Katelyn
@katiebug.bsky.social
Ghost Gatherer. Hibernation enthusiast. French fry connoisseur. Eclectic reader.
Substack: https://substack.com/@kvarley
Substack: https://substack.com/@kvarley
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Every time people learn about the city of White Settlement, I have to share how the local city council voted to remove a cat from the library and got so much backlash they had to reverse the vote. One councilor repeatedly tried to evict the cat and lost relection over it. Justice for Browser (RIP).
February 1, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Every time people learn about the city of White Settlement, I have to share how the local city council voted to remove a cat from the library and got so much backlash they had to reverse the vote. One councilor repeatedly tried to evict the cat and lost relection over it. Justice for Browser (RIP).
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It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 AM
It always feels like all the wrong people die, but I think it’s because there are far more beloved people than there are bastards.
“How much cheese have you had today?”
“Not enough.”
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“Not enough.”
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November 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“How much cheese have you had today?”
“Not enough.”
🧀 🧀 🧀 🧀 🧀
“Not enough.”
🧀 🧀 🧀 🧀 🧀
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amtrak’s marketing team gets it
June 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
amtrak’s marketing team gets it
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What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Digital resources, particularly eBooks and audiobooks, are going to bankrupt libraries if something isn't done to halt the extortionary pricing models of publishers.
Digital resources, particularly eBooks and audiobooks, are going to bankrupt libraries if something isn't done to halt the extortionary pricing models of publishers.
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
It is good and proper in a well-kept library to dispose of books.
It is good and proper in a well-kept library to dispose of books.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Almost all of the bugs and problems and breakage in the software you use is known to the engineers, we just aren't allowed to fix it. Gotta ship new features.
Almost all of the bugs and problems and breakage in the software you use is known to the engineers, we just aren't allowed to fix it. Gotta ship new features.
June 17, 2025 at 12:40 PM
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Digital resources, particularly eBooks and audiobooks, are going to bankrupt libraries if something isn't done to halt the extortionary pricing models of publishers.
Digital resources, particularly eBooks and audiobooks, are going to bankrupt libraries if something isn't done to halt the extortionary pricing models of publishers.
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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Elvis Costello is the Wiggles for adults (complimentary)
March 29, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Elvis Costello is the Wiggles for adults (complimentary)
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When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
March 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public
On 3/14, Trump signed a EO to eliminate the IMLS, the only federal funding agency for public libraries. It is only 0.003% of the federal budget but will have devastating impact on local libraries. Please call Congress and ask them to protect IMLS: www.congress.gov/members/find...
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March 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
On 3/14, Trump signed a EO to eliminate the IMLS, the only federal funding agency for public libraries. It is only 0.003% of the federal budget but will have devastating impact on local libraries. Please call Congress and ask them to protect IMLS: www.congress.gov/members/find...
After my grandfather suffered a brain aneurysm decades ago, he watched Sesame Street while recovering to re-learn the basic concepts he lost to cognitive impairment.
#MyPBSStory
#MyPBSStory
February 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
After my grandfather suffered a brain aneurysm decades ago, he watched Sesame Street while recovering to re-learn the basic concepts he lost to cognitive impairment.
#MyPBSStory
#MyPBSStory
With the current threat posed to NPR and PBS, we should discuss the positive impacts these organizations have had on us personally as American citizens.
#MyPBSStory #MyNPRStory
#MyPBSStory #MyNPRStory
February 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
With the current threat posed to NPR and PBS, we should discuss the positive impacts these organizations have had on us personally as American citizens.
#MyPBSStory #MyNPRStory
#MyPBSStory #MyNPRStory
How long I decide to microwave foods is entirely vibes based.
December 2, 2024 at 4:01 PM
How long I decide to microwave foods is entirely vibes based.
Steam, i haven’t played it but… I don’t think Sonic X Shadow Generations is a psychological horror game.
November 30, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Steam, i haven’t played it but… I don’t think Sonic X Shadow Generations is a psychological horror game.
Fish are the opposite of forbidden knowledge.
July 17, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Fish are the opposite of forbidden knowledge.
Coming to the conclusion I have neither the mental rigor nor the spare time to become a philosopher.
May 30, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Coming to the conclusion I have neither the mental rigor nor the spare time to become a philosopher.
So sad when I get an email from Venmo and it says “you’ve been selected to apply for our credit card” and not “someone has sent you $200.”
May 26, 2024 at 3:06 PM
So sad when I get an email from Venmo and it says “you’ve been selected to apply for our credit card” and not “someone has sent you $200.”
At any given moment there is a non-zero chance I’m thinking about Tom Petty.
May 3, 2024 at 10:15 PM
At any given moment there is a non-zero chance I’m thinking about Tom Petty.
Starting a grizzly bear diet consisting of plants, nuts, honey, fish, and occasionally breaking into someone’s house and eating all their junk food.
March 7, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Starting a grizzly bear diet consisting of plants, nuts, honey, fish, and occasionally breaking into someone’s house and eating all their junk food.
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
February 27, 2024 at 7:47 PM
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.
Every February 2 I take a moment to remember and reflect on how cute groundhogs are. :)
February 2, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Every February 2 I take a moment to remember and reflect on how cute groundhogs are. :)
When you don’t want to stop writing to think of a name:
November 10, 2023 at 7:25 PM
When you don’t want to stop writing to think of a name:
I’m suspicious about how easily I’m writing this NaNoWriMo. It is a good thing! But past years I’ve struggled so much. The change is surprising.
November 4, 2023 at 2:56 PM
I’m suspicious about how easily I’m writing this NaNoWriMo. It is a good thing! But past years I’ve struggled so much. The change is surprising.