Ballroom in honor of Alex Pretti
@dreadfulpenny.bsky.social
History Nerd, Collector of Antique Lamps, Childless Hamster Lady, Mets Fan for My Sins, Palm Springs, Fermenter of Foods
Pinned
Learning a new ferment in order to escape shit.
I bring you garbanzo bean miso.
I bring you garbanzo bean miso.
We still need to talk about how Congress approved more flights in and out of DCA in 2024, because they prioritized personal convenience over overall safety.
Breaking news: Investigators found the deadly collision above DCA last January between a commercial jet and a U.S. Army helicopter was “100 percent preventable,” the head of the National Transportation Safety Board said.
FAA ignored warnings before DCA crash, federal investigators say
Families hope the nearly year-long probe by the National Transportation Safety Board will promote aviation safety changes.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:31 AM
We still need to talk about how Congress approved more flights in and out of DCA in 2024, because they prioritized personal convenience over overall safety.
On a whim, I decided to take a culinary nutrition course this semester. I figured, I'm cooking more for others, so why not try to be healthy about it?
HF, I have to deal with this fucked up new food pyramid and all the BS coming from .gov websites like they are the gospel and no, just no.
HF, I have to deal with this fucked up new food pyramid and all the BS coming from .gov websites like they are the gospel and no, just no.
January 27, 2026 at 8:34 PM
On a whim, I decided to take a culinary nutrition course this semester. I figured, I'm cooking more for others, so why not try to be healthy about it?
HF, I have to deal with this fucked up new food pyramid and all the BS coming from .gov websites like they are the gospel and no, just no.
HF, I have to deal with this fucked up new food pyramid and all the BS coming from .gov websites like they are the gospel and no, just no.
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Another world is possible if we fight for it.
Free Ebooks: Abolish ICE, Abolish the Border
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and ICE occupation, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about migrant justice an...
www.haymarketbooks.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Another world is possible if we fight for it.
Who created the fire and therefore the ashes, John? You need to sit tf down, Mr. torture memo dude.
International law no longer serves as an instrument of global stability—and the U.S. should use this moment to argue for a different approach to the rules of war, John Yoo argues.
A New International Law Can Rise From the Ashes
The United States should use this moment to argue for a different approach to the rules of war.
bit.ly
January 25, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Who created the fire and therefore the ashes, John? You need to sit tf down, Mr. torture memo dude.
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Our recommendation for this evening. Community is everything. ICE OUT NOW!
January 24, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Our recommendation for this evening. Community is everything. ICE OUT NOW!
Keven Kiley is on MSNOW spewing absolute bullshit.
January 25, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Keven Kiley is on MSNOW spewing absolute bullshit.
For decades, we have not had or created laws that would define or make illegal domestic terrorism. Sure, we could charge people with other crimes for their acts, but one party, specifically, ran away from this because the majority of crimes would be labeled right wing terrorism.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
For decades, we have not had or created laws that would define or make illegal domestic terrorism. Sure, we could charge people with other crimes for their acts, but one party, specifically, ran away from this because the majority of crimes would be labeled right wing terrorism.
Who wants to start a co-living setup with me?
Downside is it’s in TN.
Downside is it’s in TN.
"The Bridges" has 28 cabins, a restaurant, a general store, miles of trails. But they had me at "caves." #FridayNightZillow
January 24, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Who wants to start a co-living setup with me?
Downside is it’s in TN.
Downside is it’s in TN.
On other, happier news, this girl became mine tonight.
She was my neighbor’s but kept escaping to my house. We tried co-parenting for a while but that didn’t work out.
Meet Lucy!
She was my neighbor’s but kept escaping to my house. We tried co-parenting for a while but that didn’t work out.
Meet Lucy!
January 24, 2026 at 3:10 AM
On other, happier news, this girl became mine tonight.
She was my neighbor’s but kept escaping to my house. We tried co-parenting for a while but that didn’t work out.
Meet Lucy!
She was my neighbor’s but kept escaping to my house. We tried co-parenting for a while but that didn’t work out.
Meet Lucy!
Hope he remembers this when a Kavanaugh stop comes for him.
A basic knowledge of civics should be a requirement to hold office.
A basic knowledge of civics should be a requirement to hold office.
When an ICE agent confronts you is "when your due process ends," says the member of Congress from the largest border district.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 23, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Hope he remembers this when a Kavanaugh stop comes for him.
A basic knowledge of civics should be a requirement to hold office.
A basic knowledge of civics should be a requirement to hold office.
Not allowed to say bad things about the America of the past, ya know, like the reason we fought a civil war about.
Gift Link:
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Gift Link:
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The slavery exhibits at the President’s House have been removed following Trump administration push
President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the U.S. to be reviewed and potentially removed.
share.inquirer.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Not allowed to say bad things about the America of the past, ya know, like the reason we fought a civil war about.
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New bootleg Gourmet? Sign me up.
That magazine has a special place in my heart because it showed me that I could aim higher after growing up in a non-cooking home. It taught me to cook when I moved out for college; wish I'd saved all those issues.
The logo needs work tho
gourmetmagazine.net
That magazine has a special place in my heart because it showed me that I could aim higher after growing up in a non-cooking home. It taught me to cook when I moved out for college; wish I'd saved all those issues.
The logo needs work tho
gourmetmagazine.net
Gourmet Magazine
Gourmet is a worker-owned publication about food and the people who make and consume it.
gourmetmagazine.net
January 22, 2026 at 6:30 PM
New bootleg Gourmet? Sign me up.
That magazine has a special place in my heart because it showed me that I could aim higher after growing up in a non-cooking home. It taught me to cook when I moved out for college; wish I'd saved all those issues.
The logo needs work tho
gourmetmagazine.net
That magazine has a special place in my heart because it showed me that I could aim higher after growing up in a non-cooking home. It taught me to cook when I moved out for college; wish I'd saved all those issues.
The logo needs work tho
gourmetmagazine.net
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“I've been here 24 hours, but already with what I've seen, well, I genuinely believe we're going to win.”
Important thread:
Important thread:
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 1:06 PM
“I've been here 24 hours, but already with what I've seen, well, I genuinely believe we're going to win.”
Important thread:
Important thread:
Has that bitch of a president landed yet?
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Has that bitch of a president landed yet?
While we are on plane/death watch, I’d like to reassert my plea to to do the vocals for anyone willing to do a Cole Porter and Irving Berlin new cover album.
It’s been too long and most streaming services have shit versions.
It’s been too long and most streaming services have shit versions.
January 21, 2026 at 5:29 AM
While we are on plane/death watch, I’d like to reassert my plea to to do the vocals for anyone willing to do a Cole Porter and Irving Berlin new cover album.
It’s been too long and most streaming services have shit versions.
It’s been too long and most streaming services have shit versions.
Some numpty from Sweden is on Reddit arguing how his 50 yo wife is not going through peri but also has changed in ways he doesn’t like.
My answer 🤷♀️
My answer 🤷♀️
January 20, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Some numpty from Sweden is on Reddit arguing how his 50 yo wife is not going through peri but also has changed in ways he doesn’t like.
My answer 🤷♀️
My answer 🤷♀️
Excuse me, she’s an orange cat and has a name.
January 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Excuse me, she’s an orange cat and has a name.
Didn't lift them up from poverty, simply decided to let them starve.
GOP: Fuck them kids
GOP: Fuck them kids
Trump: "We lifted more than 1.2 million Americans off food stamps in one year. They would've had another 1.2 million. Welfare would've gone up."
January 20, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Didn't lift them up from poverty, simply decided to let them starve.
GOP: Fuck them kids
GOP: Fuck them kids
My never-worked-a-day-in-her-life, while living in La Jolla, fox-brained Boomer aunt now says the Somalians are taking over her hometown, Glendale. She hasn't been there for 20 years, since her dad died, but she's so sure.
JFC, I'm tired and so grateful that her twin sister is normal.
JFC, I'm tired and so grateful that her twin sister is normal.
January 20, 2026 at 7:15 PM
My never-worked-a-day-in-her-life, while living in La Jolla, fox-brained Boomer aunt now says the Somalians are taking over her hometown, Glendale. She hasn't been there for 20 years, since her dad died, but she's so sure.
JFC, I'm tired and so grateful that her twin sister is normal.
JFC, I'm tired and so grateful that her twin sister is normal.
Good sized earthquake
January 20, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Good sized earthquake
If you’re raison d'être is likes, you really suck at it.
A tale of three apps. Identical post sent at the same time:
Twitter: 136,000 likes, 20,000 shares
Threads: 46,000 likes, 4,000 ahares
Bluesky: 149 likes, 45 shares
To be clear, I have 60k followers on Twitter, 15k on Bluesky, but only 7k on Threads.
I love Bluesky, but this isn't sustainable.
Twitter: 136,000 likes, 20,000 shares
Threads: 46,000 likes, 4,000 ahares
Bluesky: 149 likes, 45 shares
To be clear, I have 60k followers on Twitter, 15k on Bluesky, but only 7k on Threads.
I love Bluesky, but this isn't sustainable.
January 19, 2026 at 10:35 PM
If you’re raison d'être is likes, you really suck at it.
Wtf is this?
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Wtf is this?
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fun fact: if a recipe tells you it will take 8 to 10 minutes to caramelize onions, they're a lying-ass bitch
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 PM
fun fact: if a recipe tells you it will take 8 to 10 minutes to caramelize onions, they're a lying-ass bitch
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A lot of Conservatives have an ideal of how the world should be, and often it is only how the world looked to them when they were twelve.
Old enough to know of the wider world, but young enough to not be aware of any of the systems that shaped that world, and miss the complexity of what they saw.
Old enough to know of the wider world, but young enough to not be aware of any of the systems that shaped that world, and miss the complexity of what they saw.
January 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM
A lot of Conservatives have an ideal of how the world should be, and often it is only how the world looked to them when they were twelve.
Old enough to know of the wider world, but young enough to not be aware of any of the systems that shaped that world, and miss the complexity of what they saw.
Old enough to know of the wider world, but young enough to not be aware of any of the systems that shaped that world, and miss the complexity of what they saw.
January 19, 2026 at 12:31 AM