Cathy W
@cathyw.bsky.social
Lover of cheese, knitting, books, tea. The adultiest adult in my house. Possibly actually Gromit. She/Her.
(aka crwilley & afannishknitter over at the dead bird site.)
(aka crwilley & afannishknitter over at the dead bird site.)
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Are you in the military? Are you concerned that the chain is command is fucking up and giving illegal orders? Call the GI Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487
girightshotline.org
girightshotline.org
GI Rights Hotline: Military Discharges and Military Counseling
Are you in the military or thinking about joining? Are you unsure of where to get reliable answers? Call the GI Rights Hotline at 1-877-447-4487. Call for yourself or someone you care about Free and c...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Are you in the military? Are you concerned that the chain is command is fucking up and giving illegal orders? Call the GI Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487
girightshotline.org
girightshotline.org
this is some "I'm not *bouncing* on the bed, mommy, I'm *hopping*" toddler-level semantic parsing going on here.
Gregory Bovino’s deposition is out. Check here and @chicagotribune.com for highlights. Throughout, Bovino was evasive and combative. In this, while being asked about a photo showing him throwing tear gas, Bovino said: “You said canister. I threw two. That’s plural.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
this is some "I'm not *bouncing* on the bed, mommy, I'm *hopping*" toddler-level semantic parsing going on here.
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The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The military has a duty to refuse unlawful orders, but Congress has a duty to remove from office a president and secretary who would issue such orders. There is something off about members of Congress talking about the former while refusing to say the latter, the part that's actually their job here.
At HAZWOPER training. Lots of videos about how easy it is to die by rushing into a dangerous situation to rescue your buddy.
It's *hard* to not rush in to rescue your buddy but the most likely outcome is that the next person to come by will have two buddies to rescue instead of one.
It's *hard* to not rush in to rescue your buddy but the most likely outcome is that the next person to come by will have two buddies to rescue instead of one.
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
At HAZWOPER training. Lots of videos about how easy it is to die by rushing into a dangerous situation to rescue your buddy.
It's *hard* to not rush in to rescue your buddy but the most likely outcome is that the next person to come by will have two buddies to rescue instead of one.
It's *hard* to not rush in to rescue your buddy but the most likely outcome is that the next person to come by will have two buddies to rescue instead of one.
This feels kind of important right now
No better way to signal intent to give illegal orders than to blow up at the lawful suggestion to not follow illegal orders.
Do not follow illegal orders.
GI Rights Hotline (Independent & Confidential): 877-447-4487.
Do not follow illegal orders.
GI Rights Hotline (Independent & Confidential): 877-447-4487.
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This feels kind of important right now
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Fitting that this Administration would want a return to "just following orders."
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Fitting that this Administration would want a return to "just following orders."
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The thing about these guys forming relationships with chatbots is that they will start treating actual women like the chatbots.
And when real women don't fawn, don't glaze them the way these digital yes men do, express opinions, they will view them as *defective* chatbots.
And when real women don't fawn, don't glaze them the way these digital yes men do, express opinions, they will view them as *defective* chatbots.
July 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The thing about these guys forming relationships with chatbots is that they will start treating actual women like the chatbots.
And when real women don't fawn, don't glaze them the way these digital yes men do, express opinions, they will view them as *defective* chatbots.
And when real women don't fawn, don't glaze them the way these digital yes men do, express opinions, they will view them as *defective* chatbots.
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As we are now T minus 3.5 days from Thanksgiving, if you need to deploy Operation Avoid The Boundary Tramplers, tonight is when you post where they snoop about a headache or a queasy kid, or a funny noise from your car, or your pet acting strange, or a serious work issue or an unexpected paper.
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
As we are now T minus 3.5 days from Thanksgiving, if you need to deploy Operation Avoid The Boundary Tramplers, tonight is when you post where they snoop about a headache or a queasy kid, or a funny noise from your car, or your pet acting strange, or a serious work issue or an unexpected paper.
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maybe some random
clowns should not be allowed to turn off the fucken sun 🤷
clowns should not be allowed to turn off the fucken sun 🤷
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat.
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
maybe some random
clowns should not be allowed to turn off the fucken sun 🤷
clowns should not be allowed to turn off the fucken sun 🤷
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Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Terumaru, a bright young lightbulb and the mascot of the Tokyu Denki electric company, trapped in a door yesterday:
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To point 1, readymade garments first appeared in a time period where all clothing was being made custom either inside the home by a family member or on commission from a professional seamstress/tailor. Being able to go buy a "good enough" dress off the rack was an incredible time savings...
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
To point 1, readymade garments first appeared in a time period where all clothing was being made custom either inside the home by a family member or on commission from a professional seamstress/tailor. Being able to go buy a "good enough" dress off the rack was an incredible time savings...
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I have two things I would really like people to internalize about the fashion industry/garment manufacturing, and they are:
1. Mass manufactured clothes are only ever intended to fit "good enough," and;
2. Everything you wear was made by actual human people.
1. Mass manufactured clothes are only ever intended to fit "good enough," and;
2. Everything you wear was made by actual human people.
November 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I have two things I would really like people to internalize about the fashion industry/garment manufacturing, and they are:
1. Mass manufactured clothes are only ever intended to fit "good enough," and;
2. Everything you wear was made by actual human people.
1. Mass manufactured clothes are only ever intended to fit "good enough," and;
2. Everything you wear was made by actual human people.
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It’s not too late to cancel your holiday travel plans. If your family is mean to you, cancel. If the weather is too dangerous, cancel. If you don’t want to catch a virus, cancel. You can just stay home. I love you. ❤️
November 22, 2024 at 2:34 PM
It’s not too late to cancel your holiday travel plans. If your family is mean to you, cancel. If the weather is too dangerous, cancel. If you don’t want to catch a virus, cancel. You can just stay home. I love you. ❤️
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Restore Boring Bureaucracy 2028
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Restore Boring Bureaucracy 2028
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no one has even bothered trying to convince us there’s a threat from Venezuela. no weapons of mass destruction. nothing. just a war of choice because why not.
US operations against Venezuela to begin within days.
Covert ops the first move.
Covert ops the first move.
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
no one has even bothered trying to convince us there’s a threat from Venezuela. no weapons of mass destruction. nothing. just a war of choice because why not.
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hey guys i made a seasonal meme
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
hey guys i made a seasonal meme
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I closed social media for like three hours and the Pope threw a rave, MTG resigned, and Trump endorsed Mamdani before Chuck Schumer did? Now accepting bribes to close social media for all of next week
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I closed social media for like three hours and the Pope threw a rave, MTG resigned, and Trump endorsed Mamdani before Chuck Schumer did? Now accepting bribes to close social media for all of next week
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if you could keep Mamdani around the White House to talk to him all day you could probably get him to do a bunch of good shit, the problem is that after this meeting the next guy in the room is Stephen Miller
November 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
if you could keep Mamdani around the White House to talk to him all day you could probably get him to do a bunch of good shit, the problem is that after this meeting the next guy in the room is Stephen Miller
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
look, the three things you could do with the dozens of America Online CDs you got every week in the mail were:
- landfill
- mobile
- love spell
Landfilling is irresponsible and you only need so many mobiles.
- landfill
- mobile
- love spell
Landfilling is irresponsible and you only need so many mobiles.
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
look, the three things you could do with the dozens of America Online CDs you got every week in the mail were:
- landfill
- mobile
- love spell
Landfilling is irresponsible and you only need so many mobiles.
- landfill
- mobile
- love spell
Landfilling is irresponsible and you only need so many mobiles.
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I’m not going to mention any names, but I will say that it’s very easy to charm scary narcissists actually if you talk to them very warmly, listen respectfully while they speak, make a ton of eye contact, and present your ideas enthusiastically without actually saying you don’t like their ideas.
November 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I’m not going to mention any names, but I will say that it’s very easy to charm scary narcissists actually if you talk to them very warmly, listen respectfully while they speak, make a ton of eye contact, and present your ideas enthusiastically without actually saying you don’t like their ideas.