Cathy W
@cathyw.bsky.social
Lover of cheese, knitting, books, tea. The adultiest adult in my house. Possibly actually Gromit. She/Her.
(aka crwilley & afannishknitter over at the dead bird site.)
(aka crwilley & afannishknitter over at the dead bird site.)
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Texas voters need your help!
Train to become a poll monitor today, and learn how to help protect Texas voters from intimidation at the polls.
We host virtual trainings every week! Sign up here: bit.ly/EPTRAININGS
Train to become a poll monitor today, and learn how to help protect Texas voters from intimidation at the polls.
We host virtual trainings every week! Sign up here: bit.ly/EPTRAININGS
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Texas voters need your help!
Train to become a poll monitor today, and learn how to help protect Texas voters from intimidation at the polls.
We host virtual trainings every week! Sign up here: bit.ly/EPTRAININGS
Train to become a poll monitor today, and learn how to help protect Texas voters from intimidation at the polls.
We host virtual trainings every week! Sign up here: bit.ly/EPTRAININGS
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If your legislation to stop "voter fraud" prevents 21 million legitimate voters from voting, your legislation itself is voter fraud.
The SAVE Act would require American citizens to show documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to vote. Our research shows that more than 21 million Americans lack ready access to those documents. bit.ly/4rA2p4R
New SAVE Act Bills Would Still Block Millions of Americans From Voting
The “show your papers” requirement is an attack on the freedom to vote.
www.brennancenter.org
February 17, 2026 at 9:14 PM
If your legislation to stop "voter fraud" prevents 21 million legitimate voters from voting, your legislation itself is voter fraud.
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Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
Ramadan Mubarak!
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Laissez bon temps rouler!
Hodesh Adar tov!
Y'ALL
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Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Laissez bon temps rouler!
Hodesh Adar tov!
Y'ALL
⭐
February 17, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.
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Happy Fire Horse New Year and/or Mardi Gras and/or Tuesday, depending
February 17, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Happy Fire Horse New Year and/or Mardi Gras and/or Tuesday, depending
one of Calvin Coolidge's sons died of an infected blister on his foot.
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 17, 2026 at 8:19 PM
one of Calvin Coolidge's sons died of an infected blister on his foot.
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The difference between a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant is the difference between a $20 bill and a napkin that a fascist wrote "twenty dollars" on.
February 17, 2026 at 6:56 PM
The difference between a judicial warrant and an administrative warrant is the difference between a $20 bill and a napkin that a fascist wrote "twenty dollars" on.
love this arrangement of Seven Nation Army #MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating
February 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
love this arrangement of Seven Nation Army #MilanoCortina2026 #FigureSkating
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“Regulating AI” has to involve finding aggressive ways to make this kind of shit stop and if Dems don’t run on that it’s political and social and human malpractice
NEW: ChatGPT and other chatbots are feeding users' fixations on real people, reinforcing users' delusional ideas and obsessions about others as they descend into unwanted harassment, stalking, and/or domestic abuse — traumatizing victims and profoundly altering lives.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking
ChatGPT and other AI chatbots are reinforcing users' delusions about other people — fueling fixations linked to stalking and other abuses.
futurism.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
“Regulating AI” has to involve finding aggressive ways to make this kind of shit stop and if Dems don’t run on that it’s political and social and human malpractice
a thing I just learned: the Olympics website has a feature where every athlete's profile page has a recording of them saying their own name.
I was right that the US announcers were mispronouncing the name of the Wranaa (Wranå in Swedish) siblings in mixed-doubles curling.
I was right that the US announcers were mispronouncing the name of the Wranaa (Wranå in Swedish) siblings in mixed-doubles curling.
February 17, 2026 at 5:05 PM
a thing I just learned: the Olympics website has a feature where every athlete's profile page has a recording of them saying their own name.
I was right that the US announcers were mispronouncing the name of the Wranaa (Wranå in Swedish) siblings in mixed-doubles curling.
I was right that the US announcers were mispronouncing the name of the Wranaa (Wranå in Swedish) siblings in mixed-doubles curling.
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Today is the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Horse. 2025 was the Year of the Snake, that revealed the truth. Today is also a solar eclipse, marking new beginnings.
This is the year for forward momentum.
Shall we kick ass this year?
This is the year for forward momentum.
Shall we kick ass this year?
February 17, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Today is the Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of the Horse. 2025 was the Year of the Snake, that revealed the truth. Today is also a solar eclipse, marking new beginnings.
This is the year for forward momentum.
Shall we kick ass this year?
This is the year for forward momentum.
Shall we kick ass this year?
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Bag secured. Happy Pączki Day!
February 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Bag secured. Happy Pączki Day!
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The Olympic women's short program is today, and this is my preview / reminder for those who may be wondering what happened since the last Olympics.
At the last Olympics, as many of you know, the breathless talk of the commentators was about women doing quad jumps! Wow! Amazing!
At the last Olympics, as many of you know, the breathless talk of the commentators was about women doing quad jumps! Wow! Amazing!
February 17, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The Olympic women's short program is today, and this is my preview / reminder for those who may be wondering what happened since the last Olympics.
At the last Olympics, as many of you know, the breathless talk of the commentators was about women doing quad jumps! Wow! Amazing!
At the last Olympics, as many of you know, the breathless talk of the commentators was about women doing quad jumps! Wow! Amazing!
Between now and the gold medal game I would like the NBC announcing team to learn one fact about Alex Carpenter that isn't "her father and brother were NHL players". You've got three days, get on it. #milanocortina2026
February 17, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Between now and the gold medal game I would like the NBC announcing team to learn one fact about Alex Carpenter that isn't "her father and brother were NHL players". You've got three days, get on it. #milanocortina2026
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The “have you said ‘thank you’ once?” school of government: nothing is about the merits of the policy or the national interest; everything is about the feelings of the leader. lnk.thebulwark.com/4694wEk
February 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The “have you said ‘thank you’ once?” school of government: nothing is about the merits of the policy or the national interest; everything is about the feelings of the leader. lnk.thebulwark.com/4694wEk
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People sometimes say things like “If I were the richest person in the world, I would cure cancer / solve world hunger / give everyone a home / etc.”
Beloved, the fact that you would do such things means you will never be one of the richest people in the world.
Beloved, the fact that you would do such things means you will never be one of the richest people in the world.
February 16, 2026 at 7:48 PM
People sometimes say things like “If I were the richest person in the world, I would cure cancer / solve world hunger / give everyone a home / etc.”
Beloved, the fact that you would do such things means you will never be one of the richest people in the world.
Beloved, the fact that you would do such things means you will never be one of the richest people in the world.
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HELLO I WAS A QUEER TEEN IN THE 1990s AND THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST SOCIAL TRANSITION NOW ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST "LETTING" US BE (at the time, for me) GAY OR LESBIAN THEN.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
Hilary Cass here arguing for children to be prevented from being known by a preferred name or getting a haircut in case it encourages them to continue later in life to transition.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
February 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
HELLO I WAS A QUEER TEEN IN THE 1990s AND THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST SOCIAL TRANSITION NOW ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST "LETTING" US BE (at the time, for me) GAY OR LESBIAN THEN.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
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Which is HILARIOUS because Feanor asked Galadriel for her hair back in Valinor and she told him to go pound sand. (Gal also refused to have any truck with Sauron in his “Gift-giver” form.)
Gimli, however, passed the Galadriel sniff test.
Gimli, however, passed the Galadriel sniff test.
After a feast on the grass, Galadriel gives gifts to the Company.
Aragorn—a sheath for Andúril, and a green Elf-stone.
Boromir—a belt of gold.
Merry and Pippin—silver belts.
Legolas—a bow.
Sam—a box.
Frodo—a phial of light.
Gimli names a strand of her hair. He receives three.
Aragorn—a sheath for Andúril, and a green Elf-stone.
Boromir—a belt of gold.
Merry and Pippin—silver belts.
Legolas—a bow.
Sam—a box.
Frodo—a phial of light.
Gimli names a strand of her hair. He receives three.
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Which is HILARIOUS because Feanor asked Galadriel for her hair back in Valinor and she told him to go pound sand. (Gal also refused to have any truck with Sauron in his “Gift-giver” form.)
