Katy M
@katmers.bsky.social
I just do whatever Ursula K Le Guin tells me. Chronically broken brain.
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Feeling much safer now that ICE is ripping a baby from the arms of a father having a seizure, and then pretending he didn’t have a seizure and lied about it! Thank you, ICE!!!! 🫡🫡🫡
A man appeared to fall unconscious during an arrest while clutching a baby. ICE said the video people saw did not accurately represent the situation. The Dept of Homeland Security posted: "Imagine FAKING a seizure to help a criminal escape justice". They were taking his wife
ICE facing fierce backlash after video apparently shows unconscious man clutching child during arrest
Footage shows commotion inside vehicle in Massachusetts as desperate woman in passenger seat tries to awaken man
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Feeling much safer now that ICE is ripping a baby from the arms of a father having a seizure, and then pretending he didn’t have a seizure and lied about it! Thank you, ICE!!!! 🫡🫡🫡
Thank you, the Cut, my entire row absolutely lost it during As Long as You’re Mine
November 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Thank you, the Cut, my entire row absolutely lost it during As Long as You’re Mine
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The league’s most unstoppable force. ⚡️
Temwa Chawinga is the 2025 Most Valuable Player.
Presented by ATT
Temwa Chawinga is the 2025 Most Valuable Player.
Presented by ATT
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The league’s most unstoppable force. ⚡️
Temwa Chawinga is the 2025 Most Valuable Player.
Presented by ATT
Temwa Chawinga is the 2025 Most Valuable Player.
Presented by ATT
Part 2’s gonna be exclusively about the bamboo
November 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Part 2’s gonna be exclusively about the bamboo
Whipping out the tape measure in my office
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Whipping out the tape measure in my office
Every 80s band has:
-one guy with the Most Hair possible
-one guy in a stupid hat
-one guy who looks like he works in IT at a mid-sized corporation
-one guy with the Most Hair possible
-one guy in a stupid hat
-one guy who looks like he works in IT at a mid-sized corporation
November 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Every 80s band has:
-one guy with the Most Hair possible
-one guy in a stupid hat
-one guy who looks like he works in IT at a mid-sized corporation
-one guy with the Most Hair possible
-one guy in a stupid hat
-one guy who looks like he works in IT at a mid-sized corporation
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I can’t stop thinking about how the ACA is one of the most impactful pieces of legislation in my lifetime.
And they just let them throw it away.
I know it’s been long enough that a lot of people don’t remember (or weren’t alive), but I haven’t forgotten what it was like Before.
And they just let them throw it away.
I know it’s been long enough that a lot of people don’t remember (or weren’t alive), but I haven’t forgotten what it was like Before.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I can’t stop thinking about how the ACA is one of the most impactful pieces of legislation in my lifetime.
And they just let them throw it away.
I know it’s been long enough that a lot of people don’t remember (or weren’t alive), but I haven’t forgotten what it was like Before.
And they just let them throw it away.
I know it’s been long enough that a lot of people don’t remember (or weren’t alive), but I haven’t forgotten what it was like Before.
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
God forbid women have hobbies
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
God forbid women have hobbies
I think most people who are generally healthy can’t fathom just how hard it is to access healthcare in the United States.
November 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I think most people who are generally healthy can’t fathom just how hard it is to access healthcare in the United States.
I fear I’m once again feeling a modicum of hope
November 5, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I fear I’m once again feeling a modicum of hope
“Two days later, as Hurricane Melissa smashed into the Caribbean, Wholf was laid off, along with the majority of the five person team supporting CBS News’s climate coverage.”
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
The fall of the CBS News climate team
David Ellison, the new pro-Trump chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has dismantled the best climate change reporting team in cable news.
heated.world
November 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“Two days later, as Hurricane Melissa smashed into the Caribbean, Wholf was laid off, along with the majority of the five person team supporting CBS News’s climate coverage.”
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
Happy Halloween from my cryptid son
November 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Happy Halloween from my cryptid son
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Breaking News: The U.S. will allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine wilderness in the country. nyti.ms/3WhrQui
October 23, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Breaking News: The U.S. will allow oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest remaining tracts of pristine wilderness in the country. nyti.ms/3WhrQui
A bus driver just sped through a yellow light rather than stop to let me on, which I’m forced to respect
October 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A bus driver just sped through a yellow light rather than stop to let me on, which I’m forced to respect
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In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Again: this research is real but it exists in part to help MANUFACTURERS make better inhalers.
