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EmKay Kettleson-Anderson
@mkettleson.bsky.social
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She/They #Minnesota now. Whole decades in #OrangeCountyCA, #WheatonIL, & #OmahaNE. Invested in people, community, data, the scientific method, history, & the future. Real justice is distributive not punitive. Born in St Paul, but love Minneapolis too.
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Our long-haired grey neighborhood cat that we call “Grey” likes the temporary winter shelter too!
A long-haired grey cat eats a bowl of wet food from on top of the weatherproof heated mat under the temporary cat shelter we built on our deck A long-haired grey cat looks up from a bowl of wet food from on top of the weatherproof heated mat under the temporary cat shelter we built on our deck
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
mkettleson.bsky.social
My baby
An apricot toy poodle looks at the camera
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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I guess I should get us moving and enjoy the last of a pre-snow world on my morning dog walk
An apricot toy poodle and a black/grey/white shorthaired cat sleep next to each other, back to back on a white blanket with colored stripes
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Our first visitor:
November 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Arlo camera app views of the temporary-winter-cat-shelter project today
A view of what I see thru my arlo cameras at night with the porch light on: temporary cat shelter made of plywood & a tarp, 3 weatherproof heating mats, assorted dishes A view of what I see thru my arlo cameras at night with the porch light off: darker view of temporary cat shelter made of plywood & a tarp, 3 weatherproof heating mats, assorted dishes A screenshot of some of the videos my cameras captured as I worked on the cat shelter as dusk faded, giving perspective on the size of the temporary plywood cat shelter since a fully grown woman is sitting inside it in two of the videos
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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A quick tour of our temporary winter neighborhood-cat shelter with a plywood roof covered with a tarp, two sides closed with plywood, a plywood floor, 3 weatherproof heating mats, two cameras to alert us when the cats are there (so we can give them wet food too), and the cables almost done.
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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How many languages does Bluesky do this with? Anyone know?
Screen capture of Bluesky post reply screen, with note at the bottom that says “The post you’re replying to was marked as being written in Akan by its author. Would you like to reply in Akan?”
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
Dickens: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Schrödinger: Nice.
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Watch for this young woman?
Screenshot that has this text: “Golden Valley Police are asking the public for help in finding 19-year-old Jayanna Maree Starks. Police say Starks was last see Saturday near the 6000 block of Golden Hills Drive in Golden Valley, Minnesota. She was wearing a gray sweater, black leggings, black shoes and a butterfly bonnet when she was last seen.” Included is a photo of an attractive young woman with braided or dread-locked hair that is brown-black and partially bleached, with creamy dark-chocolate-colored skin
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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So sweet, but also so annoying!
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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I could not find any pictures of Marley on my phone, but lots of pics of Freyja, my cat, and of Skadi, my cat who died last winter. Freyja is a white-and-gray shorthair, and Skadi was a beautiful long-haired torti:
A long-haired torti cat rests on the arm of a loveseat A white and grey short-haired cat plays hard-to-get
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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This is “Grey”:
A gorgeous long-haired grey cat lounges on a porch A skittish log-haired grey cat waits for me to back away from the door so he can eat in peace
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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This is “Rags”:
A black car by an empty bowl on a porch A black cat just inside a sliding door
November 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Post a non religious image you think of as holy
Two brothers — 10 months old and 3 years old — hug each other and smile, holding a boy baby doll under a “fort” the 3-year-old made on the sofa
November 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Post you from a different era (1986):
Me in 1986 with my grandparents and my first 2 sons in 1986. I have short short bangs, shoulder-length bob, and 80s makeup.
November 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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A calendar showing twilight and sunrise and sunset times in Minneapolis in June, with the latest sunset time at 9:04 pm A calendar showing twilight and sunrise and sunset times in Minneapolis in December, with the earliest sunset time at 4:31 pm
November 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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I decided to block @tarapalmeri.bsky.social anyway, because her stunt interview of Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social where she grilled her on everything Kat should not answer per lawyer’s guidance showed that she puts self-promotion above truth & journalistic integrity. I don’t need to see her.
Screenshot blocked bluesky account @tarapalmeri.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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With alt text:
Closeup detail of cartoon by Christopher Weyant for the Boston Globe: a bulldozer with Trump driving and with “Trump Inc” on its side takes chunks out of the US Constitution, with the caption “The new one will be much more beautiful / totally paid for by corporate sponsors and rebuilt in my image”
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Yes, that was what the airbnb search was for
A room splattered with blood, captioned “CAPTION THIS WITH THE 2ND TO LAST TEXT YOU SENT.”
October 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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I do not normally post family pics here, let alone pictures of my grandchildren, but I cannot resist sharing this one with all of you:
A one year old boy with fair skin is sitting inside a pumpkin with his legs poking out holes cut for them. He has a pumpkin beanie hat on as well.
October 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Best analysis I have read of the unusual meeting called:

www.thebulwark.com/p/hegseth-qu...
"In a moment when readiness is our greatest asset, the secretary of defense has chosen disruption, cost, and vulnerability to stage a demonstration of power." https://www.thebulwark.com/p/hegseth-quantico-meeting-generals-admirals
September 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Also, plan to celebrate this milestone by going for a walk from 1 pm to 2 pm … a late lunch
Autumn Equinox › Saint Paul › Date (2025) Mon, Sep 22, 2025, 1:19 PM Central Time In 2025, the equinox occurs on September 22 at 18:19 UTC (1:19 p.m. CDT). That's when the sun shines directly over Earth's equator. This equinox brings spring to Earth's Southern Hemisphere and autumn to the Northern Hemisphere.
September 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Makes more sense for my results
Screenshot from Ancestry.com: 43% Sverige 31% Skottland • Skotska höglandet och centrala läglandet 8% Danmark 7% Norge 4% Germanska Europa 4% England och nordvästra Europa 3% Finland
September 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Freyja says I do not need TWO cats anymore than my husband needs TWO wives. (She is trying to head off a replacement for Skadi who we lost some months ago.)
A short-haired cat with a pink nose, white face, and black-and-grey eyebrows and ears looks into the camera
August 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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If you use exchange-server-hosted email, be aware that the new phishing-for-your-microsoft-credentials looks like this:
Screenshot of an electronic calendar showing the invitation to a meeting called “Important: We couldn’t process your microsoft subscription renewal”
August 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM