Kathy Applebaum
@kathy.at.kathyapplebaum.com
EM and recovering software dev. Baseball nerd and stats geek. Wanted to be an astrophysicist when I was 6.
She/her.
She/her.
I stg it's getting harder every day to tell real news from The Onion.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I stg it's getting harder every day to tell real news from The Onion.
Dude can't imagine something people have successfully done for hundreds of thousands of years. And we listen to him why?
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Dude can't imagine something people have successfully done for hundreds of thousands of years. And we listen to him why?
Yeah. Everyone wants a plane full of sweaty people. 🙄
Duffy on what he's doing to improve the airport experience for travelers: "Maybe I want a workout area where people might get some blood flowing doing some pull ups or step ups in the airport."
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Yeah. Everyone wants a plane full of sweaty people. 🙄
Lol someone put me on a block list of people who hate people who use AI. My dude, I have a Master's in AI. I'm mostly against over-hyping and unethical use of AI.
December 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Lol someone put me on a block list of people who hate people who use AI. My dude, I have a Master's in AI. I'm mostly against over-hyping and unethical use of AI.
In today's entry for terrible design, I'm at the gate at the airport and an official seeming, very loud alarm is going off. No one is doing anything because there's no indication why it's going off or what we should do.
December 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In today's entry for terrible design, I'm at the gate at the airport and an official seeming, very loud alarm is going off. No one is doing anything because there's no indication why it's going off or what we should do.
I am in this comic and I don't like it. 🤣
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I am in this comic and I don't like it. 🤣
A movie that takes place where you're from.
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from.
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My sincere belief that we probably should all dress a little nicer while traveling is superseded by my sincere belief that we should mind our own business.
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
My sincere belief that we probably should all dress a little nicer while traveling is superseded by my sincere belief that we should mind our own business.
Great blue heron hunting. He wasn't too sure about me taking his picture, but eventually decided breakfast was more important.
November 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Great blue heron hunting. He wasn't too sure about me taking his picture, but eventually decided breakfast was more important.
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We gotta bring back shame in a big way
November 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We gotta bring back shame in a big way
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Zohran Mamdani doesn’t make me, an American Jew, feel unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Zohran Mamdani doesn’t make me, an American Jew, feel unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
Having the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, decide that a swastika isn’t really a symbol of hate? That makes me, an American Jew, feel pretty damn unsafe.
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I’ve had enough of the speculation surrounding subpar St Louis Cardinals middle infielders. The public needs to know the truth. It’s time to release the Eckstein files.
November 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I’ve had enough of the speculation surrounding subpar St Louis Cardinals middle infielders. The public needs to know the truth. It’s time to release the Eckstein files.
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
Grumble. I was going to stock up at Michael's on a yarn I like for Project Linus blankets. Everything showed in stock for home delivery. Go to the cart and half the colors are out of stock and the other half were 65¢ a skein more than the order page said. Whole cart abandoned in frustration.
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Grumble. I was going to stock up at Michael's on a yarn I like for Project Linus blankets. Everything showed in stock for home delivery. Go to the cart and half the colors are out of stock and the other half were 65¢ a skein more than the order page said. Whole cart abandoned in frustration.
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Every Democratic senator who votes for this should be primaried.
Deal has been reached, I’m told by multiple sources, and Kaine has announced his support
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Every Democratic senator who votes for this should be primaried.
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I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
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There is nothing any court can write, any judge can order, that makes bullying children an acceptable school district policy.
And any judge who rules otherwise is not fit to sit on the bench.
And any judge who rules otherwise is not fit to sit on the bench.
November 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
There is nothing any court can write, any judge can order, that makes bullying children an acceptable school district policy.
And any judge who rules otherwise is not fit to sit on the bench.
And any judge who rules otherwise is not fit to sit on the bench.
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Spicy lentils in the Instant Pot. (Can make on the stove or slow cooker as well)
1c lentils, preferably red or yellow
Can diced tomatoes
A chopped onion
5 chopped carrots
Salt, cumin, curry powder, garlic, turmeric, red pepper flakes
2c water
Dump into instant pot, stir, 10 min on high. 6 svgs
1c lentils, preferably red or yellow
Can diced tomatoes
A chopped onion
5 chopped carrots
Salt, cumin, curry powder, garlic, turmeric, red pepper flakes
2c water
Dump into instant pot, stir, 10 min on high. 6 svgs
IT IS TIME FOR BLUESKY RECIPE POSTING
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
do you have a cheap, healthy, low-cost recipe? post it here! or quote tweet this post. or dunk on me for something I don't care just post easy meals that people can make right now.
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Spicy lentils in the Instant Pot. (Can make on the stove or slow cooker as well)
1c lentils, preferably red or yellow
Can diced tomatoes
A chopped onion
5 chopped carrots
Salt, cumin, curry powder, garlic, turmeric, red pepper flakes
2c water
Dump into instant pot, stir, 10 min on high. 6 svgs
1c lentils, preferably red or yellow
Can diced tomatoes
A chopped onion
5 chopped carrots
Salt, cumin, curry powder, garlic, turmeric, red pepper flakes
2c water
Dump into instant pot, stir, 10 min on high. 6 svgs
This. If you don't think quality feedback is important, why are you assigning the work?
Yes, grading can take a lot of time. I've done it. But how else are you giving students individual feedback?
Yes, grading can take a lot of time. I've done it. But how else are you giving students individual feedback?
The faculty who say we should use AI to grade/give feedback because it's a way for us to "reclaim our time."
Line in the sand.
It isn't our time. It's theirs. If you have such little respect for your students and their time, quit.
Disrespectfully, the rest of us.
Line in the sand.
It isn't our time. It's theirs. If you have such little respect for your students and their time, quit.
Disrespectfully, the rest of us.
November 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This. If you don't think quality feedback is important, why are you assigning the work?
Yes, grading can take a lot of time. I've done it. But how else are you giving students individual feedback?
Yes, grading can take a lot of time. I've done it. But how else are you giving students individual feedback?
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I do have a litmus test for my candidates now and it's that I want them to be genuinely pissed off, not pretend pissed off
November 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I do have a litmus test for my candidates now and it's that I want them to be genuinely pissed off, not pretend pissed off
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"I don't think I should have to pay for other people's healthcare."
"In that case oh boy are you gonna be upset when you find out how insurance works."
"In that case oh boy are you gonna be upset when you find out how insurance works."
November 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"I don't think I should have to pay for other people's healthcare."
"In that case oh boy are you gonna be upset when you find out how insurance works."
"In that case oh boy are you gonna be upset when you find out how insurance works."
Today's dinosaur photo.
This heron decided to stare me down, which let me get a lot of great photos.
This heron decided to stare me down, which let me get a lot of great photos.
November 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Today's dinosaur photo.
This heron decided to stare me down, which let me get a lot of great photos.
This heron decided to stare me down, which let me get a lot of great photos.
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There are never any circumstances in which it is justified to take actions that will prevent children from having access to food, medical care, education and a safe warm place to sleep. Never. Ever. No exceptions. Think about that when you vote, or support anything with your money.
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
There are never any circumstances in which it is justified to take actions that will prevent children from having access to food, medical care, education and a safe warm place to sleep. Never. Ever. No exceptions. Think about that when you vote, or support anything with your money.