Beth Cato
@bethcato.bsky.social
Author. Baker. Cheese lover. Late-diagnosed autistic. Three fantasy series out now. New release: cozy mystery Cheddar Luck Next Time. Next fantasy book out 10/1: A House Between Sea and Sky. Hanford, CA native now in Red Wing, MN.
This is a deep and powerful study of a pivotal episode.
I was 12 when I first saw it. I understood the ep was about psychological manipulation, but the art of this depiction gets more disturbing as I age.
I was 12 when I first saw it. I understood the ep was about psychological manipulation, but the art of this depiction gets more disturbing as I age.
Picard's defiant shout of “There are four lights!” is now a meme, but it's his quieter confession to Troi that makes "Chain of Command" into a metaphor for domestic abuse, offering crucial insight into the experiences of survivors:
#StarTrek
#StarTrek
There Are Four Lights: Star Trek’s Unwitting Allegory for Domestic Abuse - Reactor
The parallels are unmistakable, once you consider Picard's final confession.
reactormag.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This is a deep and powerful study of a pivotal episode.
I was 12 when I first saw it. I understood the ep was about psychological manipulation, but the art of this depiction gets more disturbing as I age.
I was 12 when I first saw it. I understood the ep was about psychological manipulation, but the art of this depiction gets more disturbing as I age.
Personally attacked... and I deserve it.
An autistic woman who stays up to date with current affairs still remains convinced that she’s worse than anyone in the world, sources have reported.
Autistic woman who reads news still somehow thinks she’s the worst person on Earth
An autistic woman who stays up to date with current affairs still remains convinced that she’s worse than anyone in the world, sources have reported. Navya Randhawa, 40, keeps abreast of the horror…
thedailytism.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Personally attacked... and I deserve it.
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Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.
February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Predicting that this week we’ll hear more conciliatory words from the Administration regarding Minnesota (since they’re starting to realize that ICE has become politically toxic) but everyone outside of Minnesota needs to know that nothing on the ground has changed.
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
February 2, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Groundhog Day | noun | a situation in which the same usually negative or monotonous experiences occur repeatedly or are felt to occur repeatedly with no change or correction
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Ralph Lazo was a Latine teen who volunteered to go to a Japanese concentration camp to be in solidarity with his friends. When he turned himself in to authorities, they thought he was Japanese. “Being brown has its advantages,” he would later tell the LA Times.
www.history.com/articles/jap...
www.history.com/articles/jap...
This Mexican American Teenager Spent Years in a Japanese Internment Camp—On Purpose | HISTORY
Ralph Lazo wasn’t of Japanese descent, but he spent spent two years at Manzanar in solidarity with his friends.
www.history.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Ralph Lazo was a Latine teen who volunteered to go to a Japanese concentration camp to be in solidarity with his friends. When he turned himself in to authorities, they thought he was Japanese. “Being brown has its advantages,” he would later tell the LA Times.
www.history.com/articles/jap...
www.history.com/articles/jap...
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Cheese is life.
January 31, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Cheese is life.
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But we found cheese, Beth
January 31, 2026 at 12:45 AM
But we found cheese, Beth
Uh oh.
If adults ever called you an “old soul” what they meant was “holy shit this kid is already out of seratonin”
January 31, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Uh oh.
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Exactly. No one told me I was going to lose my job and be left behind if I didn't get a smartphone. I got a smartphone because it looked like it did a lot of useful things (and it does).
If the tech is good, you don't need to threaten people to get them to use it.
If the tech is good, you don't need to threaten people to get them to use it.
genAI is going to fail for the same reason NFTs, play-to-earn, web3, and the metaverse failed: because it's being sold as an "inevitable future" that you have to put up with and adapt to, rather than, you know, a product you would conceivably want to buy
January 30, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Exactly. No one told me I was going to lose my job and be left behind if I didn't get a smartphone. I got a smartphone because it looked like it did a lot of useful things (and it does).
If the tech is good, you don't need to threaten people to get them to use it.
If the tech is good, you don't need to threaten people to get them to use it.
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The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
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We are a hair's breadth from a world where, if you are caught near a protest, you get put on a no-fly list indefinitely.
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
We are a hair's breadth from a world where, if you are caught near a protest, you get put on a no-fly list indefinitely.
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DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
‘Abolish ICE’ has become an increasingly popular position and people are being shot in the streets over it why the fuck would you dillweeds roll over like this. Especially given that citizenship is much more friable than people think it is this is not as protective as dems want it to look.
January 30, 2026 at 1:43 AM
DHS has a whole citizen detainment system set up in Minnesota. They snatch citizens off the street (often with proof they are citizens), detain them for a few hours, steal their phones, then release them into the cold.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
It ain’t about deporting citizens; it’s about terrorizing a whole population.
