Reposted by CatLapDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The American Dream is amazing: within just a few years you can go from being the child of Cuban immigrants to the great-grandson of Spanish settlers. 381568370
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Blows my mind how little this has been talked about in any media, new or traditional. 000
Reposted by CatLapKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 05/10/2026Especially since he claims in the story he was only vaguely aware of the things people were saying about Haitians in Springfield online. If he was spreading that slander himself, that seems real relevant 8212081
Reposted by CatLapNatalie V. @nvbinder.io · 29/09/2026My company lost 8 billion dollars this year but if we really pull together we might be able to annihilate humanity 052
Reposted by CatLapLuca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Every stitch tells a story of love, community, and remembrance. Volunteers across MN created the "Stolen Neighbors Quilt" with 11,000 squares to honor Minnesotans detained by ICE. Each fabric square represents a neighbor, a family member, and a life impacted by deportation. We stand for Justice! 15757022153
Reposted by CatLap🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 125123755272
Reposted by CatLapRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power. 351103284268
Reposted by CatLapMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I have a trade deficit with woman who used to own my house. I paid her thousands of dollars for her home and she paid me nothing. Now, all I have is a house worth thousand of dollars. I could have saved those thousands of dollars if I lived on a bench in the park. It's just simple Economics. 882100582328
Reposted by CatLapPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My latest newsletter is a friendly bit of political advice for Democrats.stringinamaze.netDon't Surrender On Trans RightsMany Democrats are running scared on trans issues. They shouldn't be. 383844881
Reposted by CatLapNick Says Go Vote Once It Starts, S'il vous plaît @nickdeanscroggs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026He apparently did show up, but I doubt he knows what year it is let alone the day. bsky.app/profile/thet... 111
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The downside is… Billionaires probably taste bitter with a tough stringy texture. I’m guessing we could live with that trade off. 000
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Nice fine arts venue you got there. Be a shame if something happened to it. Better put my name back up on it or it might be bankrupt by Tuesday. 000
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Otis inspecting the houseplant arrangement on a lovely #Caturday! 010
Reposted by CatLapPat Bagley @bagleycartoons.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The GOP midterm convention convenesstatic.klipy.comObi-Wan Kenobi: Wretched Hive of Scum and VillainyALT: Obi-Wan Kenobi: Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy 392465556
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 07/09/2026From a former Secretary of Labor: (And while we’re at it, provide access to healthcare for everyone regardless of employment status.) 000
Reposted by CatLapJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Holy shit! This is gonna be good! 718150364961
Reposted by CatLapThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.theverge.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 367201379896
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“A native of Guinea who had been in the United States for 25 years and has five US citizen children, Barry is now in hiding in another West African country, with no ID and a waning supply of his heart medication.” A nurse taken at an airport on her way to her son’s military academy graduation. 000
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Maybe he should build a data center instead of a ballroom where the historic East Wing stood, since he thinks they’re so wonderful and important. 000
Reposted by CatLapChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/08/2026We are rapidly devolving into a dystopian state. ICE is ordering $2 MIL worth of robot dogs that can open doors, track people and see 360 degrees. 88244082261
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 29/08/2026This regime won’t be able to distract us from not being able to afford basic necessities. 000
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Everything else has been the distraction. The murders, mass deportation, the hate mongering, the war…this was the plan all along. America First. What a sick joke. 010
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Is the US so lawless that the Supreme Court decision on Trump’s tariffs isn’t even part of the discussion about the trade with Canada? I’m genuinely confused about why this isn’t even mentioned in the press. 000
Reposted by CatLapderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress. 193354115284
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Absolute nihilism heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-22-... 010
Reposted by CatLapRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/08/2026The U.S. owes $40 trillion in debt. Everyone has an opinion about why. But there’s one question you almost never hear asked: Who’s actually getting paid? 20260382409
Reposted by CatLapbrent 🌹🗽 @therealbrent.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I really do not understand the purpose of this. No one is asking for this. 165193361796
Reposted by CatLapAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS. 567281188624
Reposted by CatLapLitbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 22/08/2026From Wendy Cope's book, Family Values. #poem #booksky #writing 219045
CatLap @catlap.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Otis has decided he’s a window cat after all. Front and back windows are equally captivating (4 months into his time here). Happy #Caturday! 130
Reposted by CatLapRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Gas prices are up 24.6% from a year ago and still significantly higher than they were before the Iran War. Meanwhile, the world's 8 biggest oil companies have made a $93B profit windfall in just the last three months. Big Oil is raking it in as the world burns — and we're paying for it. 39297684055
Reposted by CatLapbabsbeaty @babsbeaty.bsky.social · 01/08/2026I cannot get over the fact that AI explainers say it will do boring repetitive tasks but the cool examples they share are “here’s how to outsource your humanity.” What will be a longer term benefit for everyone: listening to a podcast or parents and kids talking about their friends/activities? 628320
Reposted by CatLapKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 29/07/2026If you’re watching Fauci’s testimony remember that science isn’t an ideology. It doesn’t lie. It evolves. COVID-19 was a once-in-a-century pandemic caused by a brand-new virus, recommendations changed because the evidence changed. That’s not deception. That’s how it works. 411117683141
Reposted by CatLapThe Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 28/07/2026Jon Stewart on the WH Correspondents' Dinner: "It shouldn't ever happen... You can celebrate the First Amendment without asking your opponent in that fight what he thinks. You know what he thinks." 14362721482
Reposted by CatLapThe Washington Sun Metro @washsunmetro.bsky.social · 26/07/2026The Presidential 1776 Award competition ended in a disputed finish in the age of suspicion. Sam Fortier reports.notus.orgSuspicion and Doubt at the National Civics ContestAmerica’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust. 32331115
Reposted by CatLapJT Cestkowski @jtcestkowski.bsky.social · 26/07/2026HAPPENING NOW Thousands of protesters are occupying Madison’s State Street and vowing to shut down businesses as a way to demand justice for Corey Ruiz. 11396722350
Reposted by CatLapSarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to! 438249725140
Reposted by CatLapRep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Five facts that you should know about the current Cyclospora outbreak. 35698263834