Kat Vernon
@katbird.bsky.social
Mostly lurking, occasionally replying. Omnivorous treat hound, dog lover, TV junkie.
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps: -It’s ‘sleight of hand’ -It’s ‘bated breath’ -It’s ‘lo and behold’ -It's 'buck naked' -It’s ‘brass tacks’ -It’s ‘free rein’ -It’s ‘toe the line'
This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.
I am so pleased with tonight’s cocktail hour that I am posting it into the ether here even though I never post and almost no one follows me*. Blistered shishito peppers and tomato martinis**!! *I do not care, I promise **garnish is a blossom from my garlic chives
When Trump is finally defeated, remember that the hangers-on and the ghouls surrounding him, the JD Vances of the world, will all claim that they were trying to moderate his evil and they should be thanked. And we need to remember that this is a lie. They were willing to do anything for power.
Things your unhoused neighbors can use this summer, aside from the obvious: - candy (I get asks for this more than almost anything) - sunscreen (high SPF pls!) - lip balm (bonus for SPF) - electrolyte packets for water - cash - gift cards for fast food and/or accessible grocery stores 1/
When I die and get reborn as a cat, you won't know it's me but there will be signs.
…as I plan the next round of work on my 100+ yr old house, I feel this is a bit on the nose
Sorrowscopes@sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 5mo agoCapricorn: It’s a great time to invest in some home renovations. On the other hand, cocaine has never been easier to come by.
Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Literally spontaneously applauded this episode in our living room.
Alan Sepinwall@sepinwall.bsky.social · 6mo agoKate O'Flynn has already been stealing Widow's Bay out from under her more famous co-stars, and she's wonderful in this week's Patricia spotlight episode. My review:
Text to a friend earlier tonight. Screamed so loud I scared the dog.
This is your reminder that after you make $184,500, you stop paying into Social Security. Millionaires hit that cap today. We are constantly told there's "not enough" money for Social Security. But we let America's richest people stop paying into it in March. Scrap the cap.
As the pedophile führer's ICE Nazis are ordered to release people they've kidnapped, they do it in the dead of night to make sure it's as cruel and brutal as possible. Fortunately, compassionate Patriots are there to meet them and make sure they're ok and driven to their homes.
You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.
Tobias Kinter Bencosme, 44, of Miami, FL, is an ICE Supervisory Detention Agent who participated in the illegal home invasion and kidnapping of an elderly American citizen in St Paul, MN on 1/18/2026. Bencosme dragged the Hmong grandfather outside in the frigid air wearing only boxers and a blanket.
This guy went to work today, put a mask on, kidnapped a 5 year old child, and then used him as bait so both he and his father could be sent behind bars
For the first 22 years, the Haw. For the last 30, the Cape Fear.
@thinkingbayonet.bsky.social · 10mo agoMy favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river. Mine is the Patuxent.
What we needed to do today: unpack from Christmas travel, put away laundry, take care of the box pile of doom in the foyer. What we did today: wash the windows in the living room and dining room.
The world is a garbage fire. Take your dog to look at Christmas lights.
An excellent thread about a perfect movie. @nickfury325.bsky.social and @maxxwv.bsky.social, relevant to our collective interests.
David Dylan Thomas@daviddylanthomas.bsky.social · 11mo agoThe amount of set up/payoff groundwork in just the first five minutes of DIE HARD is astounding
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: No Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney animated, or Pixar.
a man with a mustache is talking to another man while two other men look on .
Alt: Paddy Considine and Rafe Spall glare at Simon Pegg, then move off screen to the right. Then Paddy Considine briefly pops back into frame, still glaring. Movie is Hot Fuzz.
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John Robinson@jrobin.bsky.social · 11mo agoMovie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Rejected Hannibal holiday special…
Deadbird🩸@deadbird.bsky.social · 12mo agodrew a Thanksgiving hand turkey
Remember that while food banks welcome donations of food, they prefer $$$$$$$. They have deals with grocery stores and suppliers. You can only buy one dollar's worth of food for one dollar, but they can buy several dollars' worth. So don't, like, buy food to donate it, just give 'em the dough.