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YOU TELL THEM ROSE NYLAND 😭😭😭💜💜💜
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
YOU TELL THEM ROSE NYLAND 😭😭😭💜💜💜
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ICYDK, publishing is in a decline. Many authors who have had dependable contracts in the past are now scrambling to make ends meet and seeing lower advances and fewer sales than ever. If you see lots of book publicity posts, it's because we're scared and trying to keep our jobs during The Horrors.
January 29, 2026 at 3:56 PM
ICYDK, publishing is in a decline. Many authors who have had dependable contracts in the past are now scrambling to make ends meet and seeing lower advances and fewer sales than ever. If you see lots of book publicity posts, it's because we're scared and trying to keep our jobs during The Horrors.
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by popular request i have turned the meme into a blog post, which explains how it works, links to the template file and includes a selection of examples from the thread
#KirbyFraming
#KirbyFraming
January 29, 2026 at 6:25 AM
by popular request i have turned the meme into a blog post, which explains how it works, links to the template file and includes a selection of examples from the thread
#KirbyFraming
#KirbyFraming
This week on Bready or Not: Cinnamon Streusel Cookies! These unique cookies are crowned with cinnamon and chopped pecans.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This week on Bready or Not: Cinnamon Streusel Cookies! These unique cookies are crowned with cinnamon and chopped pecans.
www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...
www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...
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Every single person writing a book right now:
This one, this is the one
This one, this is the one
January 28, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Every single person writing a book right now:
This one, this is the one
This one, this is the one
Still on sale!
Whoa! A House Between Sea and Sky is featured on BookBub today! 🤯This came as a total shock to me.
Grab the book while it's on sale for $2.49!
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Grab the book while it's on sale for $2.49!
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January 28, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Still on sale!
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90 year old mystery solved …
January 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM
90 year old mystery solved …
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Frog and Toad looked into a mirror.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
January 28, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Frog and Toad looked into a mirror.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
“We look brave,” said Frog.
“Yes, but are we?” asked Toad.
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All of Beth’s books are worth reading. So get this while it’s a deal!
Whoa! A House Between Sea and Sky is featured on BookBub today! 🤯This came as a total shock to me.
Grab the book while it's on sale for $2.49!
amzn.to/4lb2R73
[promo link]
Grab the book while it's on sale for $2.49!
amzn.to/4lb2R73
[promo link]
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 PM
All of Beth’s books are worth reading. So get this while it’s a deal!
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Just finished chain-reading a fantastic (pun intended?) stack:
Among Ghosts by @rachelhartmanbooks.com
A House Between Sea & Sky by @bethcato.bsky.social
The Witch Roads and The Nameless Land by @kateelliottsff.bsky.social.
All so good! Staring at my library stack, not sure what to start next…
Among Ghosts by @rachelhartmanbooks.com
A House Between Sea & Sky by @bethcato.bsky.social
The Witch Roads and The Nameless Land by @kateelliottsff.bsky.social.
All so good! Staring at my library stack, not sure what to start next…
January 27, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Just finished chain-reading a fantastic (pun intended?) stack:
Among Ghosts by @rachelhartmanbooks.com
A House Between Sea & Sky by @bethcato.bsky.social
The Witch Roads and The Nameless Land by @kateelliottsff.bsky.social.
All so good! Staring at my library stack, not sure what to start next…
Among Ghosts by @rachelhartmanbooks.com
A House Between Sea & Sky by @bethcato.bsky.social
The Witch Roads and The Nameless Land by @kateelliottsff.bsky.social.
All so good! Staring at my library stack, not sure what to start next…
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Pre-orders are up for Tea & Treachery at the Infinite Pantry!
A cozy fantasy steeped in magic and deliciousness, with a sweet F/NB romance. If you’re hungry for a story of people caring for each other even when things get tough, this one’s for you.
Pre-order here: books2read.com/tea-treachery
A cozy fantasy steeped in magic and deliciousness, with a sweet F/NB romance. If you’re hungry for a story of people caring for each other even when things get tough, this one’s for you.
Pre-order here: books2read.com/tea-treachery
January 27, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Pre-orders are up for Tea & Treachery at the Infinite Pantry!
A cozy fantasy steeped in magic and deliciousness, with a sweet F/NB romance. If you’re hungry for a story of people caring for each other even when things get tough, this one’s for you.
Pre-order here: books2read.com/tea-treachery
A cozy fantasy steeped in magic and deliciousness, with a sweet F/NB romance. If you’re hungry for a story of people caring for each other even when things get tough, this one’s for you.
Pre-order here: books2read.com/tea-treachery