Bertine
@bertine.bsky.social
The mushrooms I grew.
My wife grew these mushrooms from scratch! Like, she got some logs and drilled holes and innoculated them and all that. Pretty cool.
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The mushrooms I grew.
Last spring I drilled a bunch of holes in some logs so I could add mushroom plugs. I forgot that one of the varieties I did was snow oyster mushrooms, which prefers colder weather. So imagine how delighted I was when I saw them growing. I didn’t expect anything until next spring.
November 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Last spring I drilled a bunch of holes in some logs so I could add mushroom plugs. I forgot that one of the varieties I did was snow oyster mushrooms, which prefers colder weather. So imagine how delighted I was when I saw them growing. I didn’t expect anything until next spring.
The aurora was amazing tonight, very visible with the naked eye and even better in photographs. Plus it was early enough that my kids could see it before bedtime. It was amazing teaching them how to pick out the colors without the use of the camera.
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 AM
The aurora was amazing tonight, very visible with the naked eye and even better in photographs. Plus it was early enough that my kids could see it before bedtime. It was amazing teaching them how to pick out the colors without the use of the camera.
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I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
I know it’s too much to expect them to know their history, but if the American Revolution had a motto, it definitely would not have been “immigrants go home.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
It would have been “get your fucking soldiers out of our cities.”
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Yeah, this is what I wrestle with -- a college freshman today was only nine when Trump first ran for president. They've grown up with him as a baseline, not an aberration.
It's odd for me to realize that my first-year undergraduates are at an age where they don't really remember that there was a form of US politics prior to Donald Trump. For them, Trump is not an aberration from the normal course of political discourse, but just how US politics is done.
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Yeah, this is what I wrestle with -- a college freshman today was only nine when Trump first ran for president. They've grown up with him as a baseline, not an aberration.
For my Minneapolis/Powderhorn friends
South Minneapolis! Come get a whistle and get some practice in!
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
For my Minneapolis/Powderhorn friends
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really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people
October 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
really striking the degree to which not a single person working in the trump administration appears to be interested in serving the american people
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They are trying SO FUCKING HARD to start a civil war and I don't know how we're supposed to just go on with our day as usual
October 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
They are trying SO FUCKING HARD to start a civil war and I don't know how we're supposed to just go on with our day as usual
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Not a big fan of Jimmy Kimmel, but if you think his show should be canceled for this, you’re a hack and a total fraud who should never pretend to care about free speech
September 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Not a big fan of Jimmy Kimmel, but if you think his show should be canceled for this, you’re a hack and a total fraud who should never pretend to care about free speech
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genuinely crazy that this is happening on behalf of charlie kirk of all people
September 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
genuinely crazy that this is happening on behalf of charlie kirk of all people
Its Henrietta!
July 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Its Henrietta!
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Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions
Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.
www.gelliottmorris.com
June 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels
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Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
June 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
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If we really do move to a monarchy, Don Jr. and Eric should watch the hell out, because you know King Donald would want Ivanka to succeed him. The boys could get locked in a tower if they're not careful.
(also, jeeze, Prince Don Jr. is pretty much the poster child for why monarchy is a bad idea)
(also, jeeze, Prince Don Jr. is pretty much the poster child for why monarchy is a bad idea)
White House posted this dictatorial statement minutes ago at the Nazi site:
February 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
If we really do move to a monarchy, Don Jr. and Eric should watch the hell out, because you know King Donald would want Ivanka to succeed him. The boys could get locked in a tower if they're not careful.
(also, jeeze, Prince Don Jr. is pretty much the poster child for why monarchy is a bad idea)
(also, jeeze, Prince Don Jr. is pretty much the poster child for why monarchy is a bad idea)
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New language at the top of the CDC page on HIV prevention: www.cdc.gov/hiv/preventi...
February 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
New language at the top of the CDC page on HIV prevention: www.cdc.gov/hiv/preventi...
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every single republican in office is a fucking oathbreaker who is selling out the constitution and our democratic birthright
February 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
every single republican in office is a fucking oathbreaker who is selling out the constitution and our democratic birthright
Why are my senators not doing anything? I know why my representative isn’t, he recommended Kroll for US Marshall and that says pretty much everything about him.
I’m going to do something I have never done and actually call their offices. I’ll even call Finstad.
I’m going to do something I have never done and actually call their offices. I’ll even call Finstad.
Elon Musk is a terrible president.
February 4, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Why are my senators not doing anything? I know why my representative isn’t, he recommended Kroll for US Marshall and that says pretty much everything about him.
I’m going to do something I have never done and actually call their offices. I’ll even call Finstad.
I’m going to do something I have never done and actually call their offices. I’ll even call Finstad.
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You say: they shutdown USAID.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
February 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
You say: they shutdown USAID.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
You mean: they illegally broke in to a secure facility over a weekend, hijacked sensitive data on vulnerable people and US businesses, destroyed property Americans paid for, cut off resources for sick and hungry families, and fired Americans across the country.
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i love that in addition to everything else, elon musk is the dumbest asshole on the planet
February 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
i love that in addition to everything else, elon musk is the dumbest asshole on the planet
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starting to think it was a mistake to put a bunch of corrupt perverts in charge of everything
February 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
starting to think it was a mistake to put a bunch of corrupt perverts in charge of everything
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I think about this tweet from @marawilson.bsky.social all the time, and especially on days like today.
January 21, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I think about this tweet from @marawilson.bsky.social all the time, and especially on days like today.
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I don’t know if you know this but chronic pain is annoying.
January 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I don’t know if you know this but chronic pain is annoying.