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Dana Addy
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PMP childfree cat lady, behaving accordingly. Plays with words, birds, books, plants, and yarn. There may be swearing
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I once gave my boss this cartoon. He was not amused
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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Reminds me of this
Poster for David Lynch’s film Eraserhead, showing a wild-eyed man with even wilder hair sticking straight up
October 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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The end of the story:
Screenshot of text, saying: “Over the decades, Smith said he has attended countless protests — including those held at the peak of the Vietnam War — but Saturday marked the first time he was assaulted at one. Up until then, he said, the energy in the crowd was joyful and “overwhelmingly positive.” Occasionally, people drove by in trucks waving Trump flags and cussing at the protesters, “but they were the minority,” he added. In recent days, Smith has received an outpouring of support from the community. He said he is grateful for the many well-wishes, as well as the first responders and witnesses who helped him. Although he is still on the mend, Smith said he is looking forward to continuing to protest. “I’ve learned a long time ago: Face fear and do it with the right attitude,” he said.
October 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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Mini-Goebbels reminds me of this one:
September 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Here’s the memorial plaque in WI
September 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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This:
August 20, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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(Kate channeling Calvin’s Dad):
August 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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How did I forget Phalaropes?
July 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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What’s wrong with y’all? Clearly ruffs are The Best Shorebird!
July 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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Caught that
July 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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June 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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In bar graph form. Fascinating tool created by @edhawkins.org at the Univ. of Reading!
#showyourstripes
Same data as the previous post but in bar graph form - cooler temps below the center (neutral) line, warmer temps above
June 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Clearly Philly has gotten a lot warmer in the past 25 year (as we sit in an Extreme Heat Warning for several days - may feel like 107F)
#showyourstripesday
graphic from showyourstripes.org, showing vertical bands of blue, white, and red narrow stripes. They represent temperature changes over time in Philadelphia, PA in the US. From left to right, they show a clear change from dark blues (cool temps) around 1860 to bright reds in the 2020s
June 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Only half a drawing, but from a day on the other place when the #sanditon fandom went gloriously off deep end
June 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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Last one:
June 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Another fave:
June 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Some of my faves:
June 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Help needed in identifying this new plant in my yard. Southeastern PA (currently zone 6b/7a), bright shade. About 12” tall, stem below leaves is thick. iNaturalist was no help #plantid #plantidentification #mysteryplant
May 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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I particularly like this comment:
Screenshot of a comment from The NY Times, saying “ If you want to be a dairy farmer you (or others you hire) have to milk the cows twice a day, every day. You can't just decide that this week you'll skip it. Fetterman, by his own account, is neither up to the job of serving in the senate nor temperamentally suited for it. It's one thing to take a necessary medical leave for a discrete period of time; everyone is entitled to that. But the expectation is -- must be -- that you will then return willing and able to do the job. If that is not possible, then you must resign.”
May 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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I don’t know if there’s a way to submit comments to the committee that will decide this, but in theory they could allow anyone who wants to get a booster to get one. From WaPo:
Screen shot of part of the WaPo article, saying “ The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel is scheduled to meet June 25 to vote on a coronavirus vaccine recommendation for the fall. Members are expected to be asked to vote to replace the current universal covid vaccination recommendation with the more targeted one outlined by the FDA. The panel could also vote to allow other people who would like to get the shot if they wanted one.”
May 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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May 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Saw this over on Threads, so I called just now to check. Yes, @fetterman.senate.gov now limits voicemails to business hours. WTH?!
Screenshot of a post from threads asking Sen. Fetterman why he’s limited voicemails to business hours only, and pointing out that not everyone can call between 9 and 5
April 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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At the end of the article, it says it will still be available under the emergency authorization - unless RFKJr pulls that
Screen shot from the WSJ article, saying “People can keep taking Novavax’s vaccine under its emergency-use authorization. In 2021, Kennedy petitioned the FDA to revoke emergency use authorizations of Covid-19 vaccines. Now that he is health secretary, he could move to cancel Novavax’s emergency authorization, as well as emergency authorizations that remain in place for the Covid-19 vaccines for children, health-policy experts said.”
April 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Malicious compliance!
“My anti-fraud team would be DOGE affiliates. My IT staff would be DOGE affiliates,” Dudek said. “As it stands, I will follow it exactly and terminate access by all SSA employees to our IT systems.” He said he would ask the judge to immediately clarify her order. “Really, I want to turn it off and let the courts figure out how they want to run a federal agency,” he said.
March 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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The Trump administration is threatening to all but shut down the Social Security Administration in response to a judge’s ruling blocking activities by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency — an action that could delay payments to millions of beneficiaries caught in the middle of the legal battle. Acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek said the temporary restraining order issued Thursday is so broad in blocking access to data by “DOGE affiliates” that it could apply to any Social Security employee.
March 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM