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Allison Ketchell

@allisonketchell.bsky.social

Writer & editor in my crone era / knitter / culinary dabbler / mom to humans, cats, dogs, bunnies, crows / she/her 🏳️‍🌈

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Allison Ketchell@allisonketchell.bsky.social · 4d ago

I just said “I’ve had it with these motherfucking ants in my motherfucking kitchen” in my Samuel L Jackson voice so I may be losing it, though in my defense it was 4:30 in the morning and I’d already cleaned up dog barf when I found the ants

Allison Ketchell@allisonketchell.bsky.social · 3w ago

In the surprisingly busy waiting room at the lab. Older white lady approaches a cop to say “thank you for your service” solemnly, like this dude personally stormed the beaches at Normandy. I did not mean to make a face out loud but I’m pretty sure I did

Allison Ketchell@allisonketchell.bsky.social · 3w ago

How I learned that Spouse is teaching summer school this year: asked what he was up to today and he said “I start teaching today” and when I stared blankly at him because the term doesn’t start until after Labor Day he said, “summer school starts today”

Schooley@schooley.bsky.social · 3w ago

My wife woke me up with, “Lindsey Graham died.” Me in my groggy state, “Oh they finally announced it.” Her, “No, LINDSEY GRAHAM.” That woke me up.

Natasha Kindred@thehoursgodsends.bsky.social · 4w ago

Horrible new bullshit from the sea every time. It’s never ‘oh we found a new pink fish that is so happy’ it’s always stuff like this, the crush-depth screw-headed dongwongler, and it’s got to have big long creepy bits. Sick of the ocean tbh.

A photo of a Magnapinna squid captured by a deep sea drilling company.
Peter Sagal@petersagal.bsky.social · 4w ago

This is from the new WH report on the Smithsonian’s Museum of American History, calling for what the museum *should* say about slavery and human rights. One question: those 750,000 people who died in the Civil War to end slavery… who killed them? And why?

It should tell the story of how the colonies inherited slavery from both global and European slaving practices, but also how the words, actions, and ideas of America's Founders helped spark a worldwide movement that ultimately ended slavery. It should tell the story of how at least eight American colonies passed or attempted to pass laws to either tax or severely limit the importation of slaves before the Revolutionary War, only to be forced by the British Crown to continue it. It should tell the story of how 750,000 Americans died in the Civil War. It should tell the story of how Americans came to reject Jim Crow and segregation, backing a colorblind standard derived from America's founding documents. In short, it should tell the story of the birth of America and how the United States, because of the principles enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and upheld in the Constitution, has done more to advance and secure fundamental rights than any other nation in the world.
madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · last mo.

In ‘terrible but also funny’ news, the state of Florida is currently beefing with… An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha, aka the world’s largest and oldest governing body for Irish Dance because the NA championships are being held in Orlando and CLRG refuses to ban trans girls from competing as girls

Sluagh Sith@dsidhe.bsky.social · last mo.

Your annual reminder that if a fire truck goes by with siren blaring, it means they are busy with someone else's accidental fireworks blaze, and you should probably take a break for half an hour so they'll be available when your fireworks set your house on fire.

John Delmenico@thebigjohnnyd.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Tech CEOs in 2026: ‘We spent billions to hopefully one day have an ai that can make people feel like it’s portraying real emotions for tv, but we need way more money to do it’ Jim Henson in 1955: ‘yeah so I stuck some ping pong balls to a bit of old felt and called it Kermit’