Because of a spate of idjits making hostile comments and adding me to block lists with names like "nazi scum" and "blue maga," I decided I'd rather not use my real name on here. It's a shame, honestly, but we are living in weird times. So I'm now just Joooooooles. Enjoy this nice peony...

It’s my favorite topic (that was sarcastic by the way.) Is this the day that I explained the job of Minority Leader well enough? Stay tuned. 1/

At first I thought it said, "Nylon Cathedral," and decided it would make a great name for a band.

When you say “why now?” You are proving why survivors don’t come forward. 1/

Apropos of nothing: female candidates are electable if you vote for them

AIPAC is bad, but it’s not UNIQUELY bad. Even if you don’t understand that, at least the DNC does. 1/

Jesus says hi 👋

Thirteen the Jedi guarding the last two blanket squares. She's still got that spicy kitten in her, even at 9 years old. #Catsky #caturday

On this day in 1934, Gloria Steinem was born. She became a feminist writer, editor, and co-founder of Ms. magazine. When testifying for the ERA in 1970, Steinem decried the “myth” “that women are already treated equally in this society.” More than a half century later, that myth persists. #WeTheMen

There are times when I see a narrative come out of nowhere that I have to dispel immediately, before it really gets out of hand. This is one of those times. 1/

You gotta stop misrepresenting the situation around the SAVE Donald Trump’s Ass Act! And realized that there are many votes that come before the final vote 1/

LEWIS'S LAW states that ‘the comments on any article about feminism justify feminism’.

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Let's play a game. Your pet gets chosen to be immortalized on a backnote. Which picture are you submitting?

They just don't live long enough.

Maternal Grandpa was a career firefighter and fire chief. Paternal Grandpa was a dairy farmer and giant asshole.

Some new itty-bitty virus watercolors #sciart ko-fi.com/s/44054b7b68

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If you can understand right now that all Americans do not support Trump do not support what he’s doing and are not Trump You can also understand that all Jews and all Israelis do not support Bibi do not support what he’s doing and are not him. 1/2

We generally underestimate the intelligence of birds and overestimate the intelligence of the right wing.

If the tremors subside a bit, I'll be knitting and watching classic movies.

If you would like some mini original #sciart at *extremely* reasonable prices, I just listed 4 new sets of watercolor neurons here ko-fi.com/1626SLXL3044F 🧪🐡🧠

It's been a very challenging week/year. Here's something to brighten things up a bit. Absolem He's 9 months old. Earlier, he knocked the Tupperware container filled with his food off the kitchen table, spilling about 3 lbs of kitten kibble between the table and cupboard. He regrets nothing. #catsky

The SAVE act will not pass the Senate. They need 60 votes and they do not have it. Just to be abundantly clear.

I got more new art in today's mail! @liquoricelino.bsky.social I love them!

This is what I've seen, as well. It's nuts.

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I can't stop looking at this.

My new art arrived today! Four little cat-themed linocut prints from VetrisCreates on Etsy. I hung them in the main hallway, where I'll see them every day.

~Same~

No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet. Solly peeks at me from between the covers. It was sooo cold this morning.

Solly knows it's 15° outside and is making the most of being a housecat. #caturday

Why do Democrats wanna fund the DHS? Because DHS is not just ICE and CPB. DHS includes the Coast Guard. It includes FEMA and it includes TSA among others. That’s why this is so fucked

My front yard, facing west. Apologies for the through-the-window shot, but I'm not going out there. It's -2°. I was charmed by the tracks of the squirrel going left to right, with the detour up the tree. We measured the snowfall at 10".

Ruh-Roh. #weather #snow

Stop blaming the Dems in congress! They're the minority. All this screaming about what they "should" be doing is horseshit! We're going through terrible times, and we can blame Republican voters and the assholes they elected.

Please, bsky people, read this and try to understand what it means. Our Dem congress is trying its hardest to do what's right. Constantly complaining that it's "not good enough" is NOT helping.

Folks, please stop posting AI slop. You aren’t just making fun of the fascists. You are: 1. Materially aiding the billionaires who prop them up, 2. Poisoning communities, and 3. Going to be added to block lists and then muted or blocked every time you do it. Just stop. 🛑 Thanks.

Everyone bitching about the Dems voting for the budget can sit the fuck down.

Solly wrestled the cannoli across the kitchen doorway. He's been zooming from one end of the house to the other, sailing over the cannoli. I'm laughing so hard, I'm crying. #caturday #catsky

"Come on in, the water is beautiful & your autism will be cured," says Robert Kennedy Jr, as he swims with his family in a sewage plant. It is at this point that I see a tiny worm swimming frantically to shore. "I quit!" says the worm. "I'm finding another brain. This guy is nuts enough without me."

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I love these!

I have no idea who this person is, as I've never interacted with them. No argument, no insult, nothing. I don't engage like that here, I just block and move on. No big deal, but I do occasionally wonder how many of these lists are created in a snit by the oh-so-righteous.

Sooooooo cool.

One turkey leg, two turkey legs. Solly is the goofiest little dude. Endlessly entertaining. #catsky #caturday

Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over

Solly is 7 months old today. We've raised many cats, but he's the sturdiest, most solid and muscular kitten we've seen. He's also very lovey and cuddly, and gets along famously with our two older cats. #caturday #11poundsofloveinanorangecatsuit