meeps
@mittenbird.bsky.social
MI→GA→VA. cat mama to Coal🖤, Steele🩶, and Lissy Lou💔🌈. auntie, historian, musician, genealogist. probably squinting. mad online (and offline too). lurking in the comment section. she/her or they/them. opinions mine. #FireUpChips
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it is pretty darkly funny seeing posts like URGENT!!!! it is SUNDAY EVENING you must PUT DOWN YOUR DINNER and call your senator IMMEDIATELY to politely request they not press the big button marked "fuck you". this will not actually stop them from pressing the fuck you button. functioning democracy
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
it is pretty darkly funny seeing posts like URGENT!!!! it is SUNDAY EVENING you must PUT DOWN YOUR DINNER and call your senator IMMEDIATELY to politely request they not press the big button marked "fuck you". this will not actually stop them from pressing the fuck you button. functioning democracy
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I don't think it's even right to say the voting public doesn't care. I think the truth is a lot of voters may generally find trans identity moderately confusing but also *none of their business*.
on the other hand, they find an obsession with harming trans people - say it with me - deeply weird.
on the other hand, they find an obsession with harming trans people - say it with me - deeply weird.
Spanberger’s GOP foe spent 57% of her ad budget on anti-trans attacks. Spanberger focused on the economy. You see what won. trib.al/fkMmsR4
The simple truth told time and time again in the polls: The public doesn’t care about trans issues. Voters care deeply about the economy, inflation, & prices.
The simple truth told time and time again in the polls: The public doesn’t care about trans issues. Voters care deeply about the economy, inflation, & prices.
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I don't think it's even right to say the voting public doesn't care. I think the truth is a lot of voters may generally find trans identity moderately confusing but also *none of their business*.
on the other hand, they find an obsession with harming trans people - say it with me - deeply weird.
on the other hand, they find an obsession with harming trans people - say it with me - deeply weird.
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just want to reiterate that the first amendment isn't something you "hide behind," it's something that constrains the government's ability to limit your inalienable rights. that distinction is very important
The Department of Homeland Security: “hide behind the First Amendment”
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
just want to reiterate that the first amendment isn't something you "hide behind," it's something that constrains the government's ability to limit your inalienable rights. that distinction is very important
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
I was playing Little Kitty, Big City last night and the cat sounds were a little too realistic for Coal @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I was playing Little Kitty, Big City last night and the cat sounds were a little too realistic for Coal @littlekittybigcity.bsky.social
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St. Paul -in a race between respected young leaders, a second-round-of-ranked-choices upset of an incumbent mayor by a Hmong legislator www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
Kaohly Her wins historic election, will be St. Paul’s first Hmong mayor
Her, who entered the race in August, defeated her former boss Mayor Melvin Carter in his bid for a third term.
www.startribune.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
St. Paul -in a race between respected young leaders, a second-round-of-ranked-choices upset of an incumbent mayor by a Hmong legislator www.startribune.com/st-paul-mayo...
tfw mom sneezed and it interrupted your very important people-watching work
November 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
tfw mom sneezed and it interrupted your very important people-watching work
spent an extra 15 minutes in bed this morning because Coal was standing on my back, purring and making biscuits. and who am I to interrupt the artistry of a skilled baker?!
it took him a while to truly let his guard down and I am so, so happy he has. 🥹
it took him a while to truly let his guard down and I am so, so happy he has. 🥹
November 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
spent an extra 15 minutes in bed this morning because Coal was standing on my back, purring and making biscuits. and who am I to interrupt the artistry of a skilled baker?!
it took him a while to truly let his guard down and I am so, so happy he has. 🥹
it took him a while to truly let his guard down and I am so, so happy he has. 🥹
first day of my new job starts in about 12.5 hours and I have a group of inflamed pimples that looks like the Big Dipper on my cheek 🙃 and putting on makeup (which was the plan) is going to make it worse 🙃🙃
November 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
first day of my new job starts in about 12.5 hours and I have a group of inflamed pimples that looks like the Big Dipper on my cheek 🙃 and putting on makeup (which was the plan) is going to make it worse 🙃🙃
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i love winding the clocks back an hour. you get an extra hour of sleep and the only downside is several months of horrible despair.
November 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
i love winding the clocks back an hour. you get an extra hour of sleep and the only downside is several months of horrible despair.
Coal, who is very much Not A Lap Cat, is currently in my lap.
I am so proud (and very cozy)!
I am so proud (and very cozy)!
November 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Coal, who is very much Not A Lap Cat, is currently in my lap.
I am so proud (and very cozy)!
I am so proud (and very cozy)!
looking forward to this!!
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition & Free Update – Announcement Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nOD...
