Katherine Traylor
@katherinetraylor.bsky.social
US-born fantasy writer currently based in Prague. She/her.
Website: katherinetraylor.com
Website: katherinetraylor.com
Post a banger not in English.
Weird fave from my time in Korea (my friend Amy always knew what to sing at the noraebang and I miss her sooo)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FxB...
Weird fave from my time in Korea (my friend Amy always knew what to sing at the noraebang and I miss her sooo)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FxB...
February 10, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Post a banger not in English.
Weird fave from my time in Korea (my friend Amy always knew what to sing at the noraebang and I miss her sooo)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FxB...
Weird fave from my time in Korea (my friend Amy always knew what to sing at the noraebang and I miss her sooo)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FxB...
If I understood correctly, the SecReT mEsSaGeS were: "I have a lot of girlfriends. I like you better than my other girlfriends. Live a good life and don't let the haters get you down. New York is really fun. Viva Puerto Rico. Viva America (in the geographically-inclusive Spanish sense)."
February 9, 2026 at 2:18 PM
If I understood correctly, the SecReT mEsSaGeS were: "I have a lot of girlfriends. I like you better than my other girlfriends. Live a good life and don't let the haters get you down. New York is really fun. Viva Puerto Rico. Viva America (in the geographically-inclusive Spanish sense)."
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Aaaah *shit.* 😖
Tradcath, Tradwife, now we've got Tradplague: a tuberculosis outbreak has been reported in a concentration camp in Montana.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
Two tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana ICE facility
Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."
www.texastribune.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Aaaah *shit.* 😖
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One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:20 PM
One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
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Found on TikTok
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February 6, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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CIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference tool
CIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference tool
The CIA is ending the publication of its popular World Factbook reference manual. The agency announced the decision Wednesday but gave no reason for it.
apnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
CIA ends publication of its popular World Factbook reference tool
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This is the strangers' case / and this your mountainish inhumanity
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This is the strangers' case / and this your mountainish inhumanity
On mom's side, seems mostly to have been economic opportunity (also, coincidentally, why I left) with a side of potato famine. On dad's side, we don't know; they were poor and didn't keep good records.
Genuinely curious: If your family is American, what brought them here?
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
Mine: religious nuttery & primogeniture
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 AM
On mom's side, seems mostly to have been economic opportunity (also, coincidentally, why I left) with a side of potato famine. On dad's side, we don't know; they were poor and didn't keep good records.
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Also, the culture of secrecy and the binding of people is precisely how you create an environment ripe for abuse.
So good luck and God speed, current clerks. Remember you don't have to put up with shit.
So good luck and God speed, current clerks. Remember you don't have to put up with shit.
February 2, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Also, the culture of secrecy and the binding of people is precisely how you create an environment ripe for abuse.
So good luck and God speed, current clerks. Remember you don't have to put up with shit.
So good luck and God speed, current clerks. Remember you don't have to put up with shit.
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I want to say something more about this.
Way back in 2007, the clerks were in fact counseled on confidentiality and ethical canons. Roberts gave us a little speech and was like "you are bound to not speak about this by all legal ethical canons."
Way back in 2007, the clerks were in fact counseled on confidentiality and ethical canons. Roberts gave us a little speech and was like "you are bound to not speak about this by all legal ethical canons."
Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 2, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I want to say something more about this.
Way back in 2007, the clerks were in fact counseled on confidentiality and ethical canons. Roberts gave us a little speech and was like "you are bound to not speak about this by all legal ethical canons."
Way back in 2007, the clerks were in fact counseled on confidentiality and ethical canons. Roberts gave us a little speech and was like "you are bound to not speak about this by all legal ethical canons."
I feel confident in saying that Ponies, like The Mummy and Pirates of the Caribbean, was filmed for the bisexual gaze.
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I feel confident in saying that Ponies, like The Mummy and Pirates of the Caribbean, was filmed for the bisexual gaze.
Not so much "a review of 'Cien sonetas de amor'" as "some things I learned about Pablo Neruda while reading that made 'Cien sonetas de amor' much less enjoyable": 0katherine.neocities.org/book_notes/1...
🌿 A Commonplace Boke
0katherine.neocities.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Not so much "a review of 'Cien sonetas de amor'" as "some things I learned about Pablo Neruda while reading that made 'Cien sonetas de amor' much less enjoyable": 0katherine.neocities.org/book_notes/1...
