Kathryn McMahon
@katoscope.bsky.social
Clinical social worker and dark fiction writer. Social justice, nature, stories, dogs, food. BLM. Trans rights are human rights. 🥄 She/they. 🏳️🌈 #endometriosis
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Brazil approves the first vaccine against dengue. The disease killed 6000 Brazilians in 2024.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
Anvisa aprova vacina brasileira contra dengue, a 1ª do mundo em dose única.
Após 12 anos de pesquisa e cinco de testes, imunizante foi produzido pelo Instituto Butantan. Em 2024, a doença matou quase 6 mil brasileiros.
Confira a reportagem completa: glo.bo/4rf9Hvg #JN
Após 12 anos de pesquisa e cinco de testes, imunizante foi produzido pelo Instituto Butantan. Em 2024, a doença matou quase 6 mil brasileiros.
Confira a reportagem completa: glo.bo/4rf9Hvg #JN
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Brazil approves the first vaccine against dengue. The disease killed 6000 Brazilians in 2024.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
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Don't forget to remind your family that Gavin Newsom is a scientologist today
Gavin Newsom has lost my vote
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Don't forget to remind your family that Gavin Newsom is a scientologist today
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this offends me as an irish-american
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
this offends me as an irish-american
This sapphic urban fantasy that puts the punk in godpunk was such a fun read! 🎶 Hoping for a sequel @kateforrest.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This sapphic urban fantasy that puts the punk in godpunk was such a fun read! 🎶 Hoping for a sequel @kateforrest.bsky.social
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"The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics," my lecture series for the Great Courses (24 half-hour lectures), is still available on Prime video for a few days! Tell your family that watching football on Thanksgiving is hopelessly uncool.
www.amazon.com/gp/video/det...
www.amazon.com/gp/video/det...
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"The Many Hidden Worlds of Quantum Mechanics," my lecture series for the Great Courses (24 half-hour lectures), is still available on Prime video for a few days! Tell your family that watching football on Thanksgiving is hopelessly uncool.
www.amazon.com/gp/video/det...
www.amazon.com/gp/video/det...
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And there it is.
1. attack professions where women are heavily represented
2. tell women they should be staying home to have babies anyway
1. attack professions where women are heavily represented
2. tell women they should be staying home to have babies anyway
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
And there it is.
1. attack professions where women are heavily represented
2. tell women they should be staying home to have babies anyway
1. attack professions where women are heavily represented
2. tell women they should be staying home to have babies anyway
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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one of my favorite examples of the ways that social consensuses can coalesce around convenient lies-- with no malicious actor behind them!-- is that every recipe lies about how long onions take the cook.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
one of my favorite examples of the ways that social consensuses can coalesce around convenient lies-- with no malicious actor behind them!-- is that every recipe lies about how long onions take the cook.
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This got me thinking….how do we as a society normalize pumpkin pie as a breakfast option at restaurants year round? Who will be the change we want to see in the world?
It turns out Mina and I have identical pie takes (literally had home made pumpkin pie for breakfast this morning before kids woke up).
So my pie take is there are no bad pies, but some pies have to be eaten a certain way:
1. Pecan: Always good
2. Fruit: Must be homemade. Otherwise bad.
3. Pumpkin: Best eaten cold at 7 am standing over a sink before everyone wakes up
1. Pecan: Always good
2. Fruit: Must be homemade. Otherwise bad.
3. Pumpkin: Best eaten cold at 7 am standing over a sink before everyone wakes up
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This got me thinking….how do we as a society normalize pumpkin pie as a breakfast option at restaurants year round? Who will be the change we want to see in the world?
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Let them eat... golf courses
Trump has announced ambitious remodeling plans for the golf courses at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the announcement comes as Americans overall are struggling with the effects of inflation, which has grown due in part to Trump’s economic policies, including his tariffs.
As Americans Grapple With Affordability, Trump Announces Joint Base Andrews Golf Course Remodeling Project
The Trump administration hasn’t provided any details on how the project will be paid for.
truthout.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Let them eat... golf courses
Utterly perplexing that my stomach is okay with instant coffee but not the good stuff
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Utterly perplexing that my stomach is okay with instant coffee but not the good stuff
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“You know what sucks? Having customers. Surely we can put an end to that.”
Campbell’s Soup VP mocks ‘poor people’ who buy its food in secret recording
Campbell’s Soup VP mocks ‘poor people’ who buy its food in secret recording
Lawsuit alleges Campbell’s fired worker who reported a VP’s recorded rant belittling customers and making discriminatory remarks.
www.newsweek.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“You know what sucks? Having customers. Surely we can put an end to that.”
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You come into my house on the day of NPR's Books We Love and you ask me to support you pirating books...
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
You come into my house on the day of NPR's Books We Love and you ask me to support you pirating books...
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My million-dollar idea is a restaurant that only serves dumplings from all over the world
gyoza-only restaurant when
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
My million-dollar idea is a restaurant that only serves dumplings from all over the world
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I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I think Democrats should double down on trans rights now. It's obvious that most voters don't care about it so you might as well stick with your principles and goad Republicans into focusing on it at the expense of everything else so they're the ones who look like freaks.
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I'm in the final stages of getting the 2026 new horror list ready to launch, so a reminder: please let me know about your books if you haven't already! RTs very appreciated
do you have a horror/horror-ish book coming out in 2026? tell me about it here, please! I'm working on the 2026 horror list and while I'm very good at sniffing out new books, I still miss things - help me help you!
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2025-2026 Horror Master List Book Submissions
Because I'm out of my mind, I maintain a running list of the year's new horror releases. If you're an author/editor/marketer/publicist/agent who'd like one of your books included, please fill out the ...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm in the final stages of getting the 2026 new horror list ready to launch, so a reminder: please let me know about your books if you haven't already! RTs very appreciated
This is adorable
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This is adorable
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A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
Court permanently blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle federal agency for America’s libraries
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
www.ala.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
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If you have a GOP rep and you’ve been holding off on contacting them because what difference will it make, you could be the reason the funniest thing happens
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If you have a GOP rep and you’ve been holding off on contacting them because what difference will it make, you could be the reason the funniest thing happens
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Me, building a time machine to go answer the important questions
Do you think tyrannosaurus had dark meat and white meat
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Me, building a time machine to go answer the important questions
[TW: suicide]
I've been thinking about a trans woman who came here from out-of-state to start fresh. She worked a job he cut. She was left floundering & died by suicide in the woods. At TDOR, the investigating detective came and spoke about her life. He fully and rightfully blamed her death on Musk
I've been thinking about a trans woman who came here from out-of-state to start fresh. She worked a job he cut. She was left floundering & died by suicide in the woods. At TDOR, the investigating detective came and spoke about her life. He fully and rightfully blamed her death on Musk
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
[TW: suicide]
I've been thinking about a trans woman who came here from out-of-state to start fresh. She worked a job he cut. She was left floundering & died by suicide in the woods. At TDOR, the investigating detective came and spoke about her life. He fully and rightfully blamed her death on Musk
I've been thinking about a trans woman who came here from out-of-state to start fresh. She worked a job he cut. She was left floundering & died by suicide in the woods. At TDOR, the investigating detective came and spoke about her life. He fully and rightfully blamed her death on Musk
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.