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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We just lost our pound girl last month. Best $100 I ever spent.

A black and white dog is being pet by a woman with grey hair.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Charts for dinner is the left wing I identify as an attack helicopter now, apparently.

Series of two skeets by EAII ©ealluia.bsky.social 2h Something I've noticed when reading people slapping their knees at the comic is many people are treating the argument it contains as this great, novel insight - mic drop! - when it's been the boilerplate strawman retort among that exact same social circle for about 4 straight years. It's like if a popular alt-right comic artist did a "If I have to respect your pronouns, then what if I identify as something ludicrous?" in comic form, and a bunch of neo-Nazis started high fiving each other and acting like no one thought to put it that way before.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Yes. They stay surprisingly crunchy.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

These are acceptable if at granny's house, watch out for getting your caffine free coke mixed up with grandaddy's bourbon, with the illusion of Coke, or you'll fall asleep before we pick out the VHS to watch.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

And by normal cup, you mean these, right?

A lineup of 5 rainbow colored tuppawear cups

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I had to pull up their ranges on the NC Wildlife website. They are a lot more widespread than I had assumed based on campground precautions. Here I thought this weekend's trip was my first time camping in bear country, but no, I have apparently always camped with bears!

A map of north carolina labled with various concentrations of black bears. The only part of the state that isn't populated by black bears is the central part of the state

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Mind you this is how tiny he his compared to her.

A white dog 1/2 the size of the black dog curled up with a black dog curled around it

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I’m stating to understand how that man could have gotten tea bagged hundreds of times. Did he by chance spend time with an intact dog? Because this has been what’s going on at my house all morning. He’s not even humping, just trying to get the old lady to play.

White dog with testicles mounting the head of a black dog that looks sick of this shit.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Okay but can you cuddle the whiney baby while you sulk? He still has puppy breath and needs constant snuggles or he cries.

A white pit bull type dog with a black nose and grey spots covering his ears. His eyes are squinting into the sun because he’s a blue eyed mutant.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Molly, you might enjoy this picture of my old lady dog, Luna, and her new puppy. We took him to the thrift store and that overstimulated him so he fell asleep with Luna in his mouth. Sitting up 😂

Very large white puppy that's asleep but has a slightly larger black dog’s neck in his mouth.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

She thinks she’s very abused ever since I had to put her on a diet and got her this fitness coach.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I guess he’s pretty cute and we can “keep” him.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We do this too! Also just a splash of chicken broth in the water bowl and she will drink the whole thing in one sitting. When she’s really sick we use tuna water 😂

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

That's not true, though. There have been protests in every major city and there's about to be a city-wide strike. 45% of Americans support abolishing ICE. None of that is “most Americans are fine with it actually”

https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53892-after-the-shooting-in-minneapolis-majorities-of-americans-view-ice-unfavorably-and-support-major-changes-to-the-agency

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Some people trim their pets whiskers and while I know it’s not harmful to them why would they eliminate this much whimsy from their lives! My cats are camera shy but one of them has an impressive whisker set as well.

A black and white pit bull licking its own nose showing off its many whiskers.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I still have mine, which I got as a wedding gift 7 years ago, and the ones my husband got for his first marriage, 15ish years ago. I think my pattern is pretty cute, but for our 10th anniversary, I'm going to track down a vintage set.

White square plate with various flowers.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

This is Luna. She just turned ten and is very dumb. Only figured out she could bark at us for things like 2 years ago.

A black pit bull sleeping in a sunny spot in the yard

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Quite a few. But I wasn’t pulling that out of my ass. www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats...

Adults who had a visit with a doctor or other health care professional
Percent of adults who had a visit with a doctor or other health care professional in the past year: 85.2% (2024)
Source: Interactive Summary Health Statistics for Adults: National Health Interview Survey, 2019-2024

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

My two that were like that have gone soft in their old age.

Cat laying in a way that touches pit bull in a sweater. They appear to be laying on a bed.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

With the number of scars I bare from my regular house cat I do not think I would like to own a big (or not so big but still too big for my house) cat.

Picture of a house cat latched onto and arm with claws and teeth.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Finally convinced the abandoned cat in my neighborhood to come inside after years of feeding her. It was freezing raining last night so I just scooped her up and brought her in. Guys it’s like 20 hrs later and has stoped raining but I don’t think she wants to leave. 😂

Tortie cat curled up sleeping on the back of the sofa.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

What kind of fuck ass cop question is this on my local Food Not Bombs Google intake form about homelessness?

Black text on a white background reads “what tools or paths do you believe could lead to dismantling these causes?”

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

This the lady? I sent it to my granny 😂

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

I know it just looks like a plate of gravy but there are biscuits under there!

Biscuits and gravy on a Bojangles plate.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

There's really no better time/place to enjoy nature than North Carolina in the fall. All the bugs are dead but it's still only light jacket weather.

Picture of a black and white pit bull with her nose in the air sniffing. Background shows blanket of leaves, grove of bamboo and hammock.

Same dog now sunning herself in a pile of leaves.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

It's true. When nature is just in your yard you just get a hammock. Sure hikings okay but this is better.

Black and white pit bull eyes closed sniffing the air. Dog is wearing a lesbian pride collar. Background has much nature such as bamboo, pine trees and a blanket of leaves on the ground.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

My husband has to chaperone and chauffeur any adoption related events. This rule was created after I was two for two of “just going to look and see”.

A cat squinty eyed with love and his human

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

This is probably the most embarrassing thing I’ve had to confess to a European friend. Well this and that I don’t know how un cut dicks work.

Oh this is going to sound incredibly silly given the gun situation but fireworks are super illegal in my state outside of like certified shows. So we only have like 20 minutes of 4th of July and then maybe you’ll hear some smuggled fire crackers on new years.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

My 10-year-old babies would have their own but they prefer to live up my but instead using my blanket.

Photo taken from front facing camera captures a cats big ol head blocking a persons face.

Dog asleep on human arm. Features red and white blanket stolen from human.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

These two are openly laughing though? I also see two people texting, people blatantly whispering, and sleeping.

Two military men at the hagseth meeting laughing

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

My baby also sleeps like this. Better if she can be sandwiched between me and the sofa cushion. Luckily she is also a dog and this is safe.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

I doubled my goal for this year and then hit a huge reading slump. I’m getting caught up though!

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

lol ready for your mind to be blown? This would be considered a small shade range.

Screen shot of a foundation shade range showing 20 is shades.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Action shots are where bully’s really show how expensive they are lol

A different brown dog making a funny face because the same black dog is biting their leg.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

I’m reading this series right now, I think it’s about 10 books. The smut is excellent and so is the plot. Who doesn’t love lesbian werewolves (who can get each other pregnant).

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

They use it to wash baby animals after oil spills! (Or at least that’s what the ad campaign said)

Dawn soap ad. Had two emblems on the top left corner that are too small to read. There is a baby bird getting a bubble bath with a blue background

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

This portion also caught my interest given the similar stories of SA surrounding previous civil rights leaders. Also a white lady so will not pontificate just that I am looking forward to others thoughts on how we can integrate this knowledge into movement building going forward.

beyond telling a few confidants. “He was the golden boy, held up on this pedestal,” Moise said. She deeply felt his importance to journalism, to American culture, to so much. “He was Mr. BLM.” When these women confronted Lowery about his actions, he would be nice, and apologetic.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Okay this article is almost comical in how it dances around the subject of race.

It is the season to bring your person home for the holidays. But not everyone has a picture-perfect family dynamic, especially when it comes to parents and partners. If you have brought your other half home in the past only to hear passive-aggressive remarks or full-on “I don’t like them, here’s why” monologues from your mom or dad, bringing them back can feel a lot like walking on eggshells.
Dealing with this sort of sticky situation (feeling like you have to choose sides between people you love) can be anxiety-inducing. But it doesn’t always have to be! When you are crazy in love with someone, the last thing you want to hear is a list of their flaws, especially from your parents. But sometimes, especially in the honeymoon phase, it might be worth taking a second to listen.
“When you’re in that ‘deeply infatuated’ stage with someone, your vision is totally obstructed by your intense feelings of adoration, admiration, and desire, ” says Dr. Suzanne Degges-White, Ph.D., chair and professor of counseling and counselor education at Northern Illinois University.

