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BastsPajamas
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She/her. Cat-loving humanities major living in a STEM world.
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BastsPajamas @chatoyant.bsky.social · Jun 23
Art by @melodywhitearts at Branch Out Studio in Brighton, CO.
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BastsPajamas @chatoyant.bsky.social · Jun 23
I can roll a joke along the ground forever, and I'm a professional problem-solver/paperwork-maker. I've meant to do this for a while to remind me that the world has good things and people keeping it going.
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BastsPajamas @chatoyant.bsky.social · Jun 23
A tribute to @tkingfisher.com - St. Bluebell, and the Temple of the White Rat.
A woman's wrist showing a tattoo with an abstract white rat and bluebell flowers. A woman's wrist showing a tattoo with bluebell flowers.
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BastsPajamas @chatoyant.bsky.social · Mar 31
Lily!
Face close-up of a Siamese-type cat sitting on a bathroom counter.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Mar 1
Heads up, lawyers and law students. The @americanbar.org is stepping up.
www.abajournal.com/web/article/...
Free virtual boot camp seeks to recruit and educate civil rights advocates
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.
www.abajournal.com
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Jason P. Steed @profsteed.bsky.social · Feb 20
The notion that Trump's "I'm king" tweet is "just trolling" or "a joke" presents an opportunity to recreate my just-joking thread (porting it over from the Bad Place):

1. I wrote my PhD dissertation on the social function of humor (in literature & film) and here's the thing about "just joking."
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Chron.com @chron.com · Feb 21
The Texas Supreme Court may force Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton to release texts and emails related to the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the 2022 Uvalde school shooting.

www.chron.com/politics/art...
Texas governor, Paxton may be forced to release undisclosed texts
Earlier this week, the state's highest court heard oral arguments regarding whether Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton violated the law.
www.chron.com
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Feb 14
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.

EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.

Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE: DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta. ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso. REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".
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Unfuck Your Habitat @teamufyh.bsky.social · Feb 7
Today's challenge: Every time you start spinning out in panic from reading the news or catching up on social media, put down the phone and spend 5 min. cleaning up/picking up/tidying/somehow improving your home environment.

And then notice how much of a difference your small effort can make.
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BastsPajamas @chatoyant.bsky.social · Dec 16
It's all Catholic tradesmen and soldiers who married women built for cold winters and fat babies you can hitch to the plow when the ox dies.

Given the mix I suspect a lot of "soldier, you're GOING to marry my daughter."
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Leigh Harlen (Birch) @leighharlen.bsky.social · Nov 16
I'm awake so you know what that means: auction posting! Don't let all these current top bidders sit all comfy til Monday. They might be sleepy right now, it's time to snipe! Their loss is your, and Trans Lifeline's, gain
Here's a few of my faves to tempt you

www.32auctions.com/ProtectTrans...
An ink painting of two black and white rabbits a water color scene of a city street. One of the people is wearing a dress in trans pride colors. Many of the businesses have "trans" in the name a cute little crochet hedgehog held in the palm of someone's hand. it has "spines" made of beads in rainbow stripes a beautiful necklace and earring set made of black freshwater pearls and star beads
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K | Science Nature & Art (and weirdness) @ksciencearts.bsky.social · May 29
Whoever needs to hear this today:

I believe in you. Its okay and there is always tomorrow.

One step at a time, you don’t have to finish it all at once. Every step forward, even when pushed back..is still a step forward. Rest when you need it, it’s more important than you know.

Youre doing great.
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🎃Eski🎃 @eskiworks.bsky.social · Nov 7
Rabbit and I physically can not leave. No one will have us. We have no choice but to stay and fight.
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Alyssa "Covered in Rats" Read 🐀🎨🐀 @missalyssaread.bsky.social · Nov 7
Casual reminder: Disabled People cannot flee the country.

We are considered a "drain of resources" on other healthcare systems, so other countries will NOT issue us visas.

The number of "Just flee" posts are increasing again, don't make me tap the goddamn sign.

We stay, and we fight.
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BastsPajamas @chatoyant.bsky.social · Nov 11
I love it, and the books do talk about dancing mice being embroidered on things belonging to the Temple!
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BastsPajamas @chatoyant.bsky.social · Nov 10
I have been reposting @tkingfisher.com's post about Saint Bluebell in the wake of the election, and the only regret I have is that there's not official art for either Saint Bluebell or the Order of the White Rat because I feel a tattoo coming on.

