What's it gonna take for the Democrats in Senate and House to finally grow a spine? How much worse does it have to get?

Been awhile since I've be on bsky. What have I missed?

No, I am not drinking on the job. This is the only way I can keep Mr Shiva Kitty from sitting on my computer while I'm working. (I only allow him to do so during Zoom meetings.) #TuxedoCatsOfBsky #WFHstruggles

Imagining tens of millions of Americans running to their closest railroad track to squish it. - - - Treasury Plans to Mint $1 Commemorative Trump Coin www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/b...

"CV: CANNOT HEAR HEART OVER PURRING; good femoral pulses. RESP: PURRING VERY LOUDLY, RE 1/3; DIFFICULT TO HEAR LUNG SOUNDS OVER PURRING" – Notes from the pet hospital ER doctor's clinical summary re: my girl, Sita Kitty. She's ok now, had a bout of bronchitis, antibiotics are doing their job. 🚑💉🐈💕

Excerpt from Music Heals, a brief & meaningful essay by my dear friend & teacher @jovinosantosneto.bsky.social "Whether you are contemplating motion or rest as our lives unfold, please know that Music is your best source of Truth, Justice and Beauty." Read why: open.substack.com/pub/jovino/p...

So, IBM not only shuts down their DEI research team, they delete their decades of collected data on the subject. Don't be surprised by this: this is the same IBM who supported the Nazis, back in the day.

Oops, created/posted this 2 wks ago on IG; meant to share here as well. Given that Google & most others still take it in keister for Felon47, it is sadly still relevant. (Granted, Mayans, Northern gulf tribes & other pre-col non-Aztecan ppl likely also had their own names for this body of water.)

Brilliant idea @anildash.com. Heck, I'd build the deck myself. PowerPoint Kills Fascists.

@governor.ca.gov I appreciate the intension & strongly recommend offering a small selection w/in core categories, not just the 1. A single topic will alienate ppl who don't relate to it & you'll lose them. You'll get better engagement w/1 topic each re: econ, civil rights, housing, healthcare & edu.

The poise and calm Zelensky demonstrated was admirable — inspiring, even. Makes me wonder how much his years of not allowing hecklers at the comedy clubs get in his craw may have helped him though this.

Good interview with Ruth Ben-Ghiat. She plainly explains why the coup — which this is — is unlike any other before it, and why it has been so very quick and effective. Also talk about the roles Felon47* and Musk play — the hows and whys. 1/ …

Given we’re amidst a political apocalypse, perhaps it time for @bsky.app to add a frowny face or a thumbs down or something of the sort, eh? A heart doesn't quite fit when I'm appreciating a post reporting of yet another action by the current administration attacking DEI programs, trans people, etc.

Dear Mexico, I am as flabbergasted as you are. I also need to figure out how to excise myself from all things Google, after decades of use. Nearly all my digital documents, photos, email, contacts' info, Android phone, etc., etc.… Please, somebody invent an app to make this less a Sisyphean task!

Back home and wiped out from a long day at the veterinary ER with my tuxie boi, Shiva. Hoping he'll be ok one the antibiotics take effect. His tweedy sister, Sita, makes for a good teddy bear. Kitty snores are cute.

The neighborhood peahen. Yet another reason why Vallejo is such a cool place to live.

@safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team @bsky.app Safety issue: On Instagram, my profile's private so my posts are not visible to people unless I accept their connection request. I'm also able to truly block unwanted followers so I'm fully invisible to them. Please add these safety features to Bsky.

Yin and yang are at balance. Shhhh, the Universe is napping… #catsofbluesky

ブルースカイでは、ミミのほとんどが日本人だ。偶然にも、私は日本人ではないが、日本語を話すことができる（練習不足ではあるが）。面白いね？

I promise I will soon be funny and not cranky.

Watch out for fake Mrs Betty Bowers: 1. The real MBB: @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social 2. The imposter: @mrsbettybowersi.bsky.social — note the lowercase i in "bowersi" They copied some of MBB's posts to look legit, but they just sent me a DM that is clearly not legit. Please report the account. Thx.

The lack of privacy, here — that anybody can follow me without my consent — is unethical, disrespectful, and potentially unsafe. I'm blocking those I don't know or recognize. If you *do* know me and realize I've blocked you, please reach out to me via other channels. Thanks. cc @safety.bsky.app