jarocats
@jarocats.bsky.social
Vintage ex-Silicon Valley programmer, lifelong artist. The L in #LGBTQ+. #GenJones. Native Californian. You were expecting an actual jar o' cats? 🏳️🌈🎨🎬📚💉
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#LGBTQ #Apple #China
Glad I'm Camp Android Dept.
Because money is far more important than any persecuted people:
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/a...
Glad I'm Camp Android Dept.
Because money is far more important than any persecuted people:
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/a...
Apple caves to pressure from Chinese government and pulls gay dating apps
Tech giant Apple has apparently caved to pressure from the Chinese government by pulling two gay dating apps from the App Store.
www.thepinknews.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
#LGBTQ #Apple #China
Glad I'm Camp Android Dept.
Because money is far more important than any persecuted people:
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/a...
Glad I'm Camp Android Dept.
Because money is far more important than any persecuted people:
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/a...
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Dealer: alright everyone ante up
Chuck Schumer: I fold
Dealer: … we haven’t even dealt the hand yet
Chuck Schumer: I 👏 fold 👏
Chuck Schumer: I fold
Dealer: … we haven’t even dealt the hand yet
Chuck Schumer: I 👏 fold 👏
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Dealer: alright everyone ante up
Chuck Schumer: I fold
Dealer: … we haven’t even dealt the hand yet
Chuck Schumer: I 👏 fold 👏
Chuck Schumer: I fold
Dealer: … we haven’t even dealt the hand yet
Chuck Schumer: I 👏 fold 👏
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We knew we would have wins and losses. Today was one battle in a long war. Now, the General Strike (Economic Blackout) will need to be the path we take to Healthcare for All.
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We knew we would have wins and losses. Today was one battle in a long war. Now, the General Strike (Economic Blackout) will need to be the path we take to Healthcare for All.
In other words, those who aren't retiring are hoping that by 2028 -- or certainly by 2030, at the latest -- you'll forget about all this silly shutdown nonsense and be an obedient little schmuck who pulls the D lever every time, no matter what.
What to do?
PRIMARY THEM.
What to do?
PRIMARY THEM.
Sellouts - Remember this.
Fetterman is not up for reelection until 2028.
Cortez Masto is not up until 2028.
King is not for up until 2030.
Durbin is not running again.
Hassan is not up until 2030.
Kaine is not up until 2030.
Rosen is not up until 2030.
Shaheen is retiring next year.
Fetterman is not up for reelection until 2028.
Cortez Masto is not up until 2028.
King is not for up until 2030.
Durbin is not running again.
Hassan is not up until 2030.
Kaine is not up until 2030.
Rosen is not up until 2030.
Shaheen is retiring next year.
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In other words, those who aren't retiring are hoping that by 2028 -- or certainly by 2030, at the latest -- you'll forget about all this silly shutdown nonsense and be an obedient little schmuck who pulls the D lever every time, no matter what.
What to do?
PRIMARY THEM.
What to do?
PRIMARY THEM.
It'll probably be roundly ignored, but it never hurts to ask:
"An initiative co-led by #LGBTQ veterans aims to see the 2028 presidential candidates pledge to name a new naval vessel in honor of the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk."
www.ebar.com/story/159962...
"An initiative co-led by #LGBTQ veterans aims to see the 2028 presidential candidates pledge to name a new naval vessel in honor of the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk."
www.ebar.com/story/159962...
Political Notebook: 2028 prez candidates asked to support naming a Milk naval ship
An initiative co-led by LGBTQ veterans aims to see the 2028 presidential candidates pledge to name a new naval vessel in honor of the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk.
www.ebar.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It'll probably be roundly ignored, but it never hurts to ask:
"An initiative co-led by #LGBTQ veterans aims to see the 2028 presidential candidates pledge to name a new naval vessel in honor of the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk."
www.ebar.com/story/159962...
"An initiative co-led by #LGBTQ veterans aims to see the 2028 presidential candidates pledge to name a new naval vessel in honor of the late gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk."
www.ebar.com/story/159962...
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
At least Trump's little Johnson no longer has any excuse to refuse to swear in Adelita Grijalva:
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/con...
At least Trump's little Johnson no longer has any excuse to refuse to swear in Adelita Grijalva:
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/con...
More than a month after her election win, Johnson to finally swear in Grijalva
U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is expected to be sworn in this week, ahead of the House vote on a government funding bill, Scripps News has confirmed.
www.scrippsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
At least Trump's little Johnson no longer has any excuse to refuse to swear in Adelita Grijalva:
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/con...
At least Trump's little Johnson no longer has any excuse to refuse to swear in Adelita Grijalva:
www.scrippsnews.com/politics/con...
