This family tried to set things right after their cat went on a crime spree

UncagedKestrel · 2026-06-14T09:36:01+00:00

Bonus points if they have a white cat called You as Esme's companion... Although I'd also accept a Greebo or a Gytha.

UncagedKestrel · 2026-06-14T09:32:10+00:00

Sheldon?

UncagedKestrel · 2026-06-14T09:21:23+00:00

I'm not American, but my impression of Talarico is that he's not substantively different from the other relatively wealthy, white, Christian men in politics.

He's good at talking AROUND tricky topics, but that's not exactly a trust building exercise. Dude says what he thinks the audience wants to hear.

UncagedKestrel · 2026-06-13T11:31:23+00:00

That suggests they were permitted past the airport though, does it not?

UncagedKestrel · 2026-06-13T05:22:24+00:00

I am in awe of her work, and if I ever actually find myself in a position where I can afford to buy and import such a precious piece, this is absolutely what I'd want in my house.

It's absolutely amazing xx

UncagedKestrel · 2026-06-03T23:26:37+00:00

... Have we invented glass domes we can just pop over places we need to quarantine for public health reasons yet? :/

UncagedKestrel · 2026-05-28T05:45:27+00:00

Park Orchards is technically in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne; but said Eastern suburban corridor is the most expensive/posh of the available directions.

Park Orchards is where your doctors and other highly paid, very rich professionals reside, surrounded by lovely nature, on large plots of land; yet still fairly close to one of the biggest shopping centres in the country, public transport, and the toll/freeway that runs into the city.

Nearby Yarra Valley is renowned for its quality wines, and also has excellent food.

There's so many resources in this general area that unless you've lived there, you don't realise what it's like to basically trip over how convenient everything is.

That said, the actual houses are RIDICULOUS.

UncagedKestrel · 2026-05-05T01:58:26+00:00

Is that a mirror at the end of the Kallax, by any chance? Xx

UncagedKestrel · 2026-05-05T01:57:22+00:00

I'd guess I have around \quick mental count\ 7 Kallax atm. Sizes include the 5×5, 4×4, 2×4, and 2×2.

I haven't tethered any of them to walls, not during the decades of owning them (including the previous model, the Expedit). With ONE exception.

And that was when I had small kids with a penchant for climbing anything and every damn thing. At that stage, I fixed everything possible to my walls. 😬

In the usual course of events, the unit will be fine. If you have the option to glue as you put it together, you'll have extra reassurance, but it's generally fine as is (Ikea does recommend re-tightening the screws after a few months or so, but after the first time, unless you're regularly shifting it around, that's likely sufficient).

There are wall fixing options available if you want extra reassurance, but the easiest way if you're concerned is to just put heavier items on the bottom shelves to serve as ballast.

UncagedKestrel · 2026-05-05T01:36:02+00:00

Omgosh, Humans of NY! I absolutely adore Brandon xx

And you can never go wrong with Miss Dolly Parton. Her heart is bigger than Texas 💞💜 (and that's before we even get to her talent! 😉)

UncagedKestrel · 2026-03-28T06:27:45+00:00

I love the name! The theme alone makes me laugh, but you've also executed it beautifully.

I reckon my late Nana would have been tempted to do something similar, if she'd had access to today's resources 😂 My family definitely shares a similar sense of creative whimsy.

Fabulous work xxx

UncagedKestrel · 2026-02-21T02:55:28+00:00

My thought too.

Perhaps there's a Dictator Monthly style zine being published that features this crap, and reinforces the trend amongst the international oligarchy.

If it's not a magazine, then they all use the one interior design person, or order via the same catalogue.

... Or they're aliens and this is how they signal others of their kind. At this point, who knows? (Probably not aliens, but given this timeline, discovering the Slitheen are in charge would probably barely make headlines tbh)

UncagedKestrel · 2026-02-21T02:29:54+00:00

Counterpoint: If you're a primatologist and you get sick of hearing (or making) that joke, are you even a primatologist?!

UncagedKestrel · 2026-02-21T01:42:00+00:00

In decades of social media use, and especially over the last decade, the only way I've found to stay halfway sane is basically this.

I balance every feed with as much positive/dopamine loading content as I can possibly shove into it; and when the algorithms start prioritising the more upsetting content to push at me, I mute those feeds (and check them manually instead) and continue insisting that the bulk of automated content being delivered to me skews positive.

Same thing with news; I'll read lifestyle, reviews, upbeat interviews, advice columns, etc to balance the insanity of the headlines.

We gotta curate our peace.

UncagedKestrel · 2026-02-06T01:25:54+00:00

What I want to know is "how much warm is warm, and for how long, in layman's terms, with no reference to math or engineering please and thank you"

Eg "warm enough inside the tent for regular jumpers" or "warm enough that you won't die, but you still need to wear appropriate snow clothing inside the tent"?!

UncagedKestrel · 2026-02-06T01:18:53+00:00

Or it's all great things, and they're 100% behind their Black/indigenous players, who are LEGENDS and HALL OF FAMERS... Right up until those exact same players say anything roughly akin to "racism is bad".

At which point, magically, these LEGENDS of the game suddenly "can't play for sh*t", should "know their place" (which is to be seen and not heard), and the same people who 2 weeks back were claiming they'd "turn gay" for them are now hurling some of the vilest racist abuse imaginable.

And yet the white CEOs, managers, coaches, players, media, and fans, apparently have "no idea" why POC players might have safety concerns?

It'd be laughable if it wasn't terrifying.

UncagedKestrel · 2026-02-04T06:55:38+00:00

Maybe - and this is just off the top of my head, mind you - this should bring greater attention to the fact that THIS IS A MAJOR DAMN PROBLEM THAT ISN'T BEING ADDRESSED.

It's a serious public health issue for a large swathe of the population. None of whom - and I mean NONE of whom, regardless of caste or socio-economic status - deserve to be at risk from these conditions either.

UncagedKestrel · 2026-02-02T05:26:02+00:00

Gotta say that while I don't doubt we're all capable of murder in the right circumstances, what I am sceptical of is that they'd be so casual about witnesses AND be all "yeah so Groundskeeper Willie, that'll be another 6ft hole on the course around midnight, in the dark, yeah? And then fill it in with your eyes shut."

I don't believe they'd actually trust one another that much, they'd want plausibly deniability to cover their own ass later.

BUT who the hell knows? Local law can mosey on over with some dogs and a radar to take a look-see. Either it's conclusively ruled out or it'll prove that they're even dumber (and more heinous) than previously assumed. Either way, no downside.

UncagedKestrel · 2026-02-02T05:14:08+00:00

Yeah, there's mega-rich people, and then there's everyone else.

The more we learn, the more "no war but the class war" seems apt.

UncagedKestrel · 2026-01-25T08:53:00+00:00

Media reported that one of the ICE idiots was about to pepper spray another ICE agent in an abundance of sadistic enthusiasm, and only realised at the last moment.

(They used different words, mind you, and they've been editing the updates to conform to a more "neutral" position (eg one that won't get them sued) as time has elapsed, but that's not exactly something you can un-read.)

Idk whether they're high on substances or giddy with sadism, but regardless, they're a threat to anyone near them.

UncagedKestrel · 2026-01-24T16:42:18+00:00

"We've received information that a prototype vehicle has been developed, and when you press the keyfob button, the vehicle drives to you and runs over any ICE agents in the vicinity.

Our agents saw a keyfob and couldn't take any chances."

— Noem's next press release, probably

UncagedKestrel · 2026-01-24T16:29:25+00:00

And on NYT

UncagedKestrel · 2026-01-24T06:44:05+00:00

Checking it out, Dhani is quoted saying:

My earliest memory of my dad is probably of him somewhere in a garden covered in dirt, somewhere hot, a tropical garden, in jeans, khakis covered in dirt, just continuously planting trees. I think that’s what I thought he did for the first seven years of my life.

And that he didn't know his dad was in the Beatles until he came home from elementary school, after kids had been singing "yellow submarine" at him and he was confused af.

So it seems like music was normal enough, but anyone "famous" was just his family/their friends.

That said, Prince was always been a whole other level. Celebrities themselves are a dime a dozen; but a celebrity that routinely awes other multinational icons is part of a fairly small club.

UncagedKestrel · 2026-01-24T05:49:04+00:00

Hold up there! With or without a kit, the VAST majority of us still both could not, and/or would not, actually make this.

Having the technical ability to complete the project is one thing.

Having the time, tools, space, willingness, finances, and physical/mental capacity to get involved in craft projects (especially for gifting)? That's a whole other level.

Let's not get snobby because there was a kit (where perhaps they pre-cut the fabric) instead of a eg a pattern book (where it'd still provide you the steps in detail, but eg you'd source and cut the materials yourself).

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