Response is to @timdickinson.bsky.social 's post above: "Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps"
February 1, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Response is to @timdickinson.bsky.social 's post above: "Today I saw ICE gas little white kids in the streets of Portland with chemical weapons. Imagine what they're doing to brown and black kids in the detention camps"
February 1, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Wow, CNN, maybe you SHOULDN'T HAVE HELPED HIM GET ELECTED BOTH TIMES.
January 30, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Wow, CNN, maybe you SHOULDN'T HAVE HELPED HIM GET ELECTED BOTH TIMES.
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When Keystone Kash's FBI raided the Georgia election office, they not only took all the ballots and equipment, they also took the back-up images of the ballots.
Taking the back-up images means that they can tamper with the ballots without anyone being able to prove they did it.
Taking the back-up images means that they can tamper with the ballots without anyone being able to prove they did it.
January 29, 2026 at 8:51 PM
When Keystone Kash's FBI raided the Georgia election office, they not only took all the ballots and equipment, they also took the back-up images of the ballots.
Taking the back-up images means that they can tamper with the ballots without anyone being able to prove they did it.
Taking the back-up images means that they can tamper with the ballots without anyone being able to prove they did it.
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Homan’s use of “in theater” confirms DHS views this as a war in which they’re occupying hostile territory.
Q: Can you be specific about how many ICE and CBP agents are currently operating in the state?
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
HOMAN: 3,000. There's been some rotations. They've been in theater a long time. Day after day, can't eat in restaurants, people spin on you, blowing whistles at you. But my main focus now is draw down
January 29, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Homan’s use of “in theater” confirms DHS views this as a war in which they’re occupying hostile territory.
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If you're all parking in one spot, leave someone behind to keep an eye on the cars and take pics of anyone surveilling/planting things on them.
Keep your phone locked except when necessary - in Pittsboro one of ours had her phone stolen by fash after they hit her in the head with a hockey stick
Keep your phone locked except when necessary - in Pittsboro one of ours had her phone stolen by fash after they hit her in the head with a hockey stick
Use separate cars for rapid response and mutual aid. That one really is important
Don’t use your full legal name as your Signal display name. Assume your Signal chats are public & don’t talk about crimes or share sensitive info you wouldn’t want screenshotted by a reporter or read out loud in court
Don’t use your full legal name as your Signal display name. Assume your Signal chats are public & don’t talk about crimes or share sensitive info you wouldn’t want screenshotted by a reporter or read out loud in court
January 29, 2026 at 5:24 AM
If you're all parking in one spot, leave someone behind to keep an eye on the cars and take pics of anyone surveilling/planting things on them.
Keep your phone locked except when necessary - in Pittsboro one of ours had her phone stolen by fash after they hit her in the head with a hockey stick
Keep your phone locked except when necessary - in Pittsboro one of ours had her phone stolen by fash after they hit her in the head with a hockey stick
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This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 PM
This isn't about "training issues." The murderer who executed Renee Good has been with ICE for 10 years, and according to DHS, the murderer who executed Alex Pretti has been there for 8 years.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
These aren't "new recruits," or officers that can be "retrained." ICE can't be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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They fired Greg Bovino so that we don’t start demanding the head of Stephen Miller who is without a doubt the brains of this entire fascist operation.
January 27, 2026 at 12:01 PM
They fired Greg Bovino so that we don’t start demanding the head of Stephen Miller who is without a doubt the brains of this entire fascist operation.
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Don’t forget it’s not just Pretti and Good
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Don’t forget it’s not just Pretti and Good
I honestly keep forgetting this happened. They made less of a fuss over the assassination of a state legislator than they did about the fucking Rose Garden.
January 25, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I honestly keep forgetting this happened. They made less of a fuss over the assassination of a state legislator than they did about the fucking Rose Garden.
One thing that's confusing to me is how few of The Enemy have been doxxed. This administration has been notoriously, consistently terrible with opsec, so how have 22,000 violent jackasses mostly managed to keep their names and deeds out of the news?
January 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
One thing that's confusing to me is how few of The Enemy have been doxxed. This administration has been notoriously, consistently terrible with opsec, so how have 22,000 violent jackasses mostly managed to keep their names and deeds out of the news?
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Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 24, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Solidarity, particularly across race and class, is Kryptonite for authoritarian regimes. They can only thrive when their us v. them framing is adopted by society at large, and they join as active or passive collaborators with the regime. So the only response they have is to raise the cost of unity