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Kath 🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁

@kathnotkathy.bsky.social

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Episcopalian prophesying on behalf of the radically inclusive Kingdom of God. Southern Queer. Disabled & Neurodivergent. Married with pets. Avid reader. Big fan of the horror genre. I ruin Thanksgiving, but I make the house party.

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Kath 🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁 @kathnotkathy.bsky.social · Feb 13

I guess I should do an ✨intro✨ and pin it to the top! I am gaining more followers than I expected to (and some of you are even real people, I think!) So, here's all the relevant information about me and my posting habits 🧵:

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 8h

we're going to have to cut the hand off by the time we're done with the stove

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schleiermocker @schleiermocker.bsky.social · 8h

demythologization run amok. I prefer the rat of faith to the squirrel of history

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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 11h

Trump found another $20 BILLION to give to Argentina, totaling their bailout to $40 BILLION.

Yet we can’t afford to prevent millions of Americans from losing their healthcare.

Shame.

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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10h

Americans have gotten more than $21 billion back in their bank accounts after being cheated and scammed by big corporations, thanks to the CFPB.

But Trump and his Administration love grifters and scammers.

So they're trying to kill the agency holding them accountable.

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 9h

So uhh...I just impulsively decided to fact-check the official origin story for the pumpkin spice latte and it is A LIE or at least incorrect.

Starbucks claims to have invented it in 2003

But a coffee shop in Portland was selling them in 2001 (the earliest mention I can find)

Starbucks began developing the pumpkin spice latte in January 2003, following the success of winter beverages such as the peppermint mocha and eggnog latte. Peter Dukes, the company's Director of Espresso for the Americas, explained that developers recognized the appeal of pumpkin flavor, noting, "there wasn't anything around pumpkin at the time."[5] During development, Starbucks' team collaborated with food scientists to create four potential seasonal beverages...

Add for Stellar Coffee in Portland, published in The Oregonian, Dec. 13, 2001.

Celebrate the Holidays with one of our specialty drinks

$1 OFF

16 or 20 oz. Egg Nog Lattes, Pumpkin Spice Lattes or Hot Buttered Rum Lattes

Mention this ad. Expires 12/31/01

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Boo-is @louisevans.bsky.social · 13h

meme of two guys on the bus, sad guy looking at the rock face says "we're going to have to prosecute this stuff" and the happy guy is saying "we're going to get to prosecute this stuff"

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Kathryn BrightBOO! 👻 @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 8h

Right, you either get attacked by the cops and the world sees children and little old ladies getting tear gassed, or you don't get attacked by the cops and the regime sees that not everyone is willing to attack their neighbors. Both outcomes are something that can be built on.

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 9h

yeah it kind of bugs me when people go "don't you get it! acting respectable won't protect you from the cops! they're gonna attack you anyways!"

like yes. exactly. that's kind of the point

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No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 9h

The whole point isn’t *not wanting to get in trouble*, it’s showing that we have done nothing to provoke state repression, and yet we will be repressed regardless

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No true bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 9h

This has been bothering me all day because the obvious point of No Kings is to show we have the power to do a color revolution if they don‘t honor the results of future elections.

The other point is to radicalize fence-sitters by having people who are *clearly doing nothing wrong* be tear gassed

Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 20h

This is exactly backwards, the no kings protests are a mass movement of regular people that have every republican politician in the country raging about "hate America rallies," and the online protest industry weirdos who say shit like "radlib" to each other are the ones skimming off the top of them

it is no wonder that 50501, a movement of radlibs who are very upset but don’t want to get in trouble, would be boosting superficial activism.

superficial activism has its place, but if that place is front and center, it kills whatever movement it is skimming off the top of.

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Kath 🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁 @kathnotkathy.bsky.social · 6h

What an embarrassing thing to admit to feeling threatened by.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 8h

Occasionally one of my Georgia aunts will ask why I can’t meet a nice woman at church, and I heave the world’s deepest sigh.

Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 8h

The language in that Young Republicans story was obviously galling, but I did laugh when it said the age range for “young” was 18 – 40.

Like what is this, The Episcopal Church?

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 8h

you should be nicer about No Kings. your mom's going

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20h

Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."

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Sloppy beheaded enjoyer (queervoid of the haunted episteme era) @cisgirl.space · 8h

trust people on this site to miss the point entirely and focus on like 20 people in costumes because they're *checks notes* drawing attention to their cause because this will *checks notes* lull people into a false sense of security

fuck off lmao

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Sloppy beheaded enjoyer (queervoid of the haunted episteme era) @cisgirl.space · 8h

dadaism was antifascist and absurdism is both the easiest way of expressing that sentiment, as well as something you cannot combat in the very real sense without looking like an absolute monster.

go ahead shoot some random person dancing in a raptor suit and see how that goes over with the public

talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 1d

as charming and whimsical as some will view this, it bears noting that absurdity—not militancy or might—are what people have chosen to repeat from the portland standoffs against ICE.

why is that?

what purpose does this serve?

a mini 🧵:

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Sloppy beheaded enjoyer (queervoid of the haunted episteme era) @cisgirl.space · 8h

In addition to this, the clip that made the frog famous was them pepper balling him to no fucking effect and then tear gassing his air intake. the fact that others were inspired to do do the same despite that very obvious risk should tell you that these are people willing to face danger.

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Kath 🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁 @kathnotkathy.bsky.social · 8h

A lot of you absolute farts in the wind are trying to gate keep being mad enough at the government to gather about it & I think that is just, so embarrassing. I am so embarrassed for you, that you are doing this.

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bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 9h

at the last #NoKings rallies, attendees were handcuffed for wearing respirators.

the act of mitigating harm to your &your communities bodies by wearing a facial filter is a noble one
+ it's a helluva lot harder to arrest a whole sea of masked faces, bc it becomes normal.

embody solidarity—mask up.

bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · Jun 14

confirmation from another source of atlanta cops arresting people for wearing masks on chamblee-tucker road. hoping to confirm what kind of masks these folks were wearing, not that it should matter but 😮‍💨

shared with OP’s permission.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjtLsgfp/

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 10h

These. Were. Men. In. Their. 30s.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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Kath 🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁 @kathnotkathy.bsky.social · 10h

Workout playlist right now.

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Kath 🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁 @kathnotkathy.bsky.social · 1d

My IRL buddies insist that my gym playlist must be shared with the world, so:
open.spotify.com/playlist/2Jb...

Werk Ho (Lauditory)

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Kath 🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁 @kathnotkathy.bsky.social · 10h

Werkin'

Kath 🍁🍂🎃🍂🍁 @kathnotkathy.bsky.social · 1d

My IRL buddies insist that my gym playlist must be shared with the world, so:
open.spotify.com/playlist/2Jb...

Werk Ho (Lauditory)

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14h

white reactionaries disenfranchising black voters to secure political power? that’s a jim crow. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans

www.nytimes.com

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 13h

A 3,000-pound, 17-foot-long "DEMOCRACY" ice sculpture is melting away on the National Mall today, a statement from activists and artists on the weakened state of American democracy under the Trump administration.
www.huffpost.com/entry/democr...

A 3,000-Pound Ice Sculpture Of 1 Word Is Melting In Front Of The U.S. Capitol

“It's time for all of us to resist, speak up and save our democracy before it's too late,” artist Marshall Reese said of his 17-by-5-foot installation.

www.huffpost.com

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🐔Katy🐔 @katy-mouse.bsky.social · 10h

As an occasional theatre director this is crazy to me because they make intimacy work so much better. It takes stress off my plate & the actors’ because it’s safer— just like stage combat.
Also I can always tell in movies and tv when one is used— it’s much more comfortable looking and just better

The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 11h

NEW! After the initial introduction of intimacy coordinators to film & TV productions following #MeToo, the industry seems to have soured on the position. Do intimacy coordinators stifle creativity? Do they keep actors safe? Erica W Smith investigates:

Eight Years After #MeToo, the Intimacy Coordinator Backlash Has Arrived

Intimacy coordinators were supposed to make sets safer. Instead, they've become a flashpoint.

the-flytrap.ghost.io

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ex-Lethality Jane @lethalityjane.bsky.social · 1d

TikTok currently has a ton of videos claiming Taylor Swift is selling a necklace with Nazi imagery because it has lightning bolts in the chain when 1. It is very clearly referencing the chorus of the song Opalite and 2. The SS lightning bolts were not shaped like that.

Everyone please touch grass.

A necklace with lightning bolts on the chain and an opalite charm at the bottom

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