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John Yuda 🥄
@yuda.org
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5 USC § 3331

Husband, dad, dog walker, cyclist, outdoors enthusiast, occasional reluctant driver, Alexandrian, federal employee.

“Refreshingly eclectic, like a thrift-store playlist that actually slaps.”

Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/user/jpyuda
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Four cars full of food donations.
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Texas voters yesterday
The Drake “Hotline Bling” meme, showing Drake rejecting the sentence “using taxes to pay for schools and public services”, and approving “using taxes for an NBA arena”
November 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Here’s what’s leaving for sure. I could possibly be convinced to part with some others if it’s a personal favorite of yours. @pqkate.bsky.social @elenah.bsky.social @mikesager.net (or anybody else). Varieties in alt text.
30 lbs of dried beans in 1 lb bags. All are from Rancho Gordo except for the last one. They are: Green baby Lima, cassoulet, California corona, large white Lima, jumbo Peruvian Lima, Marcella, alubia blanca, king city pink (2 lb), bayo gordo, Mantequilla, cranberry (3 lb), whipple, Tuscan red, scarlet runner, black calypso, Jacob’s cattle, ayocote morado, black eyed peas (2 lb), black caviar lentils (2 lb), french green lentils / du puy lentils (2 lb), puglia lentils, Masoor dal, black garbanzos / Italian Ceci neri, southwest gold (from boonville barn collective)
November 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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In case you thought I was kidding
69 (!) pounds of beans (in one pound bags) arrayed on a floor. Almost all are Rancho Gordo beans. They’re organized by type: light beans top left, medium bodied beans top right, dark beans bottom left, non-natives bottom right.
November 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Professional athletes are not like us, part 305,347:

(h/t @jimmykempski.bsky.social)
A tweet from Ian Rapoport (national reporter for the NFL network) reading: “Details on Carson Wentz: In the first half of the London game, Wentz suffered a dislocation that tore his labrum and fractured the socket, per The Insiders. “He gutted out 2.5 more games for the #Vikings with a big stabilizing brace, while JJ McCarthy (high-ankle) recovered.”
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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lol wut. Because his time on city council went so well and ended so auspiciously.
A designery-looking “Mo Seifeldein for congress” logo
October 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Dear @nytimes.com: not “union leaders and democratic lawmakers say”. It just is. You can look it up.
White House Signals It May Try to Deny Back Pay to Furloughed Federal Workers Union leaders and Democratic lawmakers say the move would run afoul of a law adopted under President Trump’s first term.
October 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Love the callback to the 70s era blue note design here. Example: album art from Fats Navarro: Prime Source
Album cover for ‘Fats Navarro: Prime Source’ from The Blue Note Re-Issue Series. Black and white photograph shows jazz trumpeter Fats Navarro in profile playing his trumpet, wearing what appears to be a light-colored jacket. The cover includes descriptive text noting this collection features complete Blue Note recordings by the influential bebop trumpet player, who inspired musicians including Bud Powell, Tadd Dameron, Sonny Rollins, Wardell Gray, Howard McGhee, Milt Jackson, Ray Haynes, and Kenny Clarke.
October 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Current status.
The author's legs and feet, extending from the bottom of the frame. He is wearing tan pants and black and yellow socks.The legs are resting in a striped gathered-end hammock. Beyond the hammock is a rose bush with a few pink flowers still holding on. There is various other shrubbery and a tall wooden fence.
October 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Older child is cutting the grass. Molly is supervising.
A large dark brown dog wearing a red collar rests comfortably on a gray sectional sofa in a cozy living room. The dog is looking out a window, and the room features warm lighting from a table lamp, colorful artwork on the walls, and a patterned rug on the floor. A dog crate is visible in the background near the window.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
September 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Enormous buck in the yard!
A white-tailed deer buck with a large set of antlers rests on the ground in a wooded area. The deer is lying down among grass and fallen leaves, with trees and forest vegetation visible in the background. The buck appears calm and alert, looking toward the camera.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
September 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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The "don't make me tap the sign" meme with the sign text being "5 USC §3331", which is the part of U.S. code that defines the oath all federal employees must take. It famously includes the phrase"... I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic".
September 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Roll that meme!
A large Eagles logo with three bits of text underneath it: 1. “oh boy am i excited to watch my favorite team play 2. “im going to kill myself” 3. “nice we won”
September 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Emmet Cohen Trio. Cohen is new to me, and pretty great. #jazzsky
August 31, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Up first today: the Arkestra. It blows my mind that Marshall Allen is still at it at 101. #jazzsky
August 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Well done anonymous Wikipedia editor:
A screenshot from Wikipedia reading “In modern English usage, a complete sentence precedes a colon, while a list, description, explanation, or definition follows it. The elements which follow the colon may or may not be a complete sentence: since the colon is preceded by a sentence, it is a complete sentence whether what follows the colon is another sentence or not. While it is acceptable to capitalise the first letter after the colon in American English, it is not the case in British English, except where a proper noun immediately follows a colon.” The poster had highlighted this compound sentence: “The elements which follow the colon may or may not be a complete sentence: since the colon is preceded by a sentence, it is a complete sentence whether what follows the colon is another sentence or not.”
August 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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True! But also this may be the most NPR paragraph I’ve ever seen.
During the summit Friday, lunch was apparently cancelled. But it was intended to be a simple, three-course meal, the documents showed. After a green salad, the world leaders would dine on filet mignon and halibut olympia. Crème brûlée would be served for dessert.
August 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Can you believe they took out parking at Swing’s for a bike share station? Most of the docks aren’t even in use!
A Capital Bikeshare station in what was formerly car parking spaces adjacent to a park. Approximately 10 of the 15+ docks are vacant, suggesting a well-used station.
August 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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What better on a Saturday morning than a sausage roll with vibraphone accompaniment? (Not pictured: sausage roll.) #JazzSky
Henry, an older African American man, plays a vibraphone on a sidewalk. There is not nearly enough cash in his bag. Nobody appreciates a good vibes player these days.
August 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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We may have reached the point where even *I* have to admit we have too many bikes.
A cluttered garage or storage shed filled with multiple bicycles and cycling equipment. Multiple bikes are mounted on wall hooks, including a bright teal/turquoise bike hanging prominently. On the floor are more bicycles including a light blue cruiser-style bike with a wicker basket and a folding bike. Cycling helmets in red and blue colors are visible, along with various bike accessories and maintenance equipment. The space has wooden walls and exposed ceiling beams, with natural light coming through a window. The overall scene suggests an active cycling household with bikes for different purposes - commuting, recreation, and possibly family use.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ The image is annotated with numbers in red counting the bikes. Those bikes are: 1. Woom 5 2. Woom 6 3. Surly Straggler 4. Bike Friday All-Packa 5. Trek/Electra Townie Go 6. Tern Vektron S10 7. Tern GSD S10 (first generation)
July 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Glory B! da funk’s on me #vinylcommunity

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The vintage album cover for a Bootsy Collin’s album. At the top, the title is spelled out: “AHH…THE NAME IS BOOTSY, BABY!” The cover features a shirtless Bootsy with an afro hairstyle wearing star-shaped sunglasses and leather pants, striking a dynamic pose with one arm raised. The background includes various illustrated faces and figures in a collage-style arrangement, with decorative stars scattered throughout the design.
June 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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This is a ridiculous creature. (To be clear, she did this on her own) cc: @weratedogs.com
A brown dog lies on a couch. She’s managed to arrange the pillows such that she effectively has a little fortress, with pillows all along the edge of the couch, while she lies against the back of it.
June 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Flex posts really doing the job of protecting this bike corral. @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
A bike corral “protected” by paint and flex posts. There are four U hoops to lock bikes to. The first has fallen completely over, and the second is bent at a 45 degree angle,and the third at a slightly less pronounced angle — presumably because a car drove into it.
June 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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The finished product
A bowl of pelmeni soup served in a white ceramic bowl, featuring the Russian dumplings in a rich orange-red tomato broth. The soup is garnished with a dollop of white sour cream in the center and generously sprinkled with fresh green herbs - both flat-leaf parsley and delicate dill fronds. The herbs and sour cream create a colorful contrast against the vibrant tomato-based broth. The bowl is placed on a woven placemat.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
June 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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In progress: bureachiță (Moldovan chicken pelmeni soup) 🍜
A large pot or Dutch oven containing a simmering tomato-based broth with numerous pelmeni (Russian dumplings) floating throughout the orange-red soup. The white, rounded pelmeni are cooking in what appears to be a rich tomato broth or sauce. The pot is sitting on a stovetop with white tile backsplash visible in the background.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
June 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM