Kat Mask Replica

Kat Mask Replica

@katmctee.bsky.social

Artist + teacher. Austin, Texas since forever. Caregiver for my hubs who has FTD. Tall nerd into music, art. Geriatric paisley punk. Love books, film, color theory, huge empty vistas, iced tea, museums, long rambling conversations. 🍉 She/her🧵🎶🙄

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The things that would have disappointed 20 year old me were specifically the things he was an idiot about so who cares.

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"Talarico very likely has persuaded the bullies that he will back down to pressure, and persuaded #trans people that he’d rather be liked by Republican bigots than by trans people in #Texas, and that even if he wins in November, they’ll be on their own."

A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social

I wrote about the necessity of persuasion (and its pitfalls), a disappointing statement from a national figure, and how we might disrupt traditional popular exclusionary and bigoted stories of Them, by challenging them with open and expansive stories of Us. www.the-reframe.com/us-and-them/

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For a story i'm working on, if you're a trans voter in Texas with thoughts about James Talarico's stance on trans athletes or Gina Hinojosa's pronouns ad yesterday, i'd love to hear from you. I did this story 2 years ago with Colin Allred, time flies. www.chron.com/culture/arti...

chron.comColin Allred won't use the word 'transgender.' That bothers some voters.As Ted Cruz attacks Colin Allred with anti-trans ads, transgender voters and advocates see a "spineless" candidate.

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There are already articles circulating trying to rewrite history and say America was great after 9/11 and united and thoughtful and just a reminder that that period was marked by intense and insanely racist hatred, paranoia, and a frothing desire for unhinged violence and oppression.

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This song, by Merle Travis, is a cry for help from the depths of a coal mine. It's the exact opposite of a glorification of the job. In a culture where miners are often used emblematically as symbols of honest blue collar labor, this song is about their pain and exploitation. youtu.be/eQy9N8B5yBw

youtu.beDark as a DungeonYouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic

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"There’s a song playing, and you’re pretty sure it’s the same song, and you’re pretty sure it’s been playing all day, but you’re not quite sure where it’s coming from or how to turn it off." buff.ly/LwUD20k

mcsweeneys.netAttending Burning Man or Parenting a Toddler?“The person who refused to wear sunscreen or drink water is now having a meltdown, and it’s your job to chase them around brandishing pickles and Gatorade un...

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This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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The number of people who work in web development and UX who have decided "everyone actually wants Clippy now" is truly astonishing.

Matt Shipman (he/him)@shiplives.bsky.social

Dear web designers: repeatedly imploring me to use your "AI assistant" will not make me use it. It will, however, get me to stop visiting your website (if I can); or to resent you and your company (if I cannot).

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NEW: The border wall doesn’t just threaten the natural history of Big Bend National Park. It also threatens to erase 6,000 years of culturally significant sites, rock art, and more on private land in Texas—including some sites that have yet to be fully documented

wired.comBorder Wall Construction Threatens 6,000 Years of History on Private LandsArcheologists are confronting an “unfathomable” loss as border wall construction is set to cut across ranches that are home to unique historical sites, many of which haven’t been fully studied.

Dave Marsh, now protected from Tom Verlaine's "lack of melodic ideas or any emotional sensibility" for eternity. Unless he's in a place where Marquee Moon ("***") plays over and over and over and ov

Stephen Thomas Erlewine@sterlewine.bsky.social

My tribute to Dave Marsh, the first rock critic I ever read and one I still read to this day.

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I have an extremely unique climate/labor/political story on my hands (Svalbard! Russia! Coal mines!) and am having the worst luck finding it a good home. Freelancing these days can be such a kick in the stomach

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Leor Galil@imleor.bsky.social

“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”