I took this photo the other day of a teenage Red-shouldered Hawk in camouflage. I don’t have a great camera, just my phone. I love seeing his foot. #birdsofbluesky

Seeing a photo of this headstone (Cedar Hill Cemetery in Newark, Ohio) touched me. Gene Simmers was a combat medic in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and was awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in action. I doubt we’ll ever know the story — but there’s no doubt about the guilt felt by Simmers.

This is 100% true. I’ve empirical evidence.

ok so i got some *more* constructive criticism from bird artists on my attempts at drawing birds. many said the legs weren’t realistic enough and i suspect they were right. i think i finally got it in this year’s calendar though, lemme know what you think

RFK Jr’s poem to Nuzzi is a crime against the humanities, and I highly recommend a wee dram of something strong to chase the poem down. I had a difficult time reading the line “Yr open mouth awaiting my harvest” without guffawing. #RFKJr

After the rain in LA, near the harbor. Catalina Island is in the background. #LosAngeles

This is a Tom leading his flock in my mom’s neighborhood in southern Oregon. So majestic. So protective. Am I alone in thinking turkeys should be free and not factory farmed? Benjamin Franklin called them “birds of courage.” #animalrights #vegan

I just bought this #vegan faux leather wallet that is the cutest!! It is #catsofbluesky approved, I’m sure.

Pigs are more intelligent than the current US president. Two other attributes they have are empathy and strong social bonds.

Out of all the Epstein emails I’ve read thus far, this little one might be my fav. Epstein succinctly captures the Trumpian essence in a few keen observations.

I read this little piece on Reginald Betts today in “The Week” and I thought of Margaret Atwood’s famous quote: “A word after a word after a word is power.” #books

Someone sent me this pic revealing the addition of yet even more meretricious stick-on decor in the White House colonnade. It’s really enough to “gag a maggot” as my old hopscotch buddies would say.

I saw this little guy on my hike today, and he was twittering his bitty heart out. A “lesser” goldfinch, but great in spirit. #birds

Saw this great book at The Geffen Contemporary gift shop at MOCA in Los Angeles. My favorite recipe was “Bread Crumb.” #cookbooks

I used to watch 60 Minutes fairly regularly, but CBS is dead to me. There is no way I need to watch a liar get so much air time. I rarely text profanely, but fuck off.

Fallen Confederate Statues Take Center Stage in the Year’s Boldest Show www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/a... I went to the show today, and it was really something! Bring your glasses for all the plaque reading, and a tissue for your eyes after seeing the film “Homegoing,” a tribute to the Emanuel Nine.

I’ve no idea what’s in his lil head, but I’m 100% sure it’s something mildly violent. It’s late, but it’s still Caturday! #catsofbluesky #caturday

Me: I TOLD you not to do this! Dante: I see your mind is troubled with complex problems. Me: Get your gray @ss off my puzzle! Dante: I cannot hear you; did you make noise? Time to shush — there is a bird outside the window. #catsofbluesky

Happy National Black Cat Day! This is my cat D’Arcy wishing you a happy, safe, and scary Halloween. He was rescued from a TNR colony about 3 years ago. PSA: keep your cats safe from weirdos! #catsofbluesky

The people who live here are clearly fabulous! And here I am, afraid to put up one sign, because some of the people on my block are fascist Trumpers.

Nisha Vora is fabulous! (rainbowplantlife.com) You don’t have to be plant-based to love the deep flavors of her food. Her “whipped tofu ricotta” and “mushroom carnitas tacos” are incredible. I used a gift card at Barnes & Noble to buy her book (not cheap!). Love it. #plantbased #vegan #cooking

Sometimes punching back is the only way to survive a cheater and a bully.

A president who finds humor in post of him shitting on Americans is the day he should be removed

Trump’s absurd golden ballroom was in my mind when I read Sam Adam’s words: “If you love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you.”

This is hopeful!

This is wisdom.

Let’s go!!

I am liking James a lot!

Too much truth in one meme

Swear in Adelita Grijalva. Pass it on.

Hey, weirdlings and norms... my book tour celebrating the release of the Absolution trade paperback kicks off Oct 20 in Santa Cruz, in convo with the wonderful writer @poingu.bsky.social ! So looking forward to it.

My sister lives in Tokyo, and she took her dog Cleo for a grooming and this is the result. Cleo is ready for Fall and Instagram!

Dante has just about enough of me. #catsofbluesky

Snacking for free speech on #CATURDAY

I found this interview chilling.

I left a party early to be home with the old and the young felines of my life. #catsofbluesky

Jimmy Kimmel called Mike Johnson “Squeaker of the House,” and that is so perfect. 🐀

I saw this beauty above the fifth station at Mt. Fuji, Japan. I think it’s an Amanita jacksonii. It’s so pretty. #fungi

So, I made it to the top of Mount Fuji via the Subashiri trail. It was really beautiful, but the descent was hard! #hiking

This lil mandarin duck has swum over every day of my early morning walk in Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park in Minato City, Tokyo. So cute. #birds

I’m in Tokyo this week and sweating like a barbarian. It’s seriously hot and also gorgeous.

🚨 CALL TO ACTION 🚨 🧵 Texas Senator Eckhardts is preparing to filibuster. In Texas, you can only talk about the subject at hand. She needs material to speak about. Please write an email with your thoughts on redistricting to her. Say how it affects you, the vote in general and/or our very democracy!

A great PSA for beach goers.

The beef lobby playbook: confuse people about the science when it comes to cattle & climate, so you can have your beef & eat it too. Eco groups providing cover for the industry are “giving it a nice little fairy dusting of respectability” says @profsecchi.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2025/08/06/r...

📌 Dear Ann Johnson • We love your brass ovaries 🐥

A fabulous answer! I was going to say Something a long the lines of “Creamsicles” or “slime molds,” but this is a truer comparison.

Oh, look, they’re copying us —- no fair!

This is insane.

The grotesquerie continues. Melania’s support for the arts is a joke, right?