reluctant anchorite
@vaneharriet.bsky.social
ex-homeschool kid • ex-fundamentalist • ex-Saskatooner • ex-academic • mom to a non-speaking autistic teen • unlearning it as I go
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Tim Walz on Meet the Press about Trump calling him "Retarded":
"We have fought, three decades, to get this out of our school. Kids know better than to use it. But look, this is what Donald Trump has done. He's normalized this type of hateful behavior and this type of language."
"We have fought, three decades, to get this out of our school. Kids know better than to use it. But look, this is what Donald Trump has done. He's normalized this type of hateful behavior and this type of language."
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Tim Walz on Meet the Press about Trump calling him "Retarded":
"We have fought, three decades, to get this out of our school. Kids know better than to use it. But look, this is what Donald Trump has done. He's normalized this type of hateful behavior and this type of language."
"We have fought, three decades, to get this out of our school. Kids know better than to use it. But look, this is what Donald Trump has done. He's normalized this type of hateful behavior and this type of language."
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hey guys, super good place to throw a few bucks, if you’ve got ‘em! Ellie and I were at KCL together (approx one hundred years ago) and I babysat the kiddo in question when they were teensy 💖
So I am running the London Lea Valley 50km in March and trying to raise some money for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets, Kiddo attends their LGBTQIA+ group and it's been such a brilliant and supportive space for them, which feels so important when trans youth are under constant attack.
Ellie's fundraiser for Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
Help Ellie Mackin Roberts raise money to support Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
www.justgiving.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
hey guys, super good place to throw a few bucks, if you’ve got ‘em! Ellie and I were at KCL together (approx one hundred years ago) and I babysat the kiddo in question when they were teensy 💖
this would have been E if he’d been born a few generations sooner (& would have been one of the **better** scenarios)
November 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
this would have been E if he’d been born a few generations sooner (& would have been one of the **better** scenarios)
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Malls should have a coat check
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Malls should have a coat check
happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends! I am wistfully envious of all the food I am seeing described in your posts, lol
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends! I am wistfully envious of all the food I am seeing described in your posts, lol
look at this adorbs pic from FOURTEEN (14) years ago today
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
look at this adorbs pic from FOURTEEN (14) years ago today
has @iwriteok.bsky.social seen this because I heard the motto in his voice
this pack of Korean cigarettes has the greatest logo I've ever seen
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
has @iwriteok.bsky.social seen this because I heard the motto in his voice
hey guys, super good place to throw a few bucks, if you’ve got ‘em! Ellie and I were at KCL together (approx one hundred years ago) and I babysat the kiddo in question when they were teensy 💖
So I am running the London Lea Valley 50km in March and trying to raise some money for Step Forward - a youth centre in Tower Hamlets, Kiddo attends their LGBTQIA+ group and it's been such a brilliant and supportive space for them, which feels so important when trans youth are under constant attack.
Ellie's fundraiser for Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
Help Ellie Mackin Roberts raise money to support Step Forward (Tower Hamlets)
www.justgiving.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
hey guys, super good place to throw a few bucks, if you’ve got ‘em! Ellie and I were at KCL together (approx one hundred years ago) and I babysat the kiddo in question when they were teensy 💖
smearing Vicks on a rag to put by my pillow tonight, I am truly my grandmother’s offspring
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
smearing Vicks on a rag to put by my pillow tonight, I am truly my grandmother’s offspring
for a full 5 seconds I thought this ad was selling me on extra-brawny mojitos or boozy mochas
“huh so does it catapult me right to full hammered before the messy kitchen gets to me? …or does it SORT ME OUT before my inner emotional flotsam can start to—- oh it’s, it’s paper towels”
“huh so does it catapult me right to full hammered before the messy kitchen gets to me? …or does it SORT ME OUT before my inner emotional flotsam can start to—- oh it’s, it’s paper towels”
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
for a full 5 seconds I thought this ad was selling me on extra-brawny mojitos or boozy mochas
“huh so does it catapult me right to full hammered before the messy kitchen gets to me? …or does it SORT ME OUT before my inner emotional flotsam can start to—- oh it’s, it’s paper towels”
“huh so does it catapult me right to full hammered before the messy kitchen gets to me? …or does it SORT ME OUT before my inner emotional flotsam can start to—- oh it’s, it’s paper towels”
good grief i am yet again sick as a dog 😑
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
good grief i am yet again sick as a dog 😑
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i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
New polling on aliens
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
% of U.S. adult citizens who believe the following definitely or probably exist:
Aliens 56%
Bigfoot 28%
The Yeti 23%
The Loch Ness Monster 22%
Chupacabra 16%
today.yougov.com/health/artic...
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
i can not be the only person wondering about the five percent gap between bigfoot and the yeti
i mean is this where u draw the line
i mean is this where u draw the line
was looking for a different screenshot and came across this which I think I made in 2021
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
was looking for a different screenshot and came across this which I think I made in 2021
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"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace
whew the hover text for this panel when you go to save or share it is a real gut-punch (in the good way)
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
whew the hover text for this panel when you go to save or share it is a real gut-punch (in the good way)
my kingdom for a button to just toggle out of my brain
November 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
my kingdom for a button to just toggle out of my brain
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We stood down half a million carrier pigeons and got on with our lives just fine using other communication methods. But some people can't even quit twitter? I repeat: a pigeon never paid Tommy Robinson's legal bills.
Easy to laugh at a headline like this from the era of Chamberlainite appeasement, but the feathery little heroes ended up doing a really important job and saving a lot of lives...
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We stood down half a million carrier pigeons and got on with our lives just fine using other communication methods. But some people can't even quit twitter? I repeat: a pigeon never paid Tommy Robinson's legal bills.
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So a while back I was commissioned to do short bios of various rock stars, and they were just about universally total psychopaths, with the huge exception of Freddie Mercury. A lovely man who did good by his wife, his lovers, and his cats.
Today (24 November) marks the passing of Freddie Mercury, lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen. He remains regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music.
📷 Getty
📷 Getty
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
So a while back I was commissioned to do short bios of various rock stars, and they were just about universally total psychopaths, with the huge exception of Freddie Mercury. A lovely man who did good by his wife, his lovers, and his cats.
love running out of all 3 of my prescribed medications within the stretch of a few days because of various admin stupidities
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
love running out of all 3 of my prescribed medications within the stretch of a few days because of various admin stupidities
making sure @suesswassersee.bsky.social does not miss the absolute vibes of this
There is a post circulating on Bluesky encouraging the moving of a frozen turkey straight into a pot of hot oil. We are combating this misinformation the best way we know how - through the power of dance music.
November 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
making sure @suesswassersee.bsky.social does not miss the absolute vibes of this
me (very quiet, slightly anguished): oh NO I’m sorry
there are self-service machines here to do your biometrics before passport control & - trying to Require Minimal Help (as is my wont)- I used one & the guy tried to rescan my fingerprints & clicked around for awhile & finally in tones of polite German resignation is like, you have crashed the system
November 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
me (very quiet, slightly anguished): oh NO I’m sorry
there are self-service machines here to do your biometrics before passport control & - trying to Require Minimal Help (as is my wont)- I used one & the guy tried to rescan my fingerprints & clicked around for awhile & finally in tones of polite German resignation is like, you have crashed the system
November 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
there are self-service machines here to do your biometrics before passport control & - trying to Require Minimal Help (as is my wont)- I used one & the guy tried to rescan my fingerprints & clicked around for awhile & finally in tones of polite German resignation is like, you have crashed the system
in retrospect running myself out of both elvanse and beta blockers just in time for a day of airports/liminal emotional spaces etc etc was maybe not the greatest idea
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
in retrospect running myself out of both elvanse and beta blockers just in time for a day of airports/liminal emotional spaces etc etc was maybe not the greatest idea
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