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Jim West was famous for many things, among which hatred for cats. And so now that he\u2019s no longer blogging, we can post videos like the ones below without fear of retribution.<\/p>\n

First, there\u2019s a cat that is being called \u201cNinja cat.\u201d Good luck trying to prevent it from sneaking up on you!<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=79dt9HRif8g<\/a>\n

And here\u2019s another cat that could successfully audition for the role of antichrist:<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-8528889477098455463?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim West was famous for many things, among which hatred for cats. And so now that he\u2019s no longer blogging, we can post videos like the ones below without fear of retribution. First, there\u2019s a cat that is being called \u201cNinja cat.\u201d Good luck trying to prevent it from sneaking up on you! 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