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Kate Keisling
@kcloutie.bsky.social
Mom, dog-lover, bookseller
And this is why I feel like a warrior every time I sell a novel to someone between the ages of 10 and 18.
Overheard between two middle-schoolers:

"C'mon, it's only 15 graphic novels!"

"15 is a lot."

"Your faves have hundreds of volumes."

"Yeah, but I read those on my phone so I don't see how much that is. You showed me 15 books & it's like..." -pantomimes a stack of books with his hands- "...A LOT."
June 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Be a Mister Rogers. Wear comfy shoes. Celebrate kindness. Sow affirmations. Save time for make-believe. Sing silly little songs. Testify before a senate subcommittee about the importance of quality public broadcasting. Feed fish. Love sweaters.
April 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Pushback matters
Zelenskyy stayed in Kyiv while Russia was bombing the city and sending in hit squads to kill him. J.D. Vance fled to an undisclosed location because some peaceful protesters yelled at him while he was on vacation. This is why I believe victory over these people is still possible.
March 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Would this be a similar social crisis if it happened to women consistently for decades and decades and decades, and would it be appropriate in that case to take countervailing action rather than categorically oppose all countervailing action, is a question that occurs to me for no particular reason
Young women are now consistently earning more than their male counterparts for the first time, according to a report that warns of a social “crisis” gripping young men
The lost boys: how a generation of young men fell behind women on pay
www.thetimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
You may want to switch away from that other big audio book leasing site.
libro.fm Libro.fm @libro.fm · Feb 24
As a certain ~date~ given by a certain ~corporation~ approaches, after which users will no longer be able to download their ebooks...

We're DRM-free, meaning you actually own your audiobooks. You can download the files whenever, & listen to them wherever.

I know, I know...not ebooks. But still 😉
February 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
So half of the population is on their own. Good to know.
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has removed from its website all information on current funding opportunities and directs visitors not to finalize any applications.
Federal Office on Violence Against Women removes funding opportunities from website
The office, part of the Justice Department, is a key source of grants for nonprofits that work to help victims of domestic violence.
19thnews.org
February 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Notable that Elons crew of incels and edgelords are full fledged men for the purposes of being given the keys to car to run the govt. But for the purposes of being accountable for their actions they’re just kids from good families with youthful indiscretions.
February 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Fellow NSA - National Security Agency veterans. Look at what’s happened at the National Cryptologic Museum. They covered up with brown paper the photos of Women in American Cryptology. All in response to President Trump’s anti-diversity executive order.
February 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM