Willa Brayder
@schaerks.bsky.social
Perfectly peculiar person. Moderately mercurial midwestern mama. (Apparently) Adore alliteration. Love to learn.
Beautiful in every iteration.
She/her.
Beautiful in every iteration.
She/her.
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Timeline cleanser
Today is the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Mahna Mahna on Sesame Street. You’re familiar with it by now, of course, but... well, it never hurts to be reminded, does it?
Sesame Street - Mahna Mahna (1969)
YouTube video by Tiny Dancer
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Timeline cleanser
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All NSF SBE DDRIG solicitations have been archived and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Grants currently submitted will be processed, but as always, chances of funding remain very low. This means anyone aiming for the upcoming deadline will not be able to submit. 1/3
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
All NSF SBE DDRIG solicitations have been archived and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Grants currently submitted will be processed, but as always, chances of funding remain very low. This means anyone aiming for the upcoming deadline will not be able to submit. 1/3
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Residential ratepayer advocates are on the front lines of the utility affordability crisis, going up against some of the most powerful monopoly corporations in the country. I'm thankful for these unsung heroes this Thanksgiving. (1/2)
www.eenews.net/articles/dat...
www.eenews.net/articles/dat...
Data center boom raises stakes for consumer advocates
Operating on shoestring budgets, state offices and nonprofits representing residential customers face escalating utility spending.
www.eenews.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Residential ratepayer advocates are on the front lines of the utility affordability crisis, going up against some of the most powerful monopoly corporations in the country. I'm thankful for these unsung heroes this Thanksgiving. (1/2)
www.eenews.net/articles/dat...
www.eenews.net/articles/dat...
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Who should pay the extra energy costs associated with the wave of electricity and water hogging data centers?
Whether you believe it is the utility in terms of lower profits or budget-strapped ordinary people, the answer is clearly not the data centers.
#Satire
Whether you believe it is the utility in terms of lower profits or budget-strapped ordinary people, the answer is clearly not the data centers.
#Satire
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Who should pay the extra energy costs associated with the wave of electricity and water hogging data centers?
Whether you believe it is the utility in terms of lower profits or budget-strapped ordinary people, the answer is clearly not the data centers.
#Satire
Whether you believe it is the utility in terms of lower profits or budget-strapped ordinary people, the answer is clearly not the data centers.
#Satire
I had hoped it wouldn’t come to this.
After 3 weeks, Mischief and Mayhem have decided it’s time to climb the tree.
The spray bottle is ready.
After 3 weeks, Mischief and Mayhem have decided it’s time to climb the tree.
The spray bottle is ready.
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I had hoped it wouldn’t come to this.
After 3 weeks, Mischief and Mayhem have decided it’s time to climb the tree.
The spray bottle is ready.
After 3 weeks, Mischief and Mayhem have decided it’s time to climb the tree.
The spray bottle is ready.
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More people are providing home care for dying loved ones. A New Orleans nonprofit is showing them how.
Demand for home health care, including at-home hospice care, has skyrocketed since the pandemic. A New Orleans nonprofit is training people how to provide end-of-life care for dying relatives and…
Demand for home health care, including at-home hospice care, has skyrocketed since the pandemic. A New Orleans nonprofit is training people how to provide end-of-life care for dying relatives and…
More people are providing home care for dying loved ones. A New Orleans nonprofit is showing them how.
Demand for home health care, including at-home hospice care, has skyrocketed since the pandemic. A New Orleans nonprofit is training people how to provide end-of-life care for dying relatives and community members.
veritenews.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
More people are providing home care for dying loved ones. A New Orleans nonprofit is showing them how.
Demand for home health care, including at-home hospice care, has skyrocketed since the pandemic. A New Orleans nonprofit is training people how to provide end-of-life care for dying relatives and…
Demand for home health care, including at-home hospice care, has skyrocketed since the pandemic. A New Orleans nonprofit is training people how to provide end-of-life care for dying relatives and…
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You don't have to buy anything during Black Friday sales. But if you want to, you don't have to buy from soulless megacorporations. You can buy from small independent businesses that make funny little things. For example, today's Low Quality Ad, this funny little Newspaper pin.
collabs.shop/1jt9a0
collabs.shop/1jt9a0
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
You don't have to buy anything during Black Friday sales. But if you want to, you don't have to buy from soulless megacorporations. You can buy from small independent businesses that make funny little things. For example, today's Low Quality Ad, this funny little Newspaper pin.
collabs.shop/1jt9a0
collabs.shop/1jt9a0
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Look at these facts!!!! #vaccines
I have posted about this before, but...
Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
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Researchers at Pitt School of Public Health (with NIH funding) developed Project Tycho where they digitized reportable disease data from across the country going back to ~1900.
graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...
1/6
Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines
The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced.
graphics.wsj.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Look at these facts!!!! #vaccines
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Cornelius City Council meeting
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Cornelius City Council meeting
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I am so excited and grateful to share that this upcoming Monday I will be joining @pressley.house.gov @ayannapressley.bsky.social to discuss the state of Black women's employment!
We'll be joined by other experts and affected Black women in #Boston area. Press conference to follow. #blacksky ✨
We'll be joined by other experts and affected Black women in #Boston area. Press conference to follow. #blacksky ✨
Following September Jobs Report, Pressley Continues Push for Federal Action to Address Black Women’s Unemployment - Ayanna Pressley
Pressley Has Sounded the Alarm on Pushout of Black Women from Workforce Under Trump, Demanded Action from Federal Reserve On...
pressley.house.gov
November 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I am so excited and grateful to share that this upcoming Monday I will be joining @pressley.house.gov @ayannapressley.bsky.social to discuss the state of Black women's employment!
