Mary Vedder
@jmyodafriend.bsky.social
Proud cat mama (childless cat lady!) Bibliophile, birder, collector, garden enthusiast, genealogy geek, music lover, puzzler, Star Wars fan and Trekker.
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Mary Vedder
@jmyodafriend.bsky.social
· Jan 30
Hopping on the BlueSky bandwagon! Expect mostly photos of my cats, Sheldon and Zazzy 😁 (That's Zazzy in my profile pic, after a recent visit to the vet for his rabies jab and wellness exam. Because Zazzy may be anti-vacc, but his mama's not! #takeyourcattothevet #catsky #hereiam
Happy Easter and / or Passover to all those who celebrate!
April 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Happy Easter and / or Passover to all those who celebrate!
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Time for another digital security PSA with guitar … here’s “All the Small Things” but it’s about scrubbing metadata from your photos before you post them 🤘
April 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Time for another digital security PSA with guitar … here’s “All the Small Things” but it’s about scrubbing metadata from your photos before you post them 🤘
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So what is the White House Home Shopping Network selling on the front lawn today?
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
So what is the White House Home Shopping Network selling on the front lawn today?
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Sandhill Cranes coming in hot to the backyard marsh.
March 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Sandhill Cranes coming in hot to the backyard marsh.
This you, 47?
March 12, 2025 at 4:50 AM
This you, 47?
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Nebraska is going to get crushed between Tariffs and Medicaid cuts. They have to balance their state budget and it looks like at least a 200m shortfall this year. BEFORE tariff impacts.
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
Tariff trouble? Nebraska companies, farmers trapped in middle of brewing trade war
The recent Trump administration tariffs imposed on that country means that the animal feed company will now pay more for a feed additive for pigs and chickens, a product that can lead to healthier ani...
www.1011now.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Nebraska is going to get crushed between Tariffs and Medicaid cuts. They have to balance their state budget and it looks like at least a 200m shortfall this year. BEFORE tariff impacts.
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
And Nebraska Republicans here ! Curious what you think
www.1011now.com/2025/03/05/t...
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Their job is to **identify American soldiers** killed in combat and Trump has told them to stand down and stop their work.
"Forensic genealogists who help identify U.S. soldiers killed in combat were told to pause their efforts..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"Forensic genealogists who help identify U.S. soldiers killed in combat were told to pause their efforts..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
DOGE’s $1 spending card limit touches everything from military research to trash pickup
The crackdown on routine expenses is part of a campaign by the president and Elon Musk to reset the scope and mission of America’s sprawling bureaucracy.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Their job is to **identify American soldiers** killed in combat and Trump has told them to stand down and stop their work.
"Forensic genealogists who help identify U.S. soldiers killed in combat were told to pause their efforts..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
"Forensic genealogists who help identify U.S. soldiers killed in combat were told to pause their efforts..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
I'm sorry, WHAT?!?
The US will no longer worry about civilians getting in the way of their bombs:
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...
March 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I'm sorry, WHAT?!?
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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
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This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times
March 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times
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On the fifth anniversary of a tornado that killed 25 people down here, there’s this new danger that makes a tornado look cuddly:
March 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
On the fifth anniversary of a tornado that killed 25 people down here, there’s this new danger that makes a tornado look cuddly:
If you know you know.
March 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
If you know you know.
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Spectacular!
Saturn, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and crescent moon just before sunrise.
📸 Ren Theelen
Saturn, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and crescent moon just before sunrise.
📸 Ren Theelen
March 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Spectacular!
Saturn, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and crescent moon just before sunrise.
📸 Ren Theelen
Saturn, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and crescent moon just before sunrise.
📸 Ren Theelen
Watching the news every day got me like Sheldon ...
March 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Watching the news every day got me like Sheldon ...
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One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy.
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
March 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
One of Norway's largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy.
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
“It made us sick... We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
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Denmark 🇩🇰 has joined Norway 🇧🇻 in refusing to refuel US warships.
