Nurses Mercy B and Eclipse on snuggle duty - Valentino on guard duty at the window - Jojo out in the living room pretending she’s an only cat #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky

Simón got two new boxes on Monday #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Tony is preparing for footie tryouts #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Valentino says “hi pawsies” #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

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We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

We limit the speed of ebikes "for public safety", yet this study shows we'd need to limit SUVs to 5.7 km/h for them to pose the same risk to other people #motonormativity findingspress.org/article/1587...

The tl;dr on how to opt out of being used for genAI via Instagram. No proof that you can actually prevent people from using your images/reels, but toggle it off as a way of showing dissent I guess?

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Using the phrase "men in women's sports" is 100% all the proof I need to know you are an irredeemable bigot.

Ehi, a great fantasy writer in Austin, could use some help:

Hailey just needs another $350 to pay her late rent. She's out here dropping tons of info about trans and queer life in Brazil, and she's the best generally. Please help if you can!

Home from the hospital for about 3 1/2 hours, hysterectomy went well apparently. Friend Anna provided transportation and went into the pharmacy for me and cleaned cat dishes & the litter boxes. Tony really wanted to play, but finally settled down for a bit of a nap. #cats #siamese #gingertabby

Tony is nearly the same color as the bag in low light #gingertabby #gingertuxedo #orangecat #blackcatranch

Just finished @tkingfisher.com “What Moves The Dead” #book ahead of the 3rd in the series for the 2026 Hugos - wow! that was fun! my #review

Eclipse and Valentino were just relaxing and snuggling - and then they were kidnapped to go get rabies vaccines. #blackcats #siamese #cats

Henry, the general manager of Broadway Pet Hospital in #Oakland #california #businesscat #blackcat #cats #officecat

Monday #bake - loaves - one for my doctor and one to the friend getting me to/from hospital for tomorrow’s hysterectomy The #loaf on the left is made with the Orr springs starter that I kidnapped a few weeks ago. All three loaves were made with the same amount of ingredients & #sourdough starter

all the boys relaxing #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Updated Hugo reading list tracker with some new reviews - yes I read all three books in the Legendborn series - some promising concepts to explore that were left on the table #editorneededapplywithin why do these YA books have to be 650 pages snowballing backstory repeatedly?

Simón says this is totally comfy #blackcats

apparently, the #blackcats were having a meeting in the living room. The #Siamese was guarding the doorway and the #orangekitty was in the dining room. Do you think they were talking about him? #cats

Tony the catwalk tracker - Eclipse on the windowsill #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Tony’s reaction to fireworks loud enough to set off car alarms outside the house two doors down. #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

backyard fireworks in the fog 2026. cats are doing pretty well Miss Mercy does not care. Jojo is sitting on a pile of blanket in the laundry room watching out the windows. She does not care unless I look like I’m going to pet her. Tony is concerned that he is fascinated. Eclipse gives no fucks.

Tony would like to remind everybody not to forget the ice cubes and hydrate. #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

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Tony and Valentino say happy #caturday #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Valentino says happy #caturday #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky

Happy #caturday #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

July 4th, 2026, Washington DC. Patriot Front ride the metro to their hateful little march. Her face sums it all up to me. A mixture of defiance and weariness. Both born out of lifetimes of having to put up with this shit. She knows only too well that America never stopped being a racist country.

Late night bathroom supervisor #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Tony helping to sweep the floor #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Eclipse sometimes like to demonstrate that he loves the other cats by latching onto their throats with his teeth #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Eclipse and Simón playing with Simón’s new box #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Moss Mercy Buttercup relaxing on a #quilt #wip Today was her chemo day #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

3 volunteers to help with #quilt basting #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Mayor Jojo “oh good you can feed me” #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Simón relaxing #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky

#orangecatinpinksinkwednesday should be a thing right ? #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

well that's fucking amazing. good lord, lmao, thank god this comedian pulled it out of the fire.

Tony had a delicious nap #gingertuxedo #gingercat #gingertabby #blackcatranch #blackcats #siamese #cat #catsofbluesky #orangecat

Miss Mercy Buttercup helping with the 4th cat condo - one more to do!

The second tall cat condo is done. Tony demonstrates playing fetch walking across the catwalk and descending on the other side.

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Oh HAI!!! Scratch scratch scratch!! Newly refurbished condo in time for #caturday #gingertabby #blackcat #cats #catsofbluesky #orangecat