Joyce Carol Oates sums up the sad, empty husk that is Elon Musk:
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Joyce Carol Oates sums up the sad, empty husk that is Elon Musk:
Choose one:
A) Corrupt
B) Cowards
C) Corrupt cowards
A) Corrupt
B) Cowards
C) Corrupt cowards
These Democrats who Caved Own this with the Republicans..
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Choose one:
A) Corrupt
B) Cowards
C) Corrupt cowards
A) Corrupt
B) Cowards
C) Corrupt cowards
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Dick Durbin, Angus King, Jacky Rosen, Catherine Cortez Masto, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, John Fetterman, Tim Kaine.
FUCK THEM ALL.
All because billionaires were scared for their profits over the holidays. They caved & we're further fucked because they won't do their fucking jobs for citizens.
FUCK THEM ALL.
All because billionaires were scared for their profits over the holidays. They caved & we're further fucked because they won't do their fucking jobs for citizens.
'Absolutely Pathetic': Senate Democrats Denounced for Caving to GOP in Shutdown Fight | Common Dreams
"Let’s be clear — this proposal isn’t a compromise, it’s a capitulation," said one progressive lawmaker in the US House.
www.commondreams.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Dick Durbin, Angus King, Jacky Rosen, Catherine Cortez Masto, Maggie Hassan, Jeanne Shaheen, John Fetterman, Tim Kaine.
FUCK THEM ALL.
All because billionaires were scared for their profits over the holidays. They caved & we're further fucked because they won't do their fucking jobs for citizens.
FUCK THEM ALL.
All because billionaires were scared for their profits over the holidays. They caved & we're further fucked because they won't do their fucking jobs for citizens.
#LGBTQ 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
Need some good news today?
SCOTUS knocked back Kim Davis, and marriage equality is still the law for now.
I have never been so happy to be wrong, wrong, WRONG.
To paraphrase Jim Obergefell, enjoy the relief, but don't get complacent:
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
Need some good news today?
SCOTUS knocked back Kim Davis, and marriage equality is still the law for now.
I have never been so happy to be wrong, wrong, WRONG.
To paraphrase Jim Obergefell, enjoy the relief, but don't get complacent:
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
U.S. Supreme Court denies hearing in Kim Davis’s marriage equality challenge
The announcement came Monday morning.
www.advocate.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#LGBTQ 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
Need some good news today?
SCOTUS knocked back Kim Davis, and marriage equality is still the law for now.
I have never been so happy to be wrong, wrong, WRONG.
To paraphrase Jim Obergefell, enjoy the relief, but don't get complacent:
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
Need some good news today?
SCOTUS knocked back Kim Davis, and marriage equality is still the law for now.
I have never been so happy to be wrong, wrong, WRONG.
To paraphrase Jim Obergefell, enjoy the relief, but don't get complacent:
www.advocate.com/news/supreme...
#Musk
"...Boring Company employees refused to stop dumping drilling fluids when inspectors arrived at its project site near the center of town and directed them to stop... The next day, Boring apparently 'feigned compliance' only to continue dumping the wastewater..."
fortune.com/2025/11/08/b...
"...Boring Company employees refused to stop dumping drilling fluids when inspectors arrived at its project site near the center of town and directed them to stop... The next day, Boring apparently 'feigned compliance' only to continue dumping the wastewater..."
fortune.com/2025/11/08/b...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company fined nearly $500K after it dumped tunnel drilling fluids into Las Vegas manholes—and then ‘feigned compliance’ and was caught doing it again | Fortune
A Nevada regulator accused Boring of dumping wastewater into a county sewage system, the latest in a series of violations against the tunneling startup.
fortune.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
#Musk
"...Boring Company employees refused to stop dumping drilling fluids when inspectors arrived at its project site near the center of town and directed them to stop... The next day, Boring apparently 'feigned compliance' only to continue dumping the wastewater..."
fortune.com/2025/11/08/b...
"...Boring Company employees refused to stop dumping drilling fluids when inspectors arrived at its project site near the center of town and directed them to stop... The next day, Boring apparently 'feigned compliance' only to continue dumping the wastewater..."
fortune.com/2025/11/08/b...
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Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Black American soldiers literally dug these WWII graves. Traumatic. To acknowledge that fact at a cemetery they helped construct is something the Heritage Foundation cannot accept. As Veterans Day approaches, never forget that this country both compels and disrespects Black military service. Always.
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With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
With a “WOW!,” President Trump posts a claim about DOGE and “royalties linked to Obamacare” that originated on a satirical website. That site’s own About section reads: “Everything on this website is fiction… If you believe that it is real, you should have your head examined.”
Schadenfreude Dept.
One RWNJ thinks the GOP in California has nowhere to go but up. Wrong; we could get rid of ALL Republicans in the state, so count yourselves lucky, losers -- and try not to choke on all those sour grapes:
One RWNJ thinks the GOP in California has nowhere to go but up. Wrong; we could get rid of ALL Republicans in the state, so count yourselves lucky, losers -- and try not to choke on all those sour grapes:
California Republican admits Trump causes a lot of 'turmoil' as laments election loss
www.alternet.org
California Republican admits Trump causes a lot of 'turmoil' as laments election loss
twp.ai
November 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Schadenfreude Dept.
