Luthvian

@luthvian.bsky.social

Perpetual problem-haver and compulsive problem-solver. None gender with left queer. they/she

10/1/26 Chicagoland ICE activity update: Rapid responders reporting ICE in multiple Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs today, with detainments reported in Lakemoor and Joliet. ICE vehicles also seen today outside Cook County courthouses in Maywood and Chicago, incl. at the Domestic Violence court.

Heading into the midterms, here's one of my favorite cross stitch patterns that feels relevant. Patterns are free (tips welcome) and are full stitches and limited palette, so generally good for beginning stitchers or good relaxation for experienced stitchers. ko-fi.com/s/8e5fbf75cc

Andor - Nemik Manifesto Small - Amanda's Stress Stitching Patterns's Ko-fi Shop

The first pattern (also available!) is an awkward size for framing, although I like the sort of hand written font. This one tightens everything up so ...

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I love cats, I really do, and Mustard is clever and cute, but I do not appreciate that he has learned that the litter comes in bite-able plastic bags and that he can dispense his own dustbath at will 😡

Look at how much healthier he looks in that bottom photo! Hobbes is 16 now, which blows my mind, and he's been on treatment for his IBD for most of the last year. He's chonky* again!! *(he's a healthy weight and our vet is very pleased with his progress)

A horizontal two-panel collage with a blue bar of text in the center, dividing the photos. Both photos are of the same ginger cat, Hobbes, sleeping on his side with his head towards the left of the frame. 
The bar in the middle reads "1 year ago" on the left side, to label the top picture, and the label for the bottom picture is "And now".
In the top photo, Hobbes is sleeping on top of a laptop decorated with stickers (most are hidden). He is resting his face on his paw, and his paw and head are both on a large pad of paper. He looks very skinny - partly because his belly was recently shaved for an ultrasound, but you can see lots of loose skin, and his back leg and hip are standing out above the mass of his body.
In the bottom photo, Hobbes is sleeping in a soft black bed. His belly is no longer shaved and is visibly more full. His hips are no longer standing out, and his spine is not visible. He looks soft.

if you watch it you tell WB to keep making more Potter stuff and you show them that directly funding JKR’s transphobia, that she LITERALLY uses to strip trans women’s rights away, is not a dealbreaker how could i ever feel safe around someone who buys her the boots she uses to step on my neck?

🎃🧛🏾Vita Ahhhh-yala👻🙀@definitelyvita.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I genuinely am begging people not to watch the new HP show. Like, also don't buy any branded stuff - she makes money off all that. But especially don't watch the damn show.

Here to tell you that the rabies PEP isn’t as horrific as popular culture would have you believe. It’s 4 rabies vaccines and 1 HRIG (human rabies immunoglobulin) injection, all of which are intramuscular. “8 huge, painful shots in your stomach” is mostly a myth, and outdated af (1/4)

Kelly@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Rabies is 100% fatal if untreated. Please help spread the word about the exposure at the Farm Adventures mobile petting zoo in North Carolina. The vaccine is incredibly effective and will save your life. Also…. Rabies at a petting zoo!?!? www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

We really need to reframe how we talk about cats, especially from a care perspective in the veterinary & rescue world. Behaviors that people tend to label a cat “mean” for displaying come from fear, stress, or instinct. When we have empathy for cats & remove our human feelings, we do better by them.

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

People who confidently declare that all cats are "mean" really have no idea that they're telling on themselves for having boundary and consent issues.