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Cranky Old Bat.

@kathyk.bsky.social
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Aging hippie entering second childhood. Servant to cats. Would appreciate the Social Security/retirement benefits I earned. Retired comms/natsec. Hater of ignorance. Self-exiled Washingtonian. Please don’t call it the swamp.

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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 15h
youtube.com
T. Rex - Bang a Gong (Get It On) LIVE, 1973
YouTube video by The Church Studio
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 16h
““Mailboxes across America have been turned into the instruments of abortion,” Perkins said, referring to abortion pills like mifepristone that can be delivered by mail. “As a result, we have more abortions today than before the overturn of Roe v. Wade…”
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yo! Heads up, you social media peeps:
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
44 years ago today Joe Strummer at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. September 25, 1982 What did Joe think at that moment? 🫣 Photo by Ebet Roberts #punk #punks #punkrock #joestrummer #theclash #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We paid for this not very subtle command from our god-emperor.
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
43 years ago On September 23, 1983, Siouxsie and the Banshees released a cover version of "Dear Prudence", 15 years after the Beatles' original release. #punk #gothpunkrock #postpunk #dearprudence #siouxsieandthebanshees #TheBeatles #otd
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rare snails lay eggs during car journey to zoo. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Rare snails lay eggs on drive from Wales to Wingham Wildlife Park
The zoo near Canterbury says glutinous snails started laying eggs on their way to Kent.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Oh, come the f*ck ON. “Trump's team has considered renaming Ford's Theater after the president, according to MS NOW.”
www2.thedailybeast.com
Trump Aides’ Plot to Put His Name on Hallowed Site Exposed
Another day, another presidential vanity project.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You’re still not getting into heaven, Joey.
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
47 years ago today Pennie Smith photographed Paul Simonon of The Clash at the New York Palladium, September 20, 1979. She made one of the most famous images in music history. #punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #PaulSimonon #penniesmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Please please please be next week’s forecast.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 18/09/2026
The one and only Lynda Carter — Wonder Woman herself — is here at the Kennedy Center. WATCH: open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
@crabbygranny.bsky.social You probably saw this already. The news reported 1000s (so round down a little). I couldn’t go, but glad to see it happening.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The first reply to Phil is gold.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
MFers!!!
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@crampell.bsky.social is a good journalist, but has a bad habit of linking to sites behind paywalls. If I could afford the NYTimes or the Atlantic, I might not be goofing off on Bluesky.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1970s: “I am woman, hear me roar. “ 2020s: “I am computer chips, and I am my own being.”
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“The Kennedy Center was bureaucratically assassinated.”
alternet.org
George Conway issues dire warning about Trump’s Kennedy Center endgame
The battle for the Kennedy Center continues, and George Conway fears he knows where this is headed.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Pull the plug??? Please?
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Happy Birthday to Victory Tischler-Blue, aka Vicky Blue, American film producer, author, musician, photographer and bassist of the American band The Runaways, born on this day in 1959 📸 Gus Stewart #punk #punkrock #vickyblue #therunaways #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Learn to roof (houses) is the learn to code of 2026.
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
History made at World Black Pudding Throwing Championship. www.burytimes.co.uk/news/2654652...
burytimes.co.uk
Woman, 73, makes history with World Black Pudding Throwing Championship joint victory
A woman in her 70s has become both the first woman and oldest person to ever win the World Black Pudding Throwing Championship, sharing the crown in…
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wut? Will this make MTG happy?
defenseone.com
US military has ‘on-orbit’ space weapons, Air Force Secretary reveals
Experts said the acknowledgment may lead to overt action by China, Russia.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Some details: Kremlev, the Russian who sponsored Don Jr's wedding, is a former member of the Night Wolves biker gang, went to China with Putin and is personally sanctioned by Ukraine for his role in abducting children www.propublica.org/article/dona...
propublica.org
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
make a band edible: Led Zeppoli
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
50 years ago Johnny Ramone, Tommy Ramone, Joey Ramone and Dee Dee Ramone of The Ramones on stage at CBGB’s, NYC. September 1976. 📸 © Bob Gruen #punk #punks #punkrock #oldschoolpunk #punklegends #ramones #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #50years
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
More inspiring people in Ukraine. ☮️💟
france24.com
From trenches to catwalk: Ukraine's amputee soldiers hit the runway
In the corner of a vast brick hall, models slipped silently and elegantly into linen dresses, as the chink of a metal prosthetic limb pierced the quiet.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We are living in a new Dark Ages where people make too much out of nothing to believe this stuff.
nypost.com
Bizarre ‘smartphone’ in nearly century-old painting sparks wild time travel theories
Mirrors were common trade items in 17th-century American colonies, which likely explains why the man appears to be studying his own reflection in the object.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I’m filtering out variations of 9/11 for a while. Too much sad but also too much anger in me over how much this country is being broken and humiliated by the current administration. See you on the other side.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Goodnight, since I can’t get to Bob&Edith’s Diner.
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Busty Shackleford @ginerso.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
These are all incredible.
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Erin Green 🖖 @erin-o-green.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Pumpkin Spice has broken containment.
Dumpkin Spice Dude wipes
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Mama bear also looks both ways when she crosses the street.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
JFC. Really.
thedailybeast.com
Pentagon Pete Starts Petty New Fight as More Deployed Troops Are Hurt
The Pentagon is hemorrhaging top leadership and there’s a war on, but he’s found a new crusade.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
They're deliberately allowing an iconic and historic DC landmark to fall into disrepair so they can justify tearing it down
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(((Alternate Snacks))) @alternatesnacks.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I just love a feelgood story
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What video game changed your life?
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I will harbor graffiti fugitives who hit this abomination.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
When do the 15-foot concrete barricades go up?
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Our tech overlords have merged into one? And it had a stroke or something?
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
More of this, please.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Love, love, love this. ht: @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Remind me not to fly American Airlines…
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Cry me a river, Milo.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is some sh-t.
bbc.com
Russian strikes destroy 12 million books in Ukraine ahead of new school year
Ukraine says Russia is deliberately attacking its culture, after strikes on publishers and churches.
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
43 years ago today Mick Jones was fired from The Clash on September 1, 1983, by bandmates Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon due to growing creative and personal tensions. The beginning of the end of The Clash was decided 📸 Larry Hulst #punk #theclash #mickjones #punkrockhistory #otd
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A ballroom AND cutting down a bunch of historic cherry trees? Makes the reflecting pool seem like small beans. My city is in ruins. 🤬😭
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
An island suddenly appearing in a reservoir makes news, but the first full reservoir in 14 years goes un-celebrated.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It’s not the piper that’s paying. We are.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Totally contradicting my idea of a good time, there are Trump-head fake Ecstasy pills in Europe. Buzz killed.
apnews.com
A Dutch institute issues a 'Red Alert' over potentially lethal Trump-shaped ecstasy pills
A respected drug and mental health institute in the Netherlands is warning about potentially lethal ecstasy pills shaped like U.S. President Donald Trump's head.
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