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Queen Olivia III

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🤖Sci-fi, 🦩drag* & 🐈cats 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Bestselling author of “The Cat Operator’s Manual” 📕 https://cuddleunit5.com published by Chronicle Books Residing on Space Station 1

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · Jul 2

Welcome, new followers. Here you’ll find the sci‑fi drag transmissions from #SpaceStation1 with the cuddly cat chronicles of #cuddleUnit6, static bursts of queer technicolor, and hot takes on the bizarre world I orbit above. Book news on The Cat Operator’s Manual cuddleunit5.com and tender revolt.

The Cat Operator's Manual - Get the Most from Your New Cuddle Unit

A fresh and quirky guide to understanding your cat, complete with technical information, warnings, insights into all of your Cuddle Unit 5™'s features and modes, and a bonus sticker sheet.

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 5h

only-cat-memes:
via https://queenoliviastredfern.tumblr.com/post/796004209114939392

This image shows a humorous story about a lost cat that had a "mugshot" taken after playfully scratching and biting Thai police officers who were attempting to rescue her. The cat's "arrest" went viral, which ultimately helped her owner locate her. The image features a picture of the cat with a backdrop resembling a police lineup and a photo of a police officer interacting with the cat.

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 7h

Francine the Lowe’s cat has been found
commonwealthtimes.org/2025/10/06/f...

Francine the Lowe’s cat has been found The Commonwealth Times

Richmond’s beloved resident Lowe’s cat, Francine, has returned back home from a “business trip” to North Carolina thanks to various local organizations and community support.The local calico celebrity...

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 8h

I voted, my local supermarket had a collection point

A person drops a yellow voting envelope into a red ballot box beneath a bright yellow sign that reads “Ngā pōtitanga ā-rohe Local body elections VOTE HERE,” indicating participation in Wellington City Council elections. The ballot box has a blue sticker that partially reads “CLOSES OCT.”

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 8h

🐈 😻

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KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 9h

ICE held man in L.A. hospital, at times cuffed to bed, over a month without charges

A federal judge over the weekend issued a temporary restraining order requiring immigration officials to get rid of guards monitoring a man who suffered a broken leg during a car wash raid by feder…

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 9h

The Apollo Antenna - From Jason Major (jpmajor.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/mQGSrt

This is the dish that received messages from Apollo 11 at NASA's Deep Space Network facility at Goldstone, CA.

Read more about these historic dishes here: lightsinthedark.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/the-desert-dishe...

© Jason Major

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Bernard Hickey @bernardchickey.bsky.social · 11h

The Urban Advisory has started a longitudinal New Zealand Housing Survey, asking renters & owners about their experiences & hopes. Natalie Allen says unhappy renters want more choice. Here's our 'Mini-Hoon' on the survey results. Free to all. #NZpol thekaka.substack.com/p/mini-hoon-...

Mini-Hoon: Natalie Allen on housing choices

The Urban Advisory has started a longitundinal New Zealand Housing Survey, asking renters & owners about their experiences & aspirations. Dr Natalie Allen finds unhappy renters wanting more choice

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KTLA 5 @ktla.com · 11h

Government shutdown likely to snarl California air traffic, experts warn

Control tower staffing shortages at the Hollywood Burbank Airport Monday led to 56 flight delays and 12 cancellations. Now, seven days into the federal government shutdown, a shortage of air-traffi…

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Ice Nine @theicenine.bsky.social · 11h

LOL, found a receipt from '96 in a book

$2.63 for semi-soft butter
$5.65 for a twenty pack of Pall Mall
And so on

A supermarket receipt

Dairy products are cheap af

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 11h

New Zealand (good overlap with PST) OK?

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 11h

via https://queenoliviastredfern.tumblr.com/post/796008303351218176

The image is a social media post by a user named lunarmoonmuse. The post says, "my favorite thing ever is when your cat walks past you and gives your leg a little hug with their tail." The post has received 2.8K likes, 12 comments, 128 shares, and 8 bookmarks.

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Tahetoka @amscraig.bsky.social · 18h

So some news from us - inbetween the chaos of moving house.

Te Whare Hangahanga and I are finalists in the Sustainable Business Awards this year in the Transformational Leaders category
sustainable.org.nz/next/whos-ne...

Transformational Leaders

sustainable.org.nz

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CosmicRami 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @cosmicrami.com · 11h

DOLLY IS OK AND THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS RIGHT NOW.

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 14h

OMFG

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 15h

A database of “public” cats that anyone can pet in New York City.

meowmap.nyc

Dare to fail gloriously

meowmap.nyc

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 16h

I feel this so hard

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 16h

a woman in a purple jacket says must be an x-file .

ALT: a woman in a purple jacket says must be an x-file .

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 16h

FAFO

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 1d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 17h

Author of The Anti-Fascist Handbook, death threats at his house after TPUSA targeted him and his family.

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Professor Flees to Europe After Turning Point USA Calls Him Antifa

Rutgers University professor Mark Bray no longer feels safe at home.

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 16h

#cuddleUnit6

grey couch in bright sunlight. The cat wears a pearl necklace with a blue heart-shaped pendant, giving an elegant, aristocratic look. Sunlight highlights the cat’s glossy fur and green eyes as it gazes calmly into the distance.

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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 17h

Lunar Occultation of Saturn 9/17/2024 - From Ryan Kinnett (rkinnett.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2qh5d47

Saturn passing behind the Moon on the morning of Sept 17, 2024. Also resolved are Saturn's moons Titan (left) and Tethys (right). Imaged with 14" LX200 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at f/10 from La Crescenta, California. Note that Saturn detail was enhanced by blending a sharpened stack of images captured immediately prior to the occultation.

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Greg Jackson NZ @realgregjack.bsky.social · 16h

Half a base rate interest rate cut today won't revive the dead cat.What it may do instead is give the wrong signal that the new Reserve Bank people are just rubber stamps for Willis and Co.Which will not inspire markets.

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 16h

That is an alternative economic reality far beyond my comprehension. I feel like I need special glasses to even think about it.

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 17h

Via https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1PPamittZF/?mibextid=wwXIfr
via https://queenoliviastredfern.tumblr.com/post/795980756573962240

The image is a comic strip featuring a white cat wrapped in a blue blanket. The panels show the cat laying down, appearing to be paying attention, but in the last panel, it's asleep. The text above says:

"You're not even watching the movie"
"Yes I am"

This humorously suggests the cat pretended to be awake but actually fell asleep.

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Sharon Murdoch @domesticanimal.bsky.social · 22h

The Govt wants to cut Health NZ staff working on alcohol harm & end its research & social marketing campaigns. Sixty five organisations have signed an open letter to the PM, calling for alcohol industry to be excluded from policy making.
My #cartoon today #NZpol #alcohol #Health #PublicHealth

Cartoon. Title: “Sponsored by the Alcohol Lobby”. Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey and Assoc Justice Minister Nicole McKee, drinking together. McKee hands her beer to Doocey and says, “Hold my beer” “I’m going to sort out these Public Health boffins. Lower right it says, “Govt ignores expert advice on alcohol”

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