Undine Owens
@undineowens.bsky.social
Born, bred, and living in Washington, DC.
Please don’t hurt people.
Please don’t hurt people.
Pinned
JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED.
(For the first time in 2025.)
Excuse me while I scream and gaze respectfully. #JonathanBailey
(For the first time in 2025.)
Excuse me while I scream and gaze respectfully. #JonathanBailey
Project *very* close to my heart just collapsed. Powers That Be. I’ve been working on it silently for… about three years. All that was left was formal approval.
Here’s to the dreams that fall through 💧. Thank goodness I just checked up on #GarfunkelandOates: tinyurl.com/y76p755h.
Here’s to the dreams that fall through 💧. Thank goodness I just checked up on #GarfunkelandOates: tinyurl.com/y76p755h.
Such A Loser by Garfunkel and Oates
An anthem for people who try. We uploaded this a while ago but it disappeared so here it is again. We hope it inspires you.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Project *very* close to my heart just collapsed. Powers That Be. I’ve been working on it silently for… about three years. All that was left was formal approval.
Here’s to the dreams that fall through 💧. Thank goodness I just checked up on #GarfunkelandOates: tinyurl.com/y76p755h.
Here’s to the dreams that fall through 💧. Thank goodness I just checked up on #GarfunkelandOates: tinyurl.com/y76p755h.
Throwing a wild wish into the universe.
When I read SotL, all I wanted was to be Alanna. (Adults said 👀 turned 🟣 when I wore 🟪. Thought I had a 🎯 :)).
Thirty years later, I 🌠 to co-produce the definitive adaptation + cameo as the Shang Wildcat.
🎬 tech has to catch up, but🤞🏼there’s still ⏳ for me.
When I read SotL, all I wanted was to be Alanna. (Adults said 👀 turned 🟣 when I wore 🟪. Thought I had a 🎯 :)).
Thirty years later, I 🌠 to co-produce the definitive adaptation + cameo as the Shang Wildcat.
🎬 tech has to catch up, but🤞🏼there’s still ⏳ for me.
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Throwing a wild wish into the universe.
When I read SotL, all I wanted was to be Alanna. (Adults said 👀 turned 🟣 when I wore 🟪. Thought I had a 🎯 :)).
Thirty years later, I 🌠 to co-produce the definitive adaptation + cameo as the Shang Wildcat.
🎬 tech has to catch up, but🤞🏼there’s still ⏳ for me.
When I read SotL, all I wanted was to be Alanna. (Adults said 👀 turned 🟣 when I wore 🟪. Thought I had a 🎯 :)).
Thirty years later, I 🌠 to co-produce the definitive adaptation + cameo as the Shang Wildcat.
🎬 tech has to catch up, but🤞🏼there’s still ⏳ for me.
Didn’t see the musical, 2003.
Tried the book a few times after the musical came out (~2006, ~2011? ~2018?); couldn’t get into it.
Skipped the first movie, 2024. Too fizzy for my mood.
Finally checked out the “WICKED: For Good” trailer: tinyurl.com/4bs6nvfp.
Cried. It looks perfect.
Tried the book a few times after the musical came out (~2006, ~2011? ~2018?); couldn’t get into it.
Skipped the first movie, 2024. Too fizzy for my mood.
Finally checked out the “WICKED: For Good” trailer: tinyurl.com/4bs6nvfp.
Cried. It looks perfect.
Wicked: For Good | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Didn’t see the musical, 2003.
Tried the book a few times after the musical came out (~2006, ~2011? ~2018?); couldn’t get into it.
Skipped the first movie, 2024. Too fizzy for my mood.
Finally checked out the “WICKED: For Good” trailer: tinyurl.com/4bs6nvfp.
Cried. It looks perfect.
Tried the book a few times after the musical came out (~2006, ~2011? ~2018?); couldn’t get into it.
Skipped the first movie, 2024. Too fizzy for my mood.
Finally checked out the “WICKED: For Good” trailer: tinyurl.com/4bs6nvfp.
Cried. It looks perfect.
Kurzgesagt, “Let’s Talk About Fat”:
youtu.be/sOsqXKr4l30?....
“Only in the last few decades have we learned fat’s most important job. Fat is an *endocrine* organ. Part of the system that makes and regulates your hormones.”
You have my attention. #publichealth @kurzgesagt.org
youtu.be/sOsqXKr4l30?....
“Only in the last few decades have we learned fat’s most important job. Fat is an *endocrine* organ. Part of the system that makes and regulates your hormones.”
You have my attention. #publichealth @kurzgesagt.org
Let's Talk About Fat
YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Kurzgesagt, “Let’s Talk About Fat”:
youtu.be/sOsqXKr4l30?....
“Only in the last few decades have we learned fat’s most important job. Fat is an *endocrine* organ. Part of the system that makes and regulates your hormones.”
You have my attention. #publichealth @kurzgesagt.org
youtu.be/sOsqXKr4l30?....
“Only in the last few decades have we learned fat’s most important job. Fat is an *endocrine* organ. Part of the system that makes and regulates your hormones.”
You have my attention. #publichealth @kurzgesagt.org
Wrapped up and ready to head back in time. Blue for the Bridgertons, gold for the Featheringtons’ jewelry, paisley for the Sharmas. Let’s go.
November 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Wrapped up and ready to head back in time. Blue for the Bridgertons, gold for the Featheringtons’ jewelry, paisley for the Sharmas. Let’s go.
The Cut, “The Costumer Who Changed Hollywood for Good - Paul Tazewell Shares His Emancipated Vision of Oz”: www.thecut.com/article/wick....
Might be paywalled; here are key photos.
Might be paywalled; here are key photos.
November 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The Cut, “The Costumer Who Changed Hollywood for Good - Paul Tazewell Shares His Emancipated Vision of Oz”: www.thecut.com/article/wick....
Might be paywalled; here are key photos.
Might be paywalled; here are key photos.
“I have eaten older entities than myself” is a godslayer line from a deep-lore video game.
Or a gentle observation by Caduceus Clay: “Actually, I have drunk of many older than myself. More tea?”
Or a gentle observation by Caduceus Clay: “Actually, I have drunk of many older than myself. More tea?”
discovered today that the main mother yeast my mum uses for her breads is older than i am, which is stunning to think about. i have eaten older entities than myself. disconcerting way to start the day
November 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“I have eaten older entities than myself” is a godslayer line from a deep-lore video game.
Or a gentle observation by Caduceus Clay: “Actually, I have drunk of many older than myself. More tea?”
Or a gentle observation by Caduceus Clay: “Actually, I have drunk of many older than myself. More tea?”
So today, Speaker Johnson is being forced to:
1.) Reopen the House after a 7-week shutdown;
2.) Swear in Rep. Grijalva, who won two months ago; and
3.) Hold a vote to fund the federal government.
One, is that assessment accurate? And two, if so, why are we paying him to not do his job as Speaker?
1.) Reopen the House after a 7-week shutdown;
2.) Swear in Rep. Grijalva, who won two months ago; and
3.) Hold a vote to fund the federal government.
One, is that assessment accurate? And two, if so, why are we paying him to not do his job as Speaker?
November 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
So today, Speaker Johnson is being forced to:
1.) Reopen the House after a 7-week shutdown;
2.) Swear in Rep. Grijalva, who won two months ago; and
3.) Hold a vote to fund the federal government.
One, is that assessment accurate? And two, if so, why are we paying him to not do his job as Speaker?
1.) Reopen the House after a 7-week shutdown;
2.) Swear in Rep. Grijalva, who won two months ago; and
3.) Hold a vote to fund the federal government.
One, is that assessment accurate? And two, if so, why are we paying him to not do his job as Speaker?
Reposted by Undine Owens
We only rate dogs. This is a family of Suburban Gold Fairies. It's rare for them to travel together like this. Very magical but please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10 for all (TT: hdbrosriley)
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We only rate dogs. This is a family of Suburban Gold Fairies. It's rare for them to travel together like this. Very magical but please only send dogs. Thank you... 13/10 for all (TT: hdbrosriley)
Guardian, “‘Most Horrific Death You Could Imagine’: Netflix’s ‘#”: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio....
On the promise of James Garfield, and the debacle of his early assassination.
He reads like a genuinely remarkable human being. Even here, you can see how he could have been a top-tier POTUS. 💭
On the promise of James Garfield, and the debacle of his early assassination.
He reads like a genuinely remarkable human being. Even here, you can see how he could have been a top-tier POTUS. 💭
‘Most horrific death you could imagine’: the truth behind Netflix’s Death By Lightning
The streamer’s new historical drama looks back on the often forgotten story of US president James Garfield whose progressive political career was cut horribly short
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Guardian, “‘Most Horrific Death You Could Imagine’: Netflix’s ‘#”: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio....
On the promise of James Garfield, and the debacle of his early assassination.
He reads like a genuinely remarkable human being. Even here, you can see how he could have been a top-tier POTUS. 💭
On the promise of James Garfield, and the debacle of his early assassination.
He reads like a genuinely remarkable human being. Even here, you can see how he could have been a top-tier POTUS. 💭
Fascinated by #genealogy; it's soothing, esp. when the present feels full-throttle and... Less than humane?
Haven't met a person who doesn't have feelings about "where I come from", whether they want strict facts or something more personal. #archives
Charles Dance: youtu.be/n-KKL7CfShs?....
Haven't met a person who doesn't have feelings about "where I come from", whether they want strict facts or something more personal. #archives
Charles Dance: youtu.be/n-KKL7CfShs?....
The Surprising Family History Of Game Of Thrones' Charles Dance | FULL EPISODE | #WDYTYA
YouTube video by Who Do You Think You Are?
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Fascinated by #genealogy; it's soothing, esp. when the present feels full-throttle and... Less than humane?
Haven't met a person who doesn't have feelings about "where I come from", whether they want strict facts or something more personal. #archives
Charles Dance: youtu.be/n-KKL7CfShs?....
Haven't met a person who doesn't have feelings about "where I come from", whether they want strict facts or something more personal. #archives
Charles Dance: youtu.be/n-KKL7CfShs?....
@TheGuardian.com, “A Year On From Trump’s Victory, Resistance Is Everywhere”: tinyurl.com/yc5mwxzr.
“If this country has a future, it’s in the streets, the courts, the movements, and the continued exercise of free speech and freedom of assembly against this administration.”
“If this country has a future, it’s in the streets, the courts, the movements, and the continued exercise of free speech and freedom of assembly against this administration.”
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
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November 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
@TheGuardian.com, “A Year On From Trump’s Victory, Resistance Is Everywhere”: tinyurl.com/yc5mwxzr.
“If this country has a future, it’s in the streets, the courts, the movements, and the continued exercise of free speech and freedom of assembly against this administration.”
“If this country has a future, it’s in the streets, the courts, the movements, and the continued exercise of free speech and freedom of assembly against this administration.”
Thinking about worth, value, and why Tuesday's wins were so important.
To be continued :).
To be continued :).
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Thinking about worth, value, and why Tuesday's wins were so important.
To be continued :).
To be continued :).
Thinking about the SNAP cancellation/“Gatsby” party. And 2016’s electors.
A good system has multiple safeguards. Making a malignant narcissist the world’s most powerful human isn’t all on them.
But they went first. The first group to “follow orders” vs. say “I have concerns. No”.
Can’t forget it.
A good system has multiple safeguards. Making a malignant narcissist the world’s most powerful human isn’t all on them.
But they went first. The first group to “follow orders” vs. say “I have concerns. No”.
Can’t forget it.
![Link: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/article-2/section-1/clause-2%E2%80%934/electoral-college.
ELECTORS AS FREE AGENTS
“‘No one faithful to our history can deny that the plan originally contemplated, what is implicit in its text, that electors would be free agents, to exercise an independent and nonpartisan judgment as to the men best qualified for the Nation’s highest offices.’ Writing in 1826, Senator Thomas Hart Benton admitted that the framers had intended electors to be men of ‘superior discernment, virtue, and information,’ who would select the President ‘according to their own will’ and without reference to the immediate wishes of the people. ‘That this invention has failed of its objective in every election is a fact of such universal notoriety, that no one can dispute it. That it ought to have failed is equally uncontestable; for such independence in the electors was wholly incompatible with the safety of the people. [It] was, in fact, a chimerical and impractical idea in any community.’
Electors constitutionally remain free to cast their ballots for any person they wish and occasionally they have done so.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:av2g7ypu3h26gxhidl4yjjon/bafkreiakel2cswkxkiqvr4newqhqixjjhavlatnxvwxt3so6kri65hha3e@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Thinking about the SNAP cancellation/“Gatsby” party. And 2016’s electors.
A good system has multiple safeguards. Making a malignant narcissist the world’s most powerful human isn’t all on them.
But they went first. The first group to “follow orders” vs. say “I have concerns. No”.
Can’t forget it.
A good system has multiple safeguards. Making a malignant narcissist the world’s most powerful human isn’t all on them.
But they went first. The first group to “follow orders” vs. say “I have concerns. No”.
Can’t forget it.
Reposted by Undine Owens
We only rate dogs. This is spaghetti con salsiccia. Obviously has the noodles and the sausage, but is notably missing sauce. Please only send dogs. Thank you… 13/10 (IG: futrinka_tacsko)
November 5, 2025 at 9:57 PM
We only rate dogs. This is spaghetti con salsiccia. Obviously has the noodles and the sausage, but is notably missing sauce. Please only send dogs. Thank you… 13/10 (IG: futrinka_tacsko)
JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED.
(For the first time in 2025.)
Excuse me while I scream and gaze respectfully. #JonathanBailey
(For the first time in 2025.)
Excuse me while I scream and gaze respectfully. #JonathanBailey
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
JUSTICE HAS BEEN SERVED.
(For the first time in 2025.)
Excuse me while I scream and gaze respectfully. #JonathanBailey
(For the first time in 2025.)
Excuse me while I scream and gaze respectfully. #JonathanBailey
So. We live in a time when problems aren't *considered* unless they matter to a small group of people with power.
Needed to spell that out, to accept where we are and move from there.
This Guardian article on the anemia epidemic set me thinking about it: tinyurl.com/mr6y45km. #publichealth
Needed to spell that out, to accept where we are and move from there.
This Guardian article on the anemia epidemic set me thinking about it: tinyurl.com/mr6y45km. #publichealth
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
So. We live in a time when problems aren't *considered* unless they matter to a small group of people with power.
Needed to spell that out, to accept where we are and move from there.
This Guardian article on the anemia epidemic set me thinking about it: tinyurl.com/mr6y45km. #publichealth
Needed to spell that out, to accept where we are and move from there.
This Guardian article on the anemia epidemic set me thinking about it: tinyurl.com/mr6y45km. #publichealth
Extending the National Guard occupation of DC *through February* when:
1.) The “crime emergency” that started this [nonsense] on August 11th did not exist; &
2.) POTUS declared DC “crime-free” on September 9th;
is unjustified, unfounded, and a clear abuse of power against a political “enemy”. FTR.
1.) The “crime emergency” that started this [nonsense] on August 11th did not exist; &
2.) POTUS declared DC “crime-free” on September 9th;
is unjustified, unfounded, and a clear abuse of power against a political “enemy”. FTR.
November 2, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Extending the National Guard occupation of DC *through February* when:
1.) The “crime emergency” that started this [nonsense] on August 11th did not exist; &
2.) POTUS declared DC “crime-free” on September 9th;
is unjustified, unfounded, and a clear abuse of power against a political “enemy”. FTR.
1.) The “crime emergency” that started this [nonsense] on August 11th did not exist; &
2.) POTUS declared DC “crime-free” on September 9th;
is unjustified, unfounded, and a clear abuse of power against a political “enemy”. FTR.
This time next year, I want my life to look completely different.
November 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
This time next year, I want my life to look completely different.
Here’s the “3rd term” deal.
This POTUS only has a few tricks. One is “Float an outrageous idea, let talk give it legitimacy, use the wave of hype to force it through”.
Who cares if he’d “love” a 3rd term? It’s illegal. But we are talking it into possibility by regarding it with seriousness. [+]
This POTUS only has a few tricks. One is “Float an outrageous idea, let talk give it legitimacy, use the wave of hype to force it through”.
Who cares if he’d “love” a 3rd term? It’s illegal. But we are talking it into possibility by regarding it with seriousness. [+]
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Here’s the “3rd term” deal.
This POTUS only has a few tricks. One is “Float an outrageous idea, let talk give it legitimacy, use the wave of hype to force it through”.
Who cares if he’d “love” a 3rd term? It’s illegal. But we are talking it into possibility by regarding it with seriousness. [+]
This POTUS only has a few tricks. One is “Float an outrageous idea, let talk give it legitimacy, use the wave of hype to force it through”.
Who cares if he’d “love” a 3rd term? It’s illegal. But we are talking it into possibility by regarding it with seriousness. [+]
Let's see:
- Speaker of the House makes $223,500/year.
