Katie
@looktogod.bsky.social
Story addict since childhood. Thinker of many & uncommon thoughts. Challenger of perceptions. Independent. Hopeful. LDS ish. Different than many suppose.
Complex spoonie. Homebound frustrated by wanderlust. LOVES colors. And plants.
Complex spoonie. Homebound frustrated by wanderlust. LOVES colors. And plants.
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Katie
@looktogod.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Pinning all my pinned posts here in an ongoing thread, from books & autism, to silver boots, to whatever else should make the list.
I'm an organizer. It's cleaner this way.
I'm an organizer. It's cleaner this way.
Dick Van Dyke's 100th birthday is on December 13, 2025.
Just thought we should all know ahead of time.
Just thought we should all know ahead of time.
a man in a striped jacket is walking with three penguins behind him
Alt: Dick Van Dyke in a red striped jacket and the penguin pants (the legs don't separate until mid calf to limit movement like the penguins) is dancing in a cartoon world with two penguins on each side of him dancing to match.
From Mary Poppins.
media.tenor.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Dick Van Dyke's 100th birthday is on December 13, 2025.
Just thought we should all know ahead of time.
Just thought we should all know ahead of time.
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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✨none of this is new ✨
the oligarchy incredulously deny their sins because they've always been able to before w/o consequence
but internet & intense increased transparency & information challenges all their cognitive distortions & power, so they double down over & over
& they NEED to be stopped
the oligarchy incredulously deny their sins because they've always been able to before w/o consequence
but internet & intense increased transparency & information challenges all their cognitive distortions & power, so they double down over & over
& they NEED to be stopped
they will not develop insight
they will not decide to care
they will not negotiate fairly
they will not tell you the truth
they will not admit their lies
they will not see reality
they will not change
they will not stop
they are killing people
kidnapping people
murdering people
this is not a drill
they will not decide to care
they will not negotiate fairly
they will not tell you the truth
they will not admit their lies
they will not see reality
they will not change
they will not stop
they are killing people
kidnapping people
murdering people
this is not a drill
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
✨none of this is new ✨
the oligarchy incredulously deny their sins because they've always been able to before w/o consequence
but internet & intense increased transparency & information challenges all their cognitive distortions & power, so they double down over & over
& they NEED to be stopped
the oligarchy incredulously deny their sins because they've always been able to before w/o consequence
but internet & intense increased transparency & information challenges all their cognitive distortions & power, so they double down over & over
& they NEED to be stopped
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Tell me you were a teenager in the late 90s without telling me you were a teenager in the late 90s
The DM started describing a thieves cant symbol
I got this far into drawing it, at his instruction, before realising what it was and getting So Mad
I got this far into drawing it, at his instruction, before realising what it was and getting So Mad
December 3, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tell me you were a teenager in the late 90s without telling me you were a teenager in the late 90s
Trading asexual memes with my friend bc we're on different social media platforms and get different offerings. I mostly only see info graphics. She gets the joke memes.
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Trading asexual memes with my friend bc we're on different social media platforms and get different offerings. I mostly only see info graphics. She gets the joke memes.
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Hi again! It's me with an another installment of the last book I ever thought would get banned--my picture book about a unicorn and kitty who are pals. A quick look at what this school district bizarrely found objectionable. 1/
You'll never guess what book got the Carroll ISD school library advisory committee to say "genitals" a dozen times in 20 minutes. @txfreedomread.bsky.social will have more on this story soon, but for now, you have to hear this audio. open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
Please don’t say “genitals” one more time, Carroll ISD SLAC.
Listen to the audio of the committee that decided to ban Pretty Perfect Kitty Corn from Carroll ISD. If you dare.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Hi again! It's me with an another installment of the last book I ever thought would get banned--my picture book about a unicorn and kitty who are pals. A quick look at what this school district bizarrely found objectionable. 1/
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AI is just a way to shore up fossil fuel demand. That's all it is.
December 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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How many times a day do you think,
"I hate this
(world/ timeline/ admin/ era/ fill in the blank...)"?
This prompted the latest one. But it's too many times a day.
"I hate this
(world/ timeline/ admin/ era/ fill in the blank...)"?
This prompted the latest one. But it's too many times a day.
Devastating. Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder. "It is a tragic irony that murals meant to represent the contract between the government and its citizens would be sold to the highest bidder rather than preserved for posterity." www.alternet.org/trump-destro...
Trump admin selling off historic public art to the highest bidder
Painted figures haunt an empty building. A boy leaning on a pair of crutches. A father and son wandering a barren railroad track. A nuclear family at a picnic table. These poignant scenes were painted...
www.alternet.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
How many times a day do you think,
"I hate this
(world/ timeline/ admin/ era/ fill in the blank...)"?
This prompted the latest one. But it's too many times a day.
"I hate this
(world/ timeline/ admin/ era/ fill in the blank...)"?
This prompted the latest one. But it's too many times a day.
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The President should not get to order the execution of civilians without a trial regardless of whether or not the average Joe thinks they are sympathetic. Period. Ever.
December 3, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The President should not get to order the execution of civilians without a trial regardless of whether or not the average Joe thinks they are sympathetic. Period. Ever.
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Okay @erinbiba.bsky.social it’s time for my second-most anticipated annual thread: Cats in Christmas Trees (and Battling Menorahs). Starting off strong with Donut.
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Okay @erinbiba.bsky.social it’s time for my second-most anticipated annual thread: Cats in Christmas Trees (and Battling Menorahs). Starting off strong with Donut.
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"Every soldier is taught from week one of basic training that the Constitution outranks any individual. And they learn, early and often, that their duty includes refusing unlawful commands—even from senior officers, even from civilian officials."
-- Retired Army lt. general below at @thebulwark.com
-- Retired Army lt. general below at @thebulwark.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"Every soldier is taught from week one of basic training that the Constitution outranks any individual. And they learn, early and often, that their duty includes refusing unlawful commands—even from senior officers, even from civilian officials."
-- Retired Army lt. general below at @thebulwark.com
-- Retired Army lt. general below at @thebulwark.com
Utah has 102 confirmed measles cases.
Utah: Davis County reports its first case of measles; state's total remains at 102 www.ksl.com/article/5141...
Davis County reports its first case of measles; state's total remains at 102
Davis County health officials report its first measles case, and department urges residents to get vaccinated.
www.ksl.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Utah has 102 confirmed measles cases.
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they're literally just LARPing as the federal government i hate them all so much
December 2, 2025 at 3:30 AM
they're literally just LARPing as the federal government i hate them all so much
That commercial with the guy hiding in the pantry during the mass family gathering chaos reminded me of that time while working at a summer camp when I was taking my breaks in the pantry for quiet reading time. And how they all thought it was the funniest, weird discovery when one of them noticed.
December 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
That commercial with the guy hiding in the pantry during the mass family gathering chaos reminded me of that time while working at a summer camp when I was taking my breaks in the pantry for quiet reading time. And how they all thought it was the funniest, weird discovery when one of them noticed.
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From the inbox: local activists have taken it upon themselves to print and distro this story to the community. Absolutely love to see it.
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
From the inbox: local activists have taken it upon themselves to print and distro this story to the community. Absolutely love to see it.
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I have been saying and will keep saying that Trump and his people are vulnerable to an opponent who embodies a certain style of masculinity. When Kelly called them in unserious, he basically called into question their manhood.
Kelly: He runs around on stage talking about lethality and the warrior ethos.. That’s not the message that should be coming from the Secretary of Defense… He runs around on a stage like he’s a 12 year old playing army. It’s embarrassing.
December 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I have been saying and will keep saying that Trump and his people are vulnerable to an opponent who embodies a certain style of masculinity. When Kelly called them in unserious, he basically called into question their manhood.
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We will have to come up with a new constitutional framework to deal with the reality of the fact that the United States government was taken over by a criminal enterprise.
December 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
We will have to come up with a new constitutional framework to deal with the reality of the fact that the United States government was taken over by a criminal enterprise.
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Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
Rebuilding American democracy will require massive efforts to expunge his work. Removing his nominees, erasing his executive legacy and rescinding his pardons will be just the beginning
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
Rebuilding American democracy will require massive efforts to expunge his work. Removing his nominees, erasing his executive legacy and rescinding his pardons will be just the beginning
Trump’s inevitable exit "will be a day to celebrate, even while we acknowledge how much work lies ahead—not only to begin to repair the destruction and hold the criminals accountable, but also to reimagine how we can build a progressive future." www.americaamerica.news/p/hello-911-...
“Hello, 911? A Violent Man Is Holding Our Country Hostage"
Trump's sadism and lawless hostility were knowable before he retook office. Can America ever overcome its attraction to violent demagogues?
www.americaamerica.news
December 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
Rebuilding American democracy will require massive efforts to expunge his work. Removing his nominees, erasing his executive legacy and rescinding his pardons will be just the beginning
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
Rebuilding American democracy will require massive efforts to expunge his work. Removing his nominees, erasing his executive legacy and rescinding his pardons will be just the beginning
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
With everything else happening in the US, I keep wondering about gang activity. All the pre-idiocy era TV shows always include gang problems, but aside from the bogus TdA/MS13 stuff to "justify" racial profiling, there seems to be no attention to regular gang activity. I keep wondering why.
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
With everything else happening in the US, I keep wondering about gang activity. All the pre-idiocy era TV shows always include gang problems, but aside from the bogus TdA/MS13 stuff to "justify" racial profiling, there seems to be no attention to regular gang activity. I keep wondering why.
Having to hope my poor memory works quickly so I'm not frustrated at not being able to watch it, but that I'll recognize it whenever it is available and remember I want to see it, then. 😤
rip Charlie Kirk, you would have hated Knives Out III
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Having to hope my poor memory works quickly so I'm not frustrated at not being able to watch it, but that I'll recognize it whenever it is available and remember I want to see it, then. 😤
Acceptance saves so much energy for more important things.
Disability isn’t a bad word.
There’s nothing wrong with being disabled.
There’s nothing wrong with identifying as disabled.
Ableism teaches us that we have to hide our disabilities.
Self acceptance means we stop hiding.
We won’t go gently for the comfort of others.
There’s nothing wrong with being disabled.
There’s nothing wrong with identifying as disabled.
Ableism teaches us that we have to hide our disabilities.
Self acceptance means we stop hiding.
We won’t go gently for the comfort of others.
December 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Acceptance saves so much energy for more important things.
Actors never use crutches or inhalers properly.
November 30, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Actors never use crutches or inhalers properly.
I should really stop scrolling posts trying to read them when my eyes and brain refuse to focus for reading... 🫤
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I should really stop scrolling posts trying to read them when my eyes and brain refuse to focus for reading... 🫤