Steve Okino
@steveokino.bsky.social
Proud member of The Enemy Within™. Living in my safe space--Hawai‘i--with toothless senior cat Franklin. Former TV Newser, political communicator, marketing/web/tech journeyman. Now just a cat guy volunteering in service of homeless felines.
It's Asshole Sunday for Franklin the Cat.
As @gonzo.bsky.social would rate it, minus-10% for lunging at his human's head, -15% for lunging with claws extended, and -10% for grabbing human's arm and rabbit-kicking the shit out of it.
Just 65% goode, and it's only 9:00am. Plenty time to get to zero.
As @gonzo.bsky.social would rate it, minus-10% for lunging at his human's head, -15% for lunging with claws extended, and -10% for grabbing human's arm and rabbit-kicking the shit out of it.
Just 65% goode, and it's only 9:00am. Plenty time to get to zero.
November 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It's Asshole Sunday for Franklin the Cat.
As @gonzo.bsky.social would rate it, minus-10% for lunging at his human's head, -15% for lunging with claws extended, and -10% for grabbing human's arm and rabbit-kicking the shit out of it.
Just 65% goode, and it's only 9:00am. Plenty time to get to zero.
As @gonzo.bsky.social would rate it, minus-10% for lunging at his human's head, -15% for lunging with claws extended, and -10% for grabbing human's arm and rabbit-kicking the shit out of it.
Just 65% goode, and it's only 9:00am. Plenty time to get to zero.
This is Muji, a middle-aged lady at the Kapolei Golf Course outside of Honolulu. She's a member of a managed colony there, and her territory is the canopied area with picnic benches at the driving range. When I go to practice, I bring wet food and paper trays for her and Mher feline colleagues.
November 16, 2025 at 4:59 AM
This is Muji, a middle-aged lady at the Kapolei Golf Course outside of Honolulu. She's a member of a managed colony there, and her territory is the canopied area with picnic benches at the driving range. When I go to practice, I bring wet food and paper trays for her and Mher feline colleagues.
He is very protective of his cherished possessions, particularly the ones involving catnip.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
He is very protective of his cherished possessions, particularly the ones involving catnip.
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Toy rotation day for Mr. Franklin. "New" batch comes out of ziploc bags where they were marinating in premium YEOWWW! catnip; plus a brand-new YEOWWW! 'nip pineapple!
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November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Toy rotation day for Mr. Franklin. "New" batch comes out of ziploc bags where they were marinating in premium YEOWWW! catnip; plus a brand-new YEOWWW! 'nip pineapple!
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Got up at 5am to volunteer for the first shift at the Hawai‘i Food Bank's emergency distribution center for furloughed Federal workers. Happy to help, grateful to have resources and food myself, but sad and angry that this emergency (which didn't have to be) affects so many.
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Got up at 5am to volunteer for the first shift at the Hawai‘i Food Bank's emergency distribution center for furloughed Federal workers. Happy to help, grateful to have resources and food myself, but sad and angry that this emergency (which didn't have to be) affects so many.
Grateful 😻
Some folks pay good money for Kitty Yoga. But master yogi and fitness coach Franklin the Cat graces the mat here without complaint for every morning routine. And every evening recovery session.
#caturday #catsofbluesky #kittyyoga
Some folks pay good money for Kitty Yoga. But master yogi and fitness coach Franklin the Cat graces the mat here without complaint for every morning routine. And every evening recovery session.
#caturday #catsofbluesky #kittyyoga
November 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Grateful 😻
Some folks pay good money for Kitty Yoga. But master yogi and fitness coach Franklin the Cat graces the mat here without complaint for every morning routine. And every evening recovery session.
#caturday #catsofbluesky #kittyyoga
Some folks pay good money for Kitty Yoga. But master yogi and fitness coach Franklin the Cat graces the mat here without complaint for every morning routine. And every evening recovery session.
#caturday #catsofbluesky #kittyyoga
Trump's found a way to tax dissent.
After his coronation, I paid $27 for a three-pack of foam core boards to make protest signs.
Yesterday, it was $35, and I had to downgrade to illustration board for today's ICE protest in Honolulu.
Tariffs are taxes, and taxing speech is uniquely Trump.
After his coronation, I paid $27 for a three-pack of foam core boards to make protest signs.
Yesterday, it was $35, and I had to downgrade to illustration board for today's ICE protest in Honolulu.
Tariffs are taxes, and taxing speech is uniquely Trump.
November 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Trump's found a way to tax dissent.
After his coronation, I paid $27 for a three-pack of foam core boards to make protest signs.
Yesterday, it was $35, and I had to downgrade to illustration board for today's ICE protest in Honolulu.
Tariffs are taxes, and taxing speech is uniquely Trump.
After his coronation, I paid $27 for a three-pack of foam core boards to make protest signs.
Yesterday, it was $35, and I had to downgrade to illustration board for today's ICE protest in Honolulu.
Tariffs are taxes, and taxing speech is uniquely Trump.
Another (my third?) cranky (not "crank") letter to Apple (Investor Relations) regarding the company's corporate knee-bending to Trump (shameful and cowardly).
Writing by hand blows off steam, lets the recipient know they're unworthy of professionalism, and is wonderfully curmudgeonly.
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Writing by hand blows off steam, lets the recipient know they're unworthy of professionalism, and is wonderfully curmudgeonly.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Another (my third?) cranky (not "crank") letter to Apple (Investor Relations) regarding the company's corporate knee-bending to Trump (shameful and cowardly).
Writing by hand blows off steam, lets the recipient know they're unworthy of professionalism, and is wonderfully curmudgeonly.
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Writing by hand blows off steam, lets the recipient know they're unworthy of professionalism, and is wonderfully curmudgeonly.
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Mr. Franklin, the senior, toothless, rescue tabby cat, would prefer to flash you if you please...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Mr. Franklin, the senior, toothless, rescue tabby cat, would prefer to flash you if you please...
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I start my Cat Enrichment shift at the shelter early, and stay late, but only scratch the surface. Too many need help and homes. Can only spend a few minutes with each, and still can't get to even half of them.
Goodnight, Old Lily. Young Lily. Saphira. Buddy. Milo. Everyone.
I'm sorry. Forgive me.
Goodnight, Old Lily. Young Lily. Saphira. Buddy. Milo. Everyone.
I'm sorry. Forgive me.
October 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
I start my Cat Enrichment shift at the shelter early, and stay late, but only scratch the surface. Too many need help and homes. Can only spend a few minutes with each, and still can't get to even half of them.
Goodnight, Old Lily. Young Lily. Saphira. Buddy. Milo. Everyone.
I'm sorry. Forgive me.
Goodnight, Old Lily. Young Lily. Saphira. Buddy. Milo. Everyone.
I'm sorry. Forgive me.
VOILA! Just found a #NoKings protest I can walk to! 😻
(This part of the island definitely is purple-ish with an occasional Trump sign/bumper sticker, so we'll see how it goes.)
(This part of the island definitely is purple-ish with an occasional Trump sign/bumper sticker, so we'll see how it goes.)
October 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
VOILA! Just found a #NoKings protest I can walk to! 😻
(This part of the island definitely is purple-ish with an occasional Trump sign/bumper sticker, so we'll see how it goes.)
(This part of the island definitely is purple-ish with an occasional Trump sign/bumper sticker, so we'll see how it goes.)
Something else they tell us was just an optical illusion:
October 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Something else they tell us was just an optical illusion:
Might be the first company to do this. Won't be the last.
October 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Might be the first company to do this. Won't be the last.
Thankfully, resistance to Trump and his lawless invaders united many life forms in a singular cause of liberty. Chonky, elderly tortoiseshell cats rallied to the cause of freedom and organized street patrols while humans partook of much-needed rest.
September 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Thankfully, resistance to Trump and his lawless invaders united many life forms in a singular cause of liberty. Chonky, elderly tortoiseshell cats rallied to the cause of freedom and organized street patrols while humans partook of much-needed rest.
The battlefield south of SE Belmont Avenue where the bloody Battle for Buckman was fought. Courageous squirrels and other wildlife were forced from their homes as marauding invaders claimed sparse shelter from the intense sun.
September 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The battlefield south of SE Belmont Avenue where the bloody Battle for Buckman was fought. Courageous squirrels and other wildlife were forced from their homes as marauding invaders claimed sparse shelter from the intense sun.