Botticellibelle
@botticellibelle.bsky.social
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I don't know what it is about the 5pm-6pm hour, but I almost always want cheese during this time.
February 18, 2026 at 1:46 AM
I don't know what it is about the 5pm-6pm hour, but I almost always want cheese during this time.
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Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
As Bernie Sanders Comes to California, Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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Thread 🧵: Food Assistance By State/Territory
The document below lists previously established food assistance programs, searchable by state.
Each state and territory is also listed alphabetically in the thread comments.
Help will come and go, so pls use this thread to update info for your state:
The document below lists previously established food assistance programs, searchable by state.
Each state and territory is also listed alphabetically in the thread comments.
Help will come and go, so pls use this thread to update info for your state:
Without SNAP: Finding Assistance in Uncertain Times
Without SNAP: Finding Assistance in Uncertain Times Due to the completely preventable shutdown, the USDA says “the well has run dry” in regards to SNAP benefits. Beginning November 1st, SNAP benefits...
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November 2, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Thread 🧵: Food Assistance By State/Territory
The document below lists previously established food assistance programs, searchable by state.
Each state and territory is also listed alphabetically in the thread comments.
Help will come and go, so pls use this thread to update info for your state:
The document below lists previously established food assistance programs, searchable by state.
Each state and territory is also listed alphabetically in the thread comments.
Help will come and go, so pls use this thread to update info for your state:
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It’s actually insane how judgmental people feel comfortable being towards someone they don’t know who posted something they barely read. People are just desperately scrolling until they finally find someone they can feel superior to, which is really sad.
February 17, 2026 at 10:06 PM
It’s actually insane how judgmental people feel comfortable being towards someone they don’t know who posted something they barely read. People are just desperately scrolling until they finally find someone they can feel superior to, which is really sad.
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emboldened by yesterday's miso soup triumph i am making fresh dashi
February 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
emboldened by yesterday's miso soup triumph i am making fresh dashi
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video essayists/artists/writers etc in Austin Texas hit me up or if you are not then, let me know which artsy/lefty creators are based in Austin.
February 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
video essayists/artists/writers etc in Austin Texas hit me up or if you are not then, let me know which artsy/lefty creators are based in Austin.
Oh wow. Our college president keeps sending out threatening emails. They're couched in "we're a community" and "face reality" business speak, but I know a threat when I read one.
So... Union negotiations must be going well.
So... Union negotiations must be going well.
February 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Oh wow. Our college president keeps sending out threatening emails. They're couched in "we're a community" and "face reality" business speak, but I know a threat when I read one.
So... Union negotiations must be going well.
So... Union negotiations must be going well.
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2. Blaxolotl
2. Blaxolotl
February 16, 2026 at 5:31 AM
1. Axolotl
2. Blaxolotl
2. Blaxolotl
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PMC COVlD Report, Week of Feb 16, 2026 (U.S.)
14 states are still experiencing High/Very High COVlD levels amid a lingering 12th wave.
Minnesota may be at an all-time high.
THREAD 1 of 4 🧵
14 states are still experiencing High/Very High COVlD levels amid a lingering 12th wave.
Minnesota may be at an all-time high.
THREAD 1 of 4 🧵
February 16, 2026 at 5:39 AM
PMC COVlD Report, Week of Feb 16, 2026 (U.S.)
14 states are still experiencing High/Very High COVlD levels amid a lingering 12th wave.
Minnesota may be at an all-time high.
THREAD 1 of 4 🧵
14 states are still experiencing High/Very High COVlD levels amid a lingering 12th wave.
Minnesota may be at an all-time high.
THREAD 1 of 4 🧵
I randomly looked at houses for sale yesterday and I found my dream home.
It's modest - about the same size as our current house, but with a better layout, and a GARAGE.
Best of all: it's across the street from a community garden, and down the street from an ALPACA FARM 🤩.
It's modest - about the same size as our current house, but with a better layout, and a GARAGE.
Best of all: it's across the street from a community garden, and down the street from an ALPACA FARM 🤩.
February 15, 2026 at 9:15 PM
I randomly looked at houses for sale yesterday and I found my dream home.
It's modest - about the same size as our current house, but with a better layout, and a GARAGE.
Best of all: it's across the street from a community garden, and down the street from an ALPACA FARM 🤩.
It's modest - about the same size as our current house, but with a better layout, and a GARAGE.
Best of all: it's across the street from a community garden, and down the street from an ALPACA FARM 🤩.
Maybe one day I won't be so tired.
