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36, she/her. Owned by 🐱🐱🐱and a 🐢. US Expat wandering the 🌎. Working to make a better society. Enjoys reading (romance, some nonfiction, and poetry), dabbling in sewing, painting, baking and various other crafts.

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Chicago congresswoman @repdeliaramirez hands Kristi Noem a letter of resignation and encourages her to use it πŸ‘€

14.06.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 25097    πŸ” 6407    πŸ’¬ 843    πŸ“Œ 664
Two cats, sleeping in a round bed. Larger cat is orange and smaller is calico. They are spooned together, stretched out. Orange cats back leg is embracing smaller cat. Their heads are snuggled together

Two cats, sleeping in a round bed. Larger cat is orange and smaller is calico. They are spooned together, stretched out. Orange cats back leg is embracing smaller cat. Their heads are snuggled together

Our cats bully us to go to bed. Typically the terrorism starts anywhere from 730-8pm. If we do not comply, they ramp up the action by knocking items off tables while keeping eye contact, screams of protest, trampling us with zoomies. Is your bedtime dictated by a tiny bully?

07.01.2025 12:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I swear, Duolingo’s passive aggressive, nagging energy is the worst approach to get me to do something. Are there people for whom this approach works? I would still be a fundie if I wanted this amount of guilt-tripping in my life. No thank you.

17.12.2024 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon character with the words " it is no concern of mine wether your problem is " ALT: a cartoon character with the words " it is no concern of mine wether your problem is "

I feel so bad for the diplomats who will have to work for Guilfoyle. It is a unique hell to have an incompetent boss who makes your job harder in countless new ways. Putting out fire after fire, all while pretending your leader isn’t an incompetent fool.

11.12.2024 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is absolutely insane. I mean it’s a complete whack job and somebody needs to put a stop to this. The closest she’s ever come to Greece is a Greek salad.

10.12.2024 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3240    πŸ” 555    πŸ’¬ 569    πŸ“Œ 105
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just checking in on you hope you feel better soon with a heart ALT: just checking in on you hope you feel better soon with a heart

Doing my daily 5 mins of introspection like:
Yep, still depressed but getting my sense of fight back. I mended the hole in a pants pocket that I’ve put off for over a year. So, that’s a win.

11.12.2024 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The very same people who lambasted DEI efforts as a subversion of the meritocracy are happily taking money and jobs in the name of β€œviewpoint diversity”

11.12.2024 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2000    πŸ” 517    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 19
A calico cat named Catra rests in her human mother’s arms, taking a quick nap before resuming mischief.

A calico cat named Catra rests in her human mother’s arms, taking a quick nap before resuming mischief.

Readers, a thank you for your posts in form of a cat picture. I’m not much for words, so look at this adorable girl. The sweetness is irresistible. Her name is Catra and she’s an imp.

11.12.2024 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Click to Visit #ASafeChoice Network

If you see this post, can you please help spread this information?

#ASafeChoice is a referral network of physicians who provide medication abortion services ACROSS THE US.

People everywhere need to know about this option. These doctors have capacity to help more women!

Let’s spread word! ❀️✊

04.12.2024 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 30639    πŸ” 20760    πŸ’¬ 662    πŸ“Œ 751
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Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

22.03.2024 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 18064    πŸ” 10262    πŸ’¬ 929    πŸ“Œ 507

Huge win for workers! #UnionsForAll

06.12.2024 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3834    πŸ” 845    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 22

And burritos. That’s why I follow you πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

24.11.2024 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely the buttheady-ist πŸ˜‚β€οΈ

24.11.2024 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An orange cat is stretched out on his back, with arms stretched above his head. His pink belly is visible. He is lying on a pet bed, sleeping comfortably. There is a buffalo check stuffed toy in the shape of a bone under him.

An orange cat is stretched out on his back, with arms stretched above his head. His pink belly is visible. He is lying on a pet bed, sleeping comfortably. There is a buffalo check stuffed toy in the shape of a bone under him.

Trying to survive. Thankful for cats.

22.11.2024 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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