Also Katharine, a birthright citizen @bookishknittish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Amusing to see the takes like, "Even Klobuchar knew the Hawkeyes." Her father was a beloved MN journalist and sportswriter. When she gets in her "knowing my Midwestern sports" jibe it has that authentic ring of satisfaction of someone who could school you on the stats. She had to mention the score 110
Also Katharine, a birthright citizen @bookishknittish.bsky.social · 15/09/2026RIP Bain Boehlke,who opened the doors to a world of artistry & imagination for many of us who grew up attending Children's Theatre Company productions and then found our way to the rich theatrical world of the Twin Cities where he was a towering figure.Tad Simons's fantastic 2009 tribute sums it up.mcknight.org 000
Also Katharine, a birthright citizen @bookishknittish.bsky.social · 25/08/2026New York Times is telling us I have to get a code emailed to my spouse to read our subscription online because "individual subscriptions are strictly limited to one person." That certainly was not the case when we had a print edition or when we went to digital. Time to cancel the Times I guess 000
Also Katharine, a birthright citizen @bookishknittish.bsky.social · 09/08/2026It was me. I couldn’t resist them 000
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/08/2026Donald Trump dodged the draft but is happy to post photos of himself in uniform while he sends our kids to die in his war. 2242343623
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Weird he can’t bring this kind of energy towards his colleague who is accused of beating up his daughter. 883146593388
Also Katharine, a birthright citizen @bookishknittish.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Our Xmas tree since 2021 has featured a Dr Fauci ornament. We half-jokingly refer to him as "the Founder of the Feast." Only half, because after missing so many family gatherings in 2020 & 2021, his work reducing infections & implementing the vaccine gave us our holiday back. Public health hero 110
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenmensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026German broadcast. Nailed it 139149764996
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 03/07/2026lol i swear to god this is an actual commercial that just ran on fox news 1781454327
Also Katharine, a birthright citizen @bookishknittish.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Bowen Yang please come play the algae on SNL 000
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenBo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Of the Caesar, Decimus Brutus had much to say. "Though I supported him through the Gallic Wars and Pompeian conflicts, it became clear to me that nothing less than full-throated endorsement would ever be enough for Julius. It was for this reason I committed to leading him into the Senate that day." 0205
Also Katharine, a birthright citizen @bookishknittish.bsky.social · 26/05/2026He said what now??? 010
Also Katharine, a birthright citizen @bookishknittish.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Got up at 5, filled thermos w/coffee, walked thru rosy, freezing dawn to work at the polls. Glad I did not read threat of war crime & genocide till shift ended. 7 hrs watching orderly voting, helping patient uni students thru process of registering to vote. They believe in civic duty. 1/2 110
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenJimmy Lonetti @djgloverepair.bsky.social · 31/03/2026It was the annual new foods at Target Field event for the media today so I'm posting the 1973 Twins concession menu. 14727
Also Katharine, a birthright citizen @bookishknittish.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Crazy how the reality TV pretty boy can't run DOT. How many more catastrophes before Sean Duffy is gone? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comPilot and co-pilot killed after Air Canada jet collision at LaGuardia New YorkNine people hospitalised and airport closed after landing plane hits fire truck responding to separate incident 000
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Donald Trump is surprised at how poorly the Iran War is going — but the news media is covering all of this uncertainty and sham-handedness as if it’s all part and parcel of a normal conflict. Every article needs to start leading with: Trump is lost at sea. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-surp...doomsdayscenario.coTrump Surprised To Find He's At War in IranOnce his not-even-half-baked plan failed to materialize in Iran, it’s clear that there’s no Plan B. 331110382
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenKen Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 01/02/2026FBI official doesn't know where Wisconsin is, per Epstein release. "I just googled because I really didnt know lol. Looks northwest of Chicago" 701488237
Also Katharine, a birthright citizen @bookishknittish.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Reading about Europe in the 9th century AD (The Oathbreakers by David Perry & Matthew Gabriele) and couldn't fail to note this sentence: "It destabilizes a society when elites attempt a coup, fail, yet suffer few consequences." ROK seems to have taken a lesson from history which the US has not 010
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenDan Diamond @ddiamond.bsky.social · 20/11/2025CDC has overhauled its website to assert that “the claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim” 25033421193
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenJessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 07/11/2025This is fascinating because this is such a new field and somehow they are going to hire 100 tenure-track faculty in the next 5 years who specialize in it. And yet when asked to fill spots with faculty of color/women/marginalized groups, administrators often cry about how the pipelines don't exist. 822858
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 18/09/2025"grate a pear" is the new "go fuck yourself, nerd" 22829146
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenSam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 18/04/2025again, these people should be exiled from society until they have changed in some pretty fundamental ways 815821
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenKeri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 23/02/2025I remember crying when I read the headline on the left in 2010 - seeing it splayed out in black and white in my own school paper made it seem so real. Once again, the headline on the right this week made everything seem so real, and I ~may~ have cried again, albeit for very different reasons. 931631
Reposted by Also Katharine, a birthright citizenJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 13/01/2025An Amazon delivery confirmation photo is the last time a Palisades resident saw her house standing. Amazon drivers say they have been delivering in neighborhoods that were evacuated soon after they left, are delivering in adjacent neighborhoods. Scary situation www.404media.co/an-amazon-de...404media.coAn Amazon Delivery Confirmation Is the Last Photo a Palisades Resident Has of Her Burnt Down HouseAmazon drivers have continued delivering packages in some areas of Los Angeles affected by ongoing wildfires in a constantly changing situation. 15719
