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#Caturday Miss MiuMiu is lounging around hoping something interesting will happen. If not, she'll just have to make something happen. Lately this has involved ambushing her older roommate, my tuxie boi, Ike. Ike does not find these attacks to be interesting in the slightest. Poor guy.

why do they keep giving him these tests with animals? They could just devise a special test for presidents that required him to find Taiwan on a map, to explain what inflation is, to define the word “asylum”, and to explain what the US constitution is.

If enough of his caucus revolts Hakeem Jeffries might be pressured into doing the right thing. Herding cats is an underrated skill. His caucus is out of power and fractured; he's done a decent job holding it together. I'd wait and see what he can do with a stronger hand before giving up on him.

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Big setback for the White House as 5 GOP Senators join all Democrats in voting to start debate on a war powers resolution re: Venezuela. Murkowski AK Young IN Paul KY Collins ME Hawley MO

For #Caturday I present Ike in full grooming tripod pose, displaying his single black toe bean. All four pads are black; all of his toe beans are pink except for that one outside second right toe. I find this utterly adorable. #cats #CatsofBlueSky #ikekitty

It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.

unicorns are cool, but they'd be cooler if they were unioncorns (unicorns who formed a union)

Now he has to put his "gold" doo-dads on the outside? And label it? He is truly addled.

#caturday My two, partaking. Little 'nipheads. #ikekitty, #miumiukitty #catsofbluesky

Smart move Jamaica. Climate catastrophe bond about to pay off. “They divide Jamaica into boxes. Each box has a different central pressure that needs to be breached, so the storm needs to have a lower pressure than those boxes.”  www.cbc.ca/news/science...

I take the business press with a grain of salt but this seems fairly well-reasoned qz.com/tech-layoffs...

Atlantic Hurricane Melissa Intermediate Advisory Number 25a ...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY... ...CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EA... Additional Details Here.

I am more concerned about removal of civil rights than I am about removal of parts of the White House. Both are bad, but one is much worse.

Cats like boxes. Cats like catnip, at least my two do. A Chewy order arrived today. Not sure why it never occurred to me before. #cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty

Ike's ready for #tongueouttuesday #cats, #catsofbluesky, #ikekitty

Watch this! A wall of impenetrable wind shear across the SE builds/ intensifies even further south, suppressing our Caribbean system, squeezing it into a corner. This is likely a saving grace for FL. System will be flattened & forced west or east, unless it’s able to wait out long enough.

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation Depraved. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

This MAGA propaganda is deeply sinister. Stephen Miller has been lying about Portland/Chicago relentlessly. It's core to his project: He's trying to establish quasi-absolute power for Trump to simply invent pretexts by fiat to justify whatever abuses he launches. 5/ newrepublic.com/article/2016...

Thanks, New Yorker

Portland never stops being Portland.

My building on campus houses all the language programs. These were on the stairs up to where my office is this morning.

I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files. But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

A sweet little blep from my void lady, MiuMiu. She has a tiny white locket & a bit of white on her belly but is otherwise The Darkness. Black nose, black whiskers, & adorable black toe beans. She's a darling snuggle kitty but good photos are tough. #cats, #catsofbluesky, #miumiukitty #miumiukitty

Oops. Too much commenting, not enough reading. Time for a cat picture. For #throwbackthursday I give you #ikekitty in 2022 ridiculously splorched out on a cat tree, stretching out his legs while wearing his best "I don't see what is so amusing" expression. #cats #catsofbluesky

It’s colloquially known as Dictator Chic. Peter York wrote about it…

It's hard to keep up with all the injustices. There has to be attention to those with neglected medical needs. Pass it on. Write. Call. Keep making noise.

What the world needs now is more cat pictures. My tuxie guy, Ike, and my void lady, MiuMiu, here doing what cats do best, i.e. sleeping soundly in one of the Best Snoozing Spots. They're not always OK about sharing so they really were tired. #cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty #ikeandmimiu

Oh crap, I'm going to have to travel out of state if I want to catch the big premier. Is it BYOBB (bring your own barf bucket) or will the theater be providing them?

"Although they control less than one-quarter of the world’s agricultural land, peasant farming is highly efficient, and estimates suggest 70 per cent of the world’s population depends on them for some or all of their food."

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Time for something light. Mr. Ike in his majestic dignity. #cats #catsofbluesky, #ikekitty

Worth reading the judge's ruling. Highly entertaining.

Amidst all the darkness, there's room for wonder. That's an entire other planet. And we got to see videos of it. Free. People did this. We need to remember this.

A thing of beauty.

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

I was really sleepy the other night. A picture caught my eye and I posted a random, highly autistic, out of context comment. Woke up, remembered this, and went to delete it because of delayed reaction Clue. Couldn't find it anywhere. I'm assuming they blocked me. Way to go. I _deserved_ that.

I'm not. October is usually the month when it hits the fan for the Gulf states. Colder weather up north means things in the Gulf can get much more lively. And the water in it has _never_ been this warm. Hurricane rocket fuel.