Anna McDuff
@annamcduff.bsky.social
Here to hang out and chat about life, my hobbies and my cats! I am owned by two Maine Coons, Prospero (Perry) and Artemis (Misty). I love #pottery, dabble in embroidery, am interested in the world, and obsess over US/UK politics more than is good for me
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The news feeds are grim, so have a story about Joseph and Eglantine. They met at a village dance in the #Vendée just two months before war broke out in 1914. She was 16, he 21. They wrote over 800 letters to each other while he served. Married in 1919. 10 kids. Lived happily ever after.
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February 1, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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I love that Prince Andrew had a codename email address to avoid suspicion and all the emails are like 'Had to spend the weekend at Balmoral, Mother wants me to look after the corgis, my brother's here too - not Edward, but Charles, you know the heir apparent.'
February 1, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I love that Prince Andrew had a codename email address to avoid suspicion and all the emails are like 'Had to spend the weekend at Balmoral, Mother wants me to look after the corgis, my brother's here too - not Edward, but Charles, you know the heir apparent.'
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Grafting feels like it's something botanists made up to fuck with the rest of us.
"Oh, yeah, if you cut a branch of an orange tree and put a lemon seed in it, that branch will grow lemons."
Be serious. How would that even work. And then:
"Oh, yeah, if you cut a branch of an orange tree and put a lemon seed in it, that branch will grow lemons."
Be serious. How would that even work. And then:
February 6, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Grafting feels like it's something botanists made up to fuck with the rest of us.
"Oh, yeah, if you cut a branch of an orange tree and put a lemon seed in it, that branch will grow lemons."
Be serious. How would that even work. And then:
"Oh, yeah, if you cut a branch of an orange tree and put a lemon seed in it, that branch will grow lemons."
Be serious. How would that even work. And then:
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Chumbawamba & Credit To The Nation - Enough Is Enough
YouTube video by RileyELFuk
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February 1, 2026 at 6:20 AM
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Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
JUST IN: Democrats flip a red seat in the Texas Senate.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
Taylor Rehmet wins against Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist who helped lead right-wing efforts to take over TX school boards.
With all early vote, and 95% of precincts, in, Dem up 57/43.
Trump won this seat by 17% in Tarrant County.
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Former Texas Lege reporter here. A Dem hasn't held this seat since 1990. Tarrant is the safest of red suburban counties. There is no way the TX and national GOP aren't in panic mode right now.
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Great job everybody! Melania: Devourer of Men is number one across the board. Remember to pass the word: download this free ebook so that we completely screw up Melania T's algorithm this weekend.
January 31, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Great job everybody! Melania: Devourer of Men is number one across the board. Remember to pass the word: download this free ebook so that we completely screw up Melania T's algorithm this weekend.
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Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
![Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you
can keep it."
With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike,
It is so ORDERED.
SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026.
_________________________________________________
FRED BIERY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
[photo of Liam]
Credit: Bystander
Matthew 19:14
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January 31, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Judge Biery signed the order with a photo of Liam and two bible verses: The first is "But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven." The second is simply "Jesus wept."
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
Astonishing thing for a judge to do.
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Ooo ooo another one!
Box cakes.
I feel like Millennial nostalgia has really led to some damaged taste buds and we have idiots online saying things like "You actually can't tell the difference."
Box cakes have the structure of upholstery foam. They're fine for a quickie but stop being silly.
Box cakes.
I feel like Millennial nostalgia has really led to some damaged taste buds and we have idiots online saying things like "You actually can't tell the difference."
Box cakes have the structure of upholstery foam. They're fine for a quickie but stop being silly.
Guys, I really need to talk about something dumb and meaningless. What's a universally beloved sweet treat that you think is just mid? For me, it's meringue.
January 31, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Ooo ooo another one!
Box cakes.
I feel like Millennial nostalgia has really led to some damaged taste buds and we have idiots online saying things like "You actually can't tell the difference."
Box cakes have the structure of upholstery foam. They're fine for a quickie but stop being silly.
Box cakes.
I feel like Millennial nostalgia has really led to some damaged taste buds and we have idiots online saying things like "You actually can't tell the difference."
Box cakes have the structure of upholstery foam. They're fine for a quickie but stop being silly.
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American buttercream. I feel like we've turned the corner on fondant but buttercream is still with us. It's not good, guys. It's not disgusting, it's just not good.
Guys, I really need to talk about something dumb and meaningless. What's a universally beloved sweet treat that you think is just mid? For me, it's meringue.
January 31, 2026 at 4:05 PM
American buttercream. I feel like we've turned the corner on fondant but buttercream is still with us. It's not good, guys. It's not disgusting, it's just not good.
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So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
January 31, 2026 at 5:29 AM
So, let's get this straight. Christopher "Moot" Poole created 4chan as a gathering place for hentai and CSAM enthusiasts, started /pol/ the day he met with Jeffrey Epstein, then /pol/ memed Trump to the presidency and birthed Qanon, a conspiracy theory in which Trump is a good person who hates CSAM.
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so a LOT of what's been released are anonymous reports and with a case this famous you are gonna get some nuts sending in nonsense. but the repeated references to Robin Leach, Trump and Epstein at the Rancho Palos Verdes golf club make it pretty clear a bunch went on there involving those people.
Did the DOJ really just oopsie "Robin Leach strangled a child at a sex party attended to by multiple Presidents" then redact the whole page or am I becoming Qanon
January 30, 2026 at 11:44 PM
so a LOT of what's been released are anonymous reports and with a case this famous you are gonna get some nuts sending in nonsense. but the repeated references to Robin Leach, Trump and Epstein at the Rancho Palos Verdes golf club make it pretty clear a bunch went on there involving those people.
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If you are confused by the Mangione news I maybe managed to have puzzled it out.
Basically comes down to the Feds trying some shit and not getting away with it.
Basically comes down to the Feds trying some shit and not getting away with it.
Ok thank you to folks in my replies it seems: the Feds tried to invent a federal murder charge by tying it to cross-state stalking. But the murder only occurred in one state. So there’s no case for federal murder charges. So the judge was like “nice try no cigar”.
January 30, 2026 at 10:24 PM
If you are confused by the Mangione news I maybe managed to have puzzled it out.
Basically comes down to the Feds trying some shit and not getting away with it.
Basically comes down to the Feds trying some shit and not getting away with it.
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STEPHEN MILLER: so you've gone through all of these files and made sure there's nothing incriminatory about Trump or his friends and associates, right
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
January 30, 2026 at 10:40 PM
STEPHEN MILLER: so you've gone through all of these files and made sure there's nothing incriminatory about Trump or his friends and associates, right
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
KASH PATEL: *standing in line at berghain dressed like the Ikea monkey* oh yeah definitely
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They also do not even have the institutional backing to successfully prosecute their chosen examples. Remember that Sandwich guy was acquitted.
Let me reiterate: THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS TO PERSECUTE LARGE NUMBERS OF DISSENTERS. What they are doing, instead, is using fear and paranoia as a force multiplier: they don’t have to persecute us if we keep ourselves home because someone told us we can’t walk in public without being terrified.
January 30, 2026 at 5:54 PM
They also do not even have the institutional backing to successfully prosecute their chosen examples. Remember that Sandwich guy was acquitted.
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Okay, it took me three days to finally do this, BUT!
You can buy whistles from us now!
I stress again that getting the whistles free is the OBVIOUS OPTION but some folks want 1-5 Kit Rocha whistles instead of 100 whistles, or to support us. So. OK!
thebrokencircle.etsy.com/listing/4449...
You can buy whistles from us now!
I stress again that getting the whistles free is the OBVIOUS OPTION but some folks want 1-5 Kit Rocha whistles instead of 100 whistles, or to support us. So. OK!
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January 30, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Okay, it took me three days to finally do this, BUT!
You can buy whistles from us now!
I stress again that getting the whistles free is the OBVIOUS OPTION but some folks want 1-5 Kit Rocha whistles instead of 100 whistles, or to support us. So. OK!
thebrokencircle.etsy.com/listing/4449...
You can buy whistles from us now!
I stress again that getting the whistles free is the OBVIOUS OPTION but some folks want 1-5 Kit Rocha whistles instead of 100 whistles, or to support us. So. OK!
thebrokencircle.etsy.com/listing/4449...
