Cathie (she/hers)
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Clinical Mental Health Counselor/Fierce Advocate/Nonprofit Exec Personal not Professional Content Likely Bots=Instant Block *Flirt in public, not my DMs!* GenX LGBTQ+ and BLM aspiring Ally and co-conspirator. Headshot: Digital Magic Photography and Design
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it has been a long weekend with my mama.
she's home on "home hospital services." MDs, NPs, RNs and paramedics have been in and out like clockwork all weekend. calling at all hours.
and now hospice wants to meet with the entire family.
she's home on "home hospital services." MDs, NPs, RNs and paramedics have been in and out like clockwork all weekend. calling at all hours.
and now hospice wants to meet with the entire family.
November 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
it has been a long weekend with my mama.
she's home on "home hospital services." MDs, NPs, RNs and paramedics have been in and out like clockwork all weekend. calling at all hours.
and now hospice wants to meet with the entire family.
she's home on "home hospital services." MDs, NPs, RNs and paramedics have been in and out like clockwork all weekend. calling at all hours.
and now hospice wants to meet with the entire family.
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I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I think Americans are realizing that democracy is a participation sport, and the the government is ours if we want it to be. I feel like we got complacent and hoped some other third party would do the work for us. Seems like we have to learn that lesson every generation.
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He’s losing it.
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
He’s losing it.
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"Yes, Point of Pride is a legitimate 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It has earned top ratings from independent charity evaluators, including the highest 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar."
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
"Yes, Point of Pride is a legitimate 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. It has earned top ratings from independent charity evaluators, including the highest 4-star rating from Charity Navigator and the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar."
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The whole thing was confidently directed by Matt Ross (great actor, I had no idea he directs), and he did a marvelous job bringing the screenplay to life, adapted by Mike Makowsky.
The series feels like a cross between tomato soup on a snow day and a horror flick. Fantastic combo, it turns out.
The series feels like a cross between tomato soup on a snow day and a horror flick. Fantastic combo, it turns out.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The whole thing was confidently directed by Matt Ross (great actor, I had no idea he directs), and he did a marvelous job bringing the screenplay to life, adapted by Mike Makowsky.
The series feels like a cross between tomato soup on a snow day and a horror flick. Fantastic combo, it turns out.
The series feels like a cross between tomato soup on a snow day and a horror flick. Fantastic combo, it turns out.
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And Mr. Bradley Whitford, playing Secretary of State James Blaine, is charming as ever. It's pretty remarkable to me that @bradleywhitford.bsky.social's hallmark mannerisms translate so well to every role he has. The exasperation, the casual incredulity, the easy "fuck off" energy... so good.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
And Mr. Bradley Whitford, playing Secretary of State James Blaine, is charming as ever. It's pretty remarkable to me that @bradleywhitford.bsky.social's hallmark mannerisms translate so well to every role he has. The exasperation, the casual incredulity, the easy "fuck off" energy... so good.
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Shea Whigham, playing Senator Roscoe Conkling, the boss of the New York Republican political machine, with such compelling obnoxiousness that one hopes he will be punched at some point during the series. Always the sign of a great performance.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Shea Whigham, playing Senator Roscoe Conkling, the boss of the New York Republican political machine, with such compelling obnoxiousness that one hopes he will be punched at some point during the series. Always the sign of a great performance.
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I'm now convinced that Nick Offerman was born to play Chester A. Arthur, and we deserve an Arthur biopic starring Mr. Offerman now-ish. At turns hilarious and calculating and ridiculous, he's the warm blood of the flick.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I'm now convinced that Nick Offerman was born to play Chester A. Arthur, and we deserve an Arthur biopic starring Mr. Offerman now-ish. At turns hilarious and calculating and ridiculous, he's the warm blood of the flick.
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Betty Gilpin, always a compelling actor, is brilliant as First Lady Lucretia Garfield. She really deserves her own major vehicles, preferably with more scenes of her slapping the shit out of clownish men.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Betty Gilpin, always a compelling actor, is brilliant as First Lady Lucretia Garfield. She really deserves her own major vehicles, preferably with more scenes of her slapping the shit out of clownish men.
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Michael Shannon, playing President Garfield, has channeled his usual intensity into a glowing, restrained gravitas here. He is so good in this performance that it'll likely catalyze a resurgence of interest in Garfield's career.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Michael Shannon, playing President Garfield, has channeled his usual intensity into a glowing, restrained gravitas here. He is so good in this performance that it'll likely catalyze a resurgence of interest in Garfield's career.
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Matthew Macfadyen is deliciously unsettling as Charles Guiteau. He plays him as a sociopath with a heart of gold (the 10k variety, to be clear). He is shameless, he is funny, he is scary, and I both wanted to hug him and also not be alone with him in a dark alley. Or really anywhere. So... no hugs.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Matthew Macfadyen is deliciously unsettling as Charles Guiteau. He plays him as a sociopath with a heart of gold (the 10k variety, to be clear). He is shameless, he is funny, he is scary, and I both wanted to hug him and also not be alone with him in a dark alley. Or really anywhere. So... no hugs.
