Katherine I
@chesneycat.bsky.social
Editor for Cast of Wonders, Blood on the Clocktower addict, Astrophysicist, Actually Autistic. Salt Hag.
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The 25th of November is St Catherine's feast day.
"This isn't about God,
the stained-glass legends of broken wheels, the barrowload
of miracles, or the dinner-plate halo they will nail to your head.
Under the gospel,
the truth of it: woman answers back, ends up dead."
- Rosie Garland
"This isn't about God,
the stained-glass legends of broken wheels, the barrowload
of miracles, or the dinner-plate halo they will nail to your head.
Under the gospel,
the truth of it: woman answers back, ends up dead."
- Rosie Garland
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The 25th of November is St Catherine's feast day.
"This isn't about God,
the stained-glass legends of broken wheels, the barrowload
of miracles, or the dinner-plate halo they will nail to your head.
Under the gospel,
the truth of it: woman answers back, ends up dead."
- Rosie Garland
"This isn't about God,
the stained-glass legends of broken wheels, the barrowload
of miracles, or the dinner-plate halo they will nail to your head.
Under the gospel,
the truth of it: woman answers back, ends up dead."
- Rosie Garland
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November 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
1) Neurodivergence is not a bad thing
2) Studies have also not ruled out that autism is caused by daffodils, bed-time stories, or prenatal exposure to ABBA.
2) Studies have also not ruled out that autism is caused by daffodils, bed-time stories, or prenatal exposure to ABBA.
CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim”
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
1) Neurodivergence is not a bad thing
2) Studies have also not ruled out that autism is caused by daffodils, bed-time stories, or prenatal exposure to ABBA.
2) Studies have also not ruled out that autism is caused by daffodils, bed-time stories, or prenatal exposure to ABBA.
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Cast of Wonders 665: A Siren Stranded in a Sea of Grass by Courtney Farr narrated by @mrhalofo.bsky.social produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social hosted by @chesneycat.bsky.social
Content note: transphobia and queerphobia, family intolerance
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
Content note: transphobia and queerphobia, family intolerance
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Cast of Wonders 665: A Siren Stranded in a Sea of Grass by Courtney Farr narrated by @mrhalofo.bsky.social produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social hosted by @chesneycat.bsky.social
Content note: transphobia and queerphobia, family intolerance
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
Content note: transphobia and queerphobia, family intolerance
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
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Cast of Wonders 664: Blood and Talent by @jamieboyd.bsky.social narrated by Boocho McFly produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social hosted by @chesneycat.bsky.social
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
content notes: injury, violence, historical racism, domestic violence, death
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
content notes: injury, violence, historical racism, domestic violence, death
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Cast of Wonders 664: Blood and Talent by @jamieboyd.bsky.social narrated by Boocho McFly produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social hosted by @chesneycat.bsky.social
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
content notes: injury, violence, historical racism, domestic violence, death
www.castofwonders.org/2025/11/cast...
content notes: injury, violence, historical racism, domestic violence, death
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Theo reviews Adrian Tchaikovsky's upcoming dark but whimsical fantasy MADE THINGS, coming 4th December from Tor:
"an entertaining novella shot through with Tchaikovskian eye-catching writing and sharp observations"
Read more: tinyurl.com/ymhbymdk
@torbooks.bsky.social
@aptshadow.bsky.social
"an entertaining novella shot through with Tchaikovskian eye-catching writing and sharp observations"
Read more: tinyurl.com/ymhbymdk
@torbooks.bsky.social
@aptshadow.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Theo reviews Adrian Tchaikovsky's upcoming dark but whimsical fantasy MADE THINGS, coming 4th December from Tor:
"an entertaining novella shot through with Tchaikovskian eye-catching writing and sharp observations"
Read more: tinyurl.com/ymhbymdk
@torbooks.bsky.social
@aptshadow.bsky.social
"an entertaining novella shot through with Tchaikovskian eye-catching writing and sharp observations"
Read more: tinyurl.com/ymhbymdk
@torbooks.bsky.social
@aptshadow.bsky.social
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Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
I'm stuck on the ruddy social calendar! 19/20 #hiddenbooksgame
Booklovers, your favourite game is back! 📚🔎
Guess all 20 books in the #HiddenBooksGame and you could win a £500/€500 National Book Token to spend in your local bookshop (the best gift ever, in our opinion).
Play now: buff.ly/460M0aR
Guess all 20 books in the #HiddenBooksGame and you could win a £500/€500 National Book Token to spend in your local bookshop (the best gift ever, in our opinion).
Play now: buff.ly/460M0aR
November 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I'm stuck on the ruddy social calendar! 19/20 #hiddenbooksgame
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“I have decided that Feynman would have done what I did.. and I am therefore content.. no matter what..:)“
— Lawrence Krauss
🧪⚛️
— Lawrence Krauss
🧪⚛️
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“I have decided that Feynman would have done what I did.. and I am therefore content.. no matter what..:)“
— Lawrence Krauss
🧪⚛️
— Lawrence Krauss
🧪⚛️
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This!
"This could take down Democrats, too."
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
I know. And I frankly wouldn't give even an itty bitty damn if it implicated every Democratic man in Congress, every Democratic hopeful for 2028 and every Democrat who has even thought about running for office.
Down with the sex predators, wherever they are.
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This!
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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Presumably a mistaken suspension of a journalist who is a very anodyne poster over here, @aaron.bsky.team and co. What's the best way to reach the team who can look into it?
In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Presumably a mistaken suspension of a journalist who is a very anodyne poster over here, @aaron.bsky.team and co. What's the best way to reach the team who can look into it?
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"'Wherever he goes, he wants to leave'-that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation".
Joyce Carol Oates on Elon Musk, 2025 Nov 10
This woman deserves an Academy Award™ for 2025's Best Troll of Musk. 😆
Joyce Carol Oates on Elon Musk, 2025 Nov 10
This woman deserves an Academy Award™ for 2025's Best Troll of Musk. 😆
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"'Wherever he goes, he wants to leave'-that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation".
Joyce Carol Oates on Elon Musk, 2025 Nov 10
This woman deserves an Academy Award™ for 2025's Best Troll of Musk. 😆
Joyce Carol Oates on Elon Musk, 2025 Nov 10
This woman deserves an Academy Award™ for 2025's Best Troll of Musk. 😆
Bloody train broke down a few hundred yards out of Kings Cross. Just got home, only 100min later than expected. Oof.
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Bloody train broke down a few hundred yards out of Kings Cross. Just got home, only 100min later than expected. Oof.
At the British Library secret maps exhibit
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
At the British Library secret maps exhibit
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Holy whoooaaaa. 👀 This story is grade A horror.
Cast of Wonders 662: It Grows Back by @grantcollier.bsky.social narrated by Wilson Fowlie produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social
CW: broken bones, body horror, monster under the bed.
www.castofwonders.org/2025/10/cast...
Happy #Halloween!
CW: broken bones, body horror, monster under the bed.
www.castofwonders.org/2025/10/cast...
Happy #Halloween!
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Holy whoooaaaa. 👀 This story is grade A horror.
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Science video nerds assemble!
If you know anyone who this job at Nature's London office might be suitable for please share and let me know if you have any questions.
If you know anyone who this job at Nature's London office might be suitable for please share and let me know if you have any questions.
Important news for my London #scicomm / film-making folks: my work is hiring!
We're looking for a science-nerd with experience of social/vertical video production - writing, editing, presenting, wacky ideas, the whole shebang.
If this is you and you have any questions feel free to reach out!
We're looking for a science-nerd with experience of social/vertical video production - writing, editing, presenting, wacky ideas, the whole shebang.
If this is you and you have any questions feel free to reach out!
Associate Multimedia Editor or Senior Multimedia Editor
Job Title: Associate Multimedia Editor or Senior Multimedia Editor (12 Month Fixed Term Role) Organisation: Nature Portfolio Location: London – Hybrid Working Model Application Deadline: Sunday 9th No...
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Science video nerds assemble!
If you know anyone who this job at Nature's London office might be suitable for please share and let me know if you have any questions.
If you know anyone who this job at Nature's London office might be suitable for please share and let me know if you have any questions.
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42 million people losing their food budget in the month of Thanksgiving. This is going to be devastating in so many ways.
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
42 million people losing their food budget in the month of Thanksgiving. This is going to be devastating in so many ways.
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Powerful letter from a non-verbal autistic person. Give it two minutes of your night and feel your heart expand.
October 19, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Powerful letter from a non-verbal autistic person. Give it two minutes of your night and feel your heart expand.
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"I get it now, it's about working out the worst thing you can do to Nazis and hoping the dice let you do it" a paraphrased review of @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social 's Eat the Reich
October 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"I get it now, it's about working out the worst thing you can do to Nazis and hoping the dice let you do it" a paraphrased review of @rowanrookanddecard.bsky.social 's Eat the Reich
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Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
Rylan Clark is set to delve into the eerie world of witchcraft in his new show, The Witches Of Essex.
Rylan Clark slams 'misogyny' in British witch hunt as he fronts new Sky show
Rylan Clark shares the spotlight with professor Alice Roberts in The Witches Of Essex, where the pair delve into the dark history of witch hunts - and one discovery rattled Rylan.
www.ok.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
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And the Community Award for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre goes to @authorsabb.bsky.social
#2025IgnyteAwards
#2025IgnyteAwards
October 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
And the Community Award for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre goes to @authorsabb.bsky.social
#2025IgnyteAwards
#2025IgnyteAwards
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack
Space Law, Race, and Neurodiversity: Autistic Advocate AJ Link
We live in a country & society that is built on racism. The neurodivergent community isn't free of that racism—per Autistic advocate AJ Link.
thinkingautismguide.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
“As a neurodiversity advocate and as an autistic person, I’m really grateful for so much of the work that’s been done that allows me to be myself and to be successful being myself.” Link, who has been *banned*!?!? from this platform?
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack
thinkingautismguide.com/2025/06/spac... #AutisticWhileBlack
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.