Cate Fricke
Writer and book publicist based in State College, PA. Your friend who won't shut up about life in Nordic countries. Folklore, folk songs, fairy tales, polar exploration, snark. Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig.
Links and other nonsense at www.catefricke.com
- Reposted by Cate FrickeWashington Post is shuttering its book section, part of the ongoing war against literacy & knowledge. We at Current Affairs want to pick up the slack by expanding book reviews. Writers: pitch us anytime! And if you subscribe/donate we'll use the funding to commission book coverage.
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- This is a tragedy and a disgrace.
- Reposted by Cate FrickeHighlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
- Reposted by Cate FrickePam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump. Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
- Reposted by Cate FrickeI can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland. Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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- "Everybody is Very, Very Just Totally, Totally, Totally Troubled" is the name of Randy Rainbow's @randyrainbow.bsky.social next parody song, not a strong governing position
- Reposted by Cate FrickeAs the literacy rate declines, you’ll ask yourself why the quality of life continues to deteriorate in ways large and small, and in almost every instance the answer will be: because people stopped reading.
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- Setting my alarm this year for 3:40am Eastern and you should too if you know what's good for your soul #NewgrangeSolstice
- This year, I somewhat impulsively formed a protest singing group. We've had quite a time! If you're in Central PA tomorrow with nothing to do, come see what we're all about 🎶
- I was about to comment with something along the lines of no, remember that one with Tilda Swinton and then the penny dropped and I realized that I am forty
- Reposted by Cate FrickeLast week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
- Reposted by Cate FrickeGreat culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard
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Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement. - Reposted by Cate Fricke[Not loaded yet]
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- A thousand times, yes
- You can have some hobby-specific good news, as a treat
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- Reposted by Cate FrickeCan’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
- Reposted by Cate FrickeThe reason Trump, Vance and Miller want to make it un-American and maybe even illegal to mention "fascism" or make comparisons to Nazis is because they are aggressively doing fascism, with Gestapo tactics in the streets of Chicago We are all outlaws. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
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- "Universities would also be required to change their governance structures to prohibit anything that would 'punish, belittle and even spark violence against conservative ideas.'"
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- Reposted by Cate FrickeRecently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
- I don't often post about publicity work here (maybe I should?) but I love this project bc a) Radical 1930s feminists b) Predates CYOA by about 50 yrs c) My folks are in Bangor and I learned the story I pitched went live in an email from my dad 😆 share.google/1sSSBBDY7Eps...
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