Connie
@connierific.bsky.social
Hi, I'm into community building, accessibility, native plants, habitat restoration, hiking, bike paths and walkable communities.
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“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
December 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“It's not my duty as Mayor to make sure you have a parking spot. For me it's the same as if you bought a cow, or a refrigerator, and then asked me where you're going to put them.” — Mayor of Pontevedra, Spain (re-elected 6 times)
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I know there is a lot to doomscroll right now, but you need to plan some sort of offline activity and go do it.
Walking outside, going to a museum, cleaning your home, taking a nap, cooking some food, buying your favorite pastry; lots of options.
It'll feel better than more time on your phone.
Walking outside, going to a museum, cleaning your home, taking a nap, cooking some food, buying your favorite pastry; lots of options.
It'll feel better than more time on your phone.
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I know there is a lot to doomscroll right now, but you need to plan some sort of offline activity and go do it.
Walking outside, going to a museum, cleaning your home, taking a nap, cooking some food, buying your favorite pastry; lots of options.
It'll feel better than more time on your phone.
Walking outside, going to a museum, cleaning your home, taking a nap, cooking some food, buying your favorite pastry; lots of options.
It'll feel better than more time on your phone.
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i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
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The State of Michigan will unveil a new historical marker for the Port Huron Statement at the site of the Port Huron Convention, Lakeport State Park, on October 9th (1 PM).
Please spread the word!
Please spread the word!
October 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The State of Michigan will unveil a new historical marker for the Port Huron Statement at the site of the Port Huron Convention, Lakeport State Park, on October 9th (1 PM).
Please spread the word!
Please spread the word!
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i need politicians to be as mad at housing prices as they are about cracker barrel's new logo
August 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
i need politicians to be as mad at housing prices as they are about cracker barrel's new logo
Not today, scammer!
We know better than to spend real world money on magic beans.
We know better than to spend real world money on magic beans.
August 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Not today, scammer!
We know better than to spend real world money on magic beans.
We know better than to spend real world money on magic beans.
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Let me put this another way:
Top reasons why Cdn-US tourism is down as seen by Canadians:
1. Forced annexation threats
2. Fear of arbitrary ICE arrest
3. General dismay @ new US
4. Tariffs, levied despite USCMA deal
Top reasons as seen by US media/govt:
1. Tariffs generally
2. 51 State 'jokes'
Top reasons why Cdn-US tourism is down as seen by Canadians:
1. Forced annexation threats
2. Fear of arbitrary ICE arrest
3. General dismay @ new US
4. Tariffs, levied despite USCMA deal
Top reasons as seen by US media/govt:
1. Tariffs generally
2. 51 State 'jokes'
July 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Let me put this another way:
Top reasons why Cdn-US tourism is down as seen by Canadians:
1. Forced annexation threats
2. Fear of arbitrary ICE arrest
3. General dismay @ new US
4. Tariffs, levied despite USCMA deal
Top reasons as seen by US media/govt:
1. Tariffs generally
2. 51 State 'jokes'
Top reasons why Cdn-US tourism is down as seen by Canadians:
1. Forced annexation threats
2. Fear of arbitrary ICE arrest
3. General dismay @ new US
4. Tariffs, levied despite USCMA deal
Top reasons as seen by US media/govt:
1. Tariffs generally
2. 51 State 'jokes'
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If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
June 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:
1-877-447-4487
1-877-447-4487
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To the National Guard
You are not alone. If you are given an order that violates the Constitution or asks you to act unlawfully against citizens: call 877-477-4487.
There is support there.
The GI Rights hotline.
Don't do something you can't live with.
You are not alone. If you are given an order that violates the Constitution or asks you to act unlawfully against citizens: call 877-477-4487.
There is support there.
The GI Rights hotline.
Don't do something you can't live with.
June 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
To the National Guard
You are not alone. If you are given an order that violates the Constitution or asks you to act unlawfully against citizens: call 877-477-4487.
There is support there.
The GI Rights hotline.
Don't do something you can't live with.
You are not alone. If you are given an order that violates the Constitution or asks you to act unlawfully against citizens: call 877-477-4487.
There is support there.
The GI Rights hotline.
Don't do something you can't live with.
Today is a good day to stay home and make soup out of ingredients we already have on hand. 🍲
My soup today is borscht, what's yours?
My soup today is borscht, what's yours?
February 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today is a good day to stay home and make soup out of ingredients we already have on hand. 🍲
My soup today is borscht, what's yours?
My soup today is borscht, what's yours?
Beach garden in the snow. #NativePlants
February 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Beach garden in the snow. #NativePlants
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It’s fun starting a new hobby with ADHD because I never know if I’ve found a new lifelong passion or if I’m going to spend $2000 on stuff and immediately lose all interest
February 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It’s fun starting a new hobby with ADHD because I never know if I’ve found a new lifelong passion or if I’m going to spend $2000 on stuff and immediately lose all interest
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In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
January 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
Hope under a blue sky.
January 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Hope under a blue sky.
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This is said with love: go into your settings under accessibility and toggle on "require alt text." When you use alt text, I can share your art and other image posts. Thank you. 💜
January 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
This is said with love: go into your settings under accessibility and toggle on "require alt text." When you use alt text, I can share your art and other image posts. Thank you. 💜
After reading Prairie Up by Benjamin Vogt, a garden space at the local public beach looked like a great place to try matrix planting.
This will hopefully be a thread with pictures.
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This will hopefully be a thread with pictures.
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January 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
After reading Prairie Up by Benjamin Vogt, a garden space at the local public beach looked like a great place to try matrix planting.
This will hopefully be a thread with pictures.
1/
This will hopefully be a thread with pictures.
1/
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Please. I beg of you. USE. ALT. TEXT.
There are so many great posts, memes, art (of all mediums) that I can’t share because I want my feed to be accessible to all!
Please. If anything else, you’ll get more shares!!
There are so many great posts, memes, art (of all mediums) that I can’t share because I want my feed to be accessible to all!
Please. If anything else, you’ll get more shares!!
January 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Please. I beg of you. USE. ALT. TEXT.
There are so many great posts, memes, art (of all mediums) that I can’t share because I want my feed to be accessible to all!
Please. If anything else, you’ll get more shares!!
There are so many great posts, memes, art (of all mediums) that I can’t share because I want my feed to be accessible to all!
Please. If anything else, you’ll get more shares!!
Our local community has an ordinance of Suggested Plant Material that includes invasive species. I put together a new list of non-invasive species with the help of people more knowledgeable that me. It looks like my list will be used to update the ordinance! Fingers crossed 🤞
January 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Our local community has an ordinance of Suggested Plant Material that includes invasive species. I put together a new list of non-invasive species with the help of people more knowledgeable that me. It looks like my list will be used to update the ordinance! Fingers crossed 🤞
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I never get to use my fur trade knowledge, so let’s talk about beaver hats. You can’t understand the history of the Americas without them.
Beaver is the best pelt for making hats. It is naturally water resistant and felts well.
But Europeans had hunted beavers to near-extinction.
Beaver is the best pelt for making hats. It is naturally water resistant and felts well.
But Europeans had hunted beavers to near-extinction.
We don't have anything like The Smithsonian in Canada but we've got a guy who collects beaver hats.
January 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I never get to use my fur trade knowledge, so let’s talk about beaver hats. You can’t understand the history of the Americas without them.
Beaver is the best pelt for making hats. It is naturally water resistant and felts well.
But Europeans had hunted beavers to near-extinction.
Beaver is the best pelt for making hats. It is naturally water resistant and felts well.
But Europeans had hunted beavers to near-extinction.
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What's the point of being rich if you can't afford to do the right thing.
January 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What's the point of being rich if you can't afford to do the right thing.
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Please don't cram a tonne of hashtags into your alt text, it sounds shitty.
Thank you, may you blessed with good fluffy moths!
Thank you, may you blessed with good fluffy moths!
January 7, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Please don't cram a tonne of hashtags into your alt text, it sounds shitty.
Thank you, may you blessed with good fluffy moths!
Thank you, may you blessed with good fluffy moths!
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I guess it’s time for our bimonthly talk about alt text.
What is it?
A caption added to an image or GIF primarily for the purpose of helping blind/ low vision users navigate the website.
Who should do it?
Anyone posting an image or GIF.
How do I do it?
Tap the alt text icon when uploading. 1/
What is it?
A caption added to an image or GIF primarily for the purpose of helping blind/ low vision users navigate the website.
Who should do it?
Anyone posting an image or GIF.
How do I do it?
Tap the alt text icon when uploading. 1/
January 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I guess it’s time for our bimonthly talk about alt text.
What is it?
A caption added to an image or GIF primarily for the purpose of helping blind/ low vision users navigate the website.
Who should do it?
Anyone posting an image or GIF.
How do I do it?
Tap the alt text icon when uploading. 1/
What is it?
A caption added to an image or GIF primarily for the purpose of helping blind/ low vision users navigate the website.
Who should do it?
Anyone posting an image or GIF.
How do I do it?
Tap the alt text icon when uploading. 1/
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
December 10, 2024 at 7:27 AM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org