Kathy Fowler
@kathyfowlertx.bsky.social
Texan, librarian, worried about our democracy; Vancouver is one of my favorite places 👆🏻
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New to Bluesky. The vibe here is much better than the other site. 💙
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The regime is actively working to make living by a deadline harder. Taxes, elections, healthcare, bills. All affected by this ridiculous policy. See next post for more information.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The regime is actively working to make living by a deadline harder. Taxes, elections, healthcare, bills. All affected by this ridiculous policy. See next post for more information.
FDT
FDT
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Trump has made the Kennedy Center into the moral equivalent of playing Sun City during apartheid.
December 30, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Trump has made the Kennedy Center into the moral equivalent of playing Sun City during apartheid.
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Some of the best (I think) material in Five Came Back is there because a librarian saw what I was working on over 3 days and asked me if I'd like to take a look at a box of old George Stevens papers that had not been catalogued yet. So no, for a ton of reasons, AI cannot "do the research for you."
December 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Some of the best (I think) material in Five Came Back is there because a librarian saw what I was working on over 3 days and asked me if I'd like to take a look at a box of old George Stevens papers that had not been catalogued yet. So no, for a ton of reasons, AI cannot "do the research for you."
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I say this ALL THE TIME
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
December 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I say this ALL THE TIME
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*stopwatch ticking* how christmas was stolen from the grinch: tonight on 60 minutes
December 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
*stopwatch ticking* how christmas was stolen from the grinch: tonight on 60 minutes
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Why would anyone risk themselves to go on 60 Minutes after this? How can viewers ever trust CBS News to report fairly on topics this White House is sensitive about?
December 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Why would anyone risk themselves to go on 60 Minutes after this? How can viewers ever trust CBS News to report fairly on topics this White House is sensitive about?
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Hope you like biryani! Goodbye! Watch #NightThoughts on Hulu.
December 21, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Hope you like biryani! Goodbye! Watch #NightThoughts on Hulu.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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I’m no expert, but this is spot on and mirrors what we’ve been saying.
Trump has dementia and is visibly declining. The rambling, the speed, the confusion, the fixation, the sundowning. It’s happening before our eyes.
Watch this breakdown.
Trump has dementia and is visibly declining. The rambling, the speed, the confusion, the fixation, the sundowning. It’s happening before our eyes.
Watch this breakdown.
December 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I’m no expert, but this is spot on and mirrors what we’ve been saying.
Trump has dementia and is visibly declining. The rambling, the speed, the confusion, the fixation, the sundowning. It’s happening before our eyes.
Watch this breakdown.
Trump has dementia and is visibly declining. The rambling, the speed, the confusion, the fixation, the sundowning. It’s happening before our eyes.
Watch this breakdown.
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First question on KGB cognitive test is also a picture of lion, giraffe, fish & hippopotamus. They beat the shit out of you until you say the giraffe is the hippo.
Explains a lot tbh.
Explains a lot tbh.
December 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
First question on KGB cognitive test is also a picture of lion, giraffe, fish & hippopotamus. They beat the shit out of you until you say the giraffe is the hippo.
Explains a lot tbh.
Explains a lot tbh.
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Reposted by Kathy Fowler
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See what happened in Australia was a mass shooting occurred and the leaders went right to work changing laws instead of sending thoughts and prayers.
December 19, 2025 at 5:39 AM
See what happened in Australia was a mass shooting occurred and the leaders went right to work changing laws instead of sending thoughts and prayers.
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Noem is using the Brown University shooter to end an entire visa program, but it should be noted that Pete Hegseth, just today, murdered more than twice as many people
December 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Noem is using the Brown University shooter to end an entire visa program, but it should be noted that Pete Hegseth, just today, murdered more than twice as many people
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"In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In Washington DC, the dedicated Trump administration operatives who help cover up his vicious sex crimes are members of an elite squad known as the Special MAGA Propaganda Unit. These are their stories."
December 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
"In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In Washington DC, the dedicated Trump administration operatives who help cover up his vicious sex crimes are members of an elite squad known as the Special MAGA Propaganda Unit. These are their stories."
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Sharing videos like these next ones is important. If you have religious friends & they see religious leaders & police speaking out about #ICELawlessness it could make them think.
It could. It may not immediately sink in, but it could make the 1st dent.
www.instagram.com/reel/DSX_OBZ...
It could. It may not immediately sink in, but it could make the 1st dent.
www.instagram.com/reel/DSX_OBZ...
December 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Sharing videos like these next ones is important. If you have religious friends & they see religious leaders & police speaking out about #ICELawlessness it could make them think.
It could. It may not immediately sink in, but it could make the 1st dent.
www.instagram.com/reel/DSX_OBZ...
It could. It may not immediately sink in, but it could make the 1st dent.
www.instagram.com/reel/DSX_OBZ...
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‘Collusion does not require a dictatorship’: István Szabó on his Nazi actor masterpiece Mephisto
‘Collusion does not require a dictatorship’: István Szabó on his Nazi actor masterpiece Mephisto
As his 1981 film is rereleased, the director talks about his Oscar-winning fable about an actor’s Faustian pact with the Nazi party – and its new relevance
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
‘Collusion does not require a dictatorship’: István Szabó on his Nazi actor masterpiece Mephisto
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If House Republicans want to “protect the innocence of children,” they should ban assault weapons — not healthcare.
Instead, they’re using the power of the federal government to bully trans kids in bathrooms, schools, and now doctors’ offices.
Instead, they’re using the power of the federal government to bully trans kids in bathrooms, schools, and now doctors’ offices.
December 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If House Republicans want to “protect the innocence of children,” they should ban assault weapons — not healthcare.
Instead, they’re using the power of the federal government to bully trans kids in bathrooms, schools, and now doctors’ offices.
Instead, they’re using the power of the federal government to bully trans kids in bathrooms, schools, and now doctors’ offices.
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Today, House Republicans wasted committee time targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center, going after the organization’s finances and ties to Democratic administrations.
It’s stunning hypocrisy coming from the party of the Koch brothers and the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.
It’s stunning hypocrisy coming from the party of the Koch brothers and the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.
December 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Today, House Republicans wasted committee time targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center, going after the organization’s finances and ties to Democratic administrations.
It’s stunning hypocrisy coming from the party of the Koch brothers and the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.
It’s stunning hypocrisy coming from the party of the Koch brothers and the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025.
Losing Joe Ely and Raul Malo within a week is heartbreaking. I’m grateful we’ll always have his music. Condolences to his loved ones.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=68jE...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=68jE...
December 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Losing Joe Ely and Raul Malo within a week is heartbreaking. I’m grateful we’ll always have his music. Condolences to his loved ones.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=68jE...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=68jE...
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It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.
“The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them — words shrink things that seemed limitless when they were in your head to no more than living size when they’re brought out. But it’s more than that,...
wilwheaton.net
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It hasn't even been twelve hours, but all three of us have been overwhelmed with requests from media for comment and I'm mostly writing this now so they'll leave me alone.
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After taking over housing and healthcare, private equity is now buying up software used by volunteer fire departments — making it even harder for rural communities to respond to emergencies.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
After taking over housing and healthcare, private equity is now buying up software used by volunteer fire departments — making it even harder for rural communities to respond to emergencies.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
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Rob Reiner — who was found dead along with his wife, Michele — cofounded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which led the fight against California's Prop. 8.
From @theadvocatebr.bsky.social:
From @theadvocatebr.bsky.social:
Rob Reiner was a fierce advocate for marriage equality
The esteemed filmmaker — who was found dead along with his wife, Michele — cofounded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which led the fight against California's Prop. 8.
19thnews.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Rob Reiner — who was found dead along with his wife, Michele — cofounded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which led the fight against California's Prop. 8.
From @theadvocatebr.bsky.social:
From @theadvocatebr.bsky.social:
