Nancy Hayfield Birnes
@nancybirnes.bsky.social
Writer, editor, reader, weeder, feeder. All around nice person.
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Everyone has their own line in the sand ... this is mine.
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Starting as early as January, U.S. tariff rates on imported pasta from 13 major Italian companies could soar to as high as 107%.
Exporters say the tariffs could effectively bar the targeted Italian companies from selling pasta to U.S. markets.
Starting as early as January, U.S. tariff rates on imported pasta from 13 major Italian companies could soar to as high as 107%.
Exporters say the tariffs could effectively bar the targeted Italian companies from selling pasta to U.S. markets.
Italian pasta exports to the U.S. could be 'virtually wiped out' by proposed 107% tariffs
The U.S. has hit 13 Italian pasta exporters with an anti-dumping tariff of 92%, which would be added to the Trump administration's 15% blanket E.U. levies.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Everyone has their own line in the sand ... this is mine.
But he's just a renter! Renters are not allowed to demo a property they don't own! There oughta be a law.
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
But he's just a renter! Renters are not allowed to demo a property they don't own! There oughta be a law.
It should say "... and the Frogs are boiling mad." Soros should print up a batch.
Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.
But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop
But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop
October 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
It should say "... and the Frogs are boiling mad." Soros should print up a batch.
As the Epstein files inevitably leach out, and they will, the new excuse will be a corollary to that old chestnut "Too big to fail." Now it will be "Too rich to sin." 🤑
October 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
As the Epstein files inevitably leach out, and they will, the new excuse will be a corollary to that old chestnut "Too big to fail." Now it will be "Too rich to sin." 🤑
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Go behind the scenes at the #InternetArchive! 🌐 Join us Tues in Richmond, CA, for Doors Open 2025 & explore how physical collections are preserved, digitized & shared.
In-Person Only!
📅 Oct 21 @ 6–8 PM PT
ℹ️ & 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/1626423248...
#Wayback1T #tour
In-Person Only!
📅 Oct 21 @ 6–8 PM PT
ℹ️ & 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/1626423248...
#Wayback1T #tour
October 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Go behind the scenes at the #InternetArchive! 🌐 Join us Tues in Richmond, CA, for Doors Open 2025 & explore how physical collections are preserved, digitized & shared.
In-Person Only!
📅 Oct 21 @ 6–8 PM PT
ℹ️ & 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/1626423248...
#Wayback1T #tour
In-Person Only!
📅 Oct 21 @ 6–8 PM PT
ℹ️ & 🎟️ eventbrite.com/e/1626423248...
#Wayback1T #tour
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Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC
August 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Making them wear high-visibility vests over camo is such a good joke you couldn’t write it
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We gotta get humans doing the subtitles again, the chaos out there is daft
Catastrophic subtitling on the 1941 movie "Love on the Dole".
(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)
(It should read "She's a strange lass, is our Sal"...)
August 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
We gotta get humans doing the subtitles again, the chaos out there is daft
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Holy pedos Batman!
July 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Holy pedos Batman!
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Dr. Patricia Esquete and Dr. Sasha Montelli join us to talk about the fascinating world researchers found on the seafloor when an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from Antarctica.
Massive Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica, Revealing Wonders Below
When the Chicago-size iceberg drifted away, scientists seized the opportunity to study the life and geologic formations hidden below.
www.sciencefriday.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Dr. Patricia Esquete and Dr. Sasha Montelli join us to talk about the fascinating world researchers found on the seafloor when an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from Antarctica.
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A list of things everybody should know…
March 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A list of things everybody should know…
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This fountain in L'Aquila was designed to look like it's pouring lava for a brief time each day when the sun hits it at just the right angle.
March 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
This fountain in L'Aquila was designed to look like it's pouring lava for a brief time each day when the sun hits it at just the right angle.
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Swiped this pic from my friend, Jackie @sentenne.bsky.social, because it slammed my heart so hard, and I can’t stop thinking about it.
No one should be without shelter.
We must hold tightly to our humanity and expand our own capacity.
It’s up to the 99% of us to #EndClassWar
#SheShed
No one should be without shelter.
We must hold tightly to our humanity and expand our own capacity.
It’s up to the 99% of us to #EndClassWar
#SheShed
March 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Swiped this pic from my friend, Jackie @sentenne.bsky.social, because it slammed my heart so hard, and I can’t stop thinking about it.
No one should be without shelter.
We must hold tightly to our humanity and expand our own capacity.
It’s up to the 99% of us to #EndClassWar
#SheShed
No one should be without shelter.
We must hold tightly to our humanity and expand our own capacity.
It’s up to the 99% of us to #EndClassWar
#SheShed
Here's a thought for the guys in charge: How about we make this the last time we change the clocks? One last time for Springing Forward into DST. We would be so happy!
February 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Here's a thought for the guys in charge: How about we make this the last time we change the clocks? One last time for Springing Forward into DST. We would be so happy!
Excellent idea. I give them a year until they give in and use the inevitable AI, perhaps with a label.
Hi! Quick note: The Onion accidentally posted a stock photo from a vendor with an AI generated image in it. We pulled the post down once we found that out. Our commitment to not using AI is very real. It's in the union contract to disclose it if we ever do. World is a slop minefield and we're sorry.
January 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Excellent idea. I give them a year until they give in and use the inevitable AI, perhaps with a label.
Who is sitting beside Barron Trump? The short guy in front of Musk and beside Usha Vance? He has the very short wife? Anyone?
January 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Who is sitting beside Barron Trump? The short guy in front of Musk and beside Usha Vance? He has the very short wife? Anyone?
So TikTok is actually down, and the notice is thanking Trump in advance for fixing the app. I feel like I've been Rick Rolled.
January 19, 2025 at 5:18 AM
So TikTok is actually down, and the notice is thanking Trump in advance for fixing the app. I feel like I've been Rick Rolled.
Every weird or soft pick for a position in the Trump presidency can be seen as another rotten apple set to spoil the entire basket. It's the Enemy's way of conquering us. 🍎
December 31, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Every weird or soft pick for a position in the Trump presidency can be seen as another rotten apple set to spoil the entire basket. It's the Enemy's way of conquering us. 🍎
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Musk's transphobia really hits different when you realize that he ordered all boys via IVF.
He's worse than a bad father, he's a dissatisfied customer.
He's worse than a bad father, he's a dissatisfied customer.
coincidentally his first nine (?) children are all AMAB
December 31, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Musk's transphobia really hits different when you realize that he ordered all boys via IVF.
He's worse than a bad father, he's a dissatisfied customer.
He's worse than a bad father, he's a dissatisfied customer.
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for the potato fears not death
December 31, 2024 at 1:55 PM
for the potato fears not death
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FANTASTIC NEWS! Romania’s Constitutional Court has just annulled the first round of the presidential election due to heavy Russian interference. The second round will not take place on Sunday and the first round will be re-run. The electoral authorities will have to validate all candidates again.
December 6, 2024 at 1:48 PM
FANTASTIC NEWS! Romania’s Constitutional Court has just annulled the first round of the presidential election due to heavy Russian interference. The second round will not take place on Sunday and the first round will be re-run. The electoral authorities will have to validate all candidates again.