She notes that if your parents have legitimate concerns about your wellbeing or suspect the relationship may be emotionally unhealthy, they might be able to spot the warning signs before you do. Your mom being upset that your boyfriend kept interrupting you at dinner or your dad overhearing him raising his voice at you when you were alone are valid reasons for people grow up in different households, and sometimes a small habit in one home can be a huge deal in another. If your partner grew up never helping clear the table and making their bed, it might horrify your type-A, spotlessly-clean parents. But in a way, this is the best problem to have.
“If there’s some little thing that your parents are complaining about that’s an easy fix, you should go ahead and tell your partner, ” Degges-White advises. She says that if you want to spare your partner’s feelings, you can frame with “Now you’re going to know why I complain about my parents, they’re ragging me about ….” or “If you really want to wow them, surprise them tonight and start by clearing the table after dinner. My mom will absolutely adore you!”
The real test, then, is if your partner actually listens. If they can’t make the effort to offer help around the house or not chuck their clothes all over the guest room floor, then start questioning what the partnership will be like down the line.
If you are home for the holidays and want to avoid spending too much time with them because things always get tense, just plan ahead and set firm limits on how much you will actually see your parents. Pencil in a quick trip nearby, or dinner with your hometown friends, to break up the time spent at your house. If you know you only have to bear the situation for 48 hours or one meal, it can make it a lot easier to get through. There are certain areas where a lot of people have fixed opinions, and if your partner does not fit in with that mould (or vice versa), it can cause uncomfortable debates and, subsequently, a lot of issue

Avoid the big four taboo topics, sex, religion, politics, and money, all of these seem to bring out the worst in people when they meet someone whose opinions are directly opposite their own. When a parent tries to maneuver a conversation to these forbidden zones, refuse to go there and change the subject or suggest you and your partner ‘help with dinner, ’ clear the table, or take a walk to get some fresh air.
Of course there is a point where people can find it impossible to stomach someone’s beliefs that you deem are very hurtful to other people. So it depends on the situation and what is being said, you do not have to tolerate opinions you find flatly bigoted or personally disrespectful towards you or your partner, for example. If you have a lot on your plate right now and don’t want to deal with coming home to tension and rudeness, figure out a way to navigate that differently. There is no rule saying that you have to bring your partner with you for the holidays, so if it adds unnecessary stress to your life at the moment, do it on your own, or split the time with going to your partner’s family home and then yours by yourself.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

I have the best husband in the world who just gave me the best gift in the world. 🥰Look at it! It’s better than a time capsule!

Picture of a blue book tittled “how to win in 1952” subtitled “campaign handbook democratic national convention”

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

The good fellows over at Nintendo are here to help you out on this one.

Pokémon labeled with the parts of the vulva

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I’m actually quoting you. I don’t disagree that it won’t be a carbon copy of the T4 program I just disagree that there won’t be exterminations. The T4 program started because the parents of a disabled baby begged the Nazi party to kill it. That attitude will only become more prevalent.

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any kind of independent monitors to make sure health and
safety are being followed. It's not that people are going
to be shoveled into ovens. It's that as a result of this system being incompetently applied to the most vulnerable.

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Kate 🏴‍☠️ @maskonalways.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

It’s very basic algebra they are covering in 5th grade but you can see right here in my states standards that they are teaching algebra to 5th graders.

$Chart listing North Carolina math standards for 5 th grade. Reads as follows. 2 of 42 North Carolina Course of Study - 5*h Grade Standards Standards for Mathematical Practice Operations & Algebraic Number & Operations in Number & Operations- Measurement & Data Geometry NC.5.OA.3 erform operations wit ulti-digit whole number NC.5.NBT.5 NC.5.NBT.6 Perform operations with decimals. NC.5.NBT.7 Apply and extend previous understandings of multiply and divide fractions. NC.5.NF.3 NC.5.NF.4 NC.5.NF.7 measurement system. Represent and interpret NC.5.MD.4 NC.5.MD.5 Understand the coordinate plane. NC.5.G.1 Classify quadrilaterals. NC.5.G.3 lol$

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