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HARDEST PHOTO OF 2025 JUST DROPPED

Cream tabby Maine Coon cat staring intensely at the camera

so, to understand this story there are a few things you need to know

- my cat, Gus, believes he is a trained support animal
- he is not (he has relatives who are, but he is not)
- he believes he is a seizure-detecting dog
- he is not a dog
- I do not get seizures

I sincerely don’t know why people aren’t physically stopping those dorks. Move shit. Lock doors. Lose the keys. Everyone switch seats. Turn off all the lights. Switch the signs on the elevator lobby. Make the settings all silly. Use a different language. Wear costumes. Fill rooms with balloons

has it really only been two weeks?

Federal Workers Block Doors of Admin Building Over Elon Musk Data Breach - DCMediaGroup Nearly 100 Federal employees took part in a protest now into its second day of a takeover by Elon Musk surrogates of the high administration arm of the Federal government. Photo: DCMediaGroup Washingt...

Workers in DC are fighting to block Musk's minions.

"About 100 Federal employees and supporters...blocked the doors to...‘data miners’....The small group of young men eventually left without entering after the protesters would not let them near the front doors." dcmediagroup.us/2025/02/02/f...

Elon Musk Lackeys Have Taken Over the Office of Personnel Management Sources tell WIRED that the OPM’s top layers of management now include individuals linked to xAI, Neuralink, the Boring Company, and Palantir. One expert found the takeover reminiscent of Stalin.

Not a great sign when Wired says it won't name at least two fo the people Musk has installed to run the Office of Personnel Management because they may be minors www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

Fishbourne Roman Palace Writes: For Blue Monday we can't think of anything more appropriate than this charming depiction of a man getting his face eaten off by a leopard. #MosaicMonday There's an ancient (looks to be Roman) mosaic of a man having his face eaten by a Leopard-Luke animal. Someone may be using the man as a shield (pieces are missing) and a javelin appears to have just missed either the leopard or the man.

Fishbourne Roman Palace writes: We did actually have a USA-specific post planned for today, but are having to delay it while we deal with the whole "Man being brutally devoured by a big cat" thing. Ginge & Tonic replies: I thought this *was* the US election specific post. Fishbourne Roman Palace replies: Nope. Once again we've dropped a banging post completely unintentionally. Rob Carr (me) replies Ok, *THAT* is the funniest thing I've read today!

It's January 20th, the celebration of MLK Jr., and something else I'm pretending to forget about.

And this came along:

/4 The rule of law, equality before it, and freedom of expression, conscience, and worship defy Trumpism — whether or not some people have given up on them.

/3 Fidelity to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and to us all being created equal and endowed with those rights, defies Trumpism. Caring about values and principles defies Trumpism (and also nihilists, but why should they care?). Affirming that how you act matters defies Trumpism.

/2 It’s something anyone can do. Caring about whether something is true or not, and calling out lies, defies Trumpism. Treating people as humans even if Trumpists don’t think they are is defiance of Trumpism. Refusing to hate and revile Trumpists’ targets defies Trumpism. You can do that.

Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism.

So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1

Today and in the coming days, remember

hi everybody! soo exciting to run from app to app like a plague rat fleeing the whims of the dork ass losers who control our freedom of expression! what a chill and sustainable media landscape!!

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You do! We’ve been on them about a year I think. No problems and way cheaper than our previous Verizon plan.

I had a lump in my neck that turned out to be a thyroid cyst. I actually have several. I had an ultrasound, another one a year later that showed growth, then a thyroid FNA because the ultrasound report was iffy, and turns out they’re totally benign. I just have a lumpy neck now.

This is the kind of hype I’m here for. Added to the list.

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Work music: the new Sweeney Todd cast album. Josh Groban has come a long way!

It is a stop gap for sure but cheaper than a whole bath remodel!

Ok but hear me out—you need one of these. Westbrass D493CHM-26 Universal Patented Deep Soak Round Replacement 2-Hole Bathtub Overflow Cover for Full and Over-Filled Closure, 1 Pack, Polished Chrome - LOGO a.co/d/ePqI5kl

This is a staggering number of bombs to drop on a population of 2 million people trapped in a 25 mile long, 5 mile wide piece of land, where half are children.

A heap of mini pumpkins and gourds in shades of orange, white, and green sits on a wooden table. There is an out of focus cream candle in a gold wire holder behind it.

It’s decorative gourd season.

The thing is not only can you care about dead Israeli kids *and* dead Palestinian kids, you can blame the same person for both and his name is Benjamin Netanyahu archive.ph/H8LSL

If you want more with that kind of folksy/mellow rock vibe, try Sharon Van Etten - Are We There, Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous, or Okkervil River - The Stand Ins. All of those I can play on repeat for hours.

Neko Case, Blacklisted

Happy new year!