Kat Vernon
@katbird.bsky.social
Mostly lurking, occasionally replying. Omnivorous treat hound, dog lover, TV junkie.
I am so pleased with tonight’s cocktail hour that I am posting it into the ether here even though I never post and almost no one follows me*. Blistered shishito peppers and tomato martinis**!!
*I do not care, I promise
**garnish is a blossom from my garlic chives
*I do not care, I promise
**garnish is a blossom from my garlic chives
August 23, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I am so pleased with tonight’s cocktail hour that I am posting it into the ether here even though I never post and almost no one follows me*. Blistered shishito peppers and tomato martinis**!!
*I do not care, I promise
**garnish is a blossom from my garlic chives
*I do not care, I promise
**garnish is a blossom from my garlic chives
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When Trump is finally defeated, remember that the hangers-on and the ghouls surrounding him, the JD Vances of the world, will all claim that they were trying to moderate his evil and they should be thanked.
And we need to remember that this is a lie. They were willing to do anything for power.
And we need to remember that this is a lie. They were willing to do anything for power.
August 23, 2026 at 1:23 PM
When Trump is finally defeated, remember that the hangers-on and the ghouls surrounding him, the JD Vances of the world, will all claim that they were trying to moderate his evil and they should be thanked.
And we need to remember that this is a lie. They were willing to do anything for power.
And we need to remember that this is a lie. They were willing to do anything for power.
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American primeval by David Horsey.
July 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
American primeval by David Horsey.
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Things your unhoused neighbors can use this summer, aside from the obvious:
- candy (I get asks for this more than almost anything)
- sunscreen (high SPF pls!)
- lip balm (bonus for SPF)
- electrolyte packets for water
- cash
- gift cards for fast food and/or accessible grocery stores
1/
- candy (I get asks for this more than almost anything)
- sunscreen (high SPF pls!)
- lip balm (bonus for SPF)
- electrolyte packets for water
- cash
- gift cards for fast food and/or accessible grocery stores
1/
July 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Things your unhoused neighbors can use this summer, aside from the obvious:
- candy (I get asks for this more than almost anything)
- sunscreen (high SPF pls!)
- lip balm (bonus for SPF)
- electrolyte packets for water
- cash
- gift cards for fast food and/or accessible grocery stores
1/
- candy (I get asks for this more than almost anything)
- sunscreen (high SPF pls!)
- lip balm (bonus for SPF)
- electrolyte packets for water
- cash
- gift cards for fast food and/or accessible grocery stores
1/
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When I die and get reborn as a cat, you won't know it's me but there will be signs.
June 21, 2026 at 11:10 PM
When I die and get reborn as a cat, you won't know it's me but there will be signs.
…as I plan the next round of work on my 100+ yr old house, I feel this is a bit on the nose
Capricorn: It’s a great time to invest in some home renovations. On the other hand, cocaine has never been easier to come by.
June 22, 2026 at 12:13 AM
…as I plan the next round of work on my 100+ yr old house, I feel this is a bit on the nose
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Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
May 23, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Literally spontaneously applauded this episode in our living room.
Kate O'Flynn has already been stealing Widow's Bay out from under her more famous co-stars, and she's wonderful in this week's Patricia spotlight episode. My review:
Widow's Bay recap, Episode 4: 'Beach Reads'
Kate O'Flynn shines in a Patricia spotlight episode
www.whatsalanwatching.com
May 15, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Literally spontaneously applauded this episode in our living room.
Text to a friend earlier tonight. Screamed so loud I scared the dog.
March 16, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Text to a friend earlier tonight. Screamed so loud I scared the dog.
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This is your reminder that after you make $184,500, you stop paying into Social Security.
Millionaires hit that cap today.
We are constantly told there's "not enough" money for Social Security.
But we let America's richest people stop paying into it in March.
Scrap the cap.
Millionaires hit that cap today.
We are constantly told there's "not enough" money for Social Security.
But we let America's richest people stop paying into it in March.
Scrap the cap.
March 10, 2026 at 1:34 AM
This is your reminder that after you make $184,500, you stop paying into Social Security.
Millionaires hit that cap today.
We are constantly told there's "not enough" money for Social Security.
But we let America's richest people stop paying into it in March.
Scrap the cap.
Millionaires hit that cap today.
We are constantly told there's "not enough" money for Social Security.
But we let America's richest people stop paying into it in March.
Scrap the cap.
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As the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis are ordered to release people they've kidnapped, they do it in the dead of night to make sure it's as cruel and brutal as possible. Fortunately, compassionate Patriots are there to meet them and make sure they're ok and driven to their homes.
February 19, 2026 at 1:48 AM
As the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis are ordered to release people they've kidnapped, they do it in the dead of night to make sure it's as cruel and brutal as possible. Fortunately, compassionate Patriots are there to meet them and make sure they're ok and driven to their homes.
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This made me weepy
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
This made me weepy
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You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.
January 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.
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Tobias Kinter Bencosme, 44, of Miami, FL, is an ICE Supervisory Detention Agent who participated in the illegal home invasion and kidnapping of an elderly American citizen in St Paul, MN on 1/18/2026. Bencosme dragged the Hmong grandfather outside in the frigid air wearing only boxers and a blanket.
January 24, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Tobias Kinter Bencosme, 44, of Miami, FL, is an ICE Supervisory Detention Agent who participated in the illegal home invasion and kidnapping of an elderly American citizen in St Paul, MN on 1/18/2026. Bencosme dragged the Hmong grandfather outside in the frigid air wearing only boxers and a blanket.
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This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
For the first 22 years, the Haw. For the last 30, the Cape Fear.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
For the first 22 years, the Haw. For the last 30, the Cape Fear.
What we needed to do today: unpack from Christmas travel, put away laundry, take care of the box pile of doom in the foyer.
What we did today: wash the windows in the living room and dining room.
What we did today: wash the windows in the living room and dining room.
December 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What we needed to do today: unpack from Christmas travel, put away laundry, take care of the box pile of doom in the foyer.
What we did today: wash the windows in the living room and dining room.
What we did today: wash the windows in the living room and dining room.
The world is a garbage fire. Take your dog to look at Christmas lights.
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The world is a garbage fire. Take your dog to look at Christmas lights.
An excellent thread about a perfect movie. @nickfury325.bsky.social and @maxxwv.bsky.social, relevant to our collective interests.
The amount of set up/payoff groundwork in just the first five minutes of DIE HARD is astounding
December 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
An excellent thread about a perfect movie. @nickfury325.bsky.social and @maxxwv.bsky.social, relevant to our collective interests.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: No Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney animated, or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: No Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney animated, or Pixar.
Rejected Hannibal holiday special…
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Rejected Hannibal holiday special…
YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!
One of my all-time favorites
‘Sweet Smell of Success’ is “a bleak and unsparing depiction of obeisance before power in a morally bankrupt culture,” @splicedpersonality.bsky.social writes: crookedmarquee.com/classic-corn...
November 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM
One of my all-time favorites
Had a jump scare getting the mail today
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Had a jump scare getting the mail today
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Remember that while food banks welcome donations of food, they prefer $$$$$$$. They have deals with grocery stores and suppliers. You can only buy one dollar's worth of food for one dollar, but they can buy several dollars' worth. So don't, like, buy food to donate it, just give 'em the dough.
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Remember that while food banks welcome donations of food, they prefer $$$$$$$. They have deals with grocery stores and suppliers. You can only buy one dollar's worth of food for one dollar, but they can buy several dollars' worth. So don't, like, buy food to donate it, just give 'em the dough.