To the parents of transgender kids (girls in particular), and to transgender adult athletes, most people don't care what your GAB was. It's just that we live in a time when misinformation and hatred is pervasive. Stay strong. You still have allies. Trans rights will always be human rights.

Here is a bit of hopium for fellow Illinois residents. I'm going to be reaching out to my state representative about this and share my ideas of how we might make use of that revenue.

This is Jimmy, aka "Jimbo" aka "The King of the Suburb". He is very old (at least 18) and sometimes gets confused about various things. One thing he is not confused about is food. This is him letting me know that it's time for kibble. (Yes he is a Big Orange Cat). #cats #catmom

Alfie Boots checking out my unfinished knitting project bag (he had to crawl in and see if it led him to a portal to an alternative dimension) #caturday

Elon Musk is NOT a good guy. He's not someone to look up to. The man is a real life supervillain. He has more money than any one human can possibly spend in one lifetime. I don't believe in the whole concept of "evil" in the context of religion but he's a very very bad man.

Hello friend. Welcome to my modest garden. Enjoy the dill. Please come back to visit after you achieve your final form. (This is a black swallowtail caterpillar) #gardening

This is Molly. She's a "tortical" (a tortoiseshell calico), about 2 years old. Sweet girl was surrendered to a local shelter in October. We adopted her a month after we lost one of our kitties to CKD. We love her very much.

#NationalPetDay This is Jimmy. He's very old but still enjoys the finer things in life, like a velvet pillow in front of an open window.

Hey Bluesky people - Is there a midterm PRIMARY election in your state this month? Do some research and figure out which candidate would best represent your ideals. Maybe the one receiving the most PAC money is NOT the best choice. Then actually get out and VOTE. (Early if it's an option)

#Caturday Our eldest (the orange one) and our youngest (the torti-calico) They love the window seat in my home office.

Current mood. Would rather be napping on the sofa, blissfully unbothered by the News of The Day

Timeline cleanser. How to sort cats chaos style #Caturday

The Republican congresscritters interrogating Jack Smith are obviously "triggered" because they're not letting him complete the answers to their questions. Makes this hard to watch, but it's also interesting that they know that Trump's actions were criminal.

A reminder for the imbeciles who slept through World Geography (or can't be bothered to learn anything about the world outside of the US) Greenland = large island, mostly covered in Ice. Part of Kingdom of Demark. Iceland = small island that is mostly "green". Not part of Denmark.

If you have never read Howard Zinn's "A People's History of The United States", it's definitely worth picking up while we go through the latest mess created by the current occupant of the WH and whichever "advisor" concocted the latest disaster.

I don't understand why Zelenskyy continues to get on airplanes to fly halfway around the world to be insulted (again) by a lunatic in a cheap-looking suit that is in the pants of a war mongering psychopath.

The BLOTUS has the attention span of a raccoon on meth. Annex Greenland, annex Canada, commit a few war crimes, build a golden "ballroom", a traffic circle hazard, then insult women, allies, and make up more shit about ending wars while boasting about designing new war ships.

Our newest feline family member, Molly. She's a young "tortical" surrendered anonymously to a local shelter at the beginning of October. We adopted her about a month ago. She acclimated almost immediately with our other cats, the dog, and us. #Caturday

How I spent Black Friday 2025: Cleaned the garage so we can fit 2 cars (impending snowstorm) Re-aquascaped the aquarium. Took cat and dog to the vet (routine stuff) Bought some groceries.

Oh sweet! Vine is making a comeback. Let's flood it with 6 second cat videos and videos of humans doing stupid "Jackass" stunts for "likes".

Still my favorite American History lesson in song form. Fuck this bullshit racist timeline we're living in.

The AWS outage is a reminder that: - tech monopolies are still a really bad idea - cloud computing is still subject to "shit happens" just like all other tech - the general public has no idea how fragile "the internet of things" is until it experiences a service disruption.

At least the local network affiliates were there. She is not exaggerating.

At the Broadview ICE "processing facility" outside Chicago. Earlier today, federal agents unleashed chemical weapons on protesters, elected officials, a local congressional candidate, and a local mayor. Defiant anti deportation activists remain. Another protest is planned for 7pm.

Suspect "Tyler Robinson" was read his rights (Law & Order style). This is way more due process than the disappeared immigrants have been given. It should be fun to watch the news media explain what "Groypers" are. Would have been more entertaining to watch a UFC match between Kirk and Nick Fuentes.

