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Elm Piper
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I joined Blue Sky to post about my cats and then my government lost what was left of its mind. So now there's lots of activism stuff too
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Elm Piper @elm-piper.bsky.social · Mar 10
I made a meme to explain a (very) simplified version of Capitalism, Socialism, and Anarchism, for the uninitiated.

Capitalism is 2 underpaid staff worked to exhaustion in a megacorp warehouse. Socialism is public libraries. Anarchism is LFL / tiny libraries.
Three images. The first has the caption "Capitalism" and displays an ugly, overcrowded Amazon warehouse with onemployee. The second image has the caption "Socialism" and displays the new york public library reading room. The third image displays the caption "Anarchism" and shows a photo of the Tardis shaped little free library
elm-piper.bsky.social
I reflexively retch whenever Oz grooms Molly's eye crusties, but it's very sweet he still treats 2yo Molly like she's a kitten
Black tuxedo cat, Oz, grooming his adopted daughter, Molly -- a muted tortico cat. She is hugging him. Black tuxedo cat, Oz, grooming his adopted daughter, Molly -- a muted tortico cat. She is hugging him. Black tuxedo cat, Oz, grooming his adopted daughter, Molly -- a muted tortico cat. She is hugging him. Black tuxedo cat, Oz, grooming his adopted daughter, Molly -- a muted tortico cat. She is hugging him.
November 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM
elm-piper.bsky.social
Toe feathers
A gray and white cat with long fur, napping on a bed. She has "toe feathers" (long fur under her feet)
November 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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shogo64.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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modmoxgoods.bsky.social
I have not forgotten about the Epstein files. Have you?
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
elm-piper.bsky.social
I finally gave up on keeping Molly out of my clean laundry basket and instead put a sheet on top so she could sleep there without getting fur all over my clothes. Best decision I ever made
A small muted tortico cat curled up on a sheet on a laundry basket
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
elm-piper.bsky.social
Every bit of willpower to resist the obvious jokes
A screenshot of a pumpkin candle with a suggestive shape
October 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
elm-piper.bsky.social
Oz teaching Molly the joys of gall fruit extract.

#voidcat #calico #formerferal #FIVcats #adoptnotshop #spayandneuter
My black tuxedo cat, Oz, with extremely dilated pupils, after sniffing silver vine gall fruit spray A photo of a black tuxedo cat underneath a cat tree hammock and a calico kitten on top of it
October 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
elm-piper.bsky.social
Found family

#voidcat #calico #formerferal #adoptnotshop #spayandneuter
October 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
elm-piper.bsky.social
Yes, after spending hundreds of dollars between two different robotic litter boxes, the solution to my cat peeing in the wrong place was to put the manual litter box inside a large cardboard box. #voidcat
My black cat in a stainless steel litter box, which is nested inside a large cardboard box, and sitting right next to the robot litter box he will only use as a last resort.
October 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
elm-piper.bsky.social
Almost Halloween! Remember to offer non food treats and to list your address on FARE.
The Teal Pumpkin Project Map - FoodAllergy.org share.google/SwYmozyePrwb...
FoodAllergy.org
FARE is the largest private funder of food allergy research advocating on behalf of the 33 million Americans living with potentially life-threatening food allergies.
FoodAllergy.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
elm-piper.bsky.social
Met a cute yellow spider in the garden with a gorgeous web
A photo of a small yellow spider on a web with my hand behind it for scale
July 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
elm-piper.bsky.social
This beauty circled me a few times and then landed to dig her nest less than a foot from me. She was about 1.5" long and I believe she's a Giant Golden Digger Wasp. Non aggressive, fortunately for my allergy
Photo of large wasp Photo of large wasp Photo of large wasp, digging
July 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
Velvet-purple Coronet, sticking its tongue out at me. At @montezumalodge.bsky.social #Colombia

#birds #hummingbirds
A small, vividly colored hummingbird with iridescent purple and blue feathers perches on a textured branch. Its head is dark, almost black, and it has a long bill and it's sticking its tongue out.
July 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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kolorfullust.bsky.social
I don’t know y’all. If “pride” means abandoning solidarity with queer disabled and immunocompromised folx being murdered by the state and public apathy, then I don’t want to participate.

We have seen the damage aesthetics-driven, neoliberal “resistance” enacts, so I’m confused who the party is for.
June 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
elm-piper.bsky.social
A friend of mine just said, "I'm sick of paying for the privilege of this nonsense" and now I'm trying to decide whether to get that on a shirt or framed cross-stitch
June 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
elm-piper.bsky.social
Diego Luna's monologue was beautiful.

Makes me want to go rewatch the first 2 seasons of Andor.

youtu.be/7726WoO7mTM?...
Guest Host Diego Luna on Trump’s Immigration Policies & the Importance of Immigrants in the U.S.
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
youtu.be
June 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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June 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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sharon43302.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 3:19 AM
elm-piper.bsky.social
She also sliced up my boobs, but I'm not taking a photo of that
A photo of my hand with wounds all over it and text reading, "Trimmed my cat's nails"
June 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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rebelmink.bsky.social
It's worth noting where Gilbert came from too- Melissa helped foster service dogs in training for disabled veterans. Gilbert was their personal dog (adopted after he washed from the program) but she was continuing to assist with other SDIT.

That speaks to what this MAGA 💩 took from the community.
June 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
elm-piper.bsky.social
google "ferret war dance video."

You're welcome.
June 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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kamalanation.bsky.social
🤔
June 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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tensilestress.bsky.social
I really dislike these posts. There is no "one simple solution" to replacing oil, coal, wood, whatever. Our endless pursuit of simplicity is how we got here, reliant on energy sources that are slowly killing us.
Don't just plant bamboo. Find a native alternative to your area. It exists. Use it.
June 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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vichurtowy.bsky.social
True story bro.
June 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
elm-piper.bsky.social
If you are National Guard or active duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens, then this is the number to the GI rights hotline. There is support: you don't have to go through with it.
Tel: 1-877-447-4487
If you are National Guard or active duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens, then this is the number to the GI rights hotline. There is support: you don't have to go through with it. Tel: 1-877-447-4487
June 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM