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Nipclub October 8, 2026: Sekurity Update

Nipclub Oct 8, 2026
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Nipclub October 8th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

Nipclub Autumn Leaves Viewing Party!

I hurried into the bar just in time, where Moo tempted me with a whiskey sour and delicious baked Brie in pastry. I realized I hadn’t changed into my Sekurity uniform, so I disappeared for a few minutes to go change into our tan uniforms with the park ranger hats.

Gator walked in muttering something about a lack of meteors.

Pearl was having a snack before her shift started. The baked brie was very popular!

Gator said the Draconid shower was active, and peak viewing occurred early evening, yet he saw nothing. Very disappointed.

Gator likes to keep up with all matters astronomical.

Mizz Bassie walked in, so I asked about Armani. Mizz Bassie said Armani was back to his old self despite still trying to dial in the insulin.

Pearl said hello to everyone before going behind the bar.

Gator talked about dark sky areas for seeing meteors and shooting stars, and Moo piped up and mentioned they have dark skies where she lives in Australia; they exist in Jakku as well. It’s fairly dark where Pearl is, so she can observe a large part of the night sky.

Pearl’s animals are all good, and the new orange kitty is getting bigger. They must have gotten him while he was still a kitten.

Angus was there and mentioned he had a hurricane warning at his house. We all wished him and his humans safety. He’s near the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, so hopefully it won’t be too bad.

We’re all praying for our pals in Florida. 

Pearl served Autumn Ale beer, warm apple cider shots, and butternut squash bruschetta to everyone while we worried about the hurricanes. Pearl shared a photo of her Ember, a fluffy orange cat. I waved to P and Jeego while Mizz Bassie spoke to them.

Angus showed off his new fall wardrobe: a snappy plaid vest and a woven muffler in warm oranges and brown tones. Purrfect with all the pretty autumn leaves!

We admired pictures of Angus and Louis’ various costumes, and a few images of Louis and his late tabby brofur Heath. Heath was a legend! 

Pearl poured the shots while Louis and Angus discussed playing some music. We were ready to party, LATE NITE style!

Louis started us off with Barry Manilow’s “Weekend in New England,” and Chicago’s “Color my World,” for some easy autumn vibes.

Pearl served more food: pizza with ricotta, sun-dried tomato, squash, and fresh sage, plus more drinks. The pizza was incredible! There is something about a wood-fired pizza oven. 

Louis changed it up with rock music from In Living Color, “Cult of Personality.” What a great jam!

TJS was here and greeted everyone while we danced around the bar.

The Bangles “Hazy Shade of Winter” played while we drank and had fun while Pearl brought out a ginormous apple crumble pie cheesecake! After that, Pearl went home, and I stepped behind the bar for LATE LATE NITE.

Louis was still playing music while I served hot buttered rum drinks. Moo announced she had to go, so I walked her out to the black SUV with a box of snacks and a sippy cup with hot buttered rum for her to drink on the way home.

Kira showed up. What a pleasant surprise! We hadn’t seen her for over a year, maybe longer. I offered more snacks to everyone and asked about some other friends we hadn’t seen for a while. 

Louis was still playing music, and I served some baked Brie pastries and cocktails. It was getting very late.

Amber and Precious popped in and out, announced they were leaving, so I prepared delicious leftovers for them to take.

Louis played his last song and posted his playlist. Only a few of us left! I poured the cognac before cleaning up the bar. There were a few stragglers.

I cleaned up, set out some snacks to go, set the alarm, and walked outside to my waiting helicopter. The air was crisp, cool, and it smelled like autumn!

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat

Nipclub October 1, 2026: Sekurity Update

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Nipclub October 1st, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

Oct. 1 was Pumpkin Spice Day! Who knew? And it was already everywhere!

Gator was calling out the next shift’s staff just as I arrived, right on time. Moo greeted me with maple pecan pumpkin spice ice cream and pumpkin spice pancakes. I whispered and asked if she had anything that wasn’t pumpkin spice flavored.

Mizz Bassie arrived and greeted everyone; there were already 24 pals at the bar, including DJ K-Boi!

