Kamala and I worked like hell to protect the pensions of millions of union workers and retirees β and not a single Republican in Congress voted to join us.
But thanks to that work, over 1.2 million pensions have been protected.
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Mira: [Steps onto the coffee table from the couch]
Me: (mild annoyed shushing sound) "We don't do that, girlie."
Mira: [Attempts to backtrack but cannot, as she is in the air with her front paws on the coffee table and her back paws on the couch.]
Mira: [Looks at me somewhat helplessly] "Mreeeeehhhh!"
Me: π»π»π»πΈπΉ
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hehe, I can visualise that.
Of course, our cats own everything and are generally allowed everywhere. Exceptions are in the wastebin, eating from our dishes, and in dangerous areas (like where something is soaking in cleaning solution).
Yeah, I don't have too many hard rules, but I do try to discourage them from totally roaming anywhere.
She has yet to figure out how to jump onto the top of the fridge from the countertop and pace around on top of the kitchen cabinets like it's her own personal catwalk the way Hobbes used to. I think she's more chill (and a good bit more little) than he was, but I do hope she tries it some time. ^__^
Just in case you thought SpaceX Crew Dragon returning NASA astronauts when Boeing's Starliner failed makes SpaceX the good company and Boeing the bad company, they're actually both bad companies...
NASA Tells SpaceX to Focus on Safety After Astronaut Hospitalizations
A crew of astronauts was recently hospitalized following a return to Earth on board SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.
The Pizza Effect - The phenomenon of a nation's or people's culture being transformed elsewhere, then re-exported to their culture of origin
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John Thomas (1826 β 1913)
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"Complete Duos For Harp And Piano, Volume One"
Duo Praxedis
(Toccata Classics 2020)
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#NowListening #ClassicalMusic #music #musique #ChamberMusic #RomanticPeriod
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More than 100 BBC staff accuse broadcaster of Israel bias in Gaza coverage (Independent, 2024-11-01)
Israel-Gaza conflict: BBC staff accuse broadcaster of bias in Palestine coverage
Exclusive: More than 230 media industry professionals sign letter sent to BBC director general Tim DavieAthena Stavrou (The Independent)
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Watch Dragnetβs 1967 LSD Episode: #85 on TV Guideβs List of the Greatest Episodes of All Time
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Hereβs what weβre reading today:
Poland has begun construction of a line of defensive fortifications called the Eastern Shield on its border with Russia.
$2.5 billion has been allocated to strengthening Poland's borders with Russia and Belarus in an effort to deter aggression.
For All Mankind started 5 years ago today on AppleTV+ π₯³
One of my favorite current sci-fi series, whose fifth season is currently being filmed. Coming soon to the 2010s in this alternative timeline!
And so, logically, it's the theme of my next piece on Patreon, later today.
Pour Halloween, CNews fait revenir Jean TestaniΓ¨re, le mΓ©dium du tout-Paris dont Balkany et feu Tapie, condamnΓ© Γ deux ans de taule pour emploi fictif dans l'affaire du cercle Wagram. Il ne l'avait pas vu venir, celle-lΓ ... π Le groupe BollorΓ©, entre extrΓͺme-droite et exploitation de la misΓ¨re humaine.
#Politique #Bollore #Medium #Halloween #LOL #Toussaint #Medias #Bollore
Kamala Harris is weak on trans issues but this activist would crawl through glass to vote for her - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/10/kamala-harris-is-weak-on-trans-issues-but-this-activist-would-crawl-through-glass-to-vote-for-her/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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New Standing Room Only! Today's excerpt: MAGA seems to have learned that women vote.
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