waywardcats
@waywardcats.bsky.social
Crazy cat lady who loves democracy, voting rights, archaeology, nature.
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This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This is Bear. He is in charge of supervising Thanksgiving dinner preparation. Appointed himself to the role, but takes it very seriously. 14/10 (TT: emileebellant)
They really don’t want the truth to be told. Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” Was censored by the BBC and now they’re not allowing their reporters to quote the censored line.
Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
They really don’t want the truth to be told. Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” Was censored by the BBC and now they’re not allowing their reporters to quote the censored line.
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BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
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Today is the birthday of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts. (Nov. 26, 1922-Feb. 12, 2000.)
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Today is the birthday of cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts. (Nov. 26, 1922-Feb. 12, 2000.)
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Very good piece from @coyotemedia.org on how to deal with protests safely. www.coyotemedia.org/first-aid-ki...
COYOTE First Aid Kit: How to Stay Safe at a Protest
Know your rights, know the risks, and know what to do if you’re arrested.
www.coyotemedia.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Very good piece from @coyotemedia.org on how to deal with protests safely. www.coyotemedia.org/first-aid-ki...
Timeline cleanse
The day ended here in Glastonbury in lilac loveliness. 💜
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Timeline cleanse
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If you’ve been following the federal layoffs closely, you might be wondering what happened with the lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from firing people during the shutdown.
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
If you’ve been following the federal layoffs closely, you might be wondering what happened with the lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from firing people during the shutdown.
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New analysis has revealed that the Trump administration terminated funding for 383 clinical trials between Jan and Aug 2025, affecting more than 74,000 participants.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump slashed spending on clinical trials. The toll is starting to become clear.
Grants for 383 clinical trials were terminated and the funding disruptions affected more than 74,000 trial participants, according to new research.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
New analysis has revealed that the Trump administration terminated funding for 383 clinical trials between Jan and Aug 2025, affecting more than 74,000 participants.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Timeline cleanse
Edith takes notice of every breakthrough, no matter how small.
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Timeline cleanse
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Rutger Bregman on how BBC censored a sentence from a public lecture he gave describing Trump as the most openly corrupt president in the American history. Yet another disgraceful low from the BBC.
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Rutger Bregman (@rutgerbregman) on Threads
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American...
www.threads.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Rutger Bregman on how BBC censored a sentence from a public lecture he gave describing Trump as the most openly corrupt president in the American history. Yet another disgraceful low from the BBC.
www.threads.com/@rutgerbregm...
www.threads.com/@rutgerbregm...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
47 years ago today, dozens of turkeys met their unfortunate demise in a Cincinnati parking lot.
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The American government once threw 76 beavers out of a plane. On purpose.
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 AM
The American government once threw 76 beavers out of a plane. On purpose.
Correct AND it improves his ability to swindle money from people and gives him access to more through corruption.
Trump wanted this second term because
1. He wanted to avoid conviction for his crimes
2. He likes being President
He is a bad person and morally corrupt but it's his inner circle that is truly evil and pushing all the heinous shit.
1. He wanted to avoid conviction for his crimes
2. He likes being President
He is a bad person and morally corrupt but it's his inner circle that is truly evil and pushing all the heinous shit.
Guys I think the president just likes to be president we may be overthinking this whole thing.
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Correct AND it improves his ability to swindle money from people and gives him access to more through corruption.
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hate to be a “our adversaries must LOVE this” guy b/c the reflex was so annoying including in the first term hashtag resistance stuff but I’m sorry, I’m full wine mom now and it’s impossible to get around how other nations must enjoy seeing us eat ourselves alive for no reason beyond stupid menace
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
hate to be a “our adversaries must LOVE this” guy b/c the reflex was so annoying including in the first term hashtag resistance stuff but I’m sorry, I’m full wine mom now and it’s impossible to get around how other nations must enjoy seeing us eat ourselves alive for no reason beyond stupid menace
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The “American experience” is one of the United States’ primary exports — consumers around the world go to McDonald’s and buy Coca-Cola, partially because of the U.S. brand identity itself.
What happens if it changes?
What happens if it changes?
A check-in on the American brand
The American brand has attracted people and businesses to this country for decades. What happens if it changes?
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November 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The “American experience” is one of the United States’ primary exports — consumers around the world go to McDonald’s and buy Coca-Cola, partially because of the U.S. brand identity itself.
What happens if it changes?
What happens if it changes?
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I don't know how many of you are aware of what's going on in Indiana, but there have been repeated instances of swatting and bomb threats made against the GOP state senators who rebuffed the Governor's request to redraw the congressional map at the prez's request.
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I don't know how many of you are aware of what's going on in Indiana, but there have been repeated instances of swatting and bomb threats made against the GOP state senators who rebuffed the Governor's request to redraw the congressional map at the prez's request.
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This week, we updated our pages on data security and surveillance, immigration, the federal workforce, and medical research funding. Our brisk, rigorously cited weekly briefing is live at Unbreaking:
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
Unbreaking.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This week, we updated our pages on data security and surveillance, immigration, the federal workforce, and medical research funding. Our brisk, rigorously cited weekly briefing is live at Unbreaking:
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
unbreaking.org/blog/this-we...
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The would put Germany in command of U.S. forces, including nuclear weapons, deployed in Europe. Which probably indicates the Trump Administration envisions there being none.
🇺🇸🇩🇪 The US would like Germany to take over the command of Nato forces in Europe, Whitaker said, - The Times
In remarks that elicited shock from a German Nato general seated next to him, Whitaker said it was US long-term “aspirational goal” that Berlin should appoint supreme allied commander Europe.
In remarks that elicited shock from a German Nato general seated next to him, Whitaker said it was US long-term “aspirational goal” that Berlin should appoint supreme allied commander Europe.
November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The would put Germany in command of U.S. forces, including nuclear weapons, deployed in Europe. Which probably indicates the Trump Administration envisions there being none.
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Just to be clear, nothing I said had anything to do with how much of what kind of speech is happening. What I said is that there's a narrowing window of acceptable speech for one group (as represented by concrete consequences such as losing one's job) and an expanding window of impunity for another.
November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Just to be clear, nothing I said had anything to do with how much of what kind of speech is happening. What I said is that there's a narrowing window of acceptable speech for one group (as represented by concrete consequences such as losing one's job) and an expanding window of impunity for another.
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The reinforcement that having the LLM frame it compellingly is just SO BAD for the delusional subject, not least as these convictions are a matter of passion, not rational thinking. It’s a literal psychosis machine. 💀
November 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The reinforcement that having the LLM frame it compellingly is just SO BAD for the delusional subject, not least as these convictions are a matter of passion, not rational thinking. It’s a literal psychosis machine. 💀
This is horrific. The scope of the vortexes that people are creating for themselves is terrifying.
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Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This is horrific. The scope of the vortexes that people are creating for themselves is terrifying.
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Earlier this month, @propublica.org published a fascinating (and frankly horrifying) investigation into the Trump administration’s failure to inspect overseas facilities that process food for US consumers.
You can read their report in full here: www.propublica.org/article/fore...
You can read their report in full here: www.propublica.org/article/fore...
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Earlier this month, @propublica.org published a fascinating (and frankly horrifying) investigation into the Trump administration’s failure to inspect overseas facilities that process food for US consumers.
You can read their report in full here: www.propublica.org/article/fore...
You can read their report in full here: www.propublica.org/article/fore...