Mary Austin

The Last Rose of Summer is a true story about corruption in cancer research. We can't fix medicine (or anything else) until we fix campaign finance.

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2024-09-11 12:15:41

Took a peek at the NYT landing page out of morbid curiosity just now.
Hot damn, even *they* can't polish that turd! :blobfoxshocked:
#Debate

2024-09-11 02:18:08

If you can be mentally destroyed by someone shaking your hand and reminding you how to pronounce their name, you probably aren't fit to be Commander in Chief.
#Debate

2024-08-15 00:14:05

Just for reference, this is how normal presidents respond to any pandemic threat.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/08/12/bird-flu-vaccine-stockpile-pandemic/74286769007/

2024-08-10 14:29:22

Kefir the 30 pound Maine Coon says "You got something to say about cat ladies, say it to my face."
#Cats #Caturday
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-eosLOuOGa/
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2024-07-09 16:45:29

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@npub1lgy…aefg
I'm afraid the US press has put me in a dirty-word mood and I probably shouldn't make suggestions right now, unless you want offensive candy hearts. But I hope you have fun!

2024-06-21 19:22:50

My emotional support house panther always has his emotional support streamer. It's a broken off piece of dangle toy he carries around and sleeps with, possibly to help him cope with being photographed against his will all the time.
#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #BlackCat
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/656/233/238/166/877/original/31ce70acc6750278.jpg

2024-06-13 23:12:47

My poor cat had a wellness visit today at which she had shots, an uncomfortable ear cleanout, and a nail trim that made her so mad they couldn't even finish it with a purrito wrap.
And I enjoyed it enough to feel really guilty, all because I got to see an English mastiff. I was raised around those dogs and nothing compares.
Meanwhile my poor kitty is home but still recovering from the trauma. 🥺

2024-06-07 22:35:18

Millennials killed the breakfast cereal industry and I think we deserve a medal for it.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4rigLCuyXZ/

2024-06-06 14:39:13

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@npub1hpc…hjn3
Lol same here, solidly LG. They make T-shirts for us BTW.
https://www.armorclass10.com/products/lawful-good-it-doesnt-mean-lawful-nice

2024-06-04 20:43:08

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@npub1psd…9sr7
So many ways to call the man a twat.

2024-04-20 14:44:44

No.
#cicadapocalypse
https://time.com/6968973/cicadas-food-how-to-catch-clean-cook-eat/

2024-03-31 16:10:55

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@npub1lgy…aefg
See? Cats never do that. Judgmental stares, yes, but not that.

2024-03-16 00:03:47

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@npub1pvf…093g
That was quite the alt text adventure.

2024-03-14 17:25:49

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@npub19dj…n6qc
You be the judge! :catmoji_tears:
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/112/095/206/513/210/434/original/bc5458e6b0f1d5b6.jpg

2024-03-14 17:22:20

A boy and his Target bag
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats
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2024-03-14 17:02:37

The reason we leave Twitter is we don't give money to Nazis.
No other reason is necessary, but this is a pretty good one too.
https://mstdn.social/deck/@Hapbt@mastodon.social/112095110218822621

2024-03-13 16:05:42

Good Lord, manatees control their buoyancy through tooting. 💨
#Mastodon chose entirely the wrong mascot.
#WildLife
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/manatee-farts/

2024-03-13 13:09:33

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@npub1lzz…jhl3
Next he'll be wanting to inject everybody with bleach! Oh wait...

2024-03-12 16:49:23

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@npub19fc…ay3c My family had a rescued track greyhound when I was a teenager and the greyhound rescue people were some of the nicest folks around. But I suspect you don't mean them.

2024-02-24 17:46:21

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@npub1lgy…aefg
I'm so sorry, Pascaline, it is all rather depressing right now for any caring person. Glad you're back. ❤️

2024-01-30 18:21:32

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@npub19fc…ay3c It's not even true in *wolves* for crying out loud. https://phys.org/news/2021-04-wolf-dont-alpha-males-females.html

2024-01-19 16:31:15

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@npub1lgy…aefg
Girrrrl you in danger!
If *I* dug that up, it would immediately get an exorcism followed by deep ocean disposal. I'm not taking any chances.

2024-01-18 01:13:58

He's a ten but he's back to pouting in the corner because I cleaned the outside of his carrier and duct taped a cracked part. It was necessary to transport him to the barn cat program tomorrow, but he's appalled at this attack on his chosen nest.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #TNR
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2023-11-18 15:05:29

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@npub1psd…9sr7 @npub1nu9…l6r5
Yes, failure is a necessary part of the process. We can acknowledge that there are smart people working at SpaceX; the entire problem, of course, is that with Musk nobody has any rational reason to give the benefit of the doubt.
Consequently any attempt to be fair to the engineers at SpaceX, like you're trying to be, gets mixed in with media sycophants who for years called Musk a genius based entirely on his inherited wealth.

2023-10-27 17:28:11

Aaaand there it is. The House Speaker is owned by Russia.
Granted, MyKevin was owned by those owned by Russia (Gaetz, Greene, Qbert).
#Speaker #Johnson #Russia
https://www.newsweek.com/house-speaker-mike-johnson-donations-russia-butina-1838501

2023-10-11 18:15:16

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@npub19fc…ay3c
There's plenty of reason to think that. https://sethabramson.substack.com/p/as-israel-reels-from-mass-deaths

2023-10-03 00:50:28

Just sitting here thinking: Stormy Daniels and Monica Lewinsky had affairs with married men, which, yes, is seriously skeevy and wrong, but they've taken ownership of what they did. And they are fighting for democracy. They aren't Nazis, whatever mistakes they've made.
This puts them ahead of every sitting Republican officeholder in our federal government; billionaires like Musk, Zuck, and Thiel; and the fascist majority on the Supreme Court. Who are mostly, if not all, unrepentant adulterers.

2023-09-20 16:17:03

HOLY SHIT THIS SETTLES IT. #Fetterman is an American hero.
“'If those jagoffs in the House stop trying to shut our government down, and fully support Ukraine, then I will save democracy by wearing a suit on the Senate floor next week,' said the first term Senator."
https://www.abc27.com/pennsylvania-politics/fetterman-pledges-to-wear-suit-if-government-avoids-shutdown/

2023-09-18 14:23:53

Wow! A palm- and cocount-free substitute for palm oil would be much more sustainable. Most palm oil results in deforestation and habitat loss and death for orangutans.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66842496

2023-09-16 14:15:09

Pallas kitten! 😍
#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #WildLife
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2023-09-16 13:53:28

#Caturday around here means reading on the sofa with the feeling I am being watched.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats
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2023-09-15 17:32:32

Hey, pass the popcorn! Ramzan Kadyrov death watch! 🍿
If true-- and the source is pretty credible-- it couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
#Ukraine
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ramzan-kadyrov-chechen-leader-and-putin-ally-is-reportedly-in-critical-condition

2023-09-10 17:56:19

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@npub1gmx…atcq
I'd go with Dorsey, because he's every bit as virulent as Musk and Zuck and more competent at projecting a benign image. Lots of people *still* see him a bearded hippie instead of the fascist he is.

2023-09-06 23:24:32

Hell, give me his number if she doesn't want him.
#Cheese is always appropriate. 🧀
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2023-09-03 19:39:07

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@npub16rs…dfz9
No more dauntless warrior than a chi! 😂

2023-08-31 14:24:06

When a man and his giant bull can't enjoy the great American highway, the terrorists have won.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/bull-riding-car-watusi-norfolk-b2402634.html

2023-08-30 19:39:39

#DarkBrandon showing Xi that we stand with #Taiwan! I am here for it.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-oks-military-aid-taiwan-program-reserved-sovereign-102761969

2023-08-30 19:11:43

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@npub19fc…ay3c
Oh, c'mon, everybody knows he's just saying that out of decency in public. They're obviously enemies.

2023-08-30 19:10:06

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@npub19fc…ay3c
I'm pretty sure he has no real friends. The man doesn't even defend his own wife from racist attacks.

2023-08-26 19:30:39

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@npub1w30…dh68
We can just refer to the United States Senate Republicans as the USSR.

2023-08-25 00:52:22

Ok NOW we have the real mug shot.
#TrumpIndictment
(My deepest apologies to the beautiful Philippine frogmouth.)
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2023-08-25 00:00:29

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@npub1k6v…wdqx @npub189n…satx
Yes! Build the wall and make Trump pay for it!

2023-08-24 13:38:36

Good Lord, even Nero just fiddled while the place burned.
https://www.rawstory.com/nadie-woodward-spokane/

2023-08-24 12:04:01

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@npub1ht0…dyc3
Is this what we're doing instead of Wordle now?

2023-08-21 00:37:39

Bail cannot be paid in rubles.
#OddBailConditions #TrumpCrimeFamilyArrestWeek
#HashtagGames

2023-08-20 14:46:25

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@npub1gmx…atcq
I'm so sorry. I'm very fortunate not to have any pro-Trump relatives (even though pre-Trump we ran the political spectrum). But I am from a red state, and the country no less. The county where I grew up went for Trump by thirty points or so. I know how agonizing it is.
That said, in some ways it's felt vindicating to see everyone's true character. I now understand a lot of feelings of unease that I couldn't explain and blamed on myself as a kid. Turns out little me was right.

2023-08-18 18:56:35

Who loves it when cats sit like humans? I do! Even when they give me grumpy looks.
#CatsOf Mastodon #Cats
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2023-08-18 00:04:19

It's always #BlackCatAppreciationDay over here!
Here's Lucky the former appreciating the sofa.
#catsOfMastodon #BlackCats
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/110/907/685/277/764/612/original/d7d7681faac1f3f7.jpeg

2023-08-17 19:45:24

That Gay Guy Candle Company is at it again with the indictment tributes! 😂
This is a four pack celebrating all four indictments. There's also a special Fani Willis tribute candle that's recently come out.
#TrumpIndictment
https://www.thatgayguycandlecompany.com/sayitcollection/p/trump-indicted-august-14-2023-dzhml

2023-08-17 01:54:59

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@npub1lgy…aefg
Meloxicam. I saw his rash and asked if he was taking Advil, since that's a common offender. I knew he had taken it sometimes for his arthritis. He said no, and I didn't realize his doctor had switched him to a different drug in the same class. The ER doc didn't catch it, maybe didn't see the drug in the record? Anyway, his dermatologist then worked him in and was the one to make the right call.
Thank goodness he's okay now and the pizza was awesome. Thanks for asking!

2023-08-16 22:14:41

My hapless neighbor has managed to survive erythema multiforme, which at a minimum is a very frustrating itchy rash. In his case, if the drug that caused it hadn't been identified and stopped, he could have progressed to the more dangerous version of it, Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
He is fine now, so we are celebrating with #PostRashPizza, viz, I am buying him pizza from this local place that keeps getting voted best in the city. We eat this stuff like we're opening a 200 year old bottle of wine.

2023-08-16 21:47:27

Why couldn't Tropical Storm Hilary have formed in the Atlantic? Woulda loved to see it hit Mar a Lago along with the indictments.
Instead it's just going to cause choppy seas around Baja California. What a waste.
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2023/08/16/national-hurricane-center-tropical-storm-hilary-forms-off-mexico/6041692211627/

2023-08-16 01:58:19

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@npub1zdp…vqv8
But how does one even get that mad at a typewriter? It never connected to Twitter.

2023-08-15 14:53:05

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@npub189n…satx
Everything Trump Touches Dies

2023-08-14 18:32:59

Cheeseburgers and witness intimidation, the guy just can't help himself, can he?
#Trump #TrumpIndictment
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2023-08-14 16:26:35

When I dropped off Jeeves the #feral cat at the charity where he'll be neutered and vaccinated, they gave me a piece of paper with his shelter number on it. They said I could call for updates if I wanted to.
I know they're very busy, so I don't think I will bother them. I'll wait for them to call me and tell me to pick him up.
I just thought that was incredibly sweet. Last night, as I lay in bed listening to a yipping coyote pack, I felt great knowing that Jeeves is indoors in good hands.

