The neighborhood turkeys are taking a stroll and being silly

It does not surprise me at all to learn that Jonathan Ross is a trainer. After Madison PD officer Matthew Kenny murdered Tony Robinson, they made him a trainer as well.

Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.

I hate all of this.

Starting the new year off right, if it kills me www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7fB...

Birds and bird simulacra

Saw this guy hanging out by the tracks (I didn't want to bother him any more than I already had, so I went another direction)

When the leaves are falling in earnest, my thoughts go to this rather creepy video (for a cool song) from the Swedish band Kent www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ndz...

Lovely 🧵 about community and mutual aid, which isn't just helping one another shovel out after a blizzard but also protecting neighbors and even strangers from the gestapo

'Tis the season www.youtube.com/watch?v=47z5...

I love it when I get a wrong number text and they argue with me that I'm really that other person. So much for trying to be nice by letting the person know they should figure out their friend's real number. If blocking doesn't get the message across, at least I won't hear from this person again

[Exit King.]

Sandhill crane walking past me like I'm not even there

Sorry, little ones, I have nothing for you to eat

Snapping turtle working on the landscaping by the office entry (or building a nest)

Big time wild turkey action on the street this morning

Morning visitors

Is it time for a walk?

Breathing a sigh of relief that Crawford won the state supreme court race. That said, I'm really tired of Wisconsin spring elections being national news.

Hello, @sentimentbot.bsky.social What's the outlook?

Good thread on how awful Reagan was. I was a teen in the 80s, & it was awful. I felt a constant dread that he was going to get us into a nuclear war. It was clear that all his policies only helped the rich. He couldn't have cared less about AIDS or anyone not like him. His speeches sucked.

The burrowing beagle

Sitting pretty

I love that the most detail is given to the dog's head--this wasn't just any dog. A very good dog indeed.

Hearing about the atrocities from Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI). It's packed here.

The org I work for often needs to draw info from the fed govt for our own reports, and we editors double check usage. Several weeks ago, I checked the NIH's guidelines on race and national origin and left the tab open; today I went to that tab, and the info was gone--replaced with "access denied."

Somehow, R.E.M.'s Document seems really appropriate right now - Welcome to the Occupation, Exhuming McCarthy, ITEOTWAWKI(AIFF), Firehouse; just the whole vibe

The boxes were in that spot for less than a minute - a cat cannot resist the Siren call of the sweet, sweet box

Late Caturday night cuddles

This snow-dusted trailer hitch looks remarkably like a bull's face to me

More on how useless the Democratic leadership is prospect.org/politics/202...

Useless.

If you think Bluesky should enforce its own terms and services (which anyone who creates an account here agrees to follow), please consider signing onto this letter.

I really was willing to pay for this site to help it continue on a good path. Not anymore, unless they address this situation in an appropriate manner, and quickly.

It's long past time for Leonard Peltier to be granted clemency and released from prison. Even the prosecutor admits that the case doesn't hold up. Good on Sen. Brian Schatz for speaking up on this travesty and calling for Biden to take action. ictnews.org/news/leonard...

Trans rights are human rights

I think we're ready for winter

But anyway, here's my dog wearing her new sweater and enjoying the first snow of the season

Nine years and two days ago, I sat through a committee hearing on a bill that would have banned trans kids in Wisconsin schools from using the bathroom of their choice. People came from all over the state to oppose the bill--including from very conservative areas. The bill didn't go any further.

PSA to remember to use alt text when you post anything other than text (I'm trying to get better at it). In your settings, under Accessibility, you can set it so that an image won't post without alt text.

This situation makes me so angry at people in my neighborhood who have been fighting tooth and nail to prevent zoning changes that--horrors!--would allow someone to build a four-flat in an area that's otherwise not being used. www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2024/11/crus...

Date night

The Onion buying InfoWars is probably the best news I've heard this month

Hi everyone. The Onion, with the help of the Sandy Hook families, has purchased InfoWars. We are planning on making it a very funny, very stupid website. We have retained the services of some Onion and Clickhole Hall of Famers to pull this off. I can't wait to show you what we have cooked up.

I miss singing old protest songs on a regular basis (we changed a few things in the last verse to fit the times, as one does). Singing familiar songs (or songs that become familiar) with a group really does lift the spirit so that you can keep on pressing on www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7Vk...

Serious sleeping

She's not impressed

Seeing some fun costumes (and it's blustery, so kudos to the kids for planning things that don't have to be hidden under winter coats). Only about half of them say 'trick or treat,' though, and I'm wondering if it makes me an old fart that I really want to hear it before I give them the stuff.

We went to the big dog park today. She thinks I'm slow.

Bath time is exhausting