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Muted calico perched on a windowsill next to brown tabby in a kitty hammock, both staring at something outside the window.

Muted calico Gail and brown tabby Thena.

A classic brown tabby and a ginger tabby sort of overlapping on a brown couch.

Classic brown tabby Heidi and ginger tabby Sean.

A muted calico asleep and a classic brown tabby yawning, curled up together on the black watch plaid blanket on a brown couch.

Muted calico Gail and classic brown tabby Heidi.

A short-haired calico and a long-haired void with a stump tail curled up together in a blue donut-shaped bed that is a bit too small. The calico is grooming the void.

Calico Jenny and void Zoë.

I'm sorry; that just sucks.

If I followed football and did not already live in the US, I would certainly not travel here for it. There is just no way ICE will not harass people attending. I hope for everyone's sake that it is moved.

This would not be the first time we've been haunted. Gail, our playful little girl, used to turn on the Christmas tree lights when we had a sensor that did so.

Recently I've been waking up and feeling as if there is a cat in bed with me, only to look and discover that there is not. It still feels like one is, though. My only option is to assume it's one of the friendly ghosts of kitties past -- possibly Thena, my first cat, or Heidi, our most recent loss.

Thanks to @danacorn.bsky.social's reskeet, I'm taking a chance on this for my cousin. If it helps her, I might well clean out your supply in the future. Thank you for making and offering it!

I'm so sorry.

Was this the one with the many-armed ball-shaped space alien who Wimpy ended up representing?

Ninety-eight red balloons floating in the summer sky...

Definitely a Usenet .sig.

Until they pulled a bait and switch one time too many, I loved Credo. They (used to; it's been a while) run on T-Mobile's Network, and they donate a lot to really good causes. I'm actually surprised they don't carry Fairphones, given the overlap in values.

Sadly, they don't. They have NFC, but to use the tap and pay you'll need an app; they even mention Google Wallet. Of course there's nothing stopping users from adding Google Wallet unless you're looking for an alternative, but currently there is no native app for it.

It comes with a de-Goggled Android system, so it's fairly-made, modifiable, sustainable, user-repairable, and defaults to privacy-enhanced. If people want Google they can add the Google apps or switch to regular Android.

For those in the US who have been wanting to get a Fairphone, they are finally available for us! They are sold through murena.com/america/shop..., and run on the T-Mobile network and its MNVOs. While they note that T-Mobile is recommended, they are very specific about it not working on Verizon.

On Friday, my new forest green Fairphone arrived. I'll be switching it over on Sunday, since I have two consecutive days off then. I'll be keeping my old phone number, but ditching most of the apps.

This is long, so I'll be putting info on how US friends can get one in a separate skeet.

to replace mine, that is what I wanted to get. My phone was losing battery life more quickly than it should have been, but not enough to warrant buying a new battery or phone. Since then the battery life has been growing shorter, and on Feb 1st he asked if I wanted to just go ahead and replace it.

be released in the US, & finally, last October, it was. My current cellphone still had some life left in it and I didn't want to ask @spacefolder.bsky.social to let me up and get a new phone when the old one was still functional, though I told him about the Fairphone and noted that when it was time

Around 2015 I learned of Fairphone, a smartphone with parts not only replaceable, but that the consumer can replace themselves. It was based on environmental and other progressive values, and I loved it. The catch? It was only available in Europe. I kept checking back to see if it had been/would

I wish they would, but after Disney bulldozed the Muppet Experience in Hollywood Studios, I'm not sure I can even dare to hope.

The gassings and murders of protestors is horrific, but even more so is the unreported suffering on the inside. This is a rare chance for just regular people to advocate by name for one of those living in ICE hell.

Alternatively, the Human Rights Coalition (HRC) has a form letter that people can edit and submit via their page at act.hrc.org/page/183931/....

Please, if you care about health care for Trans people, especially children, politely comment on one or both issues, or via the HRC form.

Comments can be posted to www.federalregister.gov/documents/20....

The second would revoke funding for hospitals that provide gender-affirming care to minors. Comments can be posted to www.federalregister.gov/documents/20....

The CMS is proposing new rules to make life more difficult for minors who need gender-affirming care. Members of the public can comment on both until 11:59pm US/Eastern on 17 February 2026. The first would prohibit Medicaid from funding gender-affirming care (they call it "sex-rejecting procedures")

Yes.

Are there any links to where we could post the comments ourselves instead of having HRC do it for us?

Sending healthy vibes and safe driving conditions vibes your way.