It took an hour for Katydid to fully recover from her seizure. She was very sore/confused from this one. all sales from my Etsy shop help me afford to take Katydid to regular neurologist appointments & meds to manage her epilepsy. KD2ECHO for 25% off mindysperson.etsy.com

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

I feel that our Gonzito @gonzo.bsky.social would respect Franky's moves here 😸

please consider a donation in any amount to purrfect pals. their power has been out for 3 days due to the weather here and they need to buy a generator. they do great work for senior and special needs cats! purrfectpals.org #catsky #catsofbluesky purrfectpals.networkforgood.com

There are 6 days left to enter the raffle for this large aerial embroidery, 'Autumn in technicolour'. All proceeds are going towards my surgery recovery this new year :) Full details and entries available here: victoriaroserichards.co.uk/work/raffle-... and all shares very appreciated 🍂

Meanwhile in Infectious Diseases Clinic…

2) going to help + take in the most vulnerable. If you’d like to help us help more cats, ck out our Amazon wishlist www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/... or make a donation on our website allthesecats.org. Shelters are full + rescues are beyond stretched. Anything you can do would be amazing. Pls share 🙏

Crowds starting to gather outside the Ministry of Justice in suppprt of the eight pro-Palestine prisoners currently on hunger strike.

#Cannabis compounds kill #ovarian #cancer without harming healthy cells, #research finds www.femtechworld.co.uk/news/cancer/... #MMJ #Weed #BotanicalMedicine #Herbalism

Virginia Heffernan wrote this shortly after the 2016 election and it still holds true

Dr. Leila Denmark co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine. World's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (after 73 yrs). At the time of her death at age 114 & 60 days, she was the 5th-oldest validated living person in the world & 3rd-oldest in the US. #WomenInSTEM

Amazing!! Women Help Women (womenhelp.org) is manufacturing their own abortion pills in order to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders. They designed an eco-friendly combi-pack that's easier to mail discreetly and centred around women’s experiences and needs.

Couldn't agree more.

*Gentle reminder* The shop is fully stocked and ready for your orders! The Royal Mail Christmas rush is on its way, but rest assured, I’ll be doing my very best to post parcels out as quickly as I can. The last order date in time for Christmas this year is Tuesday 16th December (midnight UK time).

Happy Christmas from The Catholic Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord in Sydenham, who have put some AI “artwork” on a huge illuminated screen above the church doors, featuring such festive fixtures as the Three-Eared Christmas Cat, Thaddeus the Thalidomide Cherub, and Baby Jesus’ Holy Pota-toe.

My Chucho has been hospitalized (estimate $1100 1/2 raised so far). Please help me raise funding. They are trying to stabilize him with IV fluids and antibiotics being monitored closely for 24 hours at the emergency vet. 😭 Please help raise funding for his vet bill at PayPal.me/heavenlycatsinc

IT'S THE BIG GREEN BOOKS CHRISTMAS RAFFLE! Tickets are just £2 each! You can win all these SIGNED books + £50 to spend. More importantly, every ticket you buy will help buy books for two amazing schools. JUST TWO POUNDS. More here. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-ex... Please share.

Anyone looking for a nice Christmas donation to make, the Kevin Jenkins Newham Toy Appeal is now in its 46th year and is still trying to collect enough toys for children in Newham this Christmas. There’s an amazon wish list here (or search justgiving for the appeal to give cash):

2016 Daily Mail: We want foreigners out! We don’t care if it makes us poorer. Brexit means Brexit! 2025 Daily Mail: Foreigners are leaving Starmer’s Britain because this country is poor and shit! This country would be so much better off without this hypocritical, incendiary, irresponsible rag.

I hate how much I enjoyed this BIG NERD DESIGN ENERGY 🫦

"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors. Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life. www.mygrandfatherscat.ca

NAIL SALON EMPLOYEE: The usual? ME: yup

HELP NEEDED: We just rescued over 80 dogs from alleged dogfighting on multiple properties in Florida. Help us give them the urgent care, safety and compassion they deserve. Donate today in support of our lifesaving efforts for animals. hwfa.link/bs121225

Hey gang. A couple of months ago the amazing Grace Quantock & I launched a Crowdfunder to try and get her book "Living Well with Chronic Illness" into as many hospitals and health centres as possible. We're just £50 away from our stretch target! PLEASE SHARE www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/86e1e73e29...

So… my orders have dried up… I was hoping for a few more for Christmas .. 🙁 one hungry cat to feed.. *nudges Banksy* look hungry Banksy >>>>> craftysharp.etsy.com

When will this crisis get any attention whatsoever!? A THOUSAND ACADEMIC STAFF AT ONE INSTITUTION SERVED REDUNDANCY RISK NOTICES! And that's not counting what's surely being visited on professional services staff too. This is an economic catastrophe, to say nothing of the intellectual catastrophe!

We can’t afford a $1M trailer slot 😔 But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️ If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!

I made a Chrome extension that swaps Times New Roman for Calibri on every site or just .gov. It also had Open Sans and Open Dyslexic, because f**k these people. I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇

Reposting with the picture of Lucy and Ricky looking for their home. Please share to help them find it! #LucyandRicky #ForeverHomeNeeded #Rescue #wobblycats #Connecticut #NewYork #kittens #cats

A new law has just passed that (and I know it's hard to believe) dictates that you have to share the post i've attached. Now look. I was as surprised as you are that they chose this one, but what can I do? I've reposted it myself, just to be on the safe side.

#SomeGoodNews A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid, flat-packable washing machine. The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning

Leaders of a Catholic church in Massachusetts kept a Nativity display with an anti-ICE message in place on Monday, defying an order from the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston to remove it. The display shows Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus missing, replaced by a sign reading “ICE WAS HERE.” trib.al/adPW46y

There’s still time to get your #Christmas orders in! Have a look at my prints, homewares and t-shirts inspired by midcentury design, music and architecture Designed in Manchester. Made in the UK. gailmyerscough.co.uk

Not enough prominent people are calling this out and too many politicians and journalists in the mainstream media keep doing this. Refugee = not illegal immigrant Refugee = not criminal Refugee = person fleeing persecution or conflict This is a matter of law, not opinion.

Oooh Petplan are doing a thing where you can nominate a pet charity to win £1k! It closes at midnight tonight. If anyone would like to nominate Holly's Merry Moggies, our official postcode is NG3 2DG. Thank you!!

Let’s force Parliament to debate a full public inquiry into Russian interference. We’ve made it easy with a plug-and-play email template waiting for you 👉 citizensreunited.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...

So, Farage who’d previously failed 7 times to be an MP, decided that in Clacton he’d rely on his old Brexit friends - cheating (and racism) - to get him his win. With millions now pouring into Reform, it’s beyond time to properly investigate this grubby little man www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I bet our Susan has manberry sauce with her turkey and leaves a mence pie out for Father Christmas on Christmas Eve, sorry, Christmas Adam.

Austin peeps, can annyone help with a temborary home for Tortilla?

Nigel Farage reported to police by a former member of his campaign team over claims of falsified election expenses... www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/989c0d4...

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#BritishColumbia Lost for 5 months in the Northern Rockies, this cat is heading home to Oklahoma for Christmas Named Shadow, the cat will be flown to Winnipeg before being driven the rest of the way home www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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The thread on one page: skywriter.blue/pages/did:pl...

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’