Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 2h“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.”-Oscar Wilde 0102
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 6h“Master Bedroom” is a 1965 tempera painting by American realist artist Andrew Wyeth, featuring his golden retriever, Rattler, sleeping on a bed. 161
Reposted by KatherineAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14hTrump is standing like no human has ever stood before 147773271375
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 14hAs Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comJack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart (Gift Article)A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts. 031
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 14hHow Ukraine’s Naval Drones Are Remaking War at Sea www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...nytimes.comHow Ukraine’s Naval Drones Are Remaking War at Sea (Gift Article)They began as modified motorboats. Now, Ukrainian sea drones act as miniature aircraft carriers, and other countries want in. 022
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 15h“President Trump is such an awful human being that just writing about him feels degrading.” Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Trump Is Going Viral in the Worst Ways (Gift Article)On the technological, diplomatic and biological fronts, Trump is creating a disaster. 053
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 15hHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...nytimes.comHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky. 020
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 15hPassenger Describes Chaos Aboard FlyDubai Flight www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...nytimes.comPassenger Describes Chaos Aboard FlyDubai Flight (Gift Article)The passenger, Miriam Ohayon, said people on board felt the jet lose control and heard screams. “When they opened the cockpit, there was a lot of blood,” she told Israeli television. 010
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 15hAfter Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...nytimes.comAfter Two Decades, U.S. Forces Leave Iraq to an Uncertain Future (Gift Article)Some Iraqis are celebrating the end of an American military presence that unleashed waves of bloodshed. Others fear what happens next for their country, trapped between Washington and Tehran. 000
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Senator Eric Schmitt, with a smirk on his face, thought he had caught Jack Smith in a lie and ended up with egg on his face and left the hearing. As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falters www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comJack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falls Apart (Gift Article)A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts. 0133
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falters www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...nytimes.comJack Smith Defends Trump Charges as Senator’s Perjury Claim Falters (Gift Article)A Republican eager to prove the former special counsel was dishonest appeared to instead demonstrate his own confusion over basic facts. 1135
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Yep, things are not going as planned for the Republicans. Thank you, Jack Smith, whose IQ is higher than all of the republicans in this entire room combined. 1188
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The list of crimes committed by Donald Trump is endless; and, sadly, I am cynical that he will ever be convicted. No one will put a mentally challenged, Alzheimer’s ridden, unhealthy eighty-year old in jail. 4418846
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Anthropic says AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filing - www.reuters.com/business/fin...reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: Anthropic warns AI may pose 'existential risks to humanity' in IPO filingAnthropic plans to caution potential investors in its IPO that advanced AI could pose "catastrophic or existential risks to humanity," an extraordinary warning by a company seeking to profit from the... 040
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026There Is a Word So Powerful It Need Be Spoken Only Once www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/o...nytimes.comOpinion | There Is a Word So Powerful It Need Be Spoken Only Once (Gift Article)The film that makes a powerful statement without ever raising its voice. 000
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Netanyahu’s prior knowledge of planned Hamas attack has finally become an issue in his re-election. wapo.st/4hvqwOnwapo.stReports that Netanyahu ignored Oct. 7 warnings dominate Israeli electionThe Israeli prime minister has denied any advance knowledge of the Hamas attack in 2023, but as a national election nears his role is under new scrutiny. 0101
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Second Prosecutor Quits Trump’s ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comSecond Prosecutor Quits Trump’s ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case (Gift Article)The resignation adds to the setbacks to the most sweeping effort by the Justice Department to fulfill the president’s desire to take revenge against the federal officials who have investigated him. 042
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comEmbarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees. 020
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Shot undercover, the film NAZA exposes the systems behind Israel’s mass killings in Gaza through anonymous testimonies from military intelligence officers. 11710
Katherine @wordwatcher.bsky.social · 28/09/2026No one doubts that Donald Trump would sell out his own country. Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...nytimes.comTrump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says (Gift Article)President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale. 043