Jess Cullinan

A rats to riches story: Larry the Downing Street cat finds place in TV spotlight Popularity of Britain’s top mouser – ‘the guy to meet in No 10’ – to feature in documentary series

GOOD.

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Husband taking credit for wife’s joke… harrumph!!

Oh, I get it, I just absolutely hate running and always have. I’ve had janky hip joints and a bad back my whole life.

Kitty cat ears, maybe a tail, blingy horn rimmed glasses, and a cardigan = Library Cat.

J/K of course, congrats. I would die, but go you!

OMG are you ok?? Who is chasing you?!?! Do you need a rescue??!!

Chocolate – orange tortoiseshell kitten lounging on dark gray couch with gold eyes wide open

But I’ll never catch Meg with her eyes closed for more than ten seconds… #Nutmeg #Meg #Kitten

White kitten with gray stripes and spots asleep in a sunbeam

Afternoon repose, Sassy – style. #Sassafras #Sassy #Kitten

YouTube video by DevonColeVEVO Devon Cole - W.I.T.C.H. (Official Video)

How have I not heard this before today?! It’s perfect!!

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*worth not work!

Boo! Check others in your state? Or close-ish metro areas? Some libraries don’t lock their digital resource pages down. Work a try!

Check your local library’s webpage for digital resources - many now offer access to the NYT games subscription using a code you put in every other day. 😊

Accurate! Mine barely helped me move my stuff out of the van! No helping to arrange my room, no unpacking, nothin’. I’m no helicopter with my own kids but they were fully outfitted and mostly unpacked before we left. And then I sobbed all the way home.

Tuuka deserves all the treats.

‘You’ll never save the world with art, but it will help you survive’: artist calls on Ukraine to promote its culture Living in Kharkiv, where Russian bombs fall every night, Pavlo Makov says his country needs its artistic mettle as well as military strength

This, however, is a fabulous piece of perspective. #ArtIsLife

(So much good writing happening on the Guardian, in spite of the usual atrocities labeled as “news.”)

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Justice department asked California to give details of non-citizens on voter rolls Exclusive: Unusual request comes as Trump administration asks about a dozen states to provide information on voters

Talk about waste, fraud, and abuse… speaking as a former elections official, this is just fucking insulting.

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Renegade Paws Rescue Ever wanted to adopt a sentient middle finger wrapped in a cloud of fur? Meet Igor. We have reason to believe he’s a cursed Victorian child masquerading as a 10lb stuffed animal. He was not...

@darthbluesky.bsky.social Darth! Darth! Darth! This guy needs you!!!
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I loved City in the Middle!

And that he had to bully another country’s government into nominating him… wonder how much grift that will cost us all. Just. So. Fucking. Gross.

‘British feminism needs reshaping’: Kate Nash on her new single about trans rights The British pop musician questions the gender-critical movement in her new song GERM, and argues that cis women need to stand up for the trans community

Because feminism isn’t exclusionary!! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

YouTube video by Kate Nash Kate Nash - GERM (Official Lyric Video)

Happy Pride! #KateNash #GERM #Pride #ProtectTransKids

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Livestream for Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi at the Lamont School of Music, University of Denver, featuring the remarkable Nora Cullinan, 7:30 pm Mountain!

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YouTube video by Kris Delmhorst "Not the Only One" - Kris Delmhorst

Beauty. We need more of it.

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‘Book brigade’: US town forms human chain to move 9,100 books one-by-one A small Michigan community banded together to help a beloved local bookstore move its stock to a new storefront

Lovely small-town fabulosity, this:

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Mine just shipped & I’m really enjoying the whole process of Horned Lark’s customer service: “You deserve a snack. Plus that drink you like. Because you're just out there making good choices and you should be happy.” Just so darned wholesome! 🥰

Blood test could detect Parkinson’s disease before symptoms emerge Researchers behind test using biomarkers say it could ‘revolutionise’ early diagnosis of disease

In the excellent and hopeful news category, from the UK where they still fund science.

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I can’t even count the number of assholes who have been literally angry with me that my first name is not and never has been “Jessica.” Like, yelling angry. One was a poll worker in Chicago who almost refused to give me my ballot because I am a woman but Jess is “a man’s name.”

Isn’t that you already? /ducks

“How brain workles” meme image

I do not know the original source for this image but it is apt.

2 (STILL) severely stuffed middle ears causing impaired hearing & vertigo + whatever nerve & muscle pain my spine spits out on any given day + infinity brain monkeys = “hard to human”

AKA “soup/squizzly/crumbly” brain workles

Mostly water. 😜