Max Kaehn 🌈😺 @mithriltabby@wandering.shop

Phryne is ignoring the news. #mastocats

@lilithsaintcrow Which one did you get? There are so many on Etsy!

@hafnia As I see it, “pet” is a family role distinct from “child”. We’re responsible for them, but we also don’t expect them to grow up into adults. “Caretaker” doesn’t necessarily reflect the love we have for them, “owner” implies too much control. We don’t have good language for describing this yet.

@lilithsaintcrow And if a cat is going to get sick, they will do so just after the regular vet’s hours end for the week and only the emergency vet is available.

The world is not unusually chaotic right now; the insulation that some of us had from the chaos has simply eroded away.

Now that more people can see the problems, this is a good time to work on fixing them.

Archie is trying to supervise me as I work from home, but I am SO BORING. #mastocats

@PeteBleackley Abolish armed militias, certainly. Keep emergency responders for actual emergencies (cross-train them for fire and paramedic work, like in Sunnyvale, CA). And have systems nothing like police that get people counseling when they need it, and a decent safety net, heading off problems before they need emergency response.

If “abolish the police” is hard to wrap your head around, think of it as “obsolete the police”. Creating systems of healthy, timely, supportive interventions that leave the police with nothing to do, like the fictional Maytag repairman.

Have a quick kitten break before you resume your efforts to build a better world. #mastocats

The world is not complete chaos. I created a small pocket of peace, and I trust that millions more are doing the same.

Next, we grow those until they merge and cover the world.

Phryne demonstrates the Summer Sprawl pose for fashionable felines. #mastocats

Phryne can whiffle the breeze from the screen door while comfortably situated in my lap. #mastocats

Nero is avoiding watching the news. #mastocats

Where are we going, and what are we doing in this handbasket? #mastocats

A spare shaving brush is useful for removing stray cat hairs from keyboards without triggering accidental inputs. #WFHTips

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@andrhia Had to dig out the office to work from home. Archie is helping with inspection.

Kitty snores are hilarious. #mastocats