Grumble Kitty
@grumblekitty.bsky.social
I ask a lot of ?s. I mean them sincerely.
Overarching goals: reduce premature death & human suffering.
Special interests: gardening, baking, human behavior, medicine, art, animals, politics, interesting objects, learning, film & television, justice
Overarching goals: reduce premature death & human suffering.
Special interests: gardening, baking, human behavior, medicine, art, animals, politics, interesting objects, learning, film & television, justice
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Ukraine’s Interior Ministry reports widespread damage in Kyiv after the attack. More than 10 apartment blocks, private homes and civilian infrastructure were hit. Nearly 70 elderly residents were evacuated from a care facility in Darnytskyi district.
December 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry reports widespread damage in Kyiv after the attack. More than 10 apartment blocks, private homes and civilian infrastructure were hit. Nearly 70 elderly residents were evacuated from a care facility in Darnytskyi district.
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Since WHO approved the world's first malaria vaccines in 2021, 24 countries have introduced the vaccines into their routine immunization programmes.
December 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Since WHO approved the world's first malaria vaccines in 2021, 24 countries have introduced the vaccines into their routine immunization programmes.
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Release the Santa list.
December 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Release the Santa list.
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When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, creative works from 1930 & sound recordings from 1925 will enter the public domain in the US, like:
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
💄 Dizzy Dishes, first Betty Boop cartoon
🕵️♀️ First 4 Nancy Drew novels
🚂 The Little Engine That Could
🎩 Morocco
🍑 Georgia on My Mind
and many more!
🧵👇
“You sound beautiful…how old are you?”
Merry Merry from my home to yours.
🤣
Merry Merry from my home to yours.
🤣
December 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“You sound beautiful…how old are you?”
Merry Merry from my home to yours.
🤣
Merry Merry from my home to yours.
🤣
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The Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s request to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
December 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Supreme Court rejected the federal government’s request to deploy the National Guard in Illinois.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
It’s time to let our troops go home to celebrate the holidays with their families — and stay home.
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Fastest way to get an autism diagnosis as an adult;
❌ National health service
❌Private practitioner
✅ Being a public figure credibly accused of sexual assault
❌ National health service
❌Private practitioner
✅ Being a public figure credibly accused of sexual assault
December 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Fastest way to get an autism diagnosis as an adult;
❌ National health service
❌Private practitioner
✅ Being a public figure credibly accused of sexual assault
❌ National health service
❌Private practitioner
✅ Being a public figure credibly accused of sexual assault
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freedoms bring greater health
December 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
freedoms bring greater health
Do this!
If you are reading the NAR article at the NYT please listen to this as soon as you finish. The NAR is a violent movement bent on destroying democracy. @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation
Politics Podcast · An Award-Winning Audio-Documentary Series on the Christian Leaders and Ideas that Fueled the Capitol Riot
“Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation” is a podcast seri...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Do this!
A U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing plans, told The Associated Press that design efforts are now underway for the new ship and construction is planned to begin in the early 2030s.
“Sure, Mr President. We’ll get right on that.”
“Sure, Mr President. We’ll get right on that.”
President Trump claims the warship will be "the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built." A month ago, the Navy scrapped plans to build a new, small warship, citing delays and cost overruns. n.pr/4pSg7zB
Trump announces plans for new Navy 'battleship' as part of a 'Golden Fleet'
President Trump claims the warship will be "the fastest, the biggest, and by far 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built." A month ago, the Navy scrapped plans to build a new, small warship, citing delays and cost overruns.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
A U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing plans, told The Associated Press that design efforts are now underway for the new ship and construction is planned to begin in the early 2030s.
“Sure, Mr President. We’ll get right on that.”
“Sure, Mr President. We’ll get right on that.”
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HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s CDC funneled a $1.6 million grant to researchers to carry out an unethical and scientifically unjustified randomized clinical trial of the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau. With MAHA, it’s Tuskegee all over again. sciencebasedmedicine.org/every-accusa...
Every accusation is a confession (or a statement of intent): MAHA’s new Tuskegee experiment
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s CDC just funneled a $1.6 million dollar grant to researchers to carry out an unethical and scientifically unjustified randomized clinical trial of the birth dose o
sciencebasedmedicine.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
HHS Secretary RFK Jr.'s CDC funneled a $1.6 million grant to researchers to carry out an unethical and scientifically unjustified randomized clinical trial of the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine in Guinea-Bissau. With MAHA, it’s Tuskegee all over again. sciencebasedmedicine.org/every-accusa...
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The Trump administration is asking states to hand over voters' private data in an effort to create a national voter database.
We've already taken steps to stop them in:
✅ California
✅ Colorado
✅ Maine
✅ Maryland
✅ Minnesota
✅ Nevada
✅ New Mexico
✅ Oregon
✅ Pennsylvania
✅ Rhode Island
We've already taken steps to stop them in:
✅ California
✅ Colorado
✅ Maine
✅ Maryland
✅ Minnesota
✅ Nevada
✅ New Mexico
✅ Oregon
✅ Pennsylvania
✅ Rhode Island
December 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Trump administration is asking states to hand over voters' private data in an effort to create a national voter database.
We've already taken steps to stop them in:
✅ California
✅ Colorado
✅ Maine
✅ Maryland
✅ Minnesota
✅ Nevada
✅ New Mexico
✅ Oregon
✅ Pennsylvania
✅ Rhode Island
We've already taken steps to stop them in:
✅ California
✅ Colorado
✅ Maine
✅ Maryland
✅ Minnesota
✅ Nevada
✅ New Mexico
✅ Oregon
✅ Pennsylvania
✅ Rhode Island
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OTD in 2010, President @barackobama.bsky.social signed the #DontAskDontTellRepealAct, protecting the right of openly-LGB troops to serve.
This milestone is worth celebrating, but we cannot fully celebrate until Trump's trans military ban is overturned & ALL servicemembers are protected.
This milestone is worth celebrating, but we cannot fully celebrate until Trump's trans military ban is overturned & ALL servicemembers are protected.
December 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
OTD in 2010, President @barackobama.bsky.social signed the #DontAskDontTellRepealAct, protecting the right of openly-LGB troops to serve.
This milestone is worth celebrating, but we cannot fully celebrate until Trump's trans military ban is overturned & ALL servicemembers are protected.
This milestone is worth celebrating, but we cannot fully celebrate until Trump's trans military ban is overturned & ALL servicemembers are protected.
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Fruit mug. The pomegranate side is my favorite. 😍 in my shop. Hand-built stoneware, one of a kind, microwave and oven safe. Surly.Etsy.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Fruit mug. The pomegranate side is my favorite. 😍 in my shop. Hand-built stoneware, one of a kind, microwave and oven safe. Surly.Etsy.com
Interesting. I’m beginning to suspect he has some big plans for certain interests.
(Side note: I find it disorienting that the pope is so young, vibrant and speaks English as a first language. It’s obviously not an accident that he is.)
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
(Side note: I find it disorienting that the pope is so young, vibrant and speaks English as a first language. It’s obviously not an accident that he is.)
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
Pope Leo summons cardinals for a key assembly to help him govern Catholic Church
Pope Leo XIV has summoned the world's cardinals for two days of meetings to help him govern the church, in the clearest sign yet that the new year will signal the unofficial start of his pontificate.
www.npr.org
December 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Interesting. I’m beginning to suspect he has some big plans for certain interests.
(Side note: I find it disorienting that the pope is so young, vibrant and speaks English as a first language. It’s obviously not an accident that he is.)
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
(Side note: I find it disorienting that the pope is so young, vibrant and speaks English as a first language. It’s obviously not an accident that he is.)
www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
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BREAKING: Democrats are now +16 on the general ballot. I don't think I've seen anything like this. Also, this is a A+ poll taken BEFORE the government botched the Epstein release today.
December 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
BREAKING: Democrats are now +16 on the general ballot. I don't think I've seen anything like this. Also, this is a A+ poll taken BEFORE the government botched the Epstein release today.
Hey, #Yinz #Pittsburgh!
Homewood. PD is looking for a missing 83 year black female with dementia. Wearing grey sweatpants, grey quilted jacket, and a blue sparkly baseball hat. Missing for about an hour. If you see Ms. Desiree, please call it in. Family is concerned since it's cold out.
December 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Hey, #Yinz #Pittsburgh!
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Congress must be able to exercise its oversight authority at ICE facilities, just like any other federal agency. The American people deserve to know how detainees are being treated and how their tax dollars are being spent.
Judge blocks ICE policy restricting congressional oversight visits | CNN Politics
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked US Immigration and Customs Enforcement from enforcing new rules limiting congressional oversight visits, finding that Democratic lawmakers are likely t...
www.cnn.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Congress must be able to exercise its oversight authority at ICE facilities, just like any other federal agency. The American people deserve to know how detainees are being treated and how their tax dollars are being spent.
Why isn’t autism diagnosis separated by whether or not there’s intellectual disability, cause, or comorbidities?
Instead of trying to talk about “severity”, aren’t these the things make for fundamental distinctions and need for different approaches for care?
Instead of trying to talk about “severity”, aren’t these the things make for fundamental distinctions and need for different approaches for care?
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Why isn’t autism diagnosis separated by whether or not there’s intellectual disability, cause, or comorbidities?
Instead of trying to talk about “severity”, aren’t these the things make for fundamental distinctions and need for different approaches for care?
Instead of trying to talk about “severity”, aren’t these the things make for fundamental distinctions and need for different approaches for care?
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It'd sure be a shame if this tip line got a lot of crank calls.
Ken Paxton’s office launches tip line to encourage enforcement of Texas’ “bathroom bill”
Ken Paxton opens tip line to encourage “bathroom bill” enforcement
The attorney general's complaint form is the latest effort to enforce new state restrictions on which restrooms transgender people can use in public buildings.
www.texastribune.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It'd sure be a shame if this tip line got a lot of crank calls.
Yeah. It’s almost 5am. I woke up in the middle of the night and learned about vetiver because a random person recommended a cologne to another stranger.
That’s a thing most people do, right?
That’s a thing most people do, right?
I don’t know what “Field grey courgette musk” scent comes from, but I learned about vetiver if anyone’s interested.
December 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Yeah. It’s almost 5am. I woke up in the middle of the night and learned about vetiver because a random person recommended a cologne to another stranger.
That’s a thing most people do, right?
That’s a thing most people do, right?
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"Whenever five or six English-speaking people meet round a fire on Christmas Eve they start telling each other ghost stories. Nothing satisfies us on Christmas Eve but to hear each other tell authentic anecdotes about spectres"
Jerome K. Jerome, 1891 #PhantomsFriday #BookChatWeekly #GothicAdvent
Jerome K. Jerome, 1891 #PhantomsFriday #BookChatWeekly #GothicAdvent
December 19, 2025 at 8:57 AM
"Whenever five or six English-speaking people meet round a fire on Christmas Eve they start telling each other ghost stories. Nothing satisfies us on Christmas Eve but to hear each other tell authentic anecdotes about spectres"
Jerome K. Jerome, 1891 #PhantomsFriday #BookChatWeekly #GothicAdvent
Jerome K. Jerome, 1891 #PhantomsFriday #BookChatWeekly #GothicAdvent
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When the American people elected Donald Trump, they trusted him to put the nation’s interests first. Instead, he sold them out only to enrich himself and his billionaire buddies.
This week, I introduced legislation to protect taxpayers and ensure no President compromises the will of the people.
This week, I introduced legislation to protect taxpayers and ensure no President compromises the will of the people.
December 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
When the American people elected Donald Trump, they trusted him to put the nation’s interests first. Instead, he sold them out only to enrich himself and his billionaire buddies.
This week, I introduced legislation to protect taxpayers and ensure no President compromises the will of the people.
This week, I introduced legislation to protect taxpayers and ensure no President compromises the will of the people.
I did garden stuff outside today.
Fresh water for the birds.
That feels better.
4 days until solstice.
Fresh water for the birds.
That feels better.
4 days until solstice.
December 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I did garden stuff outside today.
Fresh water for the birds.
That feels better.
4 days until solstice.
Fresh water for the birds.
That feels better.
4 days until solstice.