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Challiss McDonough
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Advocate. Recovering humanitarian. Ex-journalist. Runner. Hiker.
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Spent some time this morning conducting a comprehensive damage assessment in the smoldering, uninhabitable hellscape of war-ravaged Portland. This traffic cone is just another innocent victim of the chaos.
A German Shepherd Dog stands next to a toppled orange traffic cone. Trees and a suspension bridge are visible in the background. It is a beautiful sunny day. The sky is blue.
September 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Getting all the jabs while the jabs are still gettable.
An extremely beautiful woman in a purple t-shirt smiles while pulling up her sleeve to reveal two bandages (plasters) on her right upper arm. A woman in a purple t-shirt raises her eyebrow while pulling up her sleeve to reveal a bandage (plaster) on her left upper arm. A yellow booklet is in the foreground with the World Health Organization logo and the title International Certification of Vaccination or Prophylaxis. It is typically used for proof of vaccination against yellow fever, required for entry to certain countries, but can also be used to record other vaccinations. The booklet is resting on a jeans-clad knee with two feet visible on the floor in the background.
September 20, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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My husband is an agent of chaos.
June 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Absolutely irate at NYT story that includes this quote, does NOT explain what a Gleason score or grade group means, but DOES include 3 grafs of irrelevant BS about the Democratic Party. I get that breaking news is hard but this is basic journalism, and the AP story includes that info. Inexcusable.
Text screenshot: The diagnosis came after Mr Biden reported urinary symptoms, which led doctors there find a “small nodule” on his prostate. Mr Biden’s cancer is “characterized by a Gleason score of 9 (Grade Group 5) with metastasis to the bone,” the statement said.
May 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Fiona believes in staying hydrated while hiking.
May 6, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Spotted in the grocery store parking lot.
A sticker in a car window contains a drawing of a black cauldron with a variety of plants and mushrooms in it, and the words “Poison the Patriarchy” written across the front.
May 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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Decided to do myself a favor and and spend the afternoon in the forest taking this goofball on her first hike.
A German Shepherd Dog stands facing the left side of the frame, looking out into a forest, next to a trail marker that reads 10 1/4 miles. There are green ground cover plants and a tree trunk behind her. A German Shepherd Dog stands in the middle of a dirt trail, with her body facing forward and her head turned back toward the camera. There are strong patterns of light and shadow. A trillium flower has three green leaves surrounding a three-petal flower that is a faint shade of pink
April 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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If you asked me to name the one album LEAST likely be on the inflight entertainment system for a transoceanic flight, it would probably be this one. And yet there it was.
February 20, 2025 at 2:50 AM