Zee (missing life's little cues)

This is basically my life philosophy.

27th of Owltober! A burrito-wrapped Burrowing Owl was admitted to a wildlife clinic to treat eye ulcers from suspected head trauma. The sender (anonymous) said "his favorite meal in care is mice and mealworms and he is very vocal now that he’s feeling better!" #owlsintowels 💛🦉

The real unfair competition women are being forced into with men is having women's sports constantly separated off as a distinct event which is made to compete commercially with much better funded and socially and institutionally enfranchised men's sporting events & found inadequate by that standard

SCOOP: The CDC's deputy director is leaving. Jen Shuford, an infectious-disease physician who had been Texas's health commissioner, was hired to help restore trust in CDC. Now she's out after six months. More with @lenasun.bsky.social.

Behold, my son the disco ball 🎃

There's no such a thing as too much cat goodness. Have some more.

It's insane that the campaign against El-Sayed is basically that he has some secret relationship with the people that the president's family has a secret relationship with.

It would be if they still did journalism, but what the large scale media orgs seems to be for now is to put out just enough current events blurbs to sell a few papers to rubes without in any way endangering their billionaire owners’ next tee time with a politician they want to own.

Lotta terrible things in the news today. Would you like a couple kitten pics? Fawn is the tortie, and Mushroom the siamese

I know it’s really distasteful and dispiriting and gross to think about, but you won’t understand Trumpist politics or the status of women if you don’t understand that a lot of people aren’t just in denial about the prevalence of rape; they are affirmatively pro-rape.

Our political system hasn't decided that Donald Trump isn't a rapist. it has decided that it's ok that he's a rapist.

Gosh you're swell!

All politicians are my opps bc i feel that is the appropriate way to be a citizen in a democracy however he makes it difficult sometimes

Mixed bag of a day. Kitten to the vet (not an emergency, her tum is just... not right,) migraine oncoming, but managed to get some tasks my brain had fought me for for a MONTH now, so that's something! The migraine is weather-related. I've taken meds, it'll be ok

THIS. The jobs are disappearing by the THOUSANDS at a time, and there are no replaceme nt jobs There is no social plan to cope with all these unemployed, mid-career, experienced workers. This is the time for someone to organize for UBI - or something! Idk what for sure. But something's gotta give

This is true if the tinpot dictator in question is Trump!

Much, much, much more of this. Much, much more.

The news from Brazil and Serbia are great and show that you don't defeat the far right by copying it or trying to appeal to their supporters You do it by being uncompromising, showing the danger they pose and offering something different to the many crises people suffer from

Many Americans reacting to this with "I hope this doesn't happen to us in November" and like, no you dumb fucks he's saying this shit because he wants to give YOUR GOVERNMENT cover to interfere further.

Yikes. This is just offloading the important bits of your life. It's not even the cognitive bit (which I think is probably quite bad) that's the issue in this case. This is just giving up an opportunity to do love. That's... well, gosh, I guess it's dystopian.

Them people playing in faces is at an all time high

Fascinating! Go, science!

Many comments on the great election victories in Brazil and Serbia state that the authorian right is in decline or that voters have rejected far-right authoritarianism. That is a wrong interpretation of what happened. Progressive movements mobilized and beat the authoritarian right. That's different

Amplify your people. Ignore them.

I just want to name that people overcame this. Even against a stacked deck, the good fight is worth it. Win or lose, it's worth it. And sometimes the good guys win.

Bedtime Boost: I currently have $1240/$2800 raised to cover my living expenses while I perform in my first musical theater production. Thanks so much for all the shares today! #MutualAidRequest

They want us to be scared, and sure, there is much to fear. It can always get worse. But a world that can get worse can also always get better, and our power, our vision, our beauty and our joy is stronger than anything they can imagine, and every moment we bring them to one another is a victory

you're goddamn right you guys did

Lula winning is great for the planet, great for Brazil, and great for people who aren't revanchist assholes everywhere in the world, but let's not forget that it's also going to make some of the worst people on Earth extremely sad and mad. We should enjoy that, as a little treat.

It's really important to pay attention to the fact that Lula beat the fascist candidate not by compromising and trying to meet fascist voters in the middle, but by sticking to his guns, promising prosecutions for election interference, and mobilising his own voters to turn out in greater numbers.

your yearly PSA: want to do something positive wrt the ecosystem while saving yourself a bunch of time and effort? skip the bagging and just rake leaves into a pile wherever convenient (bonus points if you do it under a tree). www.nps.gov/articles/000...

I hope this message finds you well. I also hope this message finds you enjoying tea with the badger family in a cozy cottage in the old forest, and you're surrounded by books, laughter, and a mossy sense of wonder.

American conservatives are constantly bemoaning the decline of aesthetic standards and calling for a return to tailored suits and classical Roman architecture, but are now forced to defend the Cheesecake Factory. A constant tension between the Brooks Brothers patrician and the Kid Rock populist.

I posted a positive post about Adam Hamilton earlier. But uh, I have since learned some stuff and nope. He's not an ally. Back all the way up on the nice things I said (which I am on my way to delete.) Don't vote for this.

Hey, here's some really good news! Bravo, Serbia!

Oh, it’s THEE litmus test for misogynoir and it works across genders. Another trusty test: people who say “females.”

Abolish prisons except for the one we build specifically for Stephen Miller.

Unless I missed it, the @democrats.org have never spoken out in public about the transphobic hate being advertised by genitally-obsessed bigots in their own party. They will disavow anyone who even whispers a connection to the DSA, but won't call out rank bigotry.