Tracey
agostic.bsky.social
Tracey
@agostic.bsky.social
Reposted by Tracey
Join The Paw Project Thursday May 29th at 8PM ET/5PM PT, for the Virtual "Livestream" US premiere of "American Cats: The Good, The Bad & The Cuddly" and a Q&A with Dr. Jennifer Conrad of The Paw Project.

Details & tickets: tinyurl.com/american-cats

#dontdeclaw #cat #cats #catsky #catsofbluesky
May 22, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Reposted by Tracey
Let’s keep writing and sharing pieces like this. Not to do so is to acquiesce with the great threat of our age.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Observer view: Vengeful and reckless, Donald Trump must not go unchallenged | Observer editorial
By his destructive, vindictive, illegal and irrational actions, the US president sets himself beyond the pale
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Reposted by Tracey
Incredible that this still needs to be said.

But it needs to be said.

Vaccines do not cause autism.

Here is how we know www.statnews.com/2025/02/03/v... by @matthewherper.bsky.social

Part of the challenge is that this belief increasingly tied to political identity.
Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.
www.statnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Reposted by Tracey
February 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Reposted by Tracey
NEW: Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.

By @cerealcommas.bsky.social, @natlash.bsky.social & @schwanksta.com
ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Lookup
Now you can look up detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country and compare them to nearby public schools.
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Reposted by Tracey
In my world, “the talk” is what Black parents have w/our kids, about how to survive an encounter w/police who see them as a threat because of our skin color.

Latino families have their talk, w/kids even younger, about ICE who see them as criminals: “If we disappear…”

Different fear. Same America.
January 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Reposted by Tracey
Women deserve to know the TRUTH about the impact of Texas' total abortion ban.

Today, I along with Rep. Gerry Connolly, Rep. Summer Lee, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley sent ANOTHER letter calling on
Texas to explain why it won't release maternal mortality data from the past 2 years after Dobbs.
January 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Apparently the college of bishops of the denomination in which he was formerly a rector are ... how did he put it? ... very bitter, angry, vile leftists, since they kicked his ass out for this "joke."

www.mediaite.com/news/church-...
Church Revokes License of Priest Who Copied Elon Musk’s Controversial Salute: He ‘Had Been Warned’ About ‘Online Trolling’
A priest who copied Elon Musk's "salute" gesture had his ministerial license revoked by the UK's Anglican Catholic Church after previous warnings about "online trolling."
www.mediaite.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Even if you are not religious, this comprehensive discussion, citing every chapter and verse where the Bible condemns empathy, is well worth the time.

fathernathan.substack.com/p/an-in-dept...
An in-depth theological analysis explaining where the Bible says that empathy is a sin
Father Nathan Monk is a reader-supported publication.
fathernathan.substack.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Reposted by Tracey
BlueSky's algo seems to be better than that other place's. There, if I call nazi "a suppurating boil on the pissflaps of humanity" it thinks "Oh, you want more nazi content".
Here it thinks "You've followed a lot of cats. You want more cat content. Here [literally armfuls of cats]."
January 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
For the kitten cam folks in my follows, in case you didn't know she has an account here.
Occamy sends you lots of encouragement this Monday morning through her super cuteness. Augusta popped in and said hi too.
January 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Reposted by Tracey
Introducing the Ghostie Cats. Janine is almost 13 yrs old. Her boys, Ray and Egon will be 11 next month. We adopted them in May 2014.
January 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
January 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Reposted by Tracey
January 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Reposted by Tracey
NEW: Multiple data analyses show that the voters whose ballots were targeted by a North Carolina Supreme Court candidate are disproportionately Black, Democratic and young.

These are some of those voters’ stories.

By @dougbockclark.bsky.social
They Followed North Carolina Election Rules When They Cast Their Ballots. Now Their Votes Could Be Tossed Anyway.
A Republican judge is trying to overturn his election loss by challenging more than 60,000 ballots. These are some of those voters’ stories.
propub.li
January 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Reposted by Tracey
Reposted by Tracey
Grocery prices will rise due to Republican policies.

“75% of immigrant farm workers didn’t show up yesterday in Bakersfield because of fears of ICE raids under the new presidency.”
January 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reposted by Tracey
Feeling stressed? Need a break from all the horrible news? Check out The Critter Room's foster #kitten cam - live now at:

www.youtube.com/@TheCritterR...
January 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Reposted by Tracey
Dr. Paul Offit from last week's Roundtable on Vaccines:

"The problem is not only that we've largely eliminated these diseases...we've eliminated the memory of these diseases. Parents are now more scared of the safety of vaccines, real or imagined, then the diseases they prevent."
January 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“Despite possessing Certificates of Indian Blood (CIBs) and state-issued IDs, several individuals have been detained or questioned by ICE agents who do not recognize these documents as valid proof of citizenship,” the Navajo Nation Council stated in a press release.
Reports of Navajo people being detained in immigration sweeps sparks concern from tribal leaders • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Concern is rising among Indigenous communities residing in urban areas about reports of Indigenous people being detained in Arizona.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Reposted by Tracey
Wanna see some #kittens? I first "met" the Ghostie Cats watching a foster kitten cam - The Critter Room. Foster Dad John and Foster Mom Jess will start streaming their latest fosters hopefully some time later today. Subscribe so you'll know when the cam goes live!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6guD...
The Fourth Wing Fosters
YouTube video by The Critter Room
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Reposted by Tracey
If governments and organisations attended to indoor air quality, we’d be less reliant on masks to prevent transmission of respiratory infections.
January 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Reposted by Tracey
Speaking of healthcare. Let's make @bsky.app the platform that fights misinformation. Some great follows are @drsusanoliver.bsky.social @jsm2334.bsky.social @therealtruther.bsky.social

Let's get them more followers and engagement than other platforms and let health science accounts find a home
January 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM