My advice for today (US): Get off social media Do something to support your local community, especially the marginalized folks ever targeted by this vivious regime Otherwise, nest at home. Have a conversation with a friend. Make art. Anything to recharge your batteries for whatever’s next.

On this, the birthday of JRR #Tolkien, this #LotR quote has never been more relevant: Frodo: I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.

Today’s cats think you could use a little whimsy in your timeline. #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

#BREAKING from me and Jennifer Jacobs - additional reporting on the strikes in Venezuela.

Just making 2026 a horrorshow straight out of the gate ☹️ #Caracas

Moral Panic at the Daycare!!! Where have I heard this one before? Oh, yeah, the McMartin case that effectively launched the Satanic Panic Everything old is new again: files.blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/b...

Truly wild that we’re living through the Earth First plot of Babylon 5 season three in real time 🙁

Today’s cat fell asleep during the Lord of the Rings marathon #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky #LotR

Today’s cats are birthday boys! Watson & Lestrade turn one year-old today 🎂 Born under a porch in NE Ohio in the bitter cold, they (and their mama, Mystery) were rescued & rehabilitated by the good folks at @alley-aristo.org #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

My cat, keeping watch over 2025 to make sure it doesn’t come back #Catbreak

My theme going into 2026: Demons. Because, why not? Check out the new class cycle, DEMONS IN THE DETAILS (plus all the other fun/weird things I do) www.michellebelanger.com

Random fridge magnet photo, just because:

2026 I don’t expect it to get better But perhaps, there will be change

Today’s cat just wants this year to be over #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

Today’s cat is seeing double #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

Today’s cat is a Lord of the Rings fan #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

Today’s cat is precious and pampered #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

Today’s cat is a sleek little void #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

This pun caused me actual psychic damage 😖

This guy really aspires to be Caesar I take a little comfort in knowing how Caesar‘s career ends

I think it’s important to remind folks that in Sinatra & Martin’s time, one of the reasons they changed those very Italian names, was Italian immigrants were resented, vilified & treated very poorly They were not WASPs & therefore, they did not belong in a “perfect America” Sound familiar?

Whose “War on Christmas” again?

This is sickening

Today’s cat would like the humans to pay as much attention to her as they are to their board game #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

In this house, we play board games while everybody else is celebrating a holiday. Traditionally, Arkham Horror. This is Mystery’s first Christmas in our home, and she very much wants to be the center of attention #CatSky

Today’s cat stole all the covers last night and he’s not even sorry about it. #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

BREAKING: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena. The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses. New, at Law Dork:

Been thinking about how -receiving stolen property- is often framed as a crime – especially if you profit from the stolen property (like a fence) Everyone who uses LLMs & GenAI are knowingly receiving stolen property and effectively fencing the creations of others, laundering them as their own

There are way too many versions of this guy & this specific line of bullshit apologia in the world, and they are a big reason why we’re in this unrelenting hellscape And if you’re still following this dude? Please re-examine your poor life choices.

Randall Flagg, is that you?

Merry fucking Christmas What the hell are we doing?

Today’s cats want to know what you’re up to #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatGuy

I’ve been thinking about how electroshock therapy was once touted as a cure for mental illness because of the way it rewired the brain There were justifiable outcries against it Yet here we are, with an all ages access ECT machine people inflict upon themselves, eagerly, multiple times a day

Rearranged the art in this room (was a guest bedroom, now houses mainly art & kyphi supplies) Finally had space to hang most of my degrees & certificates, reminding me that, as of 2025, I have been ordained Pagan clergy for 30 years That’s a lot of solstice rituals! #WitchSky

Ask yourself: What would these numbers look like if they included the copious numbers of deaths brought about through police, ICE, and DHS activity?

I keep wondering what will be the tipping point to bring us to a moment like the Wellington Rescue - because all the other factors are there #HistorySky #Oberlin #Abolition

Gentle advice: You don’t have to have a solution for everything You don’t even need to plan on how you’ll fix it all tomorrow You just have to get through this moment right now as best as you can

More pictures from when Watson and Lestrade were still kittens #CatSky #CatBreak

Timeline cleanse (because, holy hell, there is some dark shit getting posted from the Epstein files and I know it’s bad when even I feel scarred after reading it) Kittens! #CatSky

A bit of ridiculousness as a timeline cleanse (not entirely sure you will thank me 😜) A #Paranormal Dad Joke: Why was the séance canceled? . . . . . . . It got a bad rap. 👻👻👻

AI destroys lives:

Today’s cat is hanging out with the stuffies #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

Tesla: the Triangle Shirtwaist Company of Cars

When it becomes patently obvious that it was certainly more than pee tapes And very probably snuff films

Canceling Paramount+, I will miss Star Trek But given the folks currently calling the shots at Paramount+, I don’t expect Star Trek to remain Star Trek for very much longer

Watching an Australian limited series, Playing Gracie Darling & I am increasingly convinced part of the research for the show involved past episodes of Paranormal State where I dealt with Ouija boards, plus some of my old YouTube videos Sometimes I forget how many people were watching back then

She is a firebrand and we in Ohio are fortunate to have her

I challenge everyone who has analog and off-line family to make a copy of this and make sure they watch it when you’re all gathered together for the holidays Because you know Great Uncle Joe doesn’t know what a torrent is & wouldn’t know how to search for this without a lot of help

When they go out of their way to fabricate a video showing someone trying to commit suicide who, by all reports, did exactly that, it really raises a lot of questions about why they need to sell that narrative so hard