Our goofy little Sarah Jane (who just got her fall floofy cut the other day). She loves to go for walkies. (Under her harness she's wearing a grey tshirt that has a "love bites" logo on it)

Our distinguished senior kitty Jimmy (aka "James, King of the Suburbs") was at the vet clinic last week for a glucose curve test. All the vet techs love him because he's such a mellow fellow and never makes a fuss. They dressed him up and took this picture. #caturday

TFW I see James Dobson is trending and think "who dafuq was that" (looks at news story) Oh! That "focus on the family" cult asshole. Oh good. More oxygen for us, no more for him.

This song comes to mind when I see asshats like that TX Gov. and MAGA Mike Johnson suggesting "prayer" as a response to the needless loss of life in the TX flooding. Suck wind, you hypocrites.

nah.. not under RFK Jr who does not believe in "vaccines" or "science". Some sort of Eugenics sterilization disaster, I wouldn't put it past them but medical "testing"? Probably not. .

I have zero nostalgia for the decades before the ACA (and Medicaid expansion). There was never anything "great" about NOT being able to afford a doctor visit, or afford prescriptions (and employed FT) I remember a lot of terrible things about the 70s - 90s. At least we had better music back then.

Oh my sweet summer dog, so oblivious to the troubles of the humans

I did not discover the composition and arrangement talents of Brian Wilson until about 15 years ago. I was missing out on so much spectacular music. If all you ever knew of the Beach Boys was "surfin safari" or that horrific mess "Kokomo" you should check out the "Pet Sounds" or "Smile" albums.

The human will feed the cats or it gets the meow again #caturday

Cryptocurrency is a scam. It's a form of gambling. Trading your cash for invisible "chips" you cant buy groceries with or pay your rent. It's a bullshit game for tech bros who (literally) have cash to burn. This video is from 2 years ago but explains it very well.

Alfie enjoys the occasional tummy rub. He's a sensitive fellow who prefers to stay close to his humans. #caturday

Bets on Orange Foolius walking out of the meeting with Canada’s PM Carney when fact checked on whether or not the. US “needs” to buy energy from Canada.

Oops… Although if you’ve been following along on #WWE this is actually unintentionally hilarious.

Look on the bright side. This weekend we won’t have to see images of the BLOTUS golfing at his private resort. Instead we’ll probably get some international press images of him in Rome giving the “thumbs up” in Vatican City wearing a stupid red cap.

Tuesday timeline cleanse. Mr. Simon Pants, professional ginger cat.

These 2 aren’t normally very snuggly with each other. It’s just that I had got up from napping with them and found them all cozy. #Caturday

Thankful that my large order of specialty nicotine pouches from Sweden (like Zyn except WAY better) made it through customs to my door before this tariff bullshit. It’s gonna be a long time before I can get my violet flavor and black licorice flavor pouches again.

This was written by Christopher Guest, dontcha know. It was written to be a parody of a syrupy poem set to music. This one goes to eleven.

Wasn’t crippling the global economy part of the isolationism baked into Project 2025? They have trashed just about everything else. #tariffs Whatever happens today (and in the weeks ahead) we need to keep our arms and legs inside the ride, and remember that other generations have been here before.

So… GOP. How is your investment portfolio looking this afternoon? How about your beloved “special interest” donors. I’ll bet you had to put your phone on Do Not Disturb. Seriously. Is it 25th Amendment time yet? He just crashed the market like a Tesler on auto-pilot.

Our Alfie (the one with the boots) was hospitalized last week with a urinary obstruction but he seems to be on the mend. We are so thankful for our skilled, compassionate veterinarians and the advances in science that led to better treatment options for his condition. We love him very much.

A friendly reminder that Friday nights are a perfectly good night to watch the Mel Brooks classic “The Producers”.

One of our cats (Alfie) will be spending a couple days at the local vet hospital due to urinary issues. The poor kitty was completely blocked. I am so thankful for our local veterinarians here. They’re amazing. Think good thoughts for our sweet boy as he recovers. Currently high AF on pain meds.

A handsome ginger who loves his blue blanket …

File under “Does Not Use Time and Materials Wisely” Feeding Apple AI tools with cat photos. “Caturday Night Fever”