Christine Zachai
@zachai.bsky.social
Mom. Vermonter. Philanthropy dork.
take a break from wrestling oversized poultry and laugh at other people’s misfortune, this thread is gold
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
take a break from wrestling oversized poultry and laugh at other people’s misfortune, this thread is gold
Pressure on the charitable food system is only going to increase with the Trump administration‘a cuts to SNAP — and philanthropy can’t make up the difference.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the 94 million pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the #Trump administration’s cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
My latest video for @propublica.org.
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Pressure on the charitable food system is only going to increase with the Trump administration‘a cuts to SNAP — and philanthropy can’t make up the difference.
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“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said
October 15, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said
Rick Powell’s mesmerizing work is created with thousands of lines. Go see his new work featured in this solo show 8/1 through 10/31 in #Montpelier #Vermont 🤩🤩🤩
vnrc.org/rickpowellart/
vnrc.org/rickpowellart/
VNRC Presents “Take It All In, Then Look Closer”, an Exhibit by Rick Powell, as part of Montpelier Art Walk on Friday, August 1st – Vermont Natural Resources Council
vnrc.org
July 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Rick Powell’s mesmerizing work is created with thousands of lines. Go see his new work featured in this solo show 8/1 through 10/31 in #Montpelier #Vermont 🤩🤩🤩
vnrc.org/rickpowellart/
vnrc.org/rickpowellart/
Hands-on volunteering is a balm for the endless litany of bad news. My amazing teenager and I planted trees with Vermont River Conservancy — grateful for the chance to help heal a special riverbank.
May 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hands-on volunteering is a balm for the endless litany of bad news. My amazing teenager and I planted trees with Vermont River Conservancy — grateful for the chance to help heal a special riverbank.
“What I learned today is Vermont is not safe,” White said. “This happened here in Colchester, Vermont, with an Upper Valley resident, a young man who has been deeply ingrained in our community. And it is just so clear that if he can be taken, anyone can be taken.”
vtdigger.org/2025/04/14/a...
vtdigger.org/2025/04/14/a...
Palestinian man legally in the US detained in Colchester during citizenship interview - VTDigger
State Sen. Becca White said she saw a handcuffed Mohsen Mahdawi, accompanied by several masked and hooded men, being put into an unmarked black vehicle just after noon.
vtdigger.org
April 15, 2025 at 10:44 AM
“What I learned today is Vermont is not safe,” White said. “This happened here in Colchester, Vermont, with an Upper Valley resident, a young man who has been deeply ingrained in our community. And it is just so clear that if he can be taken, anyone can be taken.”
vtdigger.org/2025/04/14/a...
vtdigger.org/2025/04/14/a...
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You can tell who the Good Guys are because they're the ones smashing a car window to drag a mother away from her child while wearing ski masks.
“Mommy, no. Mommy.”
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
You can tell who the Good Guys are because they're the ones smashing a car window to drag a mother away from her child while wearing ski masks.
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i would like to live in precented times please
April 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
i would like to live in precented times please
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People have been screaming for action from Dems for over 2 months
Recognize when Dems stand up & push back.
You may want more, but it won’t come if you scorn any & all action.
Offer some kind of public “payoff,” & more people will stand up.
Don’t fall into yet another Democratic purity test.
Recognize when Dems stand up & push back.
You may want more, but it won’t come if you scorn any & all action.
Offer some kind of public “payoff,” & more people will stand up.
Don’t fall into yet another Democratic purity test.
April 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
People have been screaming for action from Dems for over 2 months
Recognize when Dems stand up & push back.
You may want more, but it won’t come if you scorn any & all action.
Offer some kind of public “payoff,” & more people will stand up.
Don’t fall into yet another Democratic purity test.
Recognize when Dems stand up & push back.
You may want more, but it won’t come if you scorn any & all action.
Offer some kind of public “payoff,” & more people will stand up.
Don’t fall into yet another Democratic purity test.
I’m sending this guy some money right now corybooker.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I’m sending this guy some money right now corybooker.com
@balint.house.gov is 🔥🔥🔥
We know that Trump wants to serve a third term. He can't, but he will try. The next Big Lie is that there is a legal maneuver out there he can use. The presidency is not his, it's ours as Americans.
March 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
@balint.house.gov is 🔥🔥🔥
Ok serious business here: Taking suggestions for April Fools pranks to pull on two teenagers who know everything. No ideas are too silly.
(Yes, I’ve already done and enjoyed the heck out of googly eyes)
(Yes, I’ve already done and enjoyed the heck out of googly eyes)
March 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Ok serious business here: Taking suggestions for April Fools pranks to pull on two teenagers who know everything. No ideas are too silly.
(Yes, I’ve already done and enjoyed the heck out of googly eyes)
(Yes, I’ve already done and enjoyed the heck out of googly eyes)
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the favorite framing of fox news is "this thing raises new questions, questions we must speculate on for hours on end, these questions all reflect poorly on the target"
they do it cause it is effective and it works
steal. their. playbook.
they do it cause it is effective and it works
steal. their. playbook.
March 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
the favorite framing of fox news is "this thing raises new questions, questions we must speculate on for hours on end, these questions all reflect poorly on the target"
they do it cause it is effective and it works
steal. their. playbook.
they do it cause it is effective and it works
steal. their. playbook.
Why didn’t we elect her???
"Not on my watch."
EW is always the antidote to demoralization. She gives great pep talks.
Elizabeth Warren at her Lowell Town Hall. 🤍
youtu.be/jm0QxojdW54?...
EW is always the antidote to demoralization. She gives great pep talks.
Elizabeth Warren at her Lowell Town Hall. 🤍
youtu.be/jm0QxojdW54?...
March 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Why didn’t we elect her???
@balint.house.gov is one of my lights right now. So proud to have her repping #Vt.
What can we do better today, with more courage, more curiosity, and more generosity?
We need courage in this moment, not perfection.
We need courage in this moment, not perfection.
March 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
@balint.house.gov is one of my lights right now. So proud to have her repping #Vt.
The only kind of king I want 👑 🐕
This is Beau. He figured out how to rock back and forth all by himself. No human required. 14/10 a self-sufficient king
March 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The only kind of king I want 👑 🐕
Just me watching the hydrographs and hoping #vt doesn’t flood today
kermit the frog is looking at a green object
ALT: kermit the frog is looking at a green object
media.tenor.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Just me watching the hydrographs and hoping #vt doesn’t flood today
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Ah. The good old town hall
March 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ah. The good old town hall
Just dropped off 250 postcards from Vermonters in 58 towns to Gov Phil Scott and VT legislators imploring them to ensure shelter and housing for all their neighbors. #vtpoli
March 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Just dropped off 250 postcards from Vermonters in 58 towns to Gov Phil Scott and VT legislators imploring them to ensure shelter and housing for all their neighbors. #vtpoli
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In 2009 GOP Member of Congress Joe Wilson screamed “you lie” during Obama’s SOTU. No censure by the GOP, only “reprimanded” by Dems
At Biden’s SOTU 2022 Lauren Boebert and MTG heckled him, nothing..
But Dems will happily throw their Black colleague under a bus for white moderate voter pandering
At Biden’s SOTU 2022 Lauren Boebert and MTG heckled him, nothing..
But Dems will happily throw their Black colleague under a bus for white moderate voter pandering
Ten Democrats voted to censure their colleague Al Green. Here are their names:
Ami Bera, Calif.; Ed Case, Hawaii; Jim Costa, Calif.; Laura Gillen, N.Y.; Jim Himes, Conn.; Chrissy Houlahan, Pa.; Marcy Kaptur, Ohio; Jared Moskowitz, Fla.; Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Wash.; and Tom Suozzi, N.Y.
Ami Bera, Calif.; Ed Case, Hawaii; Jim Costa, Calif.; Laura Gillen, N.Y.; Jim Himes, Conn.; Chrissy Houlahan, Pa.; Marcy Kaptur, Ohio; Jared Moskowitz, Fla.; Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Wash.; and Tom Suozzi, N.Y.
March 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
In 2009 GOP Member of Congress Joe Wilson screamed “you lie” during Obama’s SOTU. No censure by the GOP, only “reprimanded” by Dems
At Biden’s SOTU 2022 Lauren Boebert and MTG heckled him, nothing..
But Dems will happily throw their Black colleague under a bus for white moderate voter pandering
At Biden’s SOTU 2022 Lauren Boebert and MTG heckled him, nothing..
But Dems will happily throw their Black colleague under a bus for white moderate voter pandering