www.tumblr.com/ursula-verno...
Patron Saint Bluebell
Hey, listen. I know the world's on fire. But listen. I'll tell you a thing. On the day after the election, when everything was worst and all I could do was go numb or cry hysterically, do you kno…
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The muppety one @muppetk.bsky.social · Feb 29
Especially for @shaenon.bsky.social, maybe also for @tkingfisher.bsky.social ?
A drawn picture of a neighborhood at night with some kind of large bird looking thing in the upper right. Caption: PLANTING NATIVE PLANTS PROVIDES FOOD AND HABITATS FOR MANY SPECIES OF POLLINATORS. INCLUDING MOTHMAN.
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Chris Sotomayor 🇵🇷 @sotocolor.bsky.social · Jan 12
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · Jan 27
I love it when cat people post photos of their cats with captions like they are Lamborghinis. "Look at this masterpiece. Perfection. An unparalleled tour de force balancing style and performance."
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Mary (geographile) @geographile.bsky.social · Jan 7
1950s style fake ad, redheaded woman clutches package of KN95 masks. Text to left is partially over image, letters in red say "it's never too late—" in large red letters then in pink smaller letters "you can restart covid safe practices at any time!" And below that in red "no matter when or why you stopped!" The woman is wearing a shirt with thin vertical green and white stripes visible from shoulders up. The dominant colors in the image are red and orange with highlights of blue, green, and pink.
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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · Nov 17
A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue marches onto the scene, angry and determined. Green looks delighted by this. Blue: I am done being nice! Green: That's great! Blue: No more Mr. Nice Guy! Green: Yes, good! Blue looks up in determination, and Green is intrigued by this. Blue: It's time I stop having a problem, and start being a problem! Green: Ooh? Blue pulls out his phone, and starts texting someone. Green is delighted by this. Blue: I'm going to set boundaries at work! Green: Nice!
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Sliced Prophet @diceprophet.bsky.social · Dec 14
Sure, the Dwarves delved too greedily & too deep but at least Durin reported record-breaking levels of Mithril yield that fiscal quarter.
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Mary Sue @marysuesays.bsky.social · Nov 20
The poetry posts are here.
Yes!
YES!
The poetry is out!
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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · Oct 12
This is about where I am this week, on the Inspirational Quote front.
A patterned reddish square with the words “I am very tired and I would like the world to be different” in block letters.
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · Oct 13
I have done very gentle stealth costumes on Francie. Here she is a fried egg:
Color photo of my fluffy white cat Francie curled up asleep, forming a loose oval shape. On top of her is a circle cut out of yellow construction paper, it is the "yolk" to the "egg white" of her body.
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Robin Brooks @assumptionprime.bsky.social · Sep 1
"I just don't think that's going to happen."
Comic, two panels Panel 1: Robin speaking on her phone, clearly distressed, tears in her eyes: "I'm telling you that I'm scared. These people-- the kind of people you vote for-- want to take my health care, my rights away from me. I'm afraid I'm going to have to leave my home." The voice from the phone answers: "Well," Large dialogue text in a large white space between panels: "I just don't think that's going to happen." Panel 2: Robin, wide eyes still tearing up, stares in disbelief at her phone. Comic, six panels. P3: Headline on Utah banning gender affirming care for minors, and other states considering the same P4: Headline on states beginning to target trans health care for adults P5: Robin looking at a tablet. P6: Robin on a couch, watching TV. Voice on TV: "After the anti-LGBTQ+ campaign prompted several protests and bomb threats made against the Boston facility, the group has now turned its gaze toward the Gender Health Program at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville." P7: Headlines on Tennessee's broad and vague drag ban, Missouri banning transgender care for minors, and restricting coverage for adults Tennessee ban on gender affirming health care for trans kids. Headlines accompanied by a map of anti-trans legislation in US states. P8: Robin's spouse Jordan looking up from her laptop toward Robin, who has tears in her eyes. Jordan says "That's it. We're leaving." Comic, six panels. Panel 9: Robin taping a cardboard box, looking over her shoulder toward Jordan, who is saying something as she walks holding another box. More boxes are behind them. Panel 10: Robin sitting at a table with a stack of paperwork and holding a pen. She is leaning back and groaning: "Eughhhhhh" Panel 11: Robin standing with three friends, embracing as one of them speaks "I'm glad we got to see you before you left. We'll miss you." Panel 12: Jordan and Robin standing by the trunk of their car, several bags and suitcases loaded into the back. Jordan is shoving things in, grumbling "It WILL fit!" Robin, holding a vacuum bag of full of clothing not yet in the trunk, looks unsure. Panel 13: Robin and Jordan standing in the empty house. Robin looks upset, Jordan has a comforting hand on her shoulder. Panel 14: Jordan and robin sitting in the very full car, their dog in the back seat. Jordan is driving, Robin in the passenger seat looking out the window. Comic, two panels Panel 15: Robin, still in the passenger seat of the car, now propping her head up with her hand on her cheek. She is looking down, seeming morose. Large dialogue text in a large white space between panels: "I just don't think that's going to happen." Panel 16: closer shot on Robin. Her gaze has shifted outside the window, her expression is now bitter, with tears gathering in her eyes.
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