Gail T Kessler
@gailgailtk.bsky.social
Audiobook lover, INTP, born and raised in Cleveland before EPA, blue dot in red state of Alabama. Y’all are being Alabamafied. #Resist!
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RIP Steve Cropper 🎸
Booker T. & The MG's - Time Is Tight (Live, 1970)
YouTube video by 60s70sVintageRock
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December 3, 2025 at 10:25 PM
RIP Steve Cropper 🎸
Here’s a poll I’d like to see regarding Trump. @maddow.bsky.social
Do you approve of the gold gilding of the White House?
Do you approve of the cementing of the “rose garden?”
Do you approve of the demolition of the East Wing?
Do you approve of building a ballroom at the White House?
Do you approve of the gold gilding of the White House?
Do you approve of the cementing of the “rose garden?”
Do you approve of the demolition of the East Wing?
Do you approve of building a ballroom at the White House?
December 2, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Here’s a poll I’d like to see regarding Trump. @maddow.bsky.social
Do you approve of the gold gilding of the White House?
Do you approve of the cementing of the “rose garden?”
Do you approve of the demolition of the East Wing?
Do you approve of building a ballroom at the White House?
Do you approve of the gold gilding of the White House?
Do you approve of the cementing of the “rose garden?”
Do you approve of the demolition of the East Wing?
Do you approve of building a ballroom at the White House?
You wash your towels. But right before you put them in the dryer you wonder if you added detergent to the washer. You:
1) Re-wash the towels
2) Go ahead and dry the towels because there’s probably residual soap in them from multiple washings.
1) Re-wash the towels
2) Go ahead and dry the towels because there’s probably residual soap in them from multiple washings.
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
You wash your towels. But right before you put them in the dryer you wonder if you added detergent to the washer. You:
1) Re-wash the towels
2) Go ahead and dry the towels because there’s probably residual soap in them from multiple washings.
1) Re-wash the towels
2) Go ahead and dry the towels because there’s probably residual soap in them from multiple washings.
I miss the Saturdays back in the ‘70’s when my husband and I’d go to a record store and buy 4 or 5 albums and watch a couple of movies in the afternoon at the movie theater.
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I miss the Saturdays back in the ‘70’s when my husband and I’d go to a record store and buy 4 or 5 albums and watch a couple of movies in the afternoon at the movie theater.
Washington Week with The Atlantic on PBS is just an advertisement for whichever article one of their journalists wrote for the week. This week was about RFK Jr and it did not impart any new information. And it was boring.
November 29, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Washington Week with The Atlantic on PBS is just an advertisement for whichever article one of their journalists wrote for the week. This week was about RFK Jr and it did not impart any new information. And it was boring.
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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump, said she is resigning from Congress in January following a public fallout with the president.
US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s resigning from Congress after fallout with President Trump
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump, said she is resigning from Congress in January following a public fallout with the president.
MTG is resigning?! Wow!
November 22, 2025 at 1:37 AM
MTG is resigning?! Wow!
I lived here during the summer of 1973. The workers’ quarters were creepy. The rooms had sinks in the corner, exposed sprinkler systems, and a shared bathroom down the hall. I had a room to myself for a while and read The Exorcist, which terrified me. I’ve never been able to watch the movie.
Hotel Breakers - Wikipedia
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November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I lived here during the summer of 1973. The workers’ quarters were creepy. The rooms had sinks in the corner, exposed sprinkler systems, and a shared bathroom down the hall. I had a room to myself for a while and read The Exorcist, which terrified me. I’ve never been able to watch the movie.
Wild black walnuts
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Wild black walnuts
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Could I but ride indefinite,
As doth the meadow-bee,
And visit only where I liked,
And no man visit me,
And flirt all day with buttercups,
And marry whom I may,
And dwell a little everywhere,
Or better, run away
-- Emily Dickinson
#Photography #ImageAndVerse #ClassicMono #BNWmacro #EastCoastKin
As doth the meadow-bee,
And visit only where I liked,
And no man visit me,
And flirt all day with buttercups,
And marry whom I may,
And dwell a little everywhere,
Or better, run away
-- Emily Dickinson
#Photography #ImageAndVerse #ClassicMono #BNWmacro #EastCoastKin
November 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Could I but ride indefinite,
As doth the meadow-bee,
And visit only where I liked,
And no man visit me,
And flirt all day with buttercups,
And marry whom I may,
And dwell a little everywhere,
Or better, run away
-- Emily Dickinson
#Photography #ImageAndVerse #ClassicMono #BNWmacro #EastCoastKin
As doth the meadow-bee,
And visit only where I liked,
And no man visit me,
And flirt all day with buttercups,
And marry whom I may,
And dwell a little everywhere,
Or better, run away
-- Emily Dickinson
#Photography #ImageAndVerse #ClassicMono #BNWmacro #EastCoastKin
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Pine forest in Apalachicola national Forest
#scape #forestfriday #pine #trees #forest #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
#scape #forestfriday #pine #trees #forest #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
November 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Pine forest in Apalachicola national Forest
#scape #forestfriday #pine #trees #forest #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
#scape #forestfriday #pine #trees #forest #landscapephotography #eastcoastkin
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‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’
—Alice Wong
—Alice Wong
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I kind of like the painting like this. Maybe this style matches the expressive drone music I’ve been doing lately.
November 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I kind of like the painting like this. Maybe this style matches the expressive drone music I’ve been doing lately.
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Good point!
No one seems to be asking the real question: what are squashed penny collectors like me supposed to do now?!
November 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Good point!
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Sim left Alabama to protect his family. He has since written a book “And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America.” Give it a read.
thenewpress.org/books/and-th...
thenewpress.org/books/and-th...
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sim left Alabama to protect his family. He has since written a book “And the Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in Rural America.” Give it a read.
thenewpress.org/books/and-th...
thenewpress.org/books/and-th...
Via John Archibald:
Quote of the day
"It Does Not Care If We Be Hungry"
– Gollom. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Quote of the day
"It Does Not Care If We Be Hungry"
– Gollom. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
November 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Via John Archibald:
Quote of the day
"It Does Not Care If We Be Hungry"
– Gollom. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Quote of the day
"It Does Not Care If We Be Hungry"
– Gollom. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
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Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
They should give us all discounts then.
In the latest demonstration of this administration’s hostility toward the poor: The Trump Administration has not only dragged its feet in dispensing SNAP contingency funds, but they’re literally obstructing private actors from helping to promote food security when the government will not.
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
They should give us all discounts then.
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The Good Samaritan, by Joseph Highmore, 1744, 📸 by @patricksmith04
November 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
The Good Samaritan, by Joseph Highmore, 1744, 📸 by @patricksmith04