CK DexterHaven
@ckshowalter.bsky.social
Chief Cat wrangler @ HouseOfPotats. I foster cats and tiny kittens. I also do pet hospice mentoring. [email protected]
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♿️ Long🦠,🐈, TexPat, CO, Wx junkie, Swiftie,
https://ko-fi.com/houseofpotats
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CK DexterHaven
@ckshowalter.bsky.social
· Feb 17
The best part of my “I don’t get into arguments and have a relationship with my block button approach?” Smiting people is an excellent stress management tool ;)
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Useful thread on private equity and hospice care! For more on this, I recommend the New Yorker article from a few years ago (it's horrifying) www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
January 21, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Useful thread on private equity and hospice care! For more on this, I recommend the New Yorker article from a few years ago (it's horrifying) www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Okay, so he’s garbling this but there’s an issue with how hospice is used nationally. Because private equity has bought up so many of these companies, there is a push to get family members on hospice. Traditionally hospice kicks in when you’re looking at a few months max. 1/
Dr Oz makes stuff up: "The survival rate for hospice in California if you're one of these fraudulent centers is 100%. No one is dying. I mean, there's a higher death rate on this set in Davos. Everyone lives. So we obviously are going to go after that."
January 21, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Okay, so he’s garbling this but there’s an issue with how hospice is used nationally. Because private equity has bought up so many of these companies, there is a push to get family members on hospice. Traditionally hospice kicks in when you’re looking at a few months max. 1/
Guess what? If you expand work at
Home and flex work options, people can stay in the workforce longer.
Home and flex work options, people can stay in the workforce longer.
Dr. Oz: "If we can get the average person to work one more year in their whole lifetime -- just stay in your workplace for one more year -- that is worth about $3 trillion to the US GDP. That's the productivity we would unleash ... if you're sick, you can't work."
January 21, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Guess what? If you expand work at
Home and flex work options, people can stay in the workforce longer.
Home and flex work options, people can stay in the workforce longer.
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If there is no appetite for the Twenty-Fifth Amendment and the House/Senate cannot impeach and remove, an alternative would be to try to return us to something more like Trump 1.0 by impeaching and removing the individuals who are driving and influencing the worst things that are happening and/or
January 20, 2026 at 12:55 PM
If there is no appetite for the Twenty-Fifth Amendment and the House/Senate cannot impeach and remove, an alternative would be to try to return us to something more like Trump 1.0 by impeaching and removing the individuals who are driving and influencing the worst things that are happening and/or
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They had the audacity to claim Bluesky didn't have the juice, but not since peak Twitter have I logged off for an evening and come back to my entire feed speaking in a new language of rapid-fire in-jokes that I have to reverse-engineer to figure out what's happening. That, my friends, is The Juice.
Two big guys walked up front and started yelling at the pilot and the pilot screamed that they weren't going to Davos, they were going to Vienna, Virginia and that he had to get home to his family.
wow just woke up from a nap, i guess everyone else on Air Force One realized we aren't going to the right place
January 21, 2026 at 7:20 AM
They had the audacity to claim Bluesky didn't have the juice, but not since peak Twitter have I logged off for an evening and come back to my entire feed speaking in a new language of rapid-fire in-jokes that I have to reverse-engineer to figure out what's happening. That, my friends, is The Juice.
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Two big guys walked up front and started yelling at the pilot and the pilot screamed that they weren't going to Davos, they were going to Vienna, Virginia and that he had to get home to his family.
wow just woke up from a nap, i guess everyone else on Air Force One realized we aren't going to the right place
January 21, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Two big guys walked up front and started yelling at the pilot and the pilot screamed that they weren't going to Davos, they were going to Vienna, Virginia and that he had to get home to his family.
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THANK YOU to all who pre-ordered my book! In the category of New Releases in Immigration Policy. I'm at #3 and it's for a book that isn't out yet until March 10. I'm speechless and grateful to all of you who bought, or asked your libraries to order. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
January 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
THANK YOU to all who pre-ordered my book! In the category of New Releases in Immigration Policy. I'm at #3 and it's for a book that isn't out yet until March 10. I'm speechless and grateful to all of you who bought, or asked your libraries to order. global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Absolutely unreal.
January 21, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Absolutely unreal.
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There's a terrific MA or Ph.D. thesis to be written comparing the tactics, strategy, and ideology of 1970s US Christian conservative pivot to abortion after segregation was lost, and the 2010s/2020s pivot to transphobia after equal marriage was won.
Historically, this is exactly how ending abortion became a major issue. Christian Nationalists decided to make it one when it wasn’t one and as per their plan, it developed a life of its own. Most activists in the movement never know it was designed to organize them. bsky.app/profile/spar...
I'm used to seeing this work starting with or soley on an anti-abortion stance.
January 21, 2026 at 11:23 AM
There's a terrific MA or Ph.D. thesis to be written comparing the tactics, strategy, and ideology of 1970s US Christian conservative pivot to abortion after segregation was lost, and the 2010s/2020s pivot to transphobia after equal marriage was won.
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Baba Yaga has extremely specific rules about how you address her house, Strega Nona has extremely specific rules about how you address her spaghetti pot.
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Baba Yaga has extremely specific rules about how you address her house, Strega Nona has extremely specific rules about how you address her spaghetti pot.
Said now-
Don’t climb on the appliances! (water heater)
Don’t climb in the appliances!! (Dryer)
Don’t do anything else life threatening!
And don’t chew on Unca Nutsy’s tail stump
(Brought to you by Turkey)
Don’t climb on the appliances! (water heater)
Don’t climb in the appliances!! (Dryer)
Don’t do anything else life threatening!
And don’t chew on Unca Nutsy’s tail stump
(Brought to you by Turkey)
January 21, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Said now-
Don’t climb on the appliances! (water heater)
Don’t climb in the appliances!! (Dryer)
Don’t do anything else life threatening!
And don’t chew on Unca Nutsy’s tail stump
(Brought to you by Turkey)
Don’t climb on the appliances! (water heater)
Don’t climb in the appliances!! (Dryer)
Don’t do anything else life threatening!
And don’t chew on Unca Nutsy’s tail stump
(Brought to you by Turkey)
Dear @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social- this article is AMAZING. I laughed more than once. Awesome work and Constitutional scholarship is better because of people like you.
No notes. Also, buy her book on originalism y’all
No notes. Also, buy her book on originalism y’all
Only a conservative Supreme Court justice could be surprised to learn that many historical laws in America were grounded in gutter racism
The Supreme Court’s “History and Tradition” Test Just Ran Into America’s History and Tradition of Anti-Black Racism
Requiring "historical analogues" for modern gun laws eventually turns up some history that makes even the conservative justices uncomfortable.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Dear @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social- this article is AMAZING. I laughed more than once. Awesome work and Constitutional scholarship is better because of people like you.
No notes. Also, buy her book on originalism y’all
No notes. Also, buy her book on originalism y’all
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Early morning Emergency kitten
January 20, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Early morning Emergency kitten
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Hey WWI peps, where can I find films by the German propaganda outlet American Correspondent Films Company?
January 20, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Hey WWI peps, where can I find films by the German propaganda outlet American Correspondent Films Company?
So due to medical shenanigans (some kitten randomly peeing blood, and a skin infection), I have Potats on the extended stay plan. They’re eating me out of house and home.
If you’re game to help keep the monsters fed- we appreciate it. They’re eating a case of food in 3-4 days 😳
1/
If you’re game to help keep the monsters fed- we appreciate it. They’re eating a case of food in 3-4 days 😳
1/
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January 20, 2026 at 9:46 PM
So due to medical shenanigans (some kitten randomly peeing blood, and a skin infection), I have Potats on the extended stay plan. They’re eating me out of house and home.
If you’re game to help keep the monsters fed- we appreciate it. They’re eating a case of food in 3-4 days 😳
1/
If you’re game to help keep the monsters fed- we appreciate it. They’re eating a case of food in 3-4 days 😳
1/
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Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
VAN SUSTEREN: The church -- that's a particularly troubling issue because you got a pastor, I purposely didn't name it, he's reportedly associated with ICE
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
NOEM: Thank you for not naming him. People don't realize that when you keep naming someone over and over, you increase the threats against them
January 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Acting Field Director David Easterwood.
And how much money is sitting in trumps off shore account
VENEZUELA INTERIM PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ SAYS COUNTRY HAS RECEIVED $300 MLN FROM OIL SALES
January 20, 2026 at 9:21 PM
And how much money is sitting in trumps off shore account
Long COVID and MECFS have some nightmare symptom elements that pop up in some individuals. This is one of them.
Don’t offer Jessica advice, but also don’t look away
Don’t offer Jessica advice, but also don’t look away
Are we ready for a grim long Covid update? I try not to give these too often, but we may be approaching a cliff.
About a year ago, I developed a weird mouth itching reaction to some foods. It was just a couple at first, now it’s all but five or six foods. Doctors, so far, can’t figure it out.
About a year ago, I developed a weird mouth itching reaction to some foods. It was just a couple at first, now it’s all but five or six foods. Doctors, so far, can’t figure it out.
January 20, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Long COVID and MECFS have some nightmare symptom elements that pop up in some individuals. This is one of them.
Don’t offer Jessica advice, but also don’t look away
Don’t offer Jessica advice, but also don’t look away
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Are we ready for a grim long Covid update? I try not to give these too often, but we may be approaching a cliff.
About a year ago, I developed a weird mouth itching reaction to some foods. It was just a couple at first, now it’s all but five or six foods. Doctors, so far, can’t figure it out.
About a year ago, I developed a weird mouth itching reaction to some foods. It was just a couple at first, now it’s all but five or six foods. Doctors, so far, can’t figure it out.
January 20, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Are we ready for a grim long Covid update? I try not to give these too often, but we may be approaching a cliff.
About a year ago, I developed a weird mouth itching reaction to some foods. It was just a couple at first, now it’s all but five or six foods. Doctors, so far, can’t figure it out.
About a year ago, I developed a weird mouth itching reaction to some foods. It was just a couple at first, now it’s all but five or six foods. Doctors, so far, can’t figure it out.
So one of the people ICE harassed was an off duty officer. They slapped her phone away when she was trying to record. They only backed off when they found out she was local PD
These incidents happen across the US (off duty brown officers being hassled by fellow cops).
These incidents happen across the US (off duty brown officers being hassled by fellow cops).
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
So one of the people ICE harassed was an off duty officer. They slapped her phone away when she was trying to record. They only backed off when they found out she was local PD
These incidents happen across the US (off duty brown officers being hassled by fellow cops).
These incidents happen across the US (off duty brown officers being hassled by fellow cops).
Why is it that a whole generation of therapists thinks that telling you to “just ignore” the most consequential political situation of our lifetime is good advice?
Ignoring this shit doesn’t mean it does away. It just means when you surface it’s even worse.
Ignoring this shit doesn’t mean it does away. It just means when you surface it’s even worse.
January 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Why is it that a whole generation of therapists thinks that telling you to “just ignore” the most consequential political situation of our lifetime is good advice?
Ignoring this shit doesn’t mean it does away. It just means when you surface it’s even worse.
Ignoring this shit doesn’t mean it does away. It just means when you surface it’s even worse.
Which religion is he talking about?
Trump amplifies post that says NATO — not China or Russia — is part of the “real threat” to America.
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Which religion is he talking about?
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the *minority party* blew an 8% hole in border patrol's budget
January 20, 2026 at 4:22 PM
the *minority party* blew an 8% hole in border patrol's budget
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the choice isn't "shut down the government or fund ICE", ICE is getting funded no matter what, the choice is "try to enforce oversight and spending or don't participate at all"
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
the choice isn't "shut down the government or fund ICE", ICE is getting funded no matter what, the choice is "try to enforce oversight and spending or don't participate at all"
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Awful day yesterday. So first, all these assholes get on the wrong bus
January 20, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Awful day yesterday. So first, all these assholes get on the wrong bus