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Katherine Brodsky

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Katherine Brodsky

@mysteriouskat

Writer. Author. Commentator. Curious. BYLINES: Skeptic, Variety, WIRED, Newsweek, WashPost, Guardian, NYmag... Come read my Substack: katherinewrites.com

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Joined July 2008

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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
May 7
I really need your help. I know many people don't read long-form content these days, but some ideas really have to be explored in more than soundbites. If you're a curious person, I really hope you'll consider subscribing to my newsletter, Random Minds. Instructions below.
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
Feb 13, 2023
Replying to @elonmusk
Stop throttling posts with outbound links. Sharing links to videos and articles that people might find interesting is part of the appeal of Twitter and shouldn't be penalized.
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
Feb 12, 2022
People are protesting government overreach. What does the government do in response? Overreach more.
Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
Dec 28, 2022
Replying to @elonmusk
Also known as the scientific method.
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
May 10, 2024
If you run into her in the forest, I pity the man AND the bear.
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
Oct 9, 2023
You know who celebrates the killing and torture of humans? Psychopaths. You know who watches war crimes and acts of terror being committed and says "good for them for fighting back"? Psychopaths. You know who sees horrific footage of dead naked bodies and captured children &
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
May 12, 2024
Greta Thunberg may look like a child, but she is not one. She's a 21 year old young woman, responsible for her actions. She's entitled to have a voice and her opinions, but she's not immune from criticism. At least not in a free society. She's allowed her views and
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
May 16, 2024
The number of unfit, unskilled men claiming they can "take her" merely based on the fact that they are men... Yes, men are on average stronger. But take an unfit man in a somewhat similar weight class and she's winning.
Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
May 10, 2024
If you run into her in the forest, I pity the man AND the bear.
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
Sep 20, 2024
Replying to @NomikiKonst
At what point are women adults who are responsible for their own decisions, or is feminism about making women children with no agency forever? Including the inability not to cheat on their partners?
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
Apr 13, 2025
Here's who Daryl Cooper is. A thread of receipts.
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
Dec 11, 2023
People really need to learn the difference between "genocide" and "war".
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
Sep 11, 2023
Replying to @elonmusk
It's actually really interesting that most people who jump and get saved by a net actually are grateful and regret jumping.
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
Jul 27, 2024
Now this is how you do an Olympics-level performance. Bravo Celine Dion! “If I have to crawl on that stage, I will.”
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Katherine Brodsky
@mysteriouskat
Dec 14, 2023
Some things never change. Golda Meir:
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