Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.social113642 @justdanthistime.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Man Who Shot Liberty Bibberty 663091524
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 22/09/2026Look goddamnit It's entirely possible To eat a plum And not make a poem about it The one I just ate Wasn't even in the Goddamn refrigerator Or anything Sometimes a plum Is just a plum You can just eat it And go on with your life WHAT Why are you looking at me What'd I do now (looks) oh GODDAMNIT 752149305
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I am thrilled to announce that the American Studies Program at Boston University will be accepting new PhD Students for the 27/28 academic year. These are fully funded, unionized, 5-year positions, with 4 semesters of guaranteed dissertation fellowship in years 4 & 5. 527584
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Susan Collins was at the center of a major bribery probe for steering millions in contracts to a company whose CEO illegally funneled thousands to her campaign. Then Trump took office and gutted the FBI and DOJ units investigating her. Is this what "being moderate" looks like?propublica.orgThe FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the WayAfter the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping po 852167858
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Today, I disabled the #Co-Pilot on my #outlook and thus did my bit in the fight against #Skynet for today. 000
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialPhiladelphia Phillies @notphillies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Another day, another Alec RBI 0101
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I need someone to tell me how to stop #Outlook from suggesting that I use #AI to write emails, which for me are generally me telling my boss that whatever he has just asked for is done. I usually just write, "Done." and it gets the job done. 000
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.social✪ Beware the Gray Ghost ✪ @jongraywb.blacksky.app · 10/09/2026RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period. 5342267
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialAnne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 10/09/2026There was once an otter who despaired of provincial life. One winter, she sailed her boat to Paris, moored near the Bastille & began to live again. She wrote everyday – memoirs, plays, essays on Montaigne. At night, she drank, ate well & danced with philosophers & fellow bargees. 710119
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialPhiladelphia Phillies @notphillies.bsky.social · 10/09/2026IT'S A PARTY! 0112
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Trump's lies have finally clashed with Trump's ego and delusions He now claims he was near the towers on 9/11 at the exact time he was on the phone from his office near Central Park, having called in to a local newscast to boast he now owned the 2nd tallest building in NYC🤦🏼♂️ 2633797
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Please repost! Drexel announced that it will close the Academy of Natural Sciences public museum- the oldest nat history museum in the US. There are 2 petitions to support the academy. Please sign both & come to our rally Tues. actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe... www.change.org/p/the-academ... 9909862
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 29/08/2026An orangutan babysits tiger cubs after learning to feed them by watching his human caretakers. Original post 16959931090
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialMy Father’s Daughter @aninsggirb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026“You will never find justice in a world where criminals make the laws.” - Bob Marley 13718
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialJames Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Damn, dude. You're telling me that when you join a fascist movement you run the risk of having the state apparatus turned against you in a factional dispute? This is the first I'm hearing of this. 143383494
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Amazing to live in a country where the secret police are handling inter-chud beefs. It's like the Night of Long Knives playing out in the parking lot of a Dollar General. 13171241556
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialGarabonciusVagabond @garaboncious89.bsky.social · 28/08/2026"if someone tells you you don't need a union, you 100% need a union" 242443
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialEmily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 26/08/2026May her memory be a blessing. May her memory be a revolution. 17010
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton did all the good she could, for all the people she could, for as long as ever she could. From her legendary songwriting to the Imagination Library—which sent 1 million books a month to children across the country—she was the best of America. Dolly, we'll miss your great heart. 421297355050
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialBony Frightower @tonyhightower.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Here's a piece of trivia: in her long, wonderful life, Dolly Parton managed to buy more books than any other individual in history. 15710
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This dumb blonde ain't nobody's fool. #Dolly 010
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialDr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 25/08/2026Be the person Dolly Parton would’ve wanted you to be: yourself. 935791153
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026[Exit Queen.] 2063893711005
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton 24107113229
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialPhiladelphia Phillies @notphillies.bsky.social · 24/08/2026A SPECIAL GROUP OF GUYS! 0223
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialPhiladelphia Phillies @notphillies.bsky.social · 24/08/2026🌽 0389
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialPhiladelphia Phillies @notphillies.bsky.social · 24/08/20266 wins. 2 walk-offs. 1 homestand. ❤️💙 0453
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The ending of that #Phillies game was bananas!!! Love me a walk off #Schwarbob! 020
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialKatSkahnne @katskahnne.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty My Cat: /knocks the cup off the table 1526
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialRumpole the Brief @rumpole-brief.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Optimist: The cup is half full. Pessimist: The cup is half empty. Cassandra: I could tell you about the cup but you wouldn't listen anyway. Historian: RIGHT?! 0797
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Optimist: Glass is half full. Pessimist: Glass is half empty. Peace Corps Volunteer: Hey! I can take a bath in that. 000
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Still trying to figure out why #Kruk was talking about Gretzky a couple of innings ago. #Phillies 000
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This is the natural evolution of Zuckerberg’s first project, harassing college girls by putting their faces next to each other and having the campus rate who was hotter. 692340694
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Dreams are made of emotions. - Culture Club 000
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialLizRiceWrites @lizricewrites.bsky.social · 10/08/2026“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.” ― Madeleine L'Engle - 042
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Duo is promising a whole lot here. 000
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 06/08/2026Sending this out to whoever needs to see it: It's okay if you read slowly, there's no great victory in being able to read quickly, everyone kind of has their own reading speed, and that's perfectly fine. I'm just really happy you're reading. I hope it gives you joy at any pace. Thank you! 19867931120
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialmeh @mharvey816.bsky.social · 06/08/2026This happened over 3 decades ago but I'll never forget when a Kaiser Permanente tech told me "well, there are a lot of different organs in there [my abdomen]" when I was there for help with severe menstrual cramps. 😱 181
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026A doctor once told my mother in front of me that if I lost weight I'd be the pretty sister. I was 12. My sisters were 10 and 8. 010
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/08/2026Glen Hansard, who died at 56, was a teenager when he left school to pursue work as a street musician. This vulnerable and often trying vocation made him the artist he was, Sophia Stewart argues.bit.lyThe Restless TroubadourThe Oscar-winning singer-songwriter, who died this week, brought the street into the studio. 0565
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialLily Lachance 🏳️⚧️🚀✍️ @lilylachance.com · 31/07/2026This is an excellent essay. Please forward it to all your friends and family who fancy using AI to "write" their opus. Even if they don't care for ethics or environmental costs, maybe they'll care about this: their AI slop will not sell. 154
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialPBS News @pbsnews.org · 30/07/2026Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died. He was 56. Hansard won an Oscar for "Falling Slowly" from the 2007 film "Once," in which he also starred. He also had a role in the hit 1991 movie "The Commitments" and performed in bands as a solo artist, earning a Grammy nomination in 2016. 37014
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Heartbroken tonight. #RIPGlenHansard 000
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Tuesday, Wednesday, you can stay in bed. 010
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 28/07/2026We can't rewind. We've gone too far. 010
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 21/07/2026"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953 615123434576
Reposted by @kathydettmer.bsky.socialShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 12/07/2026counterpoint: the dead should make it harder for me to speak ill of them 61107122295
kathydettmer.bsky.social @kathydettmer.bsky.social · 11/07/2026💔💔💔 Been rewatching Emergency! You can watch it on Peacock. It's my comfort watch. 000
