Gray and white cat, tabby cat
It took over two months, but the anxious foster kitties that had been dumped outside on the night of a big freeze now don't just let me handle them - they cry for attention. Now to just get them to be more comfortable with other people and places so they can be adoptable.
Happy #caturday !
Tyrant #Trump claimed he'd use #ICE to protect us from "the worst of the worst."
Instead, they go after people like this 85-year old widow, who was snatched out of her home and kept locked up for weeks.
Republicans will always betray you.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/u...
Tyrant #Trump wants to build a massive 250 ft tall arch without congressional approval, a purpose, or a plan to pay for it. My favorite part of the article:
"Asked in October who the proposed Washington arch would be for, Mr. Trump responded, “Me.”"
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#JDVance , a Catholic for all of 7 years, criticizes the pope for talking about theology and basically says he understands Catholic doctrine better than the pope.
Hoping those who take Catholicism seriously take notice and turn away from Republicans.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
This is the caliber of person filling Tyrant #Trump 's cabinet. #RFKjr needs professional help. He certainly has no business running HHS. And no, he is not a doctor, or a zoologist - just a disturbed individual.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Many immigrants pay taxes. But now they're scared to, thanks to Tyrant #Trump. That will cost the US billions.
Also, the US tax filing process is insanely onerous compared to other countries.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/b...
Tyrant #Trump portrayed himself as Jesus, complete with a figure praying to him. Hilariously, he tried to backtrack and claimed it portrayed him as a doctor.
Why do Christians keep supporting the guy who least lives up to supposed Christian ideals?
www.reuters.com/business/med...
#BookReview for "Why We Click: The Emerging Science of Interpersonal Synchrony" by Kate Murphy
NOT recommended
Woo-woo camouflaged by science. Treating acupuncture as legitimate medicine. Suggesting that people falling into sync with each other is due to quantum entanglement - unscientific BS.
Todd Blanche, acting Attorney General:
"I did not ask for this job. I love working for President Trump, it's the greatest honor of a lifetime... If he chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I will say ‘Thank you very much. I love you, sir.'"
people.com/acting-attor...
#BookReview for "Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals" by Caitlin Doughty
Recommended
Short book. Entertaining, informative. Interesting information on modern funerary laws and technology, as well as funeral rites in other places and times.
Tuxedo cat in shoe box
Box contains one size 13W cat. Quad soles for all-terrain traction. Extra floof for all-day comfort.
Happy #caturday !
So the VP of the US goes abroad to campaign for a foreign politician in a blatant attempt to influence that nation's election.
As if that isn't bad enough, it's Orban - an autocrat who has made Hungary the most corrupt nation in Europe (per Transparency International)
www.nbcnews.com/world/hungar...
#BookReview for "Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life" by the team behind NPR's Planet Money podcast.
Recommended
Common economic concepts (cost disease, compound interest, cartels and more) presented in a lively way.
Here in Texas, it's kitten season again! The San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition has tips on what to do if you find kittens.
Please consider fostering! There are always, always more cats and kittens in need of temporary homes than there are fosters.
"“Detaining a 22-year-old biochemistry student who has lived here for two decades and is married to a U.S. Army staff sergeant preparing for deployment doesn’t make us safer...” Gaby Pacheco, president and CEO of TheDream.US, said in a statement."
abcnews.com/US/ice-arres...
As if the utterly unqualified Kash Patel didn't seem completely incompetent and unfit for the role of FBI director - his personal email has been hacked.
Now the world knows that the DIRECTOR OF THE FBI got hacked. Sure, it was before he got that role, but it's a bad look.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#BookReview for "A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence" by Jeff Hawkins
⭐⭐⭐
Info on how the brain works, theories on how the brain might work, opinions on AI, ideas on space travel.
The "thousand brains" concept only takes a small part of the book, and I didn't really understand it.
We are all atheists about most of the gods that societies have ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further. - Richard Dawkins
Happy #Easter! Remember, there's probably no god, so relax and focus on living a good life.
Two cats crowded onto a cat window ledge
Foster cats Ghosty and Ziggy, who were dumped outside just before a big freeze, are still anxious but are slowly hiding less of the time. Happy #caturday !
The "I did that" anti-Biden stickers were unfair - Biden had little blame for gas prices.
Tyrant #Trump, on the other hand, owns this 100%. He didn't have to start a war. A war that all the experts knew would lead to the Strait of Hormuz being closed.
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Tyrant #Trump is calling on states to raise taxes (so much for being a populist). Why? Because he (incorrectly) believe it's easier for every state to fund social assistance programs like daycare than for the federal government to do so.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...
Remind me again how great the war in Iran is going - the war that's left them utterly in charge of the Strait of Hormuz, choking the world's energy supple.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04...
So much for being the "law and order" party - under Tyrant #Trump, tens of thousands of criminal cases have been abandoned so they can focus on prosecuting immigrants and DEI. Feel safer? I don't think so.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Thanks to Tyrant #Trump, veterans are losing their homes. Republicans killed a program, saying they would replace it with something better - and didn't.
Always remember: Republicans don't fix problems, they create them.
www.npr.org/2026/04/02/n...
#BookReview for "Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy" by Mary Roach
Recommended
Thoroughly enjoyable and informative. The right amount of personal anecdotes and colorful interview subjects. It's rare when I'm surprised and disappointed that a book has ended.
#BookReview for "Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning" by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel
⭐⭐⭐
To study/learn something:
- don't just read - test yourself, force yourself to recall
- space it out day after day, no cramming
- "interleave" different subjects
In the era of Trump Hellscape 2.0, it's nice to actually have some nice news for a change.
www.axios.com/2026/04/01/m...
Remember how Tyrant #Trump bulldozed historic parts of the White House to make way for his vanity ballroom rush job? The incompetence of the design is staggering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Republicans are very unpopular. Nobody wanted the war in Iran, that has sent shocks throughout the global economy. What will they do about sagging support as midterms loom?
Kick hundreds of thousands of Americans off healthcare to pay for the war in Iran.
Idiots.
www.axios.com/2026/03/30/g...
