jarocats
@jarocats.bsky.social
Vintage ex-Silicon Valley programmer, lifelong artist. The L in #LGBTQ+. #GenJones. Native Californian. You were expecting an actual jar o' cats? 🏳️🌈🎨🎬📚💉
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On indefinite hiatus.
It's the ageism.
Bluesky is for youth between 18 and 24.
I don't belong here.
If anyone knows of a place where older progressives are welcomed and valued, let me know.
It's the ageism.
Bluesky is for youth between 18 and 24.
I don't belong here.
If anyone knows of a place where older progressives are welcomed and valued, let me know.
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
On indefinite hiatus.
It's the ageism.
Bluesky is for youth between 18 and 24.
I don't belong here.
If anyone knows of a place where older progressives are welcomed and valued, let me know.
It's the ageism.
Bluesky is for youth between 18 and 24.
I don't belong here.
If anyone knows of a place where older progressives are welcomed and valued, let me know.
RWNJs are trying to use the Comstock Act of 1873 "as an anti-drug trafficking law" in their neverending attempt to strip women of their right to bodily autonomy:
www.jezebel.com/inside-the-d...
www.jezebel.com/inside-the-d...
Inside the ‘Diabolical’ Campaign to Ban Abortion Pills by Rebranding the Comstock Act
Conservative groups have launched a PR campaign to frame the Comstock Act of 1873 as an anti-drug trafficking law. One expert compared it to the Nixon administration’s manufactured War on Drugs.
www.jezebel.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
RWNJs are trying to use the Comstock Act of 1873 "as an anti-drug trafficking law" in their neverending attempt to strip women of their right to bodily autonomy:
www.jezebel.com/inside-the-d...
www.jezebel.com/inside-the-d...
"On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee unveiled another 23,000 pages of emails tying Trump—yet again—to... convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. I haven’t looked through all 23,000 pages myself, but... nothing in it bodes well for our dear president."
www.jezebel.com/epstein-vict...
www.jezebel.com/epstein-vict...
Epstein Victim Literally Wrote: ‘I Dont Want to Come Early to Find Trump in Your House’
The guns! They're smoking! Again!
www.jezebel.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee unveiled another 23,000 pages of emails tying Trump—yet again—to... convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. I haven’t looked through all 23,000 pages myself, but... nothing in it bodes well for our dear president."
www.jezebel.com/epstein-vict...
www.jezebel.com/epstein-vict...
So, which Dems are going to fold like so many cheap suits on this one?
www.jezebel.com/gop-says-dem...
www.jezebel.com/gop-says-dem...
GOP Says Dems Can Extend Americans' Health Insurance...If They Also Further Restrict Abortion
I love when the "states' rights" crowd proves they actually don't give a fuck.
www.jezebel.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
So, which Dems are going to fold like so many cheap suits on this one?
www.jezebel.com/gop-says-dem...
www.jezebel.com/gop-says-dem...
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As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
She did not respond.
She did not respond.
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
She did not respond.
She did not respond.
"Artist Tai Ericson, who lives in the US state of Vermont, began deconstructing the books to create the artworks in protest at JK Rowling’s views on #trans people."
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
Artist uses Harry Potter books to make portraits of murdered trans women
A Vermont-based artist is making a statement after using Harry Potter books to make powerful portraits of murdered trans women.
www.thepinknews.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Artist Tai Ericson, who lives in the US state of Vermont, began deconstructing the books to create the artworks in protest at JK Rowling’s views on #trans people."
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/11/a...
Yeah, I know -- every time we see something like this, we get all excited, and then... nothing.
Still, this stuff is wildly damning:
Still, this stuff is wildly damning:
BREAKING:
House Democrats just released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump had "spent hours at my house" with one of Epstein's victims — among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. tinyurl.com/5yj3dfpx
House Democrats just released emails in which Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Trump had "spent hours at my house" with one of Epstein's victims — among other messages that suggested Epstein believed Trump knew more about his abuse than he has acknowledged. tinyurl.com/5yj3dfpx
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Yeah, I know -- every time we see something like this, we get all excited, and then... nothing.
Still, this stuff is wildly damning:
Still, this stuff is wildly damning:
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Sound up! 🔊🔊🔊
A President who doesn’t think Veterans are suckers & losers. Thank you @barackobama.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Sound up! 🔊🔊🔊
"People who don't see people in uniform every day, you send 50 of them out to walk their street..."
"In Afghanistan, we used to [carry out] presence patrols, where there was no purpose or mission other than to be present in the space and normalizing that we were there."
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
"In Afghanistan, we used to [carry out] presence patrols, where there was no purpose or mission other than to be present in the space and normalizing that we were there."
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
In an encrypted group chat, National Guard members question Trump deployments
As President Trump's call for National Guard deployments rings out across the U.S., a small contingent of Ohio guard members is quietly expressing concern in an encrypted group chat.
www.npr.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
"People who don't see people in uniform every day, you send 50 of them out to walk their street..."
"In Afghanistan, we used to [carry out] presence patrols, where there was no purpose or mission other than to be present in the space and normalizing that we were there."
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
"In Afghanistan, we used to [carry out] presence patrols, where there was no purpose or mission other than to be present in the space and normalizing that we were there."
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
Gee, what a swell guy:
Jonathan Braun "had been accused of swinging an IV pole at a hospital nurse and threatening to kill her, screaming at a member of his synagogue, groping his family’s nanny and evading bridge tolls."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Jonathan Braun "had been accused of swinging an IV pole at a hospital nurse and threatening to kill her, screaming at a member of his synagogue, groping his family’s nanny and evading bridge tolls."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Drug dealer granted clemency by Trump sent back to prison for violating terms of release
Man accused of groping family’s nanny, evading bridge tolls and swinging IV pole at nurse and threatening to kill her
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Gee, what a swell guy:
Jonathan Braun "had been accused of swinging an IV pole at a hospital nurse and threatening to kill her, screaming at a member of his synagogue, groping his family’s nanny and evading bridge tolls."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Jonathan Braun "had been accused of swinging an IV pole at a hospital nurse and threatening to kill her, screaming at a member of his synagogue, groping his family’s nanny and evading bridge tolls."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Fucking asshole.
notable but not surprising that Fetterman chose Fox & Friends as the place to promote his new book
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Fucking asshole.
I thought Leon's hatred for California made him move to Texas.
Guess he misses that sweet, sweet Silicon Valley money:
www.siliconvalley.com/2025/11/10/e...
Guess he misses that sweet, sweet Silicon Valley money:
www.siliconvalley.com/2025/11/10/e...
Elon Musk: Tesla Diner a possibility in Palo Alto
A Tesla Diner location could be coming to Palo Alto, as suggested in a recent post on X from Elon Musk.
www.siliconvalley.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I thought Leon's hatred for California made him move to Texas.
Guess he misses that sweet, sweet Silicon Valley money:
www.siliconvalley.com/2025/11/10/e...
Guess he misses that sweet, sweet Silicon Valley money:
www.siliconvalley.com/2025/11/10/e...
Joshua Krupia of Sunnyvale, CA, "used a pocketknife to cut down flags and banners... The situation escalated into a physical altercation, during which Krupia struck one individual in the head with a flashlight...and struck a second individual with his fist.”
www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
Sunnyvale man who cut flags from Highway 101 overpass arrested: SDPS
(KRON) — A Sunnyvale man was arrested after he hit two victims and cut down flags that were hung from a Highway 101 overcrossing, police said. The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety identi…
www.kron4.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Joshua Krupia of Sunnyvale, CA, "used a pocketknife to cut down flags and banners... The situation escalated into a physical altercation, during which Krupia struck one individual in the head with a flashlight...and struck a second individual with his fist.”
www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
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NEVER FORGET: Draft-dodger Donald Trump called fallen soldiers "suckers & losers," and said of war hero John McCain's POW torture "I prefer heroes who don't get caught." #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NEVER FORGET: Draft-dodger Donald Trump called fallen soldiers "suckers & losers," and said of war hero John McCain's POW torture "I prefer heroes who don't get caught." #VeteransDay
Nancy Reagan had her astrologer, and Trump has... whatever loony thing this is:
Trump amplified a Trump prophecy account this morning
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Nancy Reagan had her astrologer, and Trump has... whatever loony thing this is:
Thug pulls gun on woman he claims has been following and recording him. Cop intervenes and tells thug he won't get any assistance if no crime has been committed.
Oh, and the thug did ID himself -- to the cop.
abc7.com/amp/post/ice...
Oh, and the thug did ID himself -- to the cop.
abc7.com/amp/post/ice...
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thug pulls gun on woman he claims has been following and recording him. Cop intervenes and tells thug he won't get any assistance if no crime has been committed.
Oh, and the thug did ID himself -- to the cop.
abc7.com/amp/post/ice...
Oh, and the thug did ID himself -- to the cop.
abc7.com/amp/post/ice...
Time to learn to make your own fresh pasta -- unless you want to start paying more than double for your rigatoni:
www.foodandwine.com/italian-past...
www.foodandwine.com/italian-past...
US Weighs 107% Tariff That Could Send Italian Pasta Prices Soaring
President Donald Trump’s new tariffs are targeting Italian pasta with a whopping 91.74% duty. The move follows a U.S. investigation accusing major Italian brands of “dumping” pasta at unfairly low pri...
www.foodandwine.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Time to learn to make your own fresh pasta -- unless you want to start paying more than double for your rigatoni:
www.foodandwine.com/italian-past...
www.foodandwine.com/italian-past...
What a stupid headline.
Neither one is a Democrat.
Neither one is a Democrat.
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What a stupid headline.
Neither one is a Democrat.
Neither one is a Democrat.
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Potential WH Press Release:
Our 50 year mortgage is in dog years. Here's how it works. You put the mortgage in your dogs name. When your dog turns 8, that is like 50 human years and the mortgage is paid off.
Our 50 year mortgage is in dog years. Here's how it works. You put the mortgage in your dogs name. When your dog turns 8, that is like 50 human years and the mortgage is paid off.
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Potential WH Press Release:
Our 50 year mortgage is in dog years. Here's how it works. You put the mortgage in your dogs name. When your dog turns 8, that is like 50 human years and the mortgage is paid off.
Our 50 year mortgage is in dog years. Here's how it works. You put the mortgage in your dogs name. When your dog turns 8, that is like 50 human years and the mortgage is paid off.
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For the first time all year, Democrats were riding high and the regime was on the ropes.
If Senate leadership’s goal was to demobilize and depress rank-and-file Democrats, they could not have played their cards better.
This is why we’ve launched the largest primary program that we’ve ever run.
If Senate leadership’s goal was to demobilize and depress rank-and-file Democrats, they could not have played their cards better.
This is why we’ve launched the largest primary program that we’ve ever run.
Democratic leaders have failed us again. It's time to get new leaders.
After yet another capitulation by Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats, it's clear we need new leadership capable of mounting a serious opposition to Trump's authoritarian regime. We're launching our la...
www.indivisible2026.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 PM
For the first time all year, Democrats were riding high and the regime was on the ropes.
If Senate leadership’s goal was to demobilize and depress rank-and-file Democrats, they could not have played their cards better.
This is why we’ve launched the largest primary program that we’ve ever run.
If Senate leadership’s goal was to demobilize and depress rank-and-file Democrats, they could not have played their cards better.
This is why we’ve launched the largest primary program that we’ve ever run.
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Sound up! 🔊🔊🔊
It's infuriating, but do indeed wait 'til the end:
It's infuriating, but do indeed wait 'til the end:
Pace yourself. 🤬 The ending is what you're waiting for. 🫳🎤💥
#WWJD #PutChristBackInChristianityOrStopPretending #FeedThePoor #PrivilegeIsATest #TGIFF
OG ➡️ @ bookersquared
#WWJD #PutChristBackInChristianityOrStopPretending #FeedThePoor #PrivilegeIsATest #TGIFF
OG ➡️ @ bookersquared
November 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Sound up! 🔊🔊🔊
It's infuriating, but do indeed wait 'til the end:
It's infuriating, but do indeed wait 'til the end:
#LGBTQ #Apple #China
Glad I'm Camp Android Dept.
Because money is far more important than any persecuted people:
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/a...
Glad I'm Camp Android Dept.
Because money is far more important than any persecuted people:
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/a...
Apple caves to pressure from Chinese government and pulls gay dating apps
Tech giant Apple has apparently caved to pressure from the Chinese government by pulling two gay dating apps from the App Store.
www.thepinknews.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
#LGBTQ #Apple #China
Glad I'm Camp Android Dept.
Because money is far more important than any persecuted people:
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/a...
Glad I'm Camp Android Dept.
Because money is far more important than any persecuted people:
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/10/a...
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Dealer: alright everyone ante up
Chuck Schumer: I fold
Dealer: … we haven’t even dealt the hand yet
Chuck Schumer: I 👏 fold 👏
Chuck Schumer: I fold
Dealer: … we haven’t even dealt the hand yet
Chuck Schumer: I 👏 fold 👏
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Dealer: alright everyone ante up
Chuck Schumer: I fold
Dealer: … we haven’t even dealt the hand yet
Chuck Schumer: I 👏 fold 👏
Chuck Schumer: I fold
Dealer: … we haven’t even dealt the hand yet
Chuck Schumer: I 👏 fold 👏