Friday Cat Blogging – 22 May 2020

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Autocratic forces are ascendant.

Truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against an autocrat’s unrestrained exercise of power. At a time when billionaire owners of corporate media are making accommodations to political leaders, our nonprofit newsroom cannot be bought, bent, or broken. Depend on it, and please stand with us.

Autocratic forces are ascendant in America. But truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against the unrestrained exercise of power. At a time when billionaire owners of corporate media are making accommodations to political leaders, our nonprofit newsroom cannot be bought or broken. Please stand with us.

A mourning dove flew onto one of our trees earlier this week. Hilbert was interested, but Hopper was ON IT:

Hopper spent the next ten minutes salivating over the bird, which was never closer than about ten feet and completely safe from her carnivorous instincts. Still, you never know, do you? Fortune favors the bold.