March 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Denmark 🇩🇰 has joined Norway 🇧🇻 in refusing to refuel US warships.
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Source: galleryz.online/i-stand-fo-1...
March 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Source: galleryz.online/i-stand-fo-1...
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If you work in the American tourism industry be prepared to bring a book to work because the world has no plans on visiting you.
March 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
If you work in the American tourism industry be prepared to bring a book to work because the world has no plans on visiting you.
No filter. Just that handsome 🧡
#lovemycats #proudcatmom #tbbtcats #SheldonOCooper #gingercatlove #kedi #gingercatsofbluesky #mycutecats #😽 #gingerglow #fiftyshadesginger #🧡😺🧡
#lovemycats #proudcatmom #tbbtcats #SheldonOCooper #gingercatlove #kedi #gingercatsofbluesky #mycutecats #😽 #gingerglow #fiftyshadesginger #🧡😺🧡
February 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
No filter. Just that handsome 🧡
#lovemycats #proudcatmom #tbbtcats #SheldonOCooper #gingercatlove #kedi #gingercatsofbluesky #mycutecats #😽 #gingerglow #fiftyshadesginger #🧡😺🧡
#lovemycats #proudcatmom #tbbtcats #SheldonOCooper #gingercatlove #kedi #gingercatsofbluesky #mycutecats #😽 #gingerglow #fiftyshadesginger #🧡😺🧡
O hai! Felt cute. Mama sed so. Will nawt delete later! 😽 Have a great day, furiends!
#SheldonOCooper #tbbtcats #mycutecats #gingertabby #gingercutie #gingercatlove #gingercatsofbluesky#gingerlicious #fluffykitty #kickinit #catnipbliss #😽 #catsky @spacekittyexpress.bsky.social
#SheldonOCooper #tbbtcats #mycutecats #gingertabby #gingercutie #gingercatlove #gingercatsofbluesky#gingerlicious #fluffykitty #kickinit #catnipbliss #😽 #catsky @spacekittyexpress.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
O hai! Felt cute. Mama sed so. Will nawt delete later! 😽 Have a great day, furiends!
#SheldonOCooper #tbbtcats #mycutecats #gingertabby #gingercutie #gingercatlove #gingercatsofbluesky#gingerlicious #fluffykitty #kickinit #catnipbliss #😽 #catsky @spacekittyexpress.bsky.social
#SheldonOCooper #tbbtcats #mycutecats #gingertabby #gingercutie #gingercatlove #gingercatsofbluesky#gingerlicious #fluffykitty #kickinit #catnipbliss #😽 #catsky @spacekittyexpress.bsky.social
I recommend "How to Stand Up to a Dictator" by Maria Ressa!
#booksky #booksandcats #zazzles #mycutecats
#booksky #booksandcats #zazzles #mycutecats
February 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I recommend "How to Stand Up to a Dictator" by Maria Ressa!
#booksky #booksandcats #zazzles #mycutecats
#booksky #booksandcats #zazzles #mycutecats
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Trump-Musk created a perfect picture of presidential subservience.
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com: In the Oval Office, Elon Musk shows the world Trump ‘is not the boss of me’
Lawrence: In Oval Office, Elon Musk shows the world Trump ‘is not the boss of me’
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details the display of the presidential subservience to Elon Musk in the Oval Office as they made baseless claims of waste, fraud and abuse without any evidence and turned t...
www.msnbc.com
February 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Trump-Musk created a perfect picture of presidential subservience.
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The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
February 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The CFPB is one of the American people’s best defenses against waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
Demolishing it will, of course, lead to more waste, fraud, and abuse.
A zazzy cat named Zazzles, showing off his "cupcake filling" for your viewing pleasure.
#mycutecats #zazzles #catsky
#mycutecats #zazzles #catsky
February 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
A zazzy cat named Zazzles, showing off his "cupcake filling" for your viewing pleasure.
#mycutecats #zazzles #catsky
#mycutecats #zazzles #catsky