Ralph Brandi
@thereisnocat.com
He/Him
Retired web developer. Amateur photographer (mostly film). Leftist. Amateur genealogist. Of all the places my ancestors came from the place they came from the most is Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!
https://www.thereisnocat.com/
Retired web developer. Amateur photographer (mostly film). Leftist. Amateur genealogist. Of all the places my ancestors came from the place they came from the most is Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!
https://www.thereisnocat.com/
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Every word of this thread is spot on. And the situation is worse if the job you had goes away, because the jobs market out there is fucking dire right now. And it's even worse if you've previously had an entrepreneurial life and your CV is a shitshow.
In related news, someone please hire me.
In related news, someone please hire me.
I'm not the only author I know who has a huge surfeit of ideas for books that we would love to write and send out into the world if only we had the time to write them.
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Every word of this thread is spot on. And the situation is worse if the job you had goes away, because the jobs market out there is fucking dire right now. And it's even worse if you've previously had an entrepreneurial life and your CV is a shitshow.
In related news, someone please hire me.
In related news, someone please hire me.
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With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
Cheryle St. Onge's best photograph is a piece from a series she did in collaboration with her mother, who suffered from dementia.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/nov/26/cheryle-st-onge-my-best-shot-dementia-mother-jack-russell
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/nov/26/cheryle-st-onge-my-best-shot-dementia-mother-jack-russell
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Cheryle St. Onge's best photograph is a piece from a series she did in collaboration with her mother, who suffered from dementia.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/nov/26/cheryle-st-onge-my-best-shot-dementia-mother-jack-russell
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/nov/26/cheryle-st-onge-my-best-shot-dementia-mother-jack-russell
Capybara Cafe
My wife is a little crazy. She gets an idea into her head and it won’t let go. Which is how I found myself hanging with some capybaras this evening, feeding them kale from my hands. It was a hoot.
My wife is a little crazy. She gets an idea into her head and it won’t let go. Which is how I found myself hanging with some capybaras this evening, feeding them kale from my hands. It was a hoot.
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Capybara Cafe
My wife is a little crazy. She gets an idea into her head and it won’t let go. Which is how I found myself hanging with some capybaras this evening, feeding them kale from my hands. It was a hoot.
My wife is a little crazy. She gets an idea into her head and it won’t let go. Which is how I found myself hanging with some capybaras this evening, feeding them kale from my hands. It was a hoot.
I just realized the Charmera has a viewfinder
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I just realized the Charmera has a viewfinder
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Called it: Trump is going to *give* China Taiwan (no, Taiwan is not his to give) in an attempt to reverse the damage of his stupid trade war.
“.. Japanese officials said the message was worrying: the president didn’t want friction over Taiwan to endanger a detente reached last month with Xi, which includes a promise to buy more agricultural products from American farmers ..”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Called it: Trump is going to *give* China Taiwan (no, Taiwan is not his to give) in an attempt to reverse the damage of his stupid trade war.
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the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The Department of Homeland Security said TPS for Haiti ends Feb. 3, 2026, affecting over half a million people who may face return to gang-controlled Port-au-Prince.
amp.miamiherald.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
the requirement is, of course, “be white” amp.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What Is Steve Witkoff Trying to Do?
Trump’s envoy isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Steve Witkoff isn’t promoting peace. His interventions are helping Vladimir Putin and prolonging the war
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Witkoff is not buying the Russian narrative. He is selling it.
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The worst fucking people in the fucking world, holy shit.
Reporting from Boston papers makes it seem very plausible that Trump's Press Secretary had his paramilitary detain the mother of her nephew, because she was no longer romantically involved with her brother and he wanted her out of the picture.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The worst fucking people in the fucking world, holy shit.
For some reason, the bridge from Pixelfed didn’t include the picture in this post. So here’s a link instead of my usual repost.
https://pixelfed.thereisnocat.com/p/thereisnocat/899265919605991726
https://pixelfed.thereisnocat.com/p/thereisnocat/899265919605991726
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
For some reason, the bridge from Pixelfed didn’t include the picture in this post. So here’s a link instead of my usual repost.
https://pixelfed.thereisnocat.com/p/thereisnocat/899265919605991726
https://pixelfed.thereisnocat.com/p/thereisnocat/899265919605991726
We like tintypes. I discovered that there is a tintypist in St. Augustine. So I made an appointment and we got our picture taken.
November 26, 2025 at 12:33 AM
We like tintypes. I discovered that there is a tintypist in St. Augustine. So I made an appointment and we got our picture taken.
Dude is setting a precedent for how he’ll be treated by the federal penitentiary system when he becomes a resident.
After Biden commuted the sentences of 37 men on federal death row last year, the Trump administration is retaliating by sending them to the supermax. Prisoners are locked in cells smaller than a parking space 22-24 hours a day.
One prisoner told me he fears he won't make it out alive.
My latest:
One prisoner told me he fears he won't make it out alive.
My latest:
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Dude is setting a precedent for how he’ll be treated by the federal penitentiary system when he becomes a resident.
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This isn’t exactly treason, but it’s edging close to the line.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This isn’t exactly treason, but it’s edging close to the line.
Finding treasures.
I have a lot of our old family photos, but I didn’t have this one. My dad had a timer for his Polaroid 250, which he clearly used to get this photo of him, my mom, and me on the couch in our house on Newport Drive in Sterling Heights.
I have a lot of our old family photos, but I didn’t have this one. My dad had a timer for his Polaroid 250, which he clearly used to get this photo of him, my mom, and me on the couch in our house on Newport Drive in Sterling Heights.
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Finding treasures.
I have a lot of our old family photos, but I didn’t have this one. My dad had a timer for his Polaroid 250, which he clearly used to get this photo of him, my mom, and me on the couch in our house on Newport Drive in Sterling Heights.
I have a lot of our old family photos, but I didn’t have this one. My dad had a timer for his Polaroid 250, which he clearly used to get this photo of him, my mom, and me on the couch in our house on Newport Drive in Sterling Heights.
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Holy shit Trump was going to give him shelter in the embassy, wasn't he?
An amazing new Trump controversy, Part II of II:
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Bolsonaro White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Did the Republican president talk to Bolsonaro as the Brazilian plotted to escape? Trump said yes, but the White House isn’t so sure.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Holy shit Trump was going to give him shelter in the embassy, wasn't he?
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War of aggression, mass killing of civilians, and settler colonialism
Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...
From Ruins to Russian Residences
YouTube video by Bellingcat
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
War of aggression, mass killing of civilians, and settler colonialism
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As a lickspittle attorney general whose career is dependent on currying favor with President Trump, yesterday was a personal and professional disaster for Pam Bondi.
Pam Bondi’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
No Dignity Left Behind Pam Bondi long ago gave up her dignity,...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
As a lickspittle attorney general whose career is dependent on currying favor with President Trump, yesterday was a personal and professional disaster for Pam Bondi.
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In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
The Catch-22 around Trump’s illegal orders | Will Bunch Newsletter
Plus, Pennsylvania chooses a budget over the planet.
www.inquirer.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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This is who we are now.
A nurse, who’s been in the US for 30 years with a legal work permit, with a citizen son & parents she takes care of, was detained at her routine ICE check in.
She couldn’t legally be sent back to Sierra Leone, so they sent her to Ghana who dragged her & then sent her to SL.
A nurse, who’s been in the US for 30 years with a legal work permit, with a citizen son & parents she takes care of, was detained at her routine ICE check in.
She couldn’t legally be sent back to Sierra Leone, so they sent her to Ghana who dragged her & then sent her to SL.
jfc. It was determined by a US judge that she could not be deported to Sierra Leone due to danger she would face in the country she fled. So they deported her to Ghana, a country she had never been to, and Ghana deported her to Sierra Leone.
This country is fucking sick. Deeply deeply fucking sick
This country is fucking sick. Deeply deeply fucking sick
Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana
Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said. She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.
www.nbcwashington.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is who we are now.
A nurse, who’s been in the US for 30 years with a legal work permit, with a citizen son & parents she takes care of, was detained at her routine ICE check in.
She couldn’t legally be sent back to Sierra Leone, so they sent her to Ghana who dragged her & then sent her to SL.
A nurse, who’s been in the US for 30 years with a legal work permit, with a citizen son & parents she takes care of, was detained at her routine ICE check in.
She couldn’t legally be sent back to Sierra Leone, so they sent her to Ghana who dragged her & then sent her to SL.
This sounds like the stuff my old employer Lucent Technologies did with phone switches that led its stock price to go from $84 a share to 50 cents, got the CEO fired, and led to the company being acquired by Alcatel.
Before today, I'd have said "sure NVIDIA ships out GPUs before they're paid, they seem to be getting paid on time, that's fine," but then I read that NVIDIA "recognizes revenue upon shipping a product and deeming collectability probable" and I can't stop thinking about what "probable" could mean?
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This sounds like the stuff my old employer Lucent Technologies did with phone switches that led its stock price to go from $84 a share to 50 cents, got the CEO fired, and led to the company being acquired by Alcatel.