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Kara
@karacooks.com
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Historian by education. Data geek by profession. Polymath. Autodidact. Political junkie. Foodie. Photographer. Cat person. I swear a lot. She/Her
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Please use this 5Calls NOW to call your House Rep and beg them to vote "no" on the "Big Beautiful Bill Act".
This is the one for all the marbles and it looks like it's going to pass. We need to do everything we can to try to stop it.
Cat picture to help. Finn says "please call now!!!"
An orange cat is staring into your eyes, begging you to call your House Rep to ask them to vote "no" on the "One Big Beautiful Bill" act.
July 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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They didn't attack her because the dog died. Many of us who responded to her mentioned that we've read lots of books where the dog dies. Hell, the John Wick movies were all about revenge for a puppy.
She got attacked because she posted this and then quadrupled down on it.
May 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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They're "tarring and feathering" her for this:
May 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Am I being groomed or tasted? I'm a little worried.
April 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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She linked it in her skeet. Did you not click through?
March 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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AN orange tabby cat with green eyes and a freckle in the tip of his nose stares into the camera. He's not angry. Just disappointed.
January 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Even the cheapest Taco Bell bean & cheese burrito delivered is over 4x it's base cost. That's a $10 burrito.

For $10 I could buy a can of beans, a bag of cheese, and a bag of tortillas and have change left over.
An UberEats reciept shows the cost of delivering a single burrito: $2.18 for the burrito, $0.99 delivery fee, $3.81 taxes and other fees, and a $2 tip. Total $8.98 A Kroger online order shows Flour tortillas for $1.99, shredded cheese for $2.69, and a can of refried beans for $1.29
January 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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Remy likes butter noodles.
A black dog with a white bib is sitting with his mouth WIDE open. A hand is dangling 4 long spaghetti noodles in front of him. A black dog with a white bib is sitting. A hand is dangling 4 long spaghetti noodles in front of him. His tongue is out and he's trying to suck the noodles into his mouth.
December 16, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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In the meanwhile, Callie is living her best life.
A grey and cream tortie cat is lying on a fuzzy red snowflake blanket atop a light blue ottoman. She's stretched out on her side, draped over with her head and one paw hanging off to the left and her tail hanging off to the right. Her back is to the camera. The ottoman is in front of the fireplace with a roaring fire in it. Behind her is the bottom corner of a brightly lit, multi-colored Christmas tree with a black and white buffalo check tree skirt. She's clearly basking in the heat of the fire and sound asleep.
December 15, 2024 at 11:44 PM
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Finn is wondering where HIS stocking is.
#finncat #catsofbluesky
An orange tabby cat with green eyes is looking up at the camera. He's crouched on the table with one paw on a cat shaped Christmas stocking. The stocking does not have HIS name on it.
December 15, 2024 at 9:51 PM
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DAMNIT!

I pulled a random Christmas playlist off of Spotify and Whamageddoned myself. I didn't even make it to the middle of the month.

#Whamageddon
A screenshot of my Sonos app showing Wham!'s "Last Christmas" playing on my kitchen and living room speakers.
December 14, 2024 at 2:07 AM
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Date night
A small charcuterie plate with cheese and meat and crackers, a small bowl of olives, and a wooden cup with a small bottle of Johnny Walker Gold Reserve. Set out to begin date night.
November 24, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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This is an excellent article that addresses that exact thing.

www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
An excerpt from the linked article. It reads: Liberals and the left do not need the right to be online in the way that the right needs liberals and the left. The nature of reactionary politics demands constant confrontations—literal reactions—to the left. People like Rufo would have a substantially harder time trying to influence opinions on a platform without liberals. “Triggering the libs” sounds like a joke, but it is often essential for segments of the right. This explains the popularity of some X accounts with millions of followers, such as Libs of TikTok, whose purpose is to troll liberals.
November 23, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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Is that in Okrahamblone, Gonzo? I was there in July and only got to see the buffalumps from afar, sadly. I got to see many cows though, including one who told me "you shall not pass"!
A cream colored cow with a white tag in her ear is standing in the middle of a dirt road in the tall grass prairie in Oklahoma. She is clearly not going to let the cars pass.
November 20, 2024 at 6:16 PM
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Anyone remember Glamour Shots? (~1992)
A picture of a Glamour Shots portrait from 1992. The subject of the portrait is a white woman with VERY BIG curly brown hair down past her shoulders and bangs, and a big smile. She's wearing a brown leather bomber jacket, clutched together at the chest and big, chunky gold spiral earrings.
November 20, 2024 at 6:12 PM
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Dirty? Gin? Vodka? With a twist? Inquiring minds want to know.

This was mine from tonight, vodka, dirty, homemade blue cheese olives.
A coupe glass in the foreground is filled with a dirty vodka martini with a skewer of 3 blue cheese stuffed olives. A finger is pointing at the glass from the left. Behind the glass, slightly blurry is a bottle of Ketel One vodka, a jar of olives, a bowl of blue cheese crumbles, and a silver cocktail shaker. They're all sitting on a a grey streaked granite countertop.
November 20, 2024 at 12:27 AM
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It is deeply deeply WEIRD to right legislation to force one person to not be allowed to use the bathroom or the gym at their place of work.
A picture of newly elected Senator Sarah McBride. It's a 3/4 length portrait. She is standing on the steps of congress, facing the camera. Her arms are crossed. She has shoulder length brown hair. She is wearing a scoop necked, sleeveless dress. She has a big smile on her face.
November 19, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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Tonight's dinner:

Potato leek soup with sharp cheddar
Lettuce & baby spinach salad, tossed with balsamic, avocado oil, blue cheese crumbles, candied cranberries, and chopped pecans
🍜🍽️ #homecooking
Three large leeks, one is partially chopped, on a brown cutting board. In the backgound is a silver colander and a basket with a salt cellar, a butter keeper, a bottle of olive oil, and a container of Lawrey's Seasoned Salt. On the left a white bowl filled with a leafy green salad. On the right, a blue soup cup filled with creamy potato leek soup, topped with shredded cheddar cheese. Both are sitting on a gray and white granite countertop. In a large stainless steel bowl is a combination of chopped lettuce and baby spinach, topped with blue cheese crumbles, candied cranberries, and chopped pecans. It's waiting to be tossed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. 5 large peeled russet potatoes in a silver colander. They've just been rinsed and are ready to be chopped to add to soup.
November 19, 2024 at 1:32 AM
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I don't know if Kindle versions count towards a "sellout" but I bought it after seeing you mention it here the other day.
Screen shot of a purchase confirmation for the book Wild Faith by Talia Lavin
November 16, 2024 at 2:18 AM
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Tonight's dinner: Crunchy tacos and homemade pico. I always make a double batch of filling to have for lunches over the next few days. Z has his regular taco style. I break my shells up and use them to "dip" into a pile of goodies. 🍽️🍜
Taco shells the foreground and toppings in the background. From left to right: sour cream, shredded cheese, homemade tomato pico, and Mrs. Renfro's habanero salsa. A white plate with a serving of taco meat and beans, topped with cheese, homemade tomato pico. There's a scoop of sour cream on the side and a couple of broken taco shells for scooping. A cast iron skillet on a stove top. It's filled with a mixture of ground beef, RoTel, beans, and onions, seasoned with taco seasoning. Homemade pico de gallo in a clear rectangular container: tomatoes, red onions, garlic, cilantro, and a splash of lime juice.
November 16, 2024 at 1:54 AM
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This is what a fake ally and a poser looks like.
(Screenshotted becuase I'm pretty sure I'm about to get blocked)
A post from Monica Byrne who says: A friend broke with me bc she saw my not voting for Harris as a vote to strip away her LGBTQ+ rights, as if there are no LGBTQ+ people slaughtered in Palestine, as if I’m not surrounded by LGBTQ+ people at Palestine marches who recognize our rights are intertwined Her prerogative but come tf on
November 14, 2024 at 2:00 AM
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Callie. Queen of the house. Sister to Finn. Tolerates Remy. Keeps me company in the garden. My lovey girl.
A torbie cat sitting on a table in front of many many many many vegetable and flower seed packets. She is judging ... perhaps harshly. The face of a grey and cream torbie cat with a brick colored nose and ombre (grey to white) whiskers. She is lying on my chest and my hand is scratching the side of her head/ear. Her eyes are close and although you can't hear it, she's purring loudly. A grey and cream torbie cat is lying on her side on a black hearth, clutching a catnip stuffed green pickle (A Big Dill) to her chest. Her green eyes are wide and excited. The expression on her face says "Take my pickle away and die!" A grey and cream torbie cat is lying on her side on some cypress cedar mulch in the garden. She is watching while I am weeding the garden beds. There are a couple of garden stakes near her head. Her back half is in the shade, but her front half is in the sun.
November 14, 2024 at 12:45 AM
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They think the government is a meme-game. We have moved full into Idiocracy.
A meme taken from Elon Musk's Twitter/X feed. It's a cartoon brown and white dog holding a backwards American Flag. Around it is a banner saying "Department of Government Efficiency" and the dog is leaning on a 3D-popout that says DOGE with the O being a golden cog and the center of the O containing another flag (right facing this time).
November 13, 2024 at 3:47 AM
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Finn. Orange Boy. 4 years old. Derpcat. Drools excessively when he's happy. Loves to cuddle.
An orange tabby cat lying on a desk in with the front half of his body draped over a keyboard. He looks bored. An orange tabby cat with yellow-green eyes, sitting and staring into the camera. He looks smug. A wide eyed orange tabby cat sitting in the right-most of two brown wicker laundry baskets. He looks excited. An orange tabby curled into a ball with his back feet tucked under his head and his front paws covering his face. He's lying snuggled into a white duvet cover.
November 13, 2024 at 1:35 AM
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Remy
A black pittie/lab mix with a white bib and socks is lying down in the wooded back yard. He has a yellow tennis ball in his mouth and he's wearing a green collar. He's a very happy doggo. A black pittie/lab mix with a white bib and paws is sitting on a wooden deck, looking up at the camera. His ears are perked forward (and floppy) and his big brown eyes are bright. A black pittie/lab mix has stuck his head through the cat opening in the baby gate and is looking sheepishly into the hallway. His ears are forward and floppy and his eyes are begging to be let out.
November 12, 2024 at 2:18 AM