K Wagner

Reading this book now. Better late than never. These really are a bunch of Careless People! (by Sarah Wynn-Williams)

Stop Scam Ads on Social Media

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Americans deserve affordable home insurance Fed up with skyrocketing home insurance rates? Demand home insurance companies adopt basic protections for all policyholders. Take action by signing Consumer Reports’ petition today.

Skyrocketing rates, dropped policies, and unpaid claims. The home insurance market isn’t working for consumers, and it’s time for that to change. Sign CR’s petition urging insurers to adopt the Homeowners Insurance Bill of Rights.

They've been working on their healthcare plan since 2017.

The U.S. Supreme Court was given the wrong numbers. The “unwind” in the event of a negative decision on Tariffs, would be, including investments made, to be made, and return of funds, in excess of 3 Trillion Dollars. It would not be possible to ever make up for that kind of a “drubbing.” That would truly become an insurmountable National Security Event, and devastating to the future of our Country - Possibly non-sustainable!

Oh, so he totally stole the money

Potentially devastating Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica; plus, a (warm & dry) CA weather update - YouTube The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and...

I'll have a special livestream on Mon (3pm PT) to discuss dynamics & potentially devastating impacts of then likely Cat 4/5 Hurricane #Melissa as it nears Jamaica. I'll also offer a quick CA weather update, including notably warm/dry conditions into Nov.

Americans deserve affordable home insurance Fed up with skyrocketing home insurance rates? Demand home insurance companies adopt basic protections for all policyholders. Take action by signing Consumer Reports’ petition today.

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Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and stop caving to authoritarian censorship! Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they ...

Kimmel wasn’t fired for his remarks on Kirk—he was fired for using his platform to expose and critique our government. Enough! We especially need large corporations, with the money and influence they have, to fight back. sign.moveon.org/petitions/ki...

Tell Costco: Don't Cave to Extremists—Dispense Mifepristone Now! Costco has announced that its pharmacies will NOT dispense mifepristone—a safe, FDA-approved abortion pill used in the majority of abortions nationwide. This dangerous decision is a concession to anti...

Costco just made a troubling decision to not sell mifepristone, a safe and FDA-approved abortion pill. Instead of siding with patients and members, Costco is caving to pressure from far-right extremists.

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Weather & climate office hour 9/3/25: Special update on NorCal lightning fires and weather to come - YouTube The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme weather and c...

I'll have a special update on NorCal lightning fires at 4pm PT today, including discussion of "holdover" ignitions & weather to come (some mixed news there). I'll also discuss extraordinary heat/wildfire situation unfolding in Western Canada. #CAwx #CAfire

Demand the tracking and reporting of extreme weather events Demand the tracking and reporting of extreme weather events

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GOP Drops Federal Medicaid Ban On Trans Care From “Big Beautiful Bill” In a sudden and much-needed victory for LGBT rights, Senate Republicans abandoned their efforts to ban federal Medicaid funding of gender-affirming care for trans people.

GOP Drops Federal Medicaid Ban On Trans Care From “Big Beautiful Bill”
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Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.

11.8 million to lose health insurance under Senate Republican tax bill, CBO projects Senate GOP version of the tax bill would strip 11.8 million people of health insurance over the next decade, CBO estimated.

Nearly 12 million Americans will lose health care coverage under the current iteration of the so-called Big Beautiful Bill www.statnews.com/2025/06/29/1...

Update: Latest estimate confirms between Medicaid cuts and ACA rollback, total health care cuts in the Republican budget bill are now OVER $1 trillion.

#Slo-mo of Mat the Cat chasing a red laser light cat toy. He was actually really close to it, not totally bumbling it as it looks here! #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blackcats #blueskycats

A stripey cat sitting next to a black cat. Their right, front paws are stretched out in front of them. The stripey cat's legs are stripey down to his paws, which are white. The stripey cat's leg crosses over the black cat's leg, lending the air of authority. The stripey cat's eyes are open, the black cat's closed.

A stripey cat lying on his side with his legs raised over his head. His legs are stripey down to his paws, which are white with black pads.

A stripey cat lying on his stomach on a sheepskin rug with his legs stretched out and crossed in front of him. His legs are stripey down to his paws, which are white.

Mat and his long-lost brother, Bat. He went out one night and never came home. 💔😿 He had some fairly annoying traits - like bullying the younger cats & spraying inside, so muddling through without him hasn't been too terrible. He was rather cute, though.
#caturday #catsofbluesky #cats #blueskycats

Cercocarpus betuloides, is a shrub or small tree in the rose family. Its common names include mountain mahogany and birch leaf mountain mahogany. The common name "mahogany" comes from the hardness and color of the wood, although the genus is not a true mahogany. The white flowers are small, clustered, and mildly scented, similar to acacia. The image here is of the fruit - a tubular achene with the long, plumelike flower style still attached. The genus name comes from the Greek kerkos ("tail"), referring to the tail-like appearance of the fruit; and carpus ("fruit"), thus, "fruit with tail". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercocarpus_betuloides

#Cercocarpusbetuloides is a #shrub or small #tree in the #rosefamily. Its common names include #mountainmahogany and birch leaf mountain mahogany. #CAnative plant commonly found in the #chaparral #Plantcommunity.

Peek-a-freakin'-boo, and happy #caturday, too.
#catsofbluesky #cats #blackcats #blueskycats

Are you all watching the Cat Olympic diving

Awful. As @peterbeinart.bsky.social notes, neither @schumer.senate.gov nor @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social have signed on to requiring Trump to get cong authorization for war with Iran.

As I argued (see below) there should be a bipartisan coalition here. Where is it?

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No, just bad photography. He has a fabulous tail that I didn't capture in this picture.

Four kitties in two beds. There are two adult cats and two kittens. The two tabby striped cats (one adult, one kitten) are in one bed, the two black cats (one adult, one kitten) are in the other.

Self-sorting kitties: black cats in one bed, stripey cats in the other.
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Two black cats in a bed. One is lying in the bed normally, yawning, with his mouth wide open, sharp teeth and pink tongue prominently on display. The other, smaller black cat is lying perpendicular to the first cat, with his head resting on black cat #1's stomach and fully half of his body out of the bed, falling over the side of the wooden table that the bed is on. His front paw is reaching up and into cat #1's mouth, touching a bottom fang. His back paws are lifted up, toes curled. His tail hangs off the edge of the table.

My, why sharp teeth you have!
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A small back kitten lies stretched out on his side, his back feet flung backwards, his tail lying at a right angle to his body, then midway, turns another right angle to form a capital 'L' shape, his front feet stretch as far forward as possible, and his skinny little beanpole body arches in between.

Some kittens are more silly looking than others.
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A cat sits next to a carved money who is covering his ears. A painting (Circe Invidiosa (1892), by John William Waterhouse) behind the kitty makes it appear that Circe is pouring her poison directly onto Oppy's head. According to legend, Circe the envious woman (the Invidiosa), loves Glaucus, a sea god, who in turn loves the beautiful Scylla. When Glaucus spurns Circe, she pours poison into the bathing pool where Scylla swims, which transforms Scylla's legs into six barking dogs.

Beware of Circe, Oppy, lest she turn your legs into six barking dogs!
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Close up of a tabby cat face

A moment of insight
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We were all young once
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My regal grandkitty, Babbage
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