Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
I missed that they were actually in the middle of fighting a fire at the time.
Mostly cats, cooking, and crafts here. Trying so desperately to keep this from being another online space where I rant about politics. If you're interested in discussing gender, sexuality, consent, etc try my other account. @mastersonso.bsky.social
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I missed that they were actually in the middle of fighting a fire at the time.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
With respect, that is not a policy. That is, at best, virtue signaling. It's certainly not a policy a junior representative is going to be able to pass. I started as a huge fan of Kat, but we're at the point now where I need to start seeing an agenda to keep my vote.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
I have not actually seen you post about a policy in quite a while.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
You know you've made it when....
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@crockett.house.gov) reposted reply parent
They know their policies are unpopular, and they are afraid of losing. So what do they try to do? Cheat. If your big idea is “cheat harder,” maybe it’s time to rethink your politics. (2/2)
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
So long as you watched it in bed.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Female authors, 5+ books 1 Vivian Shaw 2 Gail Carriger 3 Lois McMaster Bujold 4 Martha Wells 5 Ann Leckie 6 Kat Richardson 7 Annette Marie 8 NK Nemisin 9 Patricia Briggs 10 Margaret Atwood
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
10 authors by whom I've read more than 5 books: 1 Lois McMaster Bujold 2 Glynn Stewart 3. Ann Leckie 4. Jim Butcher 5. Brandon Sanderson 6. Martha Wells 7. Luke Chmilenko 8. James SA Corey 9. JS Morin 10.Vivian Shaw I wonder if I can do 19 am female authors, 5+ bills? I'm already at 4.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Body shaming isn't necessary, and really degrades your message in a country suffering fun chronic obesity.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
what are you doing in response to the ICE threats against the National Puerto Rican Museum on Wednesday?
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
what are you doing about the ICE threats to the National Puerto Rican Museum on Wednesday?
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
what are you doing about the ICE threats against the National Puerto Rican Museum on Wednesday?
Mayor Brandon Johnson (@mayorofchicago.bsky.social) reposted
Chicago, there is an air quality alert until tomorrow at midnight. Please share this widely.
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@crockett.house.gov) reposted
We’re in the DOGE Subcommittee hearing, but where’s Elon? Is the “oversight” in the room with us? Republicans wanted to talk about NGOs and Stacey Abrams. But, Trump’s out here slapping a for sale sign on the White House lawn—and y’all wanna play games?
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Man, the air fryer has really replaced my microwave for everything except for popcorn, melting butter, and reheating tea. What are you still microwaving?
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Multi person hot tubs, without the Jets on. You can completely submerge yourself in warm water.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
There has got to be a better way to share bsky posts with people. bsky.app/profile/alex...
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
You're biased. 😜 Did you see the ORANGE SPHYNX on the #sphynx channel?!
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
I have never seen an orange Sphinx before!
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
I need to find a woman who looks at me like that. Thankfully, I already have two cats who do.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Could definitely use more reminders that the rest of life is still happening, and it's okay to enjoy it.
Kelly (@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social) reposted
Vitamin A won't cure measles. A 'healthy diet' won't stop you from getting measles. "Wellness" doesn't make you immune to disease and disability. The people who push these ideas are eugenicists. They are conditioning you to believe disability and chronic illness is our fault.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Dora, my #sphynx, right after a great big stretch and then tucking herself in, up against my knee.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Glomp sleeps in The most unrefined of positions. He doesn't like his face covered, but he hates sleeping in the light, and so he's usually got one paw trying to cover his eyes.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Some kind of socializing. Conversations that are not about politics, or the current state of the world. Something more connective than resharing memes or pictures of my cats.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Click to embiggen this adorable picture of my #sphynx stretching out from under the blanket to hold my hand
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Please stop saying that he deported citizens. He kidnapped them. You cannot "deport" a citizen.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
And any objection to civil rights violations as opposition to them personally.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
I see that my #sphynx Dora has been exploring the mysteries of plumbing while I was asleep.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
I know there's not a lot people can say about yet another #Sphynx picture, but I wish I was getting more interaction on this site than just likes.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Nothing to see here, just a man chewing on his #Sphynx while giving him belly scritches. Glomptar loves this so much, that he will sit down on my chest and shove his ear in my mouth until I start nom'ing
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
I once blended several different spice mixes at a Mongolian bbq, and it was perfect.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Because according to TV show writers, good is average and sexless.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Honestly, I just think the costume designers try harder.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
I forgot to keep updating y'all about my #sphynxcats . Dora has figured out that there is a larger bowl of water underneath the fountain in my bedroom, and has decided that the larger bowl is superior. So she has been taking the top of the fountain off to get to the good stuff.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
After finally getting a bunch of information that I should have asked for as my fiber equipment was being installed, it did indeed take mere minutes to get all my smart home devices shifted to the new network.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Do all sphynxes fight this wimpy? Mine are also like this!
