Kat Mayerovitch
@katamay.bsky.social
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Queen Anne's lace is by far the most boopable plant. I will not be taking any questions at this time.
July 27, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Queen Anne's lace is by far the most boopable plant. I will not be taking any questions at this time.
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I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.
July 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I am no constitutional scholar, but I can't help but feel that "the President gets to dictate what every university can teach and what every television station should broadcast" is closer to what the founding fathers were worried about when it comes to free speech than trigger warnings on syllabi.
Went to a community screening of @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social at Junction Arts and Media last night, followed by a group discussion with two local librarians. It was heavy, but important, even though we haven't seen it much in Vermont yet. (NH is another story, though ...) See it if you can!
July 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Went to a community screening of @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social at Junction Arts and Media last night, followed by a group discussion with two local librarians. It was heavy, but important, even though we haven't seen it much in Vermont yet. (NH is another story, though ...) See it if you can!
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Yes, actually, I *do* need some Perimeter Time.
June 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Yes, actually, I *do* need some Perimeter Time.
Our public lands are so beautiful, I hope they stay that way for future generations too.
June 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Our public lands are so beautiful, I hope they stay that way for future generations too.
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Sen. Tammy Duckworth just said on Colbert, "We should all live long enough to develop a disability," & the audience laughed uncomfortably.
I can tell you what they were thinking. It was "Not me. That would never happen to me."
& the underlying, unacknowlged premise was "b/c I'm better than that."
I can tell you what they were thinking. It was "Not me. That would never happen to me."
& the underlying, unacknowlged premise was "b/c I'm better than that."
June 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Sen. Tammy Duckworth just said on Colbert, "We should all live long enough to develop a disability," & the audience laughed uncomfortably.
I can tell you what they were thinking. It was "Not me. That would never happen to me."
& the underlying, unacknowlged premise was "b/c I'm better than that."
I can tell you what they were thinking. It was "Not me. That would never happen to me."
& the underlying, unacknowlged premise was "b/c I'm better than that."
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ART IS NOT HERE TO MAKE YOU COMFORTABLE, YOU ARE THINKING OF A DUVET.
April 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
ART IS NOT HERE TO MAKE YOU COMFORTABLE, YOU ARE THINKING OF A DUVET.
Went outside for a walk and oops I bought four books and a tote bag.
Happy Independent Bookstores Day!
Happy Independent Bookstores Day!
April 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Went outside for a walk and oops I bought four books and a tote bag.
Happy Independent Bookstores Day!
Happy Independent Bookstores Day!
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Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.
This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
open.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Big milestone: I walked a mile without my crutches today! Week 7 post-op and getting stronger every day.
April 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Big milestone: I walked a mile without my crutches today! Week 7 post-op and getting stronger every day.
When it turns out your friends actually do listen to your weird rambling about spring ephemerals during your dog walks! I'm so proud. 😭
April 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
When it turns out your friends actually do listen to your weird rambling about spring ephemerals during your dog walks! I'm so proud. 😭
Today at the bookstore I sat across the table from a student and she gave me a flower from her hair and in turn I gave her my mermaid rock (given to me by a self-described mermaid in the river on a hot day last summer) and I just love that imagination and joy still exist in the smallest of ways.
April 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Today at the bookstore I sat across the table from a student and she gave me a flower from her hair and in turn I gave her my mermaid rock (given to me by a self-described mermaid in the river on a hot day last summer) and I just love that imagination and joy still exist in the smallest of ways.
Six weeks since surgery, and it's finally sinking in how APPALLINGLY BORING physical therapy is.
I just ... pick up my leg and put it back down again. Again. And again. And again. In marginally different ways.
I just ... pick up my leg and put it back down again. Again. And again. And again. In marginally different ways.
a close up of a woman 's face with peacock in the corner
Alt: Liz Lemmon, a character played by Tina Fey, rolls her eyes dramatically
media.tenor.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Six weeks since surgery, and it's finally sinking in how APPALLINGLY BORING physical therapy is.
I just ... pick up my leg and put it back down again. Again. And again. And again. In marginally different ways.
I just ... pick up my leg and put it back down again. Again. And again. And again. In marginally different ways.
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COMPARE: the results of fighting back to the results of not fighting back
April 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
COMPARE: the results of fighting back to the results of not fighting back
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Giving people tips on how to protest safely: yay good!
Telling people they are protesting wrong: from the literal CIA handbook on gumming up the works
Telling people they are protesting wrong: from the literal CIA handbook on gumming up the works
April 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Giving people tips on how to protest safely: yay good!
Telling people they are protesting wrong: from the literal CIA handbook on gumming up the works
Telling people they are protesting wrong: from the literal CIA handbook on gumming up the works
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The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
April 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.
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Take care of your neighbors and friends, you're going to need community more than ever.
@scalzi.com You literally wrote the book on Collapsing Empire[s], any advice for people living in the US in 2025?
April 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Take care of your neighbors and friends, you're going to need community more than ever.
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Found these old grievances online. Sound familiar?
He cuts off our trade with all parts of the world:
He imposes taxes on us without our consent:
He deprives us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury:
He transports us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses…
He cuts off our trade with all parts of the world:
He imposes taxes on us without our consent:
He deprives us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury:
He transports us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses…
a man with a crown on his head and a cane
ALT: a man with a crown on his head and a cane
media.tenor.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Found these old grievances online. Sound familiar?
He cuts off our trade with all parts of the world:
He imposes taxes on us without our consent:
He deprives us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury:
He transports us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses…
He cuts off our trade with all parts of the world:
He imposes taxes on us without our consent:
He deprives us in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury:
He transports us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses…
What kind of community do I live in? The kind where there's a Facebook group for fans of the wild turkey who hangs out near the hospital. It has over 300 members.
April 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
What kind of community do I live in? The kind where there's a Facebook group for fans of the wild turkey who hangs out near the hospital. It has over 300 members.
It's been a month since my knee surgery. I still can't take my dog to the park by myself or walk without crutches or go more than an hour without thinking about how much this horrid rash itches.
But I'm getting better. I'm doing my PT every day and I'm getting better.
But I'm getting better. I'm doing my PT every day and I'm getting better.
April 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
It's been a month since my knee surgery. I still can't take my dog to the park by myself or walk without crutches or go more than an hour without thinking about how much this horrid rash itches.
But I'm getting better. I'm doing my PT every day and I'm getting better.
But I'm getting better. I'm doing my PT every day and I'm getting better.