dawnlaurier.bsky.social
@dawnlaurier.bsky.social
Six puffins in a trench coat.
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It's a tiny, utterly irrelevant thing...

But having written for & edited a few local print publications back in the day, I can't abandon em-dashes to be nothing more than LLM owl pellets. 😂

Win: Alt + (numpad) 0151

Mac: Shift + Option + Hyphen

Linux: Comp + --- (YMMV)

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Sigh. At this point, I think the only path back to sanity is printing Jefferson's writing about education on the plastic bats that make the satisfying "BWOOPBWOOP* sound when whomped on someone's head.

(Not saying Jefferson was perfect, of course.)
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Grapefruit 😇 #art #oilpainting
November 12, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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Van Hollen is brought to you
by Swarthmore’s unblinking Quaker traditions, including speaking truth to power.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Yikes, that's quite a competition to grossly overpay for a thoroughly mediocre little chip of gembone.
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Today was a very stupid day but I have faith tomorrow will be stupider
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Someone shares a delicious take on green bean casserole...
White people in the comments:

"Too much seasoning. All you need is salt and pepper."

"It should be drier than that."

"Why are you adding mushrooms & bacon?"

"Condensed soup is better than homemade roux and sauce."

🗣 STOP EMBARRASSING US
November 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Yesterday, when Bovino announced ICE would be returning to Little Village today, some of us donated and fundraised to buy out street vendors in the neighborhood. This morning, volunteers hit the streets at 6:30 am, looking for vendors to buy out. Tamales make an excellent breakfast.
November 11, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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They are playing in our faces. The indignity of it all is the point.
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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This is a terrible thing to report before bed, but the USAID death toll has now passed 600,000.

Over 400,000 of which are children.

It is now at 88 deaths per hour.

www.impactcounter.com/dashboard?vi...
Impact Dashboard - Impact Counter | Impact Counter
Visualize the human impact of funding changes for aid and support organizations.
www.impactcounter.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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It's like Sysco taking over the restaurant supply chain from coast to coast and homogenizing the industry.

I hate this asshole.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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don't know why YouTube decided I want to hear about the latest research on irrigating macademia nuts

but absolutely I do
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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[Medieval monastery]

Abbot: Did you draw in the margins of this bible?

Me: Yeah, it's called illumination. Very fancy.

Abbot: *opens book* Is this a tree growing dicks instead of fruit?

Me: lol yeah
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Father forgive them for they know not of Lore
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Yeah, Google habitually kills or downgrades great features.

I don't like relying upon extensions b/c their ecosystem is a recipe for abandoned projects, but I think the closest thing to a fully equivalent GUI-based replacement is going to be one of these:
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Pilot here. That's pretty much what's happening because now the airlines are funding meals for ATC. Which is dystopian
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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omg
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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FINALLY edited my Cape May pics! Here’s the cutie redstart that was hanging out in the yard!! #birds
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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The river witch is selling some pretty great lip balm.
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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"Nobody is accusing Donald Trump of not knowing what day it is, what year it is, the pardon process and things like that, so I think there's a big difference."

My man, Trump had to take a cognitive test, AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS ASKS WHAT THE DATE IS.
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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"So many planes, the BEST PLANES they say! Tears in their eyes, 'Sir, thank you for the planes!'"
November 9, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Seems like an odd way to say “under Schumer’s leadership the caucus has hung together”
SCOOP: Schumer was more involved than reported with the attempted cave on the government shutdown. The Gang of 8 Senate Dems had his approval & he was getting daily updates.
In Thursday's caucus meeting, the Gang claimed they had 10 votes to cave. The caucus went nuts, leading to the new proposal.
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, i...
prospect.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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Politics came for healthcare and the only way to fight back is by getting political.

So proud to be one of many doctors running for office this cycle and so grateful for @314action.bsky.social and their support. 🇺🇸
November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Surprise Appearance
My Dahlia was all done blooming and I have been waiting for the first frost to store the bulbs. I just came back from a walk and saw this new baby #Dahlia that bloomed. I do not have any this color so not sure what happened but what a nice surprise! #BloomScrolling #Photography
November 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Got that patented MAGA look of women in their 20s and 30s trying to look like women in their 50s and 60s trying to look like they're in their 40s
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Just the other day my dad identified his own reddit post in a google search AI result.
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM