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Angry Rutabaga
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Geologist (MSc), hydrologic modeler.
ELCA. She/her. Ace.
Walking SW Wisconsin stereotype, flatlanded in Iowa.

Avatar: Functionally unidentifiable in snow gear
Banner: Hailstones and engineering ruler
Sounds like the prefect place for a bunch of us. No to villainy, yes to volcanology.
We have discovered a planet. It is a planet lacking bad actors or torment. A volcano emits sporadically there. Do you want to grow there?
February 13, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Having just had the last & least of those, I'm very angry about no new shingles vax & incandescent about the rest.
In terms of what cures are being lost:

- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
February 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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Memphis is under a federal task force occupation that includes DEA, CBP, ICE, National Guard, state troopers, and (I’m not joking) IRS agents (IRS jackets kidnapping people). No national news.
ICE and CBP haven’t withdrawn from a single fucking U.S. city that they’ve occupied.
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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*neurodiversity klaxon*

"No, I'm sorry, you're too autistic to be allowed to have your hair cut short Susan"
Uncle Jack Cobley and all get a say so, apparently.
February 13, 2026 at 4:31 AM
That's a lotta otta!
River otter comedy troupe...

(video by Curtis C)
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 AM
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I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more

github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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For Valentine, the “sanctity of marriage” included slaves and poor citizens, when Rome only acknowledged legal marriage for those who owned property.

So Valentine performed marriages for those deemed “not eligible for marriage”.

I remember getting my wedding license revoked for doing the same.
👉 On this day dedicated to Saint Valentine, we remember a man who, according to Christian tradition, stood for the sanctity of marriage even under imperial pressure. Today, as we discuss dating and marriage, we reflect on what it means to honor love with courage...

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www.patheos.com/blogs/equali...
A Valentine’s Day Message For Dating Couples
On this day dedicated to Saint Valentine, we remember a man who, according to Christian tradition, stood for the sanctity of marriage even under imperial
www.patheos.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Fuck me, I'm going to have to reschedule his appointment because I just have not been able to get money to take a car or even the bus which we would have had to leave an hour ago to ride
I have to get my kid to his last annual physical as a kid tomorrow and I'm still kinda scraping for funds. I'm looking to raise $45 for Uber fees and pet food for the rest of the week

www.paypal.me/arnicaxross

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February 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Jesus prolly wouldn't judge me for destroying altars holding up hatred over love.
February 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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The Trump administration is incarcerating migrant girls in, essentially, a forced pregnancy camp.
Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to South Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate
Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
www.kut.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Moving forward, the clues get tricksier, as players will have to follow clues to a specific library collection, into a free online resource, and sleuth combatants featured IN the resource! #2026MMM
gollum from the lord of the rings says sneaky little hobbitses .
Alt: gollum from the lord of the rings says sneaky little hobbitses .
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Artists, quote with something silly!
February 12, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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Hey definitely call your senators about this. Like seriously.
BREAKING: The House passed the so-called SAVE America Act which threatens to upend our freedom to vote.

The bill could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters by requiring documents like passports or birth certificates to register to vote and forcing voter roll purges. The Senate must reject it.
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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lol Trump nominated a concessionaire executive to run the National Park Service.

media.delawarenorth.com/executive-bi...
Scott Socha - Delaware North Newsroom
Scott Socha is group president for Parks and Resorts, Travel and Delaware North Australia. His role is based at the company’s global headquarters in Buffalo, N.Y.
media.delawarenorth.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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I'm not a spring chicken. I REMEMBER when men, particularly old white men, were aghast, AGHAST! I tell you, that women did not want to take their names, or wanted the hyphen. It was all women's lib crap, communism... and now here they come for 69 Million women's right to vote. A DEM VOTED YES! WTAF?
February 12, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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If any parents or teachers have wisdom to share about the process of developing a helpful IEP for an elementary school kid with ADHD, dysgraphia, and a gifted designation (so some combination), I'd love to hear it.
February 12, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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it’s weird, to run this website and have a very distinct marker for how much people care about what’s happening in Minnesota

it feels especially not great to look at as eviction notices start to get served for families are still locked down hiding from ICE, who are still roving the streets
February 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Oh ffs Iowa legislature, could you TRY not being rank hogshit for once?
Advocates, protesters rally against 'conversion therapy' bill in Iowa House • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Advocates and LGBTQ Iowans said conversion therapy would be legalized by a bill moved forward Monday by an Iowa House subcommittee.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Communication question:

I believe on a deep and spiritual level that water is life and infrastructure is care at scale.

How do I translate this into "why do you want to work at the local water utility" without sounding like a weirdo?
February 11, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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Someday I will send a two-sentence email in a professional setting and the recipient will read both sentences.

Stop laughing. It could happen.
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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I had scholars tell me that the study of the history of women's selfhood wasn't significant enough to merit support but okay this is fine
Experiments conducted with the A.I. system Claude are producing fascinating results—and raising questions about the nature of selfhood. Gideon Lewis-Kraus reports from inside the company that designed it, Anthropic. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rOfXjg
February 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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😂
February 11, 2026 at 12:11 PM
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Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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"Oh," the emperor of the galaxy said, "what happened to that monkey world?"

"Our agents infiltrated them some eight thousand years ago."

"Have they taken over the world?"

"Not yet."

The emperor licked a paw and started washing his ears.

"I'll still count it as one of mine," he purred.
February 11, 2026 at 3:13 PM