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Michelle Cassidy

@ilechelm.bsky.social

Editor, formerly at Atlas Obscura, NatGeo Books Thank Gandalf It’s Friday. (she/her)

359 Followers  |  342 Following  |  130 Posts  |  Joined: 06.07.2023  |  2.0369

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too early to tell, i’ll let you know in a month

11.11.2025 15:49 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

using nerds gummy clusters to pavlov myself into enjoying doing laundry

11.11.2025 04:09 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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it’s official!

05.11.2025 03:04 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Paul Newman from the lemonade and salad dressing

03.11.2025 02:30 — 👍 17    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did.

We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers.

➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS

03.11.2025 02:02 — 👍 1718    🔁 955    💬 31    📌 49

Remember that tomorrow is All Souls Day, the traditional Catholic holiday for texting all the people who have ghosted you in the last year.

01.11.2025 17:01 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 1
A portrait of a gray dog wearing a gold sweater with a Starfleet patch. She is surrounded by a pile of tribbles.

A portrait of a gray dog wearing a gold sweater with a Starfleet patch. She is surrounded by a pile of tribbles.

Thank Gandalf It’s Friday

31.10.2025 17:36 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0
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U.S. Postal Service Cuts Funding for a Phoenix Mail Room Assisting Homeless People The loss of support comes at a time of uncertainty for one of Arizona’s largest homeless services providers as the Trump administration calls for reducing and restructuring homelessness assistance grants.

NEW: For years, the Phoenix nonprofit Keys to Change has run a mail room for thousands of homeless people.

Now the U.S. Postal Service is cutting its $24,000 investment, leaving the organization to raise the extra money to keep it open.

27.10.2025 12:00 — 👍 472    🔁 256    💬 22    📌 22
A medium gray dog wearing a pink canvas jacket stands on a rock in the middle of a creek. Behind her, the leaves on the trees are starting to turn yellow and orange.

A medium gray dog wearing a pink canvas jacket stands on a rock in the middle of a creek. Behind her, the leaves on the trees are starting to turn yellow and orange.

Thank Gandalf It’s Friday

24.10.2025 16:38 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A gray dog wearing a bandana sitting in front of a bright, colorful mural featuring stylized dogs. (Mural by Camila Leão)

A gray dog wearing a bandana sitting in front of a bright, colorful mural featuring stylized dogs. (Mural by Camila Leão)

Thank Gandalf It’s Friday

19.09.2025 20:01 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think I speak for everyone today when I say:

Rest in Peace Haru Urara

10.09.2025 23:14 — 👍 1113    🔁 243    💬 13    📌 2

Doing a "who's on first" thing where I say "what else did the director of Barbie do" and when they say "Little Women" I go "yeah I know what Barbies are"

30.07.2023 16:07 — 👍 437    🔁 127    💬 2    📌 3
A gray dog laying on a black-and-white checkered floor with her tongue poking out of her mouth just a little bit.

A gray dog laying on a black-and-white checkered floor with her tongue poking out of her mouth just a little bit.

Thank Gandalf It’s Friday

22.08.2025 14:56 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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"It's not MSNBC anymore, Lemon. It's MS NOW. We bought the name off of a defunct multiple sclerosis awareness organization. It wasn't cheap, but we were able to save some money by selling Brian Williams to a Saudi prince who wanted to expand his harem."

18.08.2025 14:18 — 👍 10585    🔁 1955    💬 111    📌 84

As a DC resident I do feel that the city has been overrun by "violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals" and I would like them to leave the White House and stop destroying the federal government.

11.08.2025 22:04 — 👍 5787    🔁 1289    💬 41    📌 33

NEWS: President Trump is federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department, which means he will control it for up to 30 days. He is also deploying the D.C. National Guard, all to fight what he says is an increase in crime.

11.08.2025 14:41 — 👍 172    🔁 93    💬 13    📌 41
A gray dog wearing a bandana, laying on the concrete floor of a Warby Parker store.

A gray dog wearing a bandana, laying on the concrete floor of a Warby Parker store.

Thank Gandalf It’s Friday

08.08.2025 21:42 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

i would kill to see what they look like with their hair deflated

05.08.2025 02:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

by age 30 you should have:

* strong opinions about birds
* 12 different "when i get time" projects on indefinite hiatus
* sandwich(es) you fruitlessly yearn to have again
* a growing list of obituaries you're looking forward to reading
* parasocial friendships with other people's pets

03.08.2025 01:04 — 👍 4033    🔁 1684    💬 12    📌 190
A gray dog sits on the ground, looking at the camera with her tongue out. She’s sitting next to a utility box covered in graffiti and stickers, one of which reads “SHE IS ART”

A gray dog sits on the ground, looking at the camera with her tongue out. She’s sitting next to a utility box covered in graffiti and stickers, one of which reads “SHE IS ART”

Thank Gandalf It’s Friday

01.08.2025 22:36 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

i realize that drinking water and being active actually makes me feel better every couple of months

01.08.2025 02:57 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Behold: A Surprisingly Beautiful Depiction Of Being Swallowed By A Toothy Penis Worm | Defector When scientists discover new prehistoric species, the fossils alone fail to conjure the creature in the flesh. It’s impossible to summon the entirety ancient shark from a single tooth, or some weird o...

please enjoy this unexpectedly wholesome penis worm story!
defector.com/behold-a-sur...

30.07.2025 13:40 — 👍 76    🔁 14    💬 5    📌 6
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she says you’re welcome!

11.07.2025 13:54 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
A gray dog peeking out from behind the closet door.

A gray dog peeking out from behind the closet door.

Gandalf is not a big fan of all the thunder happening this evening @capitalweather.bsky.social

09.07.2025 23:08 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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a close up of an older woman eating a tomato . Alt: a close up of Denethor eating a tomato in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

me five minutes ago

29.06.2025 14:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

nothing more indulgent than eating a ripe peach on the way home from the farmers market

29.06.2025 14:35 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A gray dog lays underneath a bed, looking directly at the camera with her head resting gently between two front paws. Her nails could use a trim.

A gray dog lays underneath a bed, looking directly at the camera with her head resting gently between two front paws. Her nails could use a trim.

Thank Gandalf It’s Friday

27.06.2025 15:15 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

my deep dark secret is that i actually love a heat wave

23.06.2025 23:39 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I did not edit this, this is the actual parade with the actual music being played.

CINEMATIC

14.06.2025 23:32 — 👍 17664    🔁 4651    💬 2104    📌 3413
a photo from dashcon with a small ball pit in a large convention ballroom

a photo from dashcon with a small ball pit in a large convention ballroom

it's giving

14.06.2025 23:07 — 👍 6413    🔁 924    💬 80    📌 72

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