Catherine
@tfortx.bsky.social
sweating & swearing somewhere in Philly
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while the boys are fighting....
reminder that an estimated 10.9 MILLION MORE PEOPLE will not have health insurance by 2034 if trump's big bad billionaire bill passes
reminder that an estimated 10.9 MILLION MORE PEOPLE will not have health insurance by 2034 if trump's big bad billionaire bill passes
June 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
while the boys are fighting....
reminder that an estimated 10.9 MILLION MORE PEOPLE will not have health insurance by 2034 if trump's big bad billionaire bill passes
reminder that an estimated 10.9 MILLION MORE PEOPLE will not have health insurance by 2034 if trump's big bad billionaire bill passes
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I think about this article a lot--
How Concerned Citizens Drove a Neo-Nazi Out of Rural Maine - Longreads
Christopher Pohlhaus wanted to build a fascist training compound in America's whitest state. His neighbors had other plans.
longreads.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I think about this article a lot--
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Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in
February 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in
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On Friday—report card conference day—Manga & Anime Club quietly screened Ponyo while we drew and ate snacks. 5th grader: “Thanks. I really, really needed that.” Me, after the week that felt like a year: “Me too, buddy.” #libraries #librarylife
February 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
On Friday—report card conference day—Manga & Anime Club quietly screened Ponyo while we drew and ate snacks. 5th grader: “Thanks. I really, really needed that.” Me, after the week that felt like a year: “Me too, buddy.” #libraries #librarylife
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Hear @kevingrauke.bsky.social read three poems as part of wave twenty of @iambapoet.com.
#poetry #poetrycommunity
iambapoet.com/wave/20-kevi...
#poetry #poetrycommunity
iambapoet.com/wave/20-kevi...
Kevin Grauke | wave 20 | iamb ~ poetry seen and heard
Hear poet Kevin Grauke read poems exclusively for iamb. If you like The Poetry Archive, this poetry site is for you.
www.iambapoet.com
December 16, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Hear @kevingrauke.bsky.social read three poems as part of wave twenty of @iambapoet.com.
#poetry #poetrycommunity
iambapoet.com/wave/20-kevi...
#poetry #poetrycommunity
iambapoet.com/wave/20-kevi...
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Among our top stories of 2024:
Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her. His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but couldn’t find it. Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade.
Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her. His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but couldn’t find it. Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade.
Maylia and Jack: A Story of Teens and Fentanyl
Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her. His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but could not find it. Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle…
propub.li
January 3, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Among our top stories of 2024:
Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her. His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but couldn’t find it. Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade.
Police knew she was selling fake Percocet but did not stop her. His mother sought the right treatment for his addiction but couldn’t find it. Two teens got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the drug trade.
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Happy to have a poem in the new issue of storySouth, which is always a good read.
storysouth.com/stories/the-...
storysouth.com/stories/the-...
The Disappointment of Dreams - storySouth
No one counts sheep to fall asleep except for wolves in old cartoons.
storysouth.com
December 9, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Happy to have a poem in the new issue of storySouth, which is always a good read.
storysouth.com/stories/the-...
storysouth.com/stories/the-...
Expose these individuals www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
Revealed: the Operators Behind Four Major Neo-Nazi X Accounts
Anonymity has long been a tactic used by extremists to spread their ideology while avoiding social consequences, from Klansmen hoods to online pseudonyms.
www.texasobserver.org
December 6, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Expose these individuals www.texasobserver.org/revealed-ope...
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Sarah McBride: "It is an attempt to distract ... Every single time we hear them say the word 'trans,' look what they're doing with their right hand. Look at what they're doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare."
November 24, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Sarah McBride: "It is an attempt to distract ... Every single time we hear them say the word 'trans,' look what they're doing with their right hand. Look at what they're doing to pick the pocket of American workers, to fleece seniors by privatizing Social Security and Medicare."
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The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
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Math problem. I have three apples and am traveling towards you at 17mph. It's not really a problem, more of a warning. Apple time, bitches.
November 22, 2024 at 5:09 AM
Math problem. I have three apples and am traveling towards you at 17mph. It's not really a problem, more of a warning. Apple time, bitches.
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Imma need some of you to think about thriving out of spite. I had big plans for 2025 and I’m definitely not gonna pre-derail them for likes of Elin and Tromp. I’m getting more involved. Loving harder. Writing hornier. Having more fun. I’m gonna be so kind to my neighbors, bitch.
November 19, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Imma need some of you to think about thriving out of spite. I had big plans for 2025 and I’m definitely not gonna pre-derail them for likes of Elin and Tromp. I’m getting more involved. Loving harder. Writing hornier. Having more fun. I’m gonna be so kind to my neighbors, bitch.
A Question of the Week is posted in the Teen Area at my library, but replies from everyone are welcome. Community -building is everything. #LibraryLife
November 19, 2024 at 12:40 AM
A Question of the Week is posted in the Teen Area at my library, but replies from everyone are welcome. Community -building is everything. #LibraryLife
Let’s try this again. Any recommendations for great books about #Philadelphia? History, architecture, reference, sports, fiction,…anything. #Philly #History #Libraries
I’m expanding the Philadelphia Collection at my branch. We have ~100 older titles, but I welcome any recommendations for newer ones. Fiction, nonfiction, let’s hear it!
November 18, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Let’s try this again. Any recommendations for great books about #Philadelphia? History, architecture, reference, sports, fiction,…anything. #Philly #History #Libraries
Post a picture you took to bring some zen into the zone…
November 18, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Post a picture you took to bring some zen into the zone…
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casinos need to add uno tables, i’ll fuck everybody up
November 17, 2024 at 5:24 AM
casinos need to add uno tables, i’ll fuck everybody up
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Hello Bluesky friends: I created a starter pack to elevate the life saving work being done by gun violence prevention advocates. I’d be grateful if you would consider sharing on your feeds. Thanks!
November 16, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Hello Bluesky friends: I created a starter pack to elevate the life saving work being done by gun violence prevention advocates. I’d be grateful if you would consider sharing on your feeds. Thanks!
I’m expanding the Philadelphia Collection at my branch. We have ~100 older titles, but I welcome any recommendations for newer ones. Fiction, nonfiction, let’s hear it!
November 16, 2024 at 3:36 PM
I’m expanding the Philadelphia Collection at my branch. We have ~100 older titles, but I welcome any recommendations for newer ones. Fiction, nonfiction, let’s hear it!
[taps mic] Um, hey, y’all.
November 15, 2024 at 2:44 AM
[taps mic] Um, hey, y’all.