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Kate / Katelyn Forrest

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Reader. Writer. Doer of Things. 🏳️‍⚧️ Once Upon a Punk Show available July 15! https://katelynforrest.com/

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · Jul 15

What happens when your new fling turns out to be a legit goddess? And her ex is trying to overdose humanity on old magic?

What to do, what to do.. 🤔

Once Upon a Punk Show. Sing together. Save the world together. Out now!

Full blurb and links below ⤵️

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Once Upon a Punk Show

For Giulia Caesari, a small-time punk singer chasing a stage high, embracing the chaos of her life is a night in the mosh pit. Until she learns chaos is not an abstract thing. Chaos is a flesh and …

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 32m

Arena show in New Hampshire. Got tix for free from the record label cause I was a radio DJ in college. They're even dated wrong cause Jack White broke his hand and delayed the show by 6 months.

They played that arena show like it was a local hole in the wall. Huge but intimate at the same time

Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 1h

Love all this.

Saw them play live in 04 and they were a force of nature.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3h

𝒊 𝒂𝒎 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕, 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒎 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 (ⁱ ᵖᵘᵇˡⁱˢʰ ᵃʷᵃʳᵈ-ʷᵒʳᵗʰʸ ʷᵒʳᵈˢ ᵉᵛᵉʳʸ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵀʰᵘʳˢᵈᵃʸ)

𝐌𝐄𝐆 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄, 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐈𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐄𝐒 -- 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐏𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭

@ 𝚓𝚞𝚗𝚘 𝚛𝚢𝚕𝚎𝚎 𝚓𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚖 𝚍𝚘𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚖

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GIRL MUSIC 012: THE WHITE STRIPES | MEG WHITE AND JACK WHITE | “HEY LITTLE APPLE BLOSSOM, COME AND TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE THINKING”
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October 9, 2025

Juno Rylee Schultz

“With the White Stripes, we were trying to trick people into not realizing we were playing the blues.”

GIRL MUSIC is independent music journalism for anyone that loves pretty art and music.

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“I got into blues in my late teens. I knew about Robert Johnson from the bands that covered him. And when I heard him, I thought it was OK. Then I heard Son House’s a cappella song “Grinning in Your Face” [from the 1965 Columbia album Father of Folk Blues]. That was a transformative moment. There’s nothing there, just that voice. And what he was singing made so much sense to me.”

— JACK WHITE, Rolling Stone, 2005

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 9h

my 24 hour account suspension was LIFTED !

which means it was a WARNING SHOT

but also they reversed it, which means they know they were wrong

which means , i did nothing wrong,

which means it's back to asking questions that i should be allowed to ask as a long term user of this website

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 10h

I am being targeted by @bsky.app for asking about the safety of myself and other trans users

@tylerfromtheinternet.com
@amutepiggy.bsky.social
@mayawest.online
@gorl.gay
@dell.bsky.social
@ianboudreau.com
@frecksandframes.fans

i am a transgender journalist and should be allowed to ask ?'s

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 7h

Oooo seconding slush reading here.

I've done it twice and looking behind the curtain absolutely *will* level up your writing process.

And also yes, the "I love it, but it doesn't fit here" rejections are truthful and painful/frustrating from the other end too.

Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 12h

My writing career. Some of my best, closest friends. My agent had followed me on twitter long ago. (Hi Michael).

I saw the opportunity to slush read for Shimmer (now closed sob) on twitter...that slush position rewired my writing brain. I found great stories to read from ppl posting links. Lots.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 7h

Ugh. I had to actually earn my paycheck today.

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 11h

S Tier ally.

Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 12h

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

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Ms. Maxwellmusic 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxmaxwellmusic.bsky.social · 12h

A thread. Read it. Share it.

Ms. Maxwellmusic 🏳️‍⚧️ @mxmaxwellmusic.bsky.social · Aug 30

First they came for the sex workers and I said nothing.

Then they came for trans people, and I stayed silent.

Next it was the gays and lesbians and bisexuals, but the game was on so 🤷

Women lost their rights next but me and the boys figured it'd be fine

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 14h

Leanne Russ's entourage should be the next mini of the month challenge 🤪

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Mx Maddison Stoff @thedescenters.bsky.social · 15h

The heart of it is naked insecurity. They're overvalued, we're undervalued and they know it. Genai (and the AGI cult attached to it,) is just them throwing a tantrum about it.

Swiftdrawer/BlazeWarriorWolf/Fireking492 ⚔️@COVIDaware #StopKOSA @blazewarriorwolf.bsky.social · 15h

Amazing how just about everything bad going on can be summed up as: “the ruling class seeks world domination and total control of everything and everyone and are salty at people who dare to be creative and themselves.”

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 14h

Solidarity. 3.5 years without caffeine and I still get massive cravings for it when I need to calm down.

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Hannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · 1d

My Ghost Pokemon designs so far! More on the way...

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 14h

Same. And that might have been excusable a couple years ago but I don't know how anyone in a creative field can be *that* I'll informed on accident.

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Jaunty Art @jaunty.art · Feb 28

Another day

Text box: Me reading the news every day about something that's happening in the U.S.
Image: illustration of a man looking at his phone with a disdainful look on his face
Speech bubble: Wow, that's fucked up.

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 15h

I woke up on a Monday in college... said "huh, my thesis is due on Thursday. I should start it", marathoned 90 hours straight and got an A.

AI can't do shit like that.

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 23h

I wrote a 15 page report on heraldic symbolism in medieval armor and weapon design for my art history class the night before it was due (8am class). Made up 90% of it (only found one book for reference) and got an A. GenAI could fucking never.

wrote 20 pages on Faulkner's The Bear four hours before final papers were due on trucker pills and coffee and cigarettes and got an A, fuck you.
You people couldn't hang with real slackers.
finn
wokeupchic • 4d
It's fuck Al till your homework due in 25 minutes

Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 15h

This one hits in the feels.... Mad Max Fury Road is one of a very small handful of films that make me regret ditching filmmaking.

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 1d

‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in Australia There’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI. And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. SkySkull @drskyskull.bsky.social · 1d

Be the sort of person where even the rumor of your demise sparks a global depressive spiral and not the Ewok celebration from Return of the Jedi

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

“There are just a lot of rumors flying around. But I figured if you heard it from me, you’d know that I was okay,” Dolly Parton said in a new two-minute video posted on Instagram. “I’m not ready to die yet. I don’t think God is through with me. And I ain’t done working.” https://to.pbs.org/4hc1DXB

'I'm not dying': Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health

Late last month Parton postponed her first Las Vegas residency in 32 years, citing “health challenges.”

www.pbs.org

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · Oct 17

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colored piece, fanart of Harrow from Harrow the Ninth
she's floating into the black space, holding a giant sword close to her chest, frowning in anger and sadness, tear rolling down her face painted as a skull
she's surrounded by many skulls with "IX" on their forehead, and ribcages, and bones

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Andy Claaaaaarrrghhhhk, Nerdling Herder @andycruns.bsky.social · 1d

Well I was inspired to write a thing.

The return
The embers burned low in the grate, their glow barely enough to reach the hearth. A huge wolf snored on the flagstones in front of the fireplace, deep slow breaths the only sound in the chamber.
A figure moved in the gloom, shifting position in a simple high back chair. For a moment the light caught deep set eyes, a flash of yellow iris and strange, vertically slit pupils.
Logan Grimnar, Chapter Master of the Space Wolves, Lord of the Rout, Keeper of the Aett was troubled. The great rift had split the galaxy in two, punishing the already hard pressed Wolves. Squads, even whole companies were missing. While Grimnar trusted his warriors could face down any foe as the years had ground on he had begun to fear the worst. He had returned to Fenris to resupply and, after barking orders, and exchanging terse words with those advisors that remained he had found himself alone. He was brooding. Dark thoughts pulling at his mind like the stygian shadows that haunted the echoing halls of the massive fortress.
A knock disturbed the silence, snapping Grimnar back to the present. The sleeping wolf grunted briefly then resumed its snoring.
The blackened door swung open, revealing Brother Icehalt, the duty officer of his Wolf Guard. This deep in the aett he was out of his battleplate, instead he wore leatherwork armour, the knotwork telling a tale of his exploits for those with the ken to read it.
'My lord,' said Icehalt, 'You are needed in the great hall.'
'What has happened?'
'It.' hesitated Icehalt, 'it is better that you witness for yourself.'
Logan paused. He had witnessed Icehalt tear the head from a Tyranid hive tyrant, one of many great deeds that had earned the warrior his place among the elite. The see the veteran nonplussed was disquieting.
'Lead on.'
'They walked right in, my lord,' said Icehalt, 'passed every scry system, knew every code key. We caught up with them here.'
'Why were they not confronted sooner?'

*We are stretched thin and, well, they were helmed and armoured. Why would the serfs doubt them?'
They were not my helmed now. The small group of space marines were holding court around one of the fire pits surrounded by a growing gathering of Wolves. Someone had opened a barrel of miod and the newcomers were quaffing with gusto. Their armour was old, ancient. Mark Il and Ill for the most part with one wearing an immense suit of Cataphractii terminator plate.
One stood out from the rest. Literally. They were a full head taller than the terminator, their armour obviously a masterpiece even from this distance. At their hip hung an enormous frost blade.
They were a strange sight for all bore the marks of the rout, their antique power armour was rune carved, their weapons ice forged, and all were women.
Their leader caught sight of Grimnar and beckoned him over. The great wolf took their measure as he walked. Tall, taller even than he, a mane of ash blonde hair fell in plaits over one shoulder, eyes the blue of a winters dawn glinted with mischief. She carried herself with effortless grace. Grimnars practiced eye was not fooled, noting the careful stance, balanced to erupt into violence in a heartbeat if the moment called for it. She carried herself like a general.
'Welcome,' she said, 'join us.'
'And who are you to welcome me to my own hall?' Growled Logan.
'Why?' Grinned the visitor, 'don't you recognise me?'
The stranger drew her blade, offering it hilt first to Grimnar, He took it, testing ts balance and casting his eye over the runes inscribed on the silver blade
'Mjalnar.' He breathed.
'The very same.'
'How did you come by this?'
'I never surrendered it.'
'Who do you claim to be?'
'Drink with me, great wolf, and I shall tell you such a tale the skialds would weep.'

Logan took the proffered cup and took a deep draught and turned to Icehalt.
'Go to the vaults, have the priests raise the fell-handed from his slumber. He shall have the knowing of this.'
"Very well, my lord,' said Icehalt, 'and what of you?'
‘I have a saga to hear’

Many hour later Grimnar was deep in his cups. More barrels of mjod had been brought forth, all warriors present in the aett had heard tell of the guests and had gathered. At first curious they had become enraptured by the telling of the tale and drunk deep of ale and mystery. Games had broken out, dice and bones, feats of strength and endurance. The women, the marines for they could only be thus, had partaken with gusto. More barrels until they ran dry, then amasec, wine, the strange bottles brought as gifts by rare visitors or retrieved from worlds across the imperium. Logan stared at the vessel in his hand. The remnants of a vibrant yellow liquor sloshed in the bottom. He drained the sickly liquid and tossed the bottle aside.
Apparently the saga had reached a high point as the assembled audience roared their appreciation, those that remained conscious of course.
Heavy footfalls echoed through the hall. Bjorn approached. First great wolf, most ancient living warrior of the imperium, dreadnought. He walked towards the tall marine who still held court unstoppable as a glacier.
"Who joins us?' Asked the stranger, leaving the light of the fire to confront the mighty war machine.
'I could ask the same,' rumbled Bjorn.
The stranger examined the dreadnought, taking in the frieze, the runes and wards, honour marks and sarcophagus.
'Bjorn?' She asked, 'is it truly you?'
'How do you know me?'
'Take a good look, old friend.'
She stepped back, standing squarely in front and turning in a slow circle.
Cold blue eyes met blood red sensorium. The moment stretched. Minutes passed.
'Forgive me, Leman, I cannot bow.' Said Bjorn at last.'
"You bow to no one, and it's Leanne now.' Said the primarch.
End

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JewelKnifeStress 🎃🎲🖌️🎮 (She/Her) @jewelknightjess.com · 1d

Heyyy if you like painting minis come join us in Paintslam. Look I even drew a thingy in procreate to catch your eye. Cmoooon. Paintslam.com innit!!!

A drawing of a girl with glasses saying ‘hey I noticed you like minis . Join us at paintslam.com. There’s like a discord ‘n all!

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 1d

Ok whew. Serendipitous timing then. I was getting second hand scheduling agita.

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 1d

I'm always impressed by the sheer amounts of scheduling and timing it must take to maintain poly things. Like, I barely know what day of the week it is.

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh. Moved up enough tiers in Magic Arena that every game is now a rock paper scissors where the whole game is "can i set up my cheap combo before you get your expensive card out?"

Also, life mill decks are just obnoxious.

Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 1d

Techbros love fascim cause they got the wrong message from 80s sci fi dystopia movies.

Blade Runner is not goals. Robocop is not goals.

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 1d

You cannot be fucking serious

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 1d

Had to dig deep for the last one. Minor character in an unpubbed project.