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Bart Leib
@metafrantic.bsky.social
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Father. Former publisher of Crossed Genres. FULL-time library Assistant! Queer/bi/pan (plus probably some other stuff - still figuring it out). He/Him. When I figure out what my life is for I’ll let you know. #ADHD #FuckFascism #FuckIce #PunchNazis
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I had to cut the tags off my pillows because my cat kept LICKING THEM
Orion, a mostly black cat, looking at two pillows with their tags cut off. She seems suspicious, like she’s trying to figure out the trick.
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Are you still going? Could you do Corvus’ blep?
Corvus, a mostly black cat, upside down with her tongue out.
November 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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OMG I TURNED THE PIC RIGHT WAY UP AND AHAHAHAHA
Same pic as the previous post, but rotated 180 degrees and zoomed in on Corvus’ face. One eye is slightly closed. She is a little gremlin.
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Is that a lil blep? That is a lil blep!

(Dang, too late for #caturday.)
Corvus, a mostly black cat, upside down, looking up at the camera. There is a tiny bit of tongue sticking out.
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Huh. Go figure. At the other place I topped out around 1600 followers.
Screenshot of my Bluesky follower count, showing I’m at 3,004 followers.
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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How about Al?
Alchemy, a tabby cat, sitting on a blue slipper on a blue rug.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Welp, I’m gonna be late for work. (She is ON my ankles! 😍)
Corvus, a mostly black cat, is curled up on a bed. Underneath the covers are human legs which Corvus is on top of.
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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OMGOMGOMG Orion was lying on my chair and I picked her up and sat down and put her on my lap and usually she’ll stand there for a few seconds and then leave but today she LAY DOWN ON MY LAP 😭😭😭
Orion, a mostly black cat, sitting on my lap, seen from my perspective.
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Her head and paws are gently resting on my leg, and I can feel her twitching in her sleep! 😍😍😍

When I brought Corvus and her mom Orion home from the shelter in late January, they were both so terrified of humans that they hid under my couch for more than a week.
Corvus, a mostly black cat, sleeping on a bed between two human legs, which are under the covers. Her head and front paws are leaned against the right leg.
November 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Cori settled between my feet! She’s never done that before, this is the closest to a snuggle either of the kitties has ever gotten! 🥰
Corvus, a mostly black cat, curled up on a bed between two human feet, which are under the covers. She’s looking up towards the human’s face with a “what’s the big deal?” expression.
November 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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“What do you mean, I mark the spot?”
Orion, a mostly black cat, lies on a blue rug. Her front legs are crossed way up close to her body, creating an X shape.
October 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Nearly 9 years ago. For no particular reason. Or rather, for many.
Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton on Saturday Night Live in December 2016, holding a sign that says “He will kill us all”
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Someone was typing really fast 😏
List of what’s included in the Collectors Edition of Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative. The 2nd-to-last item says “Acrtkic Standee”.
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Not even Halloween yet and they’re already dead on their feet.
A skeleton bent double over the railing on a front porch, its hands dangling almost to the ground. For some reason there’s a tiny skeleton draped over its butt, and another half inside its rib cage.
October 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Definitely lucifur. Two of them in fact.
Corvus (left) and Orion, two mostly black cats, lounging on a blue sofa.
October 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Donated a bit to the Worcester County Food Bank. If you can spare a few bucks, please consider it - a lot of people are going to need extra help really soon.
Screenshot of the “Thank you for your donation!” page from the Worcester County Food Bank.
October 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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I missed #Caturday because I was at work. Cori is so embarrassed for me.
Corvus, a mostly black cat, lying in a red cushion on a black wooden chair. She’s curled on her side, with both front paws covering her eyes.
October 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Repost with alt text:
Tumblr(?) post from existennialmemes: Listen, if a Bad President can come in and take away our rights and we’re dependent on a Good President replacing them in four years to give us back our rights, then we do not have any rights. If politicians can take or distribute them, then they’re not “inalienable” and they’re not “rights”. We don’t have inalienable rights we have conditional privileges, divvied out according to the whims of whoever currently holds the reins. And if we want to have actual rights, then we must build a system in which no one has the power to take them away to begin with.
October 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Happy #NoKings #Caturday! Orion says “No matter how you look at it, No Kings!”
Orion, a mostly black cat, on a black wooden chair with a red cushion. She is sprawled in a kind of half upside down banana shape, legs going every which way, head upside down on the cushion. Her eyes are big and round.
October 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Adventures in library work:

“…wait, what does this note mean, ‘spine label issue’-“
The cover of a graphic novel titled “Godzilla’s 70th Anniversary” being held up for the camera. The spine of the same book. The label on the spine says “GRAPHIC Gadzilla’s”.
October 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Finally beat Ante 14 in Balatro!! Hahahaha and I will never ever beat Ante 15 😂😭
Game Over screen from Balatro, showing the game reached Ante 15. Best hand: 1.056e15. Seed: 968PPQ35
October 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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TFW you gently take your cat’s paw and shake it like you’re shaking someone’s hand, and she looks at you like “…ok I know you don’t mean any harm. But… why?” #Caturday
Orion, a mostly black cat, lies on a black wooden chair with a red cushion. Her front right paw is extended straight out, and is being gently grasped between the thumb and forefinger of a human’s hand. She is looking at the camera with a long suffering expression. Same as the previous picture, except now Orion appears to be rolling her eyes at her human.
October 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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I’m listening…
An “opinion” page from a paper, but about books. At the top of the picture is the word “Opinion” in big black letters, and beneath it is the cover of a book with the title “We Should All Be Birds”.
October 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Reminded me of this. Why my brain works this way, I wish I knew…
October 6, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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I missed #Caturday *again* yesterday! Corvus is judging me.
Corvus, a mostly black cat, is lying on the top of a small cat tree. One paw is draped over the edge. She is sleepily peering at you, silently judging.
October 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM