Kat Beaufort
@onbearfeet.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, weirdo. Queer as hell. Chaotic good. May or may not have an army of ninja bears at my back. Aware of the fascism, but trying to post things worth fighting for. She/her. patreon.com/user?u=34623230
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Kat Beaufort
@onbearfeet.bsky.social
· Feb 26
Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
Welp, guess I need a pinned post. I write stuff, I have a Patreon, I edit freelance, and here's the thread about the time I started an antifascist hallway riot in the third grade. Raise a jelly nougat to Granddad!
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You've heard of elf on a shelf. Now get ready for...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
You've heard of elf on a shelf. Now get ready for...
🔭🐡🧪
🔭🐡🧪
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My battery died right as Airport, Briefcase, Passport, Subway, Suitcase, Ticket, & Tram got a game of kitty soccer going. #fosterkittens #adoptdontshop
youtube.com/shorts/5MpQQ...
youtube.com/shorts/5MpQQ...
Transit Fosters Chase a Jingly Ball
YouTube video by Rain Surname
youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
My battery died right as Airport, Briefcase, Passport, Subway, Suitcase, Ticket, & Tram got a game of kitty soccer going. #fosterkittens #adoptdontshop
youtube.com/shorts/5MpQQ...
youtube.com/shorts/5MpQQ...
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This is your occasional reminder that, if you like Neil Gaiman's stuff, but can't bring yourself to like it anymore for justifiable reasons, Tanith Lee is the author he is credibly accused of extensively cribbing from, and her work is on Audible, and AMAZING.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This is your occasional reminder that, if you like Neil Gaiman's stuff, but can't bring yourself to like it anymore for justifiable reasons, Tanith Lee is the author he is credibly accused of extensively cribbing from, and her work is on Audible, and AMAZING.
It's Friday, so the bears are available for cuddles or maulings, as needed. If you've been kind this week, they are at your disposal.
a group of bears are laying on the ground and one of them says hi
Alt: Three brown bears on a dirt surface. One sits, one stands, and one lies on its back, waving a paw. The word "hi" appears next to the waving bear.
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It's Friday, so the bears are available for cuddles or maulings, as needed. If you've been kind this week, they are at your disposal.
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In the spirit of QUEER BUT NOT INTO BRIGHT COLORS, I have a brand-new holiday design up at my TeePublic, available in both light and dark lack-of-colors, on tees, hoodies, and more!
www.teepublic.com/user/chekhov...
www.teepublic.com/user/chekhov...
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
In the spirit of QUEER BUT NOT INTO BRIGHT COLORS, I have a brand-new holiday design up at my TeePublic, available in both light and dark lack-of-colors, on tees, hoodies, and more!
www.teepublic.com/user/chekhov...
www.teepublic.com/user/chekhov...
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If drab festivity isn't your jam, I also offer seasonal pedantry!
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/2544...
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/2544...
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
If drab festivity isn't your jam, I also offer seasonal pedantry!
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/2544...
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/2544...
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This is so accurate it causes me mild physical pain.
December 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is so accurate it causes me mild physical pain.
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a lovely obituary but this in particular really got me
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
a lovely obituary but this in particular really got me
Caller: Hi, is this Kat?
Me: Maybe. Who's this?
C: I'm (name), calling from Organization I've Never Heard Of Named After An Abstract Noun. I'm conducting a survey. Just one question.
M: K, lemme google something real quick.
C: ?
M: Yeah, okay, you seem fine.
C: Uh. Good?
M: What's your question?
Me: Maybe. Who's this?
C: I'm (name), calling from Organization I've Never Heard Of Named After An Abstract Noun. I'm conducting a survey. Just one question.
M: K, lemme google something real quick.
C: ?
M: Yeah, okay, you seem fine.
C: Uh. Good?
M: What's your question?
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Caller: Hi, is this Kat?
Me: Maybe. Who's this?
C: I'm (name), calling from Organization I've Never Heard Of Named After An Abstract Noun. I'm conducting a survey. Just one question.
M: K, lemme google something real quick.
C: ?
M: Yeah, okay, you seem fine.
C: Uh. Good?
M: What's your question?
Me: Maybe. Who's this?
C: I'm (name), calling from Organization I've Never Heard Of Named After An Abstract Noun. I'm conducting a survey. Just one question.
M: K, lemme google something real quick.
C: ?
M: Yeah, okay, you seem fine.
C: Uh. Good?
M: What's your question?
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getting into the holiday spirit
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
getting into the holiday spirit
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He could fix me
December 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
He could fix me
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Now we have Odin the All Hamster, @tehdeminz.bsky.social made the joke that Bosch is actually Fenrir and now I cannot unsee it
(I am a volunteer at Wolf Watch UK, they do not offer ‘Wolf experiences’)
(I am a volunteer at Wolf Watch UK, they do not offer ‘Wolf experiences’)
December 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Now we have Odin the All Hamster, @tehdeminz.bsky.social made the joke that Bosch is actually Fenrir and now I cannot unsee it
(I am a volunteer at Wolf Watch UK, they do not offer ‘Wolf experiences’)
(I am a volunteer at Wolf Watch UK, they do not offer ‘Wolf experiences’)
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Happy birthday Tamu! This tiny tank is 2 today
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Happy birthday Tamu! This tiny tank is 2 today
Behold her majesty. #QueenCamilleBigEyes
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Behold her majesty. #QueenCamilleBigEyes
A small bright spot:
My favorite bear subspecies is the Kermode bear, aka the spirit bear. It's a color morph of the black bear with cream-colored fur and, often, ginger highlights. They are sacred to some First Nations groups.
There's not a lot of Kermode merch that isn't white New Age woo.
