Beckie T. Traveler

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Scrynne [skrahyn]
(n.)
- A wooden chest or casket, usually decorated with ivory or jewels and containing writing materials and sacred relics.

Used in a sentence:
“Since I started collecting the true and authentic nails of the holy crucifixion, I've run entirely out of room in my scrynne!”

well, I am now in possession of nearly 5 pounds of crimini mushrooms. I asked for 3 bags of oranges and got 3 1.5 pound containers for the splendid little mushrooms. sooo, favorite mushroom recipes?

@thebulletin.org I'm not great on this forum of social media, but I did find the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist.

well, Tik tok is gone. it's sad. I hope those using it as income find another way. I've jumped onto rednote, and I am quite excited. The people have been wonderful and so welcoming, and the content is AMAZING. so much artistry, food, and the look at the Chinese way of life has been incredible.

It's not "post-truth." It's lies.
It's not "post-constitutional." It's criminal conspiracy.
It's not "post-factual." It's propaganda.
It's not "post-reality." It's misinformation.

There is a difference between truth and falsity. These words are meant to obscure that difference.

hopping back on the food prep and healthier eating wagon. not due to a stupid resolution though. no one needs new years resolution. what do you all do for food prep?

good morning. kick this Monday right in the ass and take names later.

Today the entirety of Tenneesee was shut down due a snow storm. 😐

Hiemal [HAHY-uh-muhl]
(adj.)
- Characteristic of or relating to winter; hibernal.

Used in a sentence:
“This was always intended to be a quietus peregrination, with his affairs in order and his snowshoes waiting by the door, it was merely a question of when the hiemal wilderness would prevail.”

MORE PEOPE HAVE JOBS THAN EVER!

Wall Street: “this is terrible, sell everything.”

Wut?!

what in the everloving fuck.

That time has come again.

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so now that Meta isn't fact checking, allows women to be compared to household objects and called property, allows transgender people to be referred to as 'it', I think I might be done over there for everything but meme harvesting.

A friend of mine passed away last Friday. She was kind, wise, patient, funny AF, a talented musician, and so extremely multifaceted. She will be missed by so many. I'm so grateful I got to call her friend. Grateful and blessed.

While my "spectator value" is probably somewhat niche, I am definitely enjoying the fact that I don't have to talk around an endless number of scrolling shooter game ads.

it's been a shitty week. it's actually been shitty since the election. I would very much like to jump timelines to the one where Kamala won.

@jennifer-zin-3.bsky.social welcome!

They'll act like they want to be your friend. They aren't. They want control and more power. That's the game.

Don't identify with their "struggles" and don't bond with them para-socially over shared interests.

But also, don't stay indifferent. Even if "the rules" don't affect you now, they will.

It’s crazy seeing them all together on a plane that isn’t owned by Jeffrey Epstein.

Hollywood imagined Matt Gaetz 30 years early.

Gainstrive [GAYN-strahyv]
(v.)
- To strive against, to oppose.
- To resist; to fight back.

Used in a sentence:
“As I walked past the patisserie, I was helpless to gainstrive the intoxicating aroma, so in I went, leaving my diet behind like a dog tied to a ‘No Parking’ sign.”

what has caused our society to become so politically polarized? simple greed? or something more sinister?

hello bluesky!