If you need to use your inhaler, use it. The problem doesn't lie with consumers. Writing this up as consumer service piece is a disservice. It's not for US beyond pushing manufacturers to do better.
If you need to use your inhaler, use it. The problem doesn't lie with consumers. Writing this up as consumer service piece is a disservice. It's not for US beyond pushing manufacturers to do better.
The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh
October 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Again: this research is real but it exists in part to help MANUFACTURERS make better inhalers.
If you need to use your inhaler, use it. The problem doesn't lie with consumers. Writing this up as consumer service piece is a disservice. It's not for US beyond pushing manufacturers to do better.
If you need to use your inhaler, use it. The problem doesn't lie with consumers. Writing this up as consumer service piece is a disservice. It's not for US beyond pushing manufacturers to do better.
Seems like the right time to share that I got third place in the county fair with this last month
September 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Seems like the right time to share that I got third place in the county fair with this last month
If you go outside at 12:56 pm ET today, you can blow a lil kiss to a spacecraft skimming past Earth’s orbit on its way to an asteroid named for an Egyptian god of chaos 💋🛰️
science.nasa.gov/blogs/osiris...
science.nasa.gov/blogs/osiris...
NASA's OSIRIS-APEX Spacecraft to Slingshot Past Earth - NASA Science
At 12:56 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 23, NASA’s OSIRIS-APEX (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security – Apophis Explorer)
science.nasa.gov
September 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If you go outside at 12:56 pm ET today, you can blow a lil kiss to a spacecraft skimming past Earth’s orbit on its way to an asteroid named for an Egyptian god of chaos 💋🛰️
science.nasa.gov/blogs/osiris...
science.nasa.gov/blogs/osiris...
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August 2025 comes in third hottest for NASA's GISTEMP surface instrumental record, behind only 2024 and 2023. 🧪⚒️ A bit less spatial coverage than typical due to underlying GHCN data delays. Data freely available from GISS: data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
September 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
August 2025 comes in third hottest for NASA's GISTEMP surface instrumental record, behind only 2024 and 2023. 🧪⚒️ A bit less spatial coverage than typical due to underlying GHCN data delays. Data freely available from GISS: data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
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Assuming CDC formally adopts ACIP's recommendations, CVS tells me it will provide Covid vaccines without a prescription in all 50 states and won't require even self-attestation of a qualifying condition — "it’s up to the individual patient."
No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.
No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.
I have reached out to CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to ask how they will apply these recommendations to people seeking vaccines at their pharmacies. I cannot provide any info on how this will affect your ability to get a vaccine right now, because I don't know yet.
September 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Assuming CDC formally adopts ACIP's recommendations, CVS tells me it will provide Covid vaccines without a prescription in all 50 states and won't require even self-attestation of a qualifying condition — "it’s up to the individual patient."
No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.
No confirmation from Walgreens or Walmart yet.
‘Tis the season to eat like a mastodon
September 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
‘Tis the season to eat like a mastodon
I’m at the photo printer, I’m at the happy hour, I’m at the combination
September 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I’m at the photo printer, I’m at the happy hour, I’m at the combination
Now is the time to get your flu and Covid vaccines! They’re available now, but that availability could change after Sept. 18. Check if providers in your state are requiring a prescription and then make plans to get vaccinated! It keeps you and your community safe, and you get TWO free bandaids.
I wrote about the intentionally byzantine process of getting a COVID vaccine this fall
defector.com/how-the-fuck...
defector.com/how-the-fuck...
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
defector.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Now is the time to get your flu and Covid vaccines! They’re available now, but that availability could change after Sept. 18. Check if providers in your state are requiring a prescription and then make plans to get vaccinated! It keeps you and your community safe, and you get TWO free bandaids.
Boyfriends love it when you roll over in the middle of the night and shout PERSON because you forgot they were there
September 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Boyfriends love it when you roll over in the middle of the night and shout PERSON because you forgot they were there