That Gardener
@lethalvariation.bsky.social
Food bank volunteer building survival gardens while counting birds.
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We need to be ageist to make room for younger representatives. I’m sure there are plenty of great 60+ candidates but I am tired as hell and just 49. We need their energy, anger, and impatience for a clearly flawed system.
February 4, 2026 at 3:08 AM
We need to be ageist to make room for younger representatives. I’m sure there are plenty of great 60+ candidates but I am tired as hell and just 49. We need their energy, anger, and impatience for a clearly flawed system.
Saw ladybugs out in the garden today. In January.
February 1, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Saw ladybugs out in the garden today. In January.
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What if neurodivergence is the medicalisation of compassionate empathy for everyone who isn’t a raging sociopath 🤔
January 26, 2026 at 2:18 AM
What if neurodivergence is the medicalisation of compassionate empathy for everyone who isn’t a raging sociopath 🤔
Family Myth: We were simple farmers, looking for a better life.
Family Reality: We were expatriated revolutionaries, fleeing certain death.
It's not easy to admit your ancestors became the oppressor, but good people do it anyway.
Family Reality: We were expatriated revolutionaries, fleeing certain death.
It's not easy to admit your ancestors became the oppressor, but good people do it anyway.
January 23, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Family Myth: We were simple farmers, looking for a better life.
Family Reality: We were expatriated revolutionaries, fleeing certain death.
It's not easy to admit your ancestors became the oppressor, but good people do it anyway.
Family Reality: We were expatriated revolutionaries, fleeing certain death.
It's not easy to admit your ancestors became the oppressor, but good people do it anyway.
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What it feels like to live in America and believe ALL people should have basic human rights.
January 23, 2026 at 2:59 AM
What it feels like to live in America and believe ALL people should have basic human rights.
20yrs ago we had to evict a scammer. Now I come back to the city and this guy is at every city council meeting and they treat him like an old hippie hero. They don't know how many times he has been evicted. He is an old civil rights guy who scams roommates. Sigh.
January 23, 2026 at 1:58 PM
20yrs ago we had to evict a scammer. Now I come back to the city and this guy is at every city council meeting and they treat him like an old hippie hero. They don't know how many times he has been evicted. He is an old civil rights guy who scams roommates. Sigh.
Old white people with cars: volunteer to drive melanin-blessed students to/from school.
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Old white people with cars: volunteer to drive melanin-blessed students to/from school.
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Wild success tonight at the native plant launch party!
65 people turned out and we packed up 5100 (!!!) packs of native seeds, made over 600 seed bombs, folded 100 ice alert zines, distributed over 150 whistles…
Damn. Good night.
Thank you to everyone who attended!
65 people turned out and we packed up 5100 (!!!) packs of native seeds, made over 600 seed bombs, folded 100 ice alert zines, distributed over 150 whistles…
Damn. Good night.
Thank you to everyone who attended!
January 22, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Wild success tonight at the native plant launch party!
65 people turned out and we packed up 5100 (!!!) packs of native seeds, made over 600 seed bombs, folded 100 ice alert zines, distributed over 150 whistles…
Damn. Good night.
Thank you to everyone who attended!
65 people turned out and we packed up 5100 (!!!) packs of native seeds, made over 600 seed bombs, folded 100 ice alert zines, distributed over 150 whistles…
Damn. Good night.
Thank you to everyone who attended!
Just found out our town has a program that gives you 75$ to buy food to have a block party. They've figured out safe neighborhoods have neighbors that know each other.
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Just found out our town has a program that gives you 75$ to buy food to have a block party. They've figured out safe neighborhoods have neighbors that know each other.
Despite not being a drinker, I bought a cheap bottle of champagne. I'm hoping keeping it chilled will prompt the big beautiful obituary.
January 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Despite not being a drinker, I bought a cheap bottle of champagne. I'm hoping keeping it chilled will prompt the big beautiful obituary.
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Cows With Guns - The Original Animation
YouTube video by Thermosion
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January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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What's the difference between a pathological caregiver and a saint?
Modern diagnostic criteria.
Modern diagnostic criteria.
January 4, 2026 at 3:12 PM
What's the difference between a pathological caregiver and a saint?
Modern diagnostic criteria.
Modern diagnostic criteria.
I got to sort iceberg lettuce at the food bank today. Some heads were edible, some were dripping slime balls. When a box flap covered in lettuce slime flaps, it flings lettuce slime everywhere. It was my lucky day day, none got in my eyes or mouth. And we had lettuce for taco night.
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I got to sort iceberg lettuce at the food bank today. Some heads were edible, some were dripping slime balls. When a box flap covered in lettuce slime flaps, it flings lettuce slime everywhere. It was my lucky day day, none got in my eyes or mouth. And we had lettuce for taco night.
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Read the article here: https://learndirt.com/learn/low-light-food-crops/
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Read the article here: https://learndirt.com/learn/low-light-food-crops/
From a former homeless gal, now a food bank volunteer: When you're down and out, you don't get many baking supplies, spices, greens, or protein. Everyone needs to nourish their happy w an occasional sweet, spice in their beans, and fiber for gut health. Nut bars = portable protein. TY donors!
November 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
From a former homeless gal, now a food bank volunteer: When you're down and out, you don't get many baking supplies, spices, greens, or protein. Everyone needs to nourish their happy w an occasional sweet, spice in their beans, and fiber for gut health. Nut bars = portable protein. TY donors!
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🏡 Lawns are useless. Rip them out and plant food instead. 🌱🔥
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🏡 Lawns are useless. Rip them out and plant food instead. 🌱🔥
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It's election day! To all my fellow US folks: make sure you get out & vote. The eels demand it of you.
Eels, of course, are citizens of the world. So they can't vote in local elections, and they have to rely on you to do it for them.
Even if you won't vote for you, be a proxy vote for an eel!
🗃️🧪
Eels, of course, are citizens of the world. So they can't vote in local elections, and they have to rely on you to do it for them.
Even if you won't vote for you, be a proxy vote for an eel!
🗃️🧪
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
It's election day! To all my fellow US folks: make sure you get out & vote. The eels demand it of you.
Eels, of course, are citizens of the world. So they can't vote in local elections, and they have to rely on you to do it for them.
Even if you won't vote for you, be a proxy vote for an eel!
🗃️🧪
Eels, of course, are citizens of the world. So they can't vote in local elections, and they have to rely on you to do it for them.
Even if you won't vote for you, be a proxy vote for an eel!
🗃️🧪
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Every farm should be a sanctuary, every garden a refuge.
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Every farm should be a sanctuary, every garden a refuge.
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My department has a mutual aid table in a public area outside the main office. In addition to providing ready to eat snacks, some bring other food (and produce from our gardens) to share with whoever needs it. Nothing is there for long, so that existing need has gotten bigger.
Professors,
some of your students just lost their access to food. This will put a strain on their ability to pay rent and focus in class. They might need to not pay electric to make ends meet. They might be coming to class hungry.
Please be aware that the loss of SNAP will impact your students
some of your students just lost their access to food. This will put a strain on their ability to pay rent and focus in class. They might need to not pay electric to make ends meet. They might be coming to class hungry.
Please be aware that the loss of SNAP will impact your students
November 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
My department has a mutual aid table in a public area outside the main office. In addition to providing ready to eat snacks, some bring other food (and produce from our gardens) to share with whoever needs it. Nothing is there for long, so that existing need has gotten bigger.
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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 7:01 PM
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
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There is no path to sustainability that does not include regenerating our soil.
November 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
There is no path to sustainability that does not include regenerating our soil.
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A garden is a revolution in motion.
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A garden is a revolution in motion.
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Appreciated the opportunity to volunteer & thank the dedicated team at the Food Bank for Larimer County yesterday in Fort Collins — grateful to so many in our community who are rallying to help our neighbors in need! 🙏🏾
November 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Appreciated the opportunity to volunteer & thank the dedicated team at the Food Bank for Larimer County yesterday in Fort Collins — grateful to so many in our community who are rallying to help our neighbors in need! 🙏🏾