Cat B
@frijolesluvr.bsky.social
Always in pain, always grumpy. Late thirty-something year old parent, artist, organizer, just trying get through the day. Lover of fiber art, perfume, shrimps, and gardening, hater of giant cars and too bright LED headlights. they/them
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December 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Are there any Caribbean latines who have tried to create plant-based substitutes for “Spanish” chorizo and other smoked meats we tend to use in stews? There’s just that intense
smoky-salty-savory that I find so delightful and the veg “soyrizo” is NOT it.
smoky-salty-savory that I find so delightful and the veg “soyrizo” is NOT it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Are there any Caribbean latines who have tried to create plant-based substitutes for “Spanish” chorizo and other smoked meats we tend to use in stews? There’s just that intense
smoky-salty-savory that I find so delightful and the veg “soyrizo” is NOT it.
smoky-salty-savory that I find so delightful and the veg “soyrizo” is NOT it.
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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and they both enjoy doing drugs
December 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
and they both enjoy doing drugs
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I appreciate they addressed me by my Christian name.
December 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I appreciate they addressed me by my Christian name.
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The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
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"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"All is lost" narratives are popular because people generally do not want to take action. Taking action is tiring so if all is lost, you are off the hook. Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.
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LET TALL CHARACTERS BE FAT
LET SHORT PEOPLE BAG A BBW
LET SHORT PEOPLE BAG A BBW
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
LET TALL CHARACTERS BE FAT
LET SHORT PEOPLE BAG A BBW
LET SHORT PEOPLE BAG A BBW
KKKloud Dancer White
This is the first time Pantone has chosen a shade of white. The company says it's "a lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection." n.pr/4rDF0jv
You read that white: Pantone's 2026 Color of the Year is 'Cloud Dancer'
This is the first time Pantone has chosen a shade of white. The company says it's "a lofty white that serves as a symbol of calming influence in a society rediscovering the value of quiet reflection."
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
KKKloud Dancer White
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Artists gave been warning us about Pantone, that’s all I’m going to say
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Artists gave been warning us about Pantone, that’s all I’m going to say
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Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors
December 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Since becoming a parent I have not, in fact, understood the parents who say “if you were a parent you’d understand” about vaccine hesitancy. Being in charge of this fragile little miracle has me saying things like “give her all the vaccines. Turn this baby into a pincushion” to doctors
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Hey, I know it's not Giving Tuesday anymore (I am deep in the paper mines), but if you've ever wanted to help me out, please consider donating to keep PRI and Ithaca's Museum of the Earth open. They have until December 31 to raise 1M to prevent foreclosure. priweb.donorsupport.co/page/FUNWALK...
Save the Museum of the Earth and PRI – Secure Its Future!
In these challenging times, places like the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) stand as beacons of hope, fostering understanding of the natural world and inspiring action for a sustainable fut...
priweb.donorsupport.co
December 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Hey, I know it's not Giving Tuesday anymore (I am deep in the paper mines), but if you've ever wanted to help me out, please consider donating to keep PRI and Ithaca's Museum of the Earth open. They have until December 31 to raise 1M to prevent foreclosure. priweb.donorsupport.co/page/FUNWALK...
Some #perfumesky musings: there have definitely been certain notes I’ve been drawn to at different times of my life. Patchouli has been one, oakmoss another. This year has definitely been a labdanum year for me; I just love the darkness it brings to a fragrance.
December 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Some #perfumesky musings: there have definitely been certain notes I’ve been drawn to at different times of my life. Patchouli has been one, oakmoss another. This year has definitely been a labdanum year for me; I just love the darkness it brings to a fragrance.
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Embracing a label of "disabled" made me more confident in asking for accommodations. I can't get through a full work day in person without suffering in pain.
If you're a chronically ill person, I welcome you to join this identity.
If you're a chronically ill person, I welcome you to join this identity.
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Embracing a label of "disabled" made me more confident in asking for accommodations. I can't get through a full work day in person without suffering in pain.
If you're a chronically ill person, I welcome you to join this identity.
If you're a chronically ill person, I welcome you to join this identity.
So it’s only a matter of time before Jeffries starts reciting the fourteen words, right
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
So it’s only a matter of time before Jeffries starts reciting the fourteen words, right
Well, we’ve got more awful news on the public health front.
December 4, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Well, we’ve got more awful news on the public health front.
I know this is just one thing out of a sea of attacks on trans rights but…I fucking hate this. I hate the world as it exists right now for trans kids, for trans girls who deserve to bond and create friendships and have life experiences with other girls.
i hope every single person who still buys harry potter merch or engages with that franchise is happy that they're literally making girl guides cry
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
girl guides uk have been forced very much against their will to exclude trans girls. full statement is here: www.girlguiding.org.uk/information-...
December 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I know this is just one thing out of a sea of attacks on trans rights but…I fucking hate this. I hate the world as it exists right now for trans kids, for trans girls who deserve to bond and create friendships and have life experiences with other girls.
Never forget Hillary Clinton’s role in the death of Berta Cáceres. www.democracynow.org/2016/3/11/be...
December 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Never forget Hillary Clinton’s role in the death of Berta Cáceres. www.democracynow.org/2016/3/11/be...
Waldorf themed kid crafts are sooo cute but the philosophy behind it all…eesh.
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Waldorf themed kid crafts are sooo cute but the philosophy behind it all…eesh.
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We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We need to be able to see that the line "accommodations have gone too far" is an expression of the ableist notion that disabled students do not belong in higher ed. Its fundamentally an anxiety about the fact that disabled students get an "advantage" over abled students.
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tbh. every single nation-state project on the planet has declared war on its women, queer, trans people under the banner of "fraternity", so all must eventually be swept into the dustbin of history. there is no nationalist state project that is not inherently patriarchal.
December 2, 2025 at 3:47 AM
tbh. every single nation-state project on the planet has declared war on its women, queer, trans people under the banner of "fraternity", so all must eventually be swept into the dustbin of history. there is no nationalist state project that is not inherently patriarchal.
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They are loved by we who celebrate #Crustmas
Right now I'm doing this big writing project on rare species in Florida and thinking about how much they might suffer because of this AI grift, especially the poor freshwater crustaceans, already loved by almost no one, now trapped under Orlando during a water crisis. I hope they get to live.
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
They are loved by we who celebrate #Crustmas
#Nosevember Prompt #21 is Familiar. In my last sample order Pineward put an extra sample of “Old Toby,” a fragrance I don’t think they’ve released yet. When I first tried it I couldn’t help but ask “who are you?” A heady white flower- maybe nicotania? that I’ve smelled on an older woman in my past.
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
#Nosevember Prompt #21 is Familiar. In my last sample order Pineward put an extra sample of “Old Toby,” a fragrance I don’t think they’ve released yet. When I first tried it I couldn’t help but ask “who are you?” A heady white flower- maybe nicotania? that I’ve smelled on an older woman in my past.
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Trying to write a lot of thoughts about "female husbands" (both the book by Jen Manion and the people themselves) but the pretend story that no one perceived as a woman was ever punished for crossing gendered lines coupled with how violently these men & adjacent ppl were *gleefully* punished
November 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Trying to write a lot of thoughts about "female husbands" (both the book by Jen Manion and the people themselves) but the pretend story that no one perceived as a woman was ever punished for crossing gendered lines coupled with how violently these men & adjacent ppl were *gleefully* punished