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The casting is so good for this that it made me look up the casting directors: Jeanne McCarthy and Nicole Abellera Hallman.
Take a bow, ladies. My goodness, what an exceptional job finding the right actors for these roles.
Take a bow, ladies. My goodness, what an exceptional job finding the right actors for these roles.
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The casting is so good for this that it made me look up the casting directors: Jeanne McCarthy and Nicole Abellera Hallman.
Take a bow, ladies. My goodness, what an exceptional job finding the right actors for these roles.
Take a bow, ladies. My goodness, what an exceptional job finding the right actors for these roles.
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My brief thoughts on "Death by Lightning" -- the new Netflix series about the assassination of James Garfield, based on the book "Destiny of the Republic" by Candice Millard, one of the most entertaining historical novelists of our era.
Top of my mind: superb casting.
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Top of my mind: superb casting.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
My brief thoughts on "Death by Lightning" -- the new Netflix series about the assassination of James Garfield, based on the book "Destiny of the Republic" by Candice Millard, one of the most entertaining historical novelists of our era.
Top of my mind: superb casting.
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Top of my mind: superb casting.
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I cannot recommend this enough. Excellent in every aspect. And really brings home how bad Garfield’s medical care was, due to one doctor’s pride and refusal to take sanitary precautions.
My brief thoughts on "Death by Lightning" -- the new Netflix series about the assassination of James Garfield, based on the book "Destiny of the Republic" by Candice Millard, one of the most entertaining historical novelists of our era.
Top of my mind: superb casting.
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Top of my mind: superb casting.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I cannot recommend this enough. Excellent in every aspect. And really brings home how bad Garfield’s medical care was, due to one doctor’s pride and refusal to take sanitary precautions.
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Paul Giamatti reprising his performance as John Adams for Ken Burns' The American Revolution is just...
*chef's kiss*
*chef's kiss*
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Paul Giamatti reprising his performance as John Adams for Ken Burns' The American Revolution is just...
*chef's kiss*
*chef's kiss*
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Trump says he will sell our most advanced fighter jets to the Saudis, who US intelligence says killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Looks like Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar business deals with the Trump family are paying off. This is outrageous.
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Trump says he will sell our most advanced fighter jets to the Saudis, who US intelligence says killed journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. Looks like Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar business deals with the Trump family are paying off. This is outrageous.
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First off, my suspension has ended. Got a little harsh with a post a few days ago but I didn’t have my feet on the ground and I’m sorry if I offended anyone. Will try to be more chipper. Knock on wood!
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
First off, my suspension has ended. Got a little harsh with a post a few days ago but I didn’t have my feet on the ground and I’m sorry if I offended anyone. Will try to be more chipper. Knock on wood!
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In addition to stealing all the jobs and buying all the homes and getting free healthcare & social security benefits and eating cats & dogs, they're hiding the cattle in their shirts? Throwing them over the wall? And why are they only bringing the sick cattle? They're leaving the healthy ones home?!
November 17, 2025 at 10:46 PM
In addition to stealing all the jobs and buying all the homes and getting free healthcare & social security benefits and eating cats & dogs, they're hiding the cattle in their shirts? Throwing them over the wall? And why are they only bringing the sick cattle? They're leaving the healthy ones home?!
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In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In 2028 I will vote for whoever will send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
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(Sorry I’m late to this. I always pick the worst times to go offline)
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 AM
(Sorry I’m late to this. I always pick the worst times to go offline)
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Omg - the last line of this. You have to wade through some tortured gardening metaphors but I promise you, it’s absolutely worth it. Expertly carried off.
oh my god you have to read this until the end www.telos.news/p/part-1-how...
Part 1: How I Found Out
Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that’s what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its...
www.telos.news
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Omg - the last line of this. You have to wade through some tortured gardening metaphors but I promise you, it’s absolutely worth it. Expertly carried off.
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So there are three possibilities here. First and most likely: Bessent and other administration hacks just constantly say nonsensical bullshit without any theory or fact behind it.
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Last month he was a soybean farmer, this month he’s an expert on intercontinental cattle drives.
November 17, 2025 at 8:37 PM
So there are three possibilities here. First and most likely: Bessent and other administration hacks just constantly say nonsensical bullshit without any theory or fact behind it.
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An endless amount of deranged details in this interview with Greg Bovino's sister, but most notably that his uncle produced the Jack Nicholson movie The Border and the depiction of the agent as corrupt radicalized him as a 12-yr-old.
"Since then, he was like, 'Dude, I want to do Border Patrol.'"
"Since then, he was like, 'Dude, I want to do Border Patrol.'"
How a family secret led Greg Bovino to lead Trump's border crackdown
Before he became the face of Trump's tough ICE policies, Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino endured a childhood marked by a family scandal that changed the trajectory of his life.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
An endless amount of deranged details in this interview with Greg Bovino's sister, but most notably that his uncle produced the Jack Nicholson movie The Border and the depiction of the agent as corrupt radicalized him as a 12-yr-old.
"Since then, he was like, 'Dude, I want to do Border Patrol.'"
"Since then, he was like, 'Dude, I want to do Border Patrol.'"
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US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...