Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herGina Murrell @ginamurrell1.blacksky.app · 12hSitting at an available desk of a library employee who was out that day, I saw this fantastic bumper sticker in their cubicle: “My child is not an honor roll student. She is a cat.” #cats #CatSky #Caturday 1182
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herpublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 16hcaturday. 5937
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herAerin Finehair @vagablondviking.bsky.social · 20hRagnar the Derpiful, first of his name, Floofus of the Hedgewatch and Protector of the realm #Caturday #CatSky #Siamese 1396
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herRidge 2 River @ridge2river.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Fun Fact Friday! Cats can jump up to five times their body length. 🐈 #Cats #AnimalLover #AdoptDontShop #AnimalFacts 042
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herKJ! @ comms open soon probably @arcadekore.bsky.social · 09/10/2026i feel connected to that ”can’t hug every cat” lady that became a meme bc she was so real for that I too cry when I think about all the cats that don’t have homes or are lost on the streets I love kitties too much 😭 1112
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herCheddar @fartycheddarcat.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Lying in my sunny spot A ladybug appears I wach her as she climes my fur She bwave and gots no fears She tikkles me on top my paw I gos to gib her lik I not eats dis ladybug Cuz ladybugs be ick #CheddarPoetry #Ladybug #DeyNiceFwends #ButDeyNotTasteGood #NoEatLadybugsCuzDeyLadys 958650
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herCara @cc-is-me.bsky.social · 05/10/2026and im tired of people saying "jUsT gEt AiRpOdS! get a nice set of bluetooths!" i dont want airpods i will lose one & i DONT want bluetooth because i cannot have yet another thing in my life that requires charging! i just want a cord and a place to plug that cord in! why is that so much to ask?! 051
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herCara @cc-is-me.bsky.social · 05/10/2026can i be angry for a sec? i do not want a phone that flips, i dont want it filled with AI, i don't want anything except a place to plug in my headphones!!!! give me my headphones port back!!!! 272
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herPhyllis ❤️ & 🧶 Baby Holly 🧶 & Angel Mandu 😇 @phycoinsc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Happy #Caturday from Angel Mandu who was the Muse for this drawing by @chalkyaoife.bsky.social 😺 Have da bestest day evah! ☀️ Lubs yous all TONS! 🐈⬛🐾♥️ @nicababy.bsky.social @helenascooby.bsky.social @andiepandee.bsky.social @lollidoc.bsky.social @skittlesandfriends.bsky.social @spikecat.bsky.social 2285
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herMidterms 2026 Vote! @ambientvisions.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.propublica.org/article/cali... #rawmilk #rfkjr if you don't research the risks of raw milk for yourself or your family this will keep happening. don't believe the BS put out by rfk jr b/c is a few cards short of a full deck brain.propublica.orgA Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But... 354
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026To give raw milk to an infant is ... just so wrong. Immune systems are not fully developed -- for example, the smallest infection can cause big, big problems under six months. Adults, you do what you want with your body, but not your kids b/c of yr beliefs (Have drunk raw milk as adult, knew source) 000
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herDave The Artist @coloradofaux.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Vote them all out! 🌊 4219163
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herstrange ranger @lithiumsucks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The person you're becoming is the one your family never made room for. 25319
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herDashingclaire @dashingclaire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🧵Unmarked graves behind #Mississippi jail 173
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Everyone needs to keep telling their stories, so it's clear that Cornell is just one in a long long line of violence against women. 020
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Itvhappened to me. It took me a few days to fully process that I had been raped. It was years before I actually applied the word to me, out loud I was also a virgin when that scumbag raped me. Felt like an added burden because my boyfriend and I had plans to lose ours. I'm sorry for your friend 120
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Amen lolstatic.klipy.comJane The Virgin Jane VillanuevaAlt: Jane The Virgin Jane Villanueva saying get your sneakers 010
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Meant to post this earlier, got too f'n tired (long week). Maybe my favorite #TomPetty -- even more than my anthem (I Won't Back Down). www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7_1...youtube.comTom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "Refugee" (Official Music Video - HD 1080p)YouTube video by MusicTheaterHD 021
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herReddington @katarinarostovairl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Rolling into October...static.klipy.comJohn Candy Devil: Planes, Trains & AutomobilesAlt: John Candy Devil: Planes, Trains & Automobiles 191
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herRoxy 🍎 @roxy.bsky.to · 02/10/2026look at herrrr #catsofbluesky #catsky #cats 2415
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Not L'ville but has the spiritstatic.klipy.comHip danceAlt: Hip dance two women 110
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026So I've been thinking about this place today, Bardstown Rd., Louisville, KY. It's been way too f'n long since I ate there and danced with the #LesbianTeaDance females/femmes at #BigBar ramsiscafe.comramsiscafe.comRAMSI'S CAFE ON THE WORLDOur eclectic dining room is full of art and artifacts from our travels around the globe. It mirrors the diverse international flavors on the menu. 120
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Oh, yeah. I understood/understand this one for sure. 1972 I think. #LouReed She never lost her head, even when she was giving head... By early early snowy frigid AF '74 I was in #Boston and life was changing for me, harsh but all good. #noregrets for sure. 120
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026(Worcester #MA diocese still refuses to release information) Never been Catholic, never known anyone AFAIK who was abused by a priest, but I've known a few abused by Protestant fucks, so: !!! Hundreds of Catholic Clerics Abused Children in Massachusetts, Report Says www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...nytimes.comHundreds of Catholic Clerics Abused Children in Massachusetts, Report SaysAn investigation by the state’s attorney general found decades of sex abuse of nearly 1,000 children over a century across three Massachusetts dioceses. 020
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/her🦂Paula Murphy Pounds😻 🐢 🕉☸️ 🌛🌚🌜🧙🏼♀️🐈⬛️ ☮️&💚 @paulamurphypounds5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026static.klipy.comI Wear Purple for Domestic Violence AwarenessALT: I Wear Purple for Domestic Violence Awareness 0147
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herJules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lawmakers love saying they want women to feel safe. OK. Then fund the rape-kit testing. Strengthen victim services. Address stalking and domestic violence. Improve investigations. Close dangerous gaps in the law. Safety requires more than a damn press release. 🗣️ #JulesUnfiltered 20462190
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026FUCK YEAH. #AI These Things Are Computers. Stop Talking About Them Like They’re Human. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/o...nytimes.comOpinion | These Things Are Computers. Stop Talking About Them Like They’re Human.If we want to figure out the proper way to control A.I. models, we need to recognize what they really are. 010
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In another life, I would have been a librarian. I tried to get work as such, but didn't have an MLS, so no one wanted me. One of the many careers I tried before I gave up and flatbacked. #giftarticle In the Stacks www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/b...nytimes.comIn the StacksWe introduce you to librarians across the country. 020
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Imma #Fosse whore, I admit it, and I know I'm showing my age and my former career(?), but, hey, damn, shake it, honey www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaqD...youtube.comHey Big Spender | Sweet Charity (1969) | TUNEYouTube video by TUNE - Musical Moments 163
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's a 90s kind of Friday, and I remember this one well echoing in our small home... #thecranberries www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6Ks...youtube.comThe Cranberries - Linger (4K Official Music Video)YouTube video by TheCranberriesVEVO 020
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Been a while since I heard this one. #SmashingPumpkins Yes, I am stuck on the era of my daughter's HS music because it was f'n FINE. "You can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth-- Life can change, you're not stuck in vain" www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOG3...youtube.comThe Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight (Official Music Video)YouTube video by SmashingPumpkinsVEVO 020
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herLachategris @lachategris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Anyone in San Jose want a cute tuxie kitty? One landed on a friend's doorstep and they're not in a place to take care of him. Thanks. 12423
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026#giftarticle www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/02/l...bostonglobe.comLong before the Cornell case, I learned to fear a group of college boys. Here’s what I hope we teach our sons. - The Boston GlobeA scary night, the Cornell case, and the values that actually matter. 010
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Just don't tell me to smile if you're a guy. You might lose a body part. Subtle (or not so) sexism 110
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 02/10/2026You're probably fully informed about #Cornell, but just in case you aren't... (FYI, me: raped by upperclassMALE when a frosh for only 3 weeks, no date! No party! Just went to borrow a book, silly me... 🤬) Cornell Police Report Omitted Student’s Claim She Was Raped www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...nytimes.comStatement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was RapedDocuments obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges. 001
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herPeebeaux remains ungovernable @peebeauxsmom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's not isolating if you're protecting yourself 041
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herAdam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"Cornell has failed to protect its students. Cornell has failed to address the growing issue of sexual assault on campus with its pathetic task force. Cornell has failed the student allegedly raped by those seven men at Chi Phi in October 2024. Cornell has failed her. Cornell has failed us." 35915306
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 01/10/20262011. At the department party after my daughter defended her dissertation. What a great day that was. 030
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I need to see this movie again! "We thought you wuz a TOAD...' #TimBlakeNelson www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoRI...youtube.comRecording A Radio Hit | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) | Big Screen LaughsYouTube video by Big Screen Laughs 000
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Normally I save this sort of thing for Fridays, but I'm a tad busy this week. I've always loved this song. #commandercody #hotrodlincoln Brakes are good, tires are fair... www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBUf...youtube.comCommander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen - Hot Rod Lincoln by CC & LPA - Original 1972 releaseYouTube video by Radial by The Orchard 000
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#mumps in a person w/testicles can do some harm. Be an adult and get a vaxx FFS, tough guy! I don't have testicles, & never caught mumps (despite efforts to do so in order to skip school), but I remain a person in favor of #vaccinations. I was fortunate to catch measles & not die (no vaxx, 1957) 000
Reposted by Barrie Abalard she/herJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Somehow not everyone is aware of fact alluded to below. So one more time: John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett were all on GWBush 2000 'Florida Recount' team. (Which made GWB first prez in 112 yrs to 'win' after losing popular vote. Now they 'impartially' rule on our future.) 9853482190
Barrie Abalard she/her @barrieabalard.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I woke up with "remember, remember the 5th of November" in my head. I'm already planning my V for Vendetta viewing. Whether it will be a happy drunk viewing or wildly violently angry will depend on what happens #November3. Do your part. It's not about parties, it's about ejecting all #fascists.static.klipy.comV For Vendetta: Something Terribly Wrong QuoteALT: V For Vendetta: Something Terribly Wrong Quote 010