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January 14 was the last visit, too long buddy! Good to see you 😄
This is early in the visit, he acts like he hasn’t eaten in 2 weeks 😂 but I’m sure he has been eating something 😉
The move to the ‘little bird’ bowl was a clear indication he finished the rr snacks and needs a refill! 🪶
This is early in the visit, he acts like he hasn’t eaten in 2 weeks 😂 but I’m sure he has been eating something 😉
The move to the ‘little bird’ bowl was a clear indication he finished the rr snacks and needs a refill! 🪶
January 29, 2026 at 7:29 PM
January 14 was the last visit, too long buddy! Good to see you 😄
This is early in the visit, he acts like he hasn’t eaten in 2 weeks 😂 but I’m sure he has been eating something 😉
The move to the ‘little bird’ bowl was a clear indication he finished the rr snacks and needs a refill! 🪶
This is early in the visit, he acts like he hasn’t eaten in 2 weeks 😂 but I’m sure he has been eating something 😉
The move to the ‘little bird’ bowl was a clear indication he finished the rr snacks and needs a refill! 🪶
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Man Donald Trump is gonna be so mad when someone explains double jeopardy to him for the sixth time.
*30 seconds later*
Man Donald Trump is gonna be so mad when someone explains double jeopardy to him for the seventh time.
*30 seconds later*
Man Donald Trump is gonna be so mad when someone explains double jeopardy to him for the seventh time.
A New York federal judge dismissed murder and weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, a major blow to prosecutors that means Mangione no longer faces a possible death penalty if convicted reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Man Donald Trump is gonna be so mad when someone explains double jeopardy to him for the sixth time.
*30 seconds later*
Man Donald Trump is gonna be so mad when someone explains double jeopardy to him for the seventh time.
*30 seconds later*
Man Donald Trump is gonna be so mad when someone explains double jeopardy to him for the seventh time.
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Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Journalist Georgia Fort has been released from custody (video @fox9mn.bsky.social)
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I don’t know if this will help any of my other neurodivergent peeps, but you know what I’m doing a lot of now? Logic puzzles. The little grids with “Bob has brown hair and killed either the dragon or the kraken, but not on Tuesday” clues. Having to focus so intently shuts up the anxiety for a bit.
January 30, 2026 at 8:11 PM
I don’t know if this will help any of my other neurodivergent peeps, but you know what I’m doing a lot of now? Logic puzzles. The little grids with “Bob has brown hair and killed either the dragon or the kraken, but not on Tuesday” clues. Having to focus so intently shuts up the anxiety for a bit.
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The thing about Catherine O’Hara is she is so hilarious and talented that I forgot she was mortal
January 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The thing about Catherine O’Hara is she is so hilarious and talented that I forgot she was mortal
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Trump's IRS lawsuit is demanding $10 billion from taxpayers.
$10 billion would pay for 4 months of ACA tax credits for millions who can't afford health care—because of him.
In Trump's ideal world, you make him richer.
While he makes you sicker and poorer.
$10 billion would pay for 4 months of ACA tax credits for millions who can't afford health care—because of him.
In Trump's ideal world, you make him richer.
While he makes you sicker and poorer.
January 30, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Trump's IRS lawsuit is demanding $10 billion from taxpayers.
$10 billion would pay for 4 months of ACA tax credits for millions who can't afford health care—because of him.
In Trump's ideal world, you make him richer.
While he makes you sicker and poorer.
$10 billion would pay for 4 months of ACA tax credits for millions who can't afford health care—because of him.
In Trump's ideal world, you make him richer.
While he makes you sicker and poorer.
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I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I may have a stroke.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
Someone said protests don’t belong in church and it took every ounce of self-censure within me not to say “Deborah you are literally a Protestant.”
A PROTESTant.
I assume they think Luther was nailing Bed, Bath, & Beyond coupons to the door.
It’s kind of magical that my library lets me fill my ereader app up with novels whenever I want. I’m on a long flight tonight and I’m so happy to have some of my TBR on my phone to keep me company. The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen is first up!
January 30, 2026 at 7:36 PM
It’s kind of magical that my library lets me fill my ereader app up with novels whenever I want. I’m on a long flight tonight and I’m so happy to have some of my TBR on my phone to keep me company. The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen is first up!
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Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her