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Gigi
@squirrellyaltruist.bsky.social
Fueled on grit. I try 2b wot I want to see in the world. Imperfect. Public service is a love. From MT, MSc in UK, Aged-Out FosterCare, active Whistleblower on public sector procurement fraud/corruption, HealthMed Nerd 4 preservation
If you’re like me - you have autoimmune disorders that keep you from much soy and are a highly active woman on HRT - you probably are looking for more #PlantBased recipes that don’t blow the fat bank AND have no or low soy. I’m going try this mushroom soup soon.
Today I made use of a bag of odds and ends of carrots, leeks, and green onions to make a simple vegetable broth. I then was inspired to create a vegan mushroom soup. It turned out to be the perfect umami dish
Recipe: www.seiskamimura.com/home/mexwezz...
#veganfood #vegan #plantbased
December 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
#5KADay 544 #running 32 mins Thursday afternoon hitting 5.04 km at 6’21” avg pace. My winter hack may evolve into later 🏃‍♀️ even though it’s not the ideal time. I dressed for cool and wind but it didn’t feel that way, another tough part from having a unit not getting an outdoor view #Runchat #Runsky
December 5, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Last night was a 1-pan meal of roasted turkey leg, baby carrots and sweet potato.
-Used the brining liquid from batch made Monday and Wed a.m. started 8 hr brine
-Greased pan and lined with sweet potato chunks and whole & split carrots
-Improvement: bake on ~ 450/425F for ~ 1 hr #Foodsky #Cooksky
December 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
One routine post run fuel items is Birch Benders Pancake mix
+ chia seeds
+ 1 fresh whole egg (or 2 egg whites left over after using yolks to coat pasta dish)
+ half serving whey powder
+ fresh smashed banana
+ Fresh microplaned courgette
+ whatever I want on top after cooked
#foodsky #cooksky
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Dinner earlier this week. Needed to use more hidden vegetables…errant green beans and half a head of cabbage. I par boiled each veg separately, using the boil for the beans on the cabbage, then sautéed them off with umami seasoning, soy, lemon and olive oil. Grilled steak #Meatsky #foodsky #Cooksky
December 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
#5KADay 543 #running ~ 6.4 km, 6’23”pace Wed was more relaxed. Kms 1&2 were a huge struggle. Running has become harder mentally as I fail to bounce back from the move, lacking real light from sunset and sunrise into our unit. If we can’t transfer units, it will b a new address 4 us #Runchat #Runsky
December 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
There are reminders everywhere that what’s rotten with the economy has been an expanded grift opening by corps when judges and regulators fail the average consumer in favor of the rich. Judges turning a blind eye to consumer “arbitration” consent hidden in T&Cs in member coupon programs #Resist
December 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Purchasing isn’t up, purchasing power is down. Keep resisting by conserving. We now get substantial ingredients from a ~ 4lb organic free range chicken for 6+ meals (so 12+ cuz we r 2, + dog meals) because of the stock we also now make. #Resist Suffocate the Trump economy.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · 4d
Americans are spending more but getting less.

Although overall US online shopping increased 3% on Black Friday, it was driven by a 7% jump in the average selling price, according to Salesforce. https://cnn.it/48cFAND
December 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
🐶 Ashby hit OLA 🐕 park Tues. He’s healing from non-contagious skin infection -still mending ❤️‍🩹 overall. We’re all rebalancing from moving. Hubby pointed out Ash’s licking seems to increase the longer he’s without a sibling, but with the vet PE economy means another 🐕 is a no 🥺 #Dogsky #dogsofbluesky
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#5KADay 542 #running 7k at tempo attempt 6’14” pace (mins/km), 43:42 runtime, 6:03 km 1 fastest of the 7. Left knee settling down after Monday’s 6k fartlek work & long walk to knock out Dec applefitness goal (7 day 200% move exertion). Great temp, sunny, only light wind #Runchat #Runsky
December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
#5KADay 541 #running monday was a late ~ 6k in 34:10 at a 5’43” pace on the treadmill to escape the cool wind & cloudy vibes from Sunday’s track 🏃‍♀️ too.
Thx everyone for your supportive words ☺️. Walked ~ 6km after bad side cramp. Forgot selfie so dinner fuel pics #Runchat #Runsky #Cooksky #foodsky
December 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Some days I hate eveyrone, but then things like this happen, it warms my heart and restores at least part of my faith in humanity. (I tried it, it does redirect to the report)

www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
‘HotGirlsForCuomo’ website redirects to report into allegations against ex-governor
Site intended to support independent candidate for New York City mayor redirected after conservative activist behind it is beaten in race to acquire address
www.the-independent.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Ya know, I haven't advertised my books in a while so... let's do this again! I posted this last January, I think, so you might have seen it!

FIVE UNHINGED REASONS TO READ MERCHANTS OF KNOWLEDGE AND MAGIC

MoKaM link: mybook.to/OirI

Itch io: shadow-spark-publishing.itch.io/merchants-of...
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#5KADay 540 Sunday #running 5.3K closing out Nov w/ 1,262.93 miles year-to-date. Very windy. Bizarre situation at the track meant I didn’t meet some goals and I got out of there before finishing cooldown. Sad women can’t be left alone and must always be on alert for our safety. #Runchat #Runsky
December 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I hope this is a watershed moment for human rights and dignity for patients by medical professionals. I faced dehumanizing experiences and gaslighting in my medical care when I became obese from illness. For example, eosinophilic asthma was “heart burn” and that’s just one thing
December 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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When you've lost Andrew McCarthy...

(McCarthy has been a critic of the whole campaign, and correctly holds that none of this is warfare in a legal sense to begin with, but here also correctly holds that even if it *is* warfare, the actions described are illegal.)
November 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
#5KADay 539 #running a sub-30 min 5k out on the trail. Windy, cooler. Will get relief when the winter holidays end. Why must we pretend - orphans and all - that the holidays are special. Will be glad when grocery shops r back to normal & binging isn’t normalized #runchat #runsky 🏃‍♀️for sanity
November 30, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#5KADay 538 #running Friday turned into indoor speed work since it was allegedly 🥶 for my eosinophilic asthma. Sub 30-min 5k or 5.21km in 29:58 for 5’45” min/km average pace. 5:26 fastest km, km 5. Helped me score sub 30 min 5k today outside in windy conditions. #Runchat #Runsky
November 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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On Facebook, you could sexually solicit minors 17 times before being kicked out... or you could just post a passage from Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, describing Zuckerberg's obsequious conduct with Xi Jinping, and then get kicked out instantly. www.thedailybeast.com/lawsuit-alle...
Court Filings Allege Meta ‘Lied To Congress’ About Harms To Kids
New court filings also allege it would take a whopping 17 strikes for solicitation before an account was deleted.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
#BlackFriday is nearly over on the West Coast & we made 1 corporate purchase:

Walked to Starter Bakery (local) in Albany CA w/ hubby & 🐶 after 5k run for ☕️🥯🥐🥮.

Walked to Headlands Brewery in Berkeley 4 late 🥪 & 🍺/Cider w/ 🐶&hubby.

Walked to Trader Joe’s in El Cerrito for a few things. #Resist
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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The Tesla Model Y came in last place out of 110 vehicles with a defect rate of 17.3 percent – ​​the highest defect rate in this age group in ten years! Model Y defects were mainly found in the axle suspensions, brake discs and lighting.

Tesla Model 3 defect rate of 13.1%
www.adac.de/news/tuev-re...
TÜV-Report 2026: Tesla erneut Letzter im Mängel-Report
TÜV-Report 2026: Welche E-Autos in der HU besonders schlecht abschneiden, welche Bauteile oft Mängel haben und wer Gesamtsieger ist
www.adac.de
November 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I’m curious what we would find if we put in accounts pushing gofundme link extensions and the like. However, i’m not curious enough to go 👀. Would be great for Bluesky to add this considering how the bot farms and philanthropic farming is massively increasing over here 🦋
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.

My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
#5KADay 536/537 #running Wed & Thurs a relaxed 10k Wed and a slow 5.2k Thurs after breakfast & 🐶 park and some Thanksgiving food prep. Knees want some more lighter/relaxed run days, perfect for the long holiday weekend & family time 🥰 #Runchat #Runsky
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I’m haven’t decided on tonight’s dinner yet, but a slow, low long braise of beef shanks are now in the oven for tomorrow. The shanks wanted to escape their ties during the sear so the color is a bit sad, but for quality cook the tie up is important. #Cooksky #foodsky #meatsky
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Finished at 302km goal reached. If you want you can still send money. I am not stopping running 🤪🧘🧘
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM