Carol Atkins
4catkins.bsky.social
Carol Atkins
@4catkins.bsky.social
Getting through these times watching birds, kittens, grandchildren, rivers, oceans, trees and the related web of life. small acts for this earth, its people.
Kitties find it very exciting duty to keep tails switching and eyes on the hummingbirds building a nest in the nearby Oregon Grape. Roxy on guard and Chex resting after her shift. The Hummingbirds zip right up to the window to face them on their way to find more lichen for the nest.
#caturday
November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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I may just be a simple country hooftrimming video watcher, but I think it's time we raise America's hoof, pare away the separated horn until we reach the infected area, spray it with a powerful cleansing agent, and place a salicylic acid wrap on the foot so we can begin to heal
November 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Ko
Sure seems that way.
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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We must note that all the condemnation of Tucker Carlson platforming Nick Fuentes has been about anti-Semitism and there has been an alarming and revealing silence around his anti-Black racism and white supremacy. When the head of the Heritage Foundation apologized, he only cited anti-Semitism.
November 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Here's another bit of conventional wisdom Zohran completely blew away: His speech was at well above a 10th-grade level. It was complex, erudite, punctuated by deep and fluent references. You don't have to condescend to voters with baby talk! Part of re-establishing norms is speaking like an adult.
November 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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Something maybe worth noting is that all the frog costumes and signs and good-natured memeing came about because a wide spectrum of Americans saw someone in direct, brave confrontation with ICE—getting pepperballed and standing their ground—and thought “that’s awesome. That person is a hero”
October 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Roxy and Chex have no idea where the other paintbrushes are and no idea why there is water on the floor. The innocents!
#Caturday
October 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
September 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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DC statehood now.
September 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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"Taking away a broadcast license has so many legal obstacles and takes so long that the FCC doesn't even try."

This is important to understand. The real action is in self-censorship and merger approvals. view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...
September 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
#RedWednesday #RedWed #catsofbluesky. Red bowl recently emptied of red apples, occupied by our determined kitten.
September 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
September 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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This Labor Day weekend, every American needs to think about the hardworking laborers who grow our food being tormented by our government!

Did you know that 2/3 of US fruit/nuts & 1/3 of US veggies are from CA & ~76% of our farmworkers are undocumented?

We rely on them! Let's have their backs!
Workers are harvesting lettuce on CA's Central Coast. "Lupe" tells us that they work more than 8 hours this day. She tells us that you can see how the workers rotate breaks in this video. One crew is taking a break while the other two are working. #WeFeedYou
August 31, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Again, the Kennedy clan could be grabbing mics tonight…
August 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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imagine if 'democratic dark money' groups just publicly financially supported progressive publications like the handbasket and mmfa instead of trying to do it in secret deals to seem "grass roots" or some nonsense
August 28, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Breaking: Trump's DHS waives all enviro laws to wall off premier Texas Wildlife Refuge.

There’s a special cruelty in walling off a wildlife refuge created for conservation. All under the guise of a fake emergency, as border crossings are at record lows.
biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...
Trump Administration Waives Dozens of Laws to Bulldoze Border Wall Through Texas National Wildlife Refuge
Center for Biological Diversity: STARR COUNTY, Texas— The Trump administration today waived 31 environmental and public health laws to speed border wall construction through the Lower Rio Grande Valle...
biologicaldiversity.org
August 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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DoJ informs the US District Court in DC that USAGM, under Kari Lake, has notified relevant unions of an impending "reduction in force." The firings apparently will target most of the remaining VOA journalists who were placed on paid admin leave in mid-March.
August 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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NEW: Oregon and Pennsylvania are the latest to reject the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) effort to acquire states’ private voter data, according to letters obtained by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Oregon and Pennsylvania Are Latest to Reject DOJ Demand for Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
August 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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be real nice if DC had an actual hometown newspaper at the moment
August 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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"Susana" works under a UFW contract at Gallo of Sonoma. "My Union contract respects my seniority. This means I am guaranteed a steady income." #WeFeedYou
August 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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'Banksia & Dryandra' hand coloured linocut by Australian printmaker Rachel Newling #womensart
August 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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I’m so excited and proud to have my illustration of Mirasaura in the cover of NATURE! Just wow! Especially happy to do that with such an amazing species and such wonderful research!

#paleoart #art
July 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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This this this this this.
July 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
#Caturday, when Chex ties up loose ends.
July 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM