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Katie (Brassafrass)

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I’ve been called a lot of names, but never a normal college football fan. Go Dawgs!

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Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · Feb 8

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Doesn’t exactly pair well with Jenny’s or Mike Jones’s digits, so make up your own tune.

Save it. Call it frequently and vocally.

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Main switchboard who can route you to a Member of Congress’s office if you’re having trouble reaching who you’re looking for.

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 4h

Meet the new “Finebaum for Senate” finance chair, Bill Belichick.

Ollie Connolly @ollieconnolly.bsky.social · 8h

Per sources: Bill Belichick has discussed buyout options with North Carolina’s hierarchy. Belichick has signaled a willingness to trigger his own $1 million buyout if he can find a soft landing with another team or in media

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 4h

While w/ Yanks, JT was in ATL and my little bro and sis (ages 8 and 5-ish) were HEAD TO TOE in Braves attire and they saw him in an autograph cluster. He walked over to THEM, and chatted w/ them for like 15 mins. So funny they were too young to understand they were talking to a living legend.

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Simon McGarr @tupped.bsky.social · 12h

See this?

This story is the sound of a bullet you didn’t even know was coming at you whistling past your right ear.

Suzanne Smalley @suzannesmalley.bsky.social · 14h

Germany will not support Chat Control - a law which proposes to scan all messages people send even on end-to-end encrypted platforms - Justice Minister said today. German stance likely dooms the measure. Signal had threatened to leave the EU if Chat Control became law
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Germany will not support 'Chat Control' message scanning in the EU

“Random chat monitoring must be taboo in a constitutional state,” Federal Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig said as German officials signaled they will not vote for a controversial EU proposal known as ...

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Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 11h

And as he’ll tell you, 90% of the time, it works every time.

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 11h

Back at you!

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 11h

Blue chip ratio, THAT, Bud.

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Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 12h

The HOST of that episode, ELL OH ELL

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 12h

I connected with many of you fine folk over on The Bad Place to then get hoisted over Here in the Airlift of ‘23 ™️ to maintain those connections and make many, many others. ❤️

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 13h

Halloween 2005: Traipsing and bar-crawling around with friends in “Duh, I’m a mouse” costumes braving near-freezing temps REFUSING to wear coats of any kind.

Halloween 2025: *donned as an axe murder, carelessly wields a $1.75 plastic hatchet around to annihilate swarms of mosquitoes*

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 13h

Feast away, creatures of the night!!

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 13h

Can it be trained to smash spotted lanternflies??

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Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 14h

I got ya, boo. Better late than never.

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 14h

Dani, you’re muted. Can’t hear you.

*ducks*

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 14h

…Bienvenidos a Miami!

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Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 14h

How in blazing saddles did I miss that NICK CLEGG was a FB exec.

The Verge @theverge.com · 15h

From May 2025: Meta’s former head of global affairs said asking for permission from rights owners to train models would “basically kill the AI industry in this country overnight.”

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 1d

No. I was not informed. Anyway, do over and please take my money.

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 1d

ARP. 🐾 🐾 🐾

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 1d

There is no clearer sign of these dark times than every government website posting their disclaimer that their site won’t be updated/maintained until their agency re-opens, but with an Uncle Sam ad at the top of the page lusting after you with the promise of a $50,000 signing bonus to join ICE.

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 1d

And Johnnie’s Beef

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 1d

Ditalini!

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Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 1d

Scorigami is diet cotton candy.

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 1d

Will you kindly force me to sit down and actually watch it? I started it and just haven’t sat down to continue. But after the first episode I was hooked, so I’m in it already!

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Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 1d

Hehe. I just had dinner and all this pasta talk makes me want second dinners.

Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 1d

Ziti!

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Katie (Brassafrass) @brassafrass.bsky.social · 1d

I already guessed penne, SOCRATES!

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