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jarocats

@jarocats.bsky.social

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Vintage ex-Silicon Valley programmer, lifelong artist. The L in #LGBTQ+. #GenJones. Native Californian. You were expecting an actual jar o' cats? 🏳️‍🌈🎨🎬📚💉 Pls have a few OPs up if you want me to FB. Thanks! NO: 🚫 MAGA/crypto/OF/p0rn/fundraising/TERFs 🚫

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 9h

This sadly demented man doesn't realize *he* was president on Jan 6, 2021. Get him in an assisted living facility ASAP.

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 6h

50 years ago, "CBS's own president was boasting of ... a conservative, antidemocratic political project and ... his efforts to shift his news division's media coverage away from scrutinizing corporate power.

"It was a harbinger of what was to come."

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Bari Weiss’s ascent at CBS News was 50 years in the making | David Sirota and Jared Jacang Maher

A half-century ago, CBS’s own president was boasting of his support for an antidemocratic political project. Our new book uses never-before-reported documents to tell the story of a scheme to undermin...

www.theguardian.com

jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 6h

#LGBTQ #HarlemRenaissance

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New exhibit highlights LGBTQ legacy of Harlem Renaissance

The New York Historical’s “Gay Harlem Renaissance” exhibition highlights the contributions of LGBTQ writers, artists and performers to one of history’s most important cultural eras.

www.nbcnews.com

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Dr. Sandy B @drsandyb.bsky.social · 23h

Now ICE is attacking Chicago PD! Gassed them, why aren't these "federal agents" being held accountable for THEIR reckless violence⁉️
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ICE tear gassed 27 Chicago police officers, Superintendent Snelling says

YouTube video by FOX 32 Chicago

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 6h

That man is SO pissed off. He deserves a medal for holding it together.

jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

H/T Parkrose Permaculture

Ode to the Portland Frog

From the mist of the moss and the grey Oregon rain, There leaps a green hero to ease all the pain.

My love for this frog is a powerful thing, For the justice and freedom his ribbit can bring.

With a croak full of spirit and a firm little bound, He stands up to bigots who poison the ground.

He's our small, squat defender, so brave and so fast, A symbol of hope that forever will last.

Shane Ford

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Race Bannon @racebannon.bsky.social · 1d

This is my favorite thing on the internet today.

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Fascist Suck, Jack! @craigisnice.bsky.social · 2d

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

"This is why young, progressive Democrats are frustrated with a Democratic leadership divorced from its moral compass."

A hell of a lot of us old progressives are frustrated AF too, you know.

Anyway... Another squishy Dem with big regrets -- and zero foresight:

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Sacramento congressman voted to praise Charlie Kirk. He says he regrets it | Opinion

“Democratic officials too often silence their own morals, preferring to stay quiet until popularity polls tell them how to feel.”

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 1d

See more job postings from ICE, courtesy of New Yorker Humor: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/ice-job-postings

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

If you were under the impression Machado is some sort of beacon of civil rights activism, you should probably read this.

Still, at least Trump didn't get it.

Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Peace Prize has gone to... a Trump like populist, who helped organise a coup against democracy. www.commondreams.org/opinion/peac...

'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize | Common Dreams

As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and foreign intervention...

www.commondreams.org

jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

Never mind the bullshit he's spewing; instead, listen to his voice. Pretty ragged:

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2d

OH. MY. GOD. 🫠

jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, the humanity! The humanity!

Alicia Victoria Lozano @aliciavlozano.bsky.social · 2d

Someone showed up with a cart of inflatables. The protest is now a dance party outside the PDX ICE facility. Federal police have mostly stood back but did unleash a toxin into the air @nbcnews.com

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

Oldest story in the corporate world: She's forcing them to re-interview for their own jobs before she sacks them:

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WGA Urges CBS News Staffers to Not Respond to Bari Weiss Info-Seeking Memo Until Company Provides Details on Purpose of Her Email (EXCLUSIVE)

The Writers Guild of America, which represents employees at CBS News, told members at the company to not respond to an email sent to staff by Bari Weiss, The Free Press founder who this week was appoi...

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

😞😞😞

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Diane Keaton Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ & ‘The Godfather’ Actress Was 79

Diane Keaton, the actress known for roles in 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather', has died. She was 79.

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

"Donald Trump, the convicted felon and current President of the United States, officially launched a new government website dubbed TrumpRx during a press conference at the White House on Friday. It’s very Trumpy. And we mean that in the worst way possible."

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TrumpRx Is a Narcissistic, AI-Generated Nightmare

AI art really has become the aesthetic of grifters and fascists.

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

#LGBTQ

"Despite Massachusetts’ reputation as deeply blue, the vandalism ... represents one of seven instances so far this year of #Pride flag symbols being targeted... The incidents are part of an unmistakable national trend..."

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‘I can’t believe this happened here:’ LGBTQ flag torn off Roslindale store part of national trend - The Boston Globe

The flag had been flying on a metal pole more than 7 feet high, owner Kelly Walsh said.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, #TikTok users!

It's really, REALLY time to find a new place to land:

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

Trump said he deserved a cut for brokering the TikTok deal, and at once there was agreement that his son Baron would have a top executive slot... though he hasn't asked for it, and has no apparent qualifications to hold it. This is how Trump 2.0 works. www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job

US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

www.telegraph.co.uk

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 1d

Poster with a bold yellow background featuring a stylized black cat’s face with multicolored markings, a pink nose, and white eyes. Above its head, a small crown is drawn. The text reads “NO KINGS” at the top, and “OCTOBER 18” and “NOKINGS.ORG” at the bottom. A small phrase at the lower right corner says “POWER IS OURS. TIME TO USE IT!” in black capital letters. The design uses thick, hand-drawn lines and a playful, rebellious graphic style.

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

Whoops, forgot the alt text:

In front of the White House, a dumpster filled with tacky, gold-leaf furniture, and in front of the dumpster, a gold toilet.

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H/T @atoth99.bsky.social

"I Have A Dream":

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

Promise?

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jarocats @jarocats.bsky.social · 1d

A conservative says, "If it hasn't happened to me, I don't care."

A liberal says, "This should never happen to anyone, and that's why I care."