My favorite bear subspecies is the Kermode bear, aka the spirit bear. It's a color morph of the black bear with cream-colored fur and, often, ginger highlights. They are sacred to some First Nations groups.
There's not a lot of Kermode merch that isn't white New Age woo.
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A small bright spot:
My favorite bear subspecies is the Kermode bear, aka the spirit bear. It's a color morph of the black bear with cream-colored fur and, often, ginger highlights. They are sacred to some First Nations groups.
There's not a lot of Kermode merch that isn't white New Age woo.
My favorite bear subspecies is the Kermode bear, aka the spirit bear. It's a color morph of the black bear with cream-colored fur and, often, ginger highlights. They are sacred to some First Nations groups.
There's not a lot of Kermode merch that isn't white New Age woo.
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Shopping small is meaningful!
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Shopping small is meaningful!
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OH MY GOD HE IS PRECIOUS
Yolo often stands with his little back toes crossed, which I find ridiculously cute!
You can see vultures don't have bulky feet and talons built for grasping/carrying like other raptors. Their more chicken-like feet are meant for bracing on food to pull at it with their powerful beaks, instead.
You can see vultures don't have bulky feet and talons built for grasping/carrying like other raptors. Their more chicken-like feet are meant for bracing on food to pull at it with their powerful beaks, instead.
December 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
OH MY GOD HE IS PRECIOUS
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Man, $50 for a news story is *bleak*
Come help us write articles for the internet made by humans https://kotaku.com/kotaku-is-looking-for-freelance-contributors-2000650081
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We're looking for thoughtful writers to help with covering news, reporting, and more
kotaku.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Man, $50 for a news story is *bleak*
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New jag just dropped
Motion-activated trail cameras in southeastern Arizona captured pictures last month of a new, never-before-seen jaguar, according to the University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center.
Remote cameras catch another new jaguar in Arizona
Motion-activated trail cameras in southeastern Arizona captured pictures last month of a new, never-before-seen jaguar, according to the University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center.
tucson.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
New jag just dropped
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I've had a rough day, and I think I've earned this.
GOAT PAJAMA PARTY.
Goats are from @sunflowerfarm.bsky.social in Cumberland, Maine (via their YT). Bless their chaotic little hearts and tiny pink noses.
GOAT PAJAMA PARTY.
Goats are from @sunflowerfarm.bsky.social in Cumberland, Maine (via their YT). Bless their chaotic little hearts and tiny pink noses.
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I've had a rough day, and I think I've earned this.
GOAT PAJAMA PARTY.
Goats are from @sunflowerfarm.bsky.social in Cumberland, Maine (via their YT). Bless their chaotic little hearts and tiny pink noses.
GOAT PAJAMA PARTY.
Goats are from @sunflowerfarm.bsky.social in Cumberland, Maine (via their YT). Bless their chaotic little hearts and tiny pink noses.
Gingerbread update: I am exhausted from today's bullshit, so I have begun gingerbread season with a single pan of a dozen cookies: pine trees, campfires, and bears.
AKA my I Wanna Run Away And Live In The Woods With The Bears Special.
I am not a very Christmasy person.
AKA my I Wanna Run Away And Live In The Woods With The Bears Special.
I am not a very Christmasy person.
December 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Gingerbread update: I am exhausted from today's bullshit, so I have begun gingerbread season with a single pan of a dozen cookies: pine trees, campfires, and bears.
AKA my I Wanna Run Away And Live In The Woods With The Bears Special.
I am not a very Christmasy person.
AKA my I Wanna Run Away And Live In The Woods With The Bears Special.
I am not a very Christmasy person.
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I hope your Nightwell preparations are finished because Lunar Nightwell is early this year! It's Wednesday!
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I hope your Nightwell preparations are finished because Lunar Nightwell is early this year! It's Wednesday!
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I have so many questions about the trad Christian mermaids, but WHY IS THE MERMAN WEARING A BELT???
December 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I have so many questions about the trad Christian mermaids, but WHY IS THE MERMAN WEARING A BELT???
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There's a couple reasons so many IWW songs are set to the tunes of hymns and one is that the Salvation Army Band would show up and try to stop workers organizing by playing hymns to drown out speeches, so the Wobblies came up with words so they could sing along. SA has been trash all along.
It's that giving time of year again, so this is a reminder that no matter how they try to dress it up, the Salvation Army is not a charity.
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There's a couple reasons so many IWW songs are set to the tunes of hymns and one is that the Salvation Army Band would show up and try to stop workers organizing by playing hymns to drown out speeches, so the Wobblies came up with words so they could sing along. SA has been trash all along.
Probably gonna bake some gingerbread tonight or tomorrow. Want to make some for the new neighbor, too. What shape should I choose?
1. Pine trees (bc local motif)
2. Bears (bc fuck yeah bears)
3. Cats (bc her majesty)
4. Stars (bc Christmas I guess)
5. Dragons (bc fuck yeah dragons)
1. Pine trees (bc local motif)
2. Bears (bc fuck yeah bears)
3. Cats (bc her majesty)
4. Stars (bc Christmas I guess)
5. Dragons (bc fuck yeah dragons)
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Probably gonna bake some gingerbread tonight or tomorrow. Want to make some for the new neighbor, too. What shape should I choose?
1. Pine trees (bc local motif)
2. Bears (bc fuck yeah bears)
3. Cats (bc her majesty)
4. Stars (bc Christmas I guess)
5. Dragons (bc fuck yeah dragons)
1. Pine trees (bc local motif)
2. Bears (bc fuck yeah bears)
3. Cats (bc her majesty)
4. Stars (bc Christmas I guess)
5. Dragons (bc fuck yeah dragons)