We'll be joined by other experts and affected Black women in #Boston area. Press conference to follow. #blacksky ✨
We'll be joined by other experts and affected Black women in #Boston area. Press conference to follow. #blacksky ✨
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In Denmark, lawmakers are proposing a law that would make it illegal to share deepfake images. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... In Spain, companies could face massive fines if they don’t clearly label AI-generated content. www.reuters.com/technology/a...
www.reuters.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
In Denmark, lawmakers are proposing a law that would make it illegal to share deepfake images. www.euronews.com/my-europe/20... In Spain, companies could face massive fines if they don’t clearly label AI-generated content. www.reuters.com/technology/a...
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The link for my etsy shop is here. Discount code & photos in the post below👇🏼: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The link for my etsy shop is here. Discount code & photos in the post below👇🏼: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
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My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new favorite kind of meme is "here are detailed instructions on how to turn off AI". 🔨
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“After the rally, demonstrators will march to the Capitol with Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for what organizers say will be ‘record-breaking’ lobbying to Congress for Trump's impeachment and removal.
In June, Green also called for Trump's impeachment on the House floor.”
In June, Green also called for Trump's impeachment on the House floor.”
“Another round of protests against the Trump administration will take over D.C. over the next few days, with activists calling for the president's impeachment and removal.” www.fox5dc.com/news/remove-...
'Remove the Regime' protests in DC this weekend to call for Donald Trump's impeachment
www.fox5dc.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:59 AM
“After the rally, demonstrators will march to the Capitol with Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) for what organizers say will be ‘record-breaking’ lobbying to Congress for Trump's impeachment and removal.
In June, Green also called for Trump's impeachment on the House floor.”
In June, Green also called for Trump's impeachment on the House floor.”
These are my favorite bird. Nooooooo :(
Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are trying once again to establish a sandhill crane hunting season in the state and once again the issue has caused a heated debate @henry-redman.bsky.social reports wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/11/19/d...
Debate on sandhill crane hunting bill ditches expert recommendations • Wisconsin Examiner
A bill to open a sandhill crane hunt in Wisconsin received a public hearing in a Senate committee on Wednesday.
wisconsinexaminer.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
These are my favorite bird. Nooooooo :(
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Fifty years ago, Congress passed IDEA to end the exclusion of disabled children from public schools. Today, that promise is under threat from inadequate funding and policy rollbacks.
IDEA is a civil rights law. Protect it. Fund it. Celebrate it.
#IDEA50
IDEA is a civil rights law. Protect it. Fund it. Celebrate it.
#IDEA50
November 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Fifty years ago, Congress passed IDEA to end the exclusion of disabled children from public schools. Today, that promise is under threat from inadequate funding and policy rollbacks.
IDEA is a civil rights law. Protect it. Fund it. Celebrate it.
#IDEA50
IDEA is a civil rights law. Protect it. Fund it. Celebrate it.
#IDEA50
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Have been thinking about “immigration has been tearing this country apart.” Surely I’m not the only person to think that it isn’t true, but inflamed rhetoric about immigration by politicians is what is tearing this country apart and so statements like that only makes it worse.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Have been thinking about “immigration has been tearing this country apart.” Surely I’m not the only person to think that it isn’t true, but inflamed rhetoric about immigration by politicians is what is tearing this country apart and so statements like that only makes it worse.
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'Twas a night to remember #watertown #wisconsin
'Twas a night to remember
WATERTOWN — Saturday night was the evening where almost every Watertown resident gathered at the Bentzin Family Town Square.
dlvr.it
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
'Twas a night to remember #watertown #wisconsin
May this story bring others as much joy as it did me. Congratulations, Mr. Duncan.
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 PM
May this story bring others as much joy as it did me. Congratulations, Mr. Duncan.
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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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Every year, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offers free tree seedlings as part of its annual Arbor Day tree planting program. 🌲
It's the Year of the Kid, and this is a great way for students to get involved and support our goals to plant 100 million trees. Learn more ⬇️
It's the Year of the Kid, and this is a great way for students to get involved and support our goals to plant 100 million trees. Learn more ⬇️
DNR Offers Free Tree Seedlings To Wisconsin Fourth Graders Ahead Of Arbor Day 2026
urbanmilwaukee.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Every year, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offers free tree seedlings as part of its annual Arbor Day tree planting program. 🌲
It's the Year of the Kid, and this is a great way for students to get involved and support our goals to plant 100 million trees. Learn more ⬇️
It's the Year of the Kid, and this is a great way for students to get involved and support our goals to plant 100 million trees. Learn more ⬇️
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Who we gotta embarrass into saving PBS
PBS NEWS WEEKEND has been cancelled and 34 jobs will be cut at WETA in Washington D.C.
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
The NEWS HOUR West Coast bureau will also close and the updated daily West Coast broadcast will end.
“We cannot fully compensate for the scope of the federal funding loss.”
current.org/2025/11/weta... #PBS
WETA to cut staff, cancel ‘PBS News Weekend’ and close News Hour West bureau
The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.
current.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Who we gotta embarrass into saving PBS
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Where is the liberty, justice for all? We must continue to shine light on this injustice. #noice #wethepeople
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Where is the liberty, justice for all? We must continue to shine light on this injustice. #noice #wethepeople