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pearwaldorf (looking for work)

@pearwaldorf.myatproto.social

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Late-diagnosed ADHD, elder millennial, tired af. LIS, data, and tech in many combinations are cool. I have a tuxedo cat named Darwin and he's the best. I like things a completely normal amount. AO3: pearwaldorf

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pearwaldorf (looking for work) @pearwaldorf.myatproto.social · Jul 9

I am once again asking for somebody to pay me a sufficient amount to live on in exchange for my labor.

Things I can do:
* analyze data and tell you what it means
* help your customers/clients
* support your technicals
* write things down/make better words
* improve your processes

Hit me up!

a man wearing glasses and a jacket is standing in the snow and says `` i am once again asking '' .

Alt: Bernie Sanders "I am once again asking" meme

media.tenor.com

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 5h

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4h

thinking about the time a cool Instagram fashion account asked me to name my favorite products and i didn't know i was supposed to name fashion products, so i said pigeon food because i like feeding pigeons and their followers were like "why the fuck do i need pigeon food for my outfit?"

The Instagram account Saint featured me. The first slide says: "Derek Guy - Dieworkwear. Derek Guy is a menswear writer who has written for The New York Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter. He also runs a menswear blog called Die, Workwear"

One of the slides showing my favorite products. It's it's a big bag of Hagen pigeon food. The food is fortified with the vitamins and nutrients pigeons need.

Instagram user writes: "Why tf do i need pigeon food for my outfit." I replied: "this is what i can afford to eat after spending all my money on clothes ::sad face::"

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 8h

if there's an overarching theme of the last decade, (with obvious antecedents in 2009, 2000, 1994, and earlier) it's that one political faction believes governance to be a tool of warfare against their domestic enemies, and the other is surprised they keep getting attacked seemingly out of nowhere.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 7h

starter packs are old model. now we make finisher packs that liberate you from discourse

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 18h

"It’s out of my hands. Billy Joel and the American Dental Association reached a binding agreement sometime in the mid-2000s. Dentists across America are required by law to pump out 'River of Dreams' so that every patient hears it when they’re in the office."

I Am Legally Obligated to Play Billy Joel’s “River of Dreams” at Least Once During Your Dental Appointment

You probably don’t hear “River of Dreams” much anymore. It’s never on the radio, and no one is streaming that song of their own free will. But here...

buff.ly

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pearwaldorf (looking for work) @pearwaldorf.myatproto.social · 8h

Reading Premee Mohamed's Butcher of the Forest rn and goddamn. This is a book that knows exactly what it's doing and does it well.

(For your novella list @yellingbob.bsky.social)

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 9h

Sirens — Stanisław Hiszpański, 1963

A couple of fish-headed mermaids playing harps made from human skulls and spines. In the background Odysseus's ship rows by with its captain tied to the mast.

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pearwaldorf (looking for work) @pearwaldorf.myatproto.social · 8h

very chic, minimalist

(Alas I cannot shove some soup through the screen or I would send you a big bowl of caldo verde)

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Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social · 8h

#UglyDogs I can’t imagine being told I could not bring my pet with me. Thank goodness for local teachers and Bethel Friends of Canines for working on getting pets out and being creative in ways to reunite pets with their families. This is a great nonprofit if you’d like to make a donation.

Colleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 10h

This is the Western Alaska animal nonprofit working to rescue the pets in Kipnuk.

The residents of Kipnuk are under a mandatory evac order but can not bring their pets with them. Supporting this group will help with charter aircraft, etc.

www.bethelfriendsofcanines.com

Bethel Friends of Canines

Bethel Friends of Canines is a non-profit dog rescue based in the rural Alaskan village of Bethel. Not only do we rescue dogs in Bethel, but we also rescue dogs all over the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta...

www.bethelfriendsofcanines.com

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 10h

inbefore you're like "that's kinda paranoid though, yeah?" we are also the region with the most serial killers per capita in North America just a cool fact I know about

Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 11h

we talk a lot about finding porn in the woods but nobody ever talks about the trash bags filled with leftover gore, bones, and body parts that people hide the tension surrounding the tentative probe to make sure it's deer and not guy before you call it in is I think key to the experience

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Racheline Maltese @racheline.bsky.social · 10h

Read this thread. Then unfollow the discussed panic grift.

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 10h

I try not to repost news from Meidas because, and this is important, they click bait and rage bait and honestly I don't think any of us need that shit.

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 10h

this is just to say

I have restocked
the plums
that were in
the icebox

Sign in Chinese and English, the English part says

Delicious plums have arrived
Restock quickly

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 10h

it's wild how confusing it is to watch a politician who thinks we should like, all get human rights and be able to afford to live, but also is inviting us (generic, not me sob) to do joyful things with each other too

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 17h

We’re kicking the politics of the past aside and scoring a new generation of leadership — and we want you on our team.

Join us for The Cost of Living Classic, a free citywide soccer tournament in Coney Island this Sunday, co-hosted by NYC Footy.

Details + register at zohranfornyc.com/colclassic ⚽

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ChicagoVintageTileFloors @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social · 9h

A little something wavy from @larjguy.bsky.social

A colorful vintage tile floor pattern from hexagon tiles.

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Barracks Life 🇺🇸🪖🌈 🎃 @barrackslife.com · 10h

Before you buy Girl Scout cookies you should know they support transgender girls and reject donations from anti-transgender organizations. Then buy a couple more boxes

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Amy Rae Hill @amyraehill.bsky.social · 9h

I'm probably not alone as an artist who's a bit burnt out and drained right now. But this. This right here keeps the fire going. Science like Doug's allows my art to exist. We all have to keep working and making and showing up so everybody gets to do what they want to do.

Doug Ellison @dougellison.bsky.social · 9h

On Monday I braced for this most recent round of JPL layoffs by looking around my office for what I cared about most to take it home in case I never got to return. I grabbed just one thing - the beautiful bowl by @amyraehill.bsky.social inspired by the false color postcard I took with Curiosity.

A circular bowl decorated with a landscape scene. The inner surface of the bowl is painted to resemble a landscape with mountains. The top portion is a bright, clear blue sky transitioning into a warm yellow-gold sun. The lower portion depicts dark, rugged terrain. The bowl is sitting on a dark surface with a pattern of bright, colorful, geometric dots and lines.

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pearwaldorf (looking for work) @pearwaldorf.myatproto.social · 8h

There are two theaters near me showing Frankenstein and one of them is in fucking Monroe. What the hell Seattle metro area

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Nilah "Nine Jobs" Magruder @nilahmagruder.com · 10h

Like this is me personally but I think you're fooling yourselves if you think there was ever a moment in American history when white people were subtle about their racism.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 9h

The idea that the Reconstruction Amendments were for everybody is asinine.

They’re all lives matter-ing Reconstruction.

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molly 🏴‍☠️🪴 @aproperpirate.bsky.social · 8h

ofmd grew its following thanks mainly to word of mouth, got renewed because its fans loved it so loud and hard, and nearly two years after its inexplicable cancellation is showcased in the “popular tv” category on hbo max. that’s some powerful art.

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pearwaldorf (looking for work) @pearwaldorf.myatproto.social · 10h

why do interviewers always want you to have a copy of your resume? I know what's on it, and if you need copies you should damn well be able to print one out yourself

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Oct. 15, 2025
PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT
Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution.
The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all.
PPA

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Anna O. Law @unlawfulentries.bsky.social · 1d

Just returned from SF where I went with my cousins & their kids to explain the history of Angel Island immigrant landing depot. It's an island off of SF, look how close it is to SF, yet for detained immigrants who were there, it was a world away to getting to the US. Was in operation 1910-1941. 1/

Angel Island in the distance in the water, photo taken from a San Francisco scenic point with a few other tourists.

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Wren @redwsailing.bsky.social · 11h

I am so glad that @thesearethekids.bsky.social put together this #OFMD embroidery kit - it has kept my hands busy during a really stressful time and I am hooked 💜

I considered going back and redoing the early sections, but I kind of love that this tracks my improvement over the past 2 months 🥹

A round embroidered sampler with motifs for various characters from Our Flag Means Death

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 14h

Seattle folks! You might wish to stop by Elliott Bay Book Company at 7 pm on Tuesday, October 21st, when Winter Texts publisher Conner Bouchard-Roberts presents A Larger Reality, the book accompaniment to the upcoming exhibition. Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Conner Bouchard-Roberts presents Ursula K. Le Guin | Elliott Bay Book Company

Full-service, general bookstore operating since 1973. Frequent author events, cafe, over 150,000 titles

www.elliottbaybook.com

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