Still, I'm just happy to be here ☺️!
Still, I'm just happy to be here ☺️!
February 15, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Maybe one day I won't be so tired.
Still, I'm just happy to be here ☺️!
Still, I'm just happy to be here ☺️!
I almost forgot what was best in life.
February 15, 2026 at 7:36 AM
I almost forgot what was best in life.
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Eugenics and fascism have always gone hand in hand.
Disabled people tried to warn you.
AI chat bots have “suggested” suicide.
Assisted dying policies are on the rise.
SSA staff have been told to tell disability applicants that suicide is an option.
It’s a cull.
Disabled people tried to warn you.
AI chat bots have “suggested” suicide.
Assisted dying policies are on the rise.
SSA staff have been told to tell disability applicants that suicide is an option.
It’s a cull.
‘Suicide is only one option': Social Security staff newly assigned to phone duties raise concerns over training
Experts and SSA employees question wisdom of telling callers in crisis that suicide is an option.
www.govexec.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Eugenics and fascism have always gone hand in hand.
Disabled people tried to warn you.
AI chat bots have “suggested” suicide.
Assisted dying policies are on the rise.
SSA staff have been told to tell disability applicants that suicide is an option.
It’s a cull.
Disabled people tried to warn you.
AI chat bots have “suggested” suicide.
Assisted dying policies are on the rise.
SSA staff have been told to tell disability applicants that suicide is an option.
It’s a cull.
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It happened again.
This time it's @dailykos.com who is publishing a plagiarized AI-generated slop version of my work, brazenly right down to the title, "A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai" which is lifted directly from my book "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai."
This time it's @dailykos.com who is publishing a plagiarized AI-generated slop version of my work, brazenly right down to the title, "A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai" which is lifted directly from my book "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai."
February 14, 2026 at 11:26 PM
It happened again.
This time it's @dailykos.com who is publishing a plagiarized AI-generated slop version of my work, brazenly right down to the title, "A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai" which is lifted directly from my book "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai."
This time it's @dailykos.com who is publishing a plagiarized AI-generated slop version of my work, brazenly right down to the title, "A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai" which is lifted directly from my book "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yokai."
Went to a wedding reception and spent pretty much all of it outside on the patio in the cold, but we got to see old friends and that was nice.
Only 2 others were wearing masks inside. Sadly, that didn't include my friends who have long covid.
It was crowded & stuffy inside. I hope they'll be OK.
Only 2 others were wearing masks inside. Sadly, that didn't include my friends who have long covid.
It was crowded & stuffy inside. I hope they'll be OK.
February 15, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Went to a wedding reception and spent pretty much all of it outside on the patio in the cold, but we got to see old friends and that was nice.
Only 2 others were wearing masks inside. Sadly, that didn't include my friends who have long covid.
It was crowded & stuffy inside. I hope they'll be OK.
Only 2 others were wearing masks inside. Sadly, that didn't include my friends who have long covid.
It was crowded & stuffy inside. I hope they'll be OK.
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Thank you. My lord. Too many rubes (or worse, people playing rube) ignoring this shit. It's no different than your "AI microwave" that for some reason needs to be attached to your wifi. Everything is selling/using your data and giving you zippo in return.
February 14, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Thank you. My lord. Too many rubes (or worse, people playing rube) ignoring this shit. It's no different than your "AI microwave" that for some reason needs to be attached to your wifi. Everything is selling/using your data and giving you zippo in return.
In my young adulthood I was so worried about not being able to grow roots because my family moved me around all the time.
Now I'm 42 & I've been living in PDX for 19 years. I've been happily married for 10. As it turns out, I have staying power & people who love me.
Happy Valentine's Day ❤️.
Now I'm 42 & I've been living in PDX for 19 years. I've been happily married for 10. As it turns out, I have staying power & people who love me.
Happy Valentine's Day ❤️.
February 14, 2026 at 10:42 PM
In my young adulthood I was so worried about not being able to grow roots because my family moved me around all the time.
Now I'm 42 & I've been living in PDX for 19 years. I've been happily married for 10. As it turns out, I have staying power & people who love me.
Happy Valentine's Day ❤️.
Now I'm 42 & I've been living in PDX for 19 years. I've been happily married for 10. As it turns out, I have staying power & people who love me.
Happy Valentine's Day ❤️.
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Hello everyone! I am working on something and could use your help. If you pay for Claude code, please type npx ccusage@latest into your terminal and send me a screenshot of your usage from the last month, along with your level of subscription ($20/100/200). I would be so grateful!
February 14, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Hello everyone! I am working on something and could use your help. If you pay for Claude code, please type npx ccusage@latest into your terminal and send me a screenshot of your usage from the last month, along with your level of subscription ($20/100/200). I would be so grateful!
Where the heck do you get good spanikopita (to go) in PDX?
I am dying for a huge ol' piece of that flaky spinache pastry. Phyllo! Spinache! Feta! What can go wrong?
I am dying for a huge ol' piece of that flaky spinache pastry. Phyllo! Spinache! Feta! What can go wrong?
February 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Where the heck do you get good spanikopita (to go) in PDX?
I am dying for a huge ol' piece of that flaky spinache pastry. Phyllo! Spinache! Feta! What can go wrong?
I am dying for a huge ol' piece of that flaky spinache pastry. Phyllo! Spinache! Feta! What can go wrong?
I had a dream last night that I was building houses for homeless young adults. There wasn't any money or bureaucracy involved - it was like a video game.
We found space nobody was using, cut down a tree from my home base, and used the wood to make cute little free houses in walkable neighborhoods.
We found space nobody was using, cut down a tree from my home base, and used the wood to make cute little free houses in walkable neighborhoods.
February 14, 2026 at 2:57 AM
I had a dream last night that I was building houses for homeless young adults. There wasn't any money or bureaucracy involved - it was like a video game.
We found space nobody was using, cut down a tree from my home base, and used the wood to make cute little free houses in walkable neighborhoods.
We found space nobody was using, cut down a tree from my home base, and used the wood to make cute little free houses in walkable neighborhoods.
OMG I just realized I haven't put on makeup in a LONG time and my wrist is bad. I hope I can still manage eyeliner later tonight.
At least I am giving myself a few hours to get ready. I'm gonna need it!
At least I am giving myself a few hours to get ready. I'm gonna need it!
I've got just over five hours to digest my lunch burrito, put away laundry, take a shower, and see if any of my nice clothes still fit before I go to my friends' wedding tonight.
Ahhh!
Ahhh!
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
OMG I just realized I haven't put on makeup in a LONG time and my wrist is bad. I hope I can still manage eyeliner later tonight.
At least I am giving myself a few hours to get ready. I'm gonna need it!
At least I am giving myself a few hours to get ready. I'm gonna need it!
They're doing this while MEASLES is in circulation again. They want us dead.
After more than 1.2 Americans lost their lives to Covid, NIH director Jay Bhattacharya orders the agency to deprioritize pandemic preparedness & biodefense.
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Make it make sense.
Scoop from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:57 PM
They're doing this while MEASLES is in circulation again. They want us dead.
I've got just over five hours to digest my lunch burrito, put away laundry, take a shower, and see if any of my nice clothes still fit before I go to my friends' wedding tonight.
Ahhh!
Ahhh!
February 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I've got just over five hours to digest my lunch burrito, put away laundry, take a shower, and see if any of my nice clothes still fit before I go to my friends' wedding tonight.
Ahhh!
Ahhh!
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this is why i am laser-focused on paying rent for people right now.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
so many families are in awful positions because ICE’s bullshit has collapsed the already fragile social safety net.
this family is living in their van in minnesota in winter. they’ve applied for help at over a dozen orgs and are still unhoused. with babies.
this family is living in their van in minnesota in winter. they’ve applied for help at over a dozen orgs and are still unhoused. with babies.
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February 13, 2026 at 9:29 PM
this is why i am laser-focused on paying rent for people right now.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
the second a family is evicted, the costs of everything explode. lives are disrupted, new schools have to be found, people are in physical danger, and then they are so much harder to rehouse with an eviction on their record.
ATTN: Accessibility-minded friends!
Do any of y'all know how to get your hands on this video from the Olympics opening ceremony that had audio description during the live broadcast?
My team wants it for an audio description workshop at my college.
Do any of y'all know how to get your hands on this video from the Olympics opening ceremony that had audio description during the live broadcast?
My team wants it for an audio description workshop at my college.
Olympic rings take center stage at Opening Ceremony
YouTube video by Olympics
youtu.be
February 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
ATTN: Accessibility-minded friends!
Do any of y'all know how to get your hands on this video from the Olympics opening ceremony that had audio description during the live broadcast?
My team wants it for an audio description workshop at my college.
Do any of y'all know how to get your hands on this video from the Olympics opening ceremony that had audio description during the live broadcast?
My team wants it for an audio description workshop at my college.