YesITrulyAmACat
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We are cats with an artsy human mom named Kathleen! Often called Kat! Hello!
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Read this thread & weep
In our bioethics classes, we’re all going to be teaching our students about this grotesque RFK Jr-funded trial for decades to come
White Danes flying in to Guinea-Bissau to withhold a proven intervention—the new Tuskegee
And it’s happening in the year of our Lord 2026 🤯
In our bioethics classes, we’re all going to be teaching our students about this grotesque RFK Jr-funded trial for decades to come
White Danes flying in to Guinea-Bissau to withhold a proven intervention—the new Tuskegee
And it’s happening in the year of our Lord 2026 🤯
“The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage.”
No words. I am speechless. This violates all ethical boundaries.
No words. I am speechless. This violates all ethical boundaries.
Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Read this thread & weep
In our bioethics classes, we’re all going to be teaching our students about this grotesque RFK Jr-funded trial for decades to come
White Danes flying in to Guinea-Bissau to withhold a proven intervention—the new Tuskegee
And it’s happening in the year of our Lord 2026 🤯
In our bioethics classes, we’re all going to be teaching our students about this grotesque RFK Jr-funded trial for decades to come
White Danes flying in to Guinea-Bissau to withhold a proven intervention—the new Tuskegee
And it’s happening in the year of our Lord 2026 🤯
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“And farther below Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the gales of November remembered.” - Gordon Lightfoot
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the gales of November remembered.” - Gordon Lightfoot
September 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM
“And farther below Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the gales of November remembered.” - Gordon Lightfoot
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the gales of November remembered.” - Gordon Lightfoot
Our human says that we should remind everybody that we're still around, although couple of the older cats are not doing so well. The 2nd oldest cat around 15, has cancer, and the oldest cat who's 20, maybe 20 &1/2 is definitely aware & very upset. At her age, she seen many house mates decline.
July 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Our human says that we should remind everybody that we're still around, although couple of the older cats are not doing so well. The 2nd oldest cat around 15, has cancer, and the oldest cat who's 20, maybe 20 &1/2 is definitely aware & very upset. At her age, she seen many house mates decline.
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The editorial: diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
diabetesjournals.org
June 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
The editorial: diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were removed by police during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to U.S. biomedical research.
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
Video: Police Tussle With Diabetes Experts at ADA Meeting
Researchers told they could no longer attend the annual scientific sessions
www.medpagetoday.com
June 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Members of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) were removed by police during the organization's annual meeting on Friday as they handed out copies of an editorial criticizing Trump administration changes to U.S. biomedical research.
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...
April 22, 2026 at 8:10 PM
April 22, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Hey! If you'd like some free Easter coloring pages, our human has made some!
www.patreon.com/posts/free-2...
www.patreon.com/posts/free-2...
Free 2026 Easter Coloring Pages | Kathleen Shimp
Get more from Kathleen Shimp on Patreon
www.patreon.com
April 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Hey! If you'd like some free Easter coloring pages, our human has made some!
www.patreon.com/posts/free-2...
www.patreon.com/posts/free-2...
"Gestures at everything" is basically the permanent mood now.
March 16, 2026 at 2:18 PM
"Gestures at everything" is basically the permanent mood now.
Yesterday got up to 74, today will drop from 57 to 22. The wind sounds like the howling of Hell, and do we really need the weather to be exhausting when we already have... (gestures at everything)
March 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Yesterday got up to 74, today will drop from 57 to 22. The wind sounds like the howling of Hell, and do we really need the weather to be exhausting when we already have... (gestures at everything)
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Hi friends. An animal sanctuary is fighting to survive through a partnership w/ a tri-state rescue group and is in danger of collapsing due to town bureaucracy delaying the project. They need help making it through this winter. Please consider helping or sharing. www.gofundme.com/f/keep-diane...
Donate to Keep Diane's Sanctuary Dream Alive, organized by Beth Hyman
Update: An extaordinary amount has been happening behind the scenes here at Squirrelwood… Beth Hyman needs your support for Keep Diane's Sanctuary Dream Alive
www.gofundme.com
March 4, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Hi friends. An animal sanctuary is fighting to survive through a partnership w/ a tri-state rescue group and is in danger of collapsing due to town bureaucracy delaying the project. They need help making it through this winter. Please consider helping or sharing. www.gofundme.com/f/keep-diane...
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Columbia student detained today is a day-in-the-life influencer with 100K followers. Her stories right now go from her studying for a Genetics exam in a nicely edited "ten hour study with me at Columbia" video, to a photo of her knees with the caption "dhs illegally arrested me please help"
February 26, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Columbia student detained today is a day-in-the-life influencer with 100K followers. Her stories right now go from her studying for a Genetics exam in a nicely edited "ten hour study with me at Columbia" video, to a photo of her knees with the caption "dhs illegally arrested me please help"
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BREAKING: Columbia President Claire Shipman says DHS agents entered a residential buliding this morning and detained a student.
"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.'"
"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.'"
February 26, 2026 at 3:09 PM
BREAKING: Columbia President Claire Shipman says DHS agents entered a residential buliding this morning and detained a student.
"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.'"
"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.'"
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This 53 year old man who lived in my neighborhood w/no criminal record & who had been in the US for 30 years, was detained and thrown into a cold cell for days, caught pneumonia and COVID there and deported.
He finally died.
I am so angry.
www.kptv.com/2026/02/21/n...
He finally died.
I am so angry.
www.kptv.com/2026/02/21/n...
‘No one deserves this’: Beaverton father dies after deportation to Mexico
A Beaverton family is grieving after the father, who was detained and deported by ICE, has now died.
www.kptv.com
February 21, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This 53 year old man who lived in my neighborhood w/no criminal record & who had been in the US for 30 years, was detained and thrown into a cold cell for days, caught pneumonia and COVID there and deported.
He finally died.
I am so angry.
www.kptv.com/2026/02/21/n...
He finally died.
I am so angry.
www.kptv.com/2026/02/21/n...
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I get asked a lot what I'm giving up for Lent, and this year the answer is nothing. this is what I'm doing instead, and I'll tell you why, and you're invited to join in with me however it fits into your own spiritual or contemplative practices.
drive.google.com/file/d/15NhY...
drive.google.com/file/d/15NhY...
Lenten Rosary For Victims of ICE.pdf
drive.google.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:10 AM
I get asked a lot what I'm giving up for Lent, and this year the answer is nothing. this is what I'm doing instead, and I'll tell you why, and you're invited to join in with me however it fits into your own spiritual or contemplative practices.
drive.google.com/file/d/15NhY...
drive.google.com/file/d/15NhY...
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A mother forced to leave without her 6-month-old
A pregnant mother forced to leave without her 2-year-old
A mother forced to leave her disabled son, who cannot understand why his mom won’t return for him
This isn’t long ago or far away. This is here and now.
A pregnant mother forced to leave without her 2-year-old
A mother forced to leave her disabled son, who cannot understand why his mom won’t return for him
This isn’t long ago or far away. This is here and now.
Leading @huffpost.com this morning.
Parents are getting deported without having any idea where their kids are. www.huffpost.com/entry/parent...
Parents are getting deported without having any idea where their kids are. www.huffpost.com/entry/parent...
February 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
A mother forced to leave without her 6-month-old
A pregnant mother forced to leave without her 2-year-old
A mother forced to leave her disabled son, who cannot understand why his mom won’t return for him
This isn’t long ago or far away. This is here and now.
A pregnant mother forced to leave without her 2-year-old
A mother forced to leave her disabled son, who cannot understand why his mom won’t return for him
This isn’t long ago or far away. This is here and now.
So I was upstairs earlier now i'm downstairs and the thermometer I have just outside a window here says -4. So i'm guessing it was closer to -6 than to -20 seeing how that's one heck of a temperature rise in a short amount of time when the sun really hasn't been up all that long.
January 31, 2026 at 1:45 PM
So I was upstairs earlier now i'm downstairs and the thermometer I have just outside a window here says -4. So i'm guessing it was closer to -6 than to -20 seeing how that's one heck of a temperature rise in a short amount of time when the sun really hasn't been up all that long.
So we don't know if weather service cuts have to do with the different weather websites, reporting such vastly different temperatures or maybe on one of them, AI reported the windchill as the actual temperature but we noticed that's a big difference, 14 degrees difference.
January 31, 2026 at 1:33 PM
So we don't know if weather service cuts have to do with the different weather websites, reporting such vastly different temperatures or maybe on one of them, AI reported the windchill as the actual temperature but we noticed that's a big difference, 14 degrees difference.
This Caturday morning weather sites are reporting temps as far apart as -6 and -20 as the current temp in our locale.
Seems a wide discrepancy!
Our hope today is all stay warm.
Seems a wide discrepancy!
Our hope today is all stay warm.
January 31, 2026 at 12:49 PM
This Caturday morning weather sites are reporting temps as far apart as -6 and -20 as the current temp in our locale.
Seems a wide discrepancy!
Our hope today is all stay warm.
Seems a wide discrepancy!
Our hope today is all stay warm.
1. It's annoying how many political fundraising emails assume I buy $5 coffees regularly.
2. It sucks how many billionaires apparently read dystopian novels and say "hey, what a great idea."
3. It's early in the day but my brain is telling me these two things are not completely unrelated.
2. It sucks how many billionaires apparently read dystopian novels and say "hey, what a great idea."
3. It's early in the day but my brain is telling me these two things are not completely unrelated.
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 PM
1. It's annoying how many political fundraising emails assume I buy $5 coffees regularly.
2. It sucks how many billionaires apparently read dystopian novels and say "hey, what a great idea."
3. It's early in the day but my brain is telling me these two things are not completely unrelated.
2. It sucks how many billionaires apparently read dystopian novels and say "hey, what a great idea."
3. It's early in the day but my brain is telling me these two things are not completely unrelated.
Going to say that even if one gets serious about big companies buying up houses and charging high rent to live in them, another problem is so many houses getting bought up in affordable neighborhoods to be "flipped".
Whether or not those become rentals, they're no longer affordable.
Whether or not those become rentals, they're no longer affordable.
January 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Going to say that even if one gets serious about big companies buying up houses and charging high rent to live in them, another problem is so many houses getting bought up in affordable neighborhoods to be "flipped".
Whether or not those become rentals, they're no longer affordable.
Whether or not those become rentals, they're no longer affordable.
A photo of the festivities last night. Much partying. Or, you know, napping. Same thing.
#catsofbluesky
#catsky
#catsofbluesky
#catsky
January 1, 2026 at 7:23 PM
A photo of the festivities last night. Much partying. Or, you know, napping. Same thing.
#catsofbluesky
#catsky
#catsofbluesky
#catsky
Thank you to the folks who are liking the cat photos! We all appreciate it!
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December 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Thank you to the folks who are liking the cat photos! We all appreciate it!
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December 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Bailey, the former feral. It is getting much easier to get pictures of him now.
#Caturday #catsofbluesky #catsky
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December 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Bailey, the former feral. It is getting much easier to get pictures of him now.
#Caturday #catsofbluesky #catsky
#Caturday #catsofbluesky #catsky