Karyn
@karynregal.bsky.social
Comms Director. Recovering reporter, returning writer, amateur photographer at https://www.instagram.com/karyn.regal. Connoisseur of fine linens. Fountain Pen Collector. Ebike Queen. The GoatWatch Never Stops.
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Karyn
@karynregal.bsky.social
· Jan 10
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
― George Orwell, 1984
― George Orwell, 1984
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Ordering food at work for the office is greater chaos than arriving at the scene at at a general alarm fire
February 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Ordering food at work for the office is greater chaos than arriving at the scene at at a general alarm fire
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NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 AM
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note:
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
Or maybe Birb Bundy is waiting for you, above you, watching, singing his courting song and waiting for you to pass by his tree.
February 12, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Or maybe Birb Bundy is waiting for you, above you, watching, singing his courting song and waiting for you to pass by his tree.
This revelation of bird knowledge caused me to think of the killer rabbit from Monty Python, and I was unable to behave like an adult as I pictured all sorts of murderous birb scenarios.
a group of knights sitting in a cave with the words that 's no ordinary rabbit on the bottom
ALT: a group of knights sitting in a cave with the words that 's no ordinary rabbit on the bottom
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This revelation of bird knowledge caused me to think of the killer rabbit from Monty Python, and I was unable to behave like an adult as I pictured all sorts of murderous birb scenarios.
This evening I attended a lecture about birds wintering on Plum Island and learned about this adorable tiny creature. The Northern Shrike is terrifying. It impales other birds on trees for snacks later. Dude www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northe...
Northern Shrike Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The burly, bull-headed Northern Shrike is a pint-sized predator of birds, small mammals, and insects. A bold black mask and stout, hooked bill heighten the impression of danger in these fierce predato...
www.allaboutbirds.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:50 AM
This evening I attended a lecture about birds wintering on Plum Island and learned about this adorable tiny creature. The Northern Shrike is terrifying. It impales other birds on trees for snacks later. Dude www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northe...
So this triggered a childhood memory. I've spent a day re-reading "Ramona the Pest," by Beverly Cleary. In one chapter, Ramona is told by her teacher to 'sit here for the present.' So she does so, all day long, AND GETS NO PRESENT.
February 11, 2026 at 8:57 PM
So this triggered a childhood memory. I've spent a day re-reading "Ramona the Pest," by Beverly Cleary. In one chapter, Ramona is told by her teacher to 'sit here for the present.' So she does so, all day long, AND GETS NO PRESENT.
Hello! I am the Secretary of War! (Ok, Defense) There is a TOP SECRET weapon we have that can melt drones in the sky! It's very secret so what we're going to do is shut down airspace at a major state airport during school vacation week with no notice so we, too, can have have fun. Melting drones!
February 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Hello! I am the Secretary of War! (Ok, Defense) There is a TOP SECRET weapon we have that can melt drones in the sky! It's very secret so what we're going to do is shut down airspace at a major state airport during school vacation week with no notice so we, too, can have have fun. Melting drones!
Hi, @wsj.com, we did this with avocado toast for millennials and lattes for Gen X. Please stop.
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Hi, @wsj.com, we did this with avocado toast for millennials and lattes for Gen X. Please stop.
When did you last board a train, sir?
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
When did you last board a train, sir?
It's a very sad situation but national correspondents playing Phillip Marlowe is always darkly comedic.
February 11, 2026 at 2:24 PM
It's a very sad situation but national correspondents playing Phillip Marlowe is always darkly comedic.
Props to CNN holding up a shrubbery and explaining what a shrubbery is to the audience and how this shrubbery is readily available in the area. Very helpful.
February 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Props to CNN holding up a shrubbery and explaining what a shrubbery is to the audience and how this shrubbery is readily available in the area. Very helpful.
I read it's been so cold birds are dying of thirst. I've been leaving out a fresh bowl of water every morning. I have a new little winter wren friend who YELLS AT ME from my porch now demanding her beverage like I'm a bartender at the Black Rose on St Patrick's Day. Excuse me, ma'am.
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I read it's been so cold birds are dying of thirst. I've been leaving out a fresh bowl of water every morning. I have a new little winter wren friend who YELLS AT ME from my porch now demanding her beverage like I'm a bartender at the Black Rose on St Patrick's Day. Excuse me, ma'am.
The kids are acting 95 years old
February 10, 2026 at 11:35 AM
The kids are acting 95 years old
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It is National Pizza Day!
There are many pizza days, but this is the one that covers all sorts of pizzas. The ur-pizza day.
Let's do it.
www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...
There are many pizza days, but this is the one that covers all sorts of pizzas. The ur-pizza day.
Let's do it.
www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...
February 9, 2026 at 1:09 PM
It is National Pizza Day!
There are many pizza days, but this is the one that covers all sorts of pizzas. The ur-pizza day.
Let's do it.
www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...
There are many pizza days, but this is the one that covers all sorts of pizzas. The ur-pizza day.
Let's do it.
www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day...
*whispers* I don’t drink alcohol same reason she cool
February 9, 2026 at 7:37 PM
*whispers* I don’t drink alcohol same reason she cool
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During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
'What's wrong with the world?' Man in wheelchair found dead outside in freezing temps
The 61-year-old man had been released from a hospital the day before.
news4sanantonio.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
During freezing temperatures in Port Arthur, Texas, a 61-year-old homeless man was found dead in his wheelchair outside a convenience store.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
He was wearing a hospital gown and no shoes. Authorities say he had been released from a hospital the previous day.
This is a diseased society.
The blandest generation
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
February 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The blandest generation
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
It’s presently in the mail!
February 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
It’s presently in the mail!
We had a small gathering/exchange; did we not invite you?
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
We had a small gathering/exchange; did we not invite you?
I am incapable of entering a meeting without two notebooks, a fountain pen, and my emotional support iPad.
February 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I am incapable of entering a meeting without two notebooks, a fountain pen, and my emotional support iPad.
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Tomorrow in Boston: A phone-bank to support extending TPS for Haitians.
February 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Tomorrow in Boston: A phone-bank to support extending TPS for Haitians.
Daphne brought her friends!!
February 8, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Daphne brought her friends!!