Kate Sophia
@kasuso.bsky.social
Doing all the things!
Master Naturalist (MT, YELL, MN), book arts, UX, ukulele, fiber arts, Postcrossing, cookbook club
Minneapolis, MN
Master Naturalist (MT, YELL, MN), book arts, UX, ukulele, fiber arts, Postcrossing, cookbook club
Minneapolis, MN
I just found out today that Yellowstone wolf 907 died a couple months ago. I got to see her last summer. She has an incredible life story that rivals human dramas. She lived a very long life and did not die at human hands. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
The Iconic, One-Eyed 'Queen of the Wolves' Dies After Fight With Rival Pack in Yellowstone National Park
A beloved matriarch, 907F lived to be 11 years old, which is much longer than the average life span for gray wolves and a rare feat, even for those in the protected area of Yellowstone
www.smithsonianmag.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I just found out today that Yellowstone wolf 907 died a couple months ago. I got to see her last summer. She has an incredible life story that rivals human dramas. She lived a very long life and did not die at human hands. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...
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I think it's important to remember, with everything extremely fucked up and dumb right now, that at the root of it, fuck fuck fucking fucking fuck.
March 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I think it's important to remember, with everything extremely fucked up and dumb right now, that at the root of it, fuck fuck fucking fucking fuck.
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I appreciate this. But the loss of public goods and expertise is a harm to the nation. Privatization will not avert the harm. Essential services left to the highest bidder degrades the foundation needed for a healthy, sustainable nation.
If you worked for 18F and got fired, Group together to start a consulting company.
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
It’s just a matter of time before DOGE needs you to fix the mess they inevitably create.
They will have to hire your company as a contractor to fix it. But on your terms.
I’m happy to invest and/or help
March 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I appreciate this. But the loss of public goods and expertise is a harm to the nation. Privatization will not avert the harm. Essential services left to the highest bidder degrades the foundation needed for a healthy, sustainable nation.
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Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
February 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Donald Trump is embarrassing the United States on the world stage. We are a country that stands up to dictators and fights for democracy.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
Minnesota stands firmly with our allies in Ukraine.
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For all the talk about needing liberals and leftists to come together, you little shits need to do a much better job dropping fat-phobic, slur-laden rhetoric from your jabs at the puppets in the white house.
February 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
For all the talk about needing liberals and leftists to come together, you little shits need to do a much better job dropping fat-phobic, slur-laden rhetoric from your jabs at the puppets in the white house.
Just because I’ve seen this several times in the past few days
Wind chill = what the temperature feels like due to the convection of the wind
Windshield = the glass window on the front of the car.
Wind chill = what the temperature feels like due to the convection of the wind
Windshield = the glass window on the front of the car.
February 17, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Just because I’ve seen this several times in the past few days
Wind chill = what the temperature feels like due to the convection of the wind
Windshield = the glass window on the front of the car.
Wind chill = what the temperature feels like due to the convection of the wind
Windshield = the glass window on the front of the car.
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TBH lot of people are on public assistance and don't even realize it, because it's not explicitly framed as govt assistance.
February 13, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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February 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Went to the Art Shanties last weekend. It was good to be out in community and create and laugh and dance. This is what we fight for.
February 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Went to the Art Shanties last weekend. It was good to be out in community and create and laugh and dance. This is what we fight for.
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When cities clear homeless encampments, workers often take people’s belongings — including important documents, survival gear and irreplaceable mementos.
Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g
Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g
February 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
When cities clear homeless encampments, workers often take people’s belongings — including important documents, survival gear and irreplaceable mementos.
Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g
Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: https://propub.li/3WScD3g
What does DEI work mean to you? What are the outcomes when it is successful?
February 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
What does DEI work mean to you? What are the outcomes when it is successful?
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With the best of intentions and lengthy testing, changes to big complex systems sometimes have problems. Sic a bunch of ignorant newbies bent on destruction on a system that USians depend upon and you can pretty much COUNT on problems. People this careless don't (or can't) roll back code.
I hope the universal freakout every tech person is having over this code deployment is raising alarm in the media. There’s a reason your engineers and PMs are slackjawed: it takes months to learn complex systems like Treasury.
No one, genius or not, can do this safely.
The US is in literal danger.
No one, genius or not, can do this safely.
The US is in literal danger.
February 4, 2025 at 8:13 PM
With the best of intentions and lengthy testing, changes to big complex systems sometimes have problems. Sic a bunch of ignorant newbies bent on destruction on a system that USians depend upon and you can pretty much COUNT on problems. People this careless don't (or can't) roll back code.
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The world's richest man who has neither been elected nor confirmed to any position under the United States is randomly destroying congressionally approved programs & doing so with impunity?
Just making sure nothing has changed since I went to bed. Congress is just quislings & cowards, I guess.
Just making sure nothing has changed since I went to bed. Congress is just quislings & cowards, I guess.
February 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The world's richest man who has neither been elected nor confirmed to any position under the United States is randomly destroying congressionally approved programs & doing so with impunity?
Just making sure nothing has changed since I went to bed. Congress is just quislings & cowards, I guess.
Just making sure nothing has changed since I went to bed. Congress is just quislings & cowards, I guess.
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Implying that DEI requires compromising high standards is very clearly accepting the premise that straight, cis, able-bodied white men are the best at everything.
Stop doing it.
Stop doing it.
February 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Implying that DEI requires compromising high standards is very clearly accepting the premise that straight, cis, able-bodied white men are the best at everything.
Stop doing it.
Stop doing it.
I’ve been giving this speech constantly lately. If you need to hear it from a white man, check out Scott E Page sites.lsa.umich.edu/scottepage/r...
February 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I’ve been giving this speech constantly lately. If you need to hear it from a white man, check out Scott E Page sites.lsa.umich.edu/scottepage/r...
Based on my experience last night, I have a question: how does one find an orchestral kazoo player?
February 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Based on my experience last night, I have a question: how does one find an orchestral kazoo player?
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Thank you @askamanager.org for posting this CIA guidebook distributed in Nazi-occupied countries on how to resist Nazis without putting yourself or your family in danger. www.cia.gov/static/5c875...
www.cia.gov
January 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you @askamanager.org for posting this CIA guidebook distributed in Nazi-occupied countries on how to resist Nazis without putting yourself or your family in danger. www.cia.gov/static/5c875...
I remember when we only had space circles. What a time to be alive!
January 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I remember when we only had space circles. What a time to be alive!
There are two basic flavors of resistance: 1) “no you won’t” and 2) “no I won’t”
All of this immediate capitulation is alarming.
All of this immediate capitulation is alarming.
Google Maps will rename Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America in US
Tech firm to make change in line with Trump’s executive order, using both names in world outside US and Mexico
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
There are two basic flavors of resistance: 1) “no you won’t” and 2) “no I won’t”
All of this immediate capitulation is alarming.
All of this immediate capitulation is alarming.
Just had a discussion about the book Project Hail Mary. Thought sticking from that: what courageous thing could you do if you forgot who you were?
January 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Just had a discussion about the book Project Hail Mary. Thought sticking from that: what courageous thing could you do if you forgot who you were?
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Just realized that this EO outlaws men. At conception all embryos are female. Which, to be honest, might not be such a bad thing.
BREAKING: Here is the anti-trans sex/gender executive order. It's extensive, it's bad, and it's often lawless. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
And, do not miss in "d" and "e" below, it even tries to put in the beginnings of a personhood argument, for some reason.
And, do not miss in "d" and "e" below, it even tries to put in the beginnings of a personhood argument, for some reason.
January 21, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Just realized that this EO outlaws men. At conception all embryos are female. Which, to be honest, might not be such a bad thing.
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Angry Blue-gray gnatcatcher timeline cleanse 📷🪶
January 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Angry Blue-gray gnatcatcher timeline cleanse 📷🪶