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@medeavt.bsky.social

A social media lurker in the Green Mountains with no cable, no iPhone, and banned from Instagram for no other reason than trying to sign up and to get to 'Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me's' pinned post. Bad Quaker extraordinaire.

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I find more excitement reading the #FIFA draw results in the local paper. #FFS Get on with it!

05.12.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I find more excitement reading the #FIFA draw results in the local paper. #FFS Get on with it!

05.12.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well done! A Massachusetts church displayed an β€œICE was here” sign in its Nativity scene.

04.12.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 8336    πŸ” 2744    πŸ’¬ 142    πŸ“Œ 136
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Federal employee charged with DUI after crash embedded his car in side of Waitsfield building - VTDigger β€œThis person threaded the needle,” said David Darr, who owns one of the buildings struck. The ambulance crew found the passenger in the car, the driver nearby and the car hanging from a second buildin...

#Drunkdriver crashes into building in Waitsfield, VT. Driver is said the be an employee of #DHS.

From the look of where the car ended up, you'd think this came from a Hal Needham film.

03.12.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Battenkill Valley Creamery in Salem, NY. The mint packs a punch!

02.12.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I would have loved to have seen this.

02.12.2025 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was lucky to have seen her in concert back then. No weed needed ;⁠)

02.12.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
Man and woman in winter gear on Vermont's Appalachian/Long Trail about to saw the tree of a sparse hemlock.

Man and woman in winter gear on Vermont's Appalachian/Long Trail about to saw the tree of a sparse hemlock.

Cut tree from the Appalachian/Long Trail wrapped in blue tarp ready to go.

Cut tree from the Appalachian/Long Trail wrapped in blue tarp ready to go.

Another successful run for our annual #CharlieBrown #Christmas tree. Cost of permit, $5.

29.11.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A baked apple ginger pie fresh out of the oven, with a decorated motif of a corn cob still on stalk.
Recipe is store bought crust, 6 whatever apples you have on hand, 1/2 cup of ginger marmalade cinnamon and clove to taste. egg wash optional.

A baked apple ginger pie fresh out of the oven, with a decorated motif of a corn cob still on stalk. Recipe is store bought crust, 6 whatever apples you have on hand, 1/2 cup of ginger marmalade cinnamon and clove to taste. egg wash optional.

I do believe that this is the prettiest looking poor man's ginger apple pie I've ever done. #thanksgiving

28.11.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#TheMoment Jamaica's bobsled team made history in Whistler Shane Pitter and Junior Harris, members of the four-man Jamaican bobsled team, tell The National about the moment they made history, winning their first international competition at the North American...

Jamaican bobsleigh team captures historic gold medal at Whistler competition

Victory comes just weeks after country was devastated by Hurricane Melissa

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www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

27.11.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1419    πŸ” 294    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 44
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a close up of a man 's face with a blurry background Alt: a close up of a man 's face with a blurry background suddenly startled.

Blutarsky said it best.

26.11.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That is the most Vermonty thing I've read all day. Thanks for the laugh!

26.11.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Say what you will about Spotify. But I listen to RHPS Audience Participation regularly. Very cathartic.

25.11.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
I Skied Down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)
YouTube video by Red Bull I Skied Down Mount Everest (world first, no oxygen)

All I can say is never complain about schlepping your ski gear to base lodge.

Far crazier than sky diving from space.

24.11.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ok, I admit I was stuck in the 80s in the 90s. I'm just starting to listen to grunge.

22.11.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, now we know.

19.11.2025 03:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Showtime!

18.11.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't Jefferson Starship make an appearance?

17.11.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The painting is representative of an Annual Vermont Town Meeting, which takes place on the first Tues in March and considered a state holiday.

We receive an advanced copy of the budget, expenditures, candidate info for the local election and yes...tax proposals.

Perfect place to start local poli-

16.11.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This film is a classic!

16.11.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alaska station that covered devastating storm cuts jobs A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department.

As villages across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta clean up from remnants of Typhoon Halong, they face another loss. Public radio and television station KYUK has lost federal funding and plans to make cuts in January. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...

15.11.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 379    πŸ” 162    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 6

Just a quick suggestion, need something at Home Depot? Check out your nearest Habitat for Humanity Restore. They sell donated tools and leftover building supplies.

14.11.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's dark, dude.

14.11.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#Skis? I don't need skis.

14.11.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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VTDigger joins forces with FRONTLINE to investigate the aftermath of Vermont’s severe flooding - VTDigger Emma Cotton, who has served as VTDigger’s environmental reporter before becoming a senior editor, will lead the project’s reporting.

FRONTLINE, PBS’s investigative documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, has selected VTDigger for a yearlong reporting partnership to examine the aftermath of Vermont’s severe flooding and the federal government’s shifting response to natural disasters. #vtwx

14.11.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This Vermonter is interested.

12.11.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Still gets me every time.

11.11.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Drunk Squirrel had too many crabapples
YouTube video by Sphios Drunk Squirrel had too many crabapples

Like this?

11.11.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That is what I call a puddle of kittens .

11.11.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Far more entertaining.

11.11.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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