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Susan
@ssusuyou.bsky.social
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“Appeasement means feeding the crocodile hoping he will eat you last.”

Federal indigent defense lawyer. All views my own. Anti-fascist. Posting politics, ephemera, legal hot takes, and occasional cats.

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Goodies from the gas kiln. Slab-built, shino glazed soap dishes #potterysky #clay #ceramics #handbuilding #shino #glazes #ceramics #pottersofbluesky #pdx #pottery #portlandoregon
An array of slab built soap irregular soap dishes glazed with shinos and matte turquoise green on a dark red patterned background
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Spooky war-ravaged #Portland bids Bluesky goodnight 🎃👻
Quiet street, wet sidewalk, nighttime. Huge trees, red lights illuminate their leaves
October 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Called it.
A screenshot of a post by Acyn. Trump predictably blames the “people who pick judges” for the unfavorable ruling by his appointee in Portland.
October 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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A wee fuzzy grey kitten snoozing in a box on a cat tree with her head peeping out
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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This is Sprinkles. #fosterkitten #caturday #cats #kittens #adoptdontshop
Three week old gray fluffy kitten on a red blanket gazes out of a low cardboard box. A black and white kitten is in the background Same gray kitten but only its eyes are visible. It looks very serious or very mad.
September 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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This is Bigfoot. I fostered him for the Oregon Humane Society then my friend adopted him. Sometimes he comes over to visit. Isn’t he cute? #nationalblackcatappreciationday #blackcatappreciationday
A handsome black cat poses regally on a patterned rug
August 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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This guy is so cute. Sometimes I want to stretch my toes too. #caturday
A stripy Siamesey cat on a duvet stretches his left paw towards the camera, elongating his toes
August 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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This beauty with the luminous green eyes is Franny. ❤️❤️

#caturday #adoptdontshop #catsky #fosterfail
An adorable tabby cat with bright green eyes, crouching at the edge of a table
July 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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This guy sleeps so sweetly. #caturday
A Siamese mix sleeps peacefully on a green and white patterned bedspread with one paw outstretched
July 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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*mic drop*
Quoted text says: “Democrats would be wise to learn that sincere belief results in more victories. It’s time for party elites to embrace the energy of their base and dream bigger instead of endorsing disgraced insiders.”
July 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Happy #caturday, from my foster kittens Malcolm and Dewey. #cats #kittens #fosterkittens #adoptdontshop
A ten week old gray and white tuxedo kitten with a pink nose lies on her back exposing her adorable belly A speckled orange kitten with a plump belly, lying on his side, looking very relaxed
June 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Well here are two small katzes I’m fostering
A tiny gray and white tuxedo kitten making Very Intense Eye Contact A tiny pathetic spotty orange kitten gazes sadly at the camera
June 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Franny can’t believe how many sour cherries I picked from a street tree. #cat #catsofbluesky #portland #pdx
A tabby cat stares with disbelief at a massive bowl of freshly picked sour cherries
June 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Things get very serious at bedtime.

#dogs #dogphoto #shag #dogsofbluesky
A black dog with shaggy hair covering her eyes stares very seriously at the camera (except you can’t see her eyes)
May 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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PDX represents #portland #oregon #pdx #protests #resist
Protester holds a sign reading “Who would Jesus send to the gulag?” Protester’s sign reads “RFK Jr fuck you you’re an evil stain on your family name” Protester’s sign is a large drawing of a penguin A group of protesters holding rainbow signs reading “humble boys” and one sign with a Canadian flag reading “elbows up”
April 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Arthur is doing his best impression of a meerkat. #caturday #catsky #catsofbluesky #meerkat
A black cat is sitting on a green mid century upholstered chair next to a window. The walls of the room are dark red. He’s very erect, staring intently straight ahead, with his paws on the wooden arm of the chair.
March 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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All cats are democrats or anarchists. Fight me.
February 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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A screenshot of the HHS advice to its employees regarding the five bullet points email directive to fed workers
February 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Portland, OR
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
A spectacularly vivid rainbow over Portland, Oregon, landing on the east side of the Willamette River by the Hawthorne Bridge
February 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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A screenshot from Mapquest’s name your own gulf feature naming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of CATS
February 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Seen on a wall in the basement of an NYC apartment building tonight: the poster for Ntozake Shange’s chorepoem

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
A poster for the choreopoem against a white painted brick wall, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
February 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Stefan is ready to rumble #catsky #blackcat #catsofbluesky
An extremely large black cat stretches out his massive paw threateningly
February 11, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Ummmm what’s that you say?

(cc @nytpitchbot.bsky.social)
A screen grab of a headline from the New York Times reading Kendrick Lamar’s bell bottoms steal the halftime show
February 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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There aren’t enough racists in this country so Trump is gonna import some
A screenshot of a NY Times article about the halting of financial aid to S Africa stating Trump will prioritize the resettling of “white Afrikaner refugees” because of actions by the government that “racially disfavored landowners”
February 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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And sometimes the music is solid metal 🤘 (❤️ you more)
Screenshot of a Shazam of Dio, Rainbow in the Dark
February 6, 2025 at 6:16 AM