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Angela Colter
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civic technician / former fed @18F / punish the villains
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As I suspected …
Word cloud visualization for 2025 showing your 50 most-used words, sized by frequency. Top 10: "federal" (22×), "mean" (22×), "voter" (19×), "fuck" (18×), "done" (17×), "measles" (17×), "cost" (16×), "services" (15×), "employees" (14×), "show" (14×) (from Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest)
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Hot stuff!
A thermometer in a compost pile reads 158 degrees Fahrenheit. Which is very hot. Probably too hot.
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Nope. Nope. Nope.
Your muted words lizza in text & tags nuzzi in text & tags bamboo in text & tags
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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I don't know if my kid is actually learning anything at college, but apparently he's now able to solve a Rubik's Cube in under nine seconds.
An online cubing timer showing 8.95 seconds
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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I stole ur sock come and get it
A large dog laying on the floor with a pilfered sock under her chin. She’s looking at the camera with a “c’mon, I dare you” expression.
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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A crow heralding our arrival.
A lone crow perches on a leafless branch on top of a tall tree. It shouts a warning to the other crows that I’m taking the dog on a walk.
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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It’s already started
From A Guardian headline that reads: “Democrats have racked up election wins across America – but they would do well not to misread the results” David Smith in Washington
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Dog, after her bath: AAAAAUGH! THE CLEEEEEAN. Get it off me. GET IT OFFFFF.
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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And the pièce de résistance …
UVA Emergency Alert: 4:43 PM. Situation at Shannon Library is ALL CLEAR. After extensive investigation, police identified no evidence of attack or threat on UVA Grounds or nearby. Investigation into false report ongoing. Clear to resume normal operations.
November 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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UVA Emergency Alert: 3:41 PM. Update - Police are continuing to investigate at Shannon Library. At this time there is no evidence of an Active Attacker. Continue to RUN-HIDE-FIGHT.
November 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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3:14 PM: UVA Emergency Alert: RUN-HIDE-FIGHT UPD on scene at Shannon Library continuing to investigate. RUN-HIDE-FIGHT
November 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Well this was a journey …
A text I received today at 3:05 pm: UVA Emergency Alert: ACTIVE ATTACKER with a gun reported in area of Shannon Library 160 McCormick Road. RUN HIDE FIGHT
November 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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As of October 31, 5:30 p.m. CT, USAA has stepped up for military service members and federal employees impacted by the government shutdown, delivering over $397 million in relief to more than 134,000 members
November 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Nobody’s fucking around with the get-out-the-vote effort in Virginia.
Three postcards with messages reminding the same person to vote in the November 4 election in Virginia
October 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Currently listening to the Kiss Dynasty album based on this sterling recommendation
A text of the Kiss Dynasty album cover followed by “Check this shit oooooooout”
October 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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As of October 21, 8:30 a.m. CT, USAA has stepped up for military service members and federal employees impacted by the government shutdown, delivering over a quarter of a billion dollars ($287+ million) in no-interest loans to over 79,000 members to date.
October 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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A large black and white Great Dane/pit bull mix at a No Kings protest carrying two American flags in her harness
October 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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USAA Has Delivered Over $274M in Loans to Impacted Members Since Shutdown As of October 17, 8:30 a.m. CT, USAA has stepped up for military service members and federal employees impacted by the government shutdown, delivering over a quarter of a billion dollars ($274+ million) in no-interest loans to about 74,000 members to date.
October 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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As of now, USAA has provided over $259 million in no-interest loans to about 70,000 members through our Government Shutdown Program.
October 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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As of now, USAA has provided over $248,000,000 in no-interest loans to about 67,000 members through our Government Shutdown Program.
October 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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This number just keeps going up.
An alert in the USAA app says, “As of now, USAA has provided over $219 million in no-interest loans to about 59,000 members through our Government Shutdown Program.”
October 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Decided to use up all the overripe bananas in the freezer to make banana muffins for the college freshman while he’s home for Fall break and wondering if I made enough.
Three dozen banana muffins cooling on a wire rack
October 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Just a relaxing day at home trying to get some work done.
Two large dogs wrestling each other with their teeth bared.
October 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Felt the ground shake a bit and wondered whether it was a small earthquake or maybe construction equipment. Checked the USGS site and got this:
Homepage of the USGS.gov site has a banner saying, “Due to a lapse in appropriations, the majority of USGS websites may not be up to date and may not reflect current conditions. Websites displaying real-time data, such as Earthquake, Volcano, LANDSAT and Water information needed for public health and safety will be updated with limited support. Additionally, USGS will not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. For more information, please see www.doi.gov/shutdown.”
October 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Visiting the kid at college this weekend. The one thing he wanted to show us was the three Corgis who hang out at the library and I’m here to tell you that every library should have library Corgis.
A corgi snoozing on a carpeted floor, oblivious to the students around him.
October 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM