Joan McCarter

@joanmccarter.com

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Political writer, politician haranguer, senior pet caretaker, gardener

Gray cat under bed covers.
Screenshot with two skeets. @attackerman: "'A whole civilization will die tonight' is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they've had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I'm staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history." Second skeet from @ericholthaus saying "y'all" with an image from Artemis II with the Moon in the foreground, and a sliver of the Earth showing on the upper left side of it.
Three trays of red and yellow dried tomatoes.
Registration desk at the City of Portland's yard tree giveaway event.
Parks and Recreation Department sign thanking us for planting trees.
Screenshot of tweet from WaPo foreign policy columnist Ishaan Tharoor: "A senior foreign diplomat posted at the UN texts me: 'This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?'"
Brown and black tabby cat with white chest lying on cat bed with gray female cat sitting next to him.
Me, wearing a navy blue t-shirt with "RESIST" on the front, with Smoky Bear's raised fist as the "I" in resist.
A brown/black tabby and gray tabby curled up in a pet bed together.
white poppy with dark purple center with bright purple salvia in background.
BSU Broncos football t-shirt from 2010 Fiesta Bowl win.
An appliance that looks like a toaster oven with hospital gowns in it.
Screenshot of crosstabs in CBS/YouGov poll on Trump and Trump policies on question of tariffs, showing all age groups support imposing tariffs on imports.
Promotional poster for 60s kids' tv show HR Pufnstuf featuring lead cast members, Withiepoo, Jimmy and his magic flute Freddy, and the friendly dragon, HR Pufnstuf.
Gray kitten lying on top of an old brown, black, and white tabby who just wants to sleep.
Small gray cat on top of sleepy big tabby cat.
Gray kitten named Sally watching bird videos on an iPad.
Screenshot from old video promoting the "Young Guns"--Kevin McCarthy, Eric Cantor, and Paul Ryan--from 2013.
Belle, a brown and black brindled terrier mix with a white face, big brown eyes, and huge ears standing on the beach.
Highlight of a quote from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy bemoaning the "whole new concept of individuals that just want to burn the whole place down" after hardliners hand him a second massive legislative defeat in two days' time.
Donald Trump scowling in his mug shot in Fulton, Co. Georgia.
Watson, a big brown and black tabby doing what he's best at: lounging.
Big brown and black tabby cat named Watson, taking up my entire lap.
Belle, a Cairn/Jack Russell terrier mix with a very gray face, smiling at camera and standing on the beach.