"Switch 2 Edition and a free update to the base game launch January 15, 2026. Only on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems. Pre-orders are coming soon"
"Switch 2 Edition and a free update to the base game launch January 15, 2026. Only on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch systems. Pre-orders are coming soon"
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
looking forward to this!!
every day is national cat day at our house, but happy national cat day anyway
October 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
every day is national cat day at our house, but happy national cat day anyway
one of my favorite things in recent weeks is meeting my aunt and grandmother over FaceTime for tea on Saturday mornings.
my Saturdays are more productive when I’m starting them with 60-90 minutes of conversation with family 700 miles away than they would be if I just slept in late instead.
my Saturdays are more productive when I’m starting them with 60-90 minutes of conversation with family 700 miles away than they would be if I just slept in late instead.
October 29, 2025 at 2:53 AM
one of my favorite things in recent weeks is meeting my aunt and grandmother over FaceTime for tea on Saturday mornings.
my Saturdays are more productive when I’m starting them with 60-90 minutes of conversation with family 700 miles away than they would be if I just slept in late instead.
my Saturdays are more productive when I’m starting them with 60-90 minutes of conversation with family 700 miles away than they would be if I just slept in late instead.
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Brother I can’t brunch any other way
October 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Brother I can’t brunch any other way
Coal is a very handsome boy, and he knows it!
October 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Coal is a very handsome boy, and he knows it!
didn’t mention it out of anxiety that things wouldn’t work out, but I accepted a job offer on Friday. back to the legal field I go! first day there is November 3.
while the boys are thrilled their treat budget will increase, I don’t think they realize it means Mom will be gone all day 🙁
while the boys are thrilled their treat budget will increase, I don’t think they realize it means Mom will be gone all day 🙁
October 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
didn’t mention it out of anxiety that things wouldn’t work out, but I accepted a job offer on Friday. back to the legal field I go! first day there is November 3.
while the boys are thrilled their treat budget will increase, I don’t think they realize it means Mom will be gone all day 🙁
while the boys are thrilled their treat budget will increase, I don’t think they realize it means Mom will be gone all day 🙁
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Political parties must shift immediately and dramatically to the left to avoid alienating these frustrated and abandoned young women. Am I doing this right?
Our recent poll found that women 28 and younger skew substantially more left than the national average. Nearly 80 percent of Gen Z women want abortion to be legal and seven in 10 want gender-affirming care to be accessible for trans adults.
Gen Z women are the most liberal group in the country
On issues like abortion and gender-affirming care, women 28 and younger skew substantially more left than the national average.
19thnews.org
October 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Political parties must shift immediately and dramatically to the left to avoid alienating these frustrated and abandoned young women. Am I doing this right?
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the curtain rod in my bedroom gave up the ghost after like 4 years. it’s impossible to sleep in here without blackout curtains because there are brightly-lit 10+ story buildings across the street.
I have a job interview in the city tomorrow morning that I’d like to be well-rested for. 😫
I have a job interview in the city tomorrow morning that I’d like to be well-rested for. 😫
October 15, 2025 at 11:57 PM
the curtain rod in my bedroom gave up the ghost after like 4 years. it’s impossible to sleep in here without blackout curtains because there are brightly-lit 10+ story buildings across the street.
I have a job interview in the city tomorrow morning that I’d like to be well-rested for. 😫
I have a job interview in the city tomorrow morning that I’d like to be well-rested for. 😫
these two. they started bapping each other seconds later, but look how sweet and organized they were in their respective cubicles. 🖤🩶
October 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
these two. they started bapping each other seconds later, but look how sweet and organized they were in their respective cubicles. 🖤🩶
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TAKE YOUR TIME…
I’M THE BOSS AROUND HERE
I’M THE BOSS AROUND HERE
October 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
TAKE YOUR TIME…
I’M THE BOSS AROUND HERE
I’M THE BOSS AROUND HERE
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Hannah Arendt distinguished totalitarianism “from other forms of political oppression known to us such as despotism, tyranny and dictatorship” in that totalitarianism seeks to subjugate civil society and private lives, not just political opponents, using psychological, not just physical, repression.
I saw the new George Orwell documentary last night. It’s called 2+2=5. I have been a little bit squeamish about applying the word totalitarian to Trump and the Republicans. Not anymore. We are experiencing a totalitarian movement. There’s no question.
October 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hannah Arendt distinguished totalitarianism “from other forms of political oppression known to us such as despotism, tyranny and dictatorship” in that totalitarianism seeks to subjugate civil society and private lives, not just political opponents, using psychological, not just physical, repression.
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“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument
Coal thinks the noise from me brushing my teeth is UNDIGNIFIED. 😾
practically heard him clearing his throat behind me to let me know he was there and monitoring my activities.
practically heard him clearing his throat behind me to let me know he was there and monitoring my activities.
October 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Coal thinks the noise from me brushing my teeth is UNDIGNIFIED. 😾
practically heard him clearing his throat behind me to let me know he was there and monitoring my activities.
practically heard him clearing his throat behind me to let me know he was there and monitoring my activities.