shortened a long or hyphenated name.
Multiple names list the same and in the same order on both documents.
A diminutive or nickname used on RealID rather than “formal” name.
February 12, 2026 at 10:39 AM
If you are a target they apply the new rules to rigidly watch out for…
A computer or bureaucrat hasn’t shortened a long or hyphenated name.
Multiple names list the same and in the same order on both documents.
A diminutive or nickname used on RealID rather than “formal” name.
A computer or bureaucrat hasn’t shortened a long or hyphenated name.
Multiple names list the same and in the same order on both documents.
A diminutive or nickname used on RealID rather than “formal” name.
Testing boundaries.
We have a plan, 10 days.
Oh, you won’t stand for that, four days.
Oh, you won’t stand for that. We made a ooopsie. Well…Someone made an oopsie.
We have a plan, 10 days.
Oh, you won’t stand for that, four days.
Oh, you won’t stand for that. We made a ooopsie. Well…Someone made an oopsie.
February 11, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Testing boundaries.
We have a plan, 10 days.
Oh, you won’t stand for that, four days.
Oh, you won’t stand for that. We made a ooopsie. Well…Someone made an oopsie.
We have a plan, 10 days.
Oh, you won’t stand for that, four days.
Oh, you won’t stand for that. We made a ooopsie. Well…Someone made an oopsie.
My thoughts as well.
February 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
My thoughts as well.
I shared it too.
Can’t shut up History. 😊
Can’t shut up History. 😊
February 6, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I shared it too.
Can’t shut up History. 😊
Can’t shut up History. 😊
…and if the patient is a fat woman, her after care instructions will be a humiliating, traumatizing lecture on how everything she eats is wrong and she’s horrible for being fat.
…ummm… change dressings, follow up appointments?
Nope… corn syrup in oatmeal.
(According to label, no corn syrup)
…ummm… change dressings, follow up appointments?
Nope… corn syrup in oatmeal.
(According to label, no corn syrup)
February 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM
…and if the patient is a fat woman, her after care instructions will be a humiliating, traumatizing lecture on how everything she eats is wrong and she’s horrible for being fat.
…ummm… change dressings, follow up appointments?
Nope… corn syrup in oatmeal.
(According to label, no corn syrup)
…ummm… change dressings, follow up appointments?
Nope… corn syrup in oatmeal.
(According to label, no corn syrup)
If it’s a choice between “papers please” and not voting these people out… I’m gonna shove every possible paper in their face.
We are not living in normal times and need to think the long game.
We are not living in normal times and need to think the long game.
February 1, 2026 at 10:41 PM
If it’s a choice between “papers please” and not voting these people out… I’m gonna shove every possible paper in their face.
We are not living in normal times and need to think the long game.
We are not living in normal times and need to think the long game.
Ask anyone in The South USA… cornbread or corn cake… no sugar in cornbread.
They’ll die on that hill.
They’ll die on that hill.
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Ask anyone in The South USA… cornbread or corn cake… no sugar in cornbread.
They’ll die on that hill.
They’ll die on that hill.
We’re on it!
It’s nice to have a focus activity.
It’s nice to have a focus activity.
January 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM
We’re on it!
It’s nice to have a focus activity.
It’s nice to have a focus activity.
Can we flood the Public Comments boxes at our “local” NPSs with “Ranger Good was So Awesome” cards? Would that help?
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Can we flood the Public Comments boxes at our “local” NPSs with “Ranger Good was So Awesome” cards? Would that help?
Thank you. 😊
December 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Thank you. 😊
Sorry if I take your post on a tangent.
With DD info on our returns, will they auto-deduct without consent if we owe?
With DD info on our returns, will they auto-deduct without consent if we owe?
December 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sorry if I take your post on a tangent.
With DD info on our returns, will they auto-deduct without consent if we owe?
With DD info on our returns, will they auto-deduct without consent if we owe?
And actually thank you, sincerely, for answering that the tax penalties are gone.
That has been one of my biggest fears through this whole process.
No snark there at all.
That has been one of my biggest fears through this whole process.
No snark there at all.
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
And actually thank you, sincerely, for answering that the tax penalties are gone.
That has been one of my biggest fears through this whole process.
No snark there at all.
That has been one of my biggest fears through this whole process.
No snark there at all.
I was one of those “millions”, so I definitely know what motivated me.
$1800 worth of tax penalties for not having insurance finally forced me to sit down and try for ACA, subsides, access, whatever.
The jargon alone was intimidating.
I’m still not convinced I’ve filed my paperwork right.
$1800 worth of tax penalties for not having insurance finally forced me to sit down and try for ACA, subsides, access, whatever.
The jargon alone was intimidating.
I’m still not convinced I’ve filed my paperwork right.
December 12, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I was one of those “millions”, so I definitely know what motivated me.
$1800 worth of tax penalties for not having insurance finally forced me to sit down and try for ACA, subsides, access, whatever.
The jargon alone was intimidating.
I’m still not convinced I’ve filed my paperwork right.
$1800 worth of tax penalties for not having insurance finally forced me to sit down and try for ACA, subsides, access, whatever.
The jargon alone was intimidating.
I’m still not convinced I’ve filed my paperwork right.
The tax penalties for not having insurance may have had something to do with that up-tick. Snark.
“Expanded Access” finally made it cheaper to pay insurance premiums than the tax penalties.
“Expanded Access” finally made it cheaper to pay insurance premiums than the tax penalties.
December 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The tax penalties for not having insurance may have had something to do with that up-tick. Snark.
“Expanded Access” finally made it cheaper to pay insurance premiums than the tax penalties.
“Expanded Access” finally made it cheaper to pay insurance premiums than the tax penalties.
AI also gathers photos of certain historic figures from the internet for whom no photos exist and in which other photos are attributed.
This is an especial outrage for Black Women, who are most frequently “erased” and dismissed.
See Rebecca Lee Crumpler MD and Mary Eliza Mahoney.
This is an especial outrage for Black Women, who are most frequently “erased” and dismissed.
See Rebecca Lee Crumpler MD and Mary Eliza Mahoney.
November 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
AI also gathers photos of certain historic figures from the internet for whom no photos exist and in which other photos are attributed.
This is an especial outrage for Black Women, who are most frequently “erased” and dismissed.
See Rebecca Lee Crumpler MD and Mary Eliza Mahoney.
This is an especial outrage for Black Women, who are most frequently “erased” and dismissed.
See Rebecca Lee Crumpler MD and Mary Eliza Mahoney.
By colorizing and adding smiles, I think non-historians are trying to make history’s figures more “approachable” than the stern figures the photos show. That’s not a bad thing, but it is a slippery slope.
They fail to understand those stern expressions are purposeful, as you said.
They fail to understand those stern expressions are purposeful, as you said.
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
By colorizing and adding smiles, I think non-historians are trying to make history’s figures more “approachable” than the stern figures the photos show. That’s not a bad thing, but it is a slippery slope.
They fail to understand those stern expressions are purposeful, as you said.
They fail to understand those stern expressions are purposeful, as you said.
I was so scatterbrained by my roomie in full on adhd manic panic yesterday morning that my autistic self forgot to take her meds until about 4pm.
No wonder I then spent the day in a depressive episode, disregulated, sleepy, with a severely unhappy gut.
No wonder I then spent the day in a depressive episode, disregulated, sleepy, with a severely unhappy gut.
November 19, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I was so scatterbrained by my roomie in full on adhd manic panic yesterday morning that my autistic self forgot to take her meds until about 4pm.
No wonder I then spent the day in a depressive episode, disregulated, sleepy, with a severely unhappy gut.
No wonder I then spent the day in a depressive episode, disregulated, sleepy, with a severely unhappy gut.
It means there was a computer algorithm to gather personal data put into place while SNAP was down. When one reapplies, that algorithm is populated with personal data that can and will be used against applicants.
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It means there was a computer algorithm to gather personal data put into place while SNAP was down. When one reapplies, that algorithm is populated with personal data that can and will be used against applicants.
The REAL Book Women brought books to Appalachian communities via horse, mule, and hiking shoes.
AI will be the downfall of history study if action is not taken now.
AI will be the downfall of history study if action is not taken now.
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The REAL Book Women brought books to Appalachian communities via horse, mule, and hiking shoes.
AI will be the downfall of history study if action is not taken now.
AI will be the downfall of history study if action is not taken now.
I am an historical interpreter for several area NPS, NHP, NBP.
I had at least one event postponed and then cancelled.
Back-up plans for further events were being spring-boarded.
While the opportunity to work with many state and local parks was welcome, NPS holds a special place in our hearts.
I had at least one event postponed and then cancelled.
Back-up plans for further events were being spring-boarded.
While the opportunity to work with many state and local parks was welcome, NPS holds a special place in our hearts.
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I am an historical interpreter for several area NPS, NHP, NBP.
I had at least one event postponed and then cancelled.
Back-up plans for further events were being spring-boarded.
While the opportunity to work with many state and local parks was welcome, NPS holds a special place in our hearts.
I had at least one event postponed and then cancelled.
Back-up plans for further events were being spring-boarded.
While the opportunity to work with many state and local parks was welcome, NPS holds a special place in our hearts.