Francine Kafka

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A sleepy-looking black cat lies in a rectangular basket on a desk.

Sophie is popping in to wish everyone a happy #caturday! If things get tough, you can always curl up in a mail basket.

That’s her! 🐈‍⬛

A tuxedo cat under a couch stares with wide eyes.

Sophie wishes you a happy #caturday and hopes you feel seen.

Absolutely! 🐈‍⬛

An alert-looking tuxedo cat lies on top of a desk.

Once again, Sophie is here to wish you a happy #caturday.

I Have No Idea Why I’ve Suddenly Started Thinking About the 1917 Russian Revolution So there I was, minding my own business, when, for some inexplicable reason, I found myself idly thinking about the fall of the Romanov dynasty. Fo...

"It’s kind of weird, right? Why would my mind make me recall that the Russian Revolution was largely ignited by a devastating economic crisis, social inequality, and the ruling class being aggressively out of touch with the suffering masses?"

A tuxedo cat sits in front of a pop-up toy caravan, one paw raised.

And a very happy #caturday from Sophie! She suggests popping into your caravan to get away from it all.

They get me every time!

She says same to you!

Sweet Bo!

Adorable tuxedo baby!

A small tuxedo cat with wide eyes sits on the floor, looking up alertly.

As always, Sophie is here to wish you a happy #caturday!

It’s Not Going Great, but Imagine How Much Worse Things Would Be with a Woman President A lot has gone wrong under Donald Trump, but at least we narrowly avoided the catastrophe of a female president. Don’t get me wrong, I liked Kamala...

"As bad as things are right now, it’s better to have a president who makes the expected cataclysmic mistakes, but with no reputational consequences to his gender."

An alert tuxedo cat perches on a wooden bench.

Once again, Sophie wants to wish everyone a happy #caturday and to remind people that times are tough, but cats are great.

Sophie is back to wish everyone a happy #caturday and to remind you to keep fighting for what’s right (and to fend off your pickle toy).

I think your Dandy broke.

An alert-looking tuxedo cat sits on an ottoman.

As always, Sophie is dropping in to wish everyone a happy #caturday — times are rough, so cats are needed.

A tuxedo cat sits on the floor and looks off to the side.

Times are tough, but #caturday persists.

Lawmakers in Both Parties Resist Trump’s Attempt to Seize Control of Their Library (Gift Article) The surprise firing of the head of the Library of Congress and efforts to install Trump loyalists at the iconic institution have stirred bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill.

The surprise firing of the head of the Library of Congress and efforts to install Trump loyalists at the iconic institution have stirred bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill.

Teaching her to scale walls to gain entry, I see! She’ll learn her criming from the best.

The top of a cat’s ears are seen sticking up from behind a box on a shelf.

Fans of Where’s Waldo? might enjoy the latest installment of “there is no cat in this picture”:

#CatsOfBluesky

A tuxedo cat sits loaf-style on an ottoman.

In times like these, we need all the #caturday photos we can get.

Dr. Carla Hayden talks with Brewster Kahle at the San Francisco Public Library.

Thank you, Dr. Carla Hayden, for your leadership and commitment to ensuring access to knowledge for all. Your service as Librarian of Congress has inspired a generation of librarians, archivists, and readers.

Photo: Dr. Hayden meets with Internet Archive founder @brewster.kahle.org, 2017.

Vengeance will be his.

The Trump administration fired Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla D. Hayden as part of their sweeping book ban efforts. One of the titles removed? Freckleface Strawberry, a children’s book about self-acceptance. Seriously, who gets offended by that?

A tuxedo cat is sitting on the floor and looking up toward the camera.

Happy #caturday from Sophie!

It definitely fell off the back of a truck.

A tuxedo cat stands on a person who is lying on the couch with a blanket over her.

Happy #caturday from Sophie, seen here judging me for lying down on the couch.

Congratulations to you and your criminal co-author!