Katie Walker
@knfoucartw.bsky.social
A writer courting madness. Trying to do the next right thing.
WTF, Google. All I want is for you to give me search results I actually can use again. That’s it. No AI necessary. Just go back to however results came up like 5-10 years ago.
Google’s ‘universal AI assistant’ prototype can now do stuff for you — and you don’t even have to ask
Google’s universal AI assistant prototype just got a wild new feature
Are you ready for an AI bot that can just pipe up whenever it has something to say?
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May 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
WTF, Google. All I want is for you to give me search results I actually can use again. That’s it. No AI necessary. Just go back to however results came up like 5-10 years ago.
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It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
May 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.
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Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
February 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Pam Bondi is disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force - the FBI team that is charged with combatting foreign meddling in US elections.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
Worth asking how this makes us more safe in any way, shape, or form.
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
This is so cute! ideas.lego.com/s/p:9fd55295...
The Sword in the Stone
LEGO set inspired by Disney's "The Sword in the Stone" movie.Contains 3 minifigures, and two other animal figures representing the characters that ...
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February 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is so cute! ideas.lego.com/s/p:9fd55295...
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This world has enough ministers who’ve been content to stay silent and become complicit in the weaponizing of religion and the ascension of bigotry.
We don’t need any more of those.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dont-let-b...
We don’t need any more of those.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dont-let-b...
Don't Let Bishop Budde Stand Alone: A Challenge to Every Minister in America.
To the Ministers in America,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This world has enough ministers who’ve been content to stay silent and become complicit in the weaponizing of religion and the ascension of bigotry.
We don’t need any more of those.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dont-let-b...
We don’t need any more of those.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/dont-let-b...
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THIS IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
This week, Elon Musk and a literal handful of 18 to 24-year olds have illegally taken over the US Treasury Department computers and now have access to all our nation's (both individual and collective) financial data.
This week, Elon Musk and a literal handful of 18 to 24-year olds have illegally taken over the US Treasury Department computers and now have access to all our nation's (both individual and collective) financial data.
February 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
THIS IS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
This week, Elon Musk and a literal handful of 18 to 24-year olds have illegally taken over the US Treasury Department computers and now have access to all our nation's (both individual and collective) financial data.
This week, Elon Musk and a literal handful of 18 to 24-year olds have illegally taken over the US Treasury Department computers and now have access to all our nation's (both individual and collective) financial data.
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Today in US History: On Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granted black men the right to vote. It was passed by Congress on February 26, 1869. Black Americans were set free by the 13th amendment. The 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
February 3, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Today in US History: On Feb. 3, 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, granted black men the right to vote. It was passed by Congress on February 26, 1869. Black Americans were set free by the 13th amendment. The 14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship.
#BlackHistoryMonth
#BlackHistoryMonth
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Thank you, Canada!
February 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Thank you, Canada!
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To the people I know who voted for him,
You know how I feel about him.
There’s nothing I could say about him that you don’t already know.
But as this next chapter of our nation begins, I just want you to know:
I am going to hold you responsible.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
You know how I feel about him.
There’s nothing I could say about him that you don’t already know.
But as this next chapter of our nation begins, I just want you to know:
I am going to hold you responsible.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
To The People I Know Who Voted for Him,
To the people I know who voted for him,
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
To the people I know who voted for him,
You know how I feel about him.
There’s nothing I could say about him that you don’t already know.
But as this next chapter of our nation begins, I just want you to know:
I am going to hold you responsible.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
You know how I feel about him.
There’s nothing I could say about him that you don’t already know.
But as this next chapter of our nation begins, I just want you to know:
I am going to hold you responsible.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-the-peo...
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The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch...
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch...
PETITION: Tell Trump, Hands Off the National Archives!
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org
January 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The National Archives safeguards our collective history, protects the public's right to know, and ensures transparency and accountability in government.
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch...
action.everylibrary.org/nationalarch...
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The language and the truth are important here. I’ve had to interrupt both tv and radio presenters who said Trump won a majority of votes. He didn’t.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud | Mehdi Hasan
In 2024, we have a new post-election lie – Trump didn’t just win, Republicans say, but he won big. He won a landslide. That’s false
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The language and the truth are important here. I’ve had to interrupt both tv and radio presenters who said Trump won a majority of votes. He didn’t.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Hey did you know ☝🏼
that leaving your favorite creator or artist a 5-star review, sharing their work, writing kind comments, and/or telling them to their face is an ✨absolutely free✨ way to help them start the New Year off right!
that leaving your favorite creator or artist a 5-star review, sharing their work, writing kind comments, and/or telling them to their face is an ✨absolutely free✨ way to help them start the New Year off right!
