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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 7h

This weekend was glorious.

Squeaked out baking in an oven that was sort of heating consistently.

May every weekend through the end of the year be this refreshing.

Not pictured:
Sorted closets
Greenery going up for the end of the year festivities
Laundry done
Clean floors & rugs
Cat snuggles

2 large and 3 small sourdough loaves.
The flat loaf in the front on the left was when the oven was dropping temperature this morning.
It got itself together for the other bakes.
Will get it checked out this week, but the baking for the week is done!

A mostly asleep black and white tuxedo cat on a cat tower overlooking the patio and trees.

Evening shot leaving the Portland Japanese Gardens tonight after an interesting Sake presentation and tasting.

The second pizza of The Great Pizza Dough Taste Test.
Yesterday was the family recipe I grew up with, and today was a sourdough crust that we are trying for the first time.

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 1d

A day well spent

And yet the weekend chore list remains substantial.

I’m grateful for another day off and we have interesting things planned for tomorrow.

These two beauties have us laughing all day:

Two black cats sitting side by side facing the fridge and a cabinet for no apparent reason.

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 2d

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing cute about it.

I wish all of us the best of luck.

Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 1d

I won’t tell anyone else what to do.

For me?
If I can’t afford it I’ll go without and figure out which CEOs lawn to dump my body on when I run out of money.

The health insurance industry is the problem, giving the insurance company more money solves nothing.

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 1d

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If access to healthcare is going to be blocked due to unaffordable insurance there will be a lot of us who have to pay cash.

Why give it to the greedy insurance companies first?

The Prosperity Gospel folk don’t care about anyone who isn’t wealthy & the insurance company execs sure don’t.

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the cost to not have insurance and put the money in a high yield saving account?

Lauren Morrill @laurenmorrill.bsky.social · 1d

Whelp, it’s official. In 2026 with a marketplace plan, our family of 4 will spend $23,381 for the year on premiums alone. This doesn’t cover the adults’ teeth and eyes. GREAT COUNTRY GREAT SYSTEM!

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 1d

Because life can also be yummy amid the chaos.

An 8-plait loaf of Challah (left) and an adapted Babka recipe using Challah dough (right)

It’s lighter than the traditional babka and now about are a home staple.

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 1d

I need a place like this around Portland.

Time to go look for local spots and stop hibernating?

(Still buying my tea from Friday though because it’s lovely)

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 2d

Coward.

I had high hopes for a strong Canada but he’s just groveling.

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 2d

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 5d

Over 71 million Americans are paid less than a living wage, and are forced into social safety nets like SNAP.

If you think too many people are receiving SNAP benefits, don’t shame them.

Shame their employers paying them poverty wages and forcing taxpayers to subsidize the rest.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 7d

this is something that individual members of Congress could do tomorrow. The government is shut down so they could use their district offices. I suggested in January that they turn those offices into full on community centers where people could find each other re: mutual aid etc...

Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 7d

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 7d

If people were paid a living wage there would be less in need.

If home prices and rent were not greedily high…

If the wealthy paid taxes instead of cheating their way out of them…

If we had universal health care…

But that requires compassion and empathy and no greed, so… here we are.

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 7d

The Prosperity Gospel people are out for blood.

🤢

Masks off and full embrace of cruelty.

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 7d

May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 7d

Hey Oregon folk.

Here’s the food bank site for donation.

www.oregonfoodbank.org/get-involved...

Give

At Oregon Food Bank, we believe that food and health are basic human rights for all. We know that hunger is not just an individual...

www.oregonfoodbank.org

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 10d

I miss Twitter when storms are approaching because @icyclone.bsky.social is probably still most active on there.

Always a solid source of info.

Joel Young @joeloffair.bsky.social · 10d

TROPICAL UPDATE🌀 Tropical Storm #Melissa will likely become a hurricane over the weekend, perhaps slowly taking aim on Jamaica as a Cat 4 early next week.

This could bring devastating flooding with 1-2 feet possible across Jamaica, parts of Cuba, Haiti and the D.R. #tropics

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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 10d

Oregonians, we need your help.

ICE activity is increasing in our communities. If you see something, report it to PIRC's hotline (1-888-622-1510) and get your phone out to record it.

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 11d

The Epstein - Trump Ballroom

Silly Sally 💙💙💙 @caturday62.bsky.social · 11d

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 11d

Updating my LEGO White House

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Sandy Hilton @sandyhiltonpt.bsky.social · 11d

This was the tea for the day at the clinic.

Good for chaotic days and finding the calm.

Friday Afternoon Tea @fridaytea.com · 11d

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Friday Afternoon Tea @fridaytea.com · 11d

4. Sealskin

What better time to shed your old skin and see who you are underneath? You can choose which self to be moving forward!

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Sealskin

This blend is part of our Mythology collection. Check out the entire delicious collection here! She slips through the waves, silent and silky as moonlight. Free. She is free again. The feel of her dee...

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Suzanne Bonamici @repbonamici.bsky.social · 11d

The truth is that ICE is an out-of-control federal agency kidnapping people off the streets and causing terror in our communities.

Please be aware, use your camera, and report ICE activity to the PIRC Hotline: (888) 622-1510

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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 11d

UPDATE: More donors funding the demolition of the East Wing for Trump's $250M ballroom have been identified

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