Someone once told me that it's "classist" to advocate for people to have indoor cats because you need to buy them lots of expensive toys. Marcel has been playing with the discarded stem of a fresh green bean for 20 minutes. 🤷‍♀️

Yup. Tis I.

100% #BookSky

Maybe the reason nature feels so peaceful is because nothing is trying to be anything other than what it is.

In Celtic folklore, the stag's antlers represented renewal because they were shed and regrown each year. Unlike permanent horns, antlers became powerful symbols of death followed by rebirth, making them natural emblems of the changing seasons. #WyrdWednesday

Bomen zijn onmisbaar voor al het leven op Aarde. Ook in steden kunnen mensen en dieren niet zonder hun verkoeling We moeten nieuwe bomen planten en onze oude bomen koesteren Bronnen: WUR (2025), TU Delft (2025)

I’m headed to Australia (!) at the end of this month to close out the State of Social conference with a keynote stuffed with etymology tailored for social pros. We’ll get to the nuts and bolts of brand voice, originality, and what makes words and culture stick together. stateofsocial.com.au

I have two novels so far full of trans joy, villain punching, rock music, lesbian feelings, and classic magical girl action. I'm working on the next book *and* on some other cool stuff, so why not support the cutie crew? Read their current adventures in ebook, print, or audio formats! magicariot.com

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Guardian At Texas's summer camp Color Splash Out, LGBTQ+ kids can play, create and connect in a state that passed seven anti-trans bills last year safely and freely with no misgendering. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Safety, freedom and no misgendering: inside the Texas summer camp for trans kids

At Color Splash Out, LGBTQ+ kids can play, create and connect without judgment, especially in a state that passed seven anti-trans bills last year

theguardian.com

Good framing.

Kindergarten girls targeted for invasive exams by new GOP-led ballot measure

Washington State voters will decide the fate of a ballot initiative that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before playing school sports — a ...

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CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)

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I Remember, Hope you do….

I got a CatBook Pro.

Ellie Mulligan, 33, has spent three decades trying to foster a positive collaboration between the two temperamental artists – but formally announced the split, which she described as “tragic but inevitable.”

Autistic woman’s facial expressions and tone of voice unable to work together due to creative differences

An autistic woman has issued a statement explaining that her facial expressions and tone of voice are unable to work together due to having entirely different visions for their performances.  Ellie…

thedailytism.com

Gift link -- no paywall. Stunning reporting here. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

Inside the Secretive Boards Deciding Trans Troops’ Fate (Gift Article)

The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.

nytimes.com

"Flock cameras are just one part of a vast ecosystem," @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver warned his audience last night. "Check out resources like the EFF's Atlas of Surveillance, which catalogs each of the technologies used in your area." www.atlasofsurveillance.org/

Night night, sweet dreamies 🧡🐈 Life becomes a little simpler when you stop feeling the need to explain yourself to everyone. Choose what brings you peace, trust what feels right for you, and remember — not everyone has to understand your choices for them to be right for you.

Excellent article from the Smithsonian: "Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It’s Margaret Rossiter’s Lifelong Mission to Fix That' The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten #MatildaEffect

Women Scientists Were Written Out of History. It's Margaret Rossiter's Lifelong Mission to Fix That

The historian has devoted her career to bringing to light the ingenious accomplishments of those who have been forgotten

smithsonianmag.com

The term now applies to female mathematicians, inventors & more. Prominent examples include: Rosalind Franklin, Lise Meitner, Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Nettie Stevens, Esther Lederberg, Marie Tharp, Elizabeth Bugie, Marthe Gautier, Chien-Shiung Wu, Alice Ball, and countless others. #WomenInSTEM 2/3

Historian of science Margaret Rossiter (d #OTD in 2025) coined the term #MatildaEffect (1993). Named after suffragist Matilda Joslyn Gage, the Matilda Effect describes a systemic bias where women's scientific achievements are ignored, minimized, or directly attributed to their male colleagues. 1/3

An autistic man aboard a flight has admitted that the squalling infant a few rows behind him is having a totally valid menty b, according to reports.

Screaming baby on plane has a point

An autistic man aboard a flight has admitted that the squalling infant a few rows behind him is having a totally valid menty b, according to reports. Onye Egbuchunam, 50, was trying to sleep on the…

thedailytism.com

Night night, sweet dreamies Stay soft. Life may give us reasons to harden our hearts, but kindness is never weakness. To face difficult days and still choose gentleness, love and care takes a quiet kind of strength. Never let the world take your softness away

Thank you for your work as a shipyard welder during #WWII --for being one of the “Rosie the Riveters” -- and for spending your final years telling your story each Friday at the Rosie the Riveter World War II Homefront National Historical Park. Goodnight & godspeed, Jeanne Gibson.🕯️

Beloved ‘Rosie’ Jeanne Gibson dies at 100

“One less welding torch shines today,” said National Parks volunteer Tammy Brumley, affectionately known as the Rosie Wrangler.

mercurynews.com

Good morning and welcome to marvellous marmalade Monday You don’t have to climb mountains today. Sometimes getting up, opening the curtains and simply facing the day is enough Not every day has to be about achieving great things.

I had no idea about this issue with Scottish Fold Cats.

Cats of Yore@catsofyore.bsky.social · 4d ago

It is sincerely incomprehensible to me that anyone thinks it's okay, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Most people seem to think that all animals and the planet in general exist entirely for our pleasure and convenience. www.catster.com/weekly-mews/...

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Barbara Longley Author (no DMs) 📎@blongley.bsky.social · 6d ago

Good morning & welcome to Roast Dinner Day What feels like falling behind might simply mean you’re travelling a different road. Life isn’t a race, and you don’t have to keep pace with anybody else. Take your own route, at your own speed, and enjoy what you find along the way.