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Retired dragon. Curmudgeon. Caffeine fueled. Loves cats, turtles, critters, and knitting.

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I finally figured it out: this Iran war feels like the kinds of wars I used to have in Civilization II after I saved the game and felt like seeing how big a mess I could make.

07.03.2026 01:12 πŸ‘ 359 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 4
United States Onurt of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
No. 26-5050
September Term, 2025
1:25-cv-02471-ACR
Filed On: March 6, 2026
Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, et al.,
Appellees
V.
Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, et al.,
Appellants
BEFORE: Walker, Pan, and Garcia, Circuit Judges
ORDER
Upon consideration of the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal, the
opposition thereto, the reply, the amicus briefs, and the Rule 28(i) letters, it is
ORDERED that the motion for a stay be denied.

United States Onurt of Appeals FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT No. 26-5050 September Term, 2025 1:25-cv-02471-ACR Filed On: March 6, 2026 Fritz Emmanuel Lesly Miot, et al., Appellees V. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, et al., Appellants BEFORE: Walker, Pan, and Garcia, Circuit Judges ORDER Upon consideration of the emergency motion for a stay pending appeal, the opposition thereto, the reply, the amicus briefs, and the Rule 28(i) letters, it is ORDERED that the motion for a stay be denied.

BREAKING: DC Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, keeps in place a lower court order blocking DHS Sec. Noem’s effort to end Haiti temporary protected status designation.

Judges Pan and Garcia deny DOJ’s request to stay the district court order. Judge Walker would have granted it.

Haiti TPS is safe for now.

07.03.2026 03:58 πŸ‘ 1375 πŸ” 404 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 20
Gus very politely sitting on the dining room table

Gus very politely sitting on the dining room table

I seem to have chosen not to yell as loud today for my tube treat

07.03.2026 01:23 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
Spark, a dark tortoiseshell cat, is curled in a circle sleeping on a blue and white striped square canvas pouf.

Spark, a dark tortoiseshell cat, is curled in a circle sleeping on a blue and white striped square canvas pouf.

Spark is sleeping while she can. #caturday #tortie

07.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My white and brown mutt sleeping on a couch, her body propped up on a deep teal blanket and her head hanging down sideways like she's an incipient MΓΆbius strip.

My white and brown mutt sleeping on a couch, her body propped up on a deep teal blanket and her head hanging down sideways like she's an incipient MΓΆbius strip.

So this is comfortable?

07.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lucifer has a point

07.03.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 3395 πŸ” 1024 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 36
An orange cat and a black & white cat on a red bedspread. They are looking over their shoulders and giving the viewer their stank-faces.

An orange cat and a black & white cat on a red bedspread. They are looking over their shoulders and giving the viewer their stank-faces.

Why are my cats looking at me like they're my teenage daughters and I just made the dad joke to end all dad jokes? #Caturday

07.03.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A black cat lays his head on his human’s arm. Her hand is on a computer mouse and you can see the corner of a laptop. He is ignored and forlorn.

A black cat lays his head on his human’s arm. Her hand is on a computer mouse and you can see the corner of a laptop. He is ignored and forlorn.

Mom juss donut stop! Ime nede attenshun! She ignoor the me!!
#cats
#catsofbluesky

07.03.2026 00:48 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

06.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 4506 πŸ” 1154 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 16

IT WORKED! THANK YOU!

That blue dot has been bugging me. I was afraid to click it but I see now I should not have been.

07.03.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A large, adult, tortoiseshell cat lounging on a picnic table, having finished her wet food and snacks.

A large, adult, tortoiseshell cat lounging on a picnic table, having finished her wet food and snacks.

Finally feeling human enough this week (after five weeks of respiratory ills plus COVID) to bring wet food to the driving range cats, including this magnificent tortie lady.

(They're part of a managed colony which has been TNR'ed.)

06.03.2026 20:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a chonky tortie laying sideways, back to the camera. my hand is petting her back.

a chonky tortie laying sideways, back to the camera. my hand is petting her back.

on one hand i am forced to live the futility of all of my actions in the wake of unimaginable sin and cruelty

on the other hand this creature lies on my bed sometimes

so who can say if the world is good or not really

06.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Best cat buddy ever.

05.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 1444 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 2
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Snickers, get off the cat!

Cat? What cat?

06.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 9319 πŸ” 844 πŸ’¬ 312 πŸ“Œ 66
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Day 400 for sweet beautiful
πŸ’”. AMBER πŸ’” being in the shelter. Please give this dog a chance! Check her out below. Repost

Bio πŸ‘‡

24petconnect.com/DetailsMain/...

Video πŸ‘‡
www.facebook.com/reel/9171056...

Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793

06.03.2026 11:13 πŸ‘ 1960 πŸ” 1081 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 54

coping mechanisms, do you? That's fine because you too no longer have to be concerned with what I care about.

Amnesty over. I can start blocking again until the next time this stupidity occurs to me to do.

It's the weekend. Caturday time. I'm going to go find me some cats to repost.

3/3

06.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

there. It's always a hoot to see what lists I've been placed on. Like, if you really believe *that* then yeah, I don't want you to be able to see me anyway, here, let me help, I'll block you. The one who has me blocked because I care more about cats than people... um... you don't understand 2/3

06.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, Amnesty Day is over and if you're still blocked, well, I guess you don't know, do you? Blue Sky stopped updating my list so I gave up, no clue how many accounts I'm actually blocking but there are only six on the list now.

I also did my occasional wander by ClearSky to see what's going on 1/3

06.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When someone says β€žScientists do not want you to knowβ€œ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

03.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 9432 πŸ” 4102 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 164
Preview
The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countriesβ€”including the United States.

β€œThe sinking seems to be part of Hegseth’s new policy of ignoring β€˜stupid rules of engagement’ and β€˜punching them while they’re down.’ It raises questions of what the Trump administration would say if a country like Iran attacked an American ship it knew was unarmed. newrepublic.com/post/207429/...

06.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 3

Israel is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region.

Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat.

We live in Orwellian times.

06.03.2026 13:15 πŸ‘ 6879 πŸ” 2339 πŸ’¬ 154 πŸ“Œ 52
A ridiculous tuxedo cat doing a little LIKK on my dunked digestive biscuit. Actually it's 2 for structural integrity, otherwise the wet bit flops off and lands on his paws and he gets all grumpy

A ridiculous tuxedo cat doing a little LIKK on my dunked digestive biscuit. Actually it's 2 for structural integrity, otherwise the wet bit flops off and lands on his paws and he gets all grumpy

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I'm telling you, Paul makes me dunk his biscuit in tea. He does. HE DOES

06.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 226 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1

From the moment they can fill their little lungs with breath, torties have demands and accusations.

05.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning Emergency Kitten- tiny protests

05.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 384 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 8
peepeepoopoo
@DeepDishEnjoyer
FOR THE LAST TIME HE CAN'T TACO EVEN IF HE WANTED TO
THE REGION IS NOW FILLED WITH ESSENTIALLY INDEPENDENT WARLORDS WHO HAVE MISSLES AND DRONES AND THE HATE ALL THE ARAB NATIONS SURROUNDING THEM
3:41 PM Β· Mar 5, 2026
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peepeepoopoo @DeepDishEnjoyer FOR THE LAST TIME HE CAN'T TACO EVEN IF HE WANTED TO THE REGION IS NOW FILLED WITH ESSENTIALLY INDEPENDENT WARLORDS WHO HAVE MISSLES AND DRONES AND THE HATE ALL THE ARAB NATIONS SURROUNDING THEM 3:41 PM Β· Mar 5, 2026 Β· 250 Views https://x.com/deepdishenjoyer/status/2029658607659192732

nobody seems to fucking get this!!!! "the enemy gets a vote" but moreover trump/israel deliberately killed all the people at the top controlling the enemy, which does not destroy the enemy but in fact turns them into a dozen new, smaller enemies!! I feel like i'm going fucking insane

05.03.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 2173 πŸ” 358 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 23
Jim dreaming about gradually doing front breaststroke all the way around the Scandinavian islands until he rocks up in Estonia, unencumbered by possessions and ready for fun.

Jim dreaming about gradually doing front breaststroke all the way around the Scandinavian islands until he rocks up in Estonia, unencumbered by possessions and ready for fun.

Jim kindly massaging a muscle on my torso which I have told him is sore.

Jim kindly massaging a muscle on my torso which I have told him is sore.

Jim, baked on weed while listening to his favourite Chocolate Watchband LP, The Inner Mystique, from 1968, which is generally his favourite scenario in which to experience a chin rub.

Jim, baked on weed while listening to his favourite Chocolate Watchband LP, The Inner Mystique, from 1968, which is generally his favourite scenario in which to experience a chin rub.

Of course, ALL cats are the best cat ever, but I do genuinely believe Jim *is* the best cat ever.

05.03.2026 13:49 πŸ‘ 219 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0
Jim letting Charles win in a fight against him, before magnanimously removing a dried pineapple chunk from his back.

Jim letting Charles win in a fight against him, before magnanimously removing a dried pineapple chunk from his back.

Our female cat Roscoe kindly wiping some dirt of Jim's face using a tissue, before an important play they are going to see together in town.

Our female cat Roscoe kindly wiping some dirt of Jim's face using a tissue, before an important play they are going to see together in town.

Charles and Jim competing to be the first to catch a tennis ball I have thrown and return it to me.

Charles and Jim competing to be the first to catch a tennis ball I have thrown and return it to me.

... And karate.

05.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Jim, sitting on my dad's chest, out of politeness, while wondering where Charles is and if he has any breakfast cereal he needs removing from his fur.

Jim, sitting on my dad's chest, out of politeness, while wondering where Charles is and if he has any breakfast cereal he needs removing from his fur.

... Looking after the elderly.

05.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 148 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Jim, staring me out, as I eat some muesli.

Jim, staring me out, as I eat some muesli.

Dream, having a nice dream about a friendly wolf, who is also orange.

Dream, having a nice dream about a friendly wolf, who is also orange.

... Meditation.

05.03.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 125 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Jim, Charles and Roscoe, photographed just after the recording of their difficult third album.

Jim, Charles and Roscoe, photographed just after the recording of their difficult third album.

... Chilling out with his bandmates.

05.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 229 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0