Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

The real work of an opposition party is to hold the people in power accountable.

Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.

Accountability, motherfuckers.

Today’s gop: why go just far enough when too far is right there?

The Supreme Court cannot be allowed to become the ultimate, unaccountable arbiter of everything.

An unpunished coup is a training exercise.

Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.

Donald Trump found guilty as fuck – May 30, 2024!

Books are my comfort food!

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires.

Marge, god is saying you’re stupid.

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

“Until such time as the world ends, we will act as though it intends to spin on.”

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

When you’re a Republican, they let you do it.

Can we lighten up on the doomsday scenarios?

Republicans choose power over democracy, every day.

They think we are photo bombing their nice little lives.

There is no compromise when it comes to body autonomy. You either have it or you don’t.

Let the trolls come, and then ignore them. that’s the worst thing you can do to a troll.

GOP baffled that ‘we don’t care if you die’ is not a winning slogan.

Come on, media. you have one job. start doing it.

In my day, never was longer.

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  2. 2.

    WaterGirl

    @zhena gogolia: That’s a photo from a previous Saturday afternoon.  Heart gets a short cut every couple of months.  He’s super long right now, but I haven’t gotten a good photo of him yet with his long, hippie hair.

    edit: Let’s do this again next Saturday. I think this thread has all the pictures it can handle. So save your pics, and send them to me next Saturday. In the meantime, we can admire all the awesome pets that are in the comments of this one.

  3. 3.

    pat

    So how do we send a photo? Maybe I should know, but I’ll be darned if I can find your email address..

  4. 4.

    Scout211

    Thanks for this.  I just emailed you a pic from this morning.

    This thread is a very nice counter to our downstairs pet discussion.  I am looking forward to pet pics. 😊

  6. 6.

    WaterGirl

    Nym:  Behold! First we have Charlie the former lab testing animal and current biscuit can on legs. Then it’s Big Spotty Marie, followed by Chiona- if Edward G Robinson and ZsaZsa Gabor had a baby, it would be this tiny but loud fancy forever a kitten.

    Favorite Dogs & Cats Saturday Open Thread 1 Favorite Dogs & Cats Saturday Open Thread 2 Favorite Dogs & Cats Saturday Open Thread 3

  9. 9.

    sab

    We currently have a pitbull. We have had a lab, a boxer/husky mix, a german shepherd, two german shepherd mixes and a saint bernard mix. And yet my husband is still afraid of beagles because one bit him when he was five years old and teasing it.

    ETA Our pitbull has never met a dog she didn’t hate and fear, and has never met a cat she didn’t love. We have five cats that all like to nap near her.

  10. 10.

    TBone

    Just sent 2 pics, hope they appear!

    ETA I just caught Noah on my bed, straddling his sister Katrina with her neck scruff in his mouth! Jeebus!  He is a bad boy!

  17. 17.

    TBone

    @WaterGirl: her name was Einstein. Best. Cat. Ever. Thank you!  This is a fun way to spend the gloomy, cold Caturday we are having and I love seeing everyfurry!

  20. 20.

    TBone

    @sab: she was amazing in every way.  I used to call her my public relations specialist because everyone she met fell in love 😘

  23. 23.

    sab

    @TBone: My childhood calico was a psychopath but I loved her. I think my brother teasing her turned her into a monster. Where were my parents?

  25. 25.

    WaterGirl

    Indycat32: This is Rocky, so named because of his tail.  He’s one of 3 cats that were dumped/abandoned/thrown away on my street a few months ago.  He is the sweetest, friendliest, wants to come inside and stay, kitty. It breaks my heart every time I say no you can’t come in. Anybody looking for a cat?

    Favorite Dogs & Cats Saturday Open Thread 11

  29. 29.

    sab

    @schrodingers_cat: 5 cats and 1 dog currently. We have never had more than 4 dogs with 3 cats. Most dogs I ever had was 9, and that was too many. Our city only allows 3 dogs per household

    ETA I had three dogs when I married a guy with six golden retrievers.

  30. 30.

    TBone

    @sab: 😭 one of our neighbors ‘ ferals had that treatment and was a spitting scratching fury.  The neighbors were so fukkn ignorant, they got a dog and made all their cats instant ferals because the dog was trained to attack cats. I could only save one, the 2 others have since disappeared. I was feeding them and sheltering them and one is now ours.  Josey Wales is name, he lives in our finished basement and comes and goes on a regular schedule after the neighbor told me he “doesn’t like to come inside.”. I can’t stand the sight of that woman walking the ferocious Doberman on my property line every damn day to take a dump

    🤬

    Sorry I had to vent

  34. 34.

    WaterGirl

    Terry: This is Bobbi, our two and a half year old Texas Heeler, trotting along the west side of our property. In the distance behind him a gorgeous elm.

    Favorite Dogs & Cats Saturday Open Thread 17

  36. 36.

    WaterGirl

    Steeplejack: Stella, a.k.a. the housecat, at her workstation back in the day. Just passed the fourth anniversary of her death last week. I still miss her a lot.

    Favorite Dogs & Cats Saturday Open Thread 18

  38. 38.

    sab

    @TBone: I understand and agree. My calico was a lovely cat to me but hated other people.

    Same with our Dobby. He loved my granddaughter but was terrified of everyone else. When we got him we called him the demon cat. Four years later he is our favorite silly lovebug.

  42. 42.

    WaterGirl

    Okay, we have 20 photos, so I think we’ll stop here.  But we can do it again next Saturday if there’s interest.

    Now I’m gonna go back and look at all the photos!

  45. 45.

    sab

    @WaterGirl: No wonder Steeplejack was so invested in Dobby’s progress from demon to lovebug. I hadn’t realized he was losing a cat at the same time.

  57. 57.

    Steeplejack

    @sab:

    Yes, it’s a cat. If you embiggen the photo you can see that it’s lying with its head way back, chin up top and ears obscured by the edge of the bed.

  58. 58.

    Steeplejack

    @sab:

    Dobby’s situation sounded so forlorn at first, and I wanted a happy ending for him. Glad he got it!

  61. 61.

    indycat32

    @WaterGirl:  I already have four and 2 of the 4 would protest.  Also I have no place to keep him while integrating him into the household.

  62. 62.

    sab

    @Steeplejack: Just yesterday he was lounging on the back of husband’s chair and messing with husband’s hair, when he decided to bite husband’s ear. Shrieks ensued. So life isn’t perfect yet. Husband accused me of laughing, which I did not do.

  69. 69.

    Sure Lurkalot

    @WaterGirl: Yes, it was supposed to be rain as it does in mid spring in many locales but as I was chatting with a friend, we both noticed the rain becoming more opaque and then it said fuck it, turned to all snow. There’s an inch on my patio, it’s all socked in so the bocce ball and barbecue are definitely going to have to wait.

  75. 75.

    kitfoxer

    Hoping to see my Della in next weekend’s thread! WG, I can resend that picture if you need it again.

  83. 83.

    TBone

    Noah has had enough of me paying attention to this and is currently trodding on my chest (he climbs me while I’m sitting) to make sure my attention is not wasted elsewhere.  He is not a slim cat.  Chonky but not fat. Big boned 😆

  84. 84.

    raven

    @WaterGirl: Notice how she has pulled the cover back!!! We’re headed back to the Outer Banks for another fishing adventure and, as we begin getting things together, she gets increasingly nervous. It took me two days to get over my covid booster and it threw her off her dog park schedule too!

  89. 89.

    stinger

    The previous post’s thread, which I thought would be full of happy comments about the Biden-Harris administration’s competence and decency, was poisoned top to bottom by discussion of, well, you know who and what. I’m enjoying looking at everyone’s pets — thanks, WaterGirl.

  95. 95.

    TBone

    @WaterGirl: I love Pearl very much.  All of these pics are precious and wonderful 😍 and I look forward to meeting more family members next weekend.

    How did Pearl get her name?

  98. 98.

    TBone

    @mrmoshpotato: I’ll never tell.  It’s a page turner!

    My next bonded pair will be named Thing One and Thing Two. If I live that long…I doubt I’ll be able to get any more at that age but a girl can dream…

  99. 99.

    Another Scott

    Yankee Sierra in Alaska
    @LazyDogBone
    18h

    Since we’re talking dogs,

    I once flew into the Helmand to pull a wounded EOD K-9 off the X. The moment was so surreal that I whipped out my camera and snapped this horrible photo.

    14 men, went after that dog like they would any other critically wounded service member.

    [ image ]

    Apr 27, 2024 · 12:08 AM UTC

    People and be, and often are, very good.

    (via Bobblespeak)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  102. 102.

    Tenar Arha

    @WaterGirl: @indycat32:

    I’ll ask around. Rocky is very cute. I’m so glad I get to see such cute cats even though my allergies don’t cooperate in having any.

  104. 104.

    Scout211

    @J.: What a handsome fellow!

    Aww, thanks.  He keeps my husband centered and calm so he’s the best.

  105. 105.

    teezyskeezy

    Seriously, WaterGirl has shown a lot of restraint about certain shade thrown her way lately. Even though I’ve disagreed with her in the past, I think she deserves better than the current situation regarding that. It’s unnecessary. 

     

    EDIT: If you know you know, and I can’t be criticized by being indirect or vague about this since the shade in question was also vague and indirect…and needlessly mean-spirited.

  106. 106.

    realbtl

    Watergirl- I hope you realize you created a monster here.  A lot of us are olds and have tons of past pet pix.  Prepare for the inundation.  : )

  115. 115.

    TBone

    @TBone: Josey Wales is mesmerized by this caterwauling! He has a very funny look on his face 😆 and ears are atwitchin’!

    OMG he just got up and said ARE YOU OKAY? with his entire being 😂😍

  117. 117.

    Villago Delenda Est

    I will attempt to capture the Wakandan Terrors in some hilarious circumstance, but they’re elusive creatures.  They were wrestling on the kitchen floor about two hours ago and stopped when I went to get the phone to take a picture.

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