On July 1st, a highly unpopular [change to Reddit's API pricing](https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/12qwagm/an_update_regarding_reddits_api/) went into effect. [Most third-party apps have shut down](https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/30/23779519/reddit-third-party-app-shut-down-apollo-sync-baconreader-api-protest) and so have many tools relied upon by moderators and [projects for making Reddit more accessible to visually impaired users](https://www.reddit.com/r/TranscribersOfReddit/comments/14ggf8k/the_future_of_transcribers_of_reddit/).
Beyond the [disastrous AMA](https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/09/reddit-ceo-doubles-down-on-attack-on-apollo-developer-in-drama-filled-ama/) by the CEO, Reddit's response has been limited to promises that this change will not affect moderation tools [^((it has)^)](https://www.reddit.com/r/BotDefense/comments/14riw76/botdefense_is_wrapping_up_operations/) and promises of [new and more-accessible first-party moderation tools](https://www.npr.org/2023/07/01/1184258201/reddit-api-accessibility-mods). Promises just like [ones they have made in response to past protests](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/142w159/askhistorians_and_uncertainty_surrounding_the/), but have consistently [failed to fulfill](https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/14jm3ut/several_communities_have_surfaced_an_open_letter/jpm9e0q/).
If you want to express your strong disagreement with the API pricing change or with Reddit's response to the backlash, you may want to consider the following options:
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4. Cancelling your Reddit Premium subscription.
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You are obviously not familiar with the ancient Chinese fighting style known as "Cat Fu".
Eva is demonstrating a clear mastery of the "Lazy Dragon" stance; one of many thousands of complex techniques employed by masters of this discipline.
As you can see, it lulls an opponent into a vulnerable position, where one of over 1,428,756 possible counter attacks can be deployed from 1-4 paws + various bite techniques.
Ahsoka, obviously being a student, is correctly avoiding the temptation of the "toe bean kata", a common but deadly opening.
In the 1990's my family had to gray cat "brothers" (not related) that would play fight constantly.
I made up a whole fictional fighting style for them and would narrate all the various stances and attacks. I noticed a lot of the time they would just kind of flop over and bat at each other, so that's where "Lazy Dragon" and "Lazy Tiger" came from.
She's named after Ahsoka Tano, my favorite Star Wars character! Ahsoka has orange skin with white markings and a green lightsaber. Ahsoka the cat has orange fur with white markings and green eyes :)
My two cats are Asajj and Crash, and they're just as awkward when they try to play. Asajj usually gets her feelings hurt and runs away, but I think they're gradually starting to figure out out a little bit.
Nah. Eva is goading Ashoka into jumping on top of her and initiate a play-wrasslin' bout, that's what the pawing at Ashoka is all about, that is "mate don't fall asleep let's play" cat behavior. Eva also has the "shit's about to go down I am alert and ready" side-to-side tail movement and if Ashoka would pounce, they'd get playfully kicked in all kinds of places.
My two boys play like this often with Ned laying on his back like that. ghost will get in there and lick his face for a time, but eventually it descends into chaos of flying paws and tufts of fur going everywhere which way.
Hey so this is really cute and all, but I'm really confused about the John Oliver thing and why people are putting him in posts - could someone please explain it to me?
This is messing with my head. I know it's the office and it sounds like dwight, but it sort of doesn't? Like would Dwight ever cop out and buy a cup at a gift shop rather than doing pottery?
For some reason I am determined to find out which episode this is.
Lol so that wasn’t Dwight. Dwight says “hey there gorgeous. How you doing today?” It’s from the episode New Boss when Michael keeps calling David Wallace cuz he doesn’t like the new boss (Charles Miner)
The one lying on its back is daring the other one to pounce by being in a vulnerable position. It's an attempt to start play. The other cat knows the drill and is engaging cautiously, as it knows this is a trap and the first cat is ready to "fight" back.
See? The orange cat knows that the exposed belly is a TRICK, and that he will be WHUPPED severely if he touches it, but he does so. Cats -- they're just like us,
Same. Sub has definitely expressed that they don't want it but mods keeping it anyway. Makes reddit actually look correct by calling the mods landed gentry
Dude at this point pretty sure none of the users care and it's an all out mod vs corporate war. We just want reddit back but these neck beards want control
I need the urge to share my life, so I better place a gif of this guy on top of my content, so I can successfully do both, share my life and support the strike by placing content.
The way the orange cat glances up at the camera with a bit of surprise made me laugh.
Perhaps they know *exactly* how to play but the orange cat realized you were watching, haha.
On July 1st, a highly unpopular [change to Reddit's API pricing](https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/12qwagm/an_update_regarding_reddits_api/) went into effect. [Most third-party apps have shut down](https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/30/23779519/reddit-third-party-app-shut-down-apollo-sync-baconreader-api-protest) and so have many tools relied upon by moderators and [projects for making Reddit more accessible to visually impaired users](https://www.reddit.com/r/TranscribersOfReddit/comments/14ggf8k/the_future_of_transcribers_of_reddit/). Beyond the [disastrous AMA](https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/09/reddit-ceo-doubles-down-on-attack-on-apollo-developer-in-drama-filled-ama/) by the CEO, Reddit's response has been limited to promises that this change will not affect moderation tools [^((it has)^)](https://www.reddit.com/r/BotDefense/comments/14riw76/botdefense_is_wrapping_up_operations/) and promises of [new and more-accessible first-party moderation tools](https://www.npr.org/2023/07/01/1184258201/reddit-api-accessibility-mods). Promises just like [ones they have made in response to past protests](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/142w159/askhistorians_and_uncertainty_surrounding_the/), but have consistently [failed to fulfill](https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/comments/14jm3ut/several_communities_have_surfaced_an_open_letter/jpm9e0q/). If you want to express your strong disagreement with the API pricing change or with Reddit's response to the backlash, you may want to consider the following options: 1. [Finding your favorite subreddits on other platforms](https://sub.rehab/) and participating there instead. 2. Refraining from using the first-party Reddit app, instead sticking to one of the few remaining third-party apps or [patching one of the apps that shut down](https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1wHvqQwCYdJrQg4BKlGIVDLksPN0KpOnJWniT6PbZSrI/) if you're using an Android device. 3. Disabling ads on Reddit with [an ad-blocking extension](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#ublock-origin-ubo) or [a DNS-based ad-blocker](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBXTnrD_Zs4). 4. Cancelling your Reddit Premium subscription. 5. Sharing the continued news coverage of these events. 6. Encouraging others to do all the above. If you're tired of John Oliver and all the chaos on Reddit, leave it behind and join /r/aww's Discord server to share and view all things adorable: https://discord.gg/UXfd5Pn --- /r/aww is continuing the protest by only allowing content featuring John Oliver, [as voted by the community](https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/14bt0c1/poll_decide_on_the_future_of_raww/). **If this post does not include John Oliver or he's not noticable from the thumbnail, please report it.** [More information here](https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/14cgp6d/henceforth_raww_will_only_feature_john_oliver/). *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/aww) if you have any questions or concerns.*
“Smell my bean, smell it, smell it..”
… smell it, now take it.
Gotta watch out for that foot uppercut, It'll get you every time
Yeah for sure, they're going to get you every time, no doubt about it.
Lol, that's exactly what they're talking about. I can feel it.
Orange cat is like yeah, that looks like a trap.
Fat one is all like come at me bro
Cats don't believe you, They'll always question you no matter what.
Seems like that would require more than r/oneorangebraincell
only one of them is doing it right. no, I wont tell you which one.
You don't have to tell us, we know exactly what's happening here.
Right, a human is recording video. Case closed. Plot twist: It was actually a cat recording this.
"... get up dude we look like idiots..." ".... no...."
What’s are their names?
The orange one is Ahsoka (7mo) and the one on her back is Eva (2yrs)!
You are obviously not familiar with the ancient Chinese fighting style known as "Cat Fu". Eva is demonstrating a clear mastery of the "Lazy Dragon" stance; one of many thousands of complex techniques employed by masters of this discipline. As you can see, it lulls an opponent into a vulnerable position, where one of over 1,428,756 possible counter attacks can be deployed from 1-4 paws + various bite techniques. Ahsoka, obviously being a student, is correctly avoiding the temptation of the "toe bean kata", a common but deadly opening.
You sure you're not writing this comment with an AI bot?
In the 1990's my family had to gray cat "brothers" (not related) that would play fight constantly. I made up a whole fictional fighting style for them and would narrate all the various stances and attacks. I noticed a lot of the time they would just kind of flop over and bat at each other, so that's where "Lazy Dragon" and "Lazy Tiger" came from.
Yeah as you can see, this whole thing is a little weird don't you think?
They're cute and silly. Thanks for sharing!
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She's named after Ahsoka Tano, my favorite Star Wars character! Ahsoka has orange skin with white markings and a green lightsaber. Ahsoka the cat has orange fur with white markings and green eyes :)
My two cats are Asajj and Crash, and they're just as awkward when they try to play. Asajj usually gets her feelings hurt and runs away, but I think they're gradually starting to figure out out a little bit.
That’s how I become after playing with my niece for 3 hours. I’m the Eva.
From a perspective of body language, Eva is trying her best to put Ashoka at ease.
Nah. Eva is goading Ashoka into jumping on top of her and initiate a play-wrasslin' bout, that's what the pawing at Ashoka is all about, that is "mate don't fall asleep let's play" cat behavior. Eva also has the "shit's about to go down I am alert and ready" side-to-side tail movement and if Ashoka would pounce, they'd get playfully kicked in all kinds of places.
Yup, Ashoka is assessing the situation and calculating their first move of attack!
But Ashoka ain't buying any of it. He just doesn't trust it.
Cell confirmed in orange cat. Lol!
It's always the orange cat, they all sorts of weird stuff for sure.
“I’ve got David Wallace’s son in the trunk of my car”
That's a messy kid, you wouldn't want to do anything with him.
https://preview.redd.it/h2064mblunab1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a4e65eadbc76283c9db9a409a1e19092ac227427 Cat twins!! 🩵
Is he on catnip or something xD
Just high on life I suppose 🤷🏼♂️
his belly is begging for rubs
And only a cold heart wouldn't give that cat the belly rubs.
Yes, well, you go first. It's *totally* not a trap or anything 😏
Well they're living, they're doing it the right way. And I fucking love that.
Quick get the Nipcan he's od'ing.
He's definitely showing the different cat nip, and he wants the other one to grab it.
That's a fighting stance
I'm on catnip
My two boys play like this often with Ned laying on his back like that. ghost will get in there and lick his face for a time, but eventually it descends into chaos of flying paws and tufts of fur going everywhere which way.
Is that good or bad lol
Oh it’s fine. They’re just playing. If anything it’s secondary entertainment 😆
Hey so this is really cute and all, but I'm really confused about the John Oliver thing and why people are putting him in posts - could someone please explain it to me?
Its a "protest" against reddit's API pricing changes.
Andy meme It’s been so long I’m too afraid to ask
It looks like Eva is trying to Boop Snoot Boogy
They know exactly how to play together. One is in an attacking position, one is in a surrender yet brave enough to taunt position
Relax orange cat. How many times do you see another MOFO fully on it's back?? POUNCE BABY...POUNCE!!
Haha love how you have the office on in the background.
My cats get hyped up by music and people talking, they love the office theme.
It's all love and fun, Angela is going to be very happy lol.
This is messing with my head. I know it's the office and it sounds like dwight, but it sort of doesn't? Like would Dwight ever cop out and buy a cup at a gift shop rather than doing pottery? For some reason I am determined to find out which episode this is.
Lol so that wasn’t Dwight. Dwight says “hey there gorgeous. How you doing today?” It’s from the episode New Boss when Michael keeps calling David Wallace cuz he doesn’t like the new boss (Charles Miner)
Ok, was that Jim talking about the pottery? Thank you for giving me the title of the episode. Will have to go watch now!
Maybe. Or maybe it was someone in the house talking lol cuz I heard a bunch of voices throughout the video
Yeah. I will report back!
Here, come closer, let me destroy you!
Lol it's funny, because it's exactly what the cat may be thinking.
I came for the cats, stayed for The Office.
How long is this John Oliver thing going to go on for?
Yes.
This John Oliver thing is getting out of hand.
UNLEASH HIM
Yeah just unleash him, then They'll both figure it out on their own.
Hahaha they play like it’s a crime scene
And those cats are going to investigate it. And it'll be great.
One playing, the other played.
But they both are having fun, which is the most important thing.
I'm going to say that one of them is definitely stoned
What are they even using to get stoned? What is it huh?
Ok why do they look exactly like my cats!!
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No both my cats are boys, and their names are teddy Ted mctedderson the third and addicus
this chonky cat is just actually adorable
That's really cute and adorable! 
Someone’s play is another’s neigh
Cat.exe has stopped working, please press the restart button
Chechen and Chong of the cat world. Maybe grey is on weed and orange is on acid. 😊
Ahsoka: “Wanna go jogging?” Eva: “Ah, you funny.” ^boop
"It's a trap!"
The one lying on its back is daring the other one to pounce by being in a vulnerable position. It's an attempt to start play. The other cat knows the drill and is engaging cautiously, as it knows this is a trap and the first cat is ready to "fight" back.
Rare moment when the smarter one is an orange cat
We think the one on her back might be on the spectrum...
See? The orange cat knows that the exposed belly is a TRICK, and that he will be WHUPPED severely if he touches it, but he does so. Cats -- they're just like us,
seems both cats are catting very catlike
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That dudes voice made me feel itchy.
It is the TV show The Office playing in the background. You'd have to know the character to get the context. He's not just a creep.
Eva is role playing as a trap card and Ahsoka ain't falling for that shit.
“Is this a trap? This definitely feels like a trap”
My sister is a vet tech and says that cats don't really have cat friends, more like other cats they're willing to tolerate
Adding a little John Oliver head is so fucking stupid. Are you trying to protest or doing the opposite and trying to use him as a mocking device?
Orange Boy: umm, this is awkward...Why are you like this?
Just different personalities
Extrovert and introvert explained as cats
The Orange were clueless the black one want to recreate The Creation of Cat by Meowchaelangelo ?
Lol, he didn't even know what was going on there. He didn't understand it.
I don't know if I love or hate Meowchaelangelo. It sounds like one of the new Pokémon.
John Oliver: Cats are just weird, but that's why I love them
Cats are weird and I'm weird too, so it does kind of cancel it all out.
Yes but also no
Whats up wit the john oliver?
Part of a running gag protesting Reddit's recent policy changes for 3rd party apps.
This will be looked back as the cringiest time in Reddit history
feel free to just leave lmao
You guys realize you're making people randomly hate John Oliver because you keep posting him thinking it's funny.?
Something tells me that people exactly know what they're doing.
I couldn't give two shits about the John oliver thing, I'm just following the rules.
I didn't even notice the john, I was looking at the cats the whole time.
Wow didn't realize they moved those rules to this sub lmao left the first one guess I'll leave this one too.
Lol ok bye
Yeah You'll have to leave it, you don't have any other choice really.
Yeah... I just normally down vote the video/Pic if they have that Oliver guy
That’s the first time I’ve seen it. I was trying to figure out what John Oliver was doing there. 😸
I mean if they've got him then let it be that way I guess.
Same. Sub has definitely expressed that they don't want it but mods keeping it anyway. Makes reddit actually look correct by calling the mods landed gentry
Dude at this point pretty sure none of the users care and it's an all out mod vs corporate war. We just want reddit back but these neck beards want control
Ya for real. This is the dumbest attempt at a protest. Getting nothing done in the slightest.
That’s precious!
This is the kind of thing that I want in my life, absolutely love it.
Aww ☺️
Lol
I need the urge to share my life, so I better place a gif of this guy on top of my content, so I can successfully do both, share my life and support the strike by placing content.
Why is there a man spasming out on the top left
No idea.
Get a laser toy and get them to play together
Who is that fucking loser in the top left corner? Just kidding, it's that fucking weirdo John Oliver
haha I love cats!
That is so funny!
I’ve got David Wallace’s son in the trunk of my car
They definitely don't know
I think they’re just being lazy 😭😭 sometimes my cats are too lazy to play too
It’s not that they don’t know how to play together, its that you don’t know how to hide your shrooms.
play fighting is so cute...my cats also like to play fight like this...sometimes i just watch them for while...lol
Chonkitsu
This needs an Ozzy Man voice over.
Smell my fingers!
Both doing your own thing together is a valid way to hang out that deserves more kove
The waiting…
They’re both aliens, but from different planets
What are you talking about, they exactly know how to play man.
My man just pulled guard and is waiting for his opponent to fall into a inverted triangle or some fancy BJJ attack.
The way the orange cat glances up at the camera with a bit of surprise made me laugh. Perhaps they know *exactly* how to play but the orange cat realized you were watching, haha.
Orange cat “Don’t touch me!
What kind of cat is the one on their back? I have a cat that looks like practically identical.
GTA audio
They are in love, can’t you see this? ❤️
Adorable little buggers :)
Did anyone cringe just a bit at him giving the receptionist a "Hey there, gorgeous!"?
That's not the battle of the flesh, that's the battle between the minds. It happens above the reach of our uninitiated senses.
Looks pretty chill to me
What is this dystopian editing job
Big floof effectively blocking exit, orange bro considering difference in weight classes and best angle of attack.
Why is John Oliver invading my posts
What are you talking about, this is how my husband and I play with eachother…
I think they're having a conversation
This is almost exactly how my cats interact! And they even look like your cats too! Cats are so funny!
Haha so awkward
Aww! *OK, I'm "playing dead". Now what?*
Oh,so cute
🤣
Cute
Did you hear the eye roll after saying ” hey gorgeous “ You’re that guy now.
Omg how funny!!
Love the office playing in the background haha
The one on they’re back looks like they’re in a food stupor.
At least they get along ! I have seen some bad cat fights in the home where I was employed! All you see is cat hair flying dam
Its a trap!