Callisandra
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She/Her All around nerd and ttrpg enthustiast. Avatar by d20Monkey 💙💙
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November 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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A GENTLE REMINDER FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES:
“I wish you a lifetime filled with happiness, peace, good health, prosperity, and, most of all, love - the greatest gift. I will always love you, wherever you are. You are a gift and blessing. You are wonderful just the way you are.”
~Blessings, Santa :-)}
“I wish you a lifetime filled with happiness, peace, good health, prosperity, and, most of all, love - the greatest gift. I will always love you, wherever you are. You are a gift and blessing. You are wonderful just the way you are.”
~Blessings, Santa :-)}
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 AM
A GENTLE REMINDER FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES:
“I wish you a lifetime filled with happiness, peace, good health, prosperity, and, most of all, love - the greatest gift. I will always love you, wherever you are. You are a gift and blessing. You are wonderful just the way you are.”
~Blessings, Santa :-)}
“I wish you a lifetime filled with happiness, peace, good health, prosperity, and, most of all, love - the greatest gift. I will always love you, wherever you are. You are a gift and blessing. You are wonderful just the way you are.”
~Blessings, Santa :-)}
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A new report last week stated that the average age for a first time home owner is now 40. Life expectancy in the US in 2023 was 78.39 years.
A 50 year mortgage means no average person would own their homes ever. It turns homes into direct rentals from the bank even more than they already are.
A 50 year mortgage means no average person would own their homes ever. It turns homes into direct rentals from the bank even more than they already are.
The US Trump Administration is reportedly working on 15 year car loans.
US President Donald Trump also posted yesterday regarding allowing 50 year mortgages.
US President Donald Trump also posted yesterday regarding allowing 50 year mortgages.
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A new report last week stated that the average age for a first time home owner is now 40. Life expectancy in the US in 2023 was 78.39 years.
A 50 year mortgage means no average person would own their homes ever. It turns homes into direct rentals from the bank even more than they already are.
A 50 year mortgage means no average person would own their homes ever. It turns homes into direct rentals from the bank even more than they already are.
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Eastern US Teabagged By Arctic Blast
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Eastern US Teabagged By Arctic Blast
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November 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Awesome news! SNAP benefits are set to be disbursed to Massachusetts residents; recipients may see the funds reach their accounts as early as tomorrow!
#MAPolitics #USPolitics #SNAP
#MAPolitics #USPolitics #SNAP
Full SNAP benefits to be processed immediately for Mass. recipients
Massachusetts recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could begin receiving their full benefits as early as Saturday.
www.wcvb.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Awesome news! SNAP benefits are set to be disbursed to Massachusetts residents; recipients may see the funds reach their accounts as early as tomorrow!
#MAPolitics #USPolitics #SNAP
#MAPolitics #USPolitics #SNAP
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To so many who aren’t aware!!! Donating money to your food bank should always stretch further than donating actual food. I found a local, non-religious one where $1 can provide up to 5 meals. Donated $100 last week, planning for more this month. If you have the means, please help.
PSA if you're out there with the means, ability, and willingness to donate to food banks to help people during the ongoing food emergency
DO NOT BUY FOOD TO DONATE!
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Give the same money you would spend buying that food directly to the food bank
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I cannot emphasize this enough! To explain;
DO NOT BUY FOOD TO DONATE!
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Give the same money you would spend buying that food directly to the food bank
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I cannot emphasize this enough! To explain;
November 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
To so many who aren’t aware!!! Donating money to your food bank should always stretch further than donating actual food. I found a local, non-religious one where $1 can provide up to 5 meals. Donated $100 last week, planning for more this month. If you have the means, please help.
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Also Harry Potter adults really ought to be ostracised and I mean that with my whole chest because if you can casually support it then that means you’re cool with supporting its creator against trans folks so please go house sort yourself into a bin where you belong.
November 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Also Harry Potter adults really ought to be ostracised and I mean that with my whole chest because if you can casually support it then that means you’re cool with supporting its creator against trans folks so please go house sort yourself into a bin where you belong.
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Or maybe we should provide a universal basic income for ALL humans, no exceptions, no means tests (just take it back from the billionaires at income tax time).
Humans shouldn't need to work to live.
We are not work machines!
Humans shouldn't need to work to live.
We are not work machines!
Even if you were willing to buy that an LLM/Gen AI tool has human-like intellect, you’re still left with the fact that an LLM doesn’t NEED a job to remain alive under capitalism, but a human does.
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
morality-wise, surely many would agree that humans should thus be given priority for jobs due to need
November 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Or maybe we should provide a universal basic income for ALL humans, no exceptions, no means tests (just take it back from the billionaires at income tax time).
Humans shouldn't need to work to live.
We are not work machines!
Humans shouldn't need to work to live.
We are not work machines!
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Commission work! This was a fun piece to work on.
If you'd like to commission your own from me, check out my portfolio site: brianfnpatterson.com/commissions
If you'd like to commission your own from me, check out my portfolio site: brianfnpatterson.com/commissions
October 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Commission work! This was a fun piece to work on.
If you'd like to commission your own from me, check out my portfolio site: brianfnpatterson.com/commissions
If you'd like to commission your own from me, check out my portfolio site: brianfnpatterson.com/commissions
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Ditto boardgames! DITTO BOARDGAMES!
To publishers, authors, & others posting about illustrated books, including covers that have illustration: Please credit the ILLUSTRATOR.
This not only helps boost the illustrator, but also shows that you value HUMAN illustrators.
#PicturesMeanBusiness
This not only helps boost the illustrator, but also shows that you value HUMAN illustrators.
#PicturesMeanBusiness
October 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Ditto boardgames! DITTO BOARDGAMES!
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If your company is worth billions, but you have employees on SNAP, that should be considered wage theft.
If you make your workers come in at random hours or a rotating schedule, that should be considered a full time job because the company is fully controlling their schedule.
If you make your workers come in at random hours or a rotating schedule, that should be considered a full time job because the company is fully controlling their schedule.
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
If your company is worth billions, but you have employees on SNAP, that should be considered wage theft.
If you make your workers come in at random hours or a rotating schedule, that should be considered a full time job because the company is fully controlling their schedule.
If you make your workers come in at random hours or a rotating schedule, that should be considered a full time job because the company is fully controlling their schedule.
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If you have the means to do so, PLEASE donate to your local food bank. Federal Employees and those who were already relying on food benefits are going to be especially vulnerable.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
www.reuters.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you have the means to do so, PLEASE donate to your local food bank. Federal Employees and those who were already relying on food benefits are going to be especially vulnerable.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
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Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
Find Your Local Food Bank | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
October 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Feeding America has a page where you can input your zip code and it'll show you all of the food banks near you overlaid on a map. If you need it, it's there. If you don't need it, think about donating money if you have it and your time if you don't.
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you have friends struggling through the shutdown, consider inviting them over for a family dinner this week. Make too much. Insist they take leftovers home. Some folks can't say they need help out loud but will appreciate the kindness.
October 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you have friends struggling through the shutdown, consider inviting them over for a family dinner this week. Make too much. Insist they take leftovers home. Some folks can't say they need help out loud but will appreciate the kindness.
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During the pandemic when schools districts in our area were delivering food to school kids via the bus system, they were actually even accommodating allergies and conditions like Celiac. I saw a system where we cared about every child... and I saw what our government could do for its citizens.
With SNAP being lost at the end of the week I keep thinking about how we almost ended food insecurity in children when we had the COVID checks. The US government could ensure every child was safe by investing in Americans, but the president is investing in other countries and ballrooms instead.
October 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
During the pandemic when schools districts in our area were delivering food to school kids via the bus system, they were actually even accommodating allergies and conditions like Celiac. I saw a system where we cared about every child... and I saw what our government could do for its citizens.
If you have the means to do so, PLEASE donate to your local food bank. Federal Employees and those who were already relying on food benefits are going to be especially vulnerable.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
www.reuters.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you have the means to do so, PLEASE donate to your local food bank. Federal Employees and those who were already relying on food benefits are going to be especially vulnerable.
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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Spending tax dollars on $175M private jets, $1B to renovate a private jet, $150M on golf trips, & other wasteful spending while Americans face going without food due to SNAP benefits not going out in Nov is a gop policy choice.
#Pinks
#Pinks
October 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Spending tax dollars on $175M private jets, $1B to renovate a private jet, $150M on golf trips, & other wasteful spending while Americans face going without food due to SNAP benefits not going out in Nov is a gop policy choice.
#Pinks
#Pinks
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If you are among the 1.1 million people in Massachusetts who rely on SNAP benefits for food, these may be helpful resources:
List of MA food banks:
www.mass.gov/how-to/find-...
Free Community Pantries
mapping.littlefreepantry.org
Food Assistance
projectbread.org/get-help
#MAPolitics #USPolitics
List of MA food banks:
www.mass.gov/how-to/find-...
Free Community Pantries
mapping.littlefreepantry.org
Food Assistance
projectbread.org/get-help
#MAPolitics #USPolitics
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
If you are among the 1.1 million people in Massachusetts who rely on SNAP benefits for food, these may be helpful resources:
List of MA food banks:
www.mass.gov/how-to/find-...
Free Community Pantries
mapping.littlefreepantry.org
Food Assistance
projectbread.org/get-help
#MAPolitics #USPolitics
List of MA food banks:
www.mass.gov/how-to/find-...
Free Community Pantries
mapping.littlefreepantry.org
Food Assistance
projectbread.org/get-help
#MAPolitics #USPolitics
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"At this moment in time, of course, the release of the TRUMPSTEIN Files is really the public's main priority."
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"At this moment in time, of course, the release of the TRUMPSTEIN Files is really the public's main priority."
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It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.
NEW: NBC News confirms that the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, on the east side of the White House, has been destroyed as part of the demolition of the East Wing.
(📸 Getty Images)
(📸 Getty Images)
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It's not lost on me that the part of the White House we are destroying is the part that has to do with women's history in the White House.
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In the d20Monkey Shop: Companions. I hath discovered a mimic.
Never trust a chest, or a bag, or a bed, or a water closet in a dungeon. Ever. #ttrpg #dnd #daggerheart
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Never trust a chest, or a bag, or a bed, or a water closet in a dungeon. Ever. #ttrpg #dnd #daggerheart
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October 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In the d20Monkey Shop: Companions. I hath discovered a mimic.
Never trust a chest, or a bag, or a bed, or a water closet in a dungeon. Ever. #ttrpg #dnd #daggerheart
d20monkey.dashery.com/products/783...
Never trust a chest, or a bag, or a bed, or a water closet in a dungeon. Ever. #ttrpg #dnd #daggerheart
d20monkey.dashery.com/products/783...