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Wren

@housewren.bsky.social
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I like old movies, watercolor painting, and presidents who uphold the US constitution. San Jose, CA

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 02/10/2026
Butterbutt. An older comic.
A four-panel comic titled "yellow-rumped warbler poem". In panel 1, a yellow-rumped warbler stands on a branch in a late autumn scene, and says "Fall is here." In panel 2, the warbler watches a brown leaf fall to the ground, and says "Winter's near." In panel 3, the warbler faces the viewer as brown leaves fall, and says "Need some cheer?" In panel 4, the warbler is showing its luminous yellow rump, and cheerfully says "See my rear."
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Cobra Island must have a really good dry cleaner. #CobraWoman #TCMParty
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Two of the cats I saw in the Northside neighborhood of San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!
Sunflower. A brown striped cat stands in front of a worn painted building. There is a faded metal sunflower leaning against the wall next to the cat.Pumpkin. A bright orange cat with an intense gaze, lying on top of a fence. Roses bloom in the background.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see Sarah, the protagonist, next to a stick figure labeled “AI”. The stick figure says, “my outputs look just like yours now.”
The second panel zooms in on Sarah’s face. Above her we see text reading “I think”.
The third panel zooms in closer on Sarah’s face. Text above her reads “you missed”.
The fourth panel shows Sarah drawing happily in a sunlit room. The text above her reads “the point”.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
In a movie filled with great numbers, this is my favorite. It’s may be my fave Freed Unit number, even. And I couldn’t tell you why. #TCMParty #TheBandwagon
"I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plan” — Jack Buchanan and Fred Astaire in The Bandwagon.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Two photos of cats (or is this the same cat? I don't know) in the Northside neighborhood of San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!
A gray/brown striped cat sits on a paved driveway that looks a bit like a frozen lake. A brown/gray striped cat looks startled. It stands among dried grasses in front of an old rose bush. For some reason this picture reminds me of the big dioramas in natural history museums. Maybe it's the lighting?
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Lizard @lizardky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I cannot find a link to an actual vidoe of Trump saying if we stop buying 2 billion dollars worth of bananas, we save 2 billion dollars. I see a *lot* of people just sharing a still image and unsourced quote. I found one video, but the description of the video was NOT what he was saying it.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
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James Graham @jamesgraham.theliberati.net · 13/09/2026
This is an entertaining interview because Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor will quote actual things Musk and Thiel have said, and what their doing, and the NYT interviewer will respond with: well that’s a bit alarmist; they’re just being edgy. So centrist it hurts: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...
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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table (Gift Article)
In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Four of the cats we saw while walking our dog in the Northside neighborhood of San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!
A striped cat peering at you while crouching below a car in someone's driveway. Sweet face, long whiskers.An older striped cat surveying the scene from the bed someone made for him on top of the porch railing. Stems of bougainvillea blossoms are in the foreground.A young tortoiseshell cat sits in front of a column. Their paws are a little splayed and their expression is a little dazed. My husband says this looks like a "going off to the first day of school" photo. A young tuxedo cat sits on a brick-red porch with their tail wrapped around the front of its paws.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow Saturday September 12, 2026 The theme is #Undulating Undine amid the undulating seaweed. #gouache #watercolor
My painting of a woman's shoulder and head among kelp and bubbles. She has green eyes, purple-ish hair, and a sorrowful expression. The woman is modeled on the photo of a sculpture on tomb of Ottaviano Fabrizio Mossotti at Pisa Campo Santo.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As a fellow paint dabbler, I want to support anyone's self expression. But . . . this is weird, right?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
When I texted "bitchin" it autocorrected to "bitcoin." What kind of world are we leaving for our youth?
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
One of the cats we saw while walking our dog in the Northside neighborhood of San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!
A cream-and-honey colored cat having a bath right out on the sidewalk.Shameless. I love how one front paw is curled in and the other is splayed out.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
When you claim renewable energies aren’t workable—but you attach solar panels to all your dystopian Flock surveillance cameras.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: B-52s Brandi Carlisle Bruce Springsteen Calexico Chris Isaak Dolly Parton ELO Elvis Costello Johnny Cash Modern Jazz Quartet
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Typical dive-y Brooklyn hole-in-the-wall nightclub. #CoverGirl #SUTS #TCMParty
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Two of the neighborhood cats we saw while walking our dog in the Northside neighborhood of San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!
A cat peeking out from around a corner. Gray cat, gray retaining wall, gray sidewalk and driveway. A symphony in gray hesitation.In front of some green shrubbery, a white and gray cat sits in kitty dignity. It's the tail resting on the toes that does me in.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow Saturday August 29, 2026 The theme is #Summer Figure inspired by a photo by Jacques Henri Lartigue of Renee Perle, French Riveria, early 1930s. Background inspired by a pattern from Marimekko. #watercolor and pen
My watercolor painting of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat. She has a model slouch, with one hand held up toward her neck and the other hand on her hip. The background is boldly patterned with blue flowers with black centers and stems.
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KTVU FOX 2 @ktvufox2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
San Jose firefighters laid out dozens of tarps and covers on the hundreds of antique piano and music players at the Orchestria Palm Court restaurant, to protect the 100-year-old instruments from water damage as they put out a fire at the tire shop next door.
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Pieces of "irreplaceable" music history saved by San Jose Firefighters
San Jose firefighters laid out dozens of tarps and covers on the hundreds of antique piano and music players at the Orchestria Palm Court restaurant, to protect the 100-year-old instruments from water damage as they put out a fire at the tire shop next door.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Let’s talk about Medicare for All. What would it mean for the individual American? ⬇ The day you’re born you get a card that gives you health insurance with no premium, co-pay, or deductible. Doesn’t matter if you get a job, lose a job, turn 26 or 65, get married or divorced — it's there for you.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Two of the neighborhood cats we saw while walking our dog in downtown San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!
A cream-colored cat curled up in the midst of a California water-efficient front garden landscape. A snoozing symphony of texture.A black-and-white cat sitting in front of a weathered wood fence.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow Saturday August 22, 2026 The theme is #Chaos The figure is inspired by a reference photo taken by Alphonse Mucha in about 1908. #watercolor and pen
My painting of a woman clutching her forehead and covering her eyes with her hand. The background suggests a stained glass spiderweb.
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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
again i am just not that interested in debating whether human rights should theoretically extend to robots and ai when we currently don't even extend them to all humans
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
The MMR vaccine is one half of a milliliter and these people are all liars
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The brother-in-law is my absolute favorite. #TCMParty #Indiscreet #SUTS
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Two of the neighborhood cats we saw while walking our dog in downtown San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday!
A long-haired black and white cat sitting among green spear-like leaves, with glimpses of a terra-cotta colored wall and planter behind her. Her collar has a red name tag on it. Her name is LAYLA.In bright morning sun, a cream-and apricot colored cat looks out from beneath the bumper of a car.
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Antonio Bruno @antoniobruno.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The next time Elon Musk says money won’t exist in ten years, I hope someone asks how he’s planning to compensate the nannies for his army of children.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Of course she ate shrimp in her condition. Ellen is completely shellfish. #tcmparty #suts #leaverhertoheaven
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
He's as good a mural artist as he is a novelist. #TCMparty #leavehertoheaven #suts
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Now they won’t get the deposit back on that urn. #leavehertoheaven #tcmparty #suts
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Three of the neighborhood cats I saw while walking our dog in downtown San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday. #InternationalCatDay #InternationalDayOfCats
A black and white cat that looks like it's giving the camera a cheesy smile. Actually, it was meowing at me just before jumping down and winding around my legs, demanding head scratches.An all-black cat sitting in dried grasses with a background of brick wall and green leaves. Those eyes!A small white-and-ginger cat crouched in very textured mulch, with sunny garden shrubbery in the background.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Random swipe at downtown San Jose in the New York Times. SJ is America's favorite punching bag, west coast division.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/08/04/opinion/museum-of-america.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3FA.ySP3.bdIhRaBshMOH
Inflatable Tube Man
America's first Tube Man stood 60 feet tall and flopped around like the prodigal son of Martha Graham and a windsock. Thirty years after he was created for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Tube Man has become a fixture of the American strip mall. He, who was once a work of art, is now selling used cars in downtown San Jose. It's hard not to see ourselves in this giant wiggly goofball. We, too, are happy idiots flailing around outside the vape shop. We, too, were once works of art. But now we've gotta make a living. Capitalism comes for everyone.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
The Republican Party has gone full mask-off Nazi; meanwhile the media narrative being pushed 24/7 is “ahhh! Democrats are being taken over by socialist radicals!!” and their terrifying examples are Miss Rachel, a doctor who wants you to have healthcare, and the friendliest mayor in American history.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Some of the neighborhood cats I saw while walking our dog in downtown San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday.
a striped and speckled gray/brown cat crouched on a curb in front of a juniper shrubA metal gate. A curious black-and-white kitty is visible (but out of focus) through one of the circles in the gate design. She later walked through the gate and wound around my legs so I would pet her.A black-and-white kitty with a smudgy mustache. The cat is sitting in dirt and grass and looking at us. There are couple of small purple blooms in the background foliage.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Dr. Fauci is a hero. He really is. He helped guide America thru a mass death event. Millions more could have died but they did not, thanks to him. Everyone over 70 owes him a debt. It is disgusting that we live in a country that not only dishonors him but actively smears his good name.
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
A few of the neighborhood cats I saw while walking our dog in downtown San Jose this week. Happy #Caturday.
A young tuxedo cat crouched on a red porch. It's behind a shrub, peering out between green leaves and periwinkle blue blossoms.A brown/gray cat with green eyes lying in green grass along a concrete curb, looking up.An older tuxedo cat sitting on the side wall of a porch, ignoring a chair.
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Everyone coming on my feed and explaining to me that all is lost, I note what I have noted before, that there are no Negro Spirituals entitled, “Welp, I Guess It All Sucks and I Am Giving Up.”
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
#BlueSkyArtShow Saturday July 18, 2026 The theme is #Growing This painting was inspired by a photo that a friend took of her daughter. #watercolor
A watercolor and gouache painting of a young woman standing outdoors. There are ivy vines behind and in front of her. She is wearing a black top and a knowing expression.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16/07/2026
Oyer: "2 days after Blanche was confirmed as deputy AG, he fired me from my position as DOJ's career pardon attorney. I declined to rubber stamp a favor for a friend of the president, and it cost me my job. Mr Blanche's office had asked me to restore the gun rights of a convicted domestic abuser..."
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Wren @housewren.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Harold Hat
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Bryan Schott @schotthappens.com · 15/07/2026
Harry Kane scored 6 goals for England in the World Cup. After he admitted he went golfing with Donald Trump he did not score again the rest of the tournament, and England are out. The Trump sports curse remains undefeated.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I mean, a federal judge just ordered formal sanctions against this nominee *this same week* What the hell are we doing here?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-orders-sanctions-against-blanche-says-trump-tried-to-manipulate-the-judicial-process-with-irs-settlement/ar-AA27PGnj
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/07/2026
Mike Johnson is holding a press conference to yell a lot about "communism," as though that is what Democrats are trying to impose on America (meanwhile, Trump is seizing the means of production for his regime)
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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butterflygirl24 @butterflygirl24.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
San Jose Heads up. Google is building a Huge Data Center n lying about what the building is! #sanjose #california #bandatacenters
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