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Rachel Donahue

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Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Jan 29

Reminder: Teams/Zoom/GSuite chats and recordings are federal records. They are not private.

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Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · 2d

Effie isn't *quite* sure of him yet, but she will sometimes tolerate him settling a foot away from her. It gets better every day.

(Photos taken by @jcmeloni.bsky.social and myself.)

A black tuxedo cat sits like a loaf on an orange, sherpa-textured chair with thin black legs. His is facing the camera, wearing a light blue collar with a red tag, and has one paw in front of him.

Below the chair and to the right is a white, sherpa-textured stool with a very skeptical looking brown tabby behind it. There is a corner of a fluffy white blanket in the bottom right.

A black tuxedo cat (male) and brown tabby cat (female) are on a dresser in front of a window with its shade partially open. They are both on a light blue blanket. The tuxedo cat is curled up facing the camera and his back legs are sticking out to the (photo) left of his head. A foot or so to the right, the brown tabby is sitting up and looking down at him. She has a blue tag on her collar and her tail is stretched out straight behind her.

Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · 2d

Yu apparently snuck out of his foster home at night and returned home with breakfast in the morning.. but we've thankfully had no problems with him bolting for the door.

A tuxedo cat flopped on his back/side upon a teal couch. Both back paws and one front paw are up in the air; all of his toe beans are pink. Only one closed eye and one ear is visible because his head is upside down on the couch. He is wearing a light blue collar. There is a yellow treasure blanket in the background.

A tuxedo cat is sitting on a pile of framed and unframed art prints. His head is turned slightly to the side and he is wearing a light blue collar with a red tag. There are collectibles on a bench in the background.

A black tuxedo cat is holding his human's hand while both sit on a teal couch. The human is white and wearing a black watch and only a hand and wrist are visible.

There is a black and white map blanket and a yellow treasure blanket in the background.

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Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · 2d

Yu was a feral that they brought inside after he suffered from a pretty nasty nose injury. We have no idea how this loverboy survived on the streets for two years! He follows us around making adorable quail noises, headbutts everyone/thing, loves belly rubs, and has 0 food aggression.

Photo of Yuichiro the tuxedo cat sitting on a blue quilt in his foster home. He is all black except for his paw tips, the front of his chest, and a stripe from his chin to his chest.

There is no fur on Yu's nose as it was covered in scratches and bugbites when his fosters took him in.

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Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · 2d

On 10/14, Julie and I welcomed Yuichiro (or Yu, Yuichi, Sploot McGoot..) into our home! No prize for guessing how we came up with the name--it eluded us until today!

Yu came to us via a foster parents registered with Brandywine Valley SPCA of DC.

Closeup of a male tuxedo cat's face on his white front paws. He has green eyes with enlarged pupils and one of his ears is tipped to indicate he was neutered. There is a mostly closed windows behind him.

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Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Sep 17

Now *that's* a stick bug!

c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Sep 17

The buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) has mastered a very particular kind of camouflage.

When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig.

Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?

Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Sep 17

I'm so sad I *was* out of the country for it, lol! But thank you, I'll watch it. Thanks for Ungovernable Impulses, too!

Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Sep 17

I am sooooo sad we'll be out of the country for this, I love y'all!!

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · Sep 14

WE MARCH AT DAWN FOR SNUGGLES

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Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Sep 9

Way late, but I just found these at 5 below! www.fivebelow.com/products/adj...

Adjustable Artboard With Storage Drawer | Five Below

Use an Adjustable Artboard to stay creative while you travel. It even features a drawer to store your art supplies! Stock up on arts & crafts at fivebelow.com

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Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Aug 22

Home Depot has some that are all pine, if that works!

Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Aug 22

What about a puzzle board/table makes it not fit what you need?

Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Aug 12

Gilgamesh is pretty rad, tho.

Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Aug 5

@haggholm.bsky.social Happy birthday!

Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Jul 25

Good luck with the final vote!!!

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Elise Wang @elisewang.bsky.social · Jul 8

So this phrase “able-bodied” has clearly been on the most recent list of R talking points. It comes from the first round of English labor laws, which were instituted after the Black Death.

A mini medieval story time!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 8

Jim Jordan: "If there's an able-bodied adult out there now who is in our welfare system, guess what -- that person is going to have to work ... that is far from immoral."

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · Jun 22

May every single human being on this planet be safe.

May every single person be protected from harm.

May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.

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Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Jun 21

I didn't realize this was already out, THANK YOU!

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Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · May 28

Benson (big orange boi) and Effie (smol brown tabby girl) are here to cleanse your timeline!

Two cats nestled into a cream-colored comforter. A small, one-eyed brown tabby girl is curled up against the large orange tabby boy behind her. Both cats are facing the camera with their eyes half-closed. The comforter is bunched around them, making the photo appear almost heart-shaped.

Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · May 14

Knew you as an author and followed you at the other place. I don't follow all my fave authors, but you have a nice content mix of cats and cunning, brains and burritos.

Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Apr 22

USDA has been running daily records management sessions for separating employees and I really appreciate it. I'm not used to RM being treated this seriously.

Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Apr 17

Hell yeah cancer free!!!

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ceej @ceej.online · Apr 17

I don’t think I’ve made a worse financial decision in my life than developing good taste

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Apr 15

I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.

A tweet by Sarah Longwell (@SarahLongwell25
) reads: "He’s threatening media companies who are critical of him. He’s talking about sending Americans to foreign prisons. He’s signing executive orders to investigate former staff members who spoke out against him. Don’t you see what’s happening here?"

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Rachel Donahue @sheepeeh.bsky.social · Apr 15

When trying to find the right med combo, my psychiatrist once prescribed 90mg of dexadrine. Yanno, the common med for narcolepsy?

I zonked out after my 2nd dose and almost missed giving a presentation at a conference!

People without ADHD just don't get it & need to stop writing like they do.

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Anna Maltese @annamaltese.bsky.social · Apr 15

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