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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

And can read faster than you can listen to.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Friday night’s cocktail is what I’m calling a Dubliner: Proper 12 whiskey, Campari, and grapefruit juice.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Some 3,400 years ago, an Egyptian artisan captured a sense of speed and elegance in this beautifully carved handle in the shape of a horse! 🐴 ❤️ New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, c. 1390–1352 BC. The Met 📷 by me #Archaeology

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Margery Bayne is querying @margerybayne.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Removing a book from a library deprives a community of free access, strips authors of a key avenue for reaching readers (and earning a living), and chips away at our collective rights to speech, expression, and the free exchange of ideas." margerybayne.medium.com/why-every-bo... #BookSky #Books

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Why Every Book Ban Matters

For readers, writers, and you

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This by Courtney Maum is where I am too. I am grateful to her for the words...

For me, the subject of AI detection is an ouroboros. I’ll speak only for myself, here is my opinion. I didn’t ask for artificial intelligence. It’s not something I need, it is not something I desire. And yet, it barged its way into my life and stole all of my books. All of them. Stole them. Trained off of them. Did not compensate me for this theft. So now, AI can write a book like me, because it stole my own work and learned my breed of humor and satire. So if someone runs an AI text detector on my creative output, it will probably “test positive” why? Because AI is a contaminant that has embedded itself into my work by stealing it and using my own work to perpetuate itself. It will test for itself and find AI there because it AI is a virus that has contaminated the DNA of my current and future writing—a form of intellectual rape. A kind of colonization. A raging plague that some gatekeepers are opening the door for.

If you ask me what I’m currently working on, the answer is nothing book-length. I’m not going to publish a new book in this current landscape. That’s a stance of privilege, I recognize that. And I can’t hold this stance forever, I can hold it as long as I have savings from my last book.

This current literary climate isn’t acceptable. It is not acceptable to have a thing thrust upon us that takes absolutely everything, and then be forced to prove that we are not the thieves.

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𝕄𝕪 ℂ𝕒𝕥𝕟𝕚𝕡 ℂ𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕚𝕔𝕝𝕖𝕤 ಄ ᓚᘏᗢ @cjblackwood.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

See what happens? Givem' a little catnip and a bottle of beer and they don't remember the rest of the night. #Cats #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky #BlackCats #BlackCatsOfBluesky #CatsAreFamily #MyCatnipChronicles

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👻 EARNED MY SPURS & UNABLE TO CURB MY CUSSING 🐎 @plannedtheride.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Coming to a conspiracy near you: Furries On A Plane

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I keep meaning to tell you that we’ll be in Tokyo November 18-30.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

They have the most ridiculous ideas about what constitutes a valid word.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Shocking. I am more glad every day that I am essentially retired. The article I’m sending in on Monday may well be the last.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Anybody know anything about Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue? They get 4 stars/97% on Charity Navigator.

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Summer Samba, the Cat @summersamba.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I know we kitties are irresistible, and you want to hug and kiss us ALL the time! But that's not necessarily a good thing, and here's why - www.sparklecat.com/special/dont... #catadvice #catlovers

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Don’t Force Affection on Your Cats - Science Explains Why

Summer looks at a scientific study that explains why cat owners should never force affection on their feline companions.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's been five years and I was out of town, so I don't have much hope. I think it was Fate's way of telling me that my dog was too old anymore to compete in nosework trials.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Apparently I once used a $20 bill as a bookmark. Found it years later when I reread the book.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I wish that would happen with my favorite lost necklace.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Camels on lakeshore at Wadi Elrayan in Egypt last November.

A group of camels lying and standing on the sandy shore of a lake at Wadi Elrayan in Egypt. I used a black and white filter to give it a vintage look. In the foreground on the left are two palm trees.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Egyptian cat exploring tent in hopes of finding a snack. This is from a trip last November. #cat #Egypt

Cat with medium-length fur puts paws on top of wooden table inside large tent. Along the tent walls is seating covered in pink and black striped fabric with matching back cushions. It’s in the Egyptian countryside and we had stopped there for a meal after a tour.

