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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 3h

as if everything else wasn't enough i appear to maybe have an inner ear infection. I've literally never had an ear infection in my life so this is very weird territory but it seems to be plausible?

Gonna go to urgent care tomorrow and get it checked out (can't today).

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 21h

see also: I am currently paying out of pocket for all my meds bc the rite aid we were using closed down and our insurance is not contracted with cvs. i tried to transfer my scrips but it doesn't appear to have worked & I haven't had the exec function to go see them in person...

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 1d

Them: need help doing things?

Me: yes

Them: we have a doing things medication

Me: ooh

Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?

Me: oh no

Them: things.

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 1d

Important reporting, especially if you are into protein-maxing (which you might not need)

paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports

CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.

www.consumerreports.org

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Michelle, Mom Hugs @michellethestan.bsky.social · 1d

If we accept that the 2016 World Series contested between the two teams with the longest title droughts created this hellscape timeline then I think we absolutely need the Mariners and Brewers, two teams who have never won, to be in this year's Series to right everything.

This is how sports works.

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 1d

my maternal grandfather's family name got changed in a way that still makes no sense to me but I'm honestly not sure if they changed it or if the official who wrote it down did. (Jewish immigrants circa 1920something)

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 1d

it's like the Mariners have said "fuck it we ball"

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Claire @baseball-broad.bsky.social · 1d

These are the Seattle Mariners

Daniel Carroll @tworsandtwols.bsky.social · 1d

Humpy is running around the watch party like a madman and Tucker the Mariners Pup was chasing him. I didn’t have my phone ready for that.

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 2d

Mariners up 3 in the first fucking inning, I love this team

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 2d

I can still tell you my childhood phone number and my three best friends' numbers...*crumbles into dust*

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 2d

He is, and I cannot stress this enough, a moron.

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 2d

nice job sir

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 2d

Cal heard you

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 2d

Single-sided server crashed.

bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 2d

Automatic failover didn't work.

Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:

The drives were clicking.

Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 3d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

Animate taking off jacket

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Bilbo Yaga @bilboyaga.bsky.social · 3d

This reminds me of how David Lynch said he wanted to keep working but couldn’t because COVID posed too great a risk & people stopped being willing to mask up to protect others.

Ableism is an insidious evil in society & healthcare. It convinces us to abandon each other for profit & convenience.

Kristen Immoor @kristenimmoor.bsky.social · 3d

Enjoyed the New Yorker interview with Tim Curry, a free-wheeling conversation in which there were several sensitive questions about his paralyzing stroke. But oh my goodness, why was there no follow-up at all to this staggering answer? www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Screenshot of text from the interview:

You’ve always been an incredibly physical performer: your strut during “Sweet Transvestite” in “Rocky Horror,” or the way you run around unfurling the mystery at the end of “Clue.” Do you still feel that in your body? Does that live somewhere in you still?

I think it does, but it’s angry. My mobility is angry to get out. But it’s not happened yet. I do a certain amount of physical therapy. I did a whole bunch of it at Cedars-Sinai, and I got very close, I think, to walking. That was tantalizing. For insurance reasons, I had to withdraw. And I have a visiting physical therapist now, but I can only really do exercises from my bed, which is pretty pathetic. It’s not going to get me walking, I don’t believe.

[I have underlined the sentence "For insurance reasons, I had to withdraw."]

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 2d

are you sure about his financial status? A lot of actors ppl think are rich aren't, and stroke rehab is incredibly expensive. I don't personally know his bank account and I would absolutely not be surprised if he didn't have the resources to pay for it out of pocket.

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 3d

thanks friends, I'm gonna need them. I need to leave in about 25-30 min and I'm currently lying down bc POTS said I had to. I am hoping I can get up and dressed in about 15.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 3d

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 3d

so my dad and his wife are performing in a dance exhibition thing today and I have a not cheap ticket but I am Hurting and do not wanna leave the house.

but it's my dad and the ticket wasn't cheap so I'm gonna woman up and go.

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Jane N @jdopinkie.bsky.social · 3d

We are amphifa

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 3d

No money in the red kettles. Mutual aid instead.
(And no, I'm not taking questions about this.)

kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 3d

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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bex @blueraccoon.bsky.social · 3d

yes hi give me a Mathnet t shirt now please

but like can we get it in sizes that fit women above 100lbs, cause women's fit doesn't fit most women I know

Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not trying to give @pbs.org ideas for raising money—but I am. I would buy women’s fit T-shirts of all my favorite childhood shows. Reading rainbow, 321 contact, square one, zoobiliee zoo. I feel like two generations will run to donate even more money for shirts with Levar Burton on them…

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 3d

I would throw money at a t-shirt that says in all caps “TAKE A LOOK, IT’S IN A BOOK” over a rainbow.

Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 3d

I’m not trying to give @pbs.org ideas for raising money—but I am. I would buy women’s fit T-shirts of all my favorite childhood shows. Reading rainbow, 321 contact, square one, zoobiliee zoo. I feel like two generations will run to donate even more money for shirts with Levar Burton on them…

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AnnaClimbsMtns🔱 @annaclimbsmtns.bsky.social · 4d

Is your team no longer in the MLB postseason? Want to hop on the Mariners bandwagon? We will welcome you with open arms! Here are some reasons why you should join us.
- We've never been to the WS, let alone won it.
- Our best player has a nickname celebrating his big ass.

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Joyce Millman @joycemillman.bsky.social · 4d

Did the Mariners finally win ALDS Game 5 because of Humpy the Salmon?

www.seattletimes.com/sports/marin...

Fans went berserk over Humpy the Salmon's historic win

Humpy won his first ever Salmon Run Friday night -- just before the Mariners secured a win and advanced to the ALCS.

www.seattletimes.com

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