Cat Payne, M.F.
@catpayne.bsky.social
Wildlife manager and enjoyer of listening to smart people talk about things
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We need to bring back the ‘weird’ allegations you guys
here's the full clip of RFK Jr losing his shit at Patty Murray today during a hearing so badly that Republican Sen. Capito had to step in and tell him to "hold back"
May 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We need to bring back the ‘weird’ allegations you guys
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So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
May 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
So many people have grown up to be the villains of our stories.
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Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
March 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
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I hate that bluesky only has 1 minute videos because I have too many 1 minute and 1 second long videos I want to share
March 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I hate that bluesky only has 1 minute videos because I have too many 1 minute and 1 second long videos I want to share
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Ich brauche eine Regierung, die uns gegen diese Welle von Wahnsinn verteidigt, die offen widerspricht und hart dagegenhält.
Das ist eigentlich mein einziges Kriterium diesmal.
Das ist eigentlich mein einziges Kriterium diesmal.
February 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Ich brauche eine Regierung, die uns gegen diese Welle von Wahnsinn verteidigt, die offen widerspricht und hart dagegenhält.
Das ist eigentlich mein einziges Kriterium diesmal.
Das ist eigentlich mein einziges Kriterium diesmal.
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🎨 Horatio Henry Couldery
(1832–1893)
"Cats by a fishbowl"
(1832–1893)
"Cats by a fishbowl"
February 19, 2025 at 10:27 PM
🎨 Horatio Henry Couldery
(1832–1893)
"Cats by a fishbowl"
(1832–1893)
"Cats by a fishbowl"
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i really wish the media took the online world seriously because these people are all fucking nazis
February 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
i really wish the media took the online world seriously because these people are all fucking nazis
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NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
February 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NIH doesn’t just support infectious disease research—it drives breakthroughs in cancer, childhood diseases, heart disease, diabetes & more.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
Thanks to NIH, we have:
💉 Cancer immunotherapy
❤️ Cholesterol-lowering statins
🩸 Insulin for diabetes
Investing in NIH = investing in life-saving discoveries.
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“A $72 million contract has been awarded to Spire Global Canada to design the future WildFire Sat constellation, the federal government said in a news release.” www.pentictonnow.com/watercooler/... - Penticton Now
#cdnpoli #wildfires
#cdnpoli #wildfires
Canada invests $72M in system that will monitor wildfires from space
The Government of Canada says it is investing millions of dollars to build a satellite constellation that will monitor wildfires across...
www.pentictonnow.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“A $72 million contract has been awarded to Spire Global Canada to design the future WildFire Sat constellation, the federal government said in a news release.” www.pentictonnow.com/watercooler/... - Penticton Now
#cdnpoli #wildfires
#cdnpoli #wildfires
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“Trump’s federal hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighting crews ahead of wildfire season” www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/u... - CNN
#Wildfires #WildlandFirefighting
#Wildfires #WildlandFirefighting
Trump’s federal hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighting crews ahead of wildfire season | CNN
The federal hiring freeze implemented by President Donald Trump has affected the hiring of a crucial group of federal workers: firefighters.
www.cnn.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
“Trump’s federal hiring freeze halts onboarding of federal firefighting crews ahead of wildfire season” www.cnn.com/2025/02/08/u... - CNN
#Wildfires #WildlandFirefighting
#Wildfires #WildlandFirefighting
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Silicon Valley be all like "You didn't want to buy our monkey jpgs and conduct meetings with VR headsets, I guess we have no choice but to start WW3"
February 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Silicon Valley be all like "You didn't want to buy our monkey jpgs and conduct meetings with VR headsets, I guess we have no choice but to start WW3"
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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately. The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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Higher greenhouse-gas emissions, fewer jobs and dirtier air that kills more people: researchers have plugged Trump’s energy and climate policies into their models, and early results suggest far-reaching consequences for health, the economy and the planet.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Drill, baby drill? Trump policies will hurt climate ― but US green transition is underway
Market forces could undercut the administration’s plans to increase the use of fossil fuels such as oil and petrol.
www.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Higher greenhouse-gas emissions, fewer jobs and dirtier air that kills more people: researchers have plugged Trump’s energy and climate policies into their models, and early results suggest far-reaching consequences for health, the economy and the planet.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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We will not go quietly.
