Bread & Thorns
@kathodus.bsky.social
Cats and dogs and music.
Bread and thorns.
Oakland-based Mutual Aid collective: https://instagram.com/bat_mac
https://linktr.ee/toddmeister
Bread and thorns.
Oakland-based Mutual Aid collective: https://instagram.com/bat_mac
https://linktr.ee/toddmeister
New zine drops tomorrow, detailing some of the many things wrong with the 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy that Oakland votes on tomorrow. The zine is meant to help people speak out against the policy.
For examples of Houston's clownlike hypocrisy, see his quotes below.
For examples of Houston's clownlike hypocrisy, see his quotes below.
September 8, 2025 at 12:02 AM
New zine drops tomorrow, detailing some of the many things wrong with the 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy that Oakland votes on tomorrow. The zine is meant to help people speak out against the policy.
For examples of Houston's clownlike hypocrisy, see his quotes below.
For examples of Houston's clownlike hypocrisy, see his quotes below.
Preparing the second Bread & Thorns zine for publication. This is a special issue, about how to make your voice heard to the Oakland city government. We aim to make the zine the thorns element of B&T (the food distro is the bread element, natch).
August 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Preparing the second Bread & Thorns zine for publication. This is a special issue, about how to make your voice heard to the Oakland city government. We aim to make the zine the thorns element of B&T (the food distro is the bread element, natch).
Bay Area folks planning to hit the streets.
June 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Bay Area folks planning to hit the streets.
New jar of quick pickled peppers (Anaheim, red bell, and half an onion). Trying out an idea for Monday distro - sweet potato, black bean, and cheese burritos with these peppers for a hit of peppery acidity.
January 18, 2025 at 6:53 AM
New jar of quick pickled peppers (Anaheim, red bell, and half an onion). Trying out an idea for Monday distro - sweet potato, black bean, and cheese burritos with these peppers for a hit of peppery acidity.
Sansa says "don't talk to cops!"
January 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Sansa says "don't talk to cops!"
My friend and English lit prof from the early/ mid 90s made me 9 gorgeous knit caps to distrubute to local homeless communities. Super stoked!
December 21, 2024 at 12:49 AM
My friend and English lit prof from the early/ mid 90s made me 9 gorgeous knit caps to distrubute to local homeless communities. Super stoked!
Age yourself with your first computer.
November 20, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Age yourself with your first computer.
Trying to remember to post cats regularly here.
November 15, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Trying to remember to post cats regularly here.
A kitten named after Tammy Wynette.
November 9, 2024 at 12:52 AM
A kitten named after Tammy Wynette.
Mirabai, currently in the cat house for eating plastic.
November 7, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Mirabai, currently in the cat house for eating plastic.
Sappho is watching you, so drink water, eat foods, and sleep!
November 7, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Sappho is watching you, so drink water, eat foods, and sleep!
The smallest, hissiest kitten in the studio, with the loudest purr once you give him a minute to get used to you.
November 6, 2024 at 10:24 PM
The smallest, hissiest kitten in the studio, with the loudest purr once you give him a minute to get used to you.
Oops. Forgot alt tag (thought I had that set as required).
November 6, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Oops. Forgot alt tag (thought I had that set as required).
Post a meme made by you.
September 1, 2024 at 7:50 AM
Post a meme made by you.
Kimba has been successfully defending her tiny home since the major Wood St. sweeps a year and a half ago. So many losses in these battles lately, it'd be good to have a win.
July 14, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Kimba has been successfully defending her tiny home since the major Wood St. sweeps a year and a half ago. So many losses in these battles lately, it'd be good to have a win.
A perfect album that isn't Nirvana Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains. So many, but this one is the first to come to mind.
May 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM
A perfect album that isn't Nirvana Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains. So many, but this one is the first to come to mind.
Drop a ship that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek.
March 16, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Drop a ship that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek.
Your hilarious and wonderful interactions with your animals has provided me a lot of laughter, as well as your many back-and-forths with Ursula and Kevin. Here's Skyye, one of the kittens I helped socialize, before she became an affectionate, acrobatic, sweetheart. This was our first interaction.
December 4, 2023 at 10:59 PM
Your hilarious and wonderful interactions with your animals has provided me a lot of laughter, as well as your many back-and-forths with Ursula and Kevin. Here's Skyye, one of the kittens I helped socialize, before she became an affectionate, acrobatic, sweetheart. This was our first interaction.
For years now I've been told by multiple medics and experienced folks to only use water to flush your eyes of tear gas, particularly if you are inexperienced enough to need the guide (there are cases where antacid will hurt more than help). From Riot Medicine:
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significance.”93 Anecdotal evidence supports the idea that LAW decreases pain for OC spray on the skin, but it is not recommended even if it is marginally more effective.v](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:za7ywbom7c2wxs5aokufdsx5/bafkreigvevm3toxr2gh35ebqhbcjkkzx4o5owzte4oe3blxxajk52flvxi@jpeg)
November 5, 2023 at 6:23 PM
For years now I've been told by multiple medics and experienced folks to only use water to flush your eyes of tear gas, particularly if you are inexperienced enough to need the guide (there are cases where antacid will hurt more than help). From Riot Medicine:
Here is my little guy getting his ears rubbed. You're a great presence here and I appreciate you.
October 15, 2023 at 12:16 AM
Here is my little guy getting his ears rubbed. You're a great presence here and I appreciate you.