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Our tiny cat is so cute his namesake is sharing pictures of him on the internet from England. I was tickled by this picture before, but now I'm downright thrilled by it.

18.12.2024 19:55 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

He's not nearly as good an author as his namesake. He gave up on writing his thesis when offered a small piece of cardboard to chase around the apartment.

18.12.2024 19:40 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@thecharmballoon is following 20 prominent accounts

Alt National Park Service
@altnps

The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org

Alt USAID/ USAID Forever
@altusaid.altgov.info

They tried to bury us. They didn't realize we were seeds.

wfuv
@wfuv

Listener-supported, commercial-free public radio from New York City: Music discovery starts here. On 90.7 FM, streaming at WFUV.org 441 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, New York 10458

@shellyussholleyus

Merriam-Webster
@merriam-webster.com

noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies

Cats of Yore
@catsofyore

Hi! I’m Molly Hodgdon. I live in Vermont with my beautiful FIV+ cats Francie and Marcel. Banner photo by W. Eugene Smith. Profile pic is a postcard from my collection mailed 1908. Not a bot. Not selling anything. Just a keeper of forgotten cats.

@amymeckler

Senator Bernie Sanders
@sanders.senate.gov

Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is the longest-serving independent in congressional history.

99% Invisible
@99pi.org

Long running, award winning narrative podcast about all the thought that goes into things most people don’t think about. www.99pi.org siriusxm.com/podcasts-plus-subscription

carinda.bsky.social
@carinda

Jonathan Edward Durham
@thisone0verhere

Writer. Reader. Sometimes funny. Author of WINTERSET HOLLOW (1st edition out of print, 2nd edition coming October 2026!) HOLLYWOODLAND coming 2027! https://jonathanedwarddurham.substack.com http://Patreon.com/jonathanedwarddurham

Tom Shakespeare
@tomshakespeare

Talks, writes, teaches. "The Ha-ha" & "The Ends" might make you laugh. Patreon https://patreon.com/Tomtalksdisabillity?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Pam Robinson
@pamrs

A baby-boomer who relates more to GenX. A music lover who can't play an instrument. A cat lover who's cat prefers the other human in the house.

@corriecar

Laura Mauldin
@lauramauldin

Authors IN SICKNESS & IN HEALTH Feb 2026; ‘24 New America Fellow; NYC-based Prof @uconn ; ✍️ in LARB, The Baffler, The New Republic, etc; Rep @McKinnonLit, ASL interp 🏳️‍🌈 LauraMauldin.com

Leon Potik
@ailanthus

Blair Fell
@blairfell

Author of The Sign For Home (Atria/Emily Bestler Books) and Disco Witches of Fire Island (Alcove Press, May 2025) also an ASL interpreter and proudly queer and progressive Blairfell.com

Leah Oppenzato
@badgerdog

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@aoc

Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible. ocasiocortez.com

Barbara Getsinger
@barbgets