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celeste

@ celeste @kbin.earth

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  • Australia: Woman discovers fake Instagram wedding was real

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  • So he basically convinced her to put on a play in the role as the bride. She checked to make sure it wouldn't be legally binding, found out it wouldn't unless she had already signed a document. cool. she does the play and then finds out he faked her signature. was he inspired by count olaf?

    she just had someone she loved and trusted commit fraud. awful, awful man.

  • McDonald's is the latest company to roll back diversity goals

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  • Companies were comparatively quiet during pride last year, and i saw some people pointing out that as annoying as corperations are, it is a really bad sign when they back away, and what it signals for lgbt progress. This rollback is an even worse sign, since it has a real effect on people trying to get jobs and keep living.

  • A greeting - or a warning?

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  • I dunno but I didn't have one for a while and then i did and the temperature difference is noticable. You can also swap out the glass pane for a screen in the summer.

  • Trump is using tragedy to hide his bait and switch

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  • The world’s richest man, Musk prefers to pay less for talent and no surprise there. What is yet unknown is how MAGA will react when Trump repeatedly kicks them to the curb.

    I am really curious about this, too.

  • Sola enjoys hanging out in flowers. I think she makes a gorgeous centerpiece.

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  • Such a photogenic kitty!

  • Taking on Musk, Sanders Says Corporate Abuse of H-1B Visa Program Must End

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  • people age at different rates, but age limits seem like an easy answer to the complicated problem of removing someone from office when they show signs of being unfit. People like when it's easy, but it doesn't solve the actual problem. Someone with early onset dementia or some other illness that means they can't effectively do their job is just as hard to remove. While preventing someone who'll stay sharp until they die at 90 from doing a job they're still capable of.

    I wonder if there's a way to make it easier without making it too easy and able to be manipulated by bad actors.

  • Fun Fact: Denethor's full name was "Jean Luc Denethor"

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  • Sleeping with the mousie

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  • Tough to remember, but I was loud and nonviolent, based on what i know about myself. If you see a kitten bite another kitten too hard, they yell out. I try to go "OW" when I'm training a young one not to bite, and then move away (fun time is now over). A mama cat will bat a kitten's ears for misbehaving, but I don't do that. I mostly suspect I didn't react how her instincts said I should (i didn't hunt and play with it and then eat it). Combined with the loud noise, it wasn't something worth trying again. Could've just been a coincidence, because it's not like training them out of biting where there's a clear progression to gentler biting and then licking and then a little pause when my hand is where she would normally bite it.

  • Sleeping with the mousie

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  • Like a dog peeing on the floor, dropping a mouse on the bed has to happen once so they can figure out it's unwanted. Unfortunately. The impulse is sweet, though - she was sharing food and play with me - so it's just a silly story I share about her, now. She was such a great little hunter. I had her as a kitten in an old house, and she leapt to the challenge of taking care of the slight mouse problem. Or, supplementing the household's food, as perhaps she saw it. When we moved from that house to one with a serious mouse problem, she became the hardest worker there. That memory, once the sheets were clean, became a cherished one. She cared about my well being, and giving me food was a way of showing me I was part of her cat family.

  • Sleeping with the mousie

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  • I can't guarentee anything, but hissing is usually 'knock it off' and growling is 'fuck off i'll bite.' You could try being generally loud first, though, since your human hiss might not get parsed the same as a cat hiss if you don't do it right at first. Say 'no!' very loud. Clap your hands. If it's far, stomp and go "hey!!!" Some cats pick up weird socialization and I'm not a cat expert, so take what i say with a grain of salt, tho.

    When I see my cat scratch the wrong thing I go "Hey!!" and thump the table and she'll stop what she's doing. Then when she scratches the right thing, I go "Oh, good job, kitty!" in a much softer, gentle voice. She doesn't really get it. She hears the loud tone, stops scratching, and jumps up on the couch. She doesn't get it's 'stop,' but she stops, so it's good enough for me. They don't like loud noises or certain smells, so you can use those to make them not want to be around you without hurting them.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/CatAdvice/comments/13oclp7/how_do_i_get_over_my_fear_of_cats

    I like the advice here on how to reduce a cat phobia. If you spend time with some very chill cats who will only be aggressive in extreme cases, you'll learn their body language and signals and have an easier time signalling to them. It's easier to "get" cats when you understand how little they understand us.

    I wish I could help more. I remember being terrified of dogs as a kid, until I met a neighbor's tiny elderly guy, who was so gentle and hard to fear, I slowly overcame it. Good luck! Sorry about the rambling.

  • Cat toys suggestions | Are there any cat toys made for "co-op?

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  • Unfortunately it was easiest to find on amazon (i just got it at a pet store years ago)

    https://a.co/d/2LPZFyk

    It was something like this

  • Sleeping with the mousie

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  • That's tough, because street cats that do that have been socialized to be super pro human (strange humans give them snacks?)

    I guess if it was me and I was visiting someone allergic, I'd do something silly like put on hand sanitizer and let them sniff my hand. Or hiss at them, if I didn't see people around. Walk loud. Unfortunately, a lot of "i'm scared go away" body language can come across as 'I'm not threatening! Say hi!!" to a friendly cat. What's the specific situation drag is in?

  • Sleeping with the mousie

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  • Depends what you're teaching them. They're biting? Move away so they know playtime's over if they bite. Be consistent, because they won't get it the first time. Don't scratch that? Put a scratchable surface in front of it, and when they use it, reward them with positive attention. Etc.

  • Sleeping with the mousie

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  • Had a mouser cat drop a live mouse in my bed once. It ran up my leg. Haunted.

    I cured her of the desire to bring me mice by trying to take them from her while she was still playing. I lost mouse privileges :(

  • Cat toys suggestions | Are there any cat toys made for "co-op?

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  • I remember when we were trying to slow down one cat's eating, we got her a ball that released food as she knocked it around. She would knock it, grab some, and knock it again, leaving tons of food behind. Our second cat would hoover those up. That was unintended two cat play, however.

    I think ripple rugs are meant for multiple cats?

  • Judge rejects bankruptcy sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to The Onion

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  • At the end of a lengthy two-day hearing in a Texas courtroom, Lopez criticized the auction process as flawed and said the outcome "left a lot of money on the table" for families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

    "You got to scratch and claw and get everything you can for them," Lopez said.

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    Lopez cited problems — but no wrongdoing — with the auction process. He said he did not want another auction and left it up to the trustee who oversaw the auction to determine the next steps.

    So it hasn't been undone, I guess?

  • New Florida sex education curriculum excludes almost all information about sex

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  • I used to think, 'oh, people against sex ed just don't understand the good things it does! Later first pregnancies, protection from abuse, std prevention...if they understood, of course they'd be on board!' Haha, oh younger me.

    I still do think there are lots of people who come around, if some source they trust reaches them, but I was mistaken to think certain other people were actually against child abuse and teenage pregnancy.

  • Activists occupied bathrooms in the US Capitol to protest the trans ban

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  • Civil rights groups work to help the groups they're for. Harming trans people and immigrants is just a distraction for conservatives, but it still causes real world harm, so people are going to do what they can to help. They can do the wrong thing, which is why i was curious about your opinion. what could this specific group do, to more effectively help trans people? Staying under the radar and using their energy elsewhere? The protest getting media attention at least showed trans people that someone's willing to risk it for them. But it's likely there were better ways to help.

    Keeping in mind that this group of people is going to be oriented towards helping trans people, what would have been better? Starting a letter campaign about how legislators should get themselves off the toilet and back to work lowering inflation? Do bathroom sit-ins in Odessa, TX, instead? I really don't have any good ideas, but people will want to do something, and I'd rather their energy accomplish something.

  • Activists occupied bathrooms in the US Capitol to protest the trans ban

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  • It at least shows trans people that someone gives a shit about the erosion of their ability to exist in the world without harassment. What would be a more effective response?