The best messaging is to state what everyone knows to be the truth in the simplest and clearest way possible. So it’s hard to imagine more effective messaging than this.

I said what I said. www.thewrap.com/chris-hayes-...

Hey Michigan! Send me leads on great queer-centered Michiganders doing cool things! We’re assigning Pride content for pridesource.com and our print pub, Between The Lines, and I want to uncover hidden tales and overlooked people who deserve a spotlight.

Mostly, Binx earns his salary from napping and getting his food in the water dish, but his real power and potential for danger could rest in his highly-tuned ability to derp around with a fang out. #catpics #cats #catsofbluesky #blueskycat #catsky

It's incredibly stressful at work right now, but I'm so grateful to have somewhere to pour my angst, anger, and intense sadness.

So, I thought I was following the real Johnny Depp, until he sent me a message. Get it together, scammers.

"The patriots of 1776 did not fight to replace the tyranny of a king with the privileges of a few or the rule of a mob. They gave to us a republic, a government of, and by, and for the people, entrusting each generation to keep safe our founding creed." - President Barack Obama, 2012

This story has been blowing up for us this week! And for good reason. Can't wait to try this place. <3

Somehow, I missed Twin Peaks when it aired. I was living a different life. But I actually became a David Lynch fan through his music, thanks to Kurt, and it's bloomed from there. I think he has to be on a short list of our most profound modern artists.

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I need Bluesky to create groups, the only thing I miss from FB. I think forums are key to "building community" in these social spaces. Of course, I'm quite elderly and remember the joy of a Lycos forum and before that, IRC... In other news, did you know you can still build an Angelfire website??

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Bluesky Bodega Cats is my Facebook antivenom. Why don't I live where Bodega Cats exist, anyway?

My emotional super dead famous guy is Mr. Rogers, and I’d bet my husband would say Jim Henson. Hence our outstanding compatibility. ❤️

"When Mexico sends its people, they're sending their best. They're sending firefighters to help solve American problems. They're bringing fire fighting uniforms. They're bringing fire fighting equipment. They're bringing kittens down from trees. And all, I assume, are good people."

Cincinnati parents w/kids 8th grade-12 - consider a 2 week student exchange sister city Munich. You’d host for 2 weeks in April and yours would go there in July. Costs cover everything, funding available! This was transformative for David in 2023, he’s going again this year.Deadline soon, hit me up!

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Happy Caturday, Bluesky! May you luxuriate as much as Archimedes tends to luxuriate.

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The only reason I keep checking Facebook is muscle memory, I think. But surely 20 years is enough? I wind up pissed off every time because the algorithm rewards shitty engagement. It's not enjoyable. I just need to retrain my brain to come here to the land of cats and good vibes.

An oped I wrote recently. I really hope we see more of Pete in the coming years.

From suspicious Christmas visitor to “I guess he can just sit on me” in record time.

Synchronized napping.

If you’re not following Bodega Cats, why are you even on the internet?

Starting to look a lot like Turkey Day!

This moment in Bluesky is a great example of how joy itself can be defiance and resistance. We are just hanging out, shitposting, being silly, happy, and normal. It is being treated as if it is transgressive, opting out of the endless negativity. Because in a way, it is. Joy is my favorite weapon.

Also, I can’t spell “raccoon” and this suggested correction is amazing. And not entirely inaccurate, based on what I know about raccoons.

I may have liked a few too many raccoon photos here because this 75% of my feed now. Not complaining. Just contemplating the algorithm. 🦝

Help me surprise my boss with lots of new followers on our new Bluesky profile! I’m confident you’ll enjoy our content if you’re looking for real stories about regular people doing good things in this world. Plus, I’m angling for more cat content in 2025.

I may or may not have spent a lot of time in the bathtub yesterday with these two chonks cuddling up for… reasons, I guess. Why do cats love to be nearby when you’re bathing? I haven’t found a convincing argument in my many minutes of causal research, so I think it’s safe to say we may never know.

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Obligatory "huh what's this all about" first snow of the season photo!

As per the instructions, I’ve been “training” BlueSky to populate my feed. And now it’s all cats, all the time. And I’m not. going. back. I’m out here forging (pioneering, really) a new way forward, and it’s going to be paved with marginal disdain from judgmental felines and that’s just my life now.