Eileen Ridge
@eileen4ever.bsky.social
#FlowerReport & #CookieParty feeds. she/her.
Gardening (zone 8b), tech, news, music, poetry, arts, science, pie, and love. The greatest of these is love. Pie is a close second.
Gardening (zone 8b), tech, news, music, poetry, arts, science, pie, and love. The greatest of these is love. Pie is a close second.
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Eileen Ridge
@eileen4ever.bsky.social
· Jan 1
This year I’ve really enjoyed watching the sky from this window.
A weird thing about getting older is the phone rings and you see it’s the dentist and think, oh, good, my teeth are in.
February 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
A weird thing about getting older is the phone rings and you see it’s the dentist and think, oh, good, my teeth are in.
On a topsy-turvy day, I just received a lovely gift from a dear friend, this gorgeous book: “Baking & the Meaning of Life,” by Helen Goh. What a nice surprise!
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
On a topsy-turvy day, I just received a lovely gift from a dear friend, this gorgeous book: “Baking & the Meaning of Life,” by Helen Goh. What a nice surprise!
In Cleburn, Texas, 114 years ago today, Del Sharbutt was born, and I wouldn’t be here without him. Happy Birthday, Granthur!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Sha...
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Del Sharbutt - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
In Cleburn, Texas, 114 years ago today, Del Sharbutt was born, and I wouldn’t be here without him. Happy Birthday, Granthur!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Sha...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Sha...
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"The Librarians" documentary is now streaming on PBS' Independent Lens. 📚 📜
www.pbs.org/independentl...
www.pbs.org/independentl...
The Librarians | Book Policies Documentary | Independent Lens
The Librarians follows librarians and citizens responding to restrictions on library content across the United States.
www.pbs.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
"The Librarians" documentary is now streaming on PBS' Independent Lens. 📚 📜
www.pbs.org/independentl...
www.pbs.org/independentl...
I don’t know why they decided to call that HBO show “Industry” instead of “Normalize Women Getting Head.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
I don’t know why they decided to call that HBO show “Industry” instead of “Normalize Women Getting Head.”
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[MC Hammer voice] Mammo time!
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 PM
[MC Hammer voice] Mammo time!
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
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This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
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Getty Images used thermal imaging for these killer Winter Olympics photos, now i want a Thermal Cam option from NBC
February 11, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Getty Images used thermal imaging for these killer Winter Olympics photos, now i want a Thermal Cam option from NBC
The Start button.
It has a Windows icon.
It looks like a window. With four squares. It's blue.
The Start button.
Start.
It's called the Start button.
The Start button.
The motherfucking Start button
The daggone motherfucking Start button.
It has a Windows icon.
It looks like a window. With four squares. It's blue.
The Start button.
Start.
It's called the Start button.
The Start button.
The motherfucking Start button
The daggone motherfucking Start button.
February 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The Start button.
It has a Windows icon.
It looks like a window. With four squares. It's blue.
The Start button.
Start.
It's called the Start button.
The Start button.
The motherfucking Start button
The daggone motherfucking Start button.
It has a Windows icon.
It looks like a window. With four squares. It's blue.
The Start button.
Start.
It's called the Start button.
The Start button.
The motherfucking Start button
The daggone motherfucking Start button.
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Some people are out there buying fancy cars and houses and yachts, and meanwhile I’m over here leaning back in my chair, like “Heck yeah, I got me a big fat chisel-tip Sharpie and I am LIVING THE DREAM!”
June 20, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Some people are out there buying fancy cars and houses and yachts, and meanwhile I’m over here leaning back in my chair, like “Heck yeah, I got me a big fat chisel-tip Sharpie and I am LIVING THE DREAM!”
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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check out this neat little video
Too windy to make 114 hang gliding flights to mark Francis Rogallo's 114ht birthday in, we opted to soar these indoors. We did more than 114 flights, and a few were over 114 seconds. sciencetoymaker.org/walkalong-gl...
February 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM
check out this neat little video
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I gotta say that with this administration malice permeates every motivation and stupidity permeates every execution
February 11, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I gotta say that with this administration malice permeates every motivation and stupidity permeates every execution
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Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
theintercept.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Google Fulfilled ICE Subpoena Demanding Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Post a tree you photographed
February 11, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Post a tree you photographed
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Awful news from northern B.C. tonight:
10 dead, including suspect, in mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Awful news from northern B.C. tonight:
I baked some ziti
February 11, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I baked some ziti
check out this neat little video
Too windy to make 114 hang gliding flights to mark Francis Rogallo's 114ht birthday in, we opted to soar these indoors. We did more than 114 flights, and a few were over 114 seconds. sciencetoymaker.org/walkalong-gl...
February 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM
check out this neat little video
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Hello, I’m Eileen, and my secret kink is practicing singing the national anthem, in case there’s ever some kind of national emergency and I’m called to step in.
February 10, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Hello, I’m Eileen, and my secret kink is practicing singing the national anthem, in case there’s ever some kind of national emergency and I’m called to step in.
Hey #CookieParty friends: if you’re willing, please share your favorite almond cookie recipe. I makes these already, but I’m looking to branch out. Thanks!
February 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Hey #CookieParty friends: if you’re willing, please share your favorite almond cookie recipe. I makes these already, but I’m looking to branch out. Thanks!