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a new jersey-based christmas tree delivery service called Spruce Bringsteen
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
a new jersey-based christmas tree delivery service called Spruce Bringsteen
Having to reschedule therapy due to a parade in Old Town is the most Alexandria problem I can imagine 😂
December 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Having to reschedule therapy due to a parade in Old Town is the most Alexandria problem I can imagine 😂
Went for a walk in the snow, bought a croissant and a coffee, and now the cats are attacking my drying coat and also each other 🥰 Good snow day ☃️
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Went for a walk in the snow, bought a croissant and a coffee, and now the cats are attacking my drying coat and also each other 🥰 Good snow day ☃️
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Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat" is the best holiday song: it takes place at the end of December, the time of year you really get down to writing passive-aggressive letters to lapsed loved ones
December 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Leonard Cohen's "Famous Blue Raincoat" is the best holiday song: it takes place at the end of December, the time of year you really get down to writing passive-aggressive letters to lapsed loved ones
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Massive cheese recall! It’s a lot of shredded cheese sold under store brands so please check carefully.
www.allrecipes.com/cheese-recal...
www.allrecipes.com/cheese-recal...
FDA Announces Recall on More Than 1.5 Million Bags of Cheese for Potential Metal Contamination
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a cheese recall impacting more than a million bags of shredded cheese. The recalled cheese was produced by Great Lakes Cheese Co. Inc. and may b...
www.allrecipes.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Massive cheese recall! It’s a lot of shredded cheese sold under store brands so please check carefully.
www.allrecipes.com/cheese-recal...
www.allrecipes.com/cheese-recal...
Step 1 of Christmas decorating complete
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Step 1 of Christmas decorating complete
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to diminish the humanities is to miss out on a lot of little guys. that’s no way to live.
Netsuke of a Rat Grasping a Soybean Pod, 19th century Japan
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
to diminish the humanities is to miss out on a lot of little guys. that’s no way to live.
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
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the annual holiday love meme on dreamwidth is here! come spread some good cheer 💛
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
November 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
the annual holiday love meme on dreamwidth is here! come spread some good cheer 💛
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
🔗: gdgdbaby.dreamwidth.org/314179.html
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
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Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Following up on this. This remains a ‘cave is minutes or hours away’ situation. If you want to impact how this plays out you need to contact senators literally now. I want to add additional points of context. What I’m relaying is what I’ve picked up from highly reliable sources.
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just to clarify (and kevin knows this so don’t @ him) call no matter who your senators are. the caucus will pay attention to backlash
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
just to clarify (and kevin knows this so don’t @ him) call no matter who your senators are. the caucus will pay attention to backlash
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2) The 9 localities that make up Northern Virginia -- PWC, Manassas, MP, Loudoun, Fairfax County, Fairfax city, Falls Church, Arlington and Alexandria -- evicted the Republican Party from our delegation to the General Assembly.
In 2026, they will have 0 members in the Senate and House of Delegates.
In 2026, they will have 0 members in the Senate and House of Delegates.
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
2) The 9 localities that make up Northern Virginia -- PWC, Manassas, MP, Loudoun, Fairfax County, Fairfax city, Falls Church, Arlington and Alexandria -- evicted the Republican Party from our delegation to the General Assembly.
In 2026, they will have 0 members in the Senate and House of Delegates.
In 2026, they will have 0 members in the Senate and House of Delegates.
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Worst night for Virginia Republicans since 1860.
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Worst night for Virginia Republicans since 1860.
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"Person who brought a burned out lightbulb to the store, just to make sure they buy the correct replacement bulb"
x.com/dailyportalz...
x.com/dailyportalz...
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"Person who brought a burned out lightbulb to the store, just to make sure they buy the correct replacement bulb"
x.com/dailyportalz...
x.com/dailyportalz...
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
I went on a tree walk around my apartment complex this morning and learned assorted Tree Facts and it was really nice. 🌳🥰 Look at this little guy growing from the stump of a tree that had to be cut down! 🤏
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I went on a tree walk around my apartment complex this morning and learned assorted Tree Facts and it was really nice. 🌳🥰 Look at this little guy growing from the stump of a tree that had to be cut down! 🤏
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I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
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b̶̗̠̤̙̺̰̙͇͆̀̒̍̀̂́̕ả̶̡̛̛̛̛͎͔̟̯̤͑̈͐̌̈́̄̓͆̓͛̎͌͛͋͑̆̇̄͐͋̋͊̓̋̊͐̍͗̓͒̆̊̓̂͆̀̾̇̑̈́́͊̾̚͘͘̚̕͝͝͠s̷̢̢̢̧̡̝͖̮͉̰̯̫̮̪̳̲͕̯̟͉̮͚̙͚͓͕̫̣̦͔͓̺̫̻̤̲͆͒̾͂͌̐̑͊̈́͒͛̆̊̍̌͛̇̇̍̾͗̎͐͑̆͒̓̀́̏͊̓̈́͋̓̐͂͘͜͝͝͠͝͝e̴̡̡̡̘̲̺̥͎̥̭͙̲̪̱͔̞͔̠͖̞̞̦̱͉̤̭̼̗͖̥͕͕͙̦̹̠͙͓̤̰͎̼̱̪̹͉̱̞͉̯̠̜͎͙̗͖̣͒̊̒̌͒͗̓̀͗͒͐̽̈̔̑̆͑͑̆̀̀̒̉̿̕̕͜͜͜ͅͅb̷̧̡̪̺̯̱͍͚̻͕̗̬͓̞̈́̈́̽̋̑̈́͒̓́̒̓̇̀̾̕͝a̶̧̢̦͕̗͔͓͙̦̜̬̯̟͉̪̱̮̲͍̻̹͓͍̪̦̥͎̩̫͉͈͙̰̹̞̯̭͔̩̹͛̅͗̑̂̋̍͌͒́̈̆̚͜ͅͅḻ̵̢̢̧̢̨̧̟̗̖̰͇̦̺͕̫̖͈͎͈̪̺̗͚̖̱͎̞͚̥͇̺̱̜͛̃̀̂̾̆̈͝ͅļ̴̧̨̬͔̱͎̳̬͉̘̝̻̹͔͓͍͈̙̣̳̝̗͙͉̬̭̦̗̥̜̠̘̯̯͖̜̠̦̱̰̱̮̤̣̥̼̯̞̉
October 28, 2025 at 5:42 AM
b̶̗̠̤̙̺̰̙͇͆̀̒̍̀̂́̕ả̶̡̛̛̛̛͎͔̟̯̤͑̈͐̌̈́̄̓͆̓͛̎͌͛͋͑̆̇̄͐͋̋͊̓̋̊͐̍͗̓͒̆̊̓̂͆̀̾̇̑̈́́͊̾̚͘͘̚̕͝͝͠s̷̢̢̢̧̡̝͖̮͉̰̯̫̮̪̳̲͕̯̟͉̮͚̙͚͓͕̫̣̦͔͓̺̫̻̤̲͆͒̾͂͌̐̑͊̈́͒͛̆̊̍̌͛̇̇̍̾͗̎͐͑̆͒̓̀́̏͊̓̈́͋̓̐͂͘͜͝͝͠͝͝e̴̡̡̡̘̲̺̥͎̥̭͙̲̪̱͔̞͔̠͖̞̞̦̱͉̤̭̼̗͖̥͕͕͙̦̹̠͙͓̤̰͎̼̱̪̹͉̱̞͉̯̠̜͎͙̗͖̣͒̊̒̌͒͗̓̀͗͒͐̽̈̔̑̆͑͑̆̀̀̒̉̿̕̕͜͜͜ͅͅb̷̧̡̪̺̯̱͍͚̻͕̗̬͓̞̈́̈́̽̋̑̈́͒̓́̒̓̇̀̾̕͝a̶̧̢̦͕̗͔͓͙̦̜̬̯̟͉̪̱̮̲͍̻̹͓͍̪̦̥͎̩̫͉͈͙̰̹̞̯̭͔̩̹͛̅͗̑̂̋̍͌͒́̈̆̚͜ͅͅḻ̵̢̢̧̢̨̧̟̗̖̰͇̦̺͕̫̖͈͎͈̪̺̗͚̖̱͎̞͚̥͇̺̱̜͛̃̀̂̾̆̈͝ͅļ̴̧̨̬͔̱͎̳̬͉̘̝̻̹͔͓͍͈̙̣̳̝̗͙͉̬̭̦̗̥̜̠̘̯̯͖̜̠̦̱̰̱̮̤̣̥̼̯̞̉
I had a dream that Lucy and I had a big argument about what “normal mustard” is. RL Lucy and I don’t know what type of mustard we’d consider “normal”. Internet, do YOU have an opinion on what “normal mustard” is?
October 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I had a dream that Lucy and I had a big argument about what “normal mustard” is. RL Lucy and I don’t know what type of mustard we’d consider “normal”. Internet, do YOU have an opinion on what “normal mustard” is?
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both myself and my band @ekkoastral.bsky.social stand with the many dc venue workers who are tonight demanding their union be voluntarily recognized
for too long their labor needs have been ignored
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
for too long their labor needs have been ignored
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
Workers at Major D.C. Concert Venues Launch Unionization Effort
There are more than 300 staff members aiming to unionize at the 9:30 Club, The Anthem, The Atlantis and Lincoln Theatre.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
both myself and my band @ekkoastral.bsky.social stand with the many dc venue workers who are tonight demanding their union be voluntarily recognized
for too long their labor needs have been ignored
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
for too long their labor needs have been ignored
@930club.bsky.social
@theatlantisdc.bsky.social
@theanthemdc.bsky.social
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"sometimes they just didn't have the thing you wanted" is a good thing, as was generally being out in the world and talking to people and maybe grabbing something new that looks weird on the shelf because they didn't have the thing you wanted that becomes your whole personality for a year.
Someone doesn’t remember how badly going to a video store sucked, and just generally how much worse things were in the 90s-2000s. Oh, it doesn’t work perfectly? Sometimes they just didn’t have the thing you wanted. We live in an era of unprecedented media abundance and it’s has spoiled us rotten.
I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
October 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"sometimes they just didn't have the thing you wanted" is a good thing, as was generally being out in the world and talking to people and maybe grabbing something new that looks weird on the shelf because they didn't have the thing you wanted that becomes your whole personality for a year.