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CATTY CHATS

CATTY CHATS

著者： Cat Ladies for America
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Founder of Cat Ladies for America, comedian, and angry optimist, Blaire Postman, conducts real-talk, claws-out interviews with people trying to make things suck less in new and different ways.Summer of George LLC 政治・政府
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  • NEW CANDIDATES TAKING THE FIGHT TO MAGA!

    NEW CANDIDATES TAKING THE FIGHT TO MAGA!
    2026/07/21
    Meet two of the many insurgent candidates who are trying to make things suck less, PLUS our guide to actions that help candidates at every level breakthrough in the mid-terms!LeVon Barnes donned fluffy pink cat headphones that belong to his young daughter.Dan Schwartz’s one-eyed cat Toodles gave him the biggest kitty hug ever – on camera.And that all happened before we even started talking about policy and this year’s elections.Barnes and Schwartz joined Cat Ladies for America Founder Blaire Postman on Sunday, July 12, for the second edition of our Catty Chats Live podcast and vodcast. Barnes is running for a seat in North Carolina representing State House District 64. Schwartz is a candidate for Congress in Maryland District 1. (Watch on Substack or on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.)We asked each candidate why they are running, how they plan to make things suck less, and what inspires them.LeVon BarnesCampaign website: https://www.levonfornc.com/en/Instagram: LeVon Barnes “It’s simple. I’m doing it to try and make my family’s life, my students and their families’ lives, and everybody that lives in my county and state’s life easier. … We don’t have working-class people in any of those [state] seats. And, it’s because my community has asked me to run. It’s because my students and families, who I’ve been able to serve, they’ve asked me to run. That’s why I’m on the ballot.”How he’s going to make things suck lessFunding for public education. “North Carolina is No. 1 in business in the United States, No. 46 in what we pay teachers, and No. 50 – dead last – in how we fund education. So, we know that businesses are going to want to come here. They are here, but yet if you don’t have a thriving school district, public school education system, then they’re going to bring in everybody else except the folks who live here.”A fair wage tax.“Right now, the North Carolina legislature has awful constitutional amendments on the ballot this November that look really good. And one of those is capping income tax and property tax. And, I would say that, if you tax a billionaire fairly, he’s still a billionaire. If you tax a millionaire fairly, he’s still a millionaire. But taxing a billionaire the same way that you’re taxing someone who’s getting paid hourly is disgraceful. And all it’s going to do is continue to create a class gap that we already are seeing growing wider and wider and wider where the middle class or young people who are trying to ascertain their first home or whatever cannot do that. Can’t do it at all.”What in his district inspires him“What I see in Alamance County is fight. It’s fight. I see folks who are in nonprofits, working with the private sector, working with just the two girls that are selling lemonade in their neighborhood. I think they all care about their community. They want their communities to thrive. They don’t want to see anybody suffer. We all understand the issues that we’re facing.”Barnes said he is also inspired by the efforts to feed local students during the summer led by Tameka Harvey, a member of the board of education, and Jackie Vanhook, founder of Mayneline Resources. “They’ve been going up and down Alamance County feeding kids in neighborhoods like sandwiches and all different types of stuff because we know that yeah, food security is an issue,” he said.Shoutouts for other insurgent candidatesBarnes highlighted the efforts of these fellow candidates for North Carolina state-level seats:Southey Blanton, candidate for NC Senate District 25Claire Kempner, candidate for NC House District 9Jennifer Wiles, candidate for NC House District 75Andy Bowline, candidate for NC Senate District 31He also praised the work of the Can’t Win Victory Fund, which is supporting Barnes and many other candidates.Dan SchwartzCampaign website: https://schwartzforcongress.comInstagram: Daniel SchwartzWhy he’s running“My congressional district, it’s just 90 from Washington, DC, right across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, but we are one of the most under-represented and underserved districts in the country. And for eight terms now, we’ve been represented by Andy Harris, who is the chair of the House Freedom Caucus, the most extreme group in Congress. People out here are not extremists. They want to be represented by somebody who’s from here, who shows up here, and who will listen to them. … I have experience in government. That being said, I’m just a regular guy. I’ve got a family. I’ve got a lot of bills. I’ve got two cats, three dogs. I think we need more regular people in Congress.”How he’s going to make things suck lessFree lunch in school and food security. “I want free lunch for every kid in school across the country. There is no reason that we are the wealthiest nation in the world, and we can afford to bomb kids overseas, but we can’t afford to feed them in our schools....
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  • The Ice Queen of Minneapolis

    The Ice Queen of Minneapolis
    2026/07/14

    Hey Gritty Kitties. Welcome to Catty Chats from Cat Ladies for America where we talk to people who are trying to make things suck less in new and interesting ways.

    In this episode we talk to Anne Lehman of the fames Smitten Kitten in Minneapolis: The adult sex toy shop & community hub were at the heart of a lot of the mutual aid and community resistance organizing in Minneapolis at the height of Metro Surge, continue to be, and were before Metro Surge came to town

    We catch up with Anne to talk about not just things that happened back in December January February of 2026 but also what is still going on there. How desperately they need help. How while ice may have changed how many photo ops they take they are still decimating the community

    They are also decimating the economy of that community. Destruction of property. There are businesses that can't find workers. There are all kinds of residual effects.

    So what do they need now? An important thing to learn since this sort of siege & attack on how communities function is going happen in cities and counties on some level across in the United States.

    And we also god damn it have some f*cking fun.

    We have a new segment called 9 Vibes that I started with Anne cause I know her well enough to take a flyer on this one
    We're gonna be doing it in every episode
    called “9 vibes” - nine questions things like what is your laser pointer, and who's giving off Big Cat Energy.

    Anne and I talk about how sometimes against our will we both wind up being the kind of optimist who think we should go ahead and try to put a show on in the barn.

    But remember: everybody's gotta take a break sometimes. Once in a while you just gotta scream into a pillow or just out loud in the street just scream out loud in the street everyone will understand. I bet nobody would give you a moment's trouble if you just stood out in the street and yelled “everything this f*cking sucks!” In fact I might try it tomorrow

    We also have a lot of ADHD fever dream going on between the two of us.

    This episode is also an interesting behind the scenes look at how they got started in mutual aid long before metrosurge

    And despite ourselves we have some f*cking fun.

    Claws OUT! MEOW

    #ice #icedetention #minneapolis #minnesota #election2026 #mutualaid
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    1 時間 17 分
  • DELANEY: DETAINING THE AMERICAN DREAM

    DELANEY: DETAINING THE AMERICAN DREAM
    2026/07/01

    Hey Gritty Kitties. Welcome to another episode of CATTY CHATS. Where we speak to people trying to make things suck less in new and interesting ways. This week we're speaking to immigrant & civil rights activist, wife, mother & fellow Jersey girl, GABY SOTO.

    Gaby was at the heart of the advocacy for detainees at Delaney Hall in Newark NJ weeks and months before the hunger & labor strike and accompanying support by outside advocates left a peak around Memorial Day weekend 2026. She started just trying to get a hearing & release for her husband, Martin, who was held despite no prior criminal record and being in the immigration process.

    We wanted to do a long form interview to hear in more detail the story of her and her family, the community that helped her and that she helped right back and where do we go now that the noise has settled down. Their story reflects so many others, including how the cruelty is the point, the coercion and violation of laws and rights used to try to get people with a right to be here to give up, the insane profit taking off the backs of detainees required to work for often as little as a dollar a day, and so many other injustices.

    We also discuss the disappointments she encountered working with some elected officials, how they protected ICE and not protestors, citizens and families and so much more. Most importantly, we discuss where we go from here.

    And yet, she has so much hope - and even joy and motivation to help others. This is really the perfect story to hear and questions to reflect upon as we head into the 250th anniversary of the United States.

    HELP DETAINEES & SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW JERSEY:

    COSECHA NJ

    Detention Center Commissary and Communication Fund
    FOODFORNJ.ORG
    SOMA Mutual Aid Collective Grocery Cards
    Gov Sherrill & Sens Kim & Booker Contacts

    HELP GABY & THE SOTO FAMILY DIRECTLY WITH LEGAL FIGHTS & EXPENSES
    Petition to allow Martin Soto to await his further immigration process outside detention
    Gaby's Venmo for expenses: @gabrielasoto-ve
    Vote for their daughter for Toddler of the Year
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    1 時間 20 分
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