Kath

Good morning from the U.S. The people are with you, whether or not our leaders are.

On the eve of Ukraine's Independence Day, the Kochut jewelry house has created silver pendants in the shape of Mother Ukraine to support the military.

All proceeds will be transferred via UNITED24 to purchase robots as part of the Allies of Steel fundraiser:
jewellery.kochut.org/en/shop/pend...

Young #Ukrainian volunteers from the Garage association have woven more than 700 camouflage nets, made hundreds of trench candles for the Ukrainian Defenders in 2yrs

Kids share they do it because they know they can save soldiers' lives

Would 100% watch a sitcom in which Cuomo and Dershowitz end up roommates, Dershowitz is denied a pierogi every episode in exactly the same way, and Cuomo runs for successively lower-stakes office each week, only to lose again.

New Orleans church’s proposed settlement with abuse survivors lays out ‘point’ system Archdiocese has proposed a system based on type of abuse suffered by victims as part of its ongoing bankruptcy case

As a trauma therapist, this points system disturbs me deeply.

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The British pediatrician D. W. Winnicott once wrote, “There’s no such thing as a baby. There is a baby and someone.”

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Men's rights don't vary state by state but
women's do. REPEAT THAT OUT LOUD.

people got taken to cecot without due process, were tortured then sent home, both governments involved are now throwing their hands up saying "we didnt do it"

August 1, 2025 AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations Statement from the American Economic Association on the Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today. The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day. Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias. The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity. Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions. We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure. Lawrence Katz President, American Economic Association Katharine Abraham President-Elect, American Economic Association Karen Dynan Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics Kenneth Troske Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal

Now do inflation.

Too much "we're cooked" & not enough "we're not gonna take this shit"

We Can Save Public Radio and Television Viewers and listeners like us.

"No matter where I lived, I knew this was guaranteed because after moving into a new place, we’d plug in our old box television, adjust the shitty little antenna just so, and voila, like magic, there was PBS. It was free."

Such a great thread. Mine would be a museum of maps of the psyche from various historical eras, cultures, and psych traditions/perspectives.

Maps of the psyche from different historical periods, cultures, and psychology traditions.

Now That They’re Free, Venezuelan Men Want the World to Know What They Endured in CECOT Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released…

“The country with the Statue of Liberty deprived us of our liberty without any kind of evidence,” Leonardo José Colmenares Solórzano, a 31-year-old Venezuelan who was held in CECOT for months, said two days after he was returned to his family.

Art of sailor moon with the words 'my tummy hurts and I'm mad at the government'

morning mood

I too have decided not to run for Governor of California.

We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.

Silhouette of a witch on a broom shrouded by smoke billowing up from a BBQ.

Unintended consequence of moving the BBQ under the witch weather vane.

Night night sweet dreamies

Just because a thought is loud doesn’t mean it’s true.
Especially the mean ones
Sometimes the strongest weapon of all is your mind.
Let it protect you, not hurt you.

#cats #cats #Cat #CatsOnTwitter #CatsOfTwitter

i’m not going to accept any statement on the “steep environmental cost” of air conditioning while countries are backtracking on their climate goals to keep powering AI

Think about how fucked up you'd need to be to starve a baby, or support someone who's doing so. Think how many millennia of evolutionary conditioning you have to override as a human, as a primate, as a mammal, to stifle the screaming you feel inside when you see a skeletal baby.

Me too…

Gimli on a wild Friday night.

Summer evening at the Point Defiance Marina in Tacoma, Washington.

Oh! Thank you for this. I will never stop being a witness to war and atrocities, but it's so wonderful to see what else endures through the violence, what else has upheld your country and your culture for so many centuries. ♡♡♡

Right, wtf?