Dina James
@dinajames.com
Chronicler of the Paranormal. Tea junkie. Gothic Goddess. Knitter of DOOM. Kind and Benevolent DM. She/her. Mostly evil. Kitten donations: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LLAFTJJPJ8H3C
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Dina James
@dinajames.com
· Nov 12
Whoa. Hello new followers!
I post about my cats, rescue kittens, knit, quilt, and sometimes write books.
I require tea in vast quantities to maintain equilibrium and always choose violence. I use the word “fuck” in all of its many forms judiciously and with extreme prejudice. Rage is my default.
I post about my cats, rescue kittens, knit, quilt, and sometimes write books.
I require tea in vast quantities to maintain equilibrium and always choose violence. I use the word “fuck” in all of its many forms judiciously and with extreme prejudice. Rage is my default.
I kept my promise. Magenta and Eddie were released after their breakfast this morning. I will miss them, but they were so happy to be back outside. They ran immediately to the neighbor’s shed where they grew up. It’s a sunny day (a change from the wind and rain), so they can enjoy the warmth. /1
So, despite some encouraging signs and high hopes, I will make good on my promise to them and return them to my back porch. That’s what the “R” in “TNR” stands for. One more night indoors. I promised.
I’ll continue to care for them as best I can as community cats. Eddie is a sucker for Churu. /2
I’ll continue to care for them as best I can as community cats. Eddie is a sucker for Churu. /2
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I kept my promise. Magenta and Eddie were released after their breakfast this morning. I will miss them, but they were so happy to be back outside. They ran immediately to the neighbor’s shed where they grew up. It’s a sunny day (a change from the wind and rain), so they can enjoy the warmth. /1
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This is catnip for a very specific audience.*
*me
*my fellow neuroqueers
*me
*my fellow neuroqueers
Pocket friends please help my husband says chili isn’t a soup and I need to know which of us is correct
November 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This is catnip for a very specific audience.*
*me
*my fellow neuroqueers
*me
*my fellow neuroqueers
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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THE CHEETAHS ARE SNUGGLING. REPEAT: THE CHEETAHS ARE SNUGGLING (Den 2) nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/chee...
Cheetah Cub Cam
The Cheetah Cub Cam streams live from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia.
nationalzoo.si.edu
November 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
THE CHEETAHS ARE SNUGGLING. REPEAT: THE CHEETAHS ARE SNUGGLING (Den 2) nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams/chee...
Eddie and Magenta went to the vet today for their spay and neuter, vaccinations, and ear tipping. It was made beyond clear this week that they are not only an extremely bonded pair, they are just not going to acclimate to indoor life. Especially Magenta. /1
Magenta, hearing this, ran to the (locked) studio door. She’s not dumb. She sees us come and go through there. That is the way to Outside. The joint clamor of “we want out” chirps was demoralizing.
I made them a promise. If they still want Outside after they see the vet, I will make it so. /3
I made them a promise. If they still want Outside after they see the vet, I will make it so. /3
November 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Eddie and Magenta went to the vet today for their spay and neuter, vaccinations, and ear tipping. It was made beyond clear this week that they are not only an extremely bonded pair, they are just not going to acclimate to indoor life. Especially Magenta. /1
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Did it hurt? When you feel from heaven. 😏
🔫 👀
TRICK QUESTION ANGELS CAN'T GET HURT LIKE THAT NOW WHAT ARE YOU
WHAT ARE YOU
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TRICK QUESTION ANGELS CAN'T GET HURT LIKE THAT NOW WHAT ARE YOU
WHAT ARE YOU
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Did it hurt? When you feel from heaven. 😏
🔫 👀
TRICK QUESTION ANGELS CAN'T GET HURT LIKE THAT NOW WHAT ARE YOU
WHAT ARE YOU
🔫 👀
TRICK QUESTION ANGELS CAN'T GET HURT LIKE THAT NOW WHAT ARE YOU
WHAT ARE YOU
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Tips for ICE on how to navigate Appalachia safely.
YouTube video by Head On Fire
youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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BFF adds: "ICE agents are also urged to hangout at crossroads in Appalachia. A special agent will appear at midnight and you should totally set up a trade with them."
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
BFF adds: "ICE agents are also urged to hangout at crossroads in Appalachia. A special agent will appear at midnight and you should totally set up a trade with them."
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I’ve been watching The Great British Sewing Bee on Roku. They have ads which I’m used to: meds, laundry detergent, fast food, the occasional movie trailer.
I really thought at first what I was seeing was a trailer for an action film.
It was NOT an ad.
It was RECRUITMENT PROPAGANDA FOR ICE. /1
I really thought at first what I was seeing was a trailer for an action film.
It was NOT an ad.
It was RECRUITMENT PROPAGANDA FOR ICE. /1
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I’ve been watching The Great British Sewing Bee on Roku. They have ads which I’m used to: meds, laundry detergent, fast food, the occasional movie trailer.
I really thought at first what I was seeing was a trailer for an action film.
It was NOT an ad.
It was RECRUITMENT PROPAGANDA FOR ICE. /1
I really thought at first what I was seeing was a trailer for an action film.
It was NOT an ad.
It was RECRUITMENT PROPAGANDA FOR ICE. /1
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but you're not fucking Jean Valjean just because you gave the book you stole five stars on Goodreads.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you're not fucking Jean Valjean just because you gave the book you stole five stars on Goodreads.
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There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
A third infant has died in Kentucky, KYDPH adds:
“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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“These are Kentucky’s first pertussis deaths since 2018. None of the infants nor their mothers received the recommended pertussis vaccinations during pregnancy or early infancy.”
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November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
There is NO FUCKING EXCUSE for this to be happening.
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
I had a baby die in my arms of pertussis some fifty years ago. It was a HORRIBLE death. But my fellow nurses said to me, "It's almost stamped out now, they're all getting the shots, we won't be seeing this again."
HOW THE FUCK ARE WE HERE. 😡
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Anyway, here's a long thread I did last year on out-of-print work, copyright, death of the author, etc, because I do have experience in this area.
"At least Skyla is done with discourse, surely she can't have more to say--"
NOPE, NOT DONE YET, HOLD ON AND LET ME GET MY COFFEE.
I'm taking this sentiment at face value and trust it's meant in earnest: "Copyright should end upon the death of the author and then the book goes into public domain."
NOPE, NOT DONE YET, HOLD ON AND LET ME GET MY COFFEE.
I'm taking this sentiment at face value and trust it's meant in earnest: "Copyright should end upon the death of the author and then the book goes into public domain."
a woman in a pink dress is standing in a doorway with her arms outstretched
Alt: A woman in a pink and black dress smiles as she pops through a door as if saying "Surprise!" and walks forward.
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Anyway, here's a long thread I did last year on out-of-print work, copyright, death of the author, etc, because I do have experience in this area.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
The only thing I can really think of is that my mother was banned from touching any kind of knife or opening any cans from about 1990 to present day because somehow every year prior she ended up getting stitches in the ER from some kind of slashing damage. She was allowed to cook but not prep.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The only thing I can really think of is that my mother was banned from touching any kind of knife or opening any cans from about 1990 to present day because somehow every year prior she ended up getting stitches in the ER from some kind of slashing damage. She was allowed to cook but not prep.
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Another Los Angeles offering - Thanksgiving specific:
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Another Los Angeles offering - Thanksgiving specific:
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I love Christmas and normally I'd be getting so excited right about now, but this year I'm a little down because it's our first holiday since we lost Fergus. I'm hoping I can spread some cheer and regain a little spirit myself by raising some funds for our local shelter! givebutter.com/n5l31M
Molly's Holiday Fundraiser 2025
Make Winter Merry and Bright in Honor of Fergus
givebutter.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I love Christmas and normally I'd be getting so excited right about now, but this year I'm a little down because it's our first holiday since we lost Fergus. I'm hoping I can spread some cheer and regain a little spirit myself by raising some funds for our local shelter! givebutter.com/n5l31M
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This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
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Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Phil Knight is almost single handedly funding the OR GOP, one of the more extreme state GOPs in the country. Keep that in mind next time you’re in the market for sportswear or sneakers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...
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It really is that fucking simple, friends.
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It really is that fucking simple, friends.
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Don't give a shit about some 22 year old saying pirating my books is for archival purposes.
Fuck off.
It's about consent.
Fuck off.
It's about consent.
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Don't give a shit about some 22 year old saying pirating my books is for archival purposes.
Fuck off.
It's about consent.
Fuck off.
It's about consent.
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Hey, can folks also look at this *amazing* anthology by @tychebooks.bsky.social that keeps being pirated every time it goes semi-viral on the internet: Swashbuckling Cats
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hey, can folks also look at this *amazing* anthology by @tychebooks.bsky.social that keeps being pirated every time it goes semi-viral on the internet: Swashbuckling Cats
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
Link with buy links all over the internet: tychebooks.com/swashbucklin...
Well, well, well. Look who decided to show up now his parental responsibilities aren’t around any longer. It’s Big Poppa. /1
November 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Well, well, well. Look who decided to show up now his parental responsibilities aren’t around any longer. It’s Big Poppa. /1
Really great progress again today with a minor setback. Food was eaten, box used, room got fully changed over and cleaned, AND they each got a dose of topical flea treatment.
Eddie was brave enough to explore outside the canvas playpen, and Magenta discovered birdies on TV. /1
Eddie was brave enough to explore outside the canvas playpen, and Magenta discovered birdies on TV. /1
More excellent progress throughout the day and a breakthrough at the evening session. Both ate wet food as it was offered, and Churu, came for pets and attention, AND played with toys, all while we were visiting. This is a huge step forward for these two semi-feral kittens. So, so proud of them. /1
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Really great progress again today with a minor setback. Food was eaten, box used, room got fully changed over and cleaned, AND they each got a dose of topical flea treatment.
Eddie was brave enough to explore outside the canvas playpen, and Magenta discovered birdies on TV. /1
Eddie was brave enough to explore outside the canvas playpen, and Magenta discovered birdies on TV. /1