2023-08-13 22:16:52

Both my former ferals were clearly excellent hunters. They showed up at healthy weights with no injuries, and we live in an area with plenty of wildlife that can eat a cat. They also survived harsh winters. They're badasses.
Now they meow piteously at me until I show them the food in the bowl. What gives?
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats
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2023-08-11 17:42:01

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@npub1lgy…aefg
Awww, Siep sounds great. Good on you taking him in!
I do hope I can keep this guy around in some way. My two former ferals are not enthused about him even though they showed up *exactly* the same way. I don't know what kind of welcome he would get from them; it's a miracle those two even get along with each other.
The winter cold around here can kill, so in a few months I'll have to figure out something. Hopefully by then he will be a bit less feral.

2023-08-11 17:23:23

I've turned this little guy into a patio regular with food, confirmed with the neighbors that he's feral, and borrowed a humane trap from a local charity.
He's totally right to be giving me stink eye. I intend to take him for neuter surgery, shots, worming and other un-fun things in the near future. Wish me luck!
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Feral
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2023-08-11 15:05:50

I am sorry to be providing a Facebook link (I no longer have an account there) but I wanted to credit the person behind these hilarious posters. There's more!
#Biden #Trump
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10161971287386977&set=pcb.982571759754598
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2023-08-11 13:46:53

Happy #WorldLionDay ! 🦁
https://panthera.org/world-lion-day

2023-08-10 14:41:56

Well, if you're in the eastern hemisphere stay indoors tomorrow. #Russia is attempting a launch and their crap was falling out of the sky ten years ago.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgwv8d/russia-will-launch-its-first-mission-to-the-moon-in-decades-tomorrow

2023-08-10 00:32:29

Did not realize that melting down over #Barbie was a *global* measure of worthless government figures. Thought we had a lock on that in the US but apparently not.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/09/lebanon-in-move-to-ban-barbie-film-for-promoting-homosexuality

2023-08-09 19:59:07

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@npub1wl6…8zu5
Me neither! I mostly read my news, and I have a Chrome plugin that censors pictures of his face with pictures of cats and kittens.
I don't usually watch the news, but when I'm over at someone else's place and he comes on the TV I beg to hit the mute button.

2023-08-06 18:15:57

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@npub1lgy…aefg
Oh dear, and I thought I had #CatDrama going on.

2023-08-06 17:38:49

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@npub1lgy…aefg
Well, what about the little munchkin right next to him in the picture? Is that his ex?

2023-08-04 19:01:08

This is one question we DON'T need to be asking in the hottest summer on record.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/health/is-deodorant-necessary-antiperspirant-tips-wellness/index.html

2023-08-04 18:26:52

My neighbor's cat says hi.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #tortietude
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2023-07-08 18:20:57

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@npub1w0k…z3sz
I can just picture it! "They not only wouldn't vacuum, they wouldn't even carry their own cats around!" 😂

2023-07-08 15:51:53

The answers we really need. #Caturday
https://media.mstdn.social/media_attachments/files/110/679/253/420/772/276/original/3c66fcffb29f54be.png

2023-06-30 16:05:49

Periodic reminder that #Brazil stared into the abyss of fascism just like us and came through because:
1. Voting is not only not suppressed, it is compulsory from the ages of 18-65, and it is made accessible.
and
2. Brazil's #SupremeCourt has steadfastly defended their Constitution.
Remember that Bolsonaro had help from Bannon et al. to try to stage his own "big lie" when he lost, and Brazil had their own version of January 6 that fortunately failed.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/30/jair-bolsonaro-judges-vote-ban-running-for-office

2023-04-02 13:05:23

I guess there is some justice. #[0]
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