Catlord 👑
banner
mayanak.bsky.social
Catlord 👑
@mayanak.bsky.social
Higher ed researcher. MA Geography. 2 kids, 2 cats, 2 chickens, and in 2 decades my house should be floating in the bay.

Les gammas n'existent pas!
I hope the ICC doesn't cave.

Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
Exclusive: US threatens new ICC sanctions unless court pledges not to prosecute Trump
President Donald Trump's administration wants the International Criminal Court to amend its founding document to ensure it does not investigate the Republican president and his top officials, a Trump ...
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Reposted by Catlord 👑
My grandpa was born in the US to German parents. He had younger cousins who were in Hitler youth in Germany. Decades later I talked with some of them about it (with the ruthless candor of youth). Why did you do that? What were you thinking? What they described was a lot like this.
Happening now: Texas leaders announcing a rollout of a statewide program to put TPUSA chapters in high schools and colleges across the state. Gov. Abbott adds that schools that stand in the way should be reported to the Texas Education Agency.
December 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"Researchers from the Natural History Museum in London analyzed samples from the seafloor before & after a mining test and found that the number of worms, minute crustaceans and other small animals in the path of the mining vehicle fell 37 pct. The variety of the creatures also declined by 32 pct."
What Scientists Found When a Deep Sea Mining Company Invited Them In
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It may be the lighting, but to me his lip color is not good
Video: Trump Appears to Doze Off During Cabinet Meeting
President Trump seemed to be fighting sleep during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday. The meeting began with the 79-year-old president criticizing questions about his physical stamina.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Happening
December 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
November 30, 2025 at 5:03 AM
This review just cracks me up. 5 stars
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is such a good idea. I'm thinking of a Compliance Training Party at work, where we knock out all of those sexual harassment and FERPA trainings we've been lagging on.
New, from @pamherd.bsky.social & I:
@chriscolin3000.bsky.social invented Admin Night, a strategy to turn the drudgery of completing dreaded administrative tasks into a party.
"We’re social beings. We’re meant to update our password apps together!"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
Ain't No Party Like an Administrative Burden Party
You are cordially invited to Admin Night - bring your paperwork
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Name your top 4 80s films

1. Grave of the Fireflies
2. Blade Runner
3. A Better Tomorrow (I think I even saw it at the Great Star Theater)
4. Wings of Desire
Name your top 4 80s films

1. Hannah and Her Sisters
2. When Harry Met Sally
3. The Big Chill
4. Ordinary People

Honorable mention: Say Anything
Name your top 4 80s films.
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Reposted by Catlord 👑
The Trump administration is going to make it harder for the public to learn about wrongdoing by withdrawing protections for whistleblowers.
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I've posted it before and I'll post it again.

What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
"They’re stuffed with a paste made from almonds...scented with orange blossom water and often made tacky with mastic — the resin of the Mediterranean tree. Then the mixture is wrapped in a flour dough that’s rolled and stretched until paper thin and baked just long enough to turn tender." The beat
A Crescent-Shaped Dessert That’s a Symbol of Hospitality
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Lynda Barry makes a cameo appearance in the NYT and it is 💯
Gift link
Opinion | The Real Horrors of America
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Harvard's real antisemitism problem is, surprise surprise, lodged in an unapologetic conservative rag.

A Student Publication at Harvard Echoed Hitler. Now It Has Been Suspended.
A Student Publication at Harvard Echoed Hitler. Now It Has Been Suspended.
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
🤨

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire the Top Copyright Official www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire the Top Copyright Official
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I don't think I'm being alarmist when I say I believe him.

Bannon Claims ‘There Is a Plan’ for Trump to Run for a Third Term
Bannon Claims ‘There Is a Plan’ for Trump to Run for a Third Term
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Most corrupt administration ever

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Reposted by Catlord 👑
I joined the "human banner" at San Francisco's Ocean Beach. This flag was at the center. It was a gorgeous day with enormous waves. #nokings
October 19, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Marc Benioff can suck it
music.youtube.com/watch?v=tHBu...
October 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
American Flag With Swastika Is Found in Republican Congressman’s Office
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:56 AM
This looks up @jamellebouie.net's alley
October 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM