Piperkat

Piperkat

@piperkat.bsky.social

Programmer. Veteran. Cat vassal.

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Repost if $30k would change your life right now

Matt Darling@besttrousers.bsky.social

I don't think $30k is a life-changing amount of money. Median American born in 1980 will have $2m in income in their lifetime. It's a 1% increase in earnings.

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This is Sadie. She was finally reunited with her human, astronaut Christina Koch, after her mom’s voyage around the moon took her the furthest any human has ever been from their dog. She can't wait to hear all about the universe. 14/10 (IG: astro_christina)

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Them: An English degree? You’ll never get a job Also them, panicking, at every fucking job I’ve ever had: OMG OMG OMG CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WRITE THIS

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I think countries around the world should levy tariffs specifically on Tesla in response to US tariffs, as well as banning Twitter as a national security threat driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do

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The USA has had two major plane crashes in the last 4 days. The USA had previously not suffered a major plane crash for 16 years. ‘DEI’ programs have existed for decades. So what was it that changed in the last 14 days or so to suddenly cause so many crashes?

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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

Attention weather geeks!

Kyle Thiem@kylethiem.bsky.social

Heads up for the Weather Community! You can now find NOAA (@noaa.gov), NOAA Climate (@climate.noaa.gov) & NWS HQ (@nws.noaa.gov; still being set up) on Bluesky!

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The rules, if you are keeping track: If a single left activist anywhere in the world says "defund the police," it becomes the official position of the Democratic Party, now and forever. If the president's top surrogate repeatedly sieg-heils on stage, it's ambiguous, impossible to interpret.

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Here is a thread of California animal welfare orgs who need donations to help deal with the wildfire crisis (but they VERY DESPERATELY need adopters and foster homes too if you live close enough to help in that way): 1. Los Angeles County Animal Care: ambvzmmw.donorsupport.co/page/FUNAFLE...

ambvzmmw.donorsupport.coHelp Stop Animal SufferingYour gift to the Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation will help sustain programs that benefit animals in so many ways. From emergency rescue to life-saving medical care and adoption programs, you...

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One expert said punitive policies on homelessness make unhoused people more invisible, eroding public compassion. “It’s just sweeping human beings under the rug, without regard to their humanity, without regard to what really happens to them.” By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social

propub.liWhat I Learned Reporting in Cities That Take Belongings From Homeless PeopleSome cities take people’s belongings — ignoring their own policies and court orders — and then fail to store them. Our reporting shows there are more effective and compassionate ways to deal with…

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The FBI has increased the reward for information on the CEO Killer from $10,000 to $50,000. Meanwhile, there is no reward for the three NYC men who, on the same day Brian Thompson was killed, murdered a migrant teen and wounded another for not speaking English. I wonder why 🤷🏻‍♀️

abcnews.go.comMigrant teen killed, another injured, after being asked if they spoke English: PoliceOfficials say two migrant teens were victims in a New York City stabbing and one died.

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Bueller…The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone? Raised or lowered?... raised tariffs, in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government. Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression.

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Fellow cis women, are you as tired as I am of being used as an excuse to demonize, terrorize, and abuse trans women? They don’t actually care about us or our safety but they’ll certainly use us to vilify our trans sisters. Not in my name.

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I would like to speak up today for the trans community. You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1