One RWNJ thinks the GOP in California has nowhere to go but up. Wrong; we could get rid of ALL Republicans in the state, so count yourselves lucky, losers -- and try not to choke on all those sour grapes:
One RWNJ thinks the GOP in California has nowhere to go but up. Wrong; we could get rid of ALL Republicans in the state, so count yourselves lucky, losers -- and try not to choke on all those sour grapes:
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In a chaotic kidnapping raid yesterday, ICE in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood shot a chemical munition into a family’s moving car. The shrapnel from the pepper ball/spray hit a baby. (11/8/2025)
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In a chaotic kidnapping raid yesterday, ICE in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood shot a chemical munition into a family’s moving car. The shrapnel from the pepper ball/spray hit a baby. (11/8/2025)
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A 50-year mortgage to solve the fact that no one can buy a home seems like the kind of idea a man who bankrupted a bunch of casinos would come up with.
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A 50-year mortgage to solve the fact that no one can buy a home seems like the kind of idea a man who bankrupted a bunch of casinos would come up with.
Meanwhile, as destitute SNAP recipients line up for free food in parking lots...
Mar-a-Lago guests watching synchronized swimmers performing to “God Bless the USA”
November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Meanwhile, as destitute SNAP recipients line up for free food in parking lots...
All of California should be an ICE-free zone -- but good on Alameda, et al:
hoodline.com/2025/11/alam...
hoodline.com/2025/11/alam...
Alameda County Explores Creating "ICE-Free Zones" Amid Immigration Enforcement Concerns
Alameda County is exploring the establishment of "ICE-free zones" to limit federal immigration enforcement on local property.
hoodline.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
All of California should be an ICE-free zone -- but good on Alameda, et al:
hoodline.com/2025/11/alam...
hoodline.com/2025/11/alam...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Obviously, Peter Thiel does not know the definition of either socialism or Communism.
And he and his ilk are the ones turning young people (and everyone else) into proles, of the Orwellian variety.
No matter. The real message is obvious:
He's scared.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
And he and his ilk are the ones turning young people (and everyone else) into proles, of the Orwellian variety.
No matter. The real message is obvious:
He's scared.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Billionaire Peter Thiel warns if you ‘proletarianize the young people,’ don’t be surprised they end up communist
"Capitalism is not working for a lot of people in New York City. It’s not working for young people."
www.yahoo.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Obviously, Peter Thiel does not know the definition of either socialism or Communism.
And he and his ilk are the ones turning young people (and everyone else) into proles, of the Orwellian variety.
No matter. The real message is obvious:
He's scared.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
And he and his ilk are the ones turning young people (and everyone else) into proles, of the Orwellian variety.
No matter. The real message is obvious:
He's scared.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Oh, they only "suggest" she stop telling the truth and start thanking DHS -- for, I guess, attacking and assaulting people in the streets -- so it's not like real censorship... yet:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
DHS Tells Olivia Rodrigo to ‘Not Belittle’ Their ICE Agents After ‘Hateful Propaganda’ Comment: ‘Thank Them for Their Service’
DHS hit back at Olivia Rodrigo after the singer told them to stop using one of her songs in their "racist, hateful propaganda."
www.yahoo.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Oh, they only "suggest" she stop telling the truth and start thanking DHS -- for, I guess, attacking and assaulting people in the streets -- so it's not like real censorship... yet:
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Trump had a big fancy shindig at Mar-a-Lago Friday night that featured a three-course menu of beef filet, truffle dauphinoise, pan-seared scallops and a dessert called “Trump chocolate cake” all while desperately trying to get SCOTUS to stop SNAP payments. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump attends another extravagant party at Mar-a-Lago during shutdown
Images of the president were shared by guests on social media Friday at the lavish event which featured a three-course menu of beef filet, truffle dauphinoise, pan-seared scallops and a trio of desser...
www.independent.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Trump had a big fancy shindig at Mar-a-Lago Friday night that featured a three-course menu of beef filet, truffle dauphinoise, pan-seared scallops and a dessert called “Trump chocolate cake” all while desperately trying to get SCOTUS to stop SNAP payments. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
TrumpCo is deliberately starving Americans to death.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.
⚠️ Feds sent a late night memo demanding states “immediately undo” any actions to provide full SNAP benefits.
(It’s unclear if there will be an effort to claw back benefits already distributed, but an expert says such efforts would not be legal.)
Gift link:
(It’s unclear if there will be an effort to claw back benefits already distributed, but an expert says such efforts would not be legal.)
Gift link:
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
TrumpCo is deliberately starving Americans to death.
Change my mind.
Change my mind.