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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 6h

Still in bloom in my yard, even after the frost and all the rain:
* New England aster
* Echinacea
* Helenium
* Liatris spicata

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 17h

Swamp with acceptable water levels. Autumn colors are visible.

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 17h

The morning walk commute.

It took raining for almost two days straight for water levels to be normal again.

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 16d

Need to sing? Need to scream?

Check out the October event and activist calendar for (mostly) Hartford:

www.realhartford.org/2025/09/28/a...

Orange mums with a deep pink flower infiltrating the bunch.

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 2d

In recent months, Tr*mp has deployed, planned to deploy, or threatened to deploy military forces to NINE American cities.

Imagine being inches from the apples but thinking you had a clear view of the city.

www.realhartford.org/2025/10/12/t...

Apple orchard in foreground; city skyline in background. The apples are in focus.

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 1d

A+ communication from Hartford Line Alert Service telling us about today’s rail service at 5:04 PM.

Text of alert sent at 5:04 PM about the day’s train service

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 2d

Recap of the pedestrian deaths in CT during September (and earlier) that engineers could've chosen to prevent.

Drivers have killed 43 pedestrians/cyclists so far this year in Connecticut.

www.realhartford.org/2025/10/12/s...

A pedestrian path where ZERO pedestrians have been killed. It is paved. There are some leaves on the pavement, but not enough to interfere with movement. A calming woods surrounds the trail.

Map showing where drivers killed pedestrians on New Haven's Route 10 since 2015. This is the northern portion of a two-part map.

Map showing where drivers killed pedestrians on New Haven's Route 10 since 2015. This is the southern portion of a two-part map.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 2d

Cannot recommend Kerri Ana’s work enough.

Her writing blends sage wisdom about resisting injustice, clear-eyed descriptions about our failures to protect pedestrians, and uplifting stories and lists of events and joy in the capitol region.

Absolute must-subscribe newsletter ✍️✍️✍️

Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 2d

Sign up for my newsletter to read about Indigenous Peoples' Day and to learn about new stuff on the website. (Next batch is sent tomorrow)

**I will not clog your mailbox with daily updates. This is weekly, at absolute most.**

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A chipmunk on a mossy rock. Chipmunk is holding something in front paws.

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, Tom.

It might be more like cilantro or rosemary wisdom, but I’ll take it.

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 2d

Sign up for my newsletter to read about Indigenous Peoples' Day and to learn about new stuff on the website. (Next batch is sent tomorrow)

**I will not clog your mailbox with daily updates. This is weekly, at absolute most.**

eepurl.com/it4TNU

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 2d

In recent months, Tr*mp has deployed, planned to deploy, or threatened to deploy military forces to NINE American cities.

Imagine being inches from the apples but thinking you had a clear view of the city.

www.realhartford.org/2025/10/12/t...

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 2d

Recap of the pedestrian deaths in CT during September (and earlier) that engineers could've chosen to prevent.

Drivers have killed 43 pedestrians/cyclists so far this year in Connecticut.

www.realhartford.org/2025/10/12/s...

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 4d

And a few more

Elaborate Halloween yard display of pumpkins and skeletons

A front lawn with musical interactive components

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 4d

A few pics from my #WeekWithoutDriving

Path in woods covered in leaves. There are brown boots and striped colorful socks.

A Halloween scene of skeletal dogs chasing a skeletal postal worker up a tree

Frost covered field with trees in various stages of autumn colors. Tree in foreground has lost most leaves.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5d

I don't even know anymore man

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 5d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 6d

Thornton is great at finding the lesser known stories

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 6d

This morning walk commute brought to you by umbrella, waterproof boots, and a change of clothes waiting.

Wet pavement with fallen leaves decorating it

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 6d

ctmirror.org/2025/10/07/c...

CT's role in American wars -- a historic duty to resist

We have to study the past to prepare for our future. By examining campaigns for peace by opposing American wars we are provided with lessons from which we can learn and take courage. In March,1967 a ...

ctmirror.org

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 8d

Your morning commute doesn’t involve walking in a stream bed? Sorry.

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 9d

Drivers have killed 42 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut.

The most recent preventable death happened on I-91 last night in Windsor when a driver struck a person standing outside of his disabled vehicle.

www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 9d

Drivers have killed 41 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut.

The most recent preventable death happened Enfield on 5-lane Rt 190 when an SUV driver struck a pedestrian as she stood on a disconnected sidewalk by a marked crosswalk.

www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

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Kenny Uong @kennyuong.bsky.social · 14d

My reminder to all the urban and transit planners out there:

“Forget the damned motor car and build cities for lovers and friends.” - Lewis Mumford

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 14d

Drivers have killed at least 40 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. We are in week 40 of the year.

The most recent preventable deaths happened in East Hartford on Route 502 and in Farmington on I-84.

www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

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JRho @jrho.bsky.social · 14d

DMV area folks, I know we love stomping spotted lantern flies, but did you know you can also destroy a non-native plant to get rid of them? Tree-of-heaven

www.arlnow.com/2025/09/29/e...

Even more spotted lanternflies expected in Arlington next year, but removing a specific plant can help | ARLnow.com

Arlington's swarms of spotted lanternflies will finally go away over the winter, but residents should expect to see even more next year, experts say. The invasive insects, which have appeared en masse...

www.arlnow.com

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Kerri Ana @kerriana.bsky.social · 15d

I’m very much in Connecticut right now. Transit App doesn’t know this.

Screenshot of transit app. Map showing Pittsburgh

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