Dj Connell
@itbodes.bsky.social
Writer, teacher. Book Wyrm. Covid informed. I foster cats. The dog helps. Trained in wildlife and companion animal rescue. Ran a teachers library back in the day. Eco-feminist and native gardener. Ukraine will win. Mask up.
Pinned
Talk about a win/win 😸
Where is the Tardis when we need it ?!?
Where is the Tardis when we need it ?!?
February 10, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Talk about a win/win 😸
Where is the Tardis when we need it ?!?
Where is the Tardis when we need it ?!?
February 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
This handsome hunk is Joey, Chloe’s friend and protector. More info in alt text. #fosters
#cats #CatRescue
#cats #CatRescue
February 10, 2026 at 3:34 AM
This handsome hunk is Joey, Chloe’s friend and protector. More info in alt text. #fosters
#cats #CatRescue
#cats #CatRescue
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February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Should they reply
to you telling them
that Olympians
are still taking precautions
by pointing out that you
are not an Olympian,
reply that like an Olympian
you too are competing
in a historic event,
and when they ask what it is,
tell them: it’s called the
surviving the pandemic.
to you telling them
that Olympians
are still taking precautions
by pointing out that you
are not an Olympian,
reply that like an Olympian
you too are competing
in a historic event,
and when they ask what it is,
tell them: it’s called the
surviving the pandemic.
February 9, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Should they reply
to you telling them
that Olympians
are still taking precautions
by pointing out that you
are not an Olympian,
reply that like an Olympian
you too are competing
in a historic event,
and when they ask what it is,
tell them: it’s called the
surviving the pandemic.
to you telling them
that Olympians
are still taking precautions
by pointing out that you
are not an Olympian,
reply that like an Olympian
you too are competing
in a historic event,
and when they ask what it is,
tell them: it’s called the
surviving the pandemic.
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Some people are asking what I want Schumer to do. He should be screaming over medical care and access to facilities. He should be going to detention facilities himself and putting his body on the line, as he did at the border in 2019. He should lean into stories about New Yorkers in detention. [1/4]
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Some people are asking what I want Schumer to do. He should be screaming over medical care and access to facilities. He should be going to detention facilities himself and putting his body on the line, as he did at the border in 2019. He should lean into stories about New Yorkers in detention. [1/4]
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Kyle came to us last summer after surviving a coyote attack. Because he was bitten, he had to complete a six-month rabies quarantine. When he passed quarantine, our staff went all out with a graduation party. There were banners. Party hats. Stickers. Kyle trivia. And yes, a graduation cap & gown
February 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Kyle came to us last summer after surviving a coyote attack. Because he was bitten, he had to complete a six-month rabies quarantine. When he passed quarantine, our staff went all out with a graduation party. There were banners. Party hats. Stickers. Kyle trivia. And yes, a graduation cap & gown
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A species that is only found in the alpine meadows of Washington’s Olympic Mountain Range is now under review for the highest level of federal protection.
Olympic marmots could get federal endangered species protections
Olympic marmots are endemic to Washington’s Olympic Mountains. They thrive in alpine meadows above 4,000 feet, where they spend spring and summer munching on wildflowers and grasses to fatten up in preparation for a hibernation that can last up to eight months. But there are only between 2,000 and 4,000 left.
www.opb.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A species that is only found in the alpine meadows of Washington’s Olympic Mountain Range is now under review for the highest level of federal protection.
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This is Fedya, the commander you may remember from “2000 Meters to Andriivka” (watch it if you haven’t!). Like many Ukrainian defenders protecting freedom & democracy, he also cares for pets on the front line—this is his dog “pkm”. The Hachiko team delivered food for his brigade!
February 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This is Fedya, the commander you may remember from “2000 Meters to Andriivka” (watch it if you haven’t!). Like many Ukrainian defenders protecting freedom & democracy, he also cares for pets on the front line—this is his dog “pkm”. The Hachiko team delivered food for his brigade!
Please give her our respect and best wishes. We hope she has a marvelous time.
We’ll be watching right along with her.
We’ll be watching right along with her.
February 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Please give her our respect and best wishes. We hope she has a marvelous time.
We’ll be watching right along with her.
We’ll be watching right along with her.
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IMPEACH KRISTI NOEM: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
January 23, 2026 at 6:51 PM
IMPEACH KRISTI NOEM: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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The Flehmen Response could make a good band name.
Doggiedrawings.net/products/the-flehmen-response-print
Doggiedrawings.net/products/the-flehmen-response-print
January 26, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The Flehmen Response could make a good band name.
Doggiedrawings.net/products/the-flehmen-response-print
Doggiedrawings.net/products/the-flehmen-response-print
Thank goodness the cat is inside
February 8, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Thank goodness the cat is inside
Thank you. She and her cat roomie were deeply loved. Her human Mom was young and active - in her mid 40s! - so this came as a horrible surprise to all concerned, including her 20 year old son. His apt won’t take pets + most groups and shelters here are full so we’re glad we can help.
February 8, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Thank you. She and her cat roomie were deeply loved. Her human Mom was young and active - in her mid 40s! - so this came as a horrible surprise to all concerned, including her 20 year old son. His apt won’t take pets + most groups and shelters here are full so we’re glad we can help.
Meet emergency foster, Chloe. Her caregiver died suddenly of a stroke. No one could/would take her cats before the apt lease was up. We heard about this and took in both on 1/30.
They’re traumatized, scared, and in mourning. We’ll work to earn their trust, and help them through it. #Caturday #cats
They’re traumatized, scared, and in mourning. We’ll work to earn their trust, and help them through it. #Caturday #cats
February 7, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Heroes
One man tracking people being deported & deportation flights at the Minneapolis airport.
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
One person creating a record for future inquiries & potential prosecutions.
Trevor Paglen's deep surveillance documentation now being done by everyday people.
www.npr.org/2026/02/06/n...
Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them
A professional airplane enthusiast has been tracking the federally chartered deportation flights out of the Minneapolis airport as DHS sends immigration detainees to other states and, eventually, othe...
www.npr.org
February 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Heroes
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This message, which hangs in the Olympic workout space for Team Canada 🇨🇦
(Written out fully in Alt Text)
(Written out fully in Alt Text)
February 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This message, which hangs in the Olympic workout space for Team Canada 🇨🇦
(Written out fully in Alt Text)
(Written out fully in Alt Text)
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
She is only a little girl, and she misses her family, her friends, and her cat.
#ICE
#ICE
We were outraged by Liam, but Diana is a young girl that has been in an ICE prison even longer. The wee girl still is in prison. Be loud! Share! Justice for Diana Crespo Gonzalez!
Today is day 20 (depending on when incarceration countdown begins) of Diana Crespo Gonzales’ incarceration in an ICE prison in Texas. Children are not allowed to legally be detained for more than 20 days.
February 6, 2026 at 2:14 AM
She is only a little girl, and she misses her family, her friends, and her cat.
#ICE
#ICE
Saw Ian McKellen perform his brilliant one man show, Acting Shakespeare, in a tiny theatre near UCLA in the early 80’s. I still have my signed poster.
www.nationaltheatre.org/mckellen-bef...
www.nationaltheatre.org/mckellen-bef...
February 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Saw Ian McKellen perform his brilliant one man show, Acting Shakespeare, in a tiny theatre near UCLA in the early 80’s. I still have my signed poster.
www.nationaltheatre.org/mckellen-bef...
www.nationaltheatre.org/mckellen-bef...
She married a clown, you’d think she could take a joke. #Melania #Amazon
Amazon Pulls ‘Melania’ From Oregon Movie Theater in Response to Marquee Jokes
Amazon Pulls ‘Melania’ From Oregon Movie Theater in Response to Marquee Jokes
Amazon Pulls ‘Melania’ From Oregon Movie Theater in Response to Marquee Jokes
The Lake Theater & Café in Lake Oswego, Oregon will no longer screen Amazon documentary "Melania," after Amazon pulled the film from the venue.
variety.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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It's been 2 years since I first brought it up and there's still no film or tv show about the life of Hans Christian Andersen with Nicholas Rowe playing him.
Get to work Netflix/BBC/Hollywood/whoever.
I mean just look at this:
Get to work Netflix/BBC/Hollywood/whoever.
I mean just look at this:
February 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
It's been 2 years since I first brought it up and there's still no film or tv show about the life of Hans Christian Andersen with Nicholas Rowe playing him.
Get to work Netflix/BBC/Hollywood/whoever.
I mean just look at this:
Get to work Netflix/BBC/Hollywood/whoever.
I mean just look at this: