“Oh don’t mind me, I’m just sitting over here being cute and harmless.” One of their hunting strategies is waiting at holes being completely still. They’ll even close their eyes. But those sensitive little ears are listening, waiting…
I have one! She must be a throwback, as it's a long way from Africa to being a stray in the American Desert Southwest. Bigger, of course; must be the American diet.
One of the you tubers the spawn watches is this funny young man doing animal facts and such and one of em was that this wee kitty has like a 90% kill rate or something equally ridiculous.
British panel show where you can learn all kinds of interesting things. Though sometimes you learn things you really didn't want to know. Always funny.
re the New Jersey article - they threw out someone who was not related to the case, was not authorised to appear and wanted to address the court, so they immediately pivot to 'why is the judge being kind to a sex offender and yelling at us' totally ignoring that the judge did this because the prosecution is seeking to let the sex offender (a pedo no less) do less time than the minimum cos he agreed to plead guilty to avoid trial, and the judge is trying to work out how things got so screwed up
Cuba may not have much but they do have national health care, which if Trump were to take over would be one of things that would go. So that's a good reason to oppose stealing Cuba.
NYT: "The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, as most officials maintained earlier projections for at least one quarter-point reduction in borrowing costs this year. The decision marks the second meeting in a row in which the central bank has opted against a policy move, instead voting to keep rates unchanged at a range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent. Stephen I. Miran, a [Trump toadie], issued his fifth straight dissent and voted for a quarter-point cut."
Fortunately, there are 12 voters. I read an analysis that three of the voters are trump-backed. Fortunately, two of the three are following the economic data and only Miran is making straight-up political votes. To get to a point where there would be six or seven votes on the fed that are straight up political rather than data-driven would take trump more years than he has either in office or alive. He turns 80 this year. This whole thing reminds me of Dragnet, "just the facts ma'am."
From an LA Times Op-ed, today: "The U.S. military has been shooting down about 90% of the drones, but 10% of Iran’s fleet is a major threat. Iran reportedly had about 80,000 Shaheds stockpiled before the war and could still make about 1,000 of them a month. Drones can be hidden better than missile complexes or nuclear facilities. Any ebbing of drone strikes could be deceptive, with Iran amassing them for another swarming assault. Moreover, at about $25,000, a Shahed drone costs one-tenth to one-four-hundredth as much as the interceptors that the U.S. and allies have used against them.
By mid-March, U.S. forces reportedly had expended around 1,000 Patriot (PAC-3) interceptors — nearly double the United States’ annual production and more than Ukraine used in four years fighting off Russia. This rate is hard to sustain. Rapid dispatch of 10,000 cheaper ($10,000) U.S.-made Merops interceptor drones — a brainchild of a Ukrainian sergeant and former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt — is helping. But that is still far short of Iran’s prewar drone inventory." - by Mikhail Alexseev, a professor of international relations at San Diego State University.
Recent toot: "I wonder what would happen if we 'finished off' what's left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries that use it, we don't, be responsible for the so called "Straight." That would get some of our non-responsive 'Allies' in gear, and fast!!!"
Daphne gave me grief about coming to bed last night. I picked her up to bring her upstairs, set her down on the steps, and boom she was back at the window looking for her snacky. The window gives a perfect view of the vole hole, and I sometimes put out birdseed there to make kitty TV a little bit more interesting, and to be hospitable to the neighbors.
I had to put her in a shoulder bag to carry her upstairs, because she really wanted to be at that window watching. She grew up in a feral colony, and she knows that a vole is a terrible thing to waste.
Holy shit. Israel attacked Pars Field . Pars is a huge offshore gas field operated by Iran. It is the essentially the northernmost part of the really huge North Field (on the order of 2 quadrillion cubic feet) which lies in Qatari waters. These fields supply a lot of natural gas to Asia. Some goes to Europe as well. Could really be bad if Iran retaliates by attacking North Field
Littlest wild cat in Africa, the black-footed cat, is your hed gif critter today: https://martiniambassador.substack.com/p/its-naias-nineteenth
And your meme chat: https://open.substack.com/chat/posts/81b0256c-fbb7-49a2-b92c-68e02b0d0444?utm_source=share
m.xkcd.com/231/
Truly wise words 😌
That cat does not need your pets or attention, but probably wouldn't say no to a comfy box and a treat. As long as you keep your distance.
The Black Footed Cat
is tiny and fast
she hunts on the steppe
in search of repast
I had a cat like this, my vet said she looked like one, which I'd never heard of.
I thought that was what that kitty was! They are one of my favorite wild cats. Thanks, Martini!!
But I'm here by the road
Bound to the load
That I picked up in ten thousand cafes and bars
Alone with the rush of the drivers who won't pick me up
The highway, the moon, the clouds, and the stars
The black-tooted cat keeps on pouncing in
With its words of a life where nothing is new
Is that from Tom Waits?
Black Throated Wind
-Grateful Dead
Written by Bob Weir
PBUH.
They look like our domestic kitties! Except more murder!
They both are diverged from the common ancestor Felis. The BFC split off somewhere around 12 million years ago, IIRC.
Felis Front of Judea vs Judean Felis Front
Splitter!
To be such a wild hunter this cat looks deceptively docile. I guess that's why they are so successful.
My boys pull that same 'deceptively docile' shit.
And I'm STILL falling for it.
“Oh don’t mind me, I’m just sitting over here being cute and harmless.” One of their hunting strategies is waiting at holes being completely still. They’ll even close their eyes. But those sensitive little ears are listening, waiting…
Juan does the same thing on the couch before attacking his stuffed banana.
You'd think the banana would have caught on by now.
Burrowing owlcats. Fun fact; my Rosie has black feet and can leap high into the air.
Smol murderkitty.
Tiny alpha predator. Let's take it home and have it lord over us!
I, for one, welcome our black-footed kitteh overlords
Cute, deadly kitty!
I have one! She must be a throwback, as it's a long way from Africa to being a stray in the American Desert Southwest. Bigger, of course; must be the American diet.
One of the you tubers the spawn watches is this funny young man doing animal facts and such and one of em was that this wee kitty has like a 90% kill rate or something equally ridiculous.
Wow. Can we set one of these kittehs in the Oval office?
My cats would have a 100% kill rate of mice if I didn't sometimes manage to get the mouse away from them and toss it outside.
That cat got mentioned on QI last night!
QI?
British panel show where you can learn all kinds of interesting things. Though sometimes you learn things you really didn't want to know. Always funny.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QI
Read the whole thing.
And approved everything, especially Stephen Fry.
Rebecca, that headline nearly gave me a heart attack. Glad you didn't mean it THAT way.
re the New Jersey article - they threw out someone who was not related to the case, was not authorised to appear and wanted to address the court, so they immediately pivot to 'why is the judge being kind to a sex offender and yelling at us' totally ignoring that the judge did this because the prosecution is seeking to let the sex offender (a pedo no less) do less time than the minimum cos he agreed to plead guilty to avoid trial, and the judge is trying to work out how things got so screwed up
Cuba may not have much but they do have national health care, which if Trump were to take over would be one of things that would go. So that's a good reason to oppose stealing Cuba.
NYT: "The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, as most officials maintained earlier projections for at least one quarter-point reduction in borrowing costs this year. The decision marks the second meeting in a row in which the central bank has opted against a policy move, instead voting to keep rates unchanged at a range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent. Stephen I. Miran, a [Trump toadie], issued his fifth straight dissent and voted for a quarter-point cut."
Fortunately, there are 12 voters. I read an analysis that three of the voters are trump-backed. Fortunately, two of the three are following the economic data and only Miran is making straight-up political votes. To get to a point where there would be six or seven votes on the fed that are straight up political rather than data-driven would take trump more years than he has either in office or alive. He turns 80 this year. This whole thing reminds me of Dragnet, "just the facts ma'am."
The way I died when tiny knitted frog smooshed the pie dough into that bottle cap. asdlkfjasldkfasdfj
From an LA Times Op-ed, today: "The U.S. military has been shooting down about 90% of the drones, but 10% of Iran’s fleet is a major threat. Iran reportedly had about 80,000 Shaheds stockpiled before the war and could still make about 1,000 of them a month. Drones can be hidden better than missile complexes or nuclear facilities. Any ebbing of drone strikes could be deceptive, with Iran amassing them for another swarming assault. Moreover, at about $25,000, a Shahed drone costs one-tenth to one-four-hundredth as much as the interceptors that the U.S. and allies have used against them.
By mid-March, U.S. forces reportedly had expended around 1,000 Patriot (PAC-3) interceptors — nearly double the United States’ annual production and more than Ukraine used in four years fighting off Russia. This rate is hard to sustain. Rapid dispatch of 10,000 cheaper ($10,000) U.S.-made Merops interceptor drones — a brainchild of a Ukrainian sergeant and former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt — is helping. But that is still far short of Iran’s prewar drone inventory." - by Mikhail Alexseev, a professor of international relations at San Diego State University.
What’s that thing about generals fighting the previous war? Sounds like they weren’t ready for a drone war.
“I always thought he was a nice guy, but I always thought he was weak on security, very weak on security.”
Said the guy who appointed Kent to the position of the director of the National Counterterrorism Center.
And who couldn’t possibly have made a mistake ever.
Recent toot: "I wonder what would happen if we 'finished off' what's left of the Iranian Terror State, and let the Countries that use it, we don't, be responsible for the so called "Straight." That would get some of our non-responsive 'Allies' in gear, and fast!!!"
Yes, he spelled it "Straight."
… omg. He’s using “so called” because obviously the passage in question is at a very non-straight angle, and that confuses his tiny brain.
Daphne gave me grief about coming to bed last night. I picked her up to bring her upstairs, set her down on the steps, and boom she was back at the window looking for her snacky. The window gives a perfect view of the vole hole, and I sometimes put out birdseed there to make kitty TV a little bit more interesting, and to be hospitable to the neighbors.
I had to put her in a shoulder bag to carry her upstairs, because she really wanted to be at that window watching. She grew up in a feral colony, and she knows that a vole is a terrible thing to waste.
https://substack.com/@ontheotherhand124816/note/c-226539959?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=106di
I want a mason jar full of brains to play video games for me.
Holy shit. Israel attacked Pars Field . Pars is a huge offshore gas field operated by Iran. It is the essentially the northernmost part of the really huge North Field (on the order of 2 quadrillion cubic feet) which lies in Qatari waters. These fields supply a lot of natural gas to Asia. Some goes to Europe as well. Could really be bad if Iran retaliates by attacking North Field
MIke "End Times" Huckabee is probably shitting himself.
Opus wants his name back, per a diplomatic note from Heard and MacDonald Islands.
Robot Escorted Away By Cops After Terrorizing Old Woman.
Fucking Bender.
Can't a guy help a poor old lady to the closest suicide booth without getting hassled?
Bite my shiny metal ass!
"...and you all can lick my blinky diodes."
- Aaron Stack, The Machine Man, a frame before getting pummeled by his teammates, "Nextwave"
that has been one of my fav phrases for years
“Trump promised to get the US out of ‘stupid wars,’” Gabbard wrote on Twitter in 2019. “But now he and John Bolton are on the brink of launching us into a very stupid and costly war with Iran. Join me in sending a strong message to President Trump: The US must NOT go to war with Iran. #TULSI2020.” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tulsi-gabbard-tweet-comes-back-to-haunt-her_n_69b9e61ce4b09852c283293c?origin=home-latest-news-unit
There's always a tweet, innit?
trans women, Korean spas, and “swinging dicks.”
A fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.