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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@dindin6.bsky.social Good ~ Evening from Regina, Saskatchewan 🍁🌖 ✨ #StressBreak #FreeHugs 🤗 #CatsOnBluesky 🐈‍⬛ #Photography #CatsOfBluesky 🐈 #Caturday #HappyCaturday 🐱 Rob 😊 👨‍🦳 🧑‍🦳 🐶 🐶 ✌️ ☮️ 🎶 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🕊️

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Does your cat hack up hairballs? You might want to participate in this survey from feline and internal medicine specialist Dr. Samantha Taylor, which looks at hairball behavior and grooming to answer understudied questions about how common it is and factors that might be associated with it:

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The Fur Report 2026

Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

CATTE VERSIOUN (speculatyve! not based on real attested textes!) • OLD ENGLISH: Miæow • MIDDLE ENGLISH: Myeaue • EARLY MODERN ENGLISH: Meowe

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here’s my upcoming contribution: four turkey vultures scavenge a dead squirrel in an Indianapolis park last weekend.

Four turkey vultures dine on a dead squirrel in an Indianapolis park. Turkey vultures are large and dark with bald red head. They use their sense of smell to locate carcasses but are not themselves birds of prey. In fact, they are obligate scavengers, meaning they eat only dead animals. They are nicknamed “nature’s clean-up crew” and inhabit a wide area, from southern Canada to southern South America. Turkey vultures form lifelong pair bonds and are known to feed in groups.

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

RFK Jr should be focusing on the breakthroughs of mRNA vaccines instead of chemtrails. We saw success in lung cancer and melanoma. Breast cancer and glioblastoma might be next. 🧪 archive.today/GyJeL

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A melanoma vaccine was hailed as a breakthrough. Which cancers are next?

Trials investigating mRNA vaccines for lung cancer, pancreatic cancer and other diseases are already underway.

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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

It’s the 90th anniversary today of the publication of a children’s book which Franco denounced because its lead character was a pacifist. Hitler ordered the book burned as “degenerate democratic propaganda”, and various Americans saw it as promoting fascism, anarchism, or... er, communism

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The Bittersweet Story of the Real-Life Peaceful Bull Who Inspired Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson’s Ferdinand

A journey to the abyss between the real world and the ideal world, and a romp across our mightiest bridge between the two.

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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Another in my series of libraries Harold Washington Library, Chicago #SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky

Harold Washington Library, Chicago - large foyer with huge glass ceiling, round glass light fixxtures, small trees in large containers

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Islands @islandsmagazine.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Chicago is one of the most visited cities in the U.S., but people who stick to the city limits are missing a lot of things to see and do in its suburbs.

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Hands-Down, The 10 Best Chicago Suburbs To Visit, According To Locals - Islands

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Longtail News @longtail-news.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Feed: "Condé Nast Traveler UK" By: Nicole Schnitzler on Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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22 best things to do in Chicago, according to a local expert

How to get to know the city that’s second to none

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What is it if I don't put coleslaw on it?

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I can't decide who I'd rather see in prison first.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Bay Area, look at these sweet babies who could be snuggling with you!

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

That's what I love best about visiting pet cemeteries--reading the epitaphs.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Interesting-looking Beagle. Sort of Basset-y.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Sigh. I was really hoping for one when I was there in May.

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

It looks like Cindy's companion is demonstrating the "bear crawl."

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Kimberley Campbell Thornton @kimthornton.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I hate flying into Nashville, but I'll be happier about it if the airport is named for Dolly.

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Meidas Sassy™ 🐬 @filosia.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Parton's career spanned more than 6 decades, earning her 11 Grammy's, 3 Emmy's, an honorary Oscar and a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. Sally Fields: "If there are truly angels on earth, then we've just lost one." You were the brightest of stars and will be dearly missed. Thank you, Dolly! #Dolly

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CatDaMaMa @catdamama.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Great news for the First Amendment! Karen Attiah of the WAPO was reinstated! And F off Bezos. thegrio.com/2026/08/24/k...

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