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Araminta, Goddess of Databases (She/Her)
@aramintamd.bsky.social
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At this since dinosaurs roamed the Earth & Lynx was a thing. Multimedia designer/author/webmaster. Past lives include theatre admin & production, fiber artistry, & endless reruns of M*A*S*H. Living "This Old House" for reals.

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aramintamd.bsky.social
TIL why the Department of Education is on the chopping block and why it's been a target for so long.

Everything makes sense now. Also? Fuck Republicans.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Education
A block of the Wikipedia entry for the department of education with the words President Jimmy Carter underlined in red.
October 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
A thousand words.
a screenshot of a post on Meta by PBS of Dolly Parton's post saying "i ain't dead yet!" with the text "Same, Dolly, same."
October 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Good to know circus arts are alive and well, and living in Rochester, NY!

#RochesterFringe2025
September 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
2 days till departure and dinner at Busboys and Poets. 4 days till closing. Shutting the door on an almost 40-year chapter of my l Iife. No idea when I'll be back down to MD in person.

Wild.

Family is here, and I'm finally nesting again. Feels like home.
Two 4-month-old kittens sleeping in a black office chair. Meliora (girl) is a calicoz tabby, and Ansel is a black and white tuxie. They are three days apart, from two different litters. Their moms are sisters, so they are 1st cousins. Adorable menaces. They get fixed in just about six weeks.
August 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
The current sitch.

They were tearing around like crazy 10 minutes ago.
Ansel (b&w) and Meliora (calico tabby) chilling on my chair. Kitten love
July 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
aramintamd.bsky.social
They are STARVING while I cook dinner because Ansel (b&w tuxie) just learned vertical and I have a gas stove. My "NO" is his "AGAIN" and he will burn the entire house down with his flaming tail.
A B&W kitten next to a calico tabby waiting for dinnertime on the other side of a wooden sliding door with glass panels.
July 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
The current sitch.
Puddles Pity Party on stage and in a very large photo, with a sound technician in front of audio equipment. The performing arts center at Darien Lakes with Puddles Pity Party onstage Coming soon: Weird Al, Bigger and Weirder. With Puddles Pity Party opening.
July 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
aramintamd.bsky.social
The original source is here: wondermark.com/wp-content/u...
from wondermark.com this six panel comic shows a pair of people in vintage clothing having a conversation. She says I don't mind most marine mammals. but sea lions? i could do without sea lions. He says don't say that out loud. in the next panel a sea lion (SL) joins them and says pardon me. i couldn't help but overhear... he says now you've done it. in the third panel SL says i would like to have a civil conversation about your statement. Would you mind showing me evidence of any negative thing any sea lion has ever done to you. fourth panel she says go away. SL says there's no need to raise your voice. I'm right here. I'm just curious if you have any sources to back up your claim. fifth panel she says you're in my house. SL says you made a statement in public for all to hear. are you unable to defend the statements you make or simply unwilling to have a reasoned discussion? sixth panel he says told you dude. sea lions. SL says I have been unfailingly polite but you have been nothing but rude. she says i am trying to eat breakfast. SL says very well. We will resume in an hour. See also: pigeon chess.
June 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Best cooking lesson ever.
June 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Shame on you.

static1.colliderimages.com/wordpress/wp...
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times in front of a movie montage with two thumbs down
May 21, 2025 at 9:17 AM
aramintamd.bsky.social
It was time.

Kittens inbound and the window needs a different sort of tree, for Kitty TV.

#cats #kittens #holidays
All the ornaments on our tree, arranged on a pink blanket on the coffee table.
April 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Ohio man who voted for face-eating leopards doesn't understand why leopards are eating his face.

In related news, maybe don't buy Bratz dolls?
NY Post headline says Mr. Trump save my business! Photo shows owner of Bratz dolls with fine print. See next photo for the fine print. "Isaac Larian...says tariffs are driving up costs at his Ohio factory and will make the company's Bratz dolls (below) twice as expensive this Christmas. He voted for President Trump, but says small businesses desperately need help."
April 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
The fine print.
April 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
I'll take it.
luxuriant
April 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Oh lordy. 10 days old.
Sherbet? Canada?
April 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Today's excitement:
four kittens bundled into a pile on a striped blanket in a carrier Mama cat (barely out of kittenhood herself) DAT KITTY FACE One of two (creamsicle)?
April 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Har har
April 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Each of the cases below cited the decision as a way to allow freedom of speech as a platform for hate within those 47 years, but if a citizen (naturalized or otherwise) can be arrested for speech in support of a cause, where does it end?

globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/cases/nation...
Case Significance The decision establishes a binding or persuasive precedent within its jurisdiction. As a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, this decision binds all lower courts. The decision was cited in: Bible Believers v. Wayne County Masterpiece Cake Shop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission State v. Arlene's Flowers, Inc. Hurley v. Irish-American Gay Group of Boston Otto v. City of Boca Raton The links are live on the page linked to in the previous post of this thread.
March 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Tonight's eclipse, from my phone camera.

Nice job Samsung!
March 14, 2025 at 5:56 AM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Southwest's latest coupon (I kid you not) is 30SPLASH. Zero self-awareness. Thank goodness the pilot saw it in time!
February 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Dying.

Here's mine:
A map of the body of water formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico, renamed to the Gulf of Butter Emails.
February 21, 2025 at 2:20 AM
aramintamd.bsky.social
I came here just to block this asshole. You can thank him for pushing Stein votes through as her campaign manager.
A seach box that shows the name Jason Call @callforcongress.bsky.social. Block his depraved ass please.
February 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
aramintamd.bsky.social
screenshot of Google Maps feedback page for the Gulf Formerly Known As Mexico.
One star review with text that says "Data fail. Gulf of Mexico is missing. Google Maps is broken. Time to find a map system that has accurate information. Mapq[more]" and recent, accurate photos of the Gulf of Mexico.
February 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
aramintamd.bsky.social
What do you get today when you search Duck Duck Go for the word 'Felon'?

Oh.
Wikipedia link to the movie Felon, Cambridge Dictionary definition of the word FELON, and articles on Yahoo News and Forbes featuring the US President elect, You Know Who.
January 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
aramintamd.bsky.social
Pantone successfully trolls Target. Should we tell them?
A variety of items featuring "the color of the year" (LOL) More items featuring the "color of the year"
January 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM