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@amsrbb.bsky.social
Hunkered down in Vermont (US). Woods walker. Gardener. Reader. Birder. Free Palestine. Abolish ICE. Impeach. she/her
My dogs have different approaches to being at the ocean. One of them really gets it. The other one… not so much? 😂
October 9, 2026 at 9:17 AM
My dogs have different approaches to being at the ocean. One of them really gets it. The other one… not so much? 😂
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Nuvaxovid (formerly Novavax) without insurance was $298 today at CVS (ouch, but worth it).
September 26, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Nuvaxovid (formerly Novavax) without insurance was $298 today at CVS (ouch, but worth it).
It’s tough to get a good view of this hillside across from where i live, but it’s always worth trying. Every year it has the best reds.
September 26, 2026 at 2:25 PM
It’s tough to get a good view of this hillside across from where i live, but it’s always worth trying. Every year it has the best reds.
I really, really love living in a place where I can hear the train whistle as it goes through a couple times a day.
September 26, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I really, really love living in a place where I can hear the train whistle as it goes through a couple times a day.
I’m pretty tired of people who live in the US with their “Why aren’t millions of Americans out in the streets protesting,”
takes.
Why don’t you start, poster, by asking yourself why YOU aren’t out in the streets and maybe you’ll be closer to an answer.
takes.
Why don’t you start, poster, by asking yourself why YOU aren’t out in the streets and maybe you’ll be closer to an answer.
September 23, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I’m pretty tired of people who live in the US with their “Why aren’t millions of Americans out in the streets protesting,”
takes.
Why don’t you start, poster, by asking yourself why YOU aren’t out in the streets and maybe you’ll be closer to an answer.
takes.
Why don’t you start, poster, by asking yourself why YOU aren’t out in the streets and maybe you’ll be closer to an answer.
Pineapple tomatoes almost make me believe in a benevolent God.
(@davidleegardens.bsky.social)
(@davidleegardens.bsky.social)
September 19, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Pineapple tomatoes almost make me believe in a benevolent God.
(@davidleegardens.bsky.social)
(@davidleegardens.bsky.social)
We aren’t “hallucinating intolerable inflation.”
We are, in the real, actual world - at the grocery store, when paying our bills - experiencing intolerable and unsustainable price pressure on necessities like food, energy, and health insurance/health care.
We are, in the real, actual world - at the grocery store, when paying our bills - experiencing intolerable and unsustainable price pressure on necessities like food, energy, and health insurance/health care.
This is insane. Inflation is under 4%. We’ve genuinely created a monster here: a public that hallucinates intolerable inflation no matter what the actual figures are. It is a bullet to the head of the entire progressive project *and progressives can’t even be made to care.*
Enten: "Trump is breaking records. Yesterday the Marquette Law School poll came out -- Trump's worst net approval rating on inflation. Minus 61! That's the worst Trump has ever polled on inflation, & not only that, it's the worst any president EVER has polled on inflation. Worse than Jimmy Carter!"
September 18, 2026 at 9:51 AM
We aren’t “hallucinating intolerable inflation.”
We are, in the real, actual world - at the grocery store, when paying our bills - experiencing intolerable and unsustainable price pressure on necessities like food, energy, and health insurance/health care.
We are, in the real, actual world - at the grocery store, when paying our bills - experiencing intolerable and unsustainable price pressure on necessities like food, energy, and health insurance/health care.
It’s unfortunate my brain works this way, but it’s like a pebble in my shoe that the Strait of Hormuz is not literally straight. I propose the Elbow of Hormuz.
September 13, 2026 at 9:36 AM
It’s unfortunate my brain works this way, but it’s like a pebble in my shoe that the Strait of Hormuz is not literally straight. I propose the Elbow of Hormuz.
He’s dozing through the ceremony at the pentagon. Just shown live on MSNow. An absolutely abhorrent human.
September 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
He’s dozing through the ceremony at the pentagon. Just shown live on MSNow. An absolutely abhorrent human.
This cracked me up. I did not think this was discernible in the way I talk. Link in second post below.
September 4, 2026 at 4:37 AM
This cracked me up. I did not think this was discernible in the way I talk. Link in second post below.
I got a call from a specialist’s office today to book an appointment for my 86 yo dad in response to a referral from his primary that was made in May 2024. Sept 2026 was their first opening since then for a new patient 😑
September 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I got a call from a specialist’s office today to book an appointment for my 86 yo dad in response to a referral from his primary that was made in May 2024. Sept 2026 was their first opening since then for a new patient 😑
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Oh he died. At 92.
How to be a poet
How to be a poet
September 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Oh he died. At 92.
How to be a poet
How to be a poet
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WTF is wrong with the lawyers and judges who willingly participate in this evil shit?
When Trump is finally gone, there need to be serious consequences for all the people who are perpetrating this horror in the name of the US. It’s disgusting beyond belief.
When Trump is finally gone, there need to be serious consequences for all the people who are perpetrating this horror in the name of the US. It’s disgusting beyond belief.
A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation this week in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.
https://www.notus.org/immigration/baby-asylum-hearing
https://www.notus.org/immigration/baby-asylum-hearing
Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application
The 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation.
www.notus.org
August 22, 2026 at 6:21 PM
WTF is wrong with the lawyers and judges who willingly participate in this evil shit?
When Trump is finally gone, there need to be serious consequences for all the people who are perpetrating this horror in the name of the US. It’s disgusting beyond belief.
When Trump is finally gone, there need to be serious consequences for all the people who are perpetrating this horror in the name of the US. It’s disgusting beyond belief.
I was in a pretty bad car accident a little over a week ago. Other driver’s fault (16 yo kid; bad judgment call, pulled into an intersection in front of me when i was going 40mph). Both cars totaled. I was headed home, a mile away. 1/x
August 18, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I was in a pretty bad car accident a little over a week ago. Other driver’s fault (16 yo kid; bad judgment call, pulled into an intersection in front of me when i was going 40mph). Both cars totaled. I was headed home, a mile away. 1/x
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Some thoughts on the governor’s primary here in Vermont…Crü Janoo @janooforvt.bsky.social
August 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Some thoughts on the governor’s primary here in Vermont…Crü Janoo @janooforvt.bsky.social
Interesting stuff about new patterns in local food sales and markets in here…
vtdigger.org/2026/08/09/w...
vtdigger.org/2026/08/09/w...
What’s a farmers market in Vermont without the farmers? - VTDigger
Farmers are turning a corner in Vermont, with more looking to community supported agriculture and direct-to-farm stands as more financially viable options.
vtdigger.org
August 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Interesting stuff about new patterns in local food sales and markets in here…
vtdigger.org/2026/08/09/w...
vtdigger.org/2026/08/09/w...
Finally got around to looking this up. According to this release from the NMDOJ, The penalties( $942 million) are in addition to the changes they have to make to the platform.
August 9, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Finally got around to looking this up. According to this release from the NMDOJ, The penalties( $942 million) are in addition to the changes they have to make to the platform.
Long list of things Meta is required to do in this worthy decision.
Question: are those things in addition to the $950+ million in penalties they pay to NM? Or does the penalty money pay for those specific things?
Question: are those things in addition to the $950+ million in penalties they pay to NM? Or does the penalty money pay for those specific things?
Meta ordered to make significant changes to protect minors on its platforms and payout $942 million to New Mexico.
There are 42 states involved in this lawsuit. More to follow on those other states reparations by Meta.
youtu.be/L7ogqP1f5VA?...
There are 42 states involved in this lawsuit. More to follow on those other states reparations by Meta.
youtu.be/L7ogqP1f5VA?...
Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $942 million ❗️
YouTube video by Scrolling 2 Death
youtu.be
August 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Long list of things Meta is required to do in this worthy decision.
Question: are those things in addition to the $950+ million in penalties they pay to NM? Or does the penalty money pay for those specific things?
Question: are those things in addition to the $950+ million in penalties they pay to NM? Or does the penalty money pay for those specific things?
Kenny is the warmest, most delightful, funniest person you could ever hope to know. He was the anchor bartender at the original Alchemist Pub in Waterbury, and a big part of what made that place so magnetic for so many people. ❤️
gofund.me/285f25067
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Donate to Help Kenny Gardner Face PSP — Support for Kenny & Jenny, organized by Sylvia Plumb
Kenny's Story
Around Waterbury, people have called Kenny Gard… Sylvia Plumb needs your support for Help Kenny Gardner Face PSP — Support for Kenny & Jenny
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August 1, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Kenny is the warmest, most delightful, funniest person you could ever hope to know. He was the anchor bartender at the original Alchemist Pub in Waterbury, and a big part of what made that place so magnetic for so many people. ❤️
gofund.me/285f25067
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V2 has fledged 🦅🤍
9:44am
An adult came in with a fish a while later and looked high and low for the eaglet before flying off 10 minutes later. The nest and nest tree are still empty now. Big day.
9:44am
An adult came in with a fish a while later and looked high and low for the eaglet before flying off 10 minutes later. The nest and nest tree are still empty now. Big day.
July 26, 2026 at 3:26 PM
V2 has fledged 🦅🤍
9:44am
An adult came in with a fish a while later and looked high and low for the eaglet before flying off 10 minutes later. The nest and nest tree are still empty now. Big day.
9:44am
An adult came in with a fish a while later and looked high and low for the eaglet before flying off 10 minutes later. The nest and nest tree are still empty now. Big day.
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Researchers in Vermont infected 5,300 of the trees with a lethal dose of Dutch elm disease in hopes that the survivors can eventually help build a genetically diverse and disease-resistant population. So far, the results are promising.
Killing trees to save the forest: The deadly experiment to rescue the American elm - VTDigger
Researchers in Vermont infected 5,300 of the trees with a lethal dose of Dutch elm disease in hopes that the survivors can eventually help build a genetically diverse and disease-resistant population....
vtdigger.org
July 23, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Researchers in Vermont infected 5,300 of the trees with a lethal dose of Dutch elm disease in hopes that the survivors can eventually help build a genetically diverse and disease-resistant population. So far, the results are promising.