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Katie Kennedy

@katiewritesbks.bsky.social

700 followers 770 following 790 posts

Instructor of history, writer of books, snarfer of cookies. Rep by Kate McKean. Did You Hear What Happened in Salem, 9/2025; The Presidents Decoded; The Constitution Decoded; Hearts on Thin Ice; Learning to Swear in America; What Goes Up #lgrw

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 1d

Put it inside a red solo cup.

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ceej @ceej.online · 4d

damn. hoping it at least signifies something

William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 4d

It is a tale
Told by an idiot

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 4d

And it belongs to the captain!

Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, Stephanie, it was so painful. I learned my lesson.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 5d

Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning.

Standing with #Chicago.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 5d

I told prof I was going to write a paper on Soviet/South African diplomatic relations for my SAf history class--then 2 days before paper was due, discovered they didn't HAVE relations. I wrote 10 pp on their ABSENCE--the space, instead of the form. Got an A. Try that, #GenAI.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 5d

Got an ad telling me if I pay some bucks, I can extend the reach of my books to 0 people. It's nice to see honest advertising.

Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 6d

I'm so glad, Debbie.

Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 9d

Looking forward to the Boston Book Festival! I'll be in Copley Square on Saturday, October 25! #BBF

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Cheryl B. Klein @cherylklein.bsky.social · 9d

👇👇👇 From DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED IN SALEM? by @katiewritesbks.bsky.social — perfect spooky history (horstory?) for the season!

Nick Thornborrow @nickthornborrow.bsky.social · 9d

If you see this, post something monochromatic.

Illustration of a puritan girl having a bite mark on her forearm examined by a somewhat sinister looking puritan man with a tall hat.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 10d

My elderly father wrote, "I have outlived optimism," and I am gutted. #ICE

Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 11d

Seriously? You TRYING to piss off James Madison?

Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 13d

They've got their own pillow!

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Charles Louis Richter, in my Crypt Keeper SCARE-a! @richterscale.bsky.social · 14d

a copyright *is* an opt-out from this sort of use

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 14d

Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.

OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

on.wsj.com

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 15d

The Restricted Beach Boys

Corey Rayburn Yung @coreyryung.bsky.social · 15d

Ruin a band with law:

Sex Post Facto Pistols

Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 15d

Ruin a band with law:

Insane Clown Posse Comitatus

Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 15d

Oh, no! Hahaha.

Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 15d

Got a phone call at the library where I work part time.
Me: Information Desk.
Her: How do you spell diarrhea?
Me: D, I, A....
Just a regular day at the library. #Library

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Lou Inglese @chaos440.bsky.social · 16d

Got my performance review.

Old floppy drive with printed label 'Works, but makes Sad Noises'

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 17d

we do need this one on T-shirts actually

Madame Brie-ota 🔮 @briesmith.xyz · 17d

I've eaten pizzas more supreme than this court

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 17d

Relieved of his duties while they investigate. Doesn't that just mean they put him back out once attention shifts? (Still a good step.)

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 18d

If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 19d

Urgent question: if I tell my editor I was raptured, is that an automatic deadline extension? #writing

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 20d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

www.miamiherald.com

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 21d

They were born in 1889 in Austria, right? So...136?

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Katie Kennedy @katiewritesbks.bsky.social · 21d

My elderly mom was getting routine medical care today when a tech asked her age. When Mom told her, she said, "Well, damn, girl!" And now Mom's having a happy day.

We can still make a difference for each other. Little things help, too.

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