The Crone
@opinionated-cat.bsky.social
Midlife caregiver writing about the messy reality of elder care, insurance fights, and burnout. Green/DSA.
Zennie Sufi with too many pets, two fantastic kids, and one teddy bear of a husband who is occasionally a grumpy bear.
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Zennie Sufi with too many pets, two fantastic kids, and one teddy bear of a husband who is occasionally a grumpy bear.
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There are so many ways to ease the load of caregiving. Here are some great ones:
#Tip: The best present for family #caregivers is your help.
• Gift cards for grocery stores, #restaurants and gas stations, esp. if they’re driving to doctors a lot. Cash is good too.
• Offer to stay with their loved one while they run errands if you are a trusted person. #Respite care is vital!
• Gift cards for grocery stores, #restaurants and gas stations, esp. if they’re driving to doctors a lot. Cash is good too.
• Offer to stay with their loved one while they run errands if you are a trusted person. #Respite care is vital!
December 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
There are so many ways to ease the load of caregiving. Here are some great ones:
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He looks like he’s trying to stop his dog from leaving him
December 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Peace, everyone. I’ve started writing about healthcare and caregiving. Here is my latest piece:
substack.com/@annewinters...
substack.com/@annewinters...
Respecting Shitty Laundry
I opened the washer lid, wishing I was in bed and taking a long nap instead.
substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Peace, everyone. I’ve started writing about healthcare and caregiving. Here is my latest piece:
substack.com/@annewinters...
substack.com/@annewinters...
Trees bowing their branches together — trees live in community, with a vast underground network of roots. Such a beautiful photo!
December 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Trees bowing their branches together — trees live in community, with a vast underground network of roots. Such a beautiful photo!
The healing, calming effect of trees, with the magic of the Solstice that joins in the beauty of natural environments.
Happy Winter/Summer solstice today and festive greetings for the coming week. Looking forward here to the lighter, longer days 🎄
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The healing, calming effect of trees, with the magic of the Solstice that joins in the beauty of natural environments.
Sad and true. Previously other nations could look past our politics to understand that Americans and our government were two different matters. But Trump didn’t get a second round by accident.
How we feel about this is how the whole rest of the world feels about Americans.
December 17, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Sad and true. Previously other nations could look past our politics to understand that Americans and our government were two different matters. But Trump didn’t get a second round by accident.
Good god!!! Give the US back its stolen land?!? He really has lost his mind. America was stolen from the indigenous nations that were here first, but Trump has the audacity to say Venezuela stole from us?! Yep, he just put us in a war that NONE of us agreed to!
The is a declaration and act of war without congressional approval, and imperialistic jingoism.
December 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Good god!!! Give the US back its stolen land?!? He really has lost his mind. America was stolen from the indigenous nations that were here first, but Trump has the audacity to say Venezuela stole from us?! Yep, he just put us in a war that NONE of us agreed to!
Bowers said it better than I could. Also, I hope Newsom isn’t getting overconfident in his popularity. Public opinion is a fickle mistress, and too much of anyone or anything is not healthy. Balance is needed, especially in politics.
Ronald Reagan, a cold man who ignored the AIDS crisis because he was a homophobe and craved the votes of other homophobes, is *not* a reminder of anything good or decent.
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Bowers said it better than I could. Also, I hope Newsom isn’t getting overconfident in his popularity. Public opinion is a fickle mistress, and too much of anyone or anything is not healthy. Balance is needed, especially in politics.
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Have you seen this month’s Socialist Standard yet? Get free access to the publication advocating a free-access society, here: www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/sociali...
December 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Have you seen this month’s Socialist Standard yet? Get free access to the publication advocating a free-access society, here: www.worldsocialism.org/spgb/sociali...
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"Reform of ICE can start with firing every one of the unqualified thugs hired between 2025 and 2028; if you joined during the Trump administration and consider yourself a solid civil servant, you’d be welcome to reapply. And wearing masks should be barred."
ICE is out of control and beyond repair
This agency needs to be stripped down to the studs. Dems should start preparing now.
www.publicnotice.co
October 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"Reform of ICE can start with firing every one of the unqualified thugs hired between 2025 and 2028; if you joined during the Trump administration and consider yourself a solid civil servant, you’d be welcome to reapply. And wearing masks should be barred."
From one month ago. Not sure the American public knew about this, but given our political history, unfortunately it wouldn’t surprise me at all. And what’s happened since then is even more blatant. 😕
Venezuela claims it has captured CIA-linked mercenaries plotting a “false flag” attack to justify US military action.
December 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
From one month ago. Not sure the American public knew about this, but given our political history, unfortunately it wouldn’t surprise me at all. And what’s happened since then is even more blatant. 😕
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The President of the United States thinks a test for dementia is an IQ test, and none of his sycophants will tell him he’s wrong.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
October 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The President of the United States thinks a test for dementia is an IQ test, and none of his sycophants will tell him he’s wrong.
Let that sink in.
Let that sink in.
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5 more days until Donald Trump is forced to release the Epstein Files.
RELEASE ‘EM!
RELEASE ‘EM!
December 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
5 more days until Donald Trump is forced to release the Epstein Files.
RELEASE ‘EM!
RELEASE ‘EM!
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What a horrifying weekend of news. Too much.
December 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
What a horrifying weekend of news. Too much.
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Is from "thoughts and prayers" to "shit happens" an upgrade for the GOP?
December 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Is from "thoughts and prayers" to "shit happens" an upgrade for the GOP?
Love is infinite. It’s a wide spectrum that we’re all on, not a binary assignment.
December 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Love is infinite. It’s a wide spectrum that we’re all on, not a binary assignment.
💔❤️🩹🤝🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💙
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
💔❤️🩹🤝🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💙
Nothing beats astrophotography and astrophysics articles to ease my mind.
Vega (Alpha Lyrae). 12 December 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
December 13, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Nothing beats astrophotography and astrophysics articles to ease my mind.
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The White House continues to make our work harder. They’ve:
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
December 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
The White House continues to make our work harder. They’ve:
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
✂️ Cut funding for transportation and education
👎 Effectively told families in poverty “you’re on your own”
❌ Presided over the longest government shutdown in history
🚨 Failed to act after Western Maryland was hit by a devastating storm.
Mic drop
Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s Nephew speaks out after ICE arrest: I think what I would have to say to Karoline is just because you went to a catholic school doesn't make you a good catholic.
December 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Mic drop
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I had an insightful conversation recently with a former politician wherein we commiserated at the lack of internationalism among progressive/left/pro-democracy forces, even as the right excels at it. It would require, imo, Americans embracing this kind of thing
www.politico.eu/article/dani...
www.politico.eu/article/dani...
Danish intelligence classifies Trump’s America as a security risk
Denmark sounds the alarm about the U.S.’s increasingly antagonistic posture toward Europe.
www.politico.eu
December 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I had an insightful conversation recently with a former politician wherein we commiserated at the lack of internationalism among progressive/left/pro-democracy forces, even as the right excels at it. It would require, imo, Americans embracing this kind of thing
www.politico.eu/article/dani...
www.politico.eu/article/dani...
Finally, some real honesty about the orange monster. Takes one to know one, as my Nan used to say.
Jeffrey Epstein knew what he was talking about . . .
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Finally, some real honesty about the orange monster. Takes one to know one, as my Nan used to say.
I call bs again!! That’s an ADA and civil rights violation! The Trump admin and the whole glass castle fears that the deaf community will see that the emperor is nekkid!
apnews.com/article/amer...
apnews.com/article/amer...
Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image
The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public imag...
apnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I call bs again!! That’s an ADA and civil rights violation! The Trump admin and the whole glass castle fears that the deaf community will see that the emperor is nekkid!
apnews.com/article/amer...
apnews.com/article/amer...
I feel this in my soul. As a child thru adolescence, I played outside, climbed trees, and rode my bike most of the time. Or I read books for hours. Now people get annoyed when I’m not instantly reachable. Life before cell phones and internet. 😪
We’re the last generation that’ll know how great life was without cell phones and the internet.
December 12, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I feel this in my soul. As a child thru adolescence, I played outside, climbed trees, and rode my bike most of the time. Or I read books for hours. Now people get annoyed when I’m not instantly reachable. Life before cell phones and internet. 😪