Humor, Politics, & Parasocial Relationships w/Cats

@agaricandmoss has informed me that it's "Make A Terrible Comic" Day, so here's one about me and my coworker Laney and a conversation we regularly have.

"As rabies seems to be spreading more in wildlife, veterinarians are especially worried about vaccine hesitancy spreading among pet owners, a dangerous trend that could lead to more dogs — and their owners — becoming infected. A 2023 study published in the journal Vaccine found in a nationally representative sample of Americans that nearly 40% believed canine vaccines were unsafe and 37% believed that vaccines could lead their dogs to develop cognitive issues, such as autism."

Living in Texas, I'm always aware of the existence/risk of rabies. We get hundreds of positive animals a year in our state and make up a solid 1/4 of the entire country's annual total on our own. It hadn't occurred to me that other states seeing so little of it also meant they expect and watch for it far less, meaning they may not catch it in time to treat.

Keep your pets vaccinated and know the rabies carriers in your area. (The CDC website has a fun color-coded map.) There are different strains, though the entire continental USA has bat rabies. Texas also has skunk rabies and a patch of mongoose rabies down near Austin. Any mammal can spread the virus, but carriers can spread the virus while being asymptomatic for years before they finally get sick and die from it.

Romance option?? (no)

Fluffy Moth Bunnies

Imagine the type of binkies and zoomies they'll do ☺️

I'm tryna match species to color markings and gave up halfway🫠

I lost all the sketch footage 🥺

Audio: A recording of Leonard Nimoy reading it on Internet Archive.

Text: A PDF version.

Nemoy’s voice is PERFECT in this!

Markup for the SCREEN ACT and KOSA is going to the Senate on WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5TH 2026. That's in TWO DAYS.

You need to contact your representatives and senators. We need to stop this nonsense unless we want to wind up like the UK.

Call them. Send emails. Write letters. Use these resources to figure out who to contact and what to say. Let them know we will VOTE THEM OUT if they vote in favor of any of these bills.

Cute raccoons - a watercolor.

Inspired by the fluffly goblins roaming my neighborhood in Montreal. The next painting will include that tailless blonde raccoon I met in the spring. He's no Jimothy but he's still super special.