- Johnson has held the House on recess (i.e., not shown up for work OR let anyone else show up for work) for 37 days so far.
- That's $22,656.16, plus $612.33 for each additional day.
It's a start. How do we do this? [-]
- Speaker of the House makes $223,500/year.
- Johnson has held the House on recess (i.e., not shown up for work OR let anyone else show up for work) for 37 days so far.
- That's $22,656.16, plus $612.33 for each additional day.
It's a start. How do we do this? [-]
Ubi periculum: Papal bull issued by Pope Gregory X to set conclave rules after it took 3 years (1268-1271 CE) to elect his predecessor's successor.
The big incentive was, no Pope, no income. ::shrug:: Since Mike Johnson is singlehandedly keeping the HoR on recess, I think he shouldn't get paid. [+]
The big incentive was, no Pope, no income. ::shrug:: Since Mike Johnson is singlehandedly keeping the HoR on recess, I think he shouldn't get paid. [+]
October 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Let's see:
- Speaker of the House makes $223,500/year.
- Johnson has held the House on recess (i.e., not shown up for work OR let anyone else show up for work) for 37 days so far.
- That's $22,656.16, plus $612.33 for each additional day.
It's a start. How do we do this? [-]
- Speaker of the House makes $223,500/year.
- Johnson has held the House on recess (i.e., not shown up for work OR let anyone else show up for work) for 37 days so far.
- That's $22,656.16, plus $612.33 for each additional day.
It's a start. How do we do this? [-]
Ubi periculum: Papal bull issued by Pope Gregory X to set conclave rules after it took 3 years (1268-1271 CE) to elect his predecessor's successor.
The big incentive was, no Pope, no income. ::shrug:: Since Mike Johnson is singlehandedly keeping the HoR on recess, I think he shouldn't get paid. [+]
The big incentive was, no Pope, no income. ::shrug:: Since Mike Johnson is singlehandedly keeping the HoR on recess, I think he shouldn't get paid. [+]
October 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Ubi periculum: Papal bull issued by Pope Gregory X to set conclave rules after it took 3 years (1268-1271 CE) to elect his predecessor's successor.
The big incentive was, no Pope, no income. ::shrug:: Since Mike Johnson is singlehandedly keeping the HoR on recess, I think he shouldn't get paid. [+]
The big incentive was, no Pope, no income. ::shrug:: Since Mike Johnson is singlehandedly keeping the HoR on recess, I think he shouldn't get paid. [+]
I don’t mean to just despair. I feel at a bit of a loss: lots of people with more knowledge and political influence than I are saying, “This is unacceptable; we must stop this”. But when I ask for concrete advice, there are no answers.
The protests are SO important at showing where public [+]
The protests are SO important at showing where public [+]
October 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I don’t mean to just despair. I feel at a bit of a loss: lots of people with more knowledge and political influence than I are saying, “This is unacceptable; we must stop this”. But when I ask for concrete advice, there are no answers.
The protests are SO important at showing where public [+]
The protests are SO important at showing where public [+]
Day 70, pardon me. Time has clearly lost meaning.
So glad and encouraged to see how widespread the No Kings protests were. ::breathe:
It's Day 67. DC's felt so isolated under pressure. (Stephen Miller lives within walking distance of my home, FFS.) We remember how violently this POTUS dealt with George Floyd protesters in DC.
::breathe::. 3.5%.
It's Day 67. DC's felt so isolated under pressure. (Stephen Miller lives within walking distance of my home, FFS.) We remember how violently this POTUS dealt with George Floyd protesters in DC.
::breathe::. 3.5%.
October 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Day 70, pardon me. Time has clearly lost meaning.
Charles Schwab Modern Wealth Survey 2025 (July 2025): content.schwab.com/web/retail/p....
::rubs eyes:: For something both different and right at the center of the point: What do Americans need to feel financially safe, and how do we change things so that safety becomes normal?
::rubs eyes:: For something both different and right at the center of the point: What do Americans need to feel financially safe, and how do we change things so that safety becomes normal?
October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Charles Schwab Modern Wealth Survey 2025 (July 2025): content.schwab.com/web/retail/p....
::rubs eyes:: For something both different and right at the center of the point: What do Americans need to feel financially safe, and how do we change things so that safety becomes normal?
::rubs eyes:: For something both different and right at the center of the point: What do Americans need to feel financially safe, and how do we change things so that safety becomes normal?