Meg seanchaibeag

@seanchaibeag

Writer. Disabled (CP, RA, Long Covid and more). Lifelong political nerd (US/UK/RoI/RU/UKR/etc). Owned by cats. Yes, that's Paul McCartney in the profile pic- and me, left.

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Meg seanchaibeag@seanchaibeag· Apr 6

Hadn't heard about this; what incredible news! Lost the best kitty in the world to kidney failure a few years ago - he found an ibuprofen on the floor at 6 mo and nearly died. Sub-q fluids, phosphorous binder etc gave him 8 happy years, and I'd do it all again in a heartbeat.

Malarkey, a seal point Siamese, sits in a cardboard box, staring soulfully just beyond the camera lens.

Meg seanchaibeag@seanchaibeag· Apr 5

To add further context to this excellent thread; a Russian security forces official was one of those who tried to expose the apartment bombings for what they were - his name was Alexander Litvinenko. You may remember him as the Russian 'dissident' poisoned on UK soil in 2006... by Putin's FSB.

Two photos, side by side. One shows Litvinenko, a blond man aged ~40, wearing a suit and holding a copy of his book, "Blowing Up Russia." The other shows the same man dying in hospital after being poisoned with polonium 210. He is gaunt, bald, and lying in a hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown.

Meg seanchaibeag@seanchaibeag· Jan 6

And cats. That goes without saying, no?

Two seal point Siamese cats crammed into the same tier of a tan colored cat tree, both looking at the camera. On the left is Malarkey (RIP), right is his sister, Bear.

Meg seanchaibeag@seanchaibeag· Apr 28

.... I just realized I've never had a villain crush. Genuinely cannot think of one, ever. I think the closest I ever came was maybe this guy? But even that was more a "appreciate the social commentary" more than "I want to jump him." Christ, no wonder I can't land a date to save my life. 🤣

A promo shot of Bono dressed as "Mr. MacPhisto" for the ZooTV tour circa 1993. He's wearing a red collared shirt, a gold lame jacket, whiteface and devil horns. Explaining the social commentary would take a whole essay, you're gonna have to trust me that that's why he dressed up like this (and for Mirrorball Man, and The Fly... he frequently contains multitudes on tour.)

Meg seanchaibeag@seanchaibeag· Mar 29

One more time for the "Biden farts rainbows/would've won/bears no responsibility for where we are now" crowd (it's okay, NYT, you can say "under the Biden admin," you won't melt):

Screenshot from NYT article reads: The Penn investigation, which remains open, is one of several across the country in which universities have turned to more sophisticated technology and shows of police force to investigate student vandalism and other property crimes related to pro-Palestinian demonstrations. (The student who had his phone seized did not respond to an interview request.)

The warrants were first reported by The Daily Pennsylvanian, Penn’s independent student newspaper, which filed a lawsuit after police did not initially file the warrants with a local court.

Next sentence highlighted for emphasis: Much of it happened even before President Trump returned to office. Since then, he has made clear he will use his power to force universities to take a hard line on protests. His administration has warned 60 universities that they could face penalties from investigations into antisemitism, and has also begun seeking to deport protesters. At least nine current or former students and one professor who were legally in the United States with visas or green cards have already been targeted, with at least one student being detained on the street by officials in plainclothes.

Meg seanchaibeag@seanchaibeag· Mar 23

Keep trying, Jorts. My Malarkey was bound and determined to speak English, and eventually taught himself to say "Pyrovile" ("Ire-ire!" which meant "turn off the scary Doctor Who episode!") and a three syllable "ooo-ooo-ooh" that was 100% "I love you." Still miss him every day.

A male sealpoint Siamese cat, sitting in a cardboard box and looking soulfully into the camera lens.

Meg seanchaibeag@seanchaibeag· Sep 29

This one. Yes, I have it on vinyl. I've been threatening to get a Flaming Pie tattoo for 26 years.

The cover of Paul McCartney's 1997 album Flaming Pie, featuring a blurry photo of him and a small red doodle of a flaming pie in the bottom right corner.

Meg seanchaibeag@seanchaibeag· Sep 25

Alright, I'm here. This'll do til yet another rich jerk decides to salt the playground and break all our toys. Don't have time to make anything look nice atm (doc appt) but if you recognise this face you'll know who I am. Proof of (former) cat, if you will.