Kat Beaufort
@onbearfeet.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, weirdo. Queer as hell. Chaotic good. May or may not have an army of ninja bears at my back. Aware of the fascism, but trying to post things worth fighting for. She/her. patreon.com/user?u=34623230
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Kat Beaufort
@onbearfeet.bsky.social
· Feb 26
Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
Welp, guess I need a pinned post. I write stuff, I have a Patreon, I edit freelance, and here's the thread about the time I started an antifascist hallway riot in the third grade. Raise a jelly nougat to Granddad!
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A day with a fox is a good day
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A day with a fox is a good day
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It's so easy, if someone declines the offer of an alcoholic drink, to just move on to, "Well, is there something else I can get you, instead? Soft drink? Cup of tea?"
Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays:
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink.
If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business.
Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It's so easy, if someone declines the offer of an alcoholic drink, to just move on to, "Well, is there something else I can get you, instead? Soft drink? Cup of tea?"
Watching AI-generated Black Friday ads pile up in my inbox and thinking about ways to ensure my Patreon posts can't be mistaken for AI. Hope y'all like getting to see my handwritten crossouts at the top of every yarn post...
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Watching AI-generated Black Friday ads pile up in my inbox and thinking about ways to ensure my Patreon posts can't be mistaken for AI. Hope y'all like getting to see my handwritten crossouts at the top of every yarn post...
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normalise serving chocolate milk at parties
I do not drink because I have almost no tolerance for it anymore (one margarita is too much).
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
If you are hosting a party, I recommend also stocking:
-fancy ginger beer
-coconut water
-premium juices like lychee and guava
-apple cider with cinnamon
-Italian sodas
-sparkling water
Lots of options!
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 AM
normalise serving chocolate milk at parties
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Pass this on: "U.S. high #school seniors can apply for a $10,000 scholarship through #Penguin Random House’s annual Creative #Writing Awards."
"Applications formally close January 15 2026 [or] when 1,000 submissions are received."
social-impact.penguinrandomhouse.com/our-awards/u...
"Applications formally close January 15 2026 [or] when 1,000 submissions are received."
social-impact.penguinrandomhouse.com/our-awards/u...
U.S. Creative Writing Awards - Social Impact at Penguin Random House
Young writers are our future, and Penguin Random House believes in investing in the next generation of readers and authors. In partnership with We Need Diverse Books, we host our annual Creative Writi...
social-impact.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Pass this on: "U.S. high #school seniors can apply for a $10,000 scholarship through #Penguin Random House’s annual Creative #Writing Awards."
"Applications formally close January 15 2026 [or] when 1,000 submissions are received."
social-impact.penguinrandomhouse.com/our-awards/u...
"Applications formally close January 15 2026 [or] when 1,000 submissions are received."
social-impact.penguinrandomhouse.com/our-awards/u...
Well, it's less than a week before Thanksgiving, and my queue is light. If you've ever wanted to commission a custom creature from me, this is the year to shoot your shot.
I really wish I still had pics of that metal-as-fuck Hela bear I made with the half-bear-skull face and historic garb...
I really wish I still had pics of that metal-as-fuck Hela bear I made with the half-bear-skull face and historic garb...
November 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Well, it's less than a week before Thanksgiving, and my queue is light. If you've ever wanted to commission a custom creature from me, this is the year to shoot your shot.
I really wish I still had pics of that metal-as-fuck Hela bear I made with the half-bear-skull face and historic garb...
I really wish I still had pics of that metal-as-fuck Hela bear I made with the half-bear-skull face and historic garb...
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Hell yeah @rianjohnson.bsky.social (reposting with alt text)
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Hell yeah @rianjohnson.bsky.social (reposting with alt text)
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Real men have shoulder kittens. Photo from my collection, ca. 1950s.
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Real men have shoulder kittens. Photo from my collection, ca. 1950s.
Absolute weirdest was the guy who was dead convinced I had fucked my way to a major publishing contract.
I'm acespec. Also, I have never had a publishing contract, major or otherwise.
I'm acespec. Also, I have never had a publishing contract, major or otherwise.
Far and away the weirdest online dispute I got into was with someone who strongly disagreed with my belief that there will never be time travel because we haven’t heard of anyone doing it. If it became possible it would become so common that we would have experienced them already.
One of the weirdest online arguments I had was with a hardline Israeli right winger who insisted modern Egyptians were not descended from the ancient Egyptians because the Arabs had genocided the whole population after conquest for being pagans
November 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Absolute weirdest was the guy who was dead convinced I had fucked my way to a major publishing contract.
I'm acespec. Also, I have never had a publishing contract, major or otherwise.
I'm acespec. Also, I have never had a publishing contract, major or otherwise.
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Thread but also just don't tell Paypal anything. No "what is this for" you both know what it's for. If you send a friend some money for dinner or something and you say "for friday night", even odds they get banned as a sex worker.
PayPal has rolled out a new "feature" that prompts you to leave feedback about an artist that you've commissioned via invoice.
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
Whatever you do, DO NOT fill this out! To quote Admiral Ackbar, "IT'S A TRAP!!!" It is meant to misguide you.
(continue...)
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Thread but also just don't tell Paypal anything. No "what is this for" you both know what it's for. If you send a friend some money for dinner or something and you say "for friday night", even odds they get banned as a sex worker.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
He's just lying there, right?
DM: The orange fascist lurks in his lair, hunched behind his massive desk, revelling in his stolen power. His acolytes hiss at you as you approach. What does your human bard do --
MAMDANI: Active perception check.
DM: ...that's a natural 20
MAMDANI: Let's fucking go. <FLUTE TRILL>
MAMDANI: Active perception check.
DM: ...that's a natural 20
MAMDANI: Let's fucking go. <FLUTE TRILL>
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
He's just lying there, right?
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Have u seen the very soft (yet DRAMATIQUE) man
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Have u seen the very soft (yet DRAMATIQUE) man
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This is an amazing fact
8675309 is prime, and so is 8675311, so if you ever need a middlin'-large pair of adjacent primes to test your cryptographic suite, all you need is a 1980s earworm and a +2 and you're all set.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
This is an amazing fact
BlueSky hivemind! I have a request.
By January latest, I will need a warm hat. I have a skein of chunky yarn and very basic crochet skills (e.g. I've made scarves).
Gimme your best idiot-proof hat patterns. Bonus points if they're free. DOUBLE bonus points if they fit a large (23") cranium.
By January latest, I will need a warm hat. I have a skein of chunky yarn and very basic crochet skills (e.g. I've made scarves).
Gimme your best idiot-proof hat patterns. Bonus points if they're free. DOUBLE bonus points if they fit a large (23") cranium.
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 AM
BlueSky hivemind! I have a request.
By January latest, I will need a warm hat. I have a skein of chunky yarn and very basic crochet skills (e.g. I've made scarves).
Gimme your best idiot-proof hat patterns. Bonus points if they're free. DOUBLE bonus points if they fit a large (23") cranium.
By January latest, I will need a warm hat. I have a skein of chunky yarn and very basic crochet skills (e.g. I've made scarves).
Gimme your best idiot-proof hat patterns. Bonus points if they're free. DOUBLE bonus points if they fit a large (23") cranium.
Love getting custom bear orders. Someone just requested that I bearify Brendan Fraser, specifically the version of him from a 90s movie that WASN'T The Mummy. It is genuinely wonderful to see people get excited about their blorbears.
But is he Bruindan Fraser or Brendan Frasbear?
But is he Bruindan Fraser or Brendan Frasbear?
November 21, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Love getting custom bear orders. Someone just requested that I bearify Brendan Fraser, specifically the version of him from a 90s movie that WASN'T The Mummy. It is genuinely wonderful to see people get excited about their blorbears.
But is he Bruindan Fraser or Brendan Frasbear?
But is he Bruindan Fraser or Brendan Frasbear?
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
Oh my GOD I want to play this
I keep a database of TTRPG campaigns I wanna run. Saving this one for a very special group someday.
November 21, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Oh my GOD I want to play this
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YEAH I BACK THE BLUE BABEY 🚐💌📬❤️🔥
A U.S. postal worker on Long Island is accused of trying to help a man escape from ICE custody earlier this month, according to a federal criminal complaint: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/YNagDp
US postal worker charged with breaking man out of ICE custody on Long Island
Police arrested the worker and the man she tried to free.
gothamist.visitlink.me
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 AM
YEAH I BACK THE BLUE BABEY 🚐💌📬❤️🔥
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If we go to war with Mexico because of the idiots in our government, I’m siding with Mexico
What the hell: The US accidentally invaded Mexico on Monday, storming a beach and planting DoD “restricted area” signs claiming the land for “the commander,” and triggered a standoff with armed Mexican security forces, all because Trump’s government can’t even identify a border on a map. 🧵 1/
November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
If we go to war with Mexico because of the idiots in our government, I’m siding with Mexico
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Everything stop being on fire for one fucking minute challenge.
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Everything stop being on fire for one fucking minute challenge.
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This is some high quality roumd going on!
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is some high quality roumd going on!
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a world without trans people has never existed and never will
April 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
a world without trans people has never existed and never will
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