Catsandkimono
@catsandkimono.bsky.social
I am a retired academic who specialized in late medieval European history. Japanese culture, cats, flowers, gardening, embroidery and other needle arts are all my passions. My political views are progressive with an interest in social justice.
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This is called "freedom" and it's pissing off the new Commissars who believe that artists must perform at the State's command
Issa Rae has canceled her sold out performance at the Kennedy Center. Pulitzer Prize winner Rhiannon Giddens, Peter Wolf, Low Cut Connie, and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C., have also canceled. Lin-Manuel Miranda has canceled the entire Kennedy Center run of Hamilton.
December 29, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This is called "freedom" and it's pissing off the new Commissars who believe that artists must perform at the State's command
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WATCH — @rbreich.bsky.social: “Starting January 1st the typical ACA premium will be going up by a third or doubling… with food, housing prices, rent going up people are really struggling.”
December 29, 2025 at 4:13 AM
WATCH — @rbreich.bsky.social: “Starting January 1st the typical ACA premium will be going up by a third or doubling… with food, housing prices, rent going up people are really struggling.”
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It would be far less time-consuming to count down the number of times he accidentally told the truth. shorturl.at/j6eU3
CNN’s Daniel Dale Counts Down Donald Trump’s ‘Top 25 Lies of 2025’
CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale recounted 25 of Donald Trump's "top lies of 2025," although the journalist confessed it was hard to choose "only 25."
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December 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
It would be far less time-consuming to count down the number of times he accidentally told the truth. shorturl.at/j6eU3
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It’s not “patriotic” to bail out Argentina while Americans are struggling, to build a ballroom while cutting SNAP benefits, or to pad your own pockets while claiming “affordability” is a hoax.
December 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It’s not “patriotic” to bail out Argentina while Americans are struggling, to build a ballroom while cutting SNAP benefits, or to pad your own pockets while claiming “affordability” is a hoax.
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This message hits hard.
December 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This message hits hard.
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Cats are ok (slow intro), no dogs, a quiet adult only home, love, patience & an amazing human is all MELIA needs. She can also be pulled by a rescue, can be fostered - To the right person. Repost to help her 🙏
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Cats are ok (slow intro), no dogs, a quiet adult only home, love, patience & an amazing human is all MELIA needs. She can also be pulled by a rescue, can be fostered - To the right person. Repost to help her 🙏
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
Gee, what a surprise. The whole thing was always a fraud.
December 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Gee, what a surprise. The whole thing was always a fraud.
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Doesn't it strike you as strange that the people who shout long and loud that America is a Christian nation founded on Christian principles are the very people who don't want Christ's teachings of tolerance, pacifism, and generosity codified in law?
December 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Doesn't it strike you as strange that the people who shout long and loud that America is a Christian nation founded on Christian principles are the very people who don't want Christ's teachings of tolerance, pacifism, and generosity codified in law?
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If you think the Trump-Republican Party's willingness to break the law by not following the Epstein Files Transparancy Act (H.R. 4405) reveals something even more insidious about the fascist authoritarian Trump regime, you'd be correct. 😳👇
December 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you think the Trump-Republican Party's willingness to break the law by not following the Epstein Files Transparancy Act (H.R. 4405) reveals something even more insidious about the fascist authoritarian Trump regime, you'd be correct. 😳👇
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Yet another mass mortality event, this time affecting sea urchins, who are vital to ocean ecology.
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Sea Urchins Are Dying Worldwide and No One Knows Why
The Canary Islands may represent the “missing link” in a global pandemic killing sea urchins. Sea urchins help build and maintain marine habitats in much the same way that large plant-eating animals s...
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December 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Yet another mass mortality event, this time affecting sea urchins, who are vital to ocean ecology.
scitechdaily.com/sea-urchins-...
scitechdaily.com/sea-urchins-...
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The orange felon says the Epstein Files are a “Democratic Hoax” and yet he still felt it necessary to doctor documents and hide evidence whilst redacting everything that would be damaging to him.
That’s called GUILTY AF.
That’s called GUILTY AF.
December 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The orange felon says the Epstein Files are a “Democratic Hoax” and yet he still felt it necessary to doctor documents and hide evidence whilst redacting everything that would be damaging to him.
That’s called GUILTY AF.
That’s called GUILTY AF.
Guerneville is one of my favorite places. I love the redwoods.
December 29, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Guerneville is one of my favorite places. I love the redwoods.
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Millions of Americans remain at jobs they hate for one reason: the health insurance they receive. That’s absurd.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
December 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Millions of Americans remain at jobs they hate for one reason: the health insurance they receive. That’s absurd.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
Universal health care will give Americans the freedom to choose the work they want without worrying about health care coverage.
Another reason for Medicare for All.
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Loser Mike Johnson hopes we forgot about extending ACA tax credits while he was on Christmas vacation.
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
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December 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Loser Mike Johnson hopes we forgot about extending ACA tax credits while he was on Christmas vacation.
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
Let’s make it very clear how wrong he is:
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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If I were innocent, I would want everything released to prove my innocence.
December 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
If I were innocent, I would want everything released to prove my innocence.
I would be willing to chip in to help encourage Thiel to leave the country. I will even help him pack.😸
Peter Thiel says he’ll leave California if they pass a 1% wealth tax on billionaires for five years. So… how much would it take to make him leave the U.S.?
December 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I would be willing to chip in to help encourage Thiel to leave the country. I will even help him pack.😸
This is a national shame.
1991: The United States thinks it has decisively won the Cold War against Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
2025: The United States' foreign policy is being dictated by Russia.
December 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
This is a national shame.
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If you’re surprised by any revelations in Epstein files re: Trump that is because the media failed you in an epic way in 2016. One did not need to look hard to find decades of depravity concerning his behavior but they chose to look the other way because HRC had some emails.
December 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If you’re surprised by any revelations in Epstein files re: Trump that is because the media failed you in an epic way in 2016. One did not need to look hard to find decades of depravity concerning his behavior but they chose to look the other way because HRC had some emails.
Yes, that sounds like a wonderful idea. Maybe some other ghosts for his less-than-charming wife Katie. She definitely needs an attitude adjustment.
Sending three ghosts tonight to fuck up Stephen Miller.
December 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Yes, that sounds like a wonderful idea. Maybe some other ghosts for his less-than-charming wife Katie. She definitely needs an attitude adjustment.
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Let's not forget the obvious: that the Felon in the White House is also a Russian asset. Working to the benefit of russia, not the United states. Donald Trump is destroying the country from within for the benefit of Vladimir putin.
December 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Let's not forget the obvious: that the Felon in the White House is also a Russian asset. Working to the benefit of russia, not the United states. Donald Trump is destroying the country from within for the benefit of Vladimir putin.
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The US admin aims to protect unfair/predatory business practices and propaganda platforms of the US oligarchy in the EU.
The end goal is to disunite the EU and then enslave the individual countries.
It never has been about "free speech".
The end goal is to disunite the EU and then enslave the individual countries.
It never has been about "free speech".
December 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The US admin aims to protect unfair/predatory business practices and propaganda platforms of the US oligarchy in the EU.
The end goal is to disunite the EU and then enslave the individual countries.
It never has been about "free speech".
The end goal is to disunite the EU and then enslave the individual countries.
It never has been about "free speech".
Maybe Santa could bring us a better Attorney General for Christmas.
America needs an Attorney General who:
1) will read a law,
2) understand what she is reading, and
3) comply with it.
That doesn't seem like too much to ask, does it?
1) will read a law,
2) understand what she is reading, and
3) comply with it.
That doesn't seem like too much to ask, does it?
December 25, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Maybe Santa could bring us a better Attorney General for Christmas.