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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 12h

Yaaaaay yippeeeee! 🥰

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Alison @finger-post.blog · 13h

All power to the brilliant, kind and highly qualified teams at the BL, who take care of our treasures and do everything they can to support visitors.

I'm so sick of GLAM professionals being undervalued and disrespected.

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 16h

'The British Library...has taken years to recover from a major cyberattack that disrupted its services and restricted access to its collections. The walkout is set to take from 27 October to 9 November, coinciding with the two-year anniversary of the cyberattack.'

Research Professional News @resprofnews.bsky.social · 1d

‘Livid’ British Library staff vote to strike over pay.

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 1d

Great day for finding little friends.

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely!

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drewtoothpaste @drewtoothpaste.bsky.social · 2d

"did you see what happened Over There on The Other Site?" no did you see what happened in yonder tree

a robin among the last leaves in a small tree in october

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

Bonus: If you wonder what Grey might have looked like as a kitten, we did foster one of his daughters who looked exactly like him!

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway, we love Grey. World’s #1 Grandpa.

A large gray cat surrounded by three small kittens on a cat bed

A small tuxedo kitten sleeping next to a large gray cat

A small gray cat sitting next to a large gray cat

A large gray cat sleeping upside-down on a metal deck chair

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

(He has actually lost some weight in the last few months and we’re trying a new food with him, but he’s still huge. An absolute unit. A real boulder of a boy. Last vet visit a few months ago resulted in: “He is a healthy, sizable cat with very little worry in his life.” 11/

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

Now he is a VERY big guy. We were concerned about his weight and wondered if something was wrong with his thyroid. He does get regular vet visits, bloodwork, all his shots, etc. Our vet loves him so much, and the formal diagnosis is, “He’s well-fed, happy, and retired from being feral.” 10/

A small tabby kitten eating food next to a large gray cat eating out of a similar bowl

A large gray cat lounging in the sunshine

A large gray cat with a stomach pouch very visible sleeping on a chair next to a tiny black kitten

A large gray cat laying in a cat bed shaped like a cat’s head

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes he needs a break, though. He’s the only cat we let outside, and only because he goes about three feet outside the door and naps in the sun. Every time I go outside to relax, he goes with me. My guy is enjoying his retirement. 9/

A large gray cat laying in a patch of wild violets

A large gray cat laying outside on a table in front of a book and a coffee mug

A large gray cat sleeping very contentedly in the sunshine

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

If we have sick kittens, Grey looks after them. If we have ones that need to be socialized, he’s on it. Feral kittens who won’t let us touch them will curl up to him without hesitation, and then he’ll gently introduce them to us like it was his idea all along. It’s absolutely amazing. 8/

A small white tabby kitten sleeping with a large gray cat

A small orange kitten curled up beside a gray cat

A small gray and white kitten sleeping on a green pillow next to a large gray cat

Three tiny kittens curled up on a blanket next to a large gray cat

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

A lot of you know that my mom and I foster kittens. Grey suddenly became foster grandpa to all the kittens we took in. He cleaned them, cuddled them, played gently with them. He curled himself around the tiniest ones. 7/

A small tabby kitten resting against a large gray cat’s head

Three small kittens cuddled up to a large gray cat who cleans one of them

Three small orange kittens sleeping with a large gray cat

A large gray cat curled around a tiny black kitten

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

But here’s the magical part! First, Grey got incredibly affectionate. He let us pet him, then hold him, and then put silly outfits on him. He didn’t know how to purr, or how to lay correctly to be held. All he knew was that it was very, very nice to be loved. 6/

A large gray cat in a comically tiny cowboy hat

A large gray cat sitting on a woman’s lap

A large gray cat wearing small Mardi Gras beads in green, purple, and yellow

A large gray cat wearing a silky brown ribbon around his neck

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

Personally, I joked that Odin was visiting us in the guise of a scarred-up old tomcat.

✅ One eye
✅ Wanderer
✅ All-father (of many kittens)
✅ Haggard and gray

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A close up of a large gray cat’s damaged eye

A large gray cat sitting on the arm of a chair

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

You might notice that Grey isn’t… the prettiest. We noticed right away that he had a messed up eye, scars on his face, missing teeth, and a scarred ear. The docked ear is an indicator that a feral cat has been neutered. The rest of it was a sign that Grey didn’t have an easy life. 4/

A large grey cat. His right eye is visibly damaged and the tip of his left ear is docked.

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

And then much to my mom’s chagrin (at the time), I let him inside. 3/

A large gray cat laying on a blanket on a couch

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

After being neutered, he suddenly became incredibly affectionate over the course of maybe two weeks?

A large gray cat laying on a pawprint-patterned rug

A large gray cat sleeping on a glass outdoor table

A large gray cat laying on a dish towel beside some wildflowers

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Deejay @radiojamming.bsky.social · 2d

I think more people should know about Grey. He was formerly a feral tomcat in my mom’s backyard who ended fathering a ton of kittens (of HMS Purrabus fame) before we managed to catch him and get some TNR done. There was a point where he was not very friendly. 1/