This was round two of stare down! She flicked twice and then looked away. Cat didn’t blink!

I certainly could dig deeper and do a better analysis, but honestly I’m mostly venting based on reliable sources in context. They say we should each pick a lane we are passionate about and good at in this fight; reference data is definitely my jam!

Musk sent notices to 2/3s of the civilian employees (per #s reported in Dec by Pew). Last I knew ~20% is far less than ~66%, and the deficit was then pointing in the right direction, unlike now. Plus the Reinventing Government Initiative was run by the elected Vice President, not a broligarch.

They did fly off on their own after I gave them some time near a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel. Hopefully they knew I was not a threat!