@kathydettmer.bsky.social
Teacher. French. TESOL. Czech. RPCV.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
Just finishing our traditional Christmas dinner of Chinese food (iykyk) and starting Trading Places, our traditional Christmas movie.
December 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Just finishing our traditional Christmas dinner of Chinese food (iykyk) and starting Trading Places, our traditional Christmas movie.
December 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Revision of a chapter I wrote ages ago, in my second language.
What was I thinking? Don't remember.
Where are my notes?
No idea.
Long days ahead.
What was I thinking? Don't remember.
Where are my notes?
No idea.
Long days ahead.
December 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Revision of a chapter I wrote ages ago, in my second language.
What was I thinking? Don't remember.
Where are my notes?
No idea.
Long days ahead.
What was I thinking? Don't remember.
Where are my notes?
No idea.
Long days ahead.
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The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
December 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
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If someone doesn't add THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND above THE DONALD J. TRUMP AND, the terrorists win
December 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If someone doesn't add THE JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND above THE DONALD J. TRUMP AND, the terrorists win
This tracks.
December 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This tracks.
Some days are diamonds. Some day are stones.
John Denver.
John Denver.
December 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Some days are diamonds. Some day are stones.
John Denver.
John Denver.
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people in nyc/la/etc are always running into celebrities randomly and here it's like "i saw philly elmo"
damn i just walked by fran lebowitz getting on the train. looking good queen
December 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
people in nyc/la/etc are always running into celebrities randomly and here it's like "i saw philly elmo"
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The locally infamous "Delco Pooper" gets counseling and community service as part of program for first-time offenders.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...
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‘Delco Pooper’ gets counseling, community service as part of program for first-time offenders.
If Christina Solometo completes the conditions of a rehabilitation program, her record could be wiped clean.
www.inquirer.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The locally infamous "Delco Pooper" gets counseling and community service as part of program for first-time offenders.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...
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This entire weekend
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
This entire weekend
This has been a truly shitty weekend and it just never lets up.
December 15, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This has been a truly shitty weekend and it just never lets up.
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Hanukkah Sameach, Joyeux Hanoucca, and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate!
December 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Hanukkah Sameach, Joyeux Hanoucca, and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate!
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Emmett Kelly sitting next to a painting of him as the clown "Weary Willie" by circus artist Ray Wolfe.
December 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Emmett Kelly sitting next to a painting of him as the clown "Weary Willie" by circus artist Ray Wolfe.
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lol yeah Chomsky is a douchebag
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
lol yeah Chomsky is a douchebag
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If you’ve never seen Schwarber, who *rarely* loses it, verbally spank Angel Hernandez on behalf of *both teams*, in extremely clear and easy-to-lip-read terms, you owe it to yourself to watch it on YouTube.
December 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If you’ve never seen Schwarber, who *rarely* loses it, verbally spank Angel Hernandez on behalf of *both teams*, in extremely clear and easy-to-lip-read terms, you owe it to yourself to watch it on YouTube.
Demain dès l'aube à l'heure où blanchit la campagne je partirai
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Demain dès l'aube à l'heure où blanchit la campagne je partirai
#JohnnyHallyday and #FreddieMercury had perfect voices. Fight me.
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
#JohnnyHallyday and #FreddieMercury had perfect voices. Fight me.
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As Stoppard wrote, and as I contemplate often: “I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead.”
November 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
As Stoppard wrote, and as I contemplate often: “I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead.”
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times:
Les Rita Mitsouko
David Ford
Margo Price
John Gorka
The Avett Brothers
Les Rita Mitsouko
David Ford
Margo Price
John Gorka
The Avett Brothers
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen multiple times:
Bruce Springsteen
Tom Petty
Rolling Stones
James Taylor
Billy Joel
Bruce Springsteen
Tom Petty
Rolling Stones
James Taylor
Billy Joel
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times:
Les Rita Mitsouko
David Ford
Margo Price
John Gorka
The Avett Brothers
Les Rita Mitsouko
David Ford
Margo Price
John Gorka
The Avett Brothers
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November 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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The administration that uncancelled swastikas yesterday wants us to believe that it is blackmailing universities because it is so sincerely against antisemitism?
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The administration that uncancelled swastikas yesterday wants us to believe that it is blackmailing universities because it is so sincerely against antisemitism?
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Thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
November 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thanks to his new Tesla pay package, Elon Musk could stand to make $3 billion more per year than all 1.4 million elementary school teachers in the U.S. combined. Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
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Those supple, pouty lips; that deep cleft in his chin; those billowing, flowing locks:
Billy Penn, Colonial Thirst Trap
Billy Penn, Colonial Thirst Trap
Billy P's head in the courtyard before he was reassembled atop city hall
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November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Those supple, pouty lips; that deep cleft in his chin; those billowing, flowing locks:
Billy Penn, Colonial Thirst Trap
Billy Penn, Colonial Thirst Trap
How I spent last night.
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
How I spent last night.
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky