Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 11hStray kitten wrestlemania (yes, we’re keeping them; we’ve got a vet appt to do all the things in a few weeks, hence their temporary sunporch quarantine) 041
Reposted by Katie MacBrideBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 27/09/2026That dumbass reality show guy who ran for Mayor of LA is now saying that Mamdani is just being good at governing so that his socialist friends can get elected because people like what they’re doing at which point they’ll start doing bad stuff and that’s just great that’s a tremendous thing to argue 782365189
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026That Apple News thought I of all people need this advice is very funny to me 001
Reposted by Katie MacBrideGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 21/09/2026This will make it nearly impossible to file habeas petitions, because attorneys won’t even know what federal district their client has been moved to to stage for their removal. Something like a third of all people in ICE custody. apnews.com/article/ice-...apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 2821991231
Reposted by Katie MacBrideNick Pinto @nickpinto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here’s Tony Kushner on why he’s at this Netanyahu protest: 17216
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026You can actually go to AA and not do the whole 12 steps thing; you just have to be ready to ignore a handful of supercilious busybodies askasoberlady.substack.com/p/i-havent-d...askasoberlady.substack.comI haven’t done AA’s 12 steps and it makes meetings uncomfortableWhy does AA expect me to share my trauma with someone who isn’t a mental health professional? 030
Reposted by Katie MacBrideKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My entire life I've heard centrists scolding leftist candidates with "oh, but how will we pay for all that? isn't your agenda unreasonable? shouldn't we run on a modest proposal for means-tested tax rebates?" Then Mamdani gets elected and makes it all look pretty easy. No wonder they hate him. 15184121898
Reposted by Katie MacBrideGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23/09/2026Every AI booster: It can do all your most fun activities for you! Art work! Songwriting! Your fantasy draft! Talking to your kid! No AI boosters: It can do the dishes and your laundry. 521238
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Doing some pop culture history research and my secondhand books arrived today…lol 100
Reposted by Katie MacBrideKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I don’t usually meddle on the writing side of Jeopardy!, but tonight I called in a favor for our Bluesky viewers. 15710294777
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Why does no one make old school canvas covered binders anymore??Some of us are nostalgic and stunted!!! 010
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I wrote a little something for The Small Bow about a surreal night many years ago… www.thesmallbow.com/p/for-one-ni...thesmallbow.comFor One-Night Only at This Church Basement: Robin Williams“He was that kind of person — so creative, smart, and expressive that he made you want to be that way too.” 123
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026favorite quote from this interview: "Explaining to people that I’m happy and grateful is tougher for me than saying ‘I want to drown myself in a toilet.’” substack.com/@katiemacbri...substack.comA.J. Daulerio wants to sponsor youTalking depression, AA, sponsorship, collateral damage, and comfort over hope. 010
Reposted by Katie MacBridejamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/09/2026i’m sorry but this entire worldview seems not just evil but deeply stupid? the far future is fake! it doesn’t exist! what matters are people here and now! 3304660699
Reposted by Katie MacBrideAtrios @eschatonblog.com · 15/09/2026Gonna tell my kids this is Ed Sheeran 412415
Reposted by Katie MacBrideMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 10/09/2026From the guy who brought Democrats John Fetterman, may I present… 1136262
Reposted by Katie MacBrideAlan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Spywearables. 9to5mac.com/2026/09/09/t...9to5mac.comThe new Apple Watch will use microphone and other sensors to generate AI recaps of your day - 9to5MacApple will announce the new Apple Watch lineup later today, and Mark Gurman at Bloomberg has the early scoop. He... 119642
Reposted by Katie MacBrideChris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 09/09/2026There’s such an easy answer to this “gotcha” question and it’s “Sports are inherently unsafe and unfair and it’s ridiculous to single out trans athletes when we allow 150 pound linebackers to go up against 260 pound linemen in freshman football on a daily basis. Let kids play with their friends.” 12561121622
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026So there are a couple of stray* kittens in our yard** and things have gotten very cute *yes that is a normal sized mason jar; I can’t overstate how tiny this kitten is **we’re planning on TNR, we just have to figure out the logistics 251
Reposted by Katie MacBrideJohnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026TrueValue Wolverine Ted Cruz was caught viewing + liking incest porn—on a plane—one 9/11 anniversaries, a few years back. 04315
Reposted by Katie MacBride✨[redacted]✨ @britculpsapp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“hello would you like to try the AI designed schizophrenia treatment i synthesized in my garage?” 803333549
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Interesting to posit this question in the lede when the answer a) is probably not and b) isn’t particularly relevant to the story 010
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Edie Falco is so good and this line is amazing (looking at you, Santos) askasoberlady.substack.com/p/nurse-jack... 110
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It should be illegal to switch audiobook narrators mid-series unless I personally approve it 020
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I found a dead dragonfly, which is sad, but I’ve never seen their wings close up IRL before and they’re v beautiful 020
Reposted by Katie MacBrideScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Record numbers of American soldiers, sailors and airman request early separation from the military because they believe they are being ordered to violate international law and to murder innocent civilians. www.ms.now/news/conscie...ms.nowTroops fighting against Iran and drug smugglers say they're being asked to violate international lawOrganizations that help service members apply to leave the military as conscientious objectors are seeing a large increase in concerns over U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats and targets... 13665314
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026very easy to point fingers “abroad” (and there’s good reason to), but to be clear, this also happens in the united states; it just usually happens in underground spaces that don’t have the veneer of legality as they do abroad www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/h...nytimes.comAmericans Encounter Risks at Psychedelic Clinics AbroadParticipants, often in vulnerable states, have little recourse if mistreated or injured. 000
Reposted by Katie MacBrideAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 26/08/2026Jesus Christ. All green card interviews worldwide are paused indefinitely 8140411599
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Been listening to the reacher books and I gotta say, the one difference between book reacher and tv reacher is that book reacher FUCKS 120
Reposted by Katie MacBrideSnow Burrow @bostonjerry.bsky.social · 26/08/2026If you're looking for a job and it feels impossible, just know that it's not you. It's not you at all. The entire employment market is broken, because the billionaires and PE goons and "major shareholders" broke it on purpose after workers made some modest gains in wages and freedom in 2020-2021. 2386166
Reposted by Katie MacBrideBen Schwartz @benschwartz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026For the first time I’m excited about President Trump being 80. 315722
Reposted by Katie MacBrideZach Heltzel @zachheltzel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Taking Catherine O’Hara and Tim Curry in the same year… 1114
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026ummm, a fucking word document just told me that a cover letter I wrote had two lines that were “likely AI generated??” A) what the fuck, word? B) the “AI generated” bits were: -the name of my college, graduate school, and respective degrees earned -the hours I’m available to work 130
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026In a world of assholes, may we all strive to be a Dolly 060
Reposted by Katie MacBrideLuke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Legendtheguardian.comDolly Parton turned down presidential medal of freedom twice from TrumpSinger says she’s not sure she’ll accept it from Biden either because it might seem political to do so 172789471
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026no one should have to work today. We should have a national day of grieving. 061
Reposted by Katie MacBrideWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026[Exit Queen.] 2063895111004
Reposted by Katie MacBrideEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Deconstructing the wellness-industrial complex and how to defend against it erictopol.substack.com/p/deborah-co...erictopol.substack.comDeborah Cohen: The Wellness-Industrial ComplexThe Sick Until Proven Healthy Trap 211239
Katie MacBride @msmacb.bsky.social · 22/08/2026What an insane way to describe long-overdue upgrades to a 60-year-old public housing complex 171