WE WILL NOT GO QUIETLY!
Photojournalist Piper Bly (@piperbomb.bsky.social) captures a spirit of protest and community at one of many, many rallies in defense of trans rights that have begun across the country.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Photojournalist Piper Bly (@piperbomb.bsky.social) captures a spirit of protest and community at one of many, many rallies in defense of trans rights that have begun across the country.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Trans Solidarity in the Frozen North — Assigned
Our photojournalist documents a community coming together at the Trans Unity Rally in Lansing, Michigan.
www.assignedmedia.org
February 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We will not go quietly.
The USA's SS is named after a stupid dog meme... weirdly poetic yet infinitely depressing
nybreaking.com/purge-begins...
nybreaking.com/purge-begins...
Purge Begins As DOGE Enters FBI To Obtain Names Of 5,000 Agents Who Worked January 6 Cases And Face Firing - Ny Breaking News
The FBI is being forced by Elon Musk's DOGE to hand over the names of 5,000 officials who worked on January 6 cases.
nybreaking.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The USA's SS is named after a stupid dog meme... weirdly poetic yet infinitely depressing
nybreaking.com/purge-begins...
nybreaking.com/purge-begins...
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in which I argue it was probably a bad idea for major US media outlets to spend months treating Musk's "DOGE" committee as an aw shucks, good faith effort to "reduce waste" and "find efficiencies" in our government.
US Media's Credulous Depiction of 'DOGE' as a Good Faith "Efficiency Panel" Has Aged Poorly
New York Times, Washington Post, and CNN took a pathological liar with a clear ideological agenda at his word for the sole reason he’s rich and powerful.
www.columnblog.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
in which I argue it was probably a bad idea for major US media outlets to spend months treating Musk's "DOGE" committee as an aw shucks, good faith effort to "reduce waste" and "find efficiencies" in our government.
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just fyi a contract that says "you can't do anything if i breach this contract" is not actually a contract
February 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
just fyi a contract that says "you can't do anything if i breach this contract" is not actually a contract
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The depressing thing for me about the hot coffee case is how many people were so keen to side with the massive corporation.
Even if all the mythology for true - that the plaintiff got millions just for getting a slightly-too-hot coffee - I'd still be somewhere between on her side and indifferent.
Even if all the mythology for true - that the plaintiff got millions just for getting a slightly-too-hot coffee - I'd still be somewhere between on her side and indifferent.
I keep thinking about how the misrepresentation of the McDonald's hot coffee lawsuit convinced Americans that it was too easy to sue corporations — a laughable idea if you think about it for 10 seconds.
It's the same with trans kids: The scandal is that care is too hard to get, not too easy.
It's the same with trans kids: The scandal is that care is too hard to get, not too easy.
10/n To sum up:
1. The moral panic was gibberish. Only a tiny proportion of kids have ever been diagnosed with GD, and very few of those got drugs in the UK.
2. Services in the UK were TERRIBLE before the Cass review. Less than 1/10 ELIGIBLE kids were prescribed medications!
1. The moral panic was gibberish. Only a tiny proportion of kids have ever been diagnosed with GD, and very few of those got drugs in the UK.
2. Services in the UK were TERRIBLE before the Cass review. Less than 1/10 ELIGIBLE kids were prescribed medications!
February 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The depressing thing for me about the hot coffee case is how many people were so keen to side with the massive corporation.
Even if all the mythology for true - that the plaintiff got millions just for getting a slightly-too-hot coffee - I'd still be somewhere between on her side and indifferent.
Even if all the mythology for true - that the plaintiff got millions just for getting a slightly-too-hot coffee - I'd still be somewhere between on her side and indifferent.