Yeah, Californian here. I's an incredible waste of time and resources and is usually instigated by right wingers.

My kitty had bad reactions to synthetic fibers, mainly itching, but you might try changing her collar, bedding, etc. to cotton.

Congratulations! I got married in early Nov, 24 years ago. It's a lucky time of year.

Yeah, her recent turn is wild. She gets what Trump doesn't get (and the Nazis did), which is fascism can be more successful when it actually concerns itself with the needs of its citizens. Honestly terrifying.