katp2.bsky.social
@katp2.bsky.social
200 followers 130 following 280 posts
A cat-loving lesbian knitter and gardener with a PhD. A walking stereotype. Except I'm not.
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
"Our culture is built to eternally forgive men, generally, and white men of means, especially, for their mistakes."
[GIFT LINK] Lots of folks are sharing this incisive commentary from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social on the Nazi tattoo candidate and the Democrats' insistence that we have to tolerate a smidge of racism to appeal to the working class.

She, of course takes, that apart.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
I look around at my higher ed colleagues, expecting them to join me in yelling fuck off to AI, but they aren't. Maybe I should create a MOOC on the topic.
I was sharing a story with students about my college days, and one said, "We love when you tell stories from history."
Someone PLEASE follow up with "What DO you know about?"
Sure, Cuomo harassed multiple women, but Mamdani referred to his older cousin as "aunt," so both sides yadda yadda yadda. FFS
I feel like I want to repost this every day.
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
Reposted
The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
Reposted
No one is coming to save us but us.
I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should too. People are already suffering but next month, in particular, is going to be so difficult.
Can’t help but think about the original vid of Dandy and the disheveled legs.
Did you see the vid of her singing Les Miz backstage?
We split between Alex, Ellie, and LaVoix.
I love them together. She has blown me away.
Vito seems to be a great teacher as well.
I'm still laughing at the contrast between Mark's reading the list of traitors and Joe's.
Reposted
Put it on the list for our library to purchase....
Sorry workers who need to feed your families, but the President's main priority is his gold ballroom.
I have loved Stephen Fry for 40 years, and this interview affirmed why.
Needed this today.
A man was arrested for playing Darth Vader's theme music, "The Imperial March," behind National Guard troops walking through Logan Circle.

Now the ACLU is suing on his behalf. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
I also proposed that after recording shows, she whips off the moonbeam wig, washes off the eye liner and self-tanner, and goes about life free from being recognized or pestered by anyone. If I ever become a celeb, I'm going to adopt that strategy.
Last night I actually asked my wife if it was real hair or a wig made of midnight moonbeams. We settled on moonbeams.
Has anyone ever been able to talk with someone in Ohio Senator Jon Husted's office? I've had 10 months of daily busy signals. I'm beginning to suspect that #Ohio really only has one senator.
As a knitter, I loved seeing his yarn cubbies behind him.