Kathy KS

The most energy efficient way to move goods is in bulk to a depot, the least efficient way is to a point. The most energy efficient way to move goods is by rail (or canal), the least is by air. The most efficient way to travel by air is with high aspect ratio fixed wings, the least, by rotor.

That's beautiful! I agree on the scalloped border

The Humane Society in Portland Oregon currently has FOUR Dogue de Bordeaux (French Mastiffs) up for adoption. This is a rare breed to see in the shelter system; these very good buddies in particular need special attention after uh. not having the best start in life it seems. Link below.

Important.

An orange cat and a tortoiseshell cat sitting on white carpet at the top of a stairwell. They are snuggled together and looking at the camera, front paws politely tucked into their chests.

It should be illegal to be this cute

Facebook post with a photo of Alec and contact information: MISSING: Alec Luhn, last seen July 31st in the afternoon. Was headed from Odda, Norway on a solo backpacking trip to explore the glacier @folgefonnanasjonalpark. Planned to stay at DNT Holmaskjer and DNT Breidablikk and finish Monday morning at Årsnes Kai bus station. Red Cross search with volunteers and dogs and helicopters is underway in the area. PLEASE SHARE AND TAG AND REPOST THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. If anyone has seen him or has information please contact Drew Avanell Gaddis or Veronika Silchenko

Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy

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Overcrowded Santa Monica animal shelter waives adoption fees to find homes for pets The Santa Monica Animal Shelter has exceeded its capacity amid a wave of animal surrenders and stray intakes, prompting city officials to waive adoption fees in hopes of easing overcrowding and pla…

Overcrowded Santa Monica animal shelter waives adoption fees to find homes for pets

A thing I think we miss is that the “authoritarian playbook” isn’t a set of instructions authoritarians are reading from, it’s just a list of things that happen when narcissists get too much power.

Trump’s To Do List @hcrichardson.bsky.social @fieldteam6.org

This! I was an actual teacher and.... how do we see them having lunch and lives during the school day?

It's island week at Muttville. Sorry (not sorry) for embedding this earworm into your brain. 

#muttvillesf #seniordog #rescuedog #adoptdontshop

Since Halloween stuff is coming out, a plea to really *look* at those seasonal decorations because big stores like Michael’s and Marshall’s are using AI for their seasonal decor and it sucks and you should not buy it.

✨ Just a minute of cats being cats… because sometimes that’s exactly what we need. 💛 #catrescue #rescuecats #caturday #catvideos #supportanimals #thecatterycc

Not expecting any luck here but do we happen to know any Deaf-owned companies looking for system administrators or technicians? Or anything technical, really?

Can do Windows and Linux.

I'd like to work for a deaf-owned company. Very fluent in ASL.

Nala is a Domestic Short Hair cat, available for adoption in Galesburg, IL.

Your lap warmer and quiet companion awaits: Nala, located in Galesburg, IL.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/nala-77087813/il/galesburg/galesburg-animal-hospital-il1025/

I love that but as a staff member, I don't feel like I have any kind of protection. I'm thinking about what kind of mildly disobedient thing I can use. "Call me Kathy but not Mrs. K because I'm not teaching anymore and SB 125 mandates that I can't refer to my gender in my email signature"
???

Looks like one professor already has. And it is great! (From my son who is organizing the faculty for the union at KU.)
politzerahles.github.io/e-mail-signa...

Tiger "Cuddle Puddle"
Siblings DOJ, Jinx, and Rosie, who were born here shortly after their mother was rescued.

Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.

Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.

Do not.

This quote appears over a light blue background, with streams of gold stars: “YOU If every single person who has liked you in your lifetime were to light up on a map, it would create the most glitteringly beautiful network you could imagine. Throw in the strangers you’ve been kind to, the people you’ve mad laugh or inspired along the way, and that star-bright network of you would be an impressive sight to behold. You are so much more than you think you are. You have done so much more than you realize. You’re trailing a bright pathway that you don’t even know about. What a thing. What a thing, indeed.” ~ Donna Ashworth

My Bluesky friend, Wendy, sent me this quote, and it still resonates.
-> “If every single person who has liked you in your lifetime were to light up on a map, it would create the most glitteringly beautiful network you could imagine…You’re so much more than you think you are.”
Take it to heart :-)}

everything is terrible so here’s the swedish chef doing rapper’s delight

The poster features a drawing of a shoreline, and in the distance, people gathering and celebrating around a fire. The text reads: "What we have is each other and our will to remake the world." - Read This When Things Fall Apart, Edited by Kelly Hayes

So if you didn't make it to Socialism 2025 or didn't make it to our session about Read This When Things Fall Apart (or attended virtually), but you want the gorgeous poster Olly Costello designed for attendees, you can print your own copy using the file here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

I love how this becomes a castle defense game at the midpoint

If you ever think English isn’t a needlessly complicated language just remember that read and lead rhyme and read and lead rhyme but read and lead don't rhyme, and neither do read and lead.

Large green knitted blanket with a dragon motif on a leather sofa against a bookcase.

Dragon blanket is finished! I've added the pattern to my Ravelry store in case anyone feels inspired to make one.
🧶🐉
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
#knitting #bskyknits #dragons #dragon #blanket

Today, we declare our independence from a wannabe king.
Some folks want you to celebrate freedom without asking who actually has it.
Let’s talk about what the Fourth of July is supposed to mean.
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120 copies of Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear, in three tall columns, with one copy propped up in front of them.

You may recall that I was caught up in the collapse of publishers Unbound.

I now have the rights to my book Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear? And I have a lot of them to get rid of.

So if you felt like buying one I might see my office floor again before 2027.

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Traffic lights on green where the usual "green man" has been replaced with a woman kicking a football.

I love this. In Basel they've changed some of the green traffic lights to women footballers for the Euros

Phone calls work. I've been covering politics and politicians for more than a quarter century & one thing I've learned is: phone calls work.

contactrepresentatives.org

the punchline at the very end of this is a master class, I am begging you all to watch it. sound on. you need this laugh today, I promise you do