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Peach's Mom ❌👑

@peacherina.bsky.social

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Cat mom to 3 in Houston, TX. Classically trained musician (flute) studied at Rice U. Later got my MBA in Finance and Economics at NYU. Interested in medicine, science, cultural arts, law, politics, nature, sports. Astros ⚾ and Texans 🏈 fan.

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Peach's Mom ❌👑 @peacherina.bsky.social · Nov 13

Hello Bluesky! I have finally decided to move over here full time from the other place. Below you'll find pictures of my kitties. The last kitty (white cream) is the one my account is named after. Unfortunately she is no longer alive. For more information about my kitty family, read the ALT text.

GG is a 5 yo female former community cat w/a clipped left ear. She has short gray fur that is silver tipped that catches the sun. She became an indoor cat after she was hurt by an aggressive dog who broke her leg. GG was taken to an orthopedic vet who repaired her femur with plates and screws. After I took her home and spent 8 weeks helping her to recover post surgery and then helped her with physical therapy, this former feral girl started warming up to me. She then slowly integrated into our cat family. Now she is a sweet, happy girl with full mobility. In the picture GG is laying on a counter chair with her paw over her eyes so she can be near her humans while they eat. She never likes to be far from us.

Cooper recently turned 3 y.o. in September. He is a short hair orange tabby with intense light green eyes. Cooper came to us as a kitten in distress. I saw him way up in one of our juniper bushes and we estimated that he was 3 months old. He was very feral so he wouldn't let me touch him. I lured him out of the tree with some yummy food. That did the trick because this little guy was starving. I set up a bed and a cardboard house for him on the porch. He never left the porch after that. As I worked on trying to make friends with him, I noticed some deep marks on the scruff of his neck, like maybe talon marks. Given the possible talon marks and where I found him high up (8 ft at least) in a juniper bush, it seemed consistent with a hawk grabbing a helpless kitten and then accidentally losing grip and dropping the kitten while flying, causing the kitten to drop into the bush. Anyway, over the days, this sweet little kitten warmed up to me so that I could pet him and finally pick him up. At that point, I brought him to the vet to get him checked out. With his vaccines and flea meds on board, he was ready to move into the house with me. And happily, my other cats quickly accepted him. In the picture, Cooper is laying in the bathroom sink which is the perfect size for him. His eyes are big, round and intensely green. His large ears are fully perked up. He looks very happy to stay in the sink.

This is 16 y o.Tiger. He came to me through one of my neighbors after Hurricane Ike in 2008. Tiger is a sweet guy, but had had a tough life so far. It was clear that he had been shot with buckshot and he had a terrible upper respiratory infection and had rotting teeth. So I decided to take on his care. Once his URI was better, it was time for some oral surgery for his teeth. Tiger had a condition called tooth resorption which is painful and the teeth must be removed. While the dentist worked on his mouth, the general surgeon worked on removing the buckshot from under his skin. Those surgeries were successful. Shortly after, I discovered he had a birth defect affecting his lower spinal cord. Turns out Tiger has a lumbosacral spinal malformation that could not be surgically fixed. So he takes pain meds to keep him comfortable, and he's able to get around without any deficits. In the picture, we see Tiger is a short hair brown & black tabby cat. He is sitting in a "loaf", looking at the camera with his deep green eyes. He also has the cutest blep.

I got Peach when she was 6 months old from a rescue that desperately needed to clear space for more kittens. Peach and Tiger became best buddies -- they were inseparable. Peach was the sweetest most delicate little girl. Because of how delicate she was and how lithe her body was, I frequently called her Peacherina, combining the word Peach and ballerina together. As a tribute to Peach, I created a Twitter account called Peach's Mom. Unfortunately, when she was 9 y.o., she was diagnosed with intestinal lymphoma just as the pandemic started. With treatment, her life expectancy was 18 months. Well my girl did great with her treatment and went into remission. Her cancer came back in Feb 2023, 36 months after her initial diagnosis. I decided not to aggressively treat her and instead opted for palliative care. She lived 3 more quality months. She passed away in my arms on May 4, 2023.🌈
In this picture, Peach is laying on my bed, snuggled between my legs for warmth. She has short hair and a mostly white body. On top of her head and back is a light creamy orange and she has the pinkest nose. Her two front paws are stretched out in front of her and they are crossed. Her colors remind me of peaches and cream. Even after her death, I kept the name of my Twitter account and now use that name here at Bluesky. RIP sweet girl.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 7h

This is a profoundly absurd show of force that could put Californians directly in harm's way.

Flying live rounds over a busy highway without coordination between state, federal, and local partners isn't just wrong — it's dangerous.

New York Times: "Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday"

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 2d

Bring as many American flags to No Kings as you can.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Scalise refers to No Kings as the "Hate America Rally"

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 11h

The Santos commutation is a prelude to a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon.

Mark my words.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 9h

BREAKING: Shohei Ohtani hits three homers and strikes out 10 as Dodgers sweep Brewers to advance to second straight World Series.

Shohei Ohtani hits 3 homers, dominates on mound in Dodgers' clinching 5-1 NLCS win over Brewers

Shohei Ohtani has propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers back to the World Series with a two-way performance for the ages.

bit.ly

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 9h

If Shohei Ohtani can hit three home runs while pitching six shutout innings, you can spend a couple of hours marching for democracy.

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CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 11h

Shohei Ohtani this is just stupid...

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 9h

An absolutely unreal performance from Shohei Ohtani to complete the Dodgers' NLCS sweep 🧹

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 9h

What a night for Shohei Ohtani! 👏

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Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 13h

When you’re making your #NoKings posters, remember… Donald Trump LOVES a good nickname.

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Peach's Mom ❌👑 @peacherina.bsky.social · 12h

Nice! Good way to stay cool!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14h

i imagine there’s about to be an influx of MAGA chuds spewing their bullshit but i really can’t stress enough that if we don’t give them oxygen, they’ll get bored and leave. block early and often.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15h

i know the desire to fight with these sick freaks is strong but resist the urge and just block. it’s better for your brain.

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Peach's Mom ❌👑 @peacherina.bsky.social · 14h

I've been blocking all the new government accounts who have joined today.

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Peach's Mom ❌👑 @peacherina.bsky.social · 14h

The one with the checkmark is the official account.

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 21h

Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!

Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 14h

The Trump administration’s argument here, as in other shadow docket cases, is extreme:

The Justice Department wants the Supreme Court to rule that courts have zero authority to check a president who wants to deploy the National Guard domestically, so long as he says a few magic words.

Buckle up.

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 17h

The Department of Justice just requested an emergency stay from the Supreme Court allowing Trump to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, something lower courts have blocked as unlawful and unjustified. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

The events around Chicago exhibit many of the same features as these historical precedents—violent and forceful opposition to the lawful authority of the federal
government in its enforcement of particular federal laws. Like the district court, the
court of appeals largely ignored that evidence. The court of appeals recognized that
“incidents of unlawful activity or even violence” have occurred and that Illinois has
been the site of “violent actions [by] demonstrators in protest of the federal government’s immigration policies and actions,” but it sought to dismiss the violence as “isolated” or merely “occasional[].” App., infra, 99a. The record does not bear out those
characterizations. See pp. 8-11, supra

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h

Kegseth goes to a meeting with Zelensky in the Oval Office wearing a tie composed of the Russian tricolor. Nothing coincidental here. He's signaling the identity of his master.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

Those Epstein files must be bad.

#KY04

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 15h

TRUMP: CONGRESSMAN THOMAS MASSIE MUST BE THROWN OUT OF OFFICE

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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 21h

I'll say it again: Whatever is in the Epstein files must be existentially bad for Trump and other Republicans.

Aaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 22h

Speaker Johnson now signaling the House will remain out of session next week, the fifth recess week in a row

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Popehat Or Danger of Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 15h

I suspect the Roberts Court will use the Shadow Docket to permit and protect Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard to harass political enemies. Maybe without comment, maybe with something bizarre and otherworldly from Kavanaugh.

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16h

NEW: Trump seeks Supreme Court review of National Guard deployment in Illinois. W/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social @shiakapos.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Supreme Court gets first chance to weigh Trump’s bid to deploy National Guard

The administration filed an emergency appeal over lower-court orders that have blocked the deployment of the guard in Illinois.

www.politico.com

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 14h

Block @whitehouse-47.bsky.social and then attend a No Kings protest tomorrow.

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

NoKings.org

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Axios @axios.com · 14h

NEW: Zelensky hoped to leave DC with commitments around new weapons for Ukraine, but found Trump in a totally different state of mind a day after his call with Putin.

One source said the meeting "was not easy," while the other simply said "it was bad."

Trump rejects Zelensky on Tomahawk missiles in "tough" meeting

One source said the meeting "was not easy." Another simply said "it was bad."

www.axios.com

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 15h

Another bit of good news -- clean energy stocks are significantly outperforming the S&P500, and outperforming oil stocks by even more

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 14h

every day is vacillating between everything matters too much and lol nothing matters

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Peach's Mom ❌👑 @peacherina.bsky.social · 15h

Way to go Patrick. I will be at #NoKings in my city as well. 💪🏻 Solidarity!