Cranky Old Bat.
@kathyk.bsky.social
Aging hippie entering second childhood. Servant to cats.
Would appreciate the Social Security/retirement benefits I earned.
Retired comms/natsec. Hater of ignorance.
Self-exiled Washingtonian. Please don’t call it the swamp.
Would appreciate the Social Security/retirement benefits I earned.
Retired comms/natsec. Hater of ignorance.
Self-exiled Washingtonian. Please don’t call it the swamp.
Sad. He seemed like such a good guy.
“Breaking Bad” star RJ Mitte has died at 34
'Breaking Bad' Star RJ Mitte Dead at 34
RJ Mitte -- who played Walter White Jr. on "Breaking Bad" -- is dead ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
October 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Sad. He seemed like such a good guy.
oh, for the good ol' days...
October 12, 2026 at 8:11 PM
oh, for the good ol' days...
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RIP Russian bots.
October 11, 2026 at 9:21 PM
RIP Russian bots.
I saw it. Now it’s your turn.
October 11, 2026 at 1:37 AM
I saw it. Now it’s your turn.
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@themarshallproject.org reports that ICE is detaining children in hotels where families and lawyers can’t find them! Follow them for more carefully researched news. We do!
October 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
@themarshallproject.org reports that ICE is detaining children in hotels where families and lawyers can’t find them! Follow them for more carefully researched news. We do!
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Hitler Mussolini wins local election.
www.politico.eu/article/hitl...
www.politico.eu/article/hitl...
Hitler Mussolini wins local election
Peruvian voters pick their new mayor, despite his unusual name.
www.politico.eu
October 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Hitler Mussolini wins local election.
www.politico.eu/article/hitl...
www.politico.eu/article/hitl...
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Spotted in #southarlington no lies detected
October 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Spotted in #southarlington no lies detected
This is NOT the Onion.
Woman ‘posed as substitute teacher to insult students because she hates kids’
Woman ‘posed as substitute teacher to insult students because she hates kids’
metro.co.uk
October 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM
This is NOT the Onion.
Got the COVID vax a couple of hours ago.
How long before the side effects hit?
How long before the side effects hit?
October 8, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Got the COVID vax a couple of hours ago.
How long before the side effects hit?
How long before the side effects hit?
Does this count as a war crime?
One group was not evacuated out of Kuwait for 10 days after the attack, including Chief Warrant Officer 4 Rodney Bearman, who had shrapnel embedded in his face and legs. trib.al/3kn69B9
October 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Does this count as a war crime?
Bison rock!*
*except the one in Yellowstone that blew his nose on the side of my rental…
*except the one in Yellowstone that blew his nose on the side of my rental…
Good news from the Badlands! Today, October 6, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation, a Lakota nonprofit based on the Pine Ridge Reservation, plans to return 50 bison to nearly 40,000 acres in the Stronghold area of Badlands National Park.
Lakota nonprofit returning bison to 40,000 acres in Badlands National Park to restore native prairie
Thunder Valley CDC will release 50 bison across 40,000 acres in Badlands National Park on Oct. 6, restoring native prairie ecology and Lakota stewardship.
www.dakotanewsnow.com
October 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Bison rock!*
*except the one in Yellowstone that blew his nose on the side of my rental…
*except the one in Yellowstone that blew his nose on the side of my rental…
I read the Exorcist when I was 13 or 14, overnight, then couldn’t sleep after I closed the book. My mother just laughed when I emerged at 5:30am and told her why.
In honor of scary media month: what is the first piece of media you remember truly frightening you as a child?
October 5, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I read the Exorcist when I was 13 or 14, overnight, then couldn’t sleep after I closed the book. My mother just laughed when I emerged at 5:30am and told her why.
As if $100 buys a bag of groceries , much less my vote.
Trump promises ‘nearly $100’ to seniors 30 days before Election Day
And the president repeated his promise of $5,000 checks to all adult Americans if Republicans win the midterm elections.
www.ms.now
October 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
As if $100 buys a bag of groceries , much less my vote.
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Now he’s gone too far www.tpr.org/government-p...
Trump tomato tariffs could spell the end of free chips, salsa at restaurants
The 17% tariff on Mexican tomato imports, combined with bad weather in Florida and Mexico, has caused the price of salsa ingredients to spike in recent months.
www.tpr.org
October 3, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Now he’s gone too far www.tpr.org/government-p...
Oklahoma (of all places) is trying to help women who’ve been convicted of a crime and the crime was linked to domestic violence they endured , a second chance.
“I kept begging for a divorce, and he’d threaten to kill my children.”
“I was in a very abusive, sick relationship.”
These women were imprisoned for crimes that stemmed from their abuse. A new law offered them a second chance.
(Published Feb. w/ @nytimes.com)
“I was in a very abusive, sick relationship.”
These women were imprisoned for crimes that stemmed from their abuse. A new law offered them a second chance.
(Published Feb. w/ @nytimes.com)
They Were Convicted of Killing Their Abusers. A New Law Offered a Second Chance at Freedom.
An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison?
www.propublica.org
October 1, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Oklahoma (of all places) is trying to help women who’ve been convicted of a crime and the crime was linked to domestic violence they endured , a second chance.
““Mailboxes across America have been turned into the instruments of abortion,” Perkins said, referring to abortion pills like mifepristone that can be delivered by mail. “As a result, we have more abortions today than before the overturn of Roe v. Wade…”
"Each time he mentioned higher rates of abortion following the overturning of Roe, attendees shook their heads in disbelief....Tony Perkins placed the primary blame for this situation on former President Joe Biden rather than Trump."
An Evangelical Kingmaker Is Lost in the Age of Trump
Four years after Dobbs, evangelical leaders are confronting a Republican party increasingly uninterested in abortion.
lnk.thebulwark.com
September 30, 2026 at 2:04 AM
““Mailboxes across America have been turned into the instruments of abortion,” Perkins said, referring to abortion pills like mifepristone that can be delivered by mail. “As a result, we have more abortions today than before the overturn of Roe v. Wade…”
Yo! Heads up, you social media peeps:
September 25, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Yo! Heads up, you social media peeps:
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44 years ago today
Joe Strummer at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. September 25, 1982
What did Joe think at that moment? 🫣
Photo by Ebet Roberts
#punk #punks #punkrock #joestrummer #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Joe Strummer at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. September 25, 1982
What did Joe think at that moment? 🫣
Photo by Ebet Roberts
#punk #punks #punkrock #joestrummer #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd
September 25, 2026 at 2:46 AM
44 years ago today
Joe Strummer at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. September 25, 1982
What did Joe think at that moment? 🫣
Photo by Ebet Roberts
#punk #punks #punkrock #joestrummer #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Joe Strummer at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. September 25, 1982
What did Joe think at that moment? 🫣
Photo by Ebet Roberts
#punk #punks #punkrock #joestrummer #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd
We paid for this not very subtle command from our god-emperor.
A taxpayer-funded ad telling Americans to “love” Trump, which has been accused of amounting to “propaganda,” has aired on Fox News.
Trump’s Insane ‘Love Me’ Ad Comes With Shocking Disclaimer
The ad was aired during primetime on Fox News.
www.thedailybeast.com
September 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM
We paid for this not very subtle command from our god-emperor.
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43 years ago
On September 23, 1983, Siouxsie and the Banshees released a cover version of "Dear Prudence", 15 years after the Beatles' original release.
#punk #gothpunkrock #postpunk #dearprudence #siouxsieandthebanshees #TheBeatles #otd
On September 23, 1983, Siouxsie and the Banshees released a cover version of "Dear Prudence", 15 years after the Beatles' original release.
#punk #gothpunkrock #postpunk #dearprudence #siouxsieandthebanshees #TheBeatles #otd
September 24, 2026 at 2:45 AM
43 years ago
On September 23, 1983, Siouxsie and the Banshees released a cover version of "Dear Prudence", 15 years after the Beatles' original release.
#punk #gothpunkrock #postpunk #dearprudence #siouxsieandthebanshees #TheBeatles #otd
On September 23, 1983, Siouxsie and the Banshees released a cover version of "Dear Prudence", 15 years after the Beatles' original release.
#punk #gothpunkrock #postpunk #dearprudence #siouxsieandthebanshees #TheBeatles #otd
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Rare snails lay eggs during car journey to zoo.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rare snails lay eggs on drive from Wales to Wingham Wildlife Park
The zoo near Canterbury says glutinous snails started laying eggs on their way to Kent.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 23, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Rare snails lay eggs during car journey to zoo.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Oh, come the f*ck ON.
“Trump's team has considered renaming Ford's Theater after the president, according to MS NOW.”
“Trump's team has considered renaming Ford's Theater after the president, according to MS NOW.”
Trump Aides’ Plot to Put His Name on Hallowed Site Exposed
Another day, another presidential vanity project.
www2.thedailybeast.com
September 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Oh, come the f*ck ON.
“Trump's team has considered renaming Ford's Theater after the president, according to MS NOW.”
“Trump's team has considered renaming Ford's Theater after the president, according to MS NOW.”
You’re still not getting into heaven, Joey.
The resignation last week by Joseph diGenova tells us: Even this hacky Trumpist wouldn’t do what Trump and Todd Blanche wanted him to do. trib.al/xFWIkoN
Why an Old Trump Loyalist’s DOJ Departure Is So Devastating for Trump
The resignation last week by Joseph diGenova tells us: Even this hacky Trumpist wouldn’t do what Trump and Todd Blanche wanted him to do.
trib.al
September 21, 2026 at 8:10 PM
You’re still not getting into heaven, Joey.