Caring Uncle Minpict

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Politics, UX, cats Minnesotan at heart she/her

"All human procedures were reviewed by Vanderbilt University’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and permission for procedures was given under IRB # 162051. The electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) was a single 40 cm length specimen of unknown sex. The human subject was a single male individual 51 years of age."
A tabby and white cat with huge ears, bathed in sunlight
The point, I guess, is that nobody else will make our community what it should be. It is incumbent on any of us—me or you—to do things, even at potentially mortal risk, that make America the place that it is meant to be.
A tuxedo cat lays on his side, facing the camera. He's reaching out on paw and stretching his toes. There's a hand on his tum.
Similarly, the people in leadership positions—those positioned to oppose authoritarianism—became leaders because they were successful under the rules of a game that is no longer being played.
Long haired black cat dozing on a catio, one leg dangling
Long haired black cat laying on his back, paws in the air. His eyes are open, but nobody's home.
Tuxedo cat dozing next to a window, his eyes barely open.
Small black and white cat, laying on his back, with one paw extended, pink toe beans showing. A hand is petting the cat's belly.
Close-up of a long-haired black cat staring past the camera. He's laying on a white blanket, and his fluffy mane is pushed up by his face.
Black and white cat sleeping on his side, his tongue sticking out just slightly.
Medium-haired black cat laying on his back, front paws curled up, with a human servant's hand petting his stomach. He looks extremely relaxed.
Tuxedo cat looking down, a sunbeam highlighting her eyebrow whiskers.
Ad that says "hypersexuality is not infidelity. It's an ADHD responce [sic]" There's a drawing of a palm with arrows pointing to a brain and a heart.
A fluffy black cat, resting his head and front paws on a human ankle. The cat is sleeping; the human is trapped.
Graph of percentage of people who would cover a $400 emergency using cash or equivalent. This is divided into parents and non-parents. Both trend up since 2014. Parents saw an increase of nearly 10% in 2021, followed by an equally sharp drop in 2022.
Small tuxedo cat, resting his head and front paw on the cover of a book someone is trying to hold open. He will not let the human read
A black and white cat laying on a stair step, his little head resting between the banister rails.
Screenshot from the linked article: The former president picked Vance for a host of reasons, insiders say. The two have a strong friendship. Trump admires the telegenic Ohio senator’s intelligence, Yale Law education, and Marine Corps service. And Vance share’s some advisers with Trump’s campaign.
Fashion plate drawing of a fancy dress outfit from the 1860s. It has a huge poofy skirt that ends mid-calf. There's a personified sun on the waist, and a gradient rainbow below it, going down the train. The lady is holding a rainbow fan and has a sunray and rainbow decoration in her hair.
Paddington the bear, in a red hat and blue coat, giving the camera a Hard Stare. He's still adorable.
A black and white cat sitting on a blanket, staring into the distance. The white mark on his fac looks like a unicorn.
A medium haired black cat, stretched out on his side. He's laying on top of a blue catnip toy.
Medium haired black cat with a glossy black nose and fluffy ear furnishings on a blue plaid blanket. His eyes are closed.
A black and white cat sleeping, with very long back legs in front of his face.
Medium hair black cat, dozing peacefully on a grey and white fuzzy blanket
City flag for Rochester, MN. It's blue with a seal in the middle. Normal, right? WELL. The seal has the city name in what I can only describe as a 1982 hacker font. Plus there are three geese. No one likes geese.
A section of the article that reads: "As a piece of writing, the rambling and often contradictory manifesto has the pathos of the Unabomber manifesto but lacks the ideological coherency."
A medium-haired black cat curled around a man's arm. The cat is sleeping. The man is cradling the cat's back paws in his hand.
Tiny red potato sliced in half. It's shaped like a Matryoshka doll, but made of potato.
A black and white cat laying in a patch of sunlight, looking straight into the camera. She's tired of your nonsense.
A black, medium-haired cat laying in his back. His lil feetsies are up in the air and curled. His luxurious belly fur is tousled. He wants tummy rubs.
Fuzzy black cat with his tummy in the air and his feeties curled, dozing.
A fluffy black cat dozing, draped over an arm.
A fluffy black cat lays on a fluffy blue blanket. It's an extreme close-up of his sweet lil face. He's sleeping, and he looks very happy. But his contentment seems a bit odd, as if he's dreaming of his home on a moon of Prospero IV. He keeps his secrets.
A small tuxedo cat stares intently into the camera. His paws are crossed. He is firing you. I doubt you'll get severance, sorry.