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Jessica Van Oort
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Writer, editor, dancer, gamer. Co-owner of The Five Wits Wigs. Theme: sweet apotheosis. Lawful good. Queer. She/her. Pawlet Selectboard.
Index cards also don't go black and then you have to wake up the screen with your messy fingers in the middle of the recipe!
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Still trying to figure out how to remove the Try Gemini button in gmail, and yes, I know the real answer is ditch gmail
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Yeah, it's for rapid response, you can call or text, in both spanish and english. That's the info I got when I did the training this summer
November 19, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The number is from Migrant Justice, Vermont's immigrant rights group, they don't have it posted online but they give it out if you attend their rapid response training or sign up for rapid response at this link: migrantjustice.net/get-involved...
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migrantjustice.net
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Hurray!
November 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My best writing has been collaborations with my wife. How about you? Have the two of you done collaborative stuff?
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
My brook is about 20 feet from my door and I still keep a couple gallons of flush water under the sink for power outages. I don't want to have to walk out there in the dark or the ice or whatever! Hope you get water back soon
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM
My least favorite when I'm facilitating is that guy--always a guy--who won't stop after the third "thank you" and I have to break out the "let's move on to the next topic" or even "let's hear what some others think"
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I've been facilitating meetings in academia, local government, and non-profits for over a decade and I just started doing organizing this year and yeah, that is so true. My two least favorites are when the facilitator goes way over time or just preaches their own fave thing.
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
And what do you do when your period cramps are so bad you can't stand up, my guy? Oh wait . . . 🤔
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Like most people, I eat food more often than I fly on an airplane. And I've been on SNAP. But rich people's pain clearly matters more than poor people's pain. It's bullshit.
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
What about the states that used their own money to fund SNAP, are they being penalized too?
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I don't understand how they can get paid during the shutdown but air traffic controllers can't. That's some bullshit.
November 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Yeah, outdated websites or ones with weird graphic design are sort of our state specialty, aren't they?
November 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Vermont is funding 1/2 the usual SNAP amount through state funds, it should hit EBT cards today, cannot personally confirm though vermontfoodhelp.com/3squaresvt-u...
3SquaresVT Updates — Vermont Food Help
The COVID-19 outbreak is impacting everyone across Vermont. 3SquaresVT is an important program that can help households buy food during the crisis.
vermontfoodhelp.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM