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Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 9m

I don't have time to read it now (hopefully will get to it) but liked and followed. Thank you for doing this kind of work.

Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 10m

Not even gonna bother fact-checking if this is even Portland circa October 2025. The vibes seem correct.

NWresistance @nwresistance.bsky.social · 45m

This is hilarious.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

#WarRavagedPortland

Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 13m

#BetterDems More, please. All of this, all of the time 😭 (this is a happy crying emoji, right?) The best creative messaging = fact-based + values-based = massively inclusive

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 9h

🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social

Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 17m

Another hero trying to level up to make a run at the boss! I love to see a young champion step into the spotlight (and this one has a great track record and wonderful messaging). Will the established order let the young rise up? LIFT the young up? If not, who'll win? Us, I hope. US. #betterdems

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1h

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Progressive rising star mounts challenge against longtime House Democrat

State Rep. Justin Pearson, the Memphis lawmaker who rose to prominence in 2023 as part of the “Tennessee Three,” announced on Wednesday that he’s challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen—...

www.dailykos.com

Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 29m

Me: One gives kisses on command.

Reporter: Which cat?

Me: EXACTLY. Here, this one's brave. I'll show you how to teach him something. <rummages for food>

Reporter: Oh, wow, there's a bunch of cats here now!

Me: They work for food so, duh. First step. Keep this one here & I'll distract the rest..

Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 40m

which is CUTE as hell (I reinforce good behavioral answers to "why are you so cute?" btw). And we all lived happily ever after and nobody was fooling anybody. And yeah, maybe she just stopped being a breakfast person. But also, she's pretty good at problem-solving, so it's hard to say for sure. /fin

Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 40m

(So, ) she started getting barfy at breakfast time. Now she eats very little at first meal and gets her SNACK TIME back. She reminds me it's her FAVORITE by politely harassing me 30-60 mins early every day (incl. tapping my hand with her paw and doing a meow-dance ritual)... 3/4

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Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 40m

They know the word b/c there's an announcement. Senior/sick cats get snack time when they need help keeping weight on. Adaleen hated "no more snack time for you" time and hated it HARDER because other cats were getting snack time and she wasn't... 2/4

Selfie of black cat w/ yellow, flash-reflecting eyes half-obscuring face of a glasses-wearing person in grey stripey flannel behind her. Extremely Machiavellian vibe.

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Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 40m

Cats are problem-solvers. Standard kitten policy here is to feed 3x/day until they start to get pudgy (metabolism slowing down) and then they go to 2x/day w/ the adults. Bonus evening meal is called "snack time"... 1/4

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Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 1h

also, from what I understand, the deal sucks for Palestinians -- but they'll take it to get the bulldozer off their backs just to get a breather

Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 1h

I think he's highly motivated to get this done. If Netanyahu can be leveraged to end the war (w/ plans to help Bibi avoid prosecution?) then tRump gets a powerful counterpoint to Dems accusing him of inciting violence at home

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Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 1h

<extended cursing> I want to tell my husband about this but he might want to leave me for you about it. I'll tell him I "figured it out with my brain"

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Vania @dawookie.bsky.social · 1h

Reporter: So, what do you mean when you say you're an Olympic-level cat herder?

Me: Oh, just that I'm that good. Competing isn't my brand so I wouldn't GO to the Olympics (who would herd my cats!?) but I love bragging about it.

R: Wanna do a demonstration?

Me: Do you know NOTHING about cats?

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