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Eugenia of Cats

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Cats, dogs, animals, birds, eco-gardening, Antarctica, democracy, separation of powers, freedom of speech, due process, diversity, equity, inclusion, and liberty and justice for all 🇺🇸

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Eugenia of Cats @eugeniast.bsky.social · Aug 5

She’s got cattitude 😎

Super hero cat, a striped tabby, poses for her portrait while sitting on a tufted chair in a sunny living room

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 7h

Impressive work by Biden to control the FBI while Trump was President.

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Eugenia of Cats @eugeniast.bsky.social · 9h

Strands #588
“Follow suit”
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Eugenia of Cats @eugeniast.bsky.social · 9h

Connections
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Eugenia of Cats @eugeniast.bsky.social · 9h

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Eugenia of Cats @eugeniast.bsky.social · 10h

Merciless cruelty

Miami News @miami.thesocial.news · 1d

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

This Is Fascism

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

We have a judicial crisis in the US.

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 11h

Mount Sneffels, Colorado a week or 2 ago.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 11h

Nothing is determined. There is room to push back.

But let’s not pretend this isn’t exactly what it looks like: The regime is declaring all forms of dissent illegitimate and is preparing a massive crackdown on all forms of political and societal opposition.

They want to escalate. This is it.

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Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 11h

The regime gets more deranged every day. A rightwing conspiracy theorist assassinated a Democratic lawmaker - which the attorney general presents as an example of leftwing political violence in order to justify an authoritarian crackdown on the opposition…

We’re in incredibly dangerous territory.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Bondi: "We've been living through a horrific cycle of political violence in this country ... night after night antifa wrecks havoc on the streets of our cities. In Minnesota, a gunman murdered a state lawmaker and her husband."

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leftynavyseal.bsky.social @leftynavyseal.bsky.social · 1d

Politico: At a hearing yesterday to get Abrego Garcia out of immigration prison, his lawyers proved that ICE has made desultory attempts to deport him to Ghana, Uganda, and Eswaitini, all of whom refused. It’s all about ICE Barbie vowing Abrego Garcia would never walk the streets of America.

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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 17h

Next Saturday's anti-Trump 'No Kings' protest is expected to be the largest single demonstration in U.S. history.

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Quinn Norton @quinn.yoyodyne-it.eu · 17h

Resist fascism, make friends. Build community, check on each other. Party, cook, build ties, and never let them make you too scared to love one another.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1d

If you look closely, you can see signs of GOP lawmakers fearing the long-term political consequences of paying more attention to Trump's demands than to the voices of their own constituents - or consciences.

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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 17h

On 10/18, make your demand clear and actionable:

Impeach. Convict. Remove.

We don't have kings in America. The way to remove bad presidents is impeachment.

Message discipline. Message unity.

#NoKings

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

One week from right now, millions of Americans will gather in every state for the biggest day of peaceful protest in American history. Join your local No Kings Day event to make it clear that We The People won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Eugenia of Cats @eugeniast.bsky.social · 17h

Connections
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Eugenia of Cats @eugeniast.bsky.social · 18h

Strands #587
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Eugenia of Cats @eugeniast.bsky.social · 18h

3:29

www.nytimes.com/badges/games...

Play The Mini Crossword

All the fun of the larger New York Times Crossword, but you can solve it in seconds.

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Emily Galvin-Almanza @galvinalmanza.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously, Judges *do no do things like this*

They don't give their opinion to the media

They don't criticize how SCOTUS works

This is them breaking the emergency glass, folks
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Federal Judges, Warning of ‘Judicial Crisis,’ Fault Supreme Court’s Emergency Orders

www.nytimes.com

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John @johnlk.bsky.social · 1d

This is the fucking Prussian constitutional crisis. If you let them fund the military without Congressional authorization you've just given up on constitutional government. Congress is a dead letter.

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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 22h

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 1d

#Gothtober #31DaysOfHalloween

Three black cats in flight being ridden by pumpkin headed ghosts under a full moon in a gold-starred night sky, the full moon has a witch on a broom flying across it, vintage Halloween postcard.

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 21h

Make sure everyone knows: these mass firings are NOT because of the shutdown.

Trump doesn’t have to fire any of these people—he’s choosing to do it as an intimidation tactic.

Difficult to overstate how stupid and reckless this is.

Mass CDC cuts hit staff dealing with measles, Ebola and disease forecasting

Another round of mass layoffs has struck CDC. The agency had already been cut during a reorganization this year, and more employees are now being shed amid the government shutdown.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Eugenia of Cats @eugeniast.bsky.social · 21h

#NYTSpellingBee GABM 🥂🍾

New York Times spelling bee cartoon with the words “genius” and “October 11, 2025,” along with a cartoon of a flying bee wearing a graduation cap.