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Kats Peterson
@katskitchen.bsky.social
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Birder, amateur naturalist, secular humanist, home cook, reader, picture-taker and for a few years, jewelry-maker. Know this: >no bio = no follow-back<. Also, I have recently taken to hiding, muting and blocking anyone posting AI slop.
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#BlueSkyArtShow Looking straight up into the edges of storm #Clouds . Almost sinister.
Layers of storm clouds backlit by the sun. The white part above the dark gray look like a skull's smiling jaw.
January 31, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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gregmorosoff.bsky.social
Because we can still post this here.

Bluesky is far from perfect; but, they aren't censoring this.

Fuck META
Fuck X

#TheAlliedForces

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January 28, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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trashcamell.bsky.social
I keep getting people trying to tell me that Gen ai is socialist 💀 because it’s open source, Gen ai is already siphoning billions from social welfare into a slop machine destroying millions of jobs. You wanting to make memes isn’t as important as funding healthcare idk why I need to say this.
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
#One small plant in the middle of a large, desiccated mudpan. Desolation or resilience? #BlueSkyArtShow #plants #black-and-white #EastCoastKin
A stark contrast in black-and-white. A small plant somehow thriving in the center of a dried-out, deeply fissured mudpan atop a large, flat-topped dredge spoil. Cape May, NJ, near the ferry canal and Higbee's Beach.
January 17, 2026 at 2:42 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
This is a copycat account pretending to be Ron Filipkowski. Please report. @lukegilberte72.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 9:47 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
It's tough to beat the #vibrant red of a Scarlet Tanager. #BlueSkyArtShow
For this week's theme of #Vibrant, I chose a photo from our backyard. This is a male Scarlet Tanager, a neotropical migrant that breeds in a large swath of North America. The wings, tail and eye are jet black and the body of the male is a vivid scarlet. Females are greenish-yellow with dark wings and tail.
January 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
Nice morning for Tundra Swan Yoga. #birds #swans #photography #nature #EastCoastKin
The Tundra Swan is a winter visitor to these parts (S. NJ). These large all-white birds can be distinguished from other swan species by mostly bill coloring: the black bill bears a pink edge to the upper mandible and a bright yellow patch in front of the eye. By comparison, Mute Swans have orange bills with a black nob at the top, and Trumpeter Swans lack the little yellow spot near the eye. Taken at Cape May Point State Park, NJ.
January 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
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jdh.bsky.social
Abolishing ICE is the moderate, compromise solution.
January 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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norants2024.bsky.social
ICE is not legitimate federal law enforcement, they do not target criminals. They are the paramilitary wing of a fascist movement that seeks to intimidate minorities and anybody who doesn’t fit into their image of “American”. They are Nazi-adjacent and should be regarded as such.
January 8, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social
The president against remote work has been at his house in Florida for 3 weeks.
January 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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dan401w.bsky.social
For a couple generations, at the least. Us guys suck at it and only tend to make the world worse, not better.
January 4, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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internethippo.bsky.social
You should be embarrassed to be a member of congress and issuing anything other than impeachment resolutions. You're in the model UN. They should give you legos and a propeller hat
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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covid19disease.bsky.social
Mutant H3N2 Influenza Surges Across the U.S.

A sharp spike in activity has been reported, with 7.5 million illnesses, 81,000 hospitalizations, and 3,100 deaths as the flu’s impact triples in just one week.

Wear a respirator (N95/KN95) when going outdoors or into crowded indoor spaces.
December 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
Just about any #Holiday one can think of involves special foods, symbolic of that particular celebration. A Buche de Noel is a special treat and is a multi-day project. This was my first attempt at making one. #BlueSkyArtShow
A buche de noel is a special cake, made in the likeness of a fallen log, often festooned with marzipan (almond paste) decorations, in this case mushrooms, holly leaves and berries, pine needles and cones. This one is a chocolate sponge cake, rolled around mocha filling and iced in dark chocolate buttercream.
December 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Cioppino is the closest I get to the "7 Fishes" Xmas Eve supper. This one has calamari, mussels, clams, cod, shrimp, shredded "crab" and lobster claws. Happy Holidays! 🍽️
In a large, white, round pasta dish is my seafood cioppino. The base is basically a marinara, with a half-cup of white wine and 2 cups of seafood stock added, then reduced for about a half-hour before adding the various shellfish and fish. Once the mussels open, the rest is added and simmered until *just* cooked, about 5-8 minutes more.
December 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
Working with molten glass is definitely #warm work! #BlueSkyArtShow #glassworking #WheatonArts More about this process in ALT.
This photo was taken by my S.O. at Wheaton Arts in Millville, NJ. They were in the beginning stages of creating a cornucopia in glass. This slug of glass was so heavy, it took a couple of workers to move it back and forth into the furnace and at one point, they almost lost it before saving it from contacting the floor at the last minute. It was truly amazing to watch the whole process. There were other teams working on all the little fruits to put into the mouth of the cornucopia, which made it increasingly heavy with each fruit applied.
November 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
Hope everyone who celebrated enjoyed their day!
Meme of a very portly pussycat with a double-chin saying, "Maybe I ate all the turkey and maybe I didn't..."
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
Western Kingbird, juvenile. #birds #birding #photography #nature #EastCoastKin
The Western Kingbird is generally an unusual bird to see here in NJ, This one is a juvenile, with its bluish-gray head and back plumage still coming in, contrasting with a white throat and belly. It bears a heavy flycatcher bill and slightly longer wings and tail than its eastern counterpart. They love to hunt for insects in open fields lined with hedgerows, perching on outer branches and taller objects within the fields. Observed at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR on Nov.24, 2025.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
A trio of #small but vigorous nestling Eastern Wood Pewees. Taken with a zoom lens from a good distance away, so as not to disturb them in any way. #BlueSkyArtShow
This little trio of nestling Eastern Wood Pewees with their bright yellow bills and gapes was taken in June 2020, located high up in the crotch of an oak tree branch in our SNJ yard. They are so young that their eyes are still closed, and wouldn't open for another few days. The nest was successful.
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
#Bright -eyed and bushy-tailed for #BlueSkyArtShow ! #photography #squirrels #nature #EastCoastKin
A photo of a very precocious Red Squirrel sitting on a rock in Maine in bright morning light. Literally bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
November 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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iansatiable.bsky.social
This rage is the cost of failed leadership. When you mobilize an army and then surrender without a fight, you don't just lose a policy battle. You break the covenant with the people who trusted you with their time, money, and courage. The capital is spent. The trust is gone.
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
katskitchen.bsky.social
Sea kayakers enjoying the #evening in Bar Harbor. #BlueSkyArtShow #Photography #seakayaking
Under the vivid glow of a setting sun, sea kayakers are paddling in for the evening in Bar Harbor, Maine. The thin cloud layer diffuses the light, and makes an alleyway of glittering golden reflection on the water.
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
Can a Golden-crowned Kinglet be angry? Maybe not, but this one was very serious. #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #EastCoastKin 🦉
This Golden-crowned Kinglet paused very briefly on our old apple tree, with its gnarled, swirly, rough bark - a great place to find tiny prey hiding. They are tiny, busy birds, with their golden-yellow "crown" bordered by black. On th e males, there is a patch of bright red nestled in the gold which can only usually be seen when they raise their crest a bit. SNJ; Nov. 2014
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
katskitchen.bsky.social
🍽️ Perfect night for some comfort food. Chicken Cobbler with a biscuit topping and lots of veg.
Chicken Cobbler, basically a pot pie filling with about three cups of bite-sized pieces of rotisserie chicken, carrots from our garden, celery, onion, peas and chopped green beans. The sauce includes homemade stock, butter and flour, thyme, sage and parsley from the garden, salt and pepper. The top is a basic buttermilk drop biscuit, baked until crispy on top and fluffy underneath.
November 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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#Autumn is the time to fatten up to prepare for winter's harshness. #BlueSkyArtShow #birds #EastCoastKin #naturephotography
This little hen Ruffed Grouse entertained us while we rented a camp in Maine on Moosehead Lake last October. She's sitting in a Spindle Bush, aflame in bright red and bearing tasty berries in pairs. She and her mate visited for most of the week we were there.
November 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM