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Barrie Abalard she/her
@barrieabalard.bsky.social
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Neck deep in the Big Muddy. And you? (Pete Seeger)

Here and queer. Bi+. The bitch is back.

My cat is soooo judging you.

#nostarterpacks #LGBTQ #proudgrantifa #LifeLibertyPursuitOfHappiness
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#FFS

#Hanukkah will be here before you know it, so stock up on your holiday meats
Picture of a ham with sign, Delicious for Chanukah, boneless smoked ham
November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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My favorite #Christmasmovie. Do the bad guys ever get hoisted by their own petard to the f'n MOON! #TradingPlaces
(2nd fave is #BadSanta, the original, not #2 #BillyBob)
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Quotation: If you feel pain, you are alive. if you feel other peoples' pain, you are a human being -- Leo Tolstoy
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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I vote for my daughter and her family, especially my grandson. (No elections in Kentucky yesterday. FYI.)
An oped comic where a little girl is asking, who are you voting for, Daddy? The father says, You.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Anyone up for "V for Vendetta"? Remember, remember, the fifth of November.
A photographic image promoting Guy Fawkes Day with the distinctive mask.
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Harvey is a special boi. he has two gotcha days. It's the third anniversary of his foster fail. #felv+
Gray and white cat lounging on a very messy desk.
November 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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A Harvey photo for #caturday (photo from five years ago)
Gray and white cat curled up, sleeping on a gray white and pink fleece blanket
November 2, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Harvey zonked on my lap.
Gray and white cat lying on a lap
October 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Street sign in Cambridge, Massachusetts saying Peters St crossed with Allston St on a sunny day
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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At times I miss our former home, Better view, for one, and this f'n tree in autumn
A pure-red-leafed silver maple tree in east central Kentucky with an early morning cloudy sky
October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Harvey, a few days after we got him. Somewhat wonky eye but that could be his suspicion. He came from a bad sitch.
Mostly-white but also gray cat relaxing, with a slightly wonky eye.
October 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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I'll sign off with this one--for now. #softwareengineering #alphamales #formersoftwarenerd
Image that says: When men refer to themselves as "alpha males," I hear that in the context of software, where alpha versions are unstable, missing important features, filled with flaws, and not fit for the public.
October 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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A woman wiring an IBM 405 “Alphabetic accounting machine”, circa the 1940s. This work was called programming back then. Yes, it's how you programmed the compter.

This is for all those bortholls who say/think, "Girls can't do <whatevs>" (F them)
A woman wiring an IBM 405 “Alphabetic accounting machine”, circa the 1940s. She's sitting on a low stool with a wall of spaghetti wiring in front of her.
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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My week. So glad it's Friday and some chill time is coming.
(Poor rooster!)
A rooster with a lot of his feathers missing, walking around (poor rooster!). "It's been a rough week but I made it -- how about you?
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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It's Harvey's #gotchaday!!! 🎉
Six years with us and still going strong. #rescuecats #fostercats #fosterfail #cats #felv+
This boi is now almost seven 💕 😍💙‼️
Torsos of two adults holding a teenaged gray, gray tabby, and white cat at the rescue.
October 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Harvey is a demanding little azzholl these days.
Mostly white cat with gray snooting the camera
October 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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#z*n A #perennial post.
A black and white street sign saying "Left Lane Must Left Lane"
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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#Resist #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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#woof
Cartoon of a dog, dressed as a Beatnik, sitting in a yard chair, holding a "woof" sign. Sign on the surrounding fence says, Beward of avant-guard dog.
October 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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#halloween #blackcats #cats

Keep em safe. Some assholes start early.
Photo of a black kitten. "Don't forget to bring me inside on Halloween. Most folks are nice but some are mean! TELL YOUR FRIENDS"
October 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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#currentmood even though I'm 35 ish years past a PTA meeting
Cartoon of band named the Malcontent Moms, middle aged women with guitars and drums. "I wrote this next song while spending my day off working a booth at the PTA bake sale. It's calle, I wish I'd been a biker chick."
October 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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#OscarWilde
Photo of Oscar Wilde. "If you want to tell people the truth make them laugh. Otherwise they'll kill you."
October 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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#Antifa -- the real thing -- is fighting terrorism caused by #fascists #magats #POTUS
A poster-style graphic of a warrior female with a shield and weapons ANTIFA means ANTIFAscist Proudly fighting fascism since (well, a long time!) but the graphic says 1941
October 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Today is #NationalFeralCatDay #cats
Photo of a tortie cat "I'm celebrating National Feral Cat Day October 16" All cats deserve our love and protection!
October 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Finally, this one. #dreams
Reindeer dancing in pink toe shoes, image. Everyone told Harold he'd never be a ballerina. "Fuck everyone," said Harold
October 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM