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thepoliticalcat

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Fleeing HellBirdSite for hopefully friendlier pastures. #Writing #Photography #Cats #Food #Cooking #WorldMusic #LGBTQ #Disabled #NoBridge

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jackhutton, to iran
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[Gifted article, The Atlantic]: Who Would Benefit From Ebrahim Raisi’s Death?

If the Iranian president turns out to have lost his life in a helicopter crash, it will set off a fierce scramble for power. By Arash Azizi

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/05/who-would-benefit-from-ebrahim-raisis-death/678428/?gift=HoRfrgrF5SCKopc-hfobxC4_Ihf7JDL2M67TjjdRng0&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

thepoliticalcat,
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@jackhutton It should be fairly clear to any thinking person that, given the time elapsed since the vehicle went down, the failure to announce a finding is a strong indicator the man is dead.

Tengrain, to HashtagGames
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“There’s Something About Madge”

#politicianamovieorshow
#HashtagGames

thepoliticalcat,
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@Tengrain 🤢 🤢 🤮

the_etrain, to random
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Yah, I dunno. Have you tried wrapping it in bacon?

thepoliticalcat,
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@the_etrain I just hope to god "it" isn't a bleeding dick.

ufwupdates, to random
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Manuel has spent the last 11 years picking strawberries in Watsonville CA . He works by piece rate so has to hurry to pick and earn more. The weather has been unstable lately so he wears his rain gear to keep himself dry as best he can.

thepoliticalcat,
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@ufwupdates Gracias, Manuel! Thank you for feeding us, and I hope your employers pay you fairly!

Cookies, to Cats
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The Opalcat wishes it to be known that her second first supper is late, and she does not appreciate this shoddy service.

thepoliticalcat,
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@Cookies Ears!

thepoliticalcat,
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@Cookies She's absolutely perfect. I'm sure she'd have this entire household quivering in terror within the first ten minutes.

libramoon, to random
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The Who - Live at the Monterey Pop Festival - 1967
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr3zad8df3c

Pete Townshend/Date of birth
May 19, 1945

thepoliticalcat,
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@libramoon Wasn't Pete Townshend accused of sexually exploiting minors?

thepoliticalcat,
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@libramoon No.

WrenArcher, to random
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Going to the restroom for a trans woman can be so anxiety inducing. I know for me it can be anyway. All I wanna do is get in and get out without any issues, hassles or problems.

But I had something happen while I was at lunch with my mother in-law that was rather affirming as a woman. It’s the opposite of what I’ve imagined could happen to me going to the women’s restroom.

I was washing my hands when a woman about my age came out of the other stall. She looked at me, straight in the face and asked if I could zip up the back of her dress. She didn’t even wait for a response. She just turned around and pulled up her hair. Then said, “It’s so hard to do this by yourself. So much easier when you have help. Thanks.”

She didn’t see me as a predator. Didn’t see me as someone who shouldn’t be in there. She saw me as another woman who simply would understand the need to have help zipping up the back of her dress.

I almost started crying.

I, a trans girl, went into the women’s restroom and nothing happened, except for another woman asked for my help.

thepoliticalcat,
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@WrenArcher I'm sorry people have been so fucking shitty to you as to keep you in a state of fear. I used to get nasty comments on the street all the time, people asking if I was male or female. There are good people out there, and you will see your confidence rewarded if you just go out there and do your best diva. Just sashay out there doing the great, glorious Sarah Bernhardt of the woman you are, and fuck anybody who doesn't like it.

fulelo, to iran
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#BBCNews - #Iran #helicopter crash latest: Rescue teams search for Iran's President Ebrahim #Raisi - #BBC Live page:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-69035051

In the eyes of most Iranians, it is the supreme leader and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards ( #IRGC ) who make major political and foreign policy decisions.