Gimli, however, passed the Galadriel sniff test.
Gimli, however, passed the Galadriel sniff test.
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Year of the Fire Horse
February 16, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Year of the Fire Horse
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Also note the way that the burden is always, always placed upon the left; the right must be catered to, the center must be appealed to, the left? Suck it up, accept whatever is offered, perform the labor of care and capitulation and compromise.
A familiar dynamic.
A familiar dynamic.
One of the things language like this does is conveys the way that leftism is seen as feminized in america. Leftists are called “hysterical,” told we “throw tantrums,” and “are shrill and unreasonable.”
This is the language of cultural misogyny, used to denigrate and silence women.
This is the language of cultural misogyny, used to denigrate and silence women.
This is—ironically enough—what I am talking about.
RW voters who demand their bigotries be accommodated are never "radical" or "throwing a tantrum." No—those are "swing voters" to pursue, even as they fail to show up time & again. The goal here isn't a bigger tent, but to prevent movement leftward.
RW voters who demand their bigotries be accommodated are never "radical" or "throwing a tantrum." No—those are "swing voters" to pursue, even as they fail to show up time & again. The goal here isn't a bigger tent, but to prevent movement leftward.
February 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Also note the way that the burden is always, always placed upon the left; the right must be catered to, the center must be appealed to, the left? Suck it up, accept whatever is offered, perform the labor of care and capitulation and compromise.
A familiar dynamic.
A familiar dynamic.
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We have a pretty good vaccine for measles, and if you need it you should get it.
But also? Measles is airborne. That's part of why it's so infectious.
Adequate ventilation and air treatment (filtration, maybe UVC) in schools would be really, really helpful around now.
But also? Measles is airborne. That's part of why it's so infectious.
Adequate ventilation and air treatment (filtration, maybe UVC) in schools would be really, really helpful around now.
February 15, 2026 at 8:19 PM
We have a pretty good vaccine for measles, and if you need it you should get it.
But also? Measles is airborne. That's part of why it's so infectious.
Adequate ventilation and air treatment (filtration, maybe UVC) in schools would be really, really helpful around now.
But also? Measles is airborne. That's part of why it's so infectious.
Adequate ventilation and air treatment (filtration, maybe UVC) in schools would be really, really helpful around now.
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What the fuck is he talking about?
I mean, I love bluegrass and southern food. But as a Tennessean, I’m comfortable saying that no one comes to America lured by the promise of Appalachian culture.
I mean, I love bluegrass and southern food. But as a Tennessean, I’m comfortable saying that no one comes to America lured by the promise of Appalachian culture.
February 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
What the fuck is he talking about?
I mean, I love bluegrass and southern food. But as a Tennessean, I’m comfortable saying that no one comes to America lured by the promise of Appalachian culture.
I mean, I love bluegrass and southern food. But as a Tennessean, I’m comfortable saying that no one comes to America lured by the promise of Appalachian culture.
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(5/11) Walmart, Whole Foods, and Kohls are switching to electronic shelf labels that can display dynamic prices. Kroger deployed them with Microsoft AI—a setup a 2024 Senate inquiry warned could enable “surge pricing” via facial recognition. (Kroger claims it will only lower prices.)
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
(5/11) Walmart, Whole Foods, and Kohls are switching to electronic shelf labels that can display dynamic prices. Kroger deployed them with Microsoft AI—a setup a 2024 Senate inquiry warned could enable “surge pricing” via facial recognition. (Kroger claims it will only lower prices.)
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My timeline is half leftists complaining about Gavin Newsom and half liberals complaining about Graham Platner and I'd like to propose that we launch both of them into the sun together.
February 16, 2026 at 12:46 AM
My timeline is half leftists complaining about Gavin Newsom and half liberals complaining about Graham Platner and I'd like to propose that we launch both of them into the sun together.
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Us almost-old folks got this between our Saturday morning cartoon shows:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=yFh8...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=yFh8...
Schoolhouse Rock - America Rock - The Great American Melting Pot
YouTube video by Steven
m.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Us almost-old folks got this between our Saturday morning cartoon shows:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=yFh8...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=yFh8...