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SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 8m

All Cats Are Bitey

Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 3h

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.

SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 19h

This is super fucked up.

Greylace @greylace.bsky.social · 21h

The recent ICE raid which emptied an entire apartment building was apparently at the request of Wells Fargo, which is trying to foreclose on the building.

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 22h

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

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madison! @madepn.bsky.social · 21h

here is my first rendering of the bread scale of triviality (any suggestions welcome; I love thinking about bread)

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Indivisible ATL @indivisibleatl.bsky.social · 1d

No one has to work for ICE.

ICE airing recruitment ads targeted at police in metro Atlanta

According to AdImpact, Atlanta saw $947,000 in ads last week, the most in the country.

www.atlantanewsfirst.com

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Midatlantica @midatlantica.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve definitely been in the “why should I quit? My boss hates me at least as much as I hate him. Why not get paid to be an annoyance?” conundrum. It eats your soul but is quite lucrative. Bonus, more often than not I’ve outlasted them anyway

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1d

Here's the real gut punch, however:

ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Retired couple, 63
Combined income: $85,000/yr

2025 Premium: $602/month
2026 Premium: $3,456/month

That'd be 49% of their gross income.

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SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 2d

That *is* yummy. I like to use the Fage 5% as a base for a pineapple/mango smoothie. It’s a nice little treat.

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SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 2d

I'll put it on my list to watch.

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SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 2d

This sounds lovely, I’m really looking forward to the new season on PBS. Next time I’m over in Yorkshire I will make time to see this!

Yorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 3d

✍️ All Creatures Great and Small: a Yorkshire phenomenon

The stories of Yorkshire-based vet ‘James Herriot’ are renowned. A Thirsk museum offers a fascinating insight into his life and times

By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social

All Creatures Great and Small: a Yorkshire phenomenon

The stories of Yorkshire-based vet ‘James Herriot’ are renowned. A Thirsk museum offers a fascinating insight into his life and times

yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Mirya R. Holman @mirya.bsky.social · 3d

I laughed so hard at this @poorlydrawnlines.bsky.social comic

@poorlydrawnlines comic
Pane 1: white guy w black hair talks to a grey cat "how do I make this email friendlier?"
Pane 2: cat says "use an exclamation mark"
Pane 3: guy, holding phone "oh yeah"
Pane 4: you see the screen of the phone "Hey!"
Pane 5: same screen: "Hey! Fuck you!"

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Josh Michtom @rsgat.bsky.social · 3d

Don't talk to cops. I wrote a song about it. Wanna hear it? Here it goes:

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 4d

🎶Turn the AI off TURN THE AI OFF🎶

How to Turn Off AI Tools Like Gemini, Apple Intelligence, Copilot, and More - Consumer Reports

AI features are crowding into Google search, Gmail, iPhones, Windows laptops, and other products. If you're suffering from AI overload, these settings can help.

www.consumerreports.org

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SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 3d

Exactly this. Somehow I’m on a list and I get about 3 texts a week trying to enrage me about bills in CA (and I’m not, so whatever) giving things to “illegals.” I mark them as junk and ignore, but frankly I want *everyone* to have healthcare (and other rights), and they’re probably lying anyway.

Steve Watts @sporkyreeve.bsky.social · 3d

Pointing out the lying is good but I think democrats should take the next step and explain why: republicans think that the American public in general and their voters in particular are so stupid that invoking undocumented immigrants gets them too mad to think clearly. Are you as dumb as they think?

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

“Trump is lying. Speaker Johnson is lying. Full stop.”

Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social on Trump & Johnson claiming Dems are pushing for health coverage for undocumented immigrants.

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 4d

These are the lowest cost insurance options for a 62 year old Georgian making $65k.

2025: $228
2026: $1142

She will lose $704/month in credits because of GOP cuts to health care.

This is a crisis. We cannot wait to fix this.

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Airbag Moments resists 🇺🇦 @airbagmoments.bsky.social · 4d

Legacy media will never use the word "lie," but they're happy to use the word "believes." It's crazy. "Claims to believe" should be the standard.
bsky.app/profile/airb...

Airbag Moments resists 🇺🇦 @airbagmoments.bsky.social · Apr 4

I've been screaming about the weird double-standard between avoiding the word "lie" but freely using the word "believes" for years. A lot of journos and editors are not just deluded by their neutrality theater priorities, they're also not very smart.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 4d

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 4d

When you recall that political reporters ran interference for Trump over his "opposition" to Project 2025, remember that even AT THAT TIME there was a hidden camera interview with Vought where he said that was bullshit and he didn't mean it. www.mediamatters.org/russ-vought/...

In undercover interview, Project 2025 architect gets candid on the initiative’s radical goals and connections to Trump

In an undercover interview with reporters from the British non-profit organization Centre for Climate Reporting, Project 2025 architect and MAGA ally Russ Vought admitted to the project's strong ties ...

www.mediamatters.org

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C.A. Pinkham @eyepatchguy.bsky.social · 6d

Except I do actually want to give healthcare benefits to illegal immigrants

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 7d

WE HAVE LIFTOFF

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

Our Long National Nightmare by Tom Tomorrow

Relive the trauma of the last five years through the cartoons of Herblock Award winner and Pulitzer nominee Tom Tomorrow.

www.kickstarter.com

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SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 8d

I sent this to my boss (who I've been trying to dissuade from using this LLM BS) and he literally said, "52.7 vs 71 human--today; in a month it will be closer. The point is--it helps get things started, then the human intervention comes to improve"

We are so cooked.

Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · 8d

Also, this

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SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 8d

Pretty sure it was '98 when I was living in NYC and I had a cable modem. But I had to think pretty hard about it.

I know for sure I had one when I moved to Atlanta in '99. Fiber optics was a selling point of the apartment we picked.

SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 8d

"Microsoft says its Agent Mode in Excel has an accuracy rate of 57.2 percent in SpreadsheetBench, a benchmark for evaluating an AI model’s ability to edit real world spreadsheets. "

57.2% accurate? Definitely going to trust my SEC filings to that.

The Verge @theverge.com · 8d

Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word

Vibe working is all about Office’s new Agent Mode.

buff.ly

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SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 9d

I walk on it at various inclines, my son runs on it. At one point I built a desk attachment and worked there.

It folds up when not in use.

SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 9d

I got whatever was cheap at Costco 20 years ago. I'm happy, I definitely got my money's worth. I used it this morning. It's fine.

I mounted a tv over it.

I think it was co branded with Reebok.

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SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 9d

Smart. I made a bunch of mini burritos and put them in the freezer for my fend nights. I'm also going to make some soups in individual portions once it cools down.

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SarraJK @sarrajk.bsky.social · 9d

And freezer pasta is a variation on this recipe from past me. I made a batch of it with spinach mixed in and froze it into portions for two people. Now I can thaw it and bake it up. This is my last one, so it's time to do it again. 3/3

baked rigatoni with tiny meatballs

Bigger noodles, tinier meatballs, lighter sauce: Marcella Hazan knew exactly what she was doing when she turned the usual balance of pasta bakes on its head.

smittenkitchen.com

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