On #TheGlobalJigsaw we looked into the structure and role of the IRGC:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct6qpb

thepoliticalcat,
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@fulelo And yet, if I recall, the initial reports said that some passengers had survived and called for help, thereby alerting the authorities to the fate of the helicopter. Hmm.

thepoliticalcat, to random
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USPOL Election 2024: "Return of the Fly"

Sit back and enjoy the show, people. Mike Pence's fly has returned for a rematch, but Pence chickened out, so now it's brutally assaulting his ex-boss:

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fly-is-brutal/

Man can't defend himself against a gotdamn fly and y'all expecting him to save your asses. SAD!

thepoliticalcat,
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@cynblogger 🤔 🤨 😂 😂

thepoliticalcat, to random
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Left ankle: hugely swollen, yet only somwhat painful.
Right knee: slightly swollen and puffy, yet incredibly tender, unstable, and difficult to use.

Is the difference due to the AGE of the injury? The left ankle was horribly twisted 50 years ago and has continued to hurt periodically over the past 5 decades.

Right knee eroded due to arthritis, only painful for the past decade, tho increasingly.

FWIW, I get the usual advice from every MD: RICE. Take painkillers.

thepoliticalcat,
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@Kierkegaanks Yes. Doctors assure me that it is part of the process of getting old. Old folks get dehydrated faster and easier, and need to keep an eye on their sodium-potassium-calcium balance.

thepoliticalcat,
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@Gorfram @WhiteCatTamer That's definitely the case, dear.

thepoliticalcat,
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@WhiteCatTamer @Gorfram I have a hard little rubber ball for rolling my feet out. Its great!

thepoliticalcat,
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@Gorfram @WhiteCatTamer That's the one. The other's beyond my capacity also, so good thing I don't have it!

thepoliticalcat,
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@DenOfEarth @Kierkegaanks One tip: If you grab your skin anywhere in a large pinch, the skin should not look tented for more than a second or two. It should quickly resume its unpinched shape. If it takes a while, you're dehydrated.

thepoliticalcat,
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@Sir_Osis_of_Liver @Kierkegaanks That ankle resulted from leaping off a bus in motion as a teen. Brilliant, kid. It'll hurt till your 90, didja know that? Nope. Now I'm hurting.

thepoliticalcat,
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@Sir_Osis_of_Liver @Kierkegaanks True! I once flew off a motor bike at high speed after wearing bell-bottom jeans which got caught on something, burning my calf to a turn as I approached a tree. Whee! Look, ma, I'm FLYING!

NorcalGma2, to Dogs
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As the world turns, spins, and does flip flops around us, we keep living our quiet lives, mostly just trying to survive and be happy.
Summer is surely an asset on the happy side.
We played a quick game on the stairs before breakfast.
Good morning, Mastodon.

Golden Labrador retriever playing with her orange ball on tan carpeted stairs.
Golden Labrador retriever playing with her orange ball on tan carpeted stairs.

thepoliticalcat,
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@NorcalGma2 Very much so. Her round little puppy face has lengthened and sharpened, and she now has a somewhat disapproving (but only mildly!) look.

Nonilex, to legal
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After brashly declaring he wanted to in his trial, it appears increasingly unlikely that will do so, as the seems poised to hear next week.
Defendants rarely testify, because their advise them that the risks of doing so, particularly when it comes to being questioned by prosecutors , are simply too great.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/18/trump-trial-testifying/

thepoliticalcat,
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@Nonilex He wouldn't DARE. He's a coward and can't bear restraint.

littlemiao, to gardening
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My forget-me-nots really multiplied this year

thepoliticalcat,
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@littlemiao Pretty! Do the miaolings ever get to go out and enjoy them? We took Juju out on his leash today while I was watering and feeding the tomatoes. He was having a wonderful time pouncing on leaves and twigs!

thepoliticalcat,
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@littlemiao He's so happy! And tired! He chased EVERYthing!

skykiss, to random
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KGB Stasi fluffer Vladimir Putin was a Russian spy, here he is in East Germany from 1985-1990. He learned a few psychological warfare methods over the years.

What words best describe, to better understand him?

thepoliticalcat,
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@skykiss War Criminal AND Crime Lord.

TheHardyBoyCats, to animals
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Keeping his whites white

thepoliticalcat,
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@TheHardyBoyCats Work harder, dude! Some of your fur has yellows in it!

Such an admirable schnozz.

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