January 3, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Hey did you know ☝🏼
that leaving your favorite creator or artist a 5-star review, sharing their work, writing kind comments, and/or telling them to their face is an ✨absolutely free✨ way to help them start the New Year off right!
that leaving your favorite creator or artist a 5-star review, sharing their work, writing kind comments, and/or telling them to their face is an ✨absolutely free✨ way to help them start the New Year off right!
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Hope is an inside job.
If you want it, you’re gonna need to reach into the deepest reservoirs of what you know and believe and value, and decide a thousand times a day if that’s a compelling enough reason to brave the bruises and battles waiting for you.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/you-should...
If you want it, you’re gonna need to reach into the deepest reservoirs of what you know and believe and value, and decide a thousand times a day if that’s a compelling enough reason to brave the bruises and battles waiting for you.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/you-should...
The One Place You Can Find Hope This Year
Some days, I feel like launching a career as a de-motivational speaker.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Hope is an inside job.
If you want it, you’re gonna need to reach into the deepest reservoirs of what you know and believe and value, and decide a thousand times a day if that’s a compelling enough reason to brave the bruises and battles waiting for you.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/you-should...
If you want it, you’re gonna need to reach into the deepest reservoirs of what you know and believe and value, and decide a thousand times a day if that’s a compelling enough reason to brave the bruises and battles waiting for you.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/you-should...
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This sums it up, yes.
December 22, 2024 at 12:40 AM
This sums it up, yes.
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Neighbors who disagree about how to live, worship, and govern are not your enemy. Powers who manipulate you into hating your neighbors are your enemy.
December 13, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Neighbors who disagree about how to live, worship, and govern are not your enemy. Powers who manipulate you into hating your neighbors are your enemy.
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Thank you Horn Book for naming DEATH AT MORNING HOUSE one of the best books of the 2024!
The Horn Book Fanfare 2024 Booklist
Fanfare 2024 Booklist
Our choices for the best books of the year.
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December 9, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Thank you Horn Book for naming DEATH AT MORNING HOUSE one of the best books of the 2024!
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Regardless of the date on the calendar, with mental illness as an internal companion you're always aware that you're different than most people—but this realization is never more clear or profound than in a season when everyone else seems to be singing.
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johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sharing-th...
Sharing the Holidays With A Mental Illness
A message from those afflicted with sadness this season
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
December 6, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Regardless of the date on the calendar, with mental illness as an internal companion you're always aware that you're different than most people—but this realization is never more clear or profound than in a season when everyone else seems to be singing.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sharing-th...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sharing-th...
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When Richard III's skeleton was found under a parking lot in England in 2012, it was an exciting enough discovery for the general public, but a game-changer for Yvonne Morley-Chisholm.
How do you re-create the voice of a 15th century king? Dig up his skeleton
When Richard III's skeleton was found under a parking lot in England in 2012, it was an exciting enough discovery for the general public, but a game-changer for Yvonne Morley-Chisholm.
www.npr.org
November 30, 2024 at 5:46 PM
When Richard III's skeleton was found under a parking lot in England in 2012, it was an exciting enough discovery for the general public, but a game-changer for Yvonne Morley-Chisholm.
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The Texas Maternal Mortality Committee is skipping review of maternal deaths after the Dobbs decision and not enough people are talking about it.
My latest with @meidastouch.bsky.social: meidasnews.com/news/texas-m...
My latest with @meidastouch.bsky.social: meidasnews.com/news/texas-m...
Texas Maternal Mortality Committee Skips Reviewing Two Years Of Maternal Deaths
The deaths occurred in the two years following the Dobbs decision and the Texas state abortion ban
meidasnews.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The Texas Maternal Mortality Committee is skipping review of maternal deaths after the Dobbs decision and not enough people are talking about it.
My latest with @meidastouch.bsky.social: meidasnews.com/news/texas-m...
My latest with @meidastouch.bsky.social: meidasnews.com/news/texas-m...
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Six decades later, Star Trek may still be the only franchise based on the ideas that diversity is strength, justice is the measure of civilization, bounty is to be shared, peace is worth the price, and all these things can be achieved.
We need more shows that look ahead and find goodness.
We need more shows that look ahead and find goodness.
November 29, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Six decades later, Star Trek may still be the only franchise based on the ideas that diversity is strength, justice is the measure of civilization, bounty is to be shared, peace is worth the price, and all these things can be achieved.
We need more shows that look ahead and find goodness.
We need more shows that look ahead and find goodness.