Kat
@kt8812.bsky.social
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Kat
@kt8812.bsky.social
· May 10
All eyes on Kashmir.
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Like all ceasefires, this was broken within hours of being declared.
Two nuclear powers are bombing the crap out of each other over mostly civilian regions of Kashmir.
Two nuclear powers are bombing the crap out of each other over mostly civilian regions of Kashmir.
"Ceasefire" is the sweetest word in the English language.
May 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Like all ceasefires, this was broken within hours of being declared.
Two nuclear powers are bombing the crap out of each other over mostly civilian regions of Kashmir.
Two nuclear powers are bombing the crap out of each other over mostly civilian regions of Kashmir.
"Ceasefire" is the sweetest word in the English language.
May 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"Ceasefire" is the sweetest word in the English language.
Thinking how absolutely USELESS conventional news media and social media have become in combating misinformation & disseminating facts with the advent of AI.
May 9, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Thinking how absolutely USELESS conventional news media and social media have become in combating misinformation & disseminating facts with the advent of AI.
We're scraping the bottom of the barrel if "I love my kids no matter what" feels like some kind of laudable moral high ground when in reality it is the absolute bare minimum standard you should have when bringing kids into this world.
Robert De Niro is expressing his love and support for his daughter Airyn De Niro, after she recently shared publicly for the first time that she is transgender. cnn.it/3EY1msu
May 2, 2025 at 6:20 AM
We're scraping the bottom of the barrel if "I love my kids no matter what" feels like some kind of laudable moral high ground when in reality it is the absolute bare minimum standard you should have when bringing kids into this world.
Saying goodbyes is so freaking hard. 😭
April 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Saying goodbyes is so freaking hard. 😭
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So basically there's a cabal of billionaire broligarchs, far right propagandists, and reactionary centrist journalists all on group chats radicalizing together and exerting coordinated narratives and influence on media and politics
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
The group chats that changed America
A loose private network on Signal and WhatsApp helped usher in the new alliance between Silicon Valley and Donald Trump’s new right.
www.semafor.com
April 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
So basically there's a cabal of billionaire broligarchs, far right propagandists, and reactionary centrist journalists all on group chats radicalizing together and exerting coordinated narratives and influence on media and politics
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
www.semafor.com/article/04/2...
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This duck has decided to make her nest in the middle of the main tourist footbridge, in defiance of all gods and reason.
The town has ceded to her. We regulate around her. She is the highest authority. Please Do Not Feed Her.
The town has ceded to her. We regulate around her. She is the highest authority. Please Do Not Feed Her.
April 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This duck has decided to make her nest in the middle of the main tourist footbridge, in defiance of all gods and reason.
The town has ceded to her. We regulate around her. She is the highest authority. Please Do Not Feed Her.
The town has ceded to her. We regulate around her. She is the highest authority. Please Do Not Feed Her.
Why am I seeing such an uptick of wild "discourse" on here?
My being human, and consequently not wanting to engage my uber driver/grocery store cashier/RANDOM STRANGER ON A PLANE does not mean I'm a fascist enabler.
My being human, and consequently not wanting to engage my uber driver/grocery store cashier/RANDOM STRANGER ON A PLANE does not mean I'm a fascist enabler.
April 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Why am I seeing such an uptick of wild "discourse" on here?
My being human, and consequently not wanting to engage my uber driver/grocery store cashier/RANDOM STRANGER ON A PLANE does not mean I'm a fascist enabler.
My being human, and consequently not wanting to engage my uber driver/grocery store cashier/RANDOM STRANGER ON A PLANE does not mean I'm a fascist enabler.
Just saw the news out of Vancouver.
Sending strength and solidarity to the Fillipino community, the survivors, and the loved ones of the deceased.
Sending strength and solidarity to the Fillipino community, the survivors, and the loved ones of the deceased.
April 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Just saw the news out of Vancouver.
Sending strength and solidarity to the Fillipino community, the survivors, and the loved ones of the deceased.
Sending strength and solidarity to the Fillipino community, the survivors, and the loved ones of the deceased.
Know that the immigrants in your life are self-censoring right now.
April 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Know that the immigrants in your life are self-censoring right now.
My kingdom for a drafts folder, Bluey!
I mull over everything I post, and "publish now and risk sounding like an ass" or "delete the whole thing, lose your train of thought and never post anything ever again" should not be my only two options! 😭
I mull over everything I post, and "publish now and risk sounding like an ass" or "delete the whole thing, lose your train of thought and never post anything ever again" should not be my only two options! 😭
April 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
My kingdom for a drafts folder, Bluey!
I mull over everything I post, and "publish now and risk sounding like an ass" or "delete the whole thing, lose your train of thought and never post anything ever again" should not be my only two options! 😭
I mull over everything I post, and "publish now and risk sounding like an ass" or "delete the whole thing, lose your train of thought and never post anything ever again" should not be my only two options! 😭
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Hi friends, I really hate to ask but things have just not been going great these past few months and now there's major instability regarding my job too. We still haven't heard back from our HR, I haven't been able to work extra hours due to school. When my current pay hits, it's not going to be
April 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Hi friends, I really hate to ask but things have just not been going great these past few months and now there's major instability regarding my job too. We still haven't heard back from our HR, I haven't been able to work extra hours due to school. When my current pay hits, it's not going to be
I know people say a job is just a job, but I personally believe anyone writing this slop in the current climate SHOULD be despised.
bsky.app/profile/nyti...
bsky.app/profile/nyti...
“Can ChatGPT experience joy or suffering? Does Gemini deserve human rights?” our tech columnist asks. “Many A.I. experts I know would say no, not yet, not even close. But I was intrigued.”
Should We Start Taking the Welfare of A.I. Seriously?
As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.
www.nytimes.com
April 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I know people say a job is just a job, but I personally believe anyone writing this slop in the current climate SHOULD be despised.
bsky.app/profile/nyti...
bsky.app/profile/nyti...
TIL
In 2005, college roommates Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian created Reddit from their apartment at 265 Elm Street in Davis Square.
Today, their creation ranks as the 18th most-visited website in the world.
Today, their creation ranks as the 18th most-visited website in the world.
April 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
TIL
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"They want us to forget our own humanity...to not know what it means to be a human being. Because if we feel less human...then we're more willing to accept the idea that certain people are disposable."
Essential from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social & @mskellymhayes.bsky.social.
Essential from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social & @mskellymhayes.bsky.social.
Sarah Kendzior: "Don't Give Up On Other People"
"If you still care, then I think there's still potential for this situation to be turned around," says Sarah Kendzior.
organizingmythoughts.org
April 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
"They want us to forget our own humanity...to not know what it means to be a human being. Because if we feel less human...then we're more willing to accept the idea that certain people are disposable."
Essential from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social & @mskellymhayes.bsky.social.
Essential from @sarahkendzior.bsky.social & @mskellymhayes.bsky.social.
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Casar: Some folks in the longtime Democratic establishment said the path to winning the midterms was for Democrats to 'roll over and play dead.' But a corpse is not an inspiring political movement. No one can hear your message through the walls of a coffin.
April 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Casar: Some folks in the longtime Democratic establishment said the path to winning the midterms was for Democrats to 'roll over and play dead.' But a corpse is not an inspiring political movement. No one can hear your message through the walls of a coffin.
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Care about marginalized people at least as much as you do inanimate objects challenge. Difficulty level: impossible.
“Can ChatGPT experience joy or suffering? Does Gemini deserve human rights?” our tech columnist asks. “Many A.I. experts I know would say no, not yet, not even close. But I was intrigued.”
Should We Start Taking the Welfare of A.I. Seriously?
As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Care about marginalized people at least as much as you do inanimate objects challenge. Difficulty level: impossible.
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My painting TIDAL WETLANDS
April 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My painting TIDAL WETLANDS
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Honestly, a German police officer’s fatal shooting of a 21-year old man last weekend - shot in the back, no less - should be bigger (international) news.
April 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Honestly, a German police officer’s fatal shooting of a 21-year old man last weekend - shot in the back, no less - should be bigger (international) news.
Watch me guzzle soda on OnlyCans.
Watch me eat Mexican desserts on OnlyFlans
watch me have a lil snack on OnlyScrans
April 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Watch me guzzle soda on OnlyCans.
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Children as young as *four* are being put in the position of representing themselves without lawyers/parents present in front of immigration judges in cases that will determine whether they are deported.
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
April 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Children as young as *four* are being put in the position of representing themselves without lawyers/parents present in front of immigration judges in cases that will determine whether they are deported.
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
gothamist.com/news/4-year-...
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I filmed this yesterday on my way to Lousiana where my constituent Rümeysa Öztürk is being wrongfully held by ICE. I’m there now demanding her release. More to come.
April 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I filmed this yesterday on my way to Lousiana where my constituent Rümeysa Öztürk is being wrongfully held by ICE. I’m there now demanding her release. More to come.
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Les Poissons Steve 🎏🍊💪
April 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Les Poissons Steve 🎏🍊💪