Darla Krusee
@darla.bsky.social
Realist in *that* Portland trying to survive the next 4 years. Supervised by a hummingbird. Picky eater finally learning to cook. Other stuff. 🐸 #VoteBlue
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Darla Krusee
@darla.bsky.social
· May 17
Please don't tell hummingbirds how much joy they bring to the world. 🐦
WTF, Oregon. Get your freakin' COVID shot.
Oregon Health Authority Communicable Disease and Immunization Medical Director Howard Chiou told OPB that around 9% of Oregonians, or 360,000 people, had received this season’s COVID-19 vaccine. Chiou said that figure is 21% lower than this time last year.
Oregon’s COVID-19 vaccine rate is 21% lower than this time last year
Rates for both COVID-19 and flu immunization are down heading into the holiday season.
www.opb.org
November 30, 2025 at 10:06 PM
WTF, Oregon. Get your freakin' COVID shot.
By far, my favorite holiday tradition is my hummingbirds giving me the business while I put my Christmas lights up. 🥰🐦🎄
a rake and shovel are leaning against a house
ALT: a rake and shovel are leaning against a house
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
By far, my favorite holiday tradition is my hummingbirds giving me the business while I put my Christmas lights up. 🥰🐦🎄
This is good. Sure, the ultra rich don't give a shit about us but it's the selfish co-worker that caught my attention. Don't be that person. Let others enjoy the goodies along with you - and especially in times like now, appreciate where the goodies came from.
Also, ham balls? What?
Also, ham balls? What?
The billionaires and the corporations are taking all of the goodies. Keeping all the good things for themselves.
They are scooping out all of the big pieces -- licked their spoons clean.
They are mounding over their plates over and sneaking away.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/the-goodies
They are scooping out all of the big pieces -- licked their spoons clean.
They are mounding over their plates over and sneaking away.
jesspiper.substack.com/p/the-goodies
The Goodies
My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyon...
jesspiper.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is good. Sure, the ultra rich don't give a shit about us but it's the selfish co-worker that caught my attention. Don't be that person. Let others enjoy the goodies along with you - and especially in times like now, appreciate where the goodies came from.
Also, ham balls? What?
Also, ham balls? What?
Ah, yes. Tis the season for people returning from their holiday getaway sick - then sharing it with the folks back home.
FFS, get your shots and wear a mask in crowded spaces to help prevent a miserable Christmas and New Year's. 💉😷
FFS, get your shots and wear a mask in crowded spaces to help prevent a miserable Christmas and New Year's. 💉😷
“I think we’re going to see a really severe season,” Asefeh Faraz Covelli, an associate professor at the George Washington University School of Nursing, told the Associated Press.
https://www.koin.com/news/new-type-of-flu-emerges-what-to-know-about-the-new-k-variant-of-influenza-a/?cid=bluesky_
https://www.koin.com/news/new-type-of-flu-emerges-what-to-know-about-the-new-k-variant-of-influenza-a/?cid=bluesky_
New type of flu emerges: What to know about the new K variant of influenza A
As we get deeper into flu season, a new type of the influenza virus has been identified, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms.
www.koin.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Ah, yes. Tis the season for people returning from their holiday getaway sick - then sharing it with the folks back home.
FFS, get your shots and wear a mask in crowded spaces to help prevent a miserable Christmas and New Year's. 💉😷
FFS, get your shots and wear a mask in crowded spaces to help prevent a miserable Christmas and New Year's. 💉😷
Reposted by Darla Krusee
Reposted by Darla Krusee
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley might not get the attention of some of his counterparts but you can bet he's fighting hard to stop the b.s. coming out of what's left of the WH.
I'm thankful for everyone who has raised their voices, protested, and pushed back against the creep of authoritarianism. Together, we can save our We the People democracy! Thank you for being in this fight with me.
November 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley might not get the attention of some of his counterparts but you can bet he's fighting hard to stop the b.s. coming out of what's left of the WH.
Reposted by Darla Krusee
"buy cheaper turkey next year" is quite a message coming from a Trump WH overseeing growing economic pain...
Kevin Hassett: "Turkey prices were down 19 cents. I bought two different ones because some other show was criticizing me because I said, 'Oh, generic turkeys are pretty good.' So I made two this time and I didn't really notice the difference, so buy the cheaper turkey next year, folks."
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"buy cheaper turkey next year" is quite a message coming from a Trump WH overseeing growing economic pain...
Reposted by Darla Krusee
1/ You must refuse illegal orders.” That’s what 6 Democratic members of Congress said on video. Trump called it seditious. The FBI launched an investigation. Then came reporting in WAPO about an order SecDef Hegseth gave ahead of the 9/2 attack on a boat allegedly trafficking drugs in the Caribbean.
November 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
1/ You must refuse illegal orders.” That’s what 6 Democratic members of Congress said on video. Trump called it seditious. The FBI launched an investigation. Then came reporting in WAPO about an order SecDef Hegseth gave ahead of the 9/2 attack on a boat allegedly trafficking drugs in the Caribbean.
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PBS: “A poll from the journal "Nature" found 75% of researchers are considering leaving 🇺🇸— including a man dubbed the Mozart of Math… a scientific brain drain.”
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
PBS: “A poll from the journal "Nature" found 75% of researchers are considering leaving 🇺🇸— including a man dubbed the Mozart of Math… a scientific brain drain.”
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Last night's SNL repeat with host Amy Poehler ... the cold open is a great place to start. (Keep in mind this was live just 7 weeks ago.) #SNL
youtu.be/iSfC_N8XOTE?...
youtu.be/iSfC_N8XOTE?...
Pam Bondi Hearing Cold Open - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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November 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Last night's SNL repeat with host Amy Poehler ... the cold open is a great place to start. (Keep in mind this was live just 7 weeks ago.) #SNL
youtu.be/iSfC_N8XOTE?...
youtu.be/iSfC_N8XOTE?...
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In case you’re in the mood for some good news . . .
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In case you’re in the mood for some good news . . .
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Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
Took a few tries to get the Apple TV Black Friday deal to finally work but persistence won.
$5.99/month for 6 months is more than plenty for getting caught up with Loot, Palm Royale, The Morning Show, and Pluribus which I have no idea what it's about but hear it's really good. 📺
$5.99/month for 6 months is more than plenty for getting caught up with Loot, Palm Royale, The Morning Show, and Pluribus which I have no idea what it's about but hear it's really good. 📺
November 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Took a few tries to get the Apple TV Black Friday deal to finally work but persistence won.
$5.99/month for 6 months is more than plenty for getting caught up with Loot, Palm Royale, The Morning Show, and Pluribus which I have no idea what it's about but hear it's really good. 📺
$5.99/month for 6 months is more than plenty for getting caught up with Loot, Palm Royale, The Morning Show, and Pluribus which I have no idea what it's about but hear it's really good. 📺
Reposted by Darla Krusee
—Shitty polling
—MTG breakup
—Thune refusing to kill the filibuster
—Near-unanimous Epstein vote
—House backlash over ACA proposal
—2 IN state senators telling him to fuck off
—Now this
Something is happening…
—MTG breakup
—Thune refusing to kill the filibuster
—Near-unanimous Epstein vote
—House backlash over ACA proposal
—2 IN state senators telling him to fuck off
—Now this
Something is happening…
Wow: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon seems to think that companies involved with Trump's ballroom project could be criminally prosecuted. thehill.com/business/559...
November 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
—Shitty polling
—MTG breakup
—Thune refusing to kill the filibuster
—Near-unanimous Epstein vote
—House backlash over ACA proposal
—2 IN state senators telling him to fuck off
—Now this
Something is happening…
—MTG breakup
—Thune refusing to kill the filibuster
—Near-unanimous Epstein vote
—House backlash over ACA proposal
—2 IN state senators telling him to fuck off
—Now this
Something is happening…
Reposted by Darla Krusee
Would love to ask the folks who lined up before dawn at Target for a swag bag “filled” with goodies and walked out with a reusable grocery bag and a pack of Uno cards, “how does it feel to get played?”
I honestly do not know why anyone is still loyal to that store. This is hilarious though 😂
I honestly do not know why anyone is still loyal to that store. This is hilarious though 😂
November 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Would love to ask the folks who lined up before dawn at Target for a swag bag “filled” with goodies and walked out with a reusable grocery bag and a pack of Uno cards, “how does it feel to get played?”
I honestly do not know why anyone is still loyal to that store. This is hilarious though 😂
I honestly do not know why anyone is still loyal to that store. This is hilarious though 😂
"Childhood vaccines cause adulthood." ❤️💉
November 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Childhood vaccines cause adulthood." ❤️💉
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My health insurance premiums will more than double in January. I pay a little less than $500/month for my current silver plan.
I just reapplied and my new premium will be $1062/month.
And don’t forget: I still have a co-pay for every visit and pay for prescriptions.
I just reapplied and my new premium will be $1062/month.
And don’t forget: I still have a co-pay for every visit and pay for prescriptions.
November 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My health insurance premiums will more than double in January. I pay a little less than $500/month for my current silver plan.
I just reapplied and my new premium will be $1062/month.
And don’t forget: I still have a co-pay for every visit and pay for prescriptions.
I just reapplied and my new premium will be $1062/month.
And don’t forget: I still have a co-pay for every visit and pay for prescriptions.
Take advantage of Black Friday deals on streaming services and avoid the news today.
But first, support a local bakery or restaurant for breakfast. I can hear my favorite cinnamon roll calling my name now!
But first, support a local bakery or restaurant for breakfast. I can hear my favorite cinnamon roll calling my name now!
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Take advantage of Black Friday deals on streaming services and avoid the news today.
But first, support a local bakery or restaurant for breakfast. I can hear my favorite cinnamon roll calling my name now!
But first, support a local bakery or restaurant for breakfast. I can hear my favorite cinnamon roll calling my name now!
Huh. Floating solar panels? Never heard of 'em but we got LOTS of water along the west side of our state. 🤔
Floating solar panels haven’t gained much traction in the United States, but they’re becoming more common in places like China and South Korea.
A new study from Oregon State University suggests they could play a much larger role in the United States.
A new study from Oregon State University suggests they could play a much larger role in the United States.
OSU study: Floating solar could power millions, but with ecological trade-offs
Floating solar panels haven’t gained much traction in the United States, but they’re becoming more common in places like China and South Korea.
www.opb.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Huh. Floating solar panels? Never heard of 'em but we got LOTS of water along the west side of our state. 🤔
Bought my first-ever air fryer earlier this week and am now burning off the stinky new appliance smell that so many in the reviews bitched about but didn't bother burning off themselves. Now what to cook first! 🤤
a man with glasses looks at a fryer full of french fries
ALT: a man with glasses looks at a fryer full of french fries
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Bought my first-ever air fryer earlier this week and am now burning off the stinky new appliance smell that so many in the reviews bitched about but didn't bother burning off themselves. Now what to cook first! 🤤
Reposted by Darla Krusee
A good reminder that most social media is just fake bullshit that is making money off of you.
America’s Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.
www.404media.co
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A good reminder that most social media is just fake bullshit that is making money off of you.
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Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
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today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
today instead of buying barely discounted crap, get a paid subscription to an independent media outlet! a little $ goes a long way towards supporting a free press. 🗞️
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
drop links to your own or your faves in the replies so ppl can easily sign up (bonus if you add a couple words about why it’s good!):
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