Ms. Ellen

Short-haired Tabby and long-haired tabby sleeping back to back in chair

It's been a quiet caterday, the boys are still a little jumpy from the fireworks the night before. #carurday

Orange and gray Tabby sitting in the window in between two plants

Roland sitting in a window #cat

Free Admission Day | Memorial Art Gallery Explore 5,000 years of art history on this special free day in memory of Marjorie B. Searl. Enjoy MAG’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions, including Composing Color: Paintings by Alma […]

mag.rochester.edu/event/free-a...

Up close picture of orange and gray tabby cat with green eyes

I swear he's an orange cat that cooked too long
#cat

The 2025 musical lineup for Bands on the Bricks is out now!

Learn more about the Public Market’s signature free summer live music series: cityofrochester.gov/bandsonthebricks

Indigenous communities mark Red Dress Day honouring MMIWG, educating young girls | CBC News Indigenous communities around the London are marking Red Dress Day, also known as National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+ People (MMIWG2S+), with in...

Indigenous communities mark Red Dress Day honouring MMIWG, educating young girls #RedDressDay #MMIWG #Canada

Activities include memorial walks, red dress displays and self-defense lessons

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Long-haired cat sitting in front of a window

Lu spending his caturday judging everyone that walks by. #caturday

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

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ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

kfor.com/news/local/w...

Large long-haired cat and short hair tabby sleeping together on blanket

It's been a week since Roland has joined our household and it's been going great! #caturday

Short-haired tabby sleeping on a green blanket with his front paws covering his face

Sleepy kitty #cat

Short hairs tabby on windowsill Long haired cat looking up at him

Ludo is trying to make new friends,Roland is not sure he wants friends. #caturday #newcat

Grilled cheese sandwich on a plate

2am grilled cheese!
Night shift life #grilledcheese

Trying to fit inside a puzzle box

3:30 am grilled cheese, life of a night shifter. Don't come for me for using shredded cheese, it's cheese I shredded.
#grilledcheese

Folks in committee member Demond Meeks' district, please call him to ask him to vote this bill out of the Assembly Corrections Committee- 585-454-3670!

Hands Off! Disabled Community Fights Back · Hands Off 🚨 Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. We are fighting back! 🚨 They're grabbing everything they can—our health care, our data, our jobs, our services—and daring the world to...

Hands off!
I’ve signed up to attend the visibility event with Hands Off on Saturday, Apr 5, 2025. Are you free to join me? Use this link to sign up: mobilize.us/s/yyTcAP

Large long-haired cat sitting on top of a cat tower

Caturday present! Ludo's new cat tower. #caturday

Foodlink, pantries left with gap to fill after Trump administration cuts The administration slashed $500 million from a program that supplied emergency food providers.

www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...

Long haired cats playing in large cardboard box with mouse toy

Lu playing in a cardboard box with his favorite mouse toy #cat

A long-haired cat sleeping with his face buried and a blanket, on the couch.

💤Lazy caturday💤 #caturday

Place of cheesecake with blueberry topping

Fuck yeah! cheese cake!

The first Black female officer in U.S. military history to die in combat.

2LT Emily Perez was killed in Iraq in 2006, for a country that now refuses to claim her.

The Army has erased her story. As if she never existed.

But history isn’t theirs to erase.

We will not let them disappear her.

PASS IT ON!!!

a tabby and white cat is pictured sitting on her haunches, looking directly at the camera. Behind her is her is the blue and gold Ukrainian flag.

Have courage
Stand up to bullies
Be like President Zelenskyy

Long haired tabby cat looking down from stairwell banister

Ludo looking down on his peasants. #cat

If you're talking about the one from the '90s with Leguizamo and Hoskins, you would be correct.

Sometimes I forget how big he is

Applications are now open for Neighbors In Action (NIA) grants!

NIA offers small grants, up to $10,000 each, empowering residents to unite and take purposeful action toward strengthening and improving their neighborhoods.

Learn more: Cityofrochester.gov/NIA

YouTube video by Tad Stoermer NEH

My take on what happened to the NEH and what it means for public history.

And my call to Ken Burns to step up. The NEH made his career, He is the single largest recipient of NEH (and taxpayer) funds. Ever.

And he now has his a foundation.

Will he fund the banned projects?

youtu.be/Mpzunb1kPSs

THIS WEEKEND: Now, more than ever, we need community. Join Rochester LGBTQ+ Together for 2 fun programs this long holiday weekend!

🌈 Sunday, February 16: *Special Date* Rainbow Hike Crew at Thousand Acre Swamp, 1pm. 18+.

🌈 Monday, February 17: Community Drop-in at RSROC CC, 11am-3pm. All ages.