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Catherine Lancaster

@catlancaster.bsky.social
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Seattle. Lover of animals, music, cooking, arts & culture, and statistics & economics. Trying to see as much of the world as possible while I'm still here.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This exclusive of mine last night went viral on X. Not so here, so flagging it up again & with an update. There was a direct strike on the roof of the Odesa animal shelter + four other hits nearby according to one of the volunteer managers. 10 cats + 3 dogs were killed. bsky.app/profile/twmc...
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I learned today my local Fred Meyer no longer carries rutabaga I asked & was told it actually sells really well, but the produce mgr wanted that space for more 'interesting' items I love rutabaga, parsnips & turnips in gratins, roasted, stews, etc. & find them very 'interesting'! Boo 😒 #cooking
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yesterday I saw a recommendation for this movie which said it had 'cured' a rough week. I needed some escapism, so decided to watch it last night. Sheer delight! Funny, silly, joke dense from opening scene till the end. I knew how it would end 15 min in, & it took nothing away from the enjoyment
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Fackham Hall - Wikipedia
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I have had a frustrating day today - so I'm going to share some silly animal mems...
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 24/09/2026
Stargazing 5 xkcd.com/3301/
4-panel comic. (1) [Black background with person with shoulder-length hair with raised arms in front in white, with figures in gray in the background.] PERSON 1: Welcome to stargazing! I’m back, despite efforts by astronomers who hate cool space facts to cover me up so I can’t see the sky anymore! Nice try, losers! Next time buy a tarp that’s harder to chew through! (2) [Person looks toward binoculars in hand.] PERSON 1: Now, let’s spy on some stars! Does everyone have binoculars? If you don’t, find someone looking at birds and try to grab theirs. Stars are the birds of the sky. (3) [Close-up on Person but with white background.] PERSON 1: But stars aren’t the only weird lights. Sometimes the sky fills with rippling colors. That’s the sky’s screensaver. It’s very pretty, so don’t move your mouse and ruin it. (4) [Switch back to black background, person points up while figures in background look toward where she’s pointing.] PERSON 1: That blob is a comet. People used to think they were harbingers of doom. We now know they’re boring, so we have to find new reasons to use the word “harbinger.” I’m a harbinger of astronomy! Cool facts are nigh!
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
@beseattleorg.bsky.social
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Not correct. Maybe the 'law' says that - but that's not what happening on the ground. I support this, and deeply wish it could be implemented - but now my building (I signed my lease in April 2017) is raising all my costs by ~ $150 p/m. Their response: if you don't like it move.
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Sharing some other memes from my folder - because - why not?!
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Kiss of the Spider Woman & All Quiet on the Western Front are newly available on Kanopy. Most libraries in the US subscribe, so if you have a library card - you can watch content for free (it's generally ~ 5 movies p/m and a couple of TV shows). Please support - they have amazing programming 💚
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Not this one by chance... 😎
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Tony Orlando and Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree (1973)
YouTube video by Classic Sounds 70s
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
For my #caturday posts today, I thought I'd share some memes I have saved...
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is one of my favorite Kennedy Center performances... youtu.be/LFxOaDeJmXk?...
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Heart - Stairway to Heaven (Live at Kennedy Center Honors) [FULL VERSION]
YouTube video by Don Jack
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
After my cat almost got lost last week and I almost broke my neck to rescue him - he is no longer allowed to go outside. He has now taken to meowing at a high volume, and weirdly scratching at the front door. I'm convinced he's going to raise a paw and yell "Attica!" any minute now...
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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The new AI captchas are really something ᵛⁱᵃ ˣᴷᶜᴰ
This image is XKCD #2228: "Machine Learning Captcha" by Randall Munroe, which satirizes how verification tests might exploit human fear and judgment during a hypothetical robot takeover.

text:
TO PROVE YOU'RE A HUMAN, CLICK ON ALL THE PHOTOS THAT SHOW PLACES YOU WOULD RUN FOR SHELTER DURING A ROBOT UPRISING.
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
After my cat almost got lost last week and I almost broke my neck to rescue him - he is no longer allowed to go outside. He has now taken to meowing at a high volume, and weirdly scratching at the front door. I'm convinced he's going to raise a paw and yell "Attica!" any minute now...
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My POV --> I was not informed that after 50: * even if your fingernails never broke before, they will constantly break from here on out * you will 'pluck' your chin from now until you die * you will understand why some ppl have ledges or 'seat-type' things in their showers Not happy about this 🤷‍♀️
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
There is SO much news, I get lost more than I would like to be, but, isn't he suing some group (or entity, media corp, individual, etc...) and the discovery phase of the pre-trial portion of the process about to start? Is this to argue that he should be able to keep his job after details emerge?
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Tonight I climbed over the 3rd floor balcony of my apartment building, w/ no safety & nothing to protect me. I wrapped my arms around the railing (quality = aluminum) & used my toes to grip the edge b/c my f*cking cat Aloysius got stuck between the 3rd & 2nd second floors of my building.
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Tonight I climbed over the 3rd floor balcony of my apartment building, w/ no safety & nothing to protect me. I wrapped my arms around the railing (quality = aluminum) & used my toes to grip the edge b/c my f*cking cat Aloysius got stuck between the 3rd & 2nd second floors of my building.
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Since today is the first Seattle Seahawks game of the season... #Seattle #Seahawks #CatsofBluesky
A cat is using the litter box, while taped on the wall is the sports section of the newspaper.
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Trevor A. Branch @trevorabranch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Some slightly good news for North Atlantic right whales: four consecutive years of small increases after a big decline, and four first-time mothers recorded darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org/entities/pub...
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Seattle Channel @seattlechannel.seattle.gov · 08/09/2026
It disappeared for nearly a century. 🦋 Now, one of the rarest butterflies in the country is clinging to survival on a small patch of Washington landscape and getting a helping hand from scientists and conservationists determined to save it. Full feature: youtu.be/rwA1vcHq3fY?...
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The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum @bdcmuseum.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Today marks the centenary of the funeral of a great stars of the silver screen: #RudolphValentino. The museum holds over 300 items relating to Valentino’s career, including this invitation to his #funeral & mourning cloth which belonged to silent star Mabel Normand (EXEBD 2280) #filmsky #musuemsky
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 05/09/2026
It took the Apollo astronauts three days to get to the Moon. The New Horizons spacecraft did that distance in nine hours. And it still took nine-and-a-half years to reach Pluto. The Solar System is stupid big.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching. Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
There's a full moon outside my window. The temperature is perfect, as I have both windows open and am sleeping under a comforter. The kittens are sated, warm, and sleepy/snuggly. 💚
A view from the bedroom windows. Light, clouds, and building in front.
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I gave the kittes a new toy & boy did it cause a reaction! Bjorn was playing when he decided: "this is the hill I will die on" & proceed to guard that wand toy like it was a kitten he popped out himself! I tried to remove it, but he *hissed* at me; Bjorn has never hissed. The wand toy is his...
A black cat is on a bed with white sheets  holding a cat toy in its teeth.A black cat is dominating a wand toy on a bed.A black cat is exhibiting a degree of possession towards a cat toy, that's unnerving, on top of a bed w/ white sheets.
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
@jimothythe-raccoon.bsky.social Did you see this? #Seattle #Jimothy
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I so adore the Marsh Family's wonderfully clever and funny song parodies of current events. I've been following them for ~3+ years now and feel like I've watched the kids grow-up :) They are a great, and silly account to follow...
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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are sitting side by side in a tree, their tails coiled together.
Blue: It's best to share your life with someone who keeps you out of trouble.
Green: Yep. But it's more fun to be with someone who will join you in it.
Blue: That's also true.

Cautiously, Blue and Green peer down from their branch, looking to the ground far below.
Blue: Do you think it's safe to get down yet?
Green: No, I think they're still angry.

There's a sound of unintelligble cursing coming from the ground below.
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Me, writing a letter to Paddington the Bear after rewatching the three movies: “You are all that matters to me. I don’t want to ever let you down. Thank you for being my Guardian and Protector in this Life.”
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Make a band bigger: The Semis
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hey #Seattle - this event is next Saturday, August 29th. Link to tickets is below and this is a FREE event. Agenda: 11:00 Ballard Locks and a salmon talk 12:00 Picnic lunch at the locks - bring your own or buy 1:30 Bus to Golden Gardens (new route) 1:45 Talk about the resident beavers 3:00 Ends
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Dawn Summers real or fake @dawnsummers.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
If you can find common ground with Jared kusher, but not zohran mamdani, you shouldn't be in democratic leadership
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Not going to hide it: I cried while reading the ending of "Yesteryear." Granted I didn't finish until 1:30 AM, so I also might have just been tired :) But I really enjoyed it. It helps I also agree w/ most of the theme/point/message... Yesteryear (novel) - Wikipedia
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This was an absolutely bizarre story, but fascinating in a lurid, voyeuristic way... And I have to say, reading about murder, and multiple lovers, simultaneously, w/ 1 *living* in the attic above her & her husband for 10 years - was quite a fun way to start my Saturday morning 😎
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Okay #Seattle and WA State folks: here's the traffic issues drivers are going to be dealing w/ as far as road closures this weekend. But here's also a wonderful list of some of the fun things you can do! Our #WSDOT are great and we appreciate both their hard work and when they draw us pictures! 🛣️
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
I think this was the first time I've seen video of a snake giving birth, and it was cool as hell. Completely worth a watch. #herp #snakes #RattlesnakeLiveBirth
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Seattle folks: On August 29th, there is a mid-day event (11:00 - 3:00) that starts at the Ballard Locks for a salmon talk. Then there is a picnic in the park. There are a couple of restaurants, but I'm going to bring a picnic and blanket. Then at 1:30 we take the new bus route to Golden Gardens
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 21/08/2026
I'm on the science team of the Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS), a compact, autonomous seismic station designed to be placed on the lunar surface on a future Artemis mission. This is an engineering mock-up of LEMS at GSFC yesterday. Its twin is going to the Moon. THE MOON, PEOPLE
LEMS is about a metre long, and is designed to be carried by an Artemis astronaut, placed on the lunar surface, activated, and then left to its own devices. It will operate for >2 years, has direct-to-Earth communications capability, and is solar powered.
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
BTW - this documentary is on Kanopy so anyone with a library card can watch it for free.
Screenshot of a website called Kanopy wich is part of the public library system.
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I have been to Xunantunich in Belize and it's a pretty cool place!
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Aloysius and Bjorn are in a bag! They are so bonded and adorable 💚
There are two cats in a bag.
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I have this on my calendar and am very much looking forward to it! Grateful we have so my opportunities to learn in #Seattle 📚💚
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I'm doing the July 28th NYT crossword puzzle and one of the clues is: "Scott ___, author of 'Island of the Blue Dolphins'" I decided it wasn't cheating if I could walk over to the YA section of my own bookshelf and find the answer 😎📚 (2nd book from the left, last name O'Dell...)
A section of books in a bookshelf. This, rather small section is where the YA books are housed.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 12/08/2026
It’s a shame Congress isn’t alive to see this
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I'm envious of the Eclipse happening in parts of Europe today! Seeing a total Eclipse in the PNW in 2017 was one of the coolest experiences I've had. We also got SO lucky that a relative was an astronomy professor, so the night before, we had a lecture about the whole process. It was perfect 🌑
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Catherine Lancaster @catlancaster.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I have had this process for about 30 years now where I keep lists of both: 1) what's in my freezer, and 2) what I want to use & eat that week. When ppl are in my kitchen and notice this, the first question is always - what if you change your mind? Well I simply change it! #cooking #menus #freezer
This is a list of all the items in my freezer.These are lists that are my weekly menus. The green one is for this week, and the purple one is for next week. Oh - and yes, I could eat a bagel at least 2 to 3 times a week...The menus for what I'm making this weekend.
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