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Quote tweeted tweet New tweet: “Friends of Bear Cat Rescue @feeder... •2h We are now forced to close intake and not help anymore cats until we find homes for the adoptable cats in our care. We literally have no more space and I'm having to say no to cats who will die without us. all these kittens are still here. Please share. SF Bay Area” Quoting older tweet: “Friends of Bear Cat Rescue • 3/1/26 SF BAY AREA it makes me very sad that we still have 8 perfect, healthy big kittens growing up mostly in an enclosure here at the rescue. They should be cuddling on someone's lap, zooming around, being happy babies. Soon they'll be a year old and still sitting here, waiting” [pictures of adorable kittens]

🚨 SF area! (And anyone who can share). @friendsofbear.bsky.social (feederofcats) over on Twitter needs your help!
Adopt! Spread the word!

Yup! And again: SO COZY!!!

This is exactly how Putin became one of the wealthiest men in the world. He got a cut of every major industry. That's exactly what is going on here.

A photo, taken from above and behind, as though the photographer was about to step into them, of a pair of dark grey ankle boots. They are spangled with little silver dots, and lined with light grey faux-fur.

My current pair, which I fully expect to last me until summer, and maybe through the fall:

Yup! They are perfect for me: super comfy, and both girly and not!

Did I spend half a hour trying on every single pair that looked like it might be my size? Yup.

Did I end up spending $30 for 6 pairs of boots? YUP!

So now I get to wear a pair until it dies, then just reach into the closet for another. I think I still have two pairs (plus my current) left!

Yes!

I made the absolute best score a few years ago: a discount store had a whole shelf of fluffy grey Cat & Jack boots they’d gotten because the sizes were mismarked, and were thus selling for $5/pair.

The only time I’m glad I have feet the size of a 7-8yo’s is when I want masc shoes. Because I can just buy them in the boys’ section.

Oh, yeah, that definitely tracks!

Wait, no: I think here they grope you and then look at you with pity.

your vote is rarely the single decisive vote

but sometimes it is! and you never know when that might be

CW: undesired-but-totally-accepted touch

Wait, they just look at you?! Where I live, they don’t look; they just reach out, squeeze your tits, frown, and announce “this one!” At which point you buy it, lest you upset the ghosts of the Russian grandmothers, and wear it until the cycle repeats.

Doctors Warn of a Deadly Complication From Measles Outbreaks - KFF Health News U.S. doctors are getting the word out about how to spot a rare measles complication that had been a relic of the past: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. It affects a person years after a measles in...

Hey so devastating and lethal side effects of measles can show up YEARS after infection FYI.

Are we sure this isn’t the thing from FNAF?

The sick irony is that Zionism was supposed to make Jews safe. But building up a Jewish Sparta, as Arendt once called it, at the crossroads of Empire did the opposite. Today the Israeli war machine, fueled by siege mentality, feeds on the antisemitism birthed out of its entrails

I really, really want to do more of this. It feels like carving out a small, strange, safe space.

A reddish-brown dog makes space for himself, pushing away from a weathered looking hockey mask. Meanwhile, an orange kitten inspects the same mask closely, perhaps hoping to don it herself.

Picture of the dedication page from The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones. It reads “for this kid named Jason. I would have swam out for you, man. we all would have.”

Happy Friday the 13th everybody. Was showing the kiddos the true meaning of the holiday today.

Also here’s one of the best book dedications ever from The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones.

@sgj.bsky.social

Dear People:

When you have a workperson—of any type!—at your house, perhaps you should turn off the news, lest they be uncomfortable with certain topics or images.

Sincerely,
Yes, This Is Directed At My Parents

The Strait of Hormuz is open for transit

NYC Public Library People's Assembly Join us on March 21 for a discussion about our visions for NYC libraries.

Come to the Public Library People's Assembly in Queens organized by @nycplan.org on 3/21. There will be food, good conversation and information about how to fight for increased and stable funding. Register here: nycpublicassemblymarch2026.eventbrite.com

For many Black women, the Target boycott is not over. It may never be. A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong “Target fast,” but many Black women who helped launch the boycott say the movement wasn’t his to call off.

Better article re: the #TargetBoycott

"The company confirmed to USA Today that it’s making no new commitments or reversals on its DEI policy."

and

"Black women across the country are reminding people that they started the boycott — and they’ll decide when it ends."

(1) The accused declared, ordered, or otherwise indicated that there shall be no survivors or surrender accepted; (2) The accused thereby intended to threaten an adversary or to conduct hostilities such that there would be no survivors or surrender accepted; (3) It was foreseeable that circumstances would be such that a practicable and reasonable ability to accept surrender would exist; (4) The accused was in a position of effective command or control over the subordinate forces to which the declaration or order was directed; and (5) The conduct took place in the context of and was associated with hostilities.

✋ Former USG war crimes lawyer here.

Apropos of SecDef's remarks this morning:

Denial of quarter—even the declaration of no quarter—is a war crime.

And recognized as such by the US Government.

From DoD's Manual for Military Commissions.

The fact that this is not somehow a reference to @jortsthecat.bsky.social’s HONK HEEK song is tragic.

the accessibility is what's dangerous. i come from a time where you had to seek out a bookie to bet. it was probably better that way. also, as someone whose life was basically ruined by a gambling addict, i'm afraid for all those people whose lives are going to turn upside down

hand up for me on this as well.

I was pro-legalization for a bunch of reasons that were naive in retrospect and I sent way too many "I'm betting on an obscure sporting event 🤪🤪🤪 and you can too!" posts

I didn't anticipate how quickly gambling would rot through everything it touched

I stopped gambling (mostly) last year and the way the books hound you with notifications/emails to Get Back In The Game should 100% be illegal
like if Coors could text drinkers "15 days since your last beer ... sounds like you need an ice cold Coors Light" and also their phone could give them a beer

I think about this a lot.

Sports gambling should be legal but you should have to go to an actual building to do it and it should be so off-putting and sad you’ll never want to do it again