Cat Herder
@herdingkitties.bsky.social
I like Star Wars, cats, and living in a democracy.
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One of my earliest moments of radicalization was in 2005 when Larry Summers said that women biologically have less aptitude for science than men. Following that, scores of equally unimpressive people wrote pieces trying to explain or justify his remarks, when they should have called for his removal.
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
One of my earliest moments of radicalization was in 2005 when Larry Summers said that women biologically have less aptitude for science than men. Following that, scores of equally unimpressive people wrote pieces trying to explain or justify his remarks, when they should have called for his removal.
This. And we are not screaming this loudly enough.
Can we just take a minute and acknowledge that our POTUS is right OUT IN THE OPEN lobbying Congressional members to vote against releasing the Epstein files?! Like... what the fuck else does anyone even need to know?
November 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This. And we are not screaming this loudly enough.
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
Republicans. Cool with pedophilia, but absolutely certain they have to stop weed.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Republicans. Cool with pedophilia, but absolutely certain they have to stop weed.
thehill.com/newsletters/...
thehill.com/newsletters/...
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If you’re wondering, this is exactly how we federal workers feel
We’ve been fighting for this country since Jan 20th. Leadership needs to fight too
"We went into this shutdown knowing we would suffer but it would be worth it for the country. This deal is a slap in the face to every federal worker"
We’ve been fighting for this country since Jan 20th. Leadership needs to fight too
"We went into this shutdown knowing we would suffer but it would be worth it for the country. This deal is a slap in the face to every federal worker"
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you’re wondering, this is exactly how we federal workers feel
We’ve been fighting for this country since Jan 20th. Leadership needs to fight too
"We went into this shutdown knowing we would suffer but it would be worth it for the country. This deal is a slap in the face to every federal worker"
We’ve been fighting for this country since Jan 20th. Leadership needs to fight too
"We went into this shutdown knowing we would suffer but it would be worth it for the country. This deal is a slap in the face to every federal worker"
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The cave caucus COULD say "we'll get people fed and paid through the holidays, give the American people the gift of the Epstein files, and take up the fight in the new year" but they're saying "we had a generational electoral victory and nothing we were doing was working so we quit"
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The cave caucus COULD say "we'll get people fed and paid through the holidays, give the American people the gift of the Epstein files, and take up the fight in the new year" but they're saying "we had a generational electoral victory and nothing we were doing was working so we quit"
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a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers
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Last time in the hospital, total bill was $177,000. Without insurance, I would be bankrupt. $2,000 wouldn't pay for one day's care. He's an idiot.
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Last time in the hospital, total bill was $177,000. Without insurance, I would be bankrupt. $2,000 wouldn't pay for one day's care. He's an idiot.
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Universal healthcare -like every other developed nation has - is the only answer. ACA was a compromise. It’s not working. We’re wasting time money energy stress and bankruptcy on this.
Universal healthcare is the only answer. That’s damn clear.
Universal healthcare is the only answer. That’s damn clear.
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Universal healthcare -like every other developed nation has - is the only answer. ACA was a compromise. It’s not working. We’re wasting time money energy stress and bankruptcy on this.
Universal healthcare is the only answer. That’s damn clear.
Universal healthcare is the only answer. That’s damn clear.
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Powerball jackpot tonight is 467,000,000.
So to get to a trillion, I’d only have to win a jackpot like tonight’s … 2,141 times.
To put it another way, I’d have to win the lottery, once a week, every week, for …
41 years
Hot streaks like that? Very rare. Have to be quite lucky. Fingers crossed.
So to get to a trillion, I’d only have to win a jackpot like tonight’s … 2,141 times.
To put it another way, I’d have to win the lottery, once a week, every week, for …
41 years
Hot streaks like that? Very rare. Have to be quite lucky. Fingers crossed.
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Powerball jackpot tonight is 467,000,000.
So to get to a trillion, I’d only have to win a jackpot like tonight’s … 2,141 times.
To put it another way, I’d have to win the lottery, once a week, every week, for …
41 years
Hot streaks like that? Very rare. Have to be quite lucky. Fingers crossed.
So to get to a trillion, I’d only have to win a jackpot like tonight’s … 2,141 times.
To put it another way, I’d have to win the lottery, once a week, every week, for …
41 years
Hot streaks like that? Very rare. Have to be quite lucky. Fingers crossed.
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And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
‘How is this possible?’: a new film looks inside the appalling abuses of the Alabama prison system
In the year’s most shocking documentary, The Alabama Solution, prisoners share astonishing footage in a plea for help
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
And now, if you read the devastating piece about what Venezuelan deportees endured at the El Salvador torture prison, read what incarcerated U.S. citizens endure in Alabama prisons.
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
State prisons in the U.S. that are massive systems of human rights violations.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
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Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as normal and expected
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as normal and expected
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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What the fuck is wrong with the people running our government?
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 AM
What the fuck is wrong with the people running our government?
This the best explanation I've seen so far
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
This the best explanation I've seen so far
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Watching RFK jr run away from someone collapsing feels like a harbinger of things to come
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Watching RFK jr run away from someone collapsing feels like a harbinger of things to come
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I dunno which old healthcare industry vulture needs to hear this, but don't lock your knees when you have to stand for a while. Your blood pressure might drop and cause you to pass out and annoy an old man with dementia
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I dunno which old healthcare industry vulture needs to hear this, but don't lock your knees when you have to stand for a while. Your blood pressure might drop and cause you to pass out and annoy an old man with dementia
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“He’s having a seizure and they’re trying to rip the baby out of her hands”
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“He’s having a seizure and they’re trying to rip the baby out of her hands”
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“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
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@reuters.com #Chicago
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November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
“.. in a group Signal chat, .. he wrote in part: ‘I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.’”
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
@reuters.com #Chicago
www.reuters.com/world/us/bor...
If you aren't looking at the news in other countries, this is what we look like to the world at the moment.
November 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If you aren't looking at the news in other countries, this is what we look like to the world at the moment.