Julie Anne Cat
@goofyquestion.bsky.social
English teacher, farmer, thrifty sewing & knitting grandma. Queen of peasant cooking & cheesy anthems. Library superfan. Proud progressive, feminist, pro-choice. Lit. folks might guess why my pic's an axolotl. No MAGAts, no DMs 🇺🇦🌈🪷🌊🌊
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I know I am just one little person, but I have a 4-year resolution: buy nothing new for myself (food excepted). I know I will need some business/work purchases, but I believe I can do without new personal items. I will not feed the economy of the Musk/Trump Hate Machine. Join me? Share suggestions:
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Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
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Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.
Like / share if you agree.
Like / share if you agree.
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.
Like / share if you agree.
Like / share if you agree.
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A spill on a family farm in Oklahoma killed several acres of vegetation and contaminated drinking water. A judge ordered the farmers to pay when they went after the oil company.
(Published May 2024)
(Published May 2024)
Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
www.propublica.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A spill on a family farm in Oklahoma killed several acres of vegetation and contaminated drinking water. A judge ordered the farmers to pay when they went after the oil company.
(Published May 2024)
(Published May 2024)
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
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I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I received this email about Democrats caving to end the shutdown from one of the SNAP recipients I spoke to:
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“This was a very very bad vote”
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
“This was a very very bad vote”
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No one could accuse Donald of being woke.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
No one could accuse Donald of being woke.
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Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."
Day 313 of Buy Nothing (from the broligarchs): Bummer - my best fitted sheet just ripped in the middle. I do have spare for me, but now not enough for everyone's bed at Xmas. This is not a place where mending works well, but will try. Hoping the thrift shops have something...NOT going to Target!
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Day 313 of Buy Nothing (from the broligarchs): Bummer - my best fitted sheet just ripped in the middle. I do have spare for me, but now not enough for everyone's bed at Xmas. This is not a place where mending works well, but will try. Hoping the thrift shops have something...NOT going to Target!
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🚨🚨 INFANT FORMULA RECALL 🚨🚨
Please share widely
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Please share widely
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ALERT: Baby Formula
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025
Details on an outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula, November 2025.
www.cdc.gov
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
🚨🚨 INFANT FORMULA RECALL 🚨🚨
Please share widely
👇
Please share widely
👇
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Ed Martin, using his official DOJ account, is now promoting an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory accusing a former Capitol Police officer of planting pipe bombs on J6.
Just yesterday, a post from the same account claimed it was “false” that the DOJ had identified Shauni Kerkhoff as the suspect.
Just yesterday, a post from the same account claimed it was “false” that the DOJ had identified Shauni Kerkhoff as the suspect.
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Ed Martin, using his official DOJ account, is now promoting an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory accusing a former Capitol Police officer of planting pipe bombs on J6.
Just yesterday, a post from the same account claimed it was “false” that the DOJ had identified Shauni Kerkhoff as the suspect.
Just yesterday, a post from the same account claimed it was “false” that the DOJ had identified Shauni Kerkhoff as the suspect.
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This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
November 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This is the food distribution line at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas 11/7/25. This is what Trump doesn't want you to see.
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Day 312 of Buy Nothing (from the broligarchs): Ironically, the sudden full-court press of X-mas sales helps my resolve, b/c it's overwhelming. I want to run screaming from the holiday craft bazaars & the holiday displays at the grocery store - just too much marketing, unneeded junk & big crowds too.
November 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Day 312 of Buy Nothing (from the broligarchs): Ironically, the sudden full-court press of X-mas sales helps my resolve, b/c it's overwhelming. I want to run screaming from the holiday craft bazaars & the holiday displays at the grocery store - just too much marketing, unneeded junk & big crowds too.
Day 311 of Buy Nothing (from the broligarchs): The silver lining in end-of-quarter grading: Being too busy to even shop is a great way to achieve my no-spending goals. But it's not good for sleep or stress reduction or healthy eating or fun time 😞
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Day 311 of Buy Nothing (from the broligarchs): The silver lining in end-of-quarter grading: Being too busy to even shop is a great way to achieve my no-spending goals. But it's not good for sleep or stress reduction or healthy eating or fun time 😞
Day 310 of Buy Nothing (from the broligarchs): It won't work, Target. I don't need forced smiles; I need you to treat employees & customers w/equity & justice, like you promised. Until you commit to THAT, I am buying my necessities elsewhere & won't even SEE the smiles. www.wilx.com/2025/11/07/t...
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Day 310 of Buy Nothing (from the broligarchs): It won't work, Target. I don't need forced smiles; I need you to treat employees & customers w/equity & justice, like you promised. Until you commit to THAT, I am buying my necessities elsewhere & won't even SEE the smiles. www.wilx.com/2025/11/07/t...
Day 309 of Buy Nothing (from the broligarchs): It's been exactly a year since the idea of this no-spending project first dawned, in my misery at DJT's reelection. I decided I would not contribute to the Trump economy/rich donors. But I still spent money while Biden was in office, so not day 366 yet!
November 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Day 309 of Buy Nothing (from the broligarchs): It's been exactly a year since the idea of this no-spending project first dawned, in my misery at DJT's reelection. I decided I would not contribute to the Trump economy/rich donors. But I still spent money while Biden was in office, so not day 366 yet!
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A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
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Trump was at his golf club in Palm Beach when this was posted
November 8, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump was at his golf club in Palm Beach when this was posted
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Remember when Donald Trump said there would be people standing in bread lines trying to get food if Kamala Harris won?
People are standing in line for food in Cleveland because of Donald Trump.
People are standing in line for food in Cleveland because of Donald Trump.
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Remember when Donald Trump said there would be people standing in bread lines trying to get food if Kamala Harris won?
People are standing in line for food in Cleveland because of Donald Trump.
People are standing in line for food in Cleveland because of Donald Trump.
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MAGA is unAmerican. 🇺🇸
Yet another terrorist kidnapping of a young defenseless US citizen for no reason.
"A U.S. citizen being dragged out of their car and abducted by ICE/CBP."
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
"A U.S. citizen being dragged out of their car and abducted by ICE/CBP."
Source:
old.reddit.com/r/PublicFrea...
November 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM
MAGA is unAmerican. 🇺🇸
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Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Or Rodney Taylor, a disabled double amputee who’s been in America since he was two years old.
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
He was days away from receiving new prosthetic legs when ICE grabbed him
His health is declining, they won’t let him get his legs and they’ve placed him in solitary
www.disabledginger.com/p/help-rodne...
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They pick on the weak.
They pick on the vulnerable.
They want it to look like an intimidating show of force.
There’s also something more nefarious behind it…. Which is that they’re counting on society to not care if a disabled person gets *more* disabled.
We need you to care.
They pick on the vulnerable.
They want it to look like an intimidating show of force.
There’s also something more nefarious behind it…. Which is that they’re counting on society to not care if a disabled person gets *more* disabled.
We need you to care.
“I think they wanted to make a point,” said Quinn Haberl, who is 4-foot-6 and legally blind. “So they picked the weakest person they could find and made a big show out of it.”
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
They pick on the weak.
They pick on the vulnerable.
They want it to look like an intimidating show of force.
There’s also something more nefarious behind it…. Which is that they’re counting on society to not care if a disabled person gets *more* disabled.
We need you to care.
They pick on the vulnerable.
They want it to look like an intimidating show of force.
There’s also something more nefarious behind it…. Which is that they’re counting on society to not care if a disabled person gets *more* disabled.
We need you to care.
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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota