For anyone who is getting this thrown up at them by MAGA-apologist family, here's a reminder. ๐ค
14.03.2025 22:18 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@bostonpobble.bsky.social
A quivering mass of contradictions: part Indiana Jones, part Morticia Addams, all me ~ accompanied by a Muppet Show soundtrack.
For anyone who is getting this thrown up at them by MAGA-apologist family, here's a reminder. ๐ค
14.03.2025 22:18 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I may not be one of *the* aunts but I'm *an* aunt, so can vouch for this ๐ค๐งน๐ค
11.03.2025 21:34 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 018 years ago. My Favorite had come to MA for the first time and my friends were checking him out to make sure he was good enough for me. Weren't we sexy as hell? (And yes, we still are; but we *were* younger)
26.02.2025 23:19 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Very seriously: My friends and I used to joke that when they started the large hadron collider, we exploded and ended up in an alternate universe. It feels less like a joke now.
26.02.2025 00:30 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0That part really is as disturbing as the event itself.
26.02.2025 00:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A message from My Favorite tonight. Most of the electrical grid in Chile is down. It's under investigation. The airport has minimal power on a generator. The hotel has none. A national curfew has been instated. No one is quite sure what's happening.
He has all the fun. :(
In the funny-because-it's-true category...
25.02.2025 05:38 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0youtu.be/Ez8aZrDXJcw?...
We're in trouble
I'm watching the show Masters of the Air, a miniseries about the air crew who performed the daylight bombing runs into Germany in WWII. I read a review that it's realistic but provided no context. That's the issue, right there. "It's WWII" is no longer context enough. Aannnd we have Nazis. ๐คฏ๐ซ
08.02.2025 02:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0In order to support Costco's DEI initiative, My Favorite and I have gotten a membership. Gentles and ladyfolk, I give you the 10-lb box of aluminum foil. ๐
06.02.2025 00:57 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Aldi quietly scrubbed its careers website of all DEI initiatives
FYI to all you Aldi Lovers
04.02.2025 15:10 โ ๐ 69 ๐ 28 ๐ฌ 12 ๐ 1Some Services that have been shut down have opened up alternative accounts.
Alt Fish and Wildlife Service @altfws.bsky.social
Alt DepartmentOfInterior @altdoi.bsky.social
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social
Please give them some follows so they know we still appreciate their service.
Not a lot of these are available in the US but some are. Do what you can my people
03.02.2025 17:11 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A gift from my best friend's mother. ๐ค
03.02.2025 03:25 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ they're little liars! (We'll learn each other well enough in time; I'm hugely sarcastic)
02.02.2025 17:11 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Back before the election, I found (a linger version of) this. It's even more important now, especially #3.
02.02.2025 16:01 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Those faces wouldn't lie to you
02.02.2025 15:58 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0When I asked how their life was going, my beloved nibling just answered, "Mostly good with some frustrating bits" and if that's not the best answer I have ever heard to that question, I don't know what is.
31.01.2025 14:57 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0So. Much.
29.01.2025 16:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Had an AMAZING introduction to synchronized skating this week, thanks to @lekdays.bsky.social. But even more than that, we got to catch up with a dear friend. NGL, kinda grooving on this every year thing. ๐ค
25.01.2025 14:49 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@lovineleven.bsky.social, this is what I like about him; almost every item has multiple sources. He links them all and none of them are far to the left or right. It really is a place to get information and make our own decisions. And no, I'm not affiliated in any way. Just been reading since Day 4.
23.01.2025 17:05 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0I read @whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com for this very reason. Summaries of the important stuff without so much detail I can't function. This and headlines from AP and Reuters. I'm informed but not overwhelmed and despondent.
23.01.2025 12:50 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Politicians like to declare the people gave them a mandate because it sounds and looks good, like they have vast support for what they are doing, but it doesn't have a specific meaning or even any legitimate weight. Hope this helps.
22.01.2025 14:31 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Two comments because it's too long for one. The political definition of mandate has been tweaked over time to mean "overwhelming support by the voters." It has no official definition or description in this context.
22.01.2025 14:28 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0It's Google forecast v NOAA forecast. Exact same search parameters. My money's on NOAA but let's see... ๐ฅถ๐จ๏ธโ๏ธโ๏ธ
19.01.2025 16:54 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thursday and Friday were all about airports (and my AMAZING new backpack, which is big enough to hold my stuff *and* my Bear). Friday, we got home, ordered pizza, and decided to take a nap about 3:00 pm. Next thing we knew, it was a little after 6:00 am Saturday morning. Yep, that's a 15 hour nap.
18.01.2025 13:40 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0The blind obedience and devotion deserved her, obviously. And maybe some cheese ๐คฃ
15.01.2025 00:41 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ (I was going to say something snarky, but people don't know me well enough here yet ๐)
13.01.2025 14:13 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0