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Kacie
@kacienr.bsky.social
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Tex-pat living in Charlotte. Dog-haver and weird plane appreciator. Gig ‘em, go Gators, and up the Reds!
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my brother’s cat demands to be petted like this, I think pets are just weird lil’ critters
A brown tabby cat sits on a couch. He’s rubbing his head so forcefully against his owner’s hand that his forehead and eyelids are stretched back.
November 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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this is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen in person
Several tall trees in front of a brilliant pink aurora in Charlotte, North Carolina. Just to the right of center-frame, a small vertical streak of even more intense pink is visible.
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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a dog named Biscuit with a pillow shaped like a biscuit
A Black Mouth Cur mix with small floppy ears lies on a greige couch. His head is resting on an enormous Bojangles-brand pillow, with the edge and one side printed to resemble a buttermilk biscuit, and the other side printed in a white and yellow gingham check. He looks very content.
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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A graphic in the style of Zohran Mamdani’s “ZOHRAN FOR NEW YORK CITY” campaign signs, reading “WHAT IF IT WAS FOR PUPPIES?”
November 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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here’s a doggy carrying a toy that’s arguably TOO long
A smallish Black Mouth Cur mix runs into an outdoor play yard from inside of a kennel. He’s carrying a red, knobby-textured chew toy that has a handle on each end and is almost as long as his body.
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Nestor’s mom DIES OF HYPOTHERMIA to save him from a blizzard

in a RANKIN-BASS CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey’s mother finds him lost in a snowstorm, shortly before using her body to shield him from the cold overnight and dying in the process.
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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dashboard possums are VERY good luck! I picked this guy up a couple years ago on a road trip where I drove the entire Blue Ridge Parkway
A very soft little plush possum sitting on the dashboard of a Mazda CX-30.
November 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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your polling place may have a cool design for their “I Voted” stickers, but does it have flyers offering 10% discounts at local kebab joints?
A flyer with the menu of a Turkish restaurant called Kabab Place, located in Harrisburg, NC. In addition to kebabs, wraps, and salads (on the back, not pictured), they offer pide, lahmacun, pizza, stromboli, calzones, and one pound of unspecified dessert for $20.
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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how could you NOT want to vote for this adorable lil’ guy?

#VoteForVirg
A smallish Black Mouth Cur mix lies on a beige carpet, mid-wriggle. His front paws are daintily tucked up to his chest, his pointed ears are spread wide, and his facial expression is bright-eyed and inquisitive.
October 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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A post to a Facebook group called “You can’t just put things on a plate and call it food.” The post is of a glass bowl full of greenish-brown, semi-solid mush, and reads “This is a low-carb mousse made with avocado and cocoa powder.” The only reply is “That’s shit from a butt.”
October 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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that French guy, and his Monegasque cousin who also went to A&M, are at it again
From The Athletic’s Pulse newsletter, a blurb about Valentin Vacherot (a Monegasque tennis player who attended Texas A&M) upsetting Novak Djoković, and Vacherot’s cousin Arthur Rinderknech (a French tennis player who also attended Texas A&M) upsetting Daniil Medvedev in the Shanghai Open, both advancing to face each other in the finals.
October 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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many thanks to @surber.bsky.social for advising patience when it came to pruning my once-leggy camellias

it was so hard to fight the urge to prune them too soon or too aggressively, but they’re all blooming now and they’re SO PRETTY
A small Camellia sasanqua “Autumn Sunrise” shrub. Two of its deep pink flowers are wide open, and the shrub is loaded with buds. A close-up of two densely-petaled white flowers on a Camellia sasanqua “Autumn Rocket” shrub.
October 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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I was at the LFC-Man U match at Williams-Brice! it was a fun atmosphere with a packed crowd (despite the absolutely hellish thunderstorm that hit five minutes before they opened the stadium gates), and they even had Cocky dancing to Sandstorm with the full light show during halftime
A photo of Williams-Brice stadium shortly before kickoff of the LFC-Man U preseason match in August 2024, taken from near the top of the bleachers on the northeast side. The stadium is packed with red-clad fans, and the stormy gray-blue sky is lit by a brilliant orange sunset just behind the scoreboard.
October 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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turns out there are two different Residence Inns in Midtown, one on each Peachtree Street, LESS THAN A MILE APART
A Google Maps screenshot showing the two Residence Inns in midtown Atlanta. One is on Peachtree Street NW near the Midtown MARTA station. The other is about 3/4 of a mile north of the first on Peachtree Street NE, closer to the Arts District station and a bit further off the I-75/85 connector.
October 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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A pack of “imitation pasteurized process cheese food” slices.
September 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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good morning, Bluesky
A smallish Black Mouth Cur mix with large, pointed ears perches on the back of a couch, which has had a fleece blanket draped over it. There are three shelves of family photos on the wall behind him.
September 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Starbucks, what are you doing? who was asking for you specifically to enter the protein-drink space?
An email ad informing the reader that Starbucks is launching high-protein lattes with 15-36 grams of protein on September 29.
September 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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September 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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huge day for the Texan diaspora in North Carolina
The newly-opened Whataburger off Albemarle Road in Charlotte. Orange-and-white pennants are strung off the building, and the line goes out the door. A Wrangler Double, fries, and sweet tea.
September 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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I AM GREATLY HONORED
A screenshot of the MERL’s webpage for the Absolute Units podcast, with my silly little pun as the tagline.
September 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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POV: you are a dog treat falling to its doom
A smallish Black Mouth Cur mix stands on a concrete patio. His head is pointed straight up at the camera and his mouth is wide open, making him resemble a hungry baby bird or a shark.
September 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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even better, this is the mascot costume they stole
In a photo from January 1917, a couple dozen Aggie students are gathered around one student wearing the owl mascot costume A&M stole from Rice. The owl costume’s head is shaped more like a slice of sandwich bread than any species of owl, but the costume is otherwise lovingly detailed, with hand-painted feathers and facial features. The costumed student has a rifle leaning against their right arm (but can’t hold the rifle due to the costume’s lack of arm-holes or sleeves), and has a Sam Browne belt strapped around the costume’s neck/wearer’s shoulders, with a saber scabbard hanging down over the left wing.
September 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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I’ve seen this replica of the CSS Hunley in person in the state museum in Columbia

you don’t wanna be in here!
A replica of the submarine CSS Hunley at the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. The two sailors visible through the cutaway are seated on a narrow wooden bench on the side of the sub, manually cranking the driveshaft. Their heads barely clear the top of the sub even though they’re leaning forward a bit.
September 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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is the new Whataburger gonna have a grand-opening cocktail-and-hors d’oeuvres party?
A Whataburger that’s almost ready to open, with a pop-up canopy set up in its parking lot. There are several cocktail tables with elastic tablecloths, like one might use for an outdoor wedding, set up under the canopy.
September 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Ennui Husky, Clemson edition
September 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM