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Cranky Old Bat.

@kathyk.bsky.social
462 followers 366 following 2.1K posts

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 · 1h
They have had to construct a frame to hold them up sold it doesn’t look like he’s got a load???
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 22h
Darned refreshing to hear someone speak the truth.
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Raging Grannies SF Bay Area @raginggrannies.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
@themarshallproject.org reports that ICE is detaining children in hotels where families and lawyers can’t find them! Follow them for more carefully researched news. We do!
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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Hitler Mussolini wins local election. www.politico.eu/article/hitl...
politico.eu
Hitler Mussolini wins local election
Peruvian voters pick their new mayor, despite his unusual name.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Data centers have taken over a lot of farm land in Loudoun and Prince William counties. So depressing to see my old stomping grounds filled with faceless and characterless concrete blocks.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And Trump/Markwayne are preparing to come back. Wouldn’t be surprised if they do it just before Nov3
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SRtwofourfour @srtwofourfour.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Spotted in #southarlington no lies detected
Sticker says “maga supports “pedophiles”
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
So socialism is about peckers. Thank gods for lesbians.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is NOT the Onion.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh, shit. He’s practically a neighbor. Should he have “an accident” at the Whole Foods?
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Got the COVID vax a couple of hours ago. How long before the side effects hit?
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My whole career was a grudge
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I am a cranky old bat, and no offense taken. ☮️💟
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thanks for the info. Also, I hate that I now know this. ☮️💟
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Getting lots of attention They played it on one of the Pod Save America shows yesterday.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Does this count as a war crime?
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Bison rock!* *except the one in Yellowstone that blew his nose on the side of my rental…
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Otherwise, 1958 was a very good year.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tuesday.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I read the Exorcist when I was 13 or 14, overnight, then couldn’t sleep after I closed the book. My mother just laughed when I emerged at 5:30am and told her why.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yo. Second row down, third from the right. It’s a winner.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s a real shame that they might lose $100 million and not even notice…
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bring it! I liked your pride in Paris pics
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So jealous.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Very beautiful. (Especially yours.)
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As if $100 buys a bag of groceries , much less my vote.
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Trump promises ‘nearly $100’ to seniors 30 days before Election Day
And the president repeated his promise of $5,000 checks to all adult Americans if Republicans win the midterm elections.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Now he’s gone too far www.tpr.org/government-p...
tpr.org
Trump tomato tariffs could spell the end of free chips, salsa at restaurants
The 17% tariff on Mexican tomato imports, combined with bad weather in Florida and Mexico, has caused the price of salsa ingredients to spike in recent months.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thanks, but does that apply to workers who get tips? I haven’t worked in a few years.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just kidding. And if you don’t mind, which one is your lady?
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Turn off your hearing aids (jk) and Holler!!!
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Elizabeth is right. Depends on the job, and how little you’ll work for (and no benefits). Waiters/fast food/convenience stores are not for the love of the work. And minimum wage is still $7.50.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Oklahoma (of all places) is trying to help women who’ve been convicted of a crime and the crime was linked to domestic violence they endured , a second chance.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s a caravan. How they’re going to get in the country? Might be the deep state.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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 · 30/09/2026
““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 · 30/09/2026
Very sorry to hear that, man. It’s a hard thing to deal with when the folks you’re closest to don’t recognize you anymore. Cherish the good days. ☮️💟
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The IS is closer to banning it than not. Women’s choices are being chipped away at while everyone is looking the other way.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know who he is, but lose my sense of humor with certain issues. ☮️💟
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ditto.I’m past the reproductive stage of life, but there are not enough characters in all of Bluesky to explain to some guys why it matters.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sigh. Never mind.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It is important, but it’s going to get ignored until it’s too late. Women’s choices (including healthcare for pregnant women) still get swept aside even as women are dying in emergency rooms because of laws that prevent them from getting needed treatment for miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies, etc.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Serious question: do you go searching for the music that you post? Cuz otherwise, I think you have “the algorithm” beat, and we should congratulate you. ☮️💟
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh, darn.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
tWz, not the gossip rag
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Breaking Gatsby
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Also, delete the 400 emails on my phone. I haven’t read them.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Boomer here. By the time you read this, I will have received 3 new emails. On a Sunday. Since I helped beta test email for a large telecom company in the early 80s, I am sick of emails and long for the day when businesses no longer require emails. Send me a text
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The headliner at the bible-bonkers fest tweeted that back before twitter became xshitter. I don’t know that anyone ever found out for sure what it was about.
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ever read Stephen King’s 11/22/63? Includes a take on time travel
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Cranky Old Bat. @kathyk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I can’t decide if they are that stupid or if they think we are. My partner has only used insurance, including the employer provided coverage, once in the 25 years we’ve been together.
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