Pearl arrived for her shift and served pumpkin sammich cookies and some kind of orange-colored pumpkin-flavored beverage. Gator said it had rained at his house, as well as the huge rainstorm at Pearl’s home. Jakku had a lot of rain on Tuesday. It was epic; the storm was the dregs from cyclone Polo!

It seems like cooler weather is showing up for many now.

Hooray for autumn!

Mizz Bassie said Armani was doing better, but they’re still trying to get the insulin dose dialed in. Pearl’s new rescue kitty, Mr. Man, was doing well; she shared a photo of the orange boi relaxing.

TJS showed up early and greeted everyone. 

Pearl served pumpkin wine along with fresh lobster over a bed of pumpkin risotto. I thought I would try it, as it at least sounded savory. The pumpkin wine sounded atrocious, though.

George the Duck showed up and hugged everyone. It was nice to catch up since we hadn’t seen him in a long time.

Jerry the Tuxedo showed up as well! It seemed like a million years since we’d seen him!

Pearl served more noms: pumpkin spice lasagna and dirty niptinis. I took the drink but passed on the lasagna. Then Pearl came over a few minutes later with my niptini and a pumpkin-shaped pepperoni pizza.

No pumpkin spice in sight!

It was heavenly! Mizz Bassie smelled the delicious pizza and grabbed a slice.

Angus and Louis arrived for LATE NITE tag team DJing as usual.

Pearl talked to Gator about a new Nipclub theme idea; she said that Oct. 20th is Cryptid Day! Gator said he had themes for the rest of the year but on Oct. 29th it is a monster movie theme, so maybe combine the two? I mentioned kaiju (Japanese monsters) to Pearl and Gator. We all agreed that more monsters would be good.

The music was playing, and we were all having a great time. Louis was playing autumnal music, including Frank Sinatra and Smashing Pumpkins, while Gator and I talked about various past Godzilla avatars while Pearl served some kind of pumpkin spice latte Jell-O shot monstrosity.

I just sipped my icy-cold dirty niptini, oblivious to the pumpkin spice all around me. 

Moo came back while Pearl made cocktails free of pumpkin flavor or spice, so I took one and gestured for Moo to join me at the bar. Right after that, Pearl left for home, and I took over the bar, secretly knowing I would serve nothing with pumpkin spice. It will be my secret.

I served some Negroni cocktails (they’re at least orange-colored) and lobster mac and cheese while Gator and I talked about kaiju films like War of the Gargantuas.

Louis talked about a spooky music playlist and shared various ideas with us. Gator and I added a few songs to his list while I served more snacks, and he played more tunes. Louis played October by U2 as the last song while I served jalapeño poppers wrapped with prosciutto as we talked about going to out-of-town concerts.

 Gator noted Nipclub was trending on X; Angus said we were trending as well! Awesomeness! We were all getting tired, so I offered noms to take home and to-go cups for the drinks.

It’s Nipclub, so we can do what we want!

We all talked a bit about live music and clearly, everyone was fading so we called it and put out the “We’re Closed” neon sign.

Time to head out.

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat

Get Off My Sidewalk

~ BOB W ~ 4 Comments

Well, ello efurryone I have just received a right dilemma in my inbox, I tell you …

“We have old and young alike riding electric bikes on the sidewalk in my area where I walk each day with my peeps. It scares me. I am just a wee thirty-pound dog. Am scared. Is there a leash I can get that glows in the dark? Can you suggest? Is there an air horn I can buy to blast at them so they move off and let me use the sidewalk? Can you suggest? Should I report them and make em mad at me? Please advise. SIGNED GET OFF MY SIDEWALK”

Oh, my dear pal, I quite understands. Gifting you a very big hug. Totally understandable when sumfing whizzes past you like those electric bikes.

Firstly, let’s say you are totally not being unreasonable. Ordinary bikes and electric bikes should not be on the sidewalk/pavement.

And I fink I can say I speaks fur all of us here – THE SIDEWALK/PAVEMENT IS FUR WALKIES, SNIFFIES AND FURRY IMPAWTANT PEEMAIL – NOT FUR PEEPS WHIZZING PAST AT A MILLION MILES PER HOUR!

But don’t worry, you dus not need to become Sheriff of the Sidewalk and be blasting an air horn at the cyclists!

In fact, I wud strongly advise against dat as it might frighten the cyclist who may lose control and dat mite frighten yous even more.

Your peeps is the key here.

Chats with your peeps and asks dem keeps you on a short, secure lead when you is sumwhere dem bikes dus appear.

And totally you can get glow-in – the – dark, reflective or LED collar, lead and/or harness that is a great idea – in particularly fur the early mornings and late nights. Choose summat to makes you easily seen.

Also if sumone repeatedly rides dangerously on the sidewalk and comes close to you or behaves aggressively, yes defo your peeps can report it. Dey do not haz confront demselves.

And impawtantly your peeps are not trouble makers fur reporting genuinely aggressive behaviour. Dey is looking afur you whos can’t speak up fur self.

If poss make a note of date, location, approx time if anyfing happens.

And memba my pal, you do not has make the bike peeps angry. Your peeps can deal with all that stuff.

You can simply walk next time by your peeps safely on sidewalk, sniff approx 4752 interesting sniffs and answers approx 3921 peemails.

And simply continue being your fabulous self.

Yours Woofly, Bob’s Your Uncle

Nipclub September 24, 2026: Sekurity Update

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Nipclub September 24th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

It’s Blues Night!

We celebrated with splendid music, southern food, and when I arrived, K-Boi was spinning the classic Delta blues in the DJ booth. Moo greeted me at the door with a plate of sticky Memphis-style BBQ ribs, grilled corn, and hot, salty fries! Plus, there were grits with fried catfish as well. Wow, meow, everything smelled so good and tasted even better!

Moo showed everyone gorgeous photos of the Australian beach near her home and mentioned seeing whales and dolphins on her beach. Pearl let us know another storm might hit, so if she disappeared, she had lost power. That pesky hurricane coming up from Mexico!

Mizz Bassie was there, and she told us that Armani the cat was doing so much better on a different insulin dose. Hooray! Pearl asked me if my humans had received any hurricane remnants, and the storm hit the east side of the county today but did not affect their home.

Moo wanted to share a drink with me before leaving for a while because her human had to go shopping.

We sat at the bar.

Someone mentioned coyotes, and earlier that evening, my human heard them very close to the house making all kinds of yipping noises and yelled out the window to “Shut up!”. It worked! Apparently, Gator’s human has done the same thing!

Pearl served noms like jambalaya and whiskey cocktails. We were still talking about coyotes, wildlife encounters, and trail cams.

Pearl mentioned the tarantula migration, which sounded crazy! But she thinks it’s just males out looking for females, so it was just mating season.

K-Boi played music earlier, so Angus showed up and Louis jumped in the booth for LATE NITE. Pearl served delightful grilled peaches. Louis started out by playing Stevie Ray Vaughan and George Thorogood. I requested Son House and Louis played Dead Letter Blues for me!

Pearl said there was hail nearby and mentioned how it destroys solar panels and plants, and that trailer parks seem to attract tornadoes! Louis played Jailhouse Rock by Elvis while we talked about hailstorms and dimpled cars.

Mizz Bassie took off to take care of Armani.

Louis played Etta James while Pearl served up bourbon bread pudding with butterscotch sauce and ice cream. Decadence!

Pearl and I kept talking about the weather when haboobs came up. Louis believed “haboob” was a fabricated word! I showed him a photo of one that hit Phoenix last summer. It appeared massive, like a scene from a movie! Time for more noms, shrimp Po’ boys and some delta red wine for all!

And a potent drink for Louis since he had trouble comprehending the haboob photo.

Pearl needed to take off for the evening, leaving me in the bar. Louis mentioned his daddy makes Cajun spaghetti, so Gator and I wanted to know more about that! We breathlessly waited for the recipe details. Gator even brought out napkins and spoons! I started cooking and Gator poured the wine.

Moo appeared just in time for a nightcap and some Cajun spaghetti. Moo told us it was afternoon tea for her, as I forgot about the time change from Australian to Jakku.

Gator, Louis, and I were still at the bar until late, and we chatted about food, haboobs, and music. Gator had a few last songs to play after Louis finished his set list, and I put some Po’ boys into bags for everyone to take home.

Gator and I closed it up and followed Louis out the door.

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat

Nipclub September 17, 2026: Sekurity Update

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Nipclub September 17th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift

Arrrggg! ‘Tis our yearly Talk Like a Pirate Nipclub bash on Sept.17!

Me vessel, The Dead Reckoning, set sail fer the Nipclub party tavern two days past, now I be finally arrivin’. Moo was servin’ rum drinks to all when I landed.

Gator and P and Jeego be here, and Pearl had come to spin a yarn o’ the great storm that hit her last night, with another brewin’ her way! She showed us the charts, and we spied the ominous clouds through a spyglass!

Pearl was servin’ fresh boiled crabs and rum drinks to all while we fretted over the next storm that might strike her abode. She said the catio be full o’ water.

Mizz Bassie said Armani the cat be home and improvin’ but still shy o’ eatin’. Gator had vanished fer a spell and come back; he drank too much rum and nodded off a few times already!

Angus spotted deviled eggs on the pirate party menu, and I couldn’t believe pirates would eat fancy spiced eggs, with spices from the far east! Gator says everythin’ be delivered to ships these days, using Ship Dash!

Mizz Bassie guessed pirates would eat near anythin’, and I surely planned to try whatever grub be there; even if it be the dreaded fancy spiced eggs!;

Pearl was frettin’ over the storm as the wind had picked up; in fact, she had to leave afore LATE NITE started as she feared losin’ power. Gator and Mizz Bassie have had rain too in recent days; seems to be pourin’ everywhere!

Gator be still here; Louis be talkin’ up his set list and Angus wants to play music too. I heard K-Boi might show up as well.

I be fillin’ in fer Pearl, and hopefully her house be still standin’ come morn. Louis was playin’ pirate tunes and sea shanties, and I’m servin’ rum and more fresh crab.

Gator brought out the custom Nipclub tankards, both plain everyday ones and extra shiny fancy ones! Gator also crafted a giant plank o’ delicious charcuterie with fresh shrimp, and it be epic!

Pearl returned from swabbin’ the deck but might’ve had to head back if the waves rise any higher at her digs! I was servin’ Black Pearl cocktails and vittles, and K-boi showed up! The fine rum drinks be flowin’, and we’re all havin’ a jolly time.

Pearl left again for good; she was fair tuckered out.

I’m servin’ fresh oyster treats and fine rum straight while Gator and I chat about Danny Elfman and his tunes, Oingo Boingo shows, and such. Moo came back, and I served her some fresh oysters.

TJS showed up as usual, near the end of the shindig.

Gator and I be still up talkin’; Louis and Angus faded away early. Or maybe it weren’t early—we just lost track of time.

I started servin’ hot buttered rum nightcaps and warnin’ folks about fallin’ off the dock. Angus reappeared, and Gator gladly savored a hot drink while I cleaned up the galley. After closin’ the bar, I sailed off toward the straits on me ghost ship, The Dead Reckoning.

Until next week!

Slinky the Cat

Dinner?

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Good afternoon everyone. It’s Bart with TJ and Bart! We have our new column ready!

Dis is TJ. Bart has kept me in da dark about what dis column is about.

Bart: You can participate, TJ. It’s about you!

TJ: It is?

Bart: Yes. Why do you twy to eat da froggies and da lizards around da house?

TJ: Because I am protecting da house!

Bart: From froggies and lizards???

TJ: Okay, I am hungwy!

Bart: But why are you eating dem? Daddy feeds us all the time.

TJ: I am a natural hunter, Bart.

Bart: Not many hunters that are 22 pounds, TJ.

TJ: That’s twenty-one pounds more than you. Bart!

Bart: ‘Dat’s not twue!

TJ: The reason you don’t eat the fwoggies and lizards is they are all bigger than you.

Bart: Daddy! Make him stop!

TJ: You started this!

Bart: TJ, Daddy has had to pry those dead things from your mouth. You think he likes doing that?

TJ: He could let me eat them!

Bart: But then you would get sick!

TJ: He don’t know that!

Bart: I think we should stick with our doggie food. And get Daddy to feed us some of his.

TJ: You can do that. I still hunt for my meals. I can lives off the land.

Bart: Uh huh. So, can I have your doggie food?

TJ: No!

Bart: But if you are catching food outside???

TJ: Sometimes they get away.

Bart: Yeah, they do. I think that’s funny.

TJ: They think you’re funny because they didn’t know doggies could be dat small.

Bart: Daddy!

TJ: See you next time, folks!

World News Alert from My Big Bed: Animal Testing

~ Sassy ~ 1 Comment

I am a dog. I contribute to the fabulous Anipal Times.

Bloop. Bloop. News Alert. News Alert.

May, 2025. Several protest organizations protested, demanded, investigated, and pleaded until they were arrested for freeing corralled beagles and test animals. Yet these brave arrests led to historic, federal first-ever charges against the breeding and lab testing facilities mandated by the federal government’s National Institute of Health (NIH). This pressure caused a grand jury to indict many animal testing labs, and the authorities finally charged the breeders and labs with federal crimes.

News alert: lawsuits, transparency, public protests, subpoenas, and grand juries work.

The NIH’s last in-house Beagle testing lab has been permanently closed. The so-called government doctors face charges, jail time, and fines exceeding $35 million. Rescuers have saved thousands of animals and provided them with new homes. The end of government, taxpayer-funded animal testing has come.
*Sassy Appaws! Appaws!

People worldwide have shamefully bred and purchased animals, especially Beagles, for experiments involving drugs, flea meds, and other items. Governments worldwide require these tests before allowing an item on the market.

Using AI and other predictive methods makes the use of animals and animal testing unnecessary, obsolete, and cruel. The biggest offender was Envigo, which bred, held, corralled, and sold over 5000 beagles per the White Coat Waste Project for the world’s cruel use in experiments.
*Sassy sobs

Finally, in 2025, a change in government allowed our federal courts to subpoena those involved for four decades, 43 years, in testing animals in labs.

Dr. Dawn Marie Gau was indicted on seventeen felony charges in 2025.

Dr. Gau and others pleaded guilty to supplying dogs and animals worldwide for experimentation. Dr. Gau pleaded guilty to seven of the seventeen charges.

Dr. Dawn Marie Gau’s convictions in July 2026 include animal cruelty, conspiracy to violate the Federal Animal Welfare Act, and conspiring to violate the Clean Water Act.

The judge handed down sentences of 12 months in prison (suspended) and 7 years of supervised probation. These were the first ever federal convictions for animal exploitation and supplying worldwide. These convictions also freed 5000 dogs, and the $35 million in fines closed the Envigo breeding facilities.

Officials have permanently closed these NIH labs and breeding facilities, with more convictions expected.
*Sassy Appaws!

The only remaining NIH Federal Government run lab and Envigo breeding are both closed due to the convictions.
*Sassy Appaws!

The Beagle Freedom Project (BFP) also shut down a large testing lab in Nowata, Oklahoma, that provided animals for flea-med testing.
*Sassy Appaws!

As your world news alert dog reporter, I am thrilled to report that overall in 2025-26, these grand juries, subpoenas, and convictions compelled the NIH and Envigo to free all the laboratory animals immediately and end the breeding facilities.

Officials forced Envigo to shut down its dog breeding operations, yet they still sell research products.

Rescuers took the animals to a thirty-acre property called Freedom Fields to start the adoption and rehabilitation required by the federal court. Thousands of animals have found new homes through adoption.
*Sassy Appaws!

A massive effort to find these animals homes has been in full swing since June 2025 and continues today.
Dance paws!

We know bad labs and breeders will still be out there, but we hope jail time and threats of federal charges will stop them cold.

Join us in celebrating the demise of Envigo and the National Institute of Health’s animal testing and breeding labs.

Wave goodbye to the last in-house NIH animal testing lab and unnecessary, outdated, cruel experiments and worldwide sales policies.

If you can, adopt a Beagle and hug your pets.
High paws.

Over and out from Sassy, reporting for World News Alert from My Big Bed.