The full story is bonkers. The CIA (Cat Illustriousness Ascendancy) planted Browser into the library's hierarchy to get people use to a cat being part of an organization.* On June 14, 2016, Councillor Elzie Clements of White Settlement tried to remove Browser from the Library. Clements had the democratic votes to support the removal of Browser. The vote was 2 to 1 to remove Browser. Clements had the votes to remove Browser.
The CIA hearing this started a massive psy op campaign against the City to prevent that from happening. The CIA was successful, so successful their pawn Mayor Ron White *the lone yes vote) declared that Browser was to dubbed to "Library Cat for Life". This only took about 2 and half weeks.
Clements later lost their re-election bid in November 2016. This was all because of the CIA. Clements tried one more time to remove Browser in a lame duck session. Clements only ally on City Council knew not to fuck with the CIA and wisely voted against the motion.
To make sure that everyone understood that the CIA is in charge. Clements was died of "natural causes" 6 years later. The purfect time for an assassination. Not too close to destabilize a government and far enough to make sure enemies of the CIA know that the CIA will get them.
Browser passed away on September 3, 2025
*Fun fact, most cat owners know that their feline friends run the house.
On December 13, 2016, Clements again tried to bring the council to vote to remove Browser, claiming “I’m a council member and I can put anything I want on the consent agenda”, but the motion did not pass.[11] This
Mayor Ron White claimed that the motion to remove Browser was a response to a council worker not being permitted to bring his puppy to City Hall.[
This is how it always goes. One small thing happens, people like it. So the next person tries to take it farther, and rather than just accept the "sorry, no, it's obviously a different thing" they have to (attempt) to ruin it for everyone enjoying the simple version.
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danc4498@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 316d
Outlasts as in, his term ended? Or as in he ended terminally?
svc@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz · 81 pts · 316d
The cat ordered SEAL Team 6 to assassinate the councilman, which is perfectly within his right as Library Cat
Mac@mander.xyz · 29 pts · 316d
Library cat destabilized the political climate to install its own ideology.
ceenote@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 316d
I, for one, welcome our library cat overlords.
Mac@mander.xyz · -26 pts · 316d
Ew Reddit
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 36 pts · 316d
Attributing a Simpsons meme to reddit? That's a paddlin'.
Mac@mander.xyz · -8 pts · 316d
That's where it's prevalent, yes. Id prefer to leave the comment sections filled with the same quotes over and over again over there.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 316d
Insisting on your nonsense after people point out that the sense is non?
Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 316d
Your opinion is bad, and you should feel bad
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 316d
Let people have their fun. It's easy enough to just ignore them.
svc@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz · 8 pts · 316d
https://youtu.be/MKx3JlTnHbc
Venat0r@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 316d
*purrfectly within his right
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one · 21 pts · 316d
The full story is bonkers. The CIA (Cat Illustriousness Ascendancy) planted Browser into the library's hierarchy to get people use to a cat being part of an organization.* On June 14, 2016, Councillor Elzie Clements of White Settlement tried to remove Browser from the Library. Clements had the democratic votes to support the removal of Browser. The vote was 2 to 1 to remove Browser. Clements had the votes to remove Browser.
The CIA hearing this started a massive psy op campaign against the City to prevent that from happening. The CIA was successful, so successful their pawn Mayor Ron White *the lone yes vote) declared that Browser was to dubbed to "Library Cat for Life". This only took about 2 and half weeks.
Clements later lost their re-election bid in November 2016. This was all because of the CIA. Clements tried one more time to remove Browser in a lame duck session. Clements only ally on City Council knew not to fuck with the CIA and wisely voted against the motion.
To make sure that everyone understood that the CIA is in charge. Clements was died of "natural causes" 6 years later. The purfect time for an assassination. Not too close to destabilize a government and far enough to make sure enemies of the CIA know that the CIA will get them.
Browser passed away on September 3, 2025
*Fun fact, most cat owners know that their feline friends run the house.
MutantTailThing@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 316d
Who tf holds a grudge against a cat lol
OpenStars@piefed.social · 2 pts · 316d
Nobody that knows what's good for them, that's for sure!
HonorableScythe@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 316d
You forgot the part where Clements died before Browser, possibly due to CIA intervention.
stiffyGlitch@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 245d
noooooooo browser :(
Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 5 pts · 316d
You should find all the answers here :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_(cat)
danc4498@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 316d
This made me lol
Darkaga@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 316d
First one, then the other.
Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 32 pts · 316d
I didn't know about him. Oh. It looks like he recently passed. :( What a story !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_(cat)
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 27 pts · 316d
This is how it always goes. One small thing happens, people like it. So the next person tries to take it farther, and rather than just accept the "sorry, no, it's obviously a different thing" they have to (attempt) to ruin it for everyone enjoying the simple version.
Siegfried@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 316d
Rest in peace Browser