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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 36m

Some new think tank is trying to get Dems to take more "heterodox" ideas and I have a few they could try out. What about "Palestinians are also people" or "billionaires shouldn't exist," how about we try those

Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah I'm expecting, due in April! 🥰

Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1h

Pregnancy app: "Pretty soon your appetite should start to increase."
Me, innocently planning Second Lunch while scrolling through pictures of food on Pinterest: Oh word? Hadn't noticed.

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1h

You might think, "well, where I live you just have to have a car," and I'm sure you're right because the US is really built for cars. But I've been pleasantly surprised by how many journeys I can replace with a bike ride, and it at least saves wear and tear on the car.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15h

Average new-vehicle manufacturer’s suggested retail prices hit an all-time high last month, reaching $52k, up 4.2% from last year.

(The best selling vehicle in the U.S. is a ford truck that sells for more than 65k)

All that “freedom” to be stuck in car dependency & traffic sure sounds expensive.

Average U.S. New Car Prices Top $50,000 For The First Time Ever

Prices for new vehicles have risen steadily in the last year as the pace of price increases has sped up in recent months, according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book.

www.forbes.com

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Alex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 15h

nancy no!!!!

(recipe: Hamburger Steak with Onions and Gravy)

recipe review

Nancy Wood
1 star

Do NOT use vanilla in place of sherry! I just made this exactly as written and used vanilla since I didn't have sherry. It is now down the disposal. The smell alone was a huge indicator of what it would taste like. Whoever thought of vanilla with meat? Nasty.

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Tempvs Frangit @tempvsfrangit.bsky.social · 4h

14 Oct 1977, anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant was "pied" in the face by Thom Higgins, a gay rights activist.
Bryant, who was already well-known as a singer, led Save Our Children, a homophobic campaigning group which successfully overturned legal protections for LGBT+ people in Dade County, Florida.

Four-panel sequence from a news archive showing a woman getting a custard cream pie smushed in her face, with one panel showing the man who had applied the pie.

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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · Sep 12

“fit check for my napalm era” I mutter as i change my shirt after my baby daughter puked on me

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 19h

Wow immediately putting on hold at library

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 19h

I regret to tell everyone the fancy rancho gordo beans really just are better. I know, $7 a pound, seems crazy for beans. I don’t know what to tell you, the lima beans I made for dinner slapped

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 21h

Is having limas with bacon in and ham steak too many cured pork products in one meal or is it just embracing my Virginia heritage, can’t decide

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 22h

Every time I cook a big pot of beans I sing to myself, to the tune of Pink Pony Club, “Big pot of beans! I’m gonna keep on cooking up a big pot of beans!”

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1d

tax reasons

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1d

We selected Last Great American Dynasty and Marjorie for his consideration

Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 1d

My 83 year old, concert pianist, music professor dad has asked us if we own “any Taylor Swift recordings” because he wants to see what the fuss is about

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 1d

There's no "regular politics" anymore because you can no longer maintain the idea that we all agree on common goals but we only differ about the means of getting there or whatever. The guys in charge now are plainly amoral, sadistic nihilists. They delight in it! You can't civilly disagree with that

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1d

Got asked to sing a solo at church in a few weeks. I’ve done choir since I was like 10 and have literally never sung a solo. I feel fear.

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1d

This is who I’m rooting for now that the Cubs are out. Kick our ass Canada.

Toronto Blue Jays (Bot) @bluejaysbot.bsky.social · 1d

LOUD. PROUD.

O Canada at the ALCS! #WANTITALL

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vijay iyer @vijayiyer.bsky.social · 1d

In case you’re hearing about the “protest that turned violent” in Boston last week, here’s the “violence” in question, per the police report

Following the protest, four officers were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries. One officer had a broken nose and had his glasses broken, another was treated for pepper spray exposure, one sustained a finger injury while handcuffing and another sustained a lower back injury attempting to make an arrest.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the best baked potato topping?

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 1d

This is really quite a lovely little ritual

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 2d

their pitch to voters: you’ll have a better spot in the hierarchy than you do now. dems pitch is “we’ll be competent managers and reward various interest groups whose causes may align with your values.” if you ask me, dems could do better. the bar is so low man. we can’t keep losing to these fuckers

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d

and this is in turn tied to what they think america is supposed to be: a rigidly hierarchical and patriarchal society dominated by a religious and business elite

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 2d

But what if I don’t want to read all of letter from Birmingham jail, what if I want to ask him what he puts on his toast

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 2d

Spirit let me down with a draw and the Cubs aren’t looking great either 🥲

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Katie C @spiffykt.bsky.social · 2d

Listen I really need a Spirit win and a Cubs win to sustain the teetering edifice of my mental health so sports gods if you could deliver

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 2d

TRINITY RODMAN SLAMS IT HOME 🚀

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