Cayuga Vibes

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These women didn’t sit down, stay quiet, or ask for permission—they broke the rules and changed the world. Role models.

We should add Bishop Mariann Budde to the list.

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Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

Tinsel the calico cat looks goofily at the camera with her tongue sticking out

In *this* household we’re celebrating Tinsel’s 4th anniversary.

I fostered Tinsel when she was a bag of bones. She was visibly old, stinky, & nobody wanted her. I figured given how rickety she was, she’d be alive < a year, so I just adopted her. Here she is 4 years later, no longer stinky & plump.

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A six-panel comic. In panel 1, there's a pigeon standing awkwardly next to a pile of sticks with two eggs on it, and the panel is titled "Why pigeons make bad nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics." In panel 2, a pigeon sits on a pile of sticks: "Many people think that pigeons are bad at making nests. Here are three good reasons why pigeon nests look bad." In panel 3, there's "Reason 1: Some birds, like orioles, nest in tree branches, so they weave elaborate structures that can withstand the elements..." And there's a female Baltimore Oriole weaving an elaborate hanging nest in a silver maple tree. In panel 4, "...but rock pigeons evolved to nest in crevices in cliffs, safely tucked away." And there's a pigeon sitting on a nest in a hole in a cliff. In panel 5, "Reason 2: People domesticated pigeons ages ago. Pigeons didn't need fancy nests because they had human-built homes." A beautiful dovecote shelters a flock of pigeons. In panel 6, "Reason 3: Less time making nest = more time eating seed." A pigeon pecks a seed near its nest, and says "It's called math."

Why Pigeons Make Bad Nests: A defense of pigeon aesthetics

Monochrome photograph featuring a sitting Black woman in a light coloured dress playing an acoustic guitar and facing a microphone on a stand, all against a white background

Before Sister Rosetta Tharpe, it was guitarist, bassist and vocalist Memphis Minnie (1897 – 1973) who helped shape the sound of modern pop music and recorded around 200 songs #womensart

I looked up what a group of Blue Jays is called, which is a "party" or "band." So here is a party of Blue Jays. (They do seem to like partying it up and causing a ruckus. I could see "a ruckus of Blue Jays" as a group name working too.)

Whoever runs The Carter Center socials & the photographer that captured this shot are national HEROES.

There is something so beautifully poetic about a narcissist being eclipsed by a statue of someone else 😭

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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

One of these things is not like the others.

I’m a huge fan of U.S. Vets and was proud to support their DC location. Veterans who are displaced in LA can reach out to them for assistance.

The Militia and the Mole Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was a ProPublica reporter.

Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.

He didn’t tell police or the FBI. He didn’t tell family or friends. The one person he told was ProPublica reporter @josh-kaplan.bsky.social.

propub.li/3DGXECO

PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER..

Dear President Carter
Thank you
This Humble, Compassionate Man
A Nobel Prize Winner 2002
He was truly underrated
His humanitarian work bar none, the best

His message:
"Let us learn together & laugh together and work together confident in the end we will triumph "

Dozens of Black women in Philly gather weekly to sew reusable period pads for girls in Africa and beyond A group of retired Black women in Philly, many already skilled quilters and artists, gather weekly to sew period pads for girls in Africa. Along the way, they've also built a community here.

A group of retired Black women in Philly gather weekly to sew period pads for girls in Africa. Along the way, they've also built a community here

"We believe in each other and have faith in ourselves, and we have faith others are going to support us”

An important point.

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Happy birthday Jesus