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A cat decided to come indoors after hanging around a house for a while. No one knew she had kittens in her belly at the time. Cindy LouBecca and NathanA skinny‚ dirty‚ scared cat showed up outside a house and started sleeping on the outdoor patio furniture. It became her refuge as she didn't have a place to call home.The homeowner saw the cat turn her patio into a little sanctuary and wanted to help her. She worried about the lonely cat as temperatures dropped‚ so she began feeding her and tried to coax her inside.At first‚ the cat‚ lovingly named Cindy Lou‚ was nervous and skittish and tried to keep her distance. Becca and NathanThe finder offered her food daily and provided extra bedding and a makeshift cat house. Slowly but surely‚ Cindy Lou warmed up to her."It took her finder two weeks of feeding her for her to decide to finally come indoors. At that time‚ none of us knew she was actually pregnant‚" Becca‚ a foster volunteer for Nashville Cat Rescue‚ shared with Love Meow. She sought shelter on a kind woman's patioBecca and NathanAll her patience paid off as the cat accepted the invitation into the house. When Cindy Lou realized she was safe‚ she turned into a love bug.The finder contacted Nashville Cat Rescue‚ hoping to get the cat the medical care she needed and the best chance at finding a good home. Cindy Lou padded into Becca's home‚ embarking on a new chapter. The homeowner tried to win her over with food‚ bedding‚ and a makeshift cat houseBecca and Nathan"When I first got her‚ she was so sweet and friendly. We are so thankful that she picked the right porch to seek shelter on."While rubbing Cindy Lou's belly‚ Becca felt something that made her fostering intuition go off. After a vet visit and a few days of observation‚ they confirmed that Cindy Lou was pregnant. Cindy Lou played with a toy in her foster homeBecca and Nathan"We think it will be a small litter due to her young age‚ small size‚ wintertime‚ and how underweight she was when she was rescued."With a camera mounted in the foster room‚ they were officially on baby watch. They discovered that she was pregnantBecca and NathanOn Valentine's Day‚ in the middle of the night‚ Cindy Lou gave birth to two beautiful kittens‚ an orange tabby boy and a torbie girl."We're relieved that they appear healthy and strong. Mama is doing great‚ and babies are snuggling and don't have to fight multiple siblings for milk." Cindy Lou gave birth to two kittensBecca and NathanAt ten days old‚ the kittens more than doubled their birth weight. "Little girl was smaller at birth but now has a solid lead on her brother. She is strong and determined and loves to eat." Becca and NathanCindy Lou is about 8-9 months old and a young mom. Once her kittens are old enough to be on their own‚ she can retire‚ enjoy her kittenhood‚ and be the center of attention she desires."She is bubbly‚ chatty‚ affectionate‚ playful‚ curious‚ and snuggly. She always wants to be around people and does not like to be alone." Becca and Nathan"She is extremely protective of her babies and does not want to leave their side. She's done an excellent job caring for them." Becca and NathanShare this story with your friends. More on Cindy Lou‚ her kittens‚ and Becca's fosters on Instagram and Nashville Cat Rescue on Instagram.Related story: Kitten Named 'Macaroni' Has Many Toes‚ Finds Kind Person to Help Him So He Can Run Around Like Other Kittens

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You want to make your own entertainment? You could do worse than getting a ukulele. Even more portable than guitars and easier to learn (fretting is much more forgiving)‚ they are yet capable of great musical sophistication. With that in mind‚ while you can find $99 ukes‚ they probably won’t be much better than a toy and will ultimately prove frustrating.Two Thanksgivings ago‚ my brother and I convened at our parents' house in Allentown‚ Pennsylvania. The night before‚ we decided to drop by a party an old high school friend was having. When we got there‚ I realized I hadn't done one of these hometown Turkey Day pre-games since college. Things had changed. We were a bunch of middle-aged professionals in sweaters and khakis gathered around a kitchen island under bright lighting to discuss the real estate market and our triathlon times. Alcohol helped. So did my solid koa soprano ukulele‚ which I'd the foresight to bring. My brother‚ though a seasoned guitar player‚ had never picked up a uke before. No matter. I showed him a few chords‚ and he was off to the races‚ providing a much needed dose of merriment. Here's a clip of him warming up the crowd‚ not long before a spontaneous 80s hair metal sing-a-long broke out. (Drunk moms love to sing Poison):That uke he's playing comes from Mele Ukuleles. Mele began crafting its gorgeous‚ extremely playable ukes on Maui in 1993; since then‚ countless professionals and amateurs alike have used them to spread “the sweet sound of Aloha.”Mele UkuleleCategory: Musical instrumentsFounder: Michael RockFounded: 1993Location: Waiehu‚ Hawaii (Maui)Representative products: Mele mango soprano‚ Mele koa top guitarlele‚ Mele mahogany tenor with abalone shell inlayAt a glance:Mele has three retail locations‚ all on Maui. The company's top-of-the-line instruments are made completely on Maui; others are partially assembled by luthiers in the Philippines and Mexico before finishing by Mele. Genuine koa wood‚ from which Mele makes some of its ukuleles‚ is found only in Hawaii In its own words (Mele sales rep reached at the Wailuku location):[Tourists] get sticker shock. Especially ones that come from Europe. They say‚ well‚ I want to buy a genuine Hawaiian-made ukulele for under $200. And you would be surprised how common that is. What we say to potential customers is that‚ you know‚ this is not a or a souvenir. This is real‚ professional‚ great instrument and people all over the world perform with them. I perform with it. I make money playing the ukulele. And I'm not going to play a Chinese piece of junk professionally.

A campaign by TikTok to pressure members of Congress against social media restrictions backfired spectacularly after some young people harassed politicians and threatened to commit suicide. “If you ban TikTok‚ I will kill myself‚” said one caller to a Republican member of Congress‚ according to Olivia Beavers of Politico. House members on the Energy and Commerce Committee were considering approving the bill to force Beijing-based ByteDance to sell TikTok or be banned in the U.S. If they approved it‚ it would advance to the Senate and the president before final approval. TikTok tried to tip the scale in its favor by weaponizing users who lived in districts of members of Congress on the committee. The company sent them a message asking them to contact their representative in order to oppose the measure. “TikTok is at risk of being shut down in the US. Call your representative now‚" the misleading message read. The calls had the opposite effect of that intended because the measure to restrict TikTok passed unanimously with 50 votes in favor and none against. Republican Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington‚ the chair of the committee‚ said to Politico that the campaign only “exposed the degree in which TikTok can manipulate and target a message.” "Phones are completely bogged down hearing from students‚ young adults‚ adults‚ and business owners who are all concerned at the option of losing their access to the platform‚" said a senior Republican aide to Axios. The bill is also backed by the new House Majority speaker‚ Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana‚ who called it "an important bipartisan measure to take on China‚ our largest geopolitical foe‚ which is actively undermining our economy and security.” "Most far-reaching psych warfare operation in history" Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas responded in a statement on social media explaining his support for the measure. "Lot’s of TikTok influencers are real mad about the bipartisan legislation we are gonna pass today. I get it‚ your favorite digital drug is under threat. So I’ll explain it really simply‚" he wrote. Crenshaw criticized TikTok for demanding its users give them their zip codes in order to target those in the districts of members on the committee. "Second‚ the parent company of TikTok is ByteDance in China. China is not like the US. China can make companies do whatever the government wants‚ to include handing over data and weaponizing social media platforms for potentially the most far-reaching psych warfare operation in history‚" he continued. "Third‚ today’s legislation doesnt ban TikTok‚" Crenshaw added. "It simply says it can’t be owned by a foreign adversary like China. Under this bill‚ TikTok could be bought by an American company and then‚ hey‚ maybe I’ll even open an account and make some viral dance videos." A spokesperson for TikTok decried the bill as unconstitutional. “They’re trying to use these scare tactics to have a bill that gives the government unprecedented access to remove apps from people’s phones‚” said Michael Beckerman‚ TikTok’s head of public policy for the Americas.Aside from the national security threat TikTok may pose‚ experts have warned that social media overuse can have a deleterious effect on children. Critics say that social media may be contributing to "the skyrocketing depression‚ anxiety‚ and even suicide rates we are seeing afflict children." Here's more about the bill against TikTok: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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