Nicole Scalessa
@nikknack.bsky.social
Please consider supporting Arlington High School Cheer (Lagrangeville, NY)! The program will receive funds to support program needs from each pair of sneakers donated. If you donate a pair at any home football game you will receive a free baked good. Ends October 23rd.
September 10, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Please consider supporting Arlington High School Cheer (Lagrangeville, NY)! The program will receive funds to support program needs from each pair of sneakers donated. If you donate a pair at any home football game you will receive a free baked good. Ends October 23rd.
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Attention Philadelphia!
We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public.
Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck!
RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public.
Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck!
RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
September 3, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Attention Philadelphia!
We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public.
Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck!
RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public.
Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck!
RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2
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Old enough to recognize this as a data center
June 29, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Old enough to recognize this as a data center
This so very upsetting, to dystopian levels. I had colleagues work for years to make sure this history was shared at the President's House. apnews.com/article/slav...
Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
The National Park Service has removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park.
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:08 PM
This so very upsetting, to dystopian levels. I had colleagues work for years to make sure this history was shared at the President's House. apnews.com/article/slav...
I am so proud to be the chair of the Community Works Committee on its 25th anniversary. My thanks to everyone that made this article possible so we can spread the word of this great work. www.vassar.edu/news/vassars...
Vassar’s Community Works Campaign: Funding Critical Services Across the Hudson Valley | Vassar College
www.vassar.edu
December 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I am so proud to be the chair of the Community Works Committee on its 25th anniversary. My thanks to everyone that made this article possible so we can spread the word of this great work. www.vassar.edu/news/vassars...
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Vassar College Community Works needs your support! A single donation will support 10 organizations doing amazing work in our community! Where else can one donation make such a large impact directly where you live and/or work?
DONATE TODAY! offices.vassar.edu/community-wo...
#givingtuesday
DONATE TODAY! offices.vassar.edu/community-wo...
#givingtuesday
December 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Vassar College Community Works needs your support! A single donation will support 10 organizations doing amazing work in our community! Where else can one donation make such a large impact directly where you live and/or work?
DONATE TODAY! offices.vassar.edu/community-wo...
#givingtuesday
DONATE TODAY! offices.vassar.edu/community-wo...
#givingtuesday
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The Phillies avoid elimination by defeating the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS ⚾
October 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The Phillies avoid elimination by defeating the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS ⚾
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Keep an eye out for our 25th Anniversary buttons! Available at upcoming meetings and the VC Benefits Fair!
September 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Keep an eye out for our 25th Anniversary buttons! Available at upcoming meetings and the VC Benefits Fair!
So I signed up for a silly contest, we could win $20,000! Please vote for us! americasfavcouple.org/2025/nikki-a...
Vote for Nikki And Jeff as America's Favorite Couple!
One couple will appear in an advertorial in Variety and take home $20,000.
americasfavcouple.org
June 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
So I signed up for a silly contest, we could win $20,000! Please vote for us! americasfavcouple.org/2025/nikki-a...
Any book folks out there ever seen this particular volume before? It’s a late nineteenth century gift book of Whittier’s poems. I haven’t been able to find another copy online. Curious what it distribution history is.
June 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Any book folks out there ever seen this particular volume before? It’s a late nineteenth century gift book of Whittier’s poems. I haven’t been able to find another copy online. Curious what it distribution history is.
Made these cross-body bags for my daughter and I - added the straps during my lunch break. I hate sewing zippers but they turned out pretty good. Feeling accomplished going into the weekend. #sewing
May 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Made these cross-body bags for my daughter and I - added the straps during my lunch break. I hate sewing zippers but they turned out pretty good. Feeling accomplished going into the weekend. #sewing
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You can now access a beta version of the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC).
A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world.
Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/
A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world.
Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/
May 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
You can now access a beta version of the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC).
A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world.
Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/
A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world.
Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/
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“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ
May 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“Life is better when we leap together.” Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement speech at the University of Maryland on Thursday, the alma mater of his creator, Jim Henson. nyti.ms/4dwMuhQ
My incredibly smart, and beautiful student athlete (competitive cheer) daughter will be graduating college this weekend with a BS in Biochemistry from Elmira College! She plans to attend grad school for athletic training.
May 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
My incredibly smart, and beautiful student athlete (competitive cheer) daughter will be graduating college this weekend with a BS in Biochemistry from Elmira College! She plans to attend grad school for athletic training.
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⚠️ The White House budget proposal would fully eliminate IMLS—the only federal agency for library services—in FY2026. This would gut access to information and opportunity, especially in rural areas.
We can’t let this stand.
apnews.com/article/trum...
#FundLibraries
We can’t let this stand.
apnews.com/article/trum...
#FundLibraries
White House comes out with sharp spending cuts in Trump's 2026 budget plan
President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget plan would slash nondefense domestic spending by $163 billion, while increasing expenditures on national security.
apnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
⚠️ The White House budget proposal would fully eliminate IMLS—the only federal agency for library services—in FY2026. This would gut access to information and opportunity, especially in rural areas.
We can’t let this stand.
apnews.com/article/trum...
#FundLibraries
We can’t let this stand.
apnews.com/article/trum...
#FundLibraries
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Happy May Day! We hope this unofficial mark of the beginning of summer brings you sunshine and moments of joy as we see in this 1936 May pole scene from our Digital Library. digitallibrary.vassar.edu
Class of 1936 students doing a May Pole dance. Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection (05-11-1936).
Class of 1936 students doing a May Pole dance. Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection (05-11-1936).
May 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy May Day! We hope this unofficial mark of the beginning of summer brings you sunshine and moments of joy as we see in this 1936 May pole scene from our Digital Library. digitallibrary.vassar.edu
Class of 1936 students doing a May Pole dance. Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection (05-11-1936).
Class of 1936 students doing a May Pole dance. Wolven Glass Plate Negative Collection (05-11-1936).
We transplanted the perennials from our old house to the new one over the weekend (we moved from faculty housing on the north side to he south side) and did a little landscaping. this weekend. They are doing pretty well so far.
April 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
We transplanted the perennials from our old house to the new one over the weekend (we moved from faculty housing on the north side to he south side) and did a little landscaping. this weekend. They are doing pretty well so far.
We recently moved and these plants are coming up in the front garden. They have deep thick roots. What are they?
April 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We recently moved and these plants are coming up in the front garden. They have deep thick roots. What are they?
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I know it's confusing for a lot of people, but "this digital storage has lasted 70 years so far" is a huge flex actually
LTO-9 tapes are 18TB, cost under $100 each, and last for 30+ years making them the most efficient cold storage solution on the market, which every competent IT professional knows, but no im sure you can just dump all of that essential data in some shitty budget cloud storage service lmao
April 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I know it's confusing for a lot of people, but "this digital storage has lasted 70 years so far" is a huge flex actually
My own pattern using two color bee stitch. Size 7 US straight needles
CO 37 (mult 3+1)
Color A - knit garter stitch 1-2 inches
Color B - k1 *k1B, k1*
Color B - k
Color A - k2 *k1B, *k1, k1B* k last 2 sts
Color A - k
Repeat last 4 rows length desired
Finish with 1-2” garter stitch in color A
CO 37 (mult 3+1)
Color A - knit garter stitch 1-2 inches
Color B - k1 *k1B, k1*
Color B - k
Color A - k2 *k1B, *k1, k1B* k last 2 sts
Color A - k
Repeat last 4 rows length desired
Finish with 1-2” garter stitch in color A
April 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
My own pattern using two color bee stitch. Size 7 US straight needles
CO 37 (mult 3+1)
Color A - knit garter stitch 1-2 inches
Color B - k1 *k1B, k1*
Color B - k
Color A - k2 *k1B, *k1, k1B* k last 2 sts
Color A - k
Repeat last 4 rows length desired
Finish with 1-2” garter stitch in color A
CO 37 (mult 3+1)
Color A - knit garter stitch 1-2 inches
Color B - k1 *k1B, k1*
Color B - k
Color A - k2 *k1B, *k1, k1B* k last 2 sts
Color A - k
Repeat last 4 rows length desired
Finish with 1-2” garter stitch in color A
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You had us at "a book of spells, the key to wonders."
April 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
You had us at "a book of spells, the key to wonders."
