EtchTrace
@etchtrace.bsky.social
Alumni of Kitten Academy in Monroe, CT
Currently residing in Georgia
Currently residing in Georgia
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You know, I understand better than most people being lonely, struggling with socializing, etc. but the solution isn't AI. It's getting a dog. They're more environmentally friendly and they will actually love you back
May 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You know, I understand better than most people being lonely, struggling with socializing, etc. but the solution isn't AI. It's getting a dog. They're more environmentally friendly and they will actually love you back
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Pairs well with @hcrichardson.bsky.social 's discussion of anti-intellectualism in American life: May 24, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
May 24, 2025
On Thursday the Trump administration told Harvard University that because it had not handed over information on foreign students’ protest activities, violent activity, and coursework, the university h...
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May 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Pairs well with @hcrichardson.bsky.social 's discussion of anti-intellectualism in American life: May 24, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Academics are always seen as a threat in authoritarian regimes. We're among the first to be attacked--along with journalists, librarians. We're independent sources of knowledge, we think critically, we are viewed as powerful because we teach. Know your value, know why you're a threat. Be bold. 🥰
May 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Academics are always seen as a threat in authoritarian regimes. We're among the first to be attacked--along with journalists, librarians. We're independent sources of knowledge, we think critically, we are viewed as powerful because we teach. Know your value, know why you're a threat. Be bold. 🥰
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Then we have ABC... 🙄
May 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Then we have ABC... 🙄
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Hard to believe they’re talking about the same event.
May 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hard to believe they’re talking about the same event.
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That number is the first point where I exhale with any tiny foster. It means weight is being gained and held. It’s a point that increases survival odds.
Today, Pixie hit 200g!
Atta girl!
Today, Pixie hit 200g!
Atta girl!
May 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
That number is the first point where I exhale with any tiny foster. It means weight is being gained and held. It’s a point that increases survival odds.
Today, Pixie hit 200g!
Atta girl!
Today, Pixie hit 200g!
Atta girl!
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I love libraries. As a latchkey kid I basically grew up in my local library. As an adult, finding my books in the library is how I knew I had made it as a writer. Please use and support your local library, they're incredibly important to your community and to the country.
I always love when authors speak approvingly of libraries.
I mean, I'd LIKE to be able to buy a copy of every book I've ever liked, but in between financial and spatial requirements ...
So, yeah, the library is where it's at. For this, and many other reasons.
I mean, I'd LIKE to be able to buy a copy of every book I've ever liked, but in between financial and spatial requirements ...
So, yeah, the library is where it's at. For this, and many other reasons.
November 23, 2024 at 2:28 AM
I love libraries. As a latchkey kid I basically grew up in my local library. As an adult, finding my books in the library is how I knew I had made it as a writer. Please use and support your local library, they're incredibly important to your community and to the country.
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one of my besties just sent me what is maybe the best christmas picture i've ever seen in my life
November 20, 2024 at 2:09 AM
one of my besties just sent me what is maybe the best christmas picture i've ever seen in my life
Humans hoped she would become a benevolent dictator, but haha, she enjoys her power and is Machiavellian in thoughts. Responds well to extra treats, can be very sweet to human, and does not care if she becomes a butterball. Fudz!
November 17, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Humans hoped she would become a benevolent dictator, but haha, she enjoys her power and is Machiavellian in thoughts. Responds well to extra treats, can be very sweet to human, and does not care if she becomes a butterball. Fudz!
This guy is so sweet. He's a big lovebug.
Though did demonstrate his fast claws last night, when human petted him not quite in the way he preferred. Oops!
Though did demonstrate his fast claws last night, when human petted him not quite in the way he preferred. Oops!
November 17, 2024 at 4:07 PM
This guy is so sweet. He's a big lovebug.
Though did demonstrate his fast claws last night, when human petted him not quite in the way he preferred. Oops!
Though did demonstrate his fast claws last night, when human petted him not quite in the way he preferred. Oops!
What's been happening here? Our person forgot to post... for months!
November 17, 2024 at 4:01 PM
What's been happening here? Our person forgot to post... for months!
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Iz talking ukraines. Also Iz very flim flam man.
June 28, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Iz talking ukraines. Also Iz very flim flam man.
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Just a heads-up to gift link lovers: the Washington Post has changed the rules for viewing gift links, and now requires registration, though no payment is required to view the article.
June 12, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Just a heads-up to gift link lovers: the Washington Post has changed the rules for viewing gift links, and now requires registration, though no payment is required to view the article.
Sorry, guys, can't remember the last time Bluesky let me upload a photo. Always times out from my home internet.
May 30, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Sorry, guys, can't remember the last time Bluesky let me upload a photo. Always times out from my home internet.
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One thing I miss about Twitter, which benefited me tremendously, is it was a place for early career scientists to celebrate good news (a publication, a grant, an award) and get their name out there.
Early career scientists of Bluesky, share some good professional news! I’ll re-post! 🧪🌎🦑
Early career scientists of Bluesky, share some good professional news! I’ll re-post! 🧪🌎🦑
May 29, 2024 at 11:55 AM
One thing I miss about Twitter, which benefited me tremendously, is it was a place for early career scientists to celebrate good news (a publication, a grant, an award) and get their name out there.
Early career scientists of Bluesky, share some good professional news! I’ll re-post! 🧪🌎🦑
Early career scientists of Bluesky, share some good professional news! I’ll re-post! 🧪🌎🦑
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my phone did the funniest thing i've ever seen earlier
May 22, 2024 at 11:53 PM
my phone did the funniest thing i've ever seen earlier
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One of the arguments in Plessy is that states are free to impose their “moral standards” on classes of citizens without federal interference. That logic remind you of any other recent rulings? bsky.app/profile/jbou...
one thing to remember is that the central holding in plessy v. ferguson was not “segregation good” but that the constitution neither recognized social inequality as a fact in the world nor gave courts the power to remedy it. the constitution, under plessy, could neither see nor touch racism.
Clarence Thomas attacks Brown v. Board ruling amid 70th anniversary
Thomas suggests the court overreached its authority in the landmark decision.
www.axios.com
May 24, 2024 at 12:39 PM
One of the arguments in Plessy is that states are free to impose their “moral standards” on classes of citizens without federal interference. That logic remind you of any other recent rulings? bsky.app/profile/jbou...
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the basic belief of virtually all elected republicans is that any vote for a democrat is inherently fraudulent and illegitimate. merely casting a ballot for biden marks that ballot as "fraud" and subject to removal.
If you a House Speaker planning to refuse to accept the results of an election that your candidate lost, this is what you would be saying now to lay the groundwork.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Analysis | The 2020-was-stolen crew is here to stoke fears of noncitizen voters
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) led a news conference featuring key Trump allies in which he tried to amplify baseless warnings about non-citizen voters.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 9, 2024 at 12:21 AM
the basic belief of virtually all elected republicans is that any vote for a democrat is inherently fraudulent and illegitimate. merely casting a ballot for biden marks that ballot as "fraud" and subject to removal.
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I regret to inform you that Belphegor and Company have reached the level of kitten development where they are capable of this look:
May 8, 2024 at 2:47 AM
I regret to inform you that Belphegor and Company have reached the level of kitten development where they are capable of this look:
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Churro waits impatiently for me to look away so she can go chew on my palm tree
May 7, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Churro waits impatiently for me to look away so she can go chew on my palm tree