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Why does your cat look like she matches your tattooed legs?! That's amazing.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Lame. Cliffhanger ending that solves nothing. Which, narratively speaking, practically demands that the show never get a second season.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Oh dear. I'm pretty sure that The Bondsman is going to Save The World with country and western.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Not only is the bondsman an over ripe plot, done with no particular flare or visual artistry, but it also gets weirdly Christian. I guess it's meant to depict The Redemption of Kevin Bacon, when he starts practicing elements of rural Georgia Christianity, but they linger on the prayers and hymns.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
The Bondsman, on Amazon Prime, is basically Kevin Bacon trying to be Ash from Evil Dead.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Finally, a familiar face on Bsky!
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Currently watching A Man In Full. It's really well done, but it may be entirely too depressing for you to watch in this political landscape.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Oh, FFS! Now the therapist is willing to provide her super secret information about the murder, But only if the protagonist agrees to therapy "so she can trust him." This TV show is going to be nothing but flashbacks, and maybe 5 minutes of plot advancement tacked on to the end of every episode.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Watching this TV show called Paradise, which claims to be a murder mystery in a vaguely sci-fi setting. I'm on episode 3 now, there's been no investigating at all, and the show has been 2/3 flashbacks to relationship drama. I feel like a lot of TV shows promise sci-fi, and then fail. Horror, too.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Dora has figured out that underneath the water fountain is actually a completely different, **huge** bowl of water, which is obviously superior for drinking from. And as we all know, Dora is a total plumbing nerd. Obsessed with it.
Steven Beschloss (@stevenbeschloss.bsky.social) reposted
Please repeat over and over: “Bending to the whims of a bully will not end his cruelty. It will only embolden him. The response to authoritarianism isn’t acquiescence. Bullies respond to one thing, and one thing only: a punch in the face.” —Gov. JB Pritzker
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
I understand that he is the one most easily proven innocent, but NONE OF THEM received a due process. They were all seized illegally by the state. BRING THEM ALL BACK.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Also, not to put to fine a point on it, But they were ALL seized illegally by the government and imprisoned overseas without due process. WE SHOULD BE DEMANDING THEM ALL BACK.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't understand how anyone can think this is okay.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Wanted to cry real hard. Decided to watch Joy Luck Club. Still works. Also, man, that movie really shaped my attitudes towards what love should look like.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
It's on their sign. At some point, they branched out from selling teas to selling....hot wings?
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Looks better enlarged. My baby boy playing. I really wanted to set it to some classic Trek:TOS fight music #sphynx
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Wheel of Time casting once again proves that evil is sexier than good.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Are they empowered to do that? Will they ever do that?
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
At what point will there be consequences? Seems like judges just keep saying, "do it," & the Justice department just says "no," over and over again. We spent 4 years waffling over creating consequences for political leaders of the Jan 6th insurrection, and we've learned nothing from our mistakes
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
At what point will there be consequences? Seems like judges just keep saying, "do it," & the Justice department just says "no," over and over again. We spent 4 years waffling over creating consequences for political leaders of the Jan 6th insurrection, and we've learned nothing from our mistakes
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Why do Christians profane "sweet baby Jesus?" Like, I understand calling the name of Baby Krishna in vain, cuz that kid kicked some serious ass. He choked a woman to death for trying to poison him! They found him laughing and playing atop her corpse. HARD. CORE. What did baby Jesus do? Seriously?
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
At what point will there be consequences? Seems like judges just keep saying, "do it," & the Justice department just says "no," over and over again. We spent 4 years waffling over creating consequences for political leaders of the Jan 6th insurrection, and we've learned nothing from our mistakes
Stephanie Kennedy (@wordswithsteph.bsky.social) reposted
The Constitutional crisis all Americans fear is here. A battle between the executive and judicial branches is underway. The Trump regime defiantly refused to meet another court-issued deadline in the case of Kilmar Abrego García. Dismissed was a federal judge’s deadline to disclose steps…
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
I understood that reference.
Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) reposted
No one should be above the law, most especially the President. Ignoring a Supreme Court ruling to facilitate Kilmar Abrego Garcia's return isn't just cruel; it's unconstitutional. They're saying the quiet part aloud — if they get away with it now, they'll do it to anyone.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Talked someone into doing malort shots with me. You should have seen the bartender's change in body language when we made the order.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
open.spotify.com/track/2gyxAW... I think I am developing a taste in music specifically based on how easy/popular I think the song would be to karaoke.... But while I merely think it, The Algorithm knows. I feel like this one would have everybody singing along with their fists in the air.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
One of my biggest obstacles right now is that I can never convince myself that any particular moment is My Time to talk about what's going on with me. I still have left over bits of "everybody else's problems are more important than mine" clinging to the sun bleached bones in my closet.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm still trying to figure out the tea part of the play on words, is all.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
So /chi t/ is a word for hot chicken?
Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) reposted
You can tell who the Good Guys are because they're the ones smashing a car window to drag a mother away from her child while wearing ski masks.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Best thing for a cleaning binge is a headset and a good friend or a good audiobook. If you really want to self-motivate, take a before a picture, and then another picture after every 15 minutes. You will be really amazed at how much cleaning you get done in just 15
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
I am trying to imagine the linguistic journey that led to this sign, and I am completely baffled.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Though this article may be about what the court finally decided. 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Roberts punted because by the time it got to him, it was unreasonable to try to get the guy back by last night. So he paused the order so the entire court could fully review the case. .... Is what I heard
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
I want more episodes of Cordelia Cupp
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Today, I woke up 🌅 and once again managed to convince 😇 myself that I have been 🌟magically🌟 cured of all my 🪅chronic🪅fatigue🪅bullshit🪅 and then planned my day accordingly.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Daredevil born again. New cinematographer. Completely different, but still so completely perfect. . Unnnnfffft
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Bounty, my friend, you have gone too far. I don't know why you think anyone wants to keep eight rolls worth of paper towels out at any given time, but I feel you are targeting a very different market than me.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Mine are like this with every box I bring into my home
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
If you think this can’t happen, remember that of the 125,000 Japanese Americans who were interned during WWII for years without charge or trial, two-thirds were U.S. citizens. Including me.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
*heart* would love it if you shared some pictures.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
If there's one thing years of playing cRPGs has taught me, it's that everybody's life can be improved by a little of the Old Ultra Violence.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
I have finally learned that the best way to deal with the curious #sphynxcats is to just let them finish being curious about the boxes before trying to open them. Who is training who?
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Do you wait until spa day to do their nails? Or so you schedule spa day around the nails?
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
I thought bambino and sphynx were two different "breeds?"
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
All I know about Hijack So far is that Idris Elba is the main character, and the opening soundtrack is Lonely Souls by U.N.K.L.E. That is absolutely enough for me to be super excited!
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
Glomptar is a neck fetishist. Just like somebody else he knows. #sphynxcats
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
So true!
Amul (@amul.bsky.social)
I have finally deduced what my #sphynxcat has been complaining about for the last hour. It was not enough that I was laying on the couch instead of in the bed, he insists that I sit somewhat upright so that he can sleep on my chest at a slight incline.
Amul (@amul.bsky.social) reply parent
Would love to know more about the manufacturing happening here in Illinois.
jamelle (@jamellebouie.net) reposted
merit is back baby