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ashlandian.bsky.social
@ashlandian.bsky.social
🏳️‍🌈 GenX. He/him. CT to MA, in NC now. Faves: Cats, New Wave, alt/indie music, baking, Buffy, Golden Girls, DWTS, Masked Singer, going to bed early.
Day eight of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: white nectarine-peach-lemon verbena. Given how much I hate peach (loathe entirely), I expected to dislike. For science and internet entertainment, I tasted anyway and damned if it wasn’t good. Well done, Jelly Geniuses.
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Reposted
In the last 10 years, China has bought at least 22.6mmt of U.S. soybeans (2018 being the lone exception).

To date in 2025, China has bought just under 3mmt.

$12B to U.S. farmers
$40B to Argentina
December 8, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Reposted
Best comment ever about Harrison Butker missing another kick.
he got distracted by the sound of a woman trying to leave the kitchen.
December 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Marjorie Taylor Greene told me to go back to my country and kicked our then-18-year-old communications director.

And then sent an army of trolls and death threats my way when I called her out.

She doesn’t get to play victim now.
Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she shared with Trump death threat she received that he incited, and his response was "extremely unkind"
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Well look who FA’d and FO’d and is expressing shock that the leopards are eating her face.
December 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Day seven of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: milk-based, which is what I’m allergic to. Caramel something. It smelled amazing. It’s one of three dairy-based entries this year. The French love their dairy, but I can’t have it.
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Deep cleaning the bedroom. Turned the bed upside down to vac underneath, washing comforter, etc. this one is in full on kitty meltdown mode.
December 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Say this in the Egg Lady’s voice “purr Juanita, purr purr Juanita.”

Seriously the MAGA crowd really is that ridiculous

apple.news/AXRq5QFoXTra...
Conservatives Online Are Getting Triggered By A J.Crew Sweater, And It's As Ridiculous As You Can Probably Imagine — BuzzFeed
apple.news
December 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If satan were real, he’d be building a special castle in hell just for Tom Cotton.
December 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The costs for a senior to be on Medicare worst case scenario (never contributed in taxes) is $805 per month for 2026 with small deductibles. Worst case.

It’s not right that most of ACA enrollees will pay more than that with massive deductibles for absolute base coverage.
December 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Day six of #BonneMaman #AdventCalendar: Apricot with lavender — meh. Don’t get me wrong. I love apricot and buy the large jars. It’s just that the lavender got lost. It was just a jar of apricot.
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 AM
A #Caturday snuggle.
December 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Zippy was so annoyed that I was watching Rudolph and not paying attention to him. He made his point.
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Clarice, sweetheart, do you know what a beard is?
December 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This snowman looks like my Uncle Chuck.
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Watching Wheel of Fortune for the first time in awhile. Is Ryan Seacrest ok? He looks incredibly thin.
December 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Hermey and I are ready for Rudolph. I’ll never forget the guy who had a meltdown because I said Rudolph was the story of every gay kid and the Coach and Dad were toxic. He said I ruined it forever for him. K….
December 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Me, all week: I’m going to get caught up and get out of work early on Friday!!!!

Morgan Freeman narration voice: He did not get out of work early on Friday.
December 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
What could possibly go wrong? Liver cancer, liver failure? It’s all just fine, apparently.
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I guess it’s normal now that every republican seems to be a child sex predator-groomer.
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
You know the sound a lion makes when it’s happy? That’s literally the sound I made when I tried Day 4 #BonneMaman Apple Caramel Cinnamon.

If I were a cat, I’d be purring.
a man sitting next to two lions in a field
ALT: a man sitting next to two lions in a field
media.tenor.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Also, I’m one of the 25 MILLION individuals, couples, families who get health insurance through the ACA exchange (1 M of us in NC). You’d think that would be a large enough pool but given the premiums we’re seeing, it seems insurance companies are gouging us.
I’m all for paying my share. Next year, I’ll pay $900 per month for a Bronze (very basic) plan. That’s $100/month more than what most mid-level corporate rates are. Plus, most corporations will heavily subsidize because they write off that premium from their taxes. It’s small biz that gets fucked.
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The pure, unmitigated evil of this administration…
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 4d
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence. n.pr/44K1Tb9
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I’m all for paying my share. Next year, I’ll pay $900 per month for a Bronze (very basic) plan. That’s $100/month more than what most mid-level corporate rates are. Plus, most corporations will heavily subsidize because they write off that premium from their taxes. It’s small biz that gets fucked.
December 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We need parity in health insurance. Large plans get premium breaks because of the ‘law of large numbers.’ Small or individual plans pay a heavy premium because there isn’t a large risk pool.

We either need to fix our insurance system or subsidize individuals buying through ACA. Pick one.
December 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM