Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 7hFriends! It’s time to say goodbye to Cousin Teddy. He has now gone home, but here’s a snapshot of what we did before he left. After a rocky start with the Triplets, we all had a lovely time together. Hopefully we’ll see him again soon ❤️ 1435931
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 11/10/2026NEW: Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that doctors had found a nodule on his lung and that he would have surgery to remove it at Rome’s Gemelli hospital early this week. He told pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square that it was “detected at a very early stage” and asked them to pray for him.open.substack.comPope Leo XIV to Undergo Lung Surgery at Gemelli Early This Week“I have decided to have surgery,” the 71-year-old pope told St. Peter’s Square. His candor caps a half-century turn in how the Vatican talks about a pope’s body. 1129875
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 23hPope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung. n.pr/4ypUtpSn.prPope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery this weekPope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung. 1518327
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Chums! Baby Dog here. I thought I should teach Cousin Teddy a few things whilst here, so I showed him my Post-Shower-Routine. He took notes and attempted to copy. I was quite impressed. A huge thank you from Mum for your continued Get Well Wishes. She she has ‘turned a corner’ and is on the mend ❤️ 2523922
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialSpike The Rescue Pup & Rex The TV Terrier ™ 🌈 @rexthetvterrier.org · 11/10/2026Today, Mom pointed out these paw prints in the cement. She said Rex made them. I felt like I was in the presence of greatness ❤️ As Rex would say, TV is slim pickings tonight. But we started watching #SmallProphets and it's good so far #Spike #TVPicks #GreatDogs 2944427
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Friends! Having Teddy staying with us has illustrated how possible it is to train dogs not to chase cats! Teddy has come a long way from his first night here, when our house was like an episode of Tom & Jerry. Everyone has pitched in to help. Well done to the whole Team! We worked it out together! ❤️ 1732233
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialdave wagner @davewagner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026amid protests, the Grand Saline, TX city council voted 4–1 to evict Pip, the library cat, over scratching & biting. He'll now live with the librarian. a cat was installed in public office, performed public service, & was removed for being a cat. this is injustice. this is a crime. Justice for Pip! 641255171
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Friends! Some mysterious gold stuff appeared yesterday for the Little One’s birthday. I didn’t want to walk through it and the Triplets were also very suspicious… Mum is still quite poorly, sadly. Thank you for still talking to us, even though we can’t reply much at the moment ❤️ 3227930
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialEvan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026 832129
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialAndrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Sometimes you just need a pre-bed nap. 539618
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialJill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If you think Trump’s “musings” and “jokes” are not worth headlines, no matter how shocking or offensive they may be, then you haven’t been paying attention. The past decade and past week show they're too dangerous too ignore. My new piece at @contrariannews.org www.contrariannews.org/p/dont-dismi...contrariannews.orgDon’t Dismiss Trump’s Los Angeles-San Diego Comment as a ‘Joke’No normal American would say those words. A president shouldn’t even think them. 32448157
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026how i arrived on blue sky 3069931
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialcait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 07/10/2026jeez can ya keep it down out there, some of us are trying to sleep 292439158
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Friends! Baby Dog and Cousin Teddy are doing such a great job of sharing the Favourite Armchair. I’m really proud of them. Especially as Mum is still poorly and feels “rotten”. Luckily there’s a sofa for her to lay on because she’s got no chance of relaxing in the Armchair! 2333233
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?bbc.comParamount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood mergerThe merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition 676147585999
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.social@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Aww! And wow, 102! #RIP "Eva Marie Saint, Graceful Star of the Silver Screen, Dies at 102 She won an Oscar for her first film, 'On the Waterfront,' and sparkled opposite Cary Grant in 'North by Northwest.'"hollywoodreporter.comEva Marie Saint, Graceful Star of the Silver Screen, Dies at 102She won an Oscar for her first film, 'On the Waterfront,' and sparkled opposite Cary Grant in 'North by Northwest.' 22712
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/20264/ Fernando Vasquez, an 18-year-old citizen, was on break from work when agents chased and handcuffed him, then put him in their truck. After realizing their mistake, the agents left the teen alone in the woods, with no way to get home. Then they threw his ID out of the truck. 6625731254
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9660443457
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Friends! Cousin Teddy chewed a Baby Bunny yesterday, which he didn’t realise he shouldn’t do, so I’m now on Bunny Watch… protecting them (mostly for Cleo, who adores them). It’s a big job, so my Deputy Percy came along to help. Mum needs the help - she’s a bit poorly with suspected Covid ❤️ 3129124
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Chums! Baby Dog here. It’s nice having a Walking Companion whilst Cousin Teddy stays with us. Look at how in sync we are!! Cousin Teddy doesn’t understand the power of goodness that our social media can spread so let’s show him lots of love ❤️ 2532532
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 05/10/2026#SteveThoughts 1444378
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialCJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Walk-off pick six for the Giants 312032
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialBill Barnwell @billbarnwell.com · 04/10/2026Giants, who couldn't close out games to save their lives last year, get a pick-six on the final snap of the game to beat the Cards. 4914
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Friends! BIG NEWS! We’ve had Cousin Teddy staying with us for a while. It’s taken a lot of effort to get Teddy and the Triplets to be comfortable with each other. There was distrust on all sides, as you can see from this compilation video, but we are at a point now where everyone is happy ❤️ 2625226
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Friends! Baby Dog is so attached to his Favourite Spot at the top of the Armchair. What on earth is he supposed to do when he finds Ron in his place? Give up? I think not! #Caturday 1828925
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Friends! Sometimes (actually quite a lot) our house is just a Pet Playground and crazy scenes happen a lot. This sort of Shenanigans is a daily occurrence. I used to try and stop it… now I mostly let the Triplets get on with things! Baby Dog wouldn’t let this one go though…! 😹 2237237
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026i FOOLISHLY took aarons advice and read this and it literally looks like time magazine mixed up the order of the questions and the answers so nothing lines up or makes any sense 2747851
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026His vocabulary is so limited it’s like reading a transcript of Koko, the gorilla who knew sign language, if Koko were a white nationalist 25850881107
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Chums! Baby Dog here. It’s #ThrowbackThursday so I wanted to remind you of the very early days we had with the Triplets. Here, I was trying to teach them how to play Peek-a-Boo with the cushions, but then I got worried when Percy figured out how to jump off the sofa. Happy days! 1724827
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Friends! I sat watching Baby Dog and Cleo doing some sort of Dance Routine together and was overcome with love for our Daft Dog who is so sweet that he is adored by all of us Cats ❤️ (If you can identify the type of dance they are doing, please let me know. Samba? Tango? Cha-Cha-Cha? I need to know) 2629536
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: MS NOW EXCLUSIVE. Republican Eric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway. GOP Judiciary staff told Schmitt the texts — obtained from the Trump DOJ — were "unvetted." Schmitt still used them.ms.nowEric Schmitt was warned about the Jack Smith texts. He used them anyway.As Republicans on Capitol Hill try to figure out how Eric Schmitt’s bombshell fell apart so embarrassingly, it turns out he was warned that the texts were unvetted. 2692647775
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED 62169771570
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports. 273128232109
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How clear is it that Trump's taxpayer funded ads are illegal? I explain why it is 10/10 clear. Senate in passing the law: Ban is designed to stop public funds used for "glorification" of an individual official. GAO: funds can not be used for "self-aggrandizement" nor partisan political purposes. 12233651065
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialSpokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026Send Stephen Miller to The Hague. 21275942512
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026Trump: Sleepy Joe Biden, have you heard of him? *a few moments later* Trump: 😴😴😴 52172432596
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Friends! Percy is such a Love Bug. He adores Morning and Bedtime snuggles on Mum’s lap, and if Baby Dog happens to be there first, he snuggles him too. It’s cute to watch! ❤️ 2038440
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2636210085726
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Klobuchar has Schmitt dead to rights: "The game in fact was in Maryland. For a senator to have false information & imply, based on confusion about name of a team, that you were in another city & somehow involved that day in what was happening in Georgia & call you a 'dirtbag' deserves an apology" 20671391513
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026holy shit -- turns out Jack Smith went to a Hawkeyes game in Maryland but Schmitt's team is so reckless they concocted a conspiracy theory that Smith was actually in Atlanta seeing a Hawks game and colluding with Fani Willis. Klobuchar points out to Schmitt, "you have your teams wrong." 33265851427
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialEmily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I managed to mostly not know any of this until today. This detail is new to me. The horror coursing through my body feels like poison. My God, men. Decide RIGHT FUCKING NOW what you'll do if a woman is sexually harassed or assaulted in your vicinity. Ask another man to do the same. TALK ABOUT IT. 211044304
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Excuse me! It’s Ron here. I’ve told you before that the World looks better Upside Down, haven’t I? Well, I’ve discovered that I can play my favourite game Upside Down too. It makes it even more fun! I know you’ll be impressed! 🧡 1327929
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 26/09/2026definitely worth reading. I think maybe the broadcast pointing tv cameras into the crowd deserves some opprobrium as well. 1142148
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Friends! If I told you that Percy is a FIDGET you might imagine he fidgets around a bit before settling down. But no! When I say ‘fidget’, I mean FIDGET!!! Don’t believe me? Watch this to the end! (Sound up) ❤️ 1928125
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Friends! Baby Dog has been complaining that we have a #Caturday but no Dogday, so he’s decided to celebrate Caturday anyway, as if it applies to him. I did mention that he’d have been better off wearing Cat Ears, but he’s not listening ❤️ 4245949
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Friends! In our house dominated by male pets, who do you think is the best at asking for food? You may be surprised to hear that it’s Cleo! She does it very sweetly… sound up to hear! 💖 3960658
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026a high five? i will give u a high six for doing your best out herestatic.klipy.comCute Red Panda Looks UpAlt: red panda giving a high six 271286118
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Friends! Mum has been trying to film a craft video for the #AutumnEquinox but she has been scuppered at every turn by the Terrible Trio! Cleo, particularly, fancies herself as a Set Dresser, so on this occasion, Mum had to give up and abandon filming! 🎦 2428832
Reposted by @marymc5.bsky.socialMalcolm & Baby Dog @malcolmandbabydog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Chums! Baby Dog here. As promised, here’s Part Two of my Beach Adventure! Mum says she loves watching me run on the Beach because I look so full of Joy! It’s true - I am Rather Happy! 💛💛 3032537