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Rachel Larris
@rachellarris.bsky.social
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I'm about studying & explaining all things Communications, Culture & Technology because that was my graduate degree. A media expert/disinformation type who will always rant about Aaron Sorkin’s impact on American politics. More Ohioan than JD. she/her.
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I don’t know if it’s the cold or the wound on his cheek but Hobbes has decided to become a lap cat while I’m at the computer today
Hobbes the Toyger Hobbes the Toyger on my lap while I play computer games
November 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Tigers can be loopy
Hobbes the Toyger sleeping on his back
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Hobbes wants me
Hobbes the Toyger
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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A view of snowy woods on November 10 in NE Ohio A view of snowy woods at dawn on November 10 in NE Ohio
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Rain, even thunderstorms he’s outside. But snow defeats him
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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I love snow. Hobbes, no so much.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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People who don’t have mammals as pets miss the drama of “I have to pee” vs “but this cat is happy on me” dilemma as may have less bladder cancer as a result.
Hobbes the Toyger “greeting” me this morning
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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When you can’t think of anything to add to the conversation : here’s a cat pic
Hobbes the Toyger sleepy face
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Hobbes had a good morning
November 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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I know it’s not Caturday or Halloween but it’s a chilly November and Hobbes is finally happy to stay inside after dawn breaks
Hobbes the Toyger on a rug next to a donut
November 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Timeline cleanse: Hobbes won’t wear a costume for Halloween. Maybe it’s a tiger vs lion issue?
Hobbes the Toyger on couch next to a stuffed Hamster wearing a lion mane costume for a cat.
October 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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“Even the Washington Times figured it out?”
The Washington Times figured it out? Washington Times?”
October 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Beautiful Fall day
Princess Caroline is a white & grey cat in the woods
October 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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If the world didn’t have cats, there wouldn’t be anything on the internet
October 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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John Oliver rakes her specifically over Gaza reporting she mislead with that got cited by the Israeli government
John Oliver on Olivia Reingold of The Free Press
October 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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“You must be this media literate to watch Starship Troopers”
October 12, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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I’ve been angry all day. It’s time for my own TL cleanse of cat pics.
Princess Caroline a fluffy white and grey Lynx-point Siamese sits in alignment with a window cross shadow Hobbes the Toyger got a Maple Bacon donut sprinkled with catnip yesterday
October 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Sleeping posture
Hobbes the Toyger sleeping Hobbes the Toyger sleeping in curled position
October 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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It occurred to me Pete Hegseth put all his personal enemies in the same room together
Ap image of military listening to Hegseth
October 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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How cat it be so beautiful outside and so ugly in America?
Hobbes the Toyger stands outside at 5:58pm in gorgeous Fall Ohio sunset
September 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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James Comey was ordered by Rudy Giuliani to go after a political rival: Al Sharpton. Comey did it.
A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership In his case, the message was that Rudy was the star at the top and the successes of the office flowed in his direction. You violated this code at your peril. Giuliani had extraordinary confidence, and as a young prosecutor I found his brash style exciting, which was part of what drew me to his office. I loved it that my boss was on magazine covers standing on the courthouse steps with his hands on his hips, as if he ruled the world. It fired me up. Prosecutors almost never saw the great man in person, so I was especially pumped when he stopped by my office early in my ca-reer, shortly after I had been assigned to an investigation that touched a prominent New York figure who dressed in shiny tracksuits and sported a Nobel-sized medallion around his neck. The state of New York was investigating Al Sharpton for alleged embezzlement from his charity, and I was assigned to see if there was a federal angle to the case. I had never even seen Rudy on my A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership floor, and now he was at my very door. He wanted me to know he was personally following the investigation and knew I would do a good job. My heart thumped with anxiety and excitement as he gave me this pep talk standing in the doorway. He was counting on me. He turned to leave, then stopped. "Oh, and I want the fucking medal," he said, then walked away. But we never made a federal case. The state authorities charged Sharpton, and he was acquitted after a trial. The medal stayed with its owner. It took me a while to realize that Giuliani's confidence was not leavened with a whole lot of humility. The cost of that imbalance was that there was very little oxygen left for others. An early clue was my first press conference. I had worked with the FBI to bust a criminal ring that was stealing SUVs from Manhattan parking garages and loading them on shipping containers in the Bronx. The containers were then hustled onto ships bound for Africa or the Caribbe- 32 of 2
September 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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I need a timeline cleanse myself
September 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Oh Teddy (from Civilization VI). It’s the American way to be above international law
“No man is above the law. It behooves you to remember that.” Screenshot of Teddy Roosevelt as Rough Rider from Civ VI
September 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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There’s a cat less than 15 yards away watching this squirrel
September 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Happy 3rd Birthday to my whiny boy who has been upset I wouldn’t let him outside in lightening storm
Hobbes the Toyger was born 9/21/2023. He contemplates his existence with a ghost cat toy
September 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM