Natasha Ranken
@metalkatt.bsky.social
Boring. Likes to read and crochet, among other things. Sinophile. History nerd.
Before I start, I am okay. I am home safely, there was no accident, and the usual post-incident panic has now set in.
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Before I start, I am okay. I am home safely, there was no accident, and the usual post-incident panic has now set in.
I chose not to have children. I resent being woken up at dark o'clock by someone else's screaming brat because his father couldn't be arsed to wake up until one of the other kids got sick of the toddler and went to get him. (Footsteps tell stories to someone who has no choice but to hear it.)
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I chose not to have children. I resent being woken up at dark o'clock by someone else's screaming brat because his father couldn't be arsed to wake up until one of the other kids got sick of the toddler and went to get him. (Footsteps tell stories to someone who has no choice but to hear it.)
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Doomers who go “what’s even the point of fighting” always seem to forget that the wheel does - ultimately - turn, ever on…
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
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This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Doomers who go “what’s even the point of fighting” always seem to forget that the wheel does - ultimately - turn, ever on…
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EARLY CAT: What that?
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 AM
EARLY CAT: What that?
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
HUMAN: A fish. You can eat them.
EARLY CAT: Mine now. I need it. I need the fish. Without fish I die. Gimmie fish.
HUMAN: But you're from the desert. How can you possibly-
EARLY CAT: WOE. WOE FOR KITTY. HUMAN INFLICTS A THOUSAND WOES ON-
HUMAN: God. Fine. Have it.
Hm. I had to have an ekg and a chest x-ray... and a right scolding for not going to the hospital a couple weeks back. Won't this be fun.
December 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Hm. I had to have an ekg and a chest x-ray... and a right scolding for not going to the hospital a couple weeks back. Won't this be fun.
@astromikemerri.bsky.social Stupid Question Time. Do we know what a dead globular cluster looks like? Have we detected any? They're dense & old, yes, but what do we know of their life cycle beyond "born from the same unimaginably huge cloud of dust & decided to be BFFs with their littermates?"
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
@astromikemerri.bsky.social Stupid Question Time. Do we know what a dead globular cluster looks like? Have we detected any? They're dense & old, yes, but what do we know of their life cycle beyond "born from the same unimaginably huge cloud of dust & decided to be BFFs with their littermates?"
My dishwasher is making sick beats again. Ba-dum-ba-da-dum, rrRRR.
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
My dishwasher is making sick beats again. Ba-dum-ba-da-dum, rrRRR.
New Word of the Day: Breadator. Someone who enjoys tearing into bread, especially sourdough rounds, like they're a vegetarian leopard.
November 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New Word of the Day: Breadator. Someone who enjoys tearing into bread, especially sourdough rounds, like they're a vegetarian leopard.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
If your song uses the word "fly" as an adjective, it was not from the 80's.
If your song was big about 10-15 years ago, it is not from the 80's.
If your song uses the words "I made this for you on my phone," IT IS NOT FROM THE 80'S.
If the singer is Ludacris, it is DEFINITELY. Not. From. THE 80'S!
If your song was big about 10-15 years ago, it is not from the 80's.
If your song uses the words "I made this for you on my phone," IT IS NOT FROM THE 80'S.
If the singer is Ludacris, it is DEFINITELY. Not. From. THE 80'S!
November 22, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If your song uses the word "fly" as an adjective, it was not from the 80's.
If your song was big about 10-15 years ago, it is not from the 80's.
If your song uses the words "I made this for you on my phone," IT IS NOT FROM THE 80'S.
If the singer is Ludacris, it is DEFINITELY. Not. From. THE 80'S!
If your song was big about 10-15 years ago, it is not from the 80's.
If your song uses the words "I made this for you on my phone," IT IS NOT FROM THE 80'S.
If the singer is Ludacris, it is DEFINITELY. Not. From. THE 80'S!
Listening to the 80's playlist on YT again. Some things here were just snuck in, istg. There's one I recognise as being a Big Thing in the early 2010s, and one that was definitely from the 90's. We did not use "fly" in the 80's. That was the 90's.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Listening to the 80's playlist on YT again. Some things here were just snuck in, istg. There's one I recognise as being a Big Thing in the early 2010s, and one that was definitely from the 90's. We did not use "fly" in the 80's. That was the 90's.
Cranberry orange buns, pumpkin bread, and the makings for four different types of cookies. Those aren't baked yet because for one, I am in pain, and for another, I never noticed in that recipe it says to "let sit for an hour."
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Cranberry orange buns, pumpkin bread, and the makings for four different types of cookies. Those aren't baked yet because for one, I am in pain, and for another, I never noticed in that recipe it says to "let sit for an hour."
I get the feeling I'm going to have to fight people for my own cranberry orange buns. I can't keep them all; my metformin would give up.
November 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I get the feeling I'm going to have to fight people for my own cranberry orange buns. I can't keep them all; my metformin would give up.
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Official Music Video) [HD] youtu.be/3wxyN3z9PL4?... via @YouTube
I will always love that movie, Mannequin. I have a Thing about stories where the inanimate becomes animate.
I will always love that movie, Mannequin. I have a Thing about stories where the inanimate becomes animate.
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Official Music Video) [HD]
YouTube video by RHINO
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Official Music Video) [HD] youtu.be/3wxyN3z9PL4?... via @YouTube
I will always love that movie, Mannequin. I have a Thing about stories where the inanimate becomes animate.
I will always love that movie, Mannequin. I have a Thing about stories where the inanimate becomes animate.
This question is only for people who are old enough to remember soundtrack albums: Does it bother you if you go to YT and find the playlist of said album is out of proper album order? My brain does not like it--it knows what is supposed to come next, and whatever does is not right.
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This question is only for people who are old enough to remember soundtrack albums: Does it bother you if you go to YT and find the playlist of said album is out of proper album order? My brain does not like it--it knows what is supposed to come next, and whatever does is not right.
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Everyone wake up to the socialist vampire conspiracy! They want to improve our heath care! youtu.be/Kqe3PKGcGkY?...
The Socialist Vampire Conspiracy, Part III (Music Video)
YouTube video by Oli Frost
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Everyone wake up to the socialist vampire conspiracy! They want to improve our heath care! youtu.be/Kqe3PKGcGkY?...
I was beginning to bake and tried to open the nutmeg jar. It was stuck fast, so I played this to see if the jar would open. (It didn't, but I still managed to get it open after breaking the flip cap.)
John Legend & Stephen Colbert - Nutmeg youtu.be/yYf2yFD-iIk?... via
@YouTube
John Legend & Stephen Colbert - Nutmeg youtu.be/yYf2yFD-iIk?... via
@YouTube
John Legend & Stephen Colbert - Nutmeg
YouTube video by V!RTU the Anchor
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November 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I was beginning to bake and tried to open the nutmeg jar. It was stuck fast, so I played this to see if the jar would open. (It didn't, but I still managed to get it open after breaking the flip cap.)
John Legend & Stephen Colbert - Nutmeg youtu.be/yYf2yFD-iIk?... via
@YouTube
John Legend & Stephen Colbert - Nutmeg youtu.be/yYf2yFD-iIk?... via
@YouTube
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I think I can make what I have in the cupboard last until my disability comes in at the end of the month but it will mean one or two meals a day. If you’d like to help out with that, I’d appreciate it. #MutualAid ko-fi.com/soniasulaiman/
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November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I think I can make what I have in the cupboard last until my disability comes in at the end of the month but it will mean one or two meals a day. If you’d like to help out with that, I’d appreciate it. #MutualAid ko-fi.com/soniasulaiman/
Guy on phone: Girl gotta baby, but you're telling me she underage??
Me, thinking: I don't even have the patience to unpack what an utterly stupid statement that is.
Me, thinking: I don't even have the patience to unpack what an utterly stupid statement that is.
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Guy on phone: Girl gotta baby, but you're telling me she underage??
Me, thinking: I don't even have the patience to unpack what an utterly stupid statement that is.
Me, thinking: I don't even have the patience to unpack what an utterly stupid statement that is.
I shall now await @kagesatsuki.com 's reaction to SciShow's new video on their favorite topic.
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I shall now await @kagesatsuki.com 's reaction to SciShow's new video on their favorite topic.
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
A silly little modern AU.
When LWJ was just Babyji, he had very sensitive skin. They had to use special soap and detergent for him, but he cried that he didn't smell nice like everyone else. Eventually, a formula was worked out that smelled of sandalwood and didn't cause rashes.
When LWJ was just Babyji, he had very sensitive skin. They had to use special soap and detergent for him, but he cried that he didn't smell nice like everyone else. Eventually, a formula was worked out that smelled of sandalwood and didn't cause rashes.
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A silly little modern AU.
When LWJ was just Babyji, he had very sensitive skin. They had to use special soap and detergent for him, but he cried that he didn't smell nice like everyone else. Eventually, a formula was worked out that smelled of sandalwood and didn't cause rashes.
When LWJ was just Babyji, he had very sensitive skin. They had to use special soap and detergent for him, but he cried that he didn't smell nice like everyone else. Eventually, a formula was worked out that smelled of sandalwood and didn't cause rashes.
Me: ... Why is this crochet piece folding??
Also me: Because six sides are more than four, you idiot.
Me: 😣 *sigh, pull, pull, pull*
Also me: Because six sides are more than four, you idiot.
Me: 😣 *sigh, pull, pull, pull*
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Me: ... Why is this crochet piece folding??
Also me: Because six sides are more than four, you idiot.
Me: 😣 *sigh, pull, pull, pull*
Also me: Because six sides are more than four, you idiot.
Me: 😣 *sigh, pull, pull, pull*
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When people are stupid shitballs, bake something. People will still be stupid shitballs, but you’ll have a tasty treat. Birthday apple dumplings for my favorite daughter 🩷🍎
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
When people are stupid shitballs, bake something. People will still be stupid shitballs, but you’ll have a tasty treat. Birthday apple dumplings for my favorite daughter 🩷🍎