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Absurdly earnest: farmer, UU, queer, dog companion. Reader of Barry Lopez, Jose Saramago, Anna Burns, Margaret Atwood…
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Lucinda William’s eponymous 1988 album might be my all time favorite album.

Listening to this album brought me back from all-consuming rage and despair after the election. It was the first time I felt human in days.
I Just Wanted to See You so Bad
YouTube video by Lucinda Williams - Topic
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Look at these cold-ass folks doing the work!
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January 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
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Hearing confirmed reports from people on the ground of ICE sightings in Portland, Maine today. If you see/know anything, message me on Signal at marisakabas.04
ICE is coming to Portland and Lewiston imminently, their mayors confirmed today. Both cities have large Somali populations.

When reached for comment, ICE wouldn’t even confirm whether or not this action was happening.
ICE is headed to Maine
The Mayors of Portland and Lewiston confirmed Wednesday ICE's imminent presence.
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January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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This week’s episode is the first in our two-part series about the rise and fall of the Voting Rights Act. We’re tracing the attack on voting rights from Jim Crow to John Roberts.
The Rise and Fall of the Voting Rights Act, Part 1
Podcast Episode · 5-4 · 01/20/2026 · 1h 12m
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January 20, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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#ICEList
(by state)
(visit site for more info)

#Vermont
#ICEListVermont
wiki.icelist.is/index.php/Ve...

Status (as of Saturday, January 17th, 2026):
7 individuals total
(all verified)

#ICE
#ICEWatch
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Hey fellow Vermonters,
Lewiston is a small city with a refugee population. An ICE ‘surge’ there seems impractical and low return and yet appears to be happening anyway.

We should prepare for Winooski, Vermont being a similar target.

How can we anticipate and prepare for this?
January 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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I made a map of all the public transit in Vermont! It's the map I always wish I had when I plan travel there. My goal is that someone sees this map, learns about a bus near them, and then takes the bus because of it.

Hi-res at codeberg.org/skyqrose/vt-...

#Vermont #PublicTransit #TransitMap
January 15, 2026 at 12:03 AM
M’fers stay out of Maine 😡
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.

Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 15, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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We’re partnering with FRONTLINE PBS to investigate how flooding has reshaped Vermont. Share what you’re experiencing. Contact info optional. Survey: vtdigger.org/frontline/
January 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
OG home river has to be the Connecticut, current home river is the Winooski.

Honorable mention to the Ompompanoosuc, which has delighted me since I learned to read.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.

Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Doing my dusting, washing the windows, wiping down the counters …
this is what some of you look like in your chore coats
December 24, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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December 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Burlington, Vermont
Four people—including UU Rev. Fred Small—were arrested while trying to deliver care packages to immigrants detained at the Burlington ICE processing center. This action reflects UUs’ ongoing commitment to and immigrant justice.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3MF1gK4

#UU #ImmigrantJustice #FaithInAction
4 arrested taking care packages to immigrant detainees at Burlington processing center
Three activists and a reverend sought to bring attention to conditions and alleged human rights violations at the facility where immigrants are held.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Buying insect netting for next farming season. The company that makes it is Canadian.

Tariffs add over $300 to the purchase price.

#agsky
December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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This is a good piece
I'm Kenyan. I Don't Write Like ChatGPT. ChatGPT Writes Like Me.
I'm calm. I'm calm. I promise.
marcusolang.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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VTDigger is hiring!

We’re looking for a Managing Editor to help lead our newsroom and support independent, public-service journalism for communities across Vermont.

Hybrid role, Vermont-based.
Details: ats.rippling.com/vtdigger/jobs
December 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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Relatable Corvid
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My laptop knows when I’m shopping for a new laptop 😒
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just started Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams (3 month waiting list on Libby)

first thought was that I don’t know if I can handle these people

second, WTF she’s the ‘I’m on fire’ shark attack girl?!?!?! That story HAUNTED me when I heard it on TAL.
November 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Well worth clicking this link and scrolling through the photos of this amazing complex!

Dense housing can be lovely (looking at you, Vermont)
we have terrible urban development models in the US

the cottage cluster being a pre-eminent one.

just going to leave this gorgeous little baugruppe here

www.baunetz.de/meldungen/Me...
Baugruppe bei Wien - Wohnsiedlung von einszueins architektur
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www.baunetz.de
November 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Watching The American Revolution and enjoying it!

Was v confused by the maps of Boston tho - apparently I did not know that the city began as an island and parts of the harbor were backfilled in the 1800s?!

Feel like a bad new englander for not knowing this.
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is a real loss for the northeast kingdom.
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Cool, overcast day on the farm - good for extended naps on the movable couch.
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Vibes at #nokings in Montpelier, Vermont today: joyous, righteous and fun!

It felt different from the past protests - more hopeful and energetic? Less despair and more empowered. And the creativity! Sculpture, costumes, artwork, music and plays! ❤️
October 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The girlfriend of the founder of antifa
October 8, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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i don’t really understand why this made me start bawling i just really love seeing people try to help each other in creative ways and that this shit is necessary
October 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM