Austin Vaca (He/They)

Not just Big Bird: Things to know about the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and its funding cuts The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has long helped pay for PBS, NPR and 1,500 local radio and television stations and programs like “Sesame Street."

Words cannot describe the anger deep in my soul.

Original 1925 jacket cover of The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate a marvellous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period which reveals a hero like no other one who could live at no other time and in no other place. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts. "There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life. .. It was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again?" It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg, of his sumptuous er-tertainments, and of his love for Daisy Buchanan a story that ranges from pure lyrical beauty to sheer brutal realism, and is infused with a sense of the strangeness of human circumstance in a heedless universe. It is a magical, living book, blended of irony, romance, and mysticism. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS The GREAT GATSBY FITZGERALD

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.

-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.

Before Georgia finished their state legislative session last Friday, anti-equality lawmakers worked quickly to pass 3 hateful anti-LGBTQ+ bills.

But as our @bentleyforus.bsky.social reminds us: They can’t legislate us out of existence. We aren’t going anywhere. www.walb.com/2025/03/31/p...

This new emoji is all of us in 2025 The iOS 18.4 rollout includes several new emojis, but one emoji in particular captures the sentiment of this year so far: "Face With Bags Under Eyes."

“Face With Bags Under Eyes” has the kind of resigned expression of someone who’s well past their limit, but is still soldiering on.

Quote from InsightTimer that reads: “People grow when they are loved well. If you want to help others heal, love them without an agenda.”

Love this!

#IStandWithZelenskyy

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Pass it on.

This paired with removing Right to Repair on their products, Deere is taking Ls left and right.

Revolving Door is definitely a fave of mine

So Close To What by Tate McRae Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

Listening to Tate McRae’s new album this #NewMusic Friday

Another year, another post about how I’m watching the super bowl for the halftime performance 🎤

RFK Jr’s claim about Black people’s immune systems is ‘unscientific and terrifying’ Kennedy’s hearing signifies how close a man with medically racist beliefs is to becoming the US’s leading health official

Absolutely disturbing.

Wonder if my father is enjoying the price of eggs while losing contact with his LGBTQ+ kids. This is what he voted for after all.

Tim Walz

We could’ve had Tim 😭

Hurry Up Tomorrow by The Weeknd Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.

#NowPlaying a new release from The Weeknd! Its no Starboy still a well-rounded album.

It's ok to use chatbots for everyday monotony like writing your wedding vows because this frees you up to use your creative energy for what truly matters: making powerpoints for work meetings

I asked RFK Jr. a simple question:

Find joy where you can, show support for people on the margins where you can, and let’s help each other through, that is what I am saying.

Yesterday, Donald Trump signed many executive actions that challenge our fundamental freedoms and hard-won rights. HOWEVER: These orders have yet to be implemented and will face legal challenges — so you are NOT required to comply with them yet.

Take action to protect LGBTQ+ rights: hrc.im/100

We’re sipping and shopping at the 4th Annual Sip & Shop in Andover!

Come say hi sent stock up on your favorite sauces! @mabeaspeppersauces.bsky.social 🌶️🫑
#peppersauce #liberianflavors #supportsmallbussines #POCownedbusiness

Feels like the internet I grew up with is collapsing

Still thinking about Beyonce’s half time performance. Incredible.

Sometimes the world can feel overwhelming. Having a partner that can help bring you back to equilibrium reminds you what you’re blessed with.

We’ve lived with collective loss and PTSD for 20 years. Americans want an era calm not chaos. 🙏🕊️

man looking at ufo yelling take me take me

Big Pharma Is the Only Reason Anyone Still Dies From HIV We have the means to eradicate AIDS as a threat to human life. Greed is keeping this from happening.

Big Pharma is the only reason anyone still dies from HIV: “We have the means to eradicate AIDS as a threat to human life. Greed is keeping this from happening.”

Great for the Holidays

How much power gets used? Here's some rough numbers

City = 1,000 megawatts (MW)
Town = 100 MW
Village = 10 MW
Hamlet = 1 MW
Store = 0.1 MW (100 kilowatts)
House = 10 kW
Microwave = 1 kW (1,000 watts)
Computer = 100 W
Light = 10 W
1 email = 1 W
This post = 0.1 W

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@jcharleshood.bsky.social

buying video games to fill up your steam library is a different hobby to actually playing the games lol