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Just here to show off my cats, Auggie and Drusilla, and follow the public health, science, and political news. Expect mostly cat pictures from me to lighten the mood, but I may post other things as the mood strikes. 🇺🇸 living in 🇨🇦
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Change the cartoon to a calico, and that will be Drusilla.

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Older picture of Auggie. It's how he reacted to catnip for the first time. #caturday #cats #catsonbluesky #catsofbluesky

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A few months ago, one of the health researchers I work with made a morbidly sarcastic comment along the lines of "maybe we'll all die from avian flu." My follow-up was "or we find out out high the measles vaccine rate is."

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Drusilla after some catnip. She seems to know that it's almost time for fresh catnip, and she loudly demands some when I come back inside after watering it on the balcony. I just planted it this past weekend. #cats #catsonbluesky #catsofbluesky

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Obama turned down a *book* to comply with ethics rules surrounding gifts. Trump is accepting a jet. That’s the difference.

submitted 7 days ago • 70 comments

If I don't put a delivery away fast enough, it becomes cat furniture. #cats #catsofbluesky #catsonbluesky

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

#Caturday is a great day to plant fresh catnip for the kitties. I always find a few peanuts buried by the magpies in the pots.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

This would be Drusilla. Her favorite plastic is shower curtains. #cats

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Got a delivery, and Auggie's excited about all the packing paper. #cats #catsofbluesky #catsonbluesky

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Does anyone have a coherent response in terms of medical ethics to this? My response is in the comments. www.iflscience.com/rfk-jr-calls...

submitted 14 days ago • 2 comments

Cat in the morning sun. #cats #catsofbluesky #catsonbluesky

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

#cats #catsonbluesky #catsofbluesky

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

The cat bed is right there! #caturday #cats #catsofbluesky #catsonbluesky

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Auggie's usual pose after I get home from work. #cats #catsonbluesky #catsofbluesky

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Auggie was meowing to get me out of my... I mean, his chair. #caturday #cats #catsonbluesky #catsofbluesky

submitted 25 days ago • 8 comments

Once the first person steps up, it becomes easier for the next and the next. Now is the time for EVERYONE to fight back. #ResistTrump

submitted 25 days ago • 3 comments

A cardboard box with packaging paper is better than any store bought cat bed, according to Auggie and Drusilla (pictured) #cats #catsonbluesky #catsofbluesky

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Good morning. Time to get up. #cats #catsonbluesky #catsofbluesky

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Reminds me of a conversation I had with a co-worker. They said Trump doesn't understand autonomy regarding his threats to annex Canada. I said, "He's a rapist. Of course, he doesn't understand autonomy."

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

submitted 32 days ago • 752 comments

••••MEASLES UPDATE•••• The measles crisis in the U.S. continues to grow. Infections have now resulted in 800 cases across 24 states. 88 new cases have been confirmed in just the last week. These numbers do not reflect a plateau. In fact, experts warn these numbers are a severe…

submitted 32 days ago • 119 comments

An older picture of Auggie and Drusilla for #caturday. #cats #catsonbluesky #catsofbluesky

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment