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Kate

@kateretired.bsky.social

Mom, wife, retired. I believe everyone deserves a piece of life’s pie. 🚫DMs unless you have my permission.

created September 8, 2023

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Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

How lovely! Have fun!

2/9/2025, 1:54:40 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

The team at @datelinenbc.bsky.social 😬

1/9/2025, 4:57:27 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Him: “It’s a nonstop cycle of precision timing.” Me: “It’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard of, and we’re living in the dumbest of times.”

1/9/2025, 4:54:40 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

And they’re delicious! 🤤

1/9/2025, 4:48:45 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

And place him on a 72 month hold.

1/9/2025, 4:40:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

😂😂😂

1/9/2025, 6:09:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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It’s always nice to catch up with long lost relatives. Sleep well.

1/9/2025, 6:06:39 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Awww. My grand kitty was a stray. Now he has a little sister.

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1/9/2025, 2:52:16 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

She’s also never had good sourdough, nor does she understand the innumerable flavors and textures one can achieve when making a loaf of sourdough bread.

1/9/2025, 2:48:18 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

They’re so cute! 🥰

1/9/2025, 2:37:21 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s certainly not the only thing I noticed. You’re always so detail oriented in your creations. They’re fascinating. But, that little touch made me chuckle.

1/9/2025, 2:35:03 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

😂😂😂

1/9/2025, 2:18:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Isabel Santos (@isabelsantos.bsky.social) reposted

“El Esfuerzo,” dramatically captures a woman crushed under the invisible weight of daily life. Children cling to her as she bears endless chores, a haunting tribute to the relentless, unseen labor women endure every day. Every day she “does nothing," yet in reality she carries it all.

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1/9/2025, 2:10:51 AM | 117 33 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Lovely!

1/9/2025, 1:11:47 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

I love your prices! 😂

31/8/2025, 8:12:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Yum! 😋

31/8/2025, 8:11:48 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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🎯

31/8/2025, 7:40:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Kirk Bangstad has been a thorn in the side of Republicans in Oneida County for decades. He was made for this moment.

31/8/2025, 7:07:03 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

She makes me sick. She addressed my daughter’s class at their swearing in ceremony for the Wisconsin bar. She went on and on about the importance of integrity, when she is the biggest partisan hack on the state Supreme Court.

31/8/2025, 4:47:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Because it’s Amerikkka.

31/8/2025, 4:12:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Amateurs. I gave Trump’s motorcade a two handed one finger salute in NYC.

31/8/2025, 4:09:54 PM | 15 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

His jacket also looks like it’s 2 sizes too small.

31/8/2025, 1:08:51 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Yay! Sorry I didn’t see the first post. I was on a date.

31/8/2025, 1:07:19 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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31/8/2025, 1:04:19 AM | 44 12 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

You just need the right bike. 🤭

30/8/2025, 9:55:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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😂😂😂

30/8/2025, 6:46:18 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Molly Jong-Fast (@mollyjongfast.bsky.social) reposted

Trump did this

30/8/2025, 6:04:36 PM | 3453 1300 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Never lose hope. Bing Crosby appeared to be fine before he dropped dead of a massive heart attack on the golf course.

30/8/2025, 4:28:21 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Raw Story (@rawstory.com) reposted

The former director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Disease raised a "red flag" on Saturday morning, accusing Health and Human Services head Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promoting eugenics.

30/8/2025, 4:15:42 PM | 131 67 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

29/8/2025, 9:45:09 PM | 32326 10359 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

I can’t wait until this day!!!

30/8/2025, 11:46:39 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Haven’t posted prairie pics for awhile.

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29/8/2025, 5:54:53 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

I love that!!

29/8/2025, 5:39:29 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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29/8/2025, 4:55:01 PM | 18 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Happy Friday, Mark!

29/8/2025, 5:33:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Rise and shine. 🌅

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29/8/2025, 1:13:56 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you. This was in Alaska.The views were breathtaking.

29/8/2025, 1:07:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Thanks, Mai. Mother Nature never disappoints.

29/8/2025, 9:27:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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29/8/2025, 3:11:56 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Everything is collapsing before our very eyes. 💔

29/8/2025, 1:46:11 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

29/8/2025, 1:45:16 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

I bet you’re right.

29/8/2025, 1:39:32 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

😂😂😂😂😂

29/8/2025, 1:36:42 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

I wrote it out. Hopefully, you can read my handwriting.

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29/8/2025, 1:34:58 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

LMAO! 🤣

29/8/2025, 12:46:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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🥰

29/8/2025, 12:45:12 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you. All credit goes to the woman who shared her recipe on Tik Tok. It’s really good.

29/8/2025, 12:40:56 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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29/8/2025, 12:37:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s definitely AI. The cankles aren’t big enough. 😂

29/8/2025, 12:34:57 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

When I start feeling that way, I remind myself that there are still good people in this world. When that fails to bring me comfort, I spend more time with my dog.

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29/8/2025, 12:33:31 AM | 107 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

It took me months to finally figure out how to get a consistently good loaf of bread. Now I bake at least one loaf a week. My favorite so far is chocolate. This is my first attempt at sourdough brownies.

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29/8/2025, 12:24:18 AM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

😂😂😂

29/8/2025, 12:17:35 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Several loaves of sourdough bread, and a batch of sourdough brownies.

29/8/2025, 12:07:21 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

A big helping of your favorite comfort food.

29/8/2025, 12:05:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

J.D. Vance, aka Vladimir Futon, was in Wisconsin today. He said they’re considering sending the National Guard to my hometown, Milwaukee. 🤬

29/8/2025, 12:02:09 AM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

I’ve been baking all day, but I’m here now.

28/8/2025, 11:54:50 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

A shroud would do it.

28/8/2025, 8:04:21 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted

Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster.

28/8/2025, 6:01:11 PM | 2015 532 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Heartbreakingly true. 💔

28/8/2025, 4:07:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This should infuriate every veteran and family member of a fallen soldier.

28/8/2025, 12:11:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Sending healing thoughts your way. ❤️‍🩹

28/8/2025, 1:32:49 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

So darn cute!! 🥰

28/8/2025, 1:04:42 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

With one of the most memorable lines in cinematic history. “All right, Mr. DeMille. I’m ready for my closeup.”

28/8/2025, 1:03:02 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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28/8/2025, 12:01:55 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Absolutely disgusting! 🤬

27/8/2025, 9:59:55 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

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🎯

27/8/2025, 7:07:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Back at you, Phee!

27/8/2025, 6:30:01 PM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Fall is my favorite season, but I shall refrain from any and all mention of it out of respect for you. 😂

27/8/2025, 6:17:52 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Do we really know how much he’s golfing? It’s plausible that he’s only playing one or two holes for photo ops.

27/8/2025, 2:42:50 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Retired RN, also with lots of geriatric experience. Agree 💯. And while I have always wished the best for my patients, I’m willing to make an exception. I’m not proud of it, but these are desperate times.

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27/8/2025, 1:49:26 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

I think they’re worried because he is still needed for their complete takeover. MAGA buys into most of their lies because they come from him. They need a god-like figure. Why they chose a walking piece of lard is beyond me, but they will follow him to the gates of hell.

27/8/2025, 12:42:34 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Isabel Santos (@isabelsantos.bsky.social) reposted

Not getting your packages here’s why… www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Catchy tune. 😂

27/8/2025, 10:08:51 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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😂😂😂

27/8/2025, 1:41:08 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET (@patti3333.bsky.social) reposted

🚨🚨 GREAT NEWS🚨🚨 IN IOWA DEMOCRAT CATELIN DREY HAS WON SPECIAL ELECTION FOR STATE SENATE Democrats now have stopped the Republican Super Majority in the State Senate Congratulations CATELIN DREY !!

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Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Wonderful!!!!

27/8/2025, 1:40:43 AM | 12 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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My youngest was very impressed that I held out and found such a good deal. 😂

27/8/2025, 1:35:54 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh no! They used to have a beautiful store at one of our malls. I used to love going there. I hate that all the good stores have gone under or restructured.

27/8/2025, 1:31:14 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 (@kojamf.bsky.social) reposted

#chicago #nationalguard #fdt

26/8/2025, 11:29:24 PM | 1276 512 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

❤️

27/8/2025, 1:03:40 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Of course they caved.

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27/8/2025, 12:56:42 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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What could possibly go wrong? 🙄

27/8/2025, 12:47:32 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This is the deal I scored, @thenuttybroker1.bsky.social It took me 6 years to find a console table for this hallway, but it was worth the wait, especially for the price.

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27/8/2025, 12:39:39 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

Very nice!!!

27/8/2025, 12:31:38 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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This administration is making a mockery of our military.

27/8/2025, 12:13:49 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted

The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny. Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.

26/8/2025, 11:31:07 PM | 1505 376 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

That’s what happens when you’re full of hate.

26/8/2025, 9:41:34 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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That’s what happens when you’re full of hate.

26/8/2025, 9:33:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Party at my house!!!!! 🎉

26/8/2025, 9:29:17 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Typical Nazi. Blame others for that of which they are guilty.

26/8/2025, 9:28:23 PM | 18 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Stopped at an out of the way bar/restaurant for a pizza and Bloody Mary. The top of the bar was decorated in old pennies. The oldest one we found was an 1893 Indian Head (center bottom).

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Profile picture Monica (@softtail65.bsky.social) reposted

I've said it before and I'll say it again. 3 days. Americans could bring this administration and the government to a screeching halt if at least 15 million would just strike for 3 days in a row.

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26/8/2025, 7:53:46 PM | 910 375 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Paulette Feeney ❌️👑 (@pauletteparis1.bsky.social) reposted

Read every word Steven Beschloss writes. Then share it widely.

25/8/2025, 10:51:21 PM | 229 72 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Kate (@kateretired.bsky.social) reply parent

The big day can’t come soon enough.

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This is what happens when someone is never held to account.

26/8/2025, 8:24:59 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Beautiful day for a ride.

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❤️

26/8/2025, 7:33:12 PM | 6 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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He’ll get on it right after infrastructure week.

26/8/2025, 1:29:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Will Stancil (@whstancil.bsky.social) reposted

You are living through the unthinkable: the president of the United States using the military to seize domestic power. The greatest crisis of executive power in American history, at the hands of the worst, most corrupt, and most unfit president in American history.

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