Naïna
@killersumobunny.medsky.social
50% French. 100% awesome. Go Hawkeyes! Go Storm! I like cats. Pediatric ED RN. PNW. Former future marine biologist. Legal: my opinions are not those of my employer (though maybe they should be).🇫🇷🇺🇸🖖🏻
Pinned
This book mysteriously appeared at the nurse stations in the ED and some RNs asked me what it was about. Seeing the cover and reading the title I assumed aves, which means birds, was a metaphor so I flipped it over and read the synopsis while simultaneously translating to English. I was not ready.
« You live with cats all your life and eventually can’t help but begin to measure your life in cats. »
An absolutely lovely read, only made better by the fact that Aiden is purring on my lap and Idé is close by laying contentedly on his favorite new scratcher.
An absolutely lovely read, only made better by the fact that Aiden is purring on my lap and Idé is close by laying contentedly on his favorite new scratcher.
I've removed the paywall permanently from this piece, which is a chapter from my novel Villager, told entirely in the form of an online village message board. If you like it, you'll probably like the book. If you don't, you won't...
www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
The Village Message Board
Its authenticity was discredited because of his reputation, but also because he was quick with gin at the time and wearing an item of knitwear back to front.
www.tom-cox.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
« You live with cats all your life and eventually can’t help but begin to measure your life in cats. »
An absolutely lovely read, only made better by the fact that Aiden is purring on my lap and Idé is close by laying contentedly on his favorite new scratcher.
An absolutely lovely read, only made better by the fact that Aiden is purring on my lap and Idé is close by laying contentedly on his favorite new scratcher.
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I'm at the combination
December 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I'm at the combination
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“I might be a Nazi-friendly talk-show host possessed by the ghost of John Barleycorn, but I still have a sense of humor. What’s not funny, though, is some pimply journalist trying to defame me by reporting my words verbatim.”
"Can we all calm down for a minute? It appears my command to take no prisoners, exterminate all traces of life, and torch any semblance of international law has been misinterpreted. You shouldn’t rush to conclusions until you have all the facts."
My Order to Kill Everyone and Everything Was Taken Out of Context
“[Secretary of War] Hegseth ordered a lethal attack but not the killing of survivors, officials say… Amid talk of war crimes, the details and preci...
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
“I might be a Nazi-friendly talk-show host possessed by the ghost of John Barleycorn, but I still have a sense of humor. What’s not funny, though, is some pimply journalist trying to defame me by reporting my words verbatim.”
Seattle people: does anyone know anything about the GIANT sign in the median on Montlake by the UW stadium parking that says « Lawless in Seattle » and has a picture of Darth Vader (???) and a woman who looks like Jane Goodall (RIP) on it?
December 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Seattle people: does anyone know anything about the GIANT sign in the median on Montlake by the UW stadium parking that says « Lawless in Seattle » and has a picture of Darth Vader (???) and a woman who looks like Jane Goodall (RIP) on it?
I hope someone is taking care of his cat(s?) while he’s in custody.
December 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I hope someone is taking care of his cat(s?) while he’s in custody.
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No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 AM
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
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As my shop is very close to striking I’m pinching pennies but I just logged my donation at #HCWvsHunger because no amount is too small and fighting hunger can fit into any budget!
Donate (and support #KidVengers) before time is up!!!
Donate (and support #KidVengers) before time is up!!!
#MedSky, It's almost time for the 2025 #HCWvsHunger #ChaosGrenade, which will take place on #GivingTuesday 12/2/25 8a-8p EST! It's called #SNAPMatch, and the details are in the pics below. May the best team win! Spread the word, team captains!
cc @shematologist.medsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
cc @shematologist.medsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
As my shop is very close to striking I’m pinching pennies but I just logged my donation at #HCWvsHunger because no amount is too small and fighting hunger can fit into any budget!
Donate (and support #KidVengers) before time is up!!!
Donate (and support #KidVengers) before time is up!!!
As my shop is very close to striking I’m pinching pennies but I just logged my donation at #HCWvsHunger because no amount is too small and fighting hunger can fit into any budget!
Donate (and support #KidVengers) before time is up!!!
Donate (and support #KidVengers) before time is up!!!
#MedSky, It's almost time for the 2025 #HCWvsHunger #ChaosGrenade, which will take place on #GivingTuesday 12/2/25 8a-8p EST! It's called #SNAPMatch, and the details are in the pics below. May the best team win! Spread the word, team captains!
cc @shematologist.medsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
cc @shematologist.medsky.social @tmprowell.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
As my shop is very close to striking I’m pinching pennies but I just logged my donation at #HCWvsHunger because no amount is too small and fighting hunger can fit into any budget!
Donate (and support #KidVengers) before time is up!!!
Donate (and support #KidVengers) before time is up!!!
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“suspects” - “threats”
Two little boys, 8 and 11 yrs old
“Earlier today, IDF troops identified two suspects who crossed the yellow line, conducted suspicious activities on the ground, and approached IDF troops operating in the southern Gaza Strip, posing an immediate threat to them.”
Two little boys, 8 and 11 yrs old
“Earlier today, IDF troops identified two suspects who crossed the yellow line, conducted suspicious activities on the ground, and approached IDF troops operating in the southern Gaza Strip, posing an immediate threat to them.”
You’ll never guess how the IDF decided to talk about killing these two kids, 8 and 11 years old, in its official statement
Two brothers killed in Israeli drone strike on Gaza
Fadi Abu Assi, 11, and Goma Abu Assi, eight, were gathering firewood at the time, their uncle said.
news.sky.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
“suspects” - “threats”
Two little boys, 8 and 11 yrs old
“Earlier today, IDF troops identified two suspects who crossed the yellow line, conducted suspicious activities on the ground, and approached IDF troops operating in the southern Gaza Strip, posing an immediate threat to them.”
Two little boys, 8 and 11 yrs old
“Earlier today, IDF troops identified two suspects who crossed the yellow line, conducted suspicious activities on the ground, and approached IDF troops operating in the southern Gaza Strip, posing an immediate threat to them.”
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
The fine arts save lives.
December 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The fine arts save lives.
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LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
December 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
LONG RAMBLING EMOTIONAL THREAD:
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
It's World AIDS Day. Since the Administration has decided to keep it quiet, I'd like to share my introduction to AIDS.
I grew up in Seattle. My mom remarried a man who had a brother who was a King County Sheriff's Deputy. His name was Terry and he was gay. 1/x
« A forceps delivery was not necessary » . Absolutely dead.
December 2, 2025 at 5:26 AM
« A forceps delivery was not necessary » . Absolutely dead.
This is so cool and interesting !
“We essentially drew friendship maps to see which whales spent time together, and then looked at where they were seen to figure out if they hung out in specific neighborhoods,” said Andrew Trites. @ubcmarinemammal lincolnchronicle.org/new-research...
New research indicates orcas that prowl the Oregon coast each spring are their own "sub-population" • Lincoln Chronicle
New research indicates orcas that prowl the Oregon coast each spring are their own "sub-population"
lincolnchronicle.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is so cool and interesting !
At the DMV and I want to preface this by saying the lady getting served near me looks fantastic, but there is no way the height/weight she gave the guy was correct because I am that height/weight. Though I lie and say 5’4" when I’m closer to 5’ 3" so eh 🤷♀️
a little white lie never hurt anyone is displayed on a screen
Alt: a little white lie never hurt anyone is displayed on a screen
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
At the DMV and I want to preface this by saying the lady getting served near me looks fantastic, but there is no way the height/weight she gave the guy was correct because I am that height/weight. Though I lie and say 5’4" when I’m closer to 5’ 3" so eh 🤷♀️
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"In the last court term, I wrote ten dissenting opinions, more than any other justice. Have you previewed the horror show on the docket for this term? Alito just winked at me and asked if it’s too soon to joke that I don’t have the brain processing power to do this job."
With America on My Last Fucking Nerve, I, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Dissent
You know me as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Over the past three years, I’ve tried changing the system from within. I’ve wri...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
"In the last court term, I wrote ten dissenting opinions, more than any other justice. Have you previewed the horror show on the docket for this term? Alito just winked at me and asked if it’s too soon to joke that I don’t have the brain processing power to do this job."
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White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby
White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby
WASHINGTON—Describing the practice as a “fun little side project” rather than an occupation, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Monday that nursing would be reclassified as a hobby under new ...
theonion.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby
Telling my BFF about the Minus the Bear show I’m at.
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Telling my BFF about the Minus the Bear show I’m at.
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Sickening — “Massachusetts college student (Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19 year-old business major at Babson College) deported to Honduras after attempting to fly to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving…” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Sickening — “Massachusetts college student (Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19 year-old business major at Babson College) deported to Honduras after attempting to fly to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving…” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Parents stopped by this AM to bring cake and presents :) mom had a little accident with the cake haha
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Parents stopped by this AM to bring cake and presents :) mom had a little accident with the cake haha
It’s my birthday which means I play my favorite game where people ask how old I am and I say guess and they all are nice and guess much younger than I am because they don’t want to offend me and I get lots of compliments and feel good about myself.
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It’s my birthday which means I play my favorite game where people ask how old I am and I say guess and they all are nice and guess much younger than I am because they don’t want to offend me and I get lots of compliments and feel good about myself.
Pretty sure the pilgrims were undocumented…
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Pretty sure the pilgrims were undocumented…
My thanksgiving traditions: working and reading about these two.
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
Arizona pair celebrates decade of friendship that started with wrong text
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
www.azfamily.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
My thanksgiving traditions: working and reading about these two.
It’s officially winter because I have put the good flannel sheets and chunky knit blanket on my bed.
a man is laying in bed with a blanket and a pillow and says `` very cozy '' .
Alt: a man is laying in bed with a blanket and a pillow and says `` very cozy '' .
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
It’s officially winter because I have put the good flannel sheets and chunky knit blanket on my bed.
Each time I say this game cannot get any more ridonkulous it somehow manages to get even more ridonkulous. It’s so so very stupid. I can’t stop watching.
a man in a striped shirt says " it takes a lot of effort to put together a trainwreck like this "
Alt: a man in a striped shirt says " it takes a lot of effort to put together a trainwreck like this "
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Each time I say this game cannot get any more ridonkulous it somehow manages to get even more ridonkulous. It’s so so very stupid. I can’t stop watching.