A Shiny Blue Thing Collected By A Bird
@shinybluething.bsky.social
Ugly bird girl.
Angry. Parent. Artist. Nonbinary, She/Her.
Not anyone of note. Cat pictures happen here. I block image scrapers.
Basically a chubby trash panda with anxiety, autism, untreated ADHD and a couple chronic diseases. You've been warned.
Angry. Parent. Artist. Nonbinary, She/Her.
Not anyone of note. Cat pictures happen here. I block image scrapers.
Basically a chubby trash panda with anxiety, autism, untreated ADHD and a couple chronic diseases. You've been warned.
Pinned
People who are following me and have fundraisers: I do not have any money to spare, that's why I've had a little fundraiser to help pay for taking basic care of some street cats who live under my porch.
My roof leaks, my car is 22 years old. I don't have anything to give you but cat photos.
My roof leaks, my car is 22 years old. I don't have anything to give you but cat photos.
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Just the word "generate" is soul-destroying. She doesn't write books, she "generates" them, like some sort of Lovecraftian horror squatting in a dank basement somewhere and birthing them one after another from its dread orifices. Nobody wants them, nobody asked for them, but they are generated.
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Just the word "generate" is soul-destroying. She doesn't write books, she "generates" them, like some sort of Lovecraftian horror squatting in a dank basement somewhere and birthing them one after another from its dread orifices. Nobody wants them, nobody asked for them, but they are generated.
Superb Owl Day:
Spouse, football enthusiast, is instead watching The Hunt and is planning to follow it up with another Evil Bastards Get Their Due class warfare film.
Spouse, football enthusiast, is instead watching The Hunt and is planning to follow it up with another Evil Bastards Get Their Due class warfare film.
February 8, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Superb Owl Day:
Spouse, football enthusiast, is instead watching The Hunt and is planning to follow it up with another Evil Bastards Get Their Due class warfare film.
Spouse, football enthusiast, is instead watching The Hunt and is planning to follow it up with another Evil Bastards Get Their Due class warfare film.
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Armies wear uniforms for a reason. And not just because it makes the laundry easier.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
I keep hearing how pointless the knit hats are but even aside from the money those have raised, visual symbols of how many of us there are are good. It's solidarity building and keeps the goons from telling themsrlves everyone secretly agrees with them. Nobody's KNITTING a statement they dislike.
February 8, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Armies wear uniforms for a reason. And not just because it makes the laundry easier.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
I am reminded of certain lilac blossoms on a certain Glorious 25th of May. How do you tell your comrades from your potential murderers? A carrot, a leek, a lilac sprig, a red knitted hat, a frog costume.
Duh.
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(And Night Watch is really relevant right now, so if you need some fiction that is both amusing and poignant, and haven’t yet got your Terry Pratchett on, Night Watch is a reasonable entry into Discworld. there is backstory, but you don’t strictly need it.)
February 8, 2026 at 7:46 PM
(And Night Watch is really relevant right now, so if you need some fiction that is both amusing and poignant, and haven’t yet got your Terry Pratchett on, Night Watch is a reasonable entry into Discworld. there is backstory, but you don’t strictly need it.)
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Workplace AI is a synthetic version of the Worst Coworker.
You know, the guy who does his work so badly that you have to take extra time to redo every bit of it? The guy whose dad is a VP or something so he'll never get fired, and everything he does wrong is somehow your fault.
You know, the guy who does his work so badly that you have to take extra time to redo every bit of it? The guy whose dad is a VP or something so he'll never get fired, and everything he does wrong is somehow your fault.
February 8, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Workplace AI is a synthetic version of the Worst Coworker.
You know, the guy who does his work so badly that you have to take extra time to redo every bit of it? The guy whose dad is a VP or something so he'll never get fired, and everything he does wrong is somehow your fault.
You know, the guy who does his work so badly that you have to take extra time to redo every bit of it? The guy whose dad is a VP or something so he'll never get fired, and everything he does wrong is somehow your fault.
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I still need help with my insurance, some other expenses came up so I haven't paid it yet.
February 7, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I still need help with my insurance, some other expenses came up so I haven't paid it yet.
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Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
January 25, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.
It is deeply unjust that people with evil hearts keep breathing while innocents suffer and die.
February 8, 2026 at 7:27 AM
It is deeply unjust that people with evil hearts keep breathing while innocents suffer and die.
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Every day I am thinking about him
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Every day I am thinking about him
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“It’s cold here all the time and the food is poor. For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”
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Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
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February 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
“It’s cold here all the time and the food is poor. For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”
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Call it what it is, @nbcnews.com. Concentration camp.
Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Call it what it is, @nbcnews.com. Concentration camp.
Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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Every time.
The OED defines a concentration camp as “a camp in which large numbers of people, esp. political prisoners or members of persecuted minorities, are deliberately imprisoned in a relatively small area with inadequate facilities.”
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The radical and unrealistic position of "no concentration camps"
The reasonable moderate position of "some concentration camps in certain circumstances"
The reasonable moderate position of "some concentration camps in certain circumstances"
February 8, 2026 at 4:58 AM
The radical and unrealistic position of "no concentration camps"
The reasonable moderate position of "some concentration camps in certain circumstances"
The reasonable moderate position of "some concentration camps in certain circumstances"
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ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests
Juan Leon sends a "chase" car to check out where abandoned vehicles are located and arranges discreet drop-offs. Since late December, he estimated they have dropped off 250 cars.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:30 AM
ICE has grabbed so many people from their vehicles that there are abandoned cars across Minnesota.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
This tow truck driver returns the cars for free as a public service, and he’s been getting death threats.
They hate the helpers.
Which is why must keep helping.
You know things are awful when someone said to me ”have you heard the wonderful news?" And you know what I asked them. All of you know.
They were just excited to tell me that evil turtle was in the hospital and intends to retire.
I am disappoint.
They were just excited to tell me that evil turtle was in the hospital and intends to retire.
I am disappoint.
February 8, 2026 at 4:08 AM
You know things are awful when someone said to me ”have you heard the wonderful news?" And you know what I asked them. All of you know.
They were just excited to tell me that evil turtle was in the hospital and intends to retire.
I am disappoint.
They were just excited to tell me that evil turtle was in the hospital and intends to retire.
I am disappoint.
The cold is backing off, the snow finally melting, a bit of sun. My kitchen window plants are happy.
February 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The cold is backing off, the snow finally melting, a bit of sun. My kitchen window plants are happy.
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Possums are useful scavengers, and kinda cute in a lot of ways.
Stephen Miller is a loathsome, vile, evil reincarnated Nazi. He is a cancer on the nation and should be indicted, tried, and punished for murder and sedition.
Stephen Miller is a loathsome, vile, evil reincarnated Nazi. He is a cancer on the nation and should be indicted, tried, and punished for murder and sedition.
February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Possums are useful scavengers, and kinda cute in a lot of ways.
Stephen Miller is a loathsome, vile, evil reincarnated Nazi. He is a cancer on the nation and should be indicted, tried, and punished for murder and sedition.
Stephen Miller is a loathsome, vile, evil reincarnated Nazi. He is a cancer on the nation and should be indicted, tried, and punished for murder and sedition.
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You can scream all you want about the election being rigged, but your lawyers lost their licenses and went bankrupt. We all heard you beg for 11,780 votes. Your poll numbers are in the toilet. The economy is shot, except for your $4B grift. And Epstein is not going away.
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
You can scream all you want about the election being rigged, but your lawyers lost their licenses and went bankrupt. We all heard you beg for 11,780 votes. Your poll numbers are in the toilet. The economy is shot, except for your $4B grift. And Epstein is not going away.
Today's salad cat is Poob hunting and eating a spinach leaf.
February 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Today's salad cat is Poob hunting and eating a spinach leaf.
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A self-driving car
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
A self-driving car
Really good critical examination of the way weight loss drugs are impacting people, also with questioning whether more advances in the field are really a good idea.
Also read the thread.
Also read the thread.
You've heard of semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy), tirzepetide (Mounjaro/Zepbound).
But there are new drugs coming, ones that leave these in the dust, and leave clinicians and scientists asking: Can people lose too much too fast? www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
By me.
But there are new drugs coming, ones that leave these in the dust, and leave clinicians and scientists asking: Can people lose too much too fast? www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
By me.
The next wave of GLP-1 drugs are coming—and they’re stronger than Wegovy and Zepbound
The upcoming drugs CagriSema and retatrutide target multiple gut hormones and could cause twice as much weight loss than current treatments. But experts wonder how much is too much
www.scientificamerican.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Really good critical examination of the way weight loss drugs are impacting people, also with questioning whether more advances in the field are really a good idea.
Also read the thread.
Also read the thread.
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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They Live was a documentary.
February 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
They Live was a documentary.
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Donald Trump raped children. I’m not sure what’s left to discuss.
January 31, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Donald Trump raped children. I’m not sure what’s left to discuss.