Ellen Seebacher ❌👑
@ekseebacher.bsky.social
Editor, writer, teacher; partner, parent, friend. 🏳️🌈 cis woman; 🏳️⚧️ rights are human rights.
(Banner: A Maine lake surrounded by mountains at sunrise. PFP: Self-portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, who looks a bit like me.)
(Banner: A Maine lake surrounded by mountains at sunrise. PFP: Self-portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, who looks a bit like me.)
Pardon? I grew up going to government grocery stores with my dad. We called them
commissaries.
commissaries.
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Pardon? I grew up going to government grocery stores with my dad. We called them
commissaries.
commissaries.
@politicalwire.com was founded in 1999. (PW is more of a news aggregator, true, but Taegan Goddard still does regular pieces where he or guest writers go into more depth on the news.)
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 AM
@politicalwire.com was founded in 1999. (PW is more of a news aggregator, true, but Taegan Goddard still does regular pieces where he or guest writers go into more depth on the news.)
Wasn’t me, it was a poster on r/AO3. I’d have been just as happy not knowing, but the Reddit comments were hilarious.
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Wasn’t me, it was a poster on r/AO3. I’d have been just as happy not knowing, but the Reddit comments were hilarious.
I'm ignoring you both.
November 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I'm ignoring you both.
The guy at HD making all the Republican donations died last year. Meanwhile, Lowe’s was one of the first companies to bend the knee on DEI, while HD kept its diversity page up much later (it’s since been watered down). We no longer shop at Lowe’s.
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 AM
The guy at HD making all the Republican donations died last year. Meanwhile, Lowe’s was one of the first companies to bend the knee on DEI, while HD kept its diversity page up much later (it’s since been watered down). We no longer shop at Lowe’s.
Yep. I couldn't see anything at all with the naked eye, but got some nice mixed colors with my old iPhone, which usually struggles in low light. Lots of subdued greens and lavenders.
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Yep. I couldn't see anything at all with the naked eye, but got some nice mixed colors with my old iPhone, which usually struggles in low light. Lots of subdued greens and lavenders.
It’s supposed to be visible as far south as Oklahoma and North Carolina, maybe even Alabama!
November 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It’s supposed to be visible as far south as Oklahoma and North Carolina, maybe even Alabama!
Doesn’t matter if they’re not in and their voicemail isn’t accepting messages.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Doesn’t matter if they’re not in and their voicemail isn’t accepting messages.
Purity tests? Saying you’ll vote for a Republican to screw us harder because Democrats aren’t standing up to totalitarianism hard enough strikes me as more of a tantrum.
I’m entirely in favor of primarying all these cowards, but not in favor of voting *for* even less healthcare and civil rights.
I’m entirely in favor of primarying all these cowards, but not in favor of voting *for* even less healthcare and civil rights.
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Purity tests? Saying you’ll vote for a Republican to screw us harder because Democrats aren’t standing up to totalitarianism hard enough strikes me as more of a tantrum.
I’m entirely in favor of primarying all these cowards, but not in favor of voting *for* even less healthcare and civil rights.
I’m entirely in favor of primarying all these cowards, but not in favor of voting *for* even less healthcare and civil rights.
I used to be the biggest fan (no joke, I won a town library trivia contest with a perfect score) but I couldn't even bring myself to watch IX after slogging through VII and VIII. (They should have kept the EU.)
But Andor is awesome. Watch it.
But Andor is awesome. Watch it.
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I used to be the biggest fan (no joke, I won a town library trivia contest with a perfect score) but I couldn't even bring myself to watch IX after slogging through VII and VIII. (They should have kept the EU.)
But Andor is awesome. Watch it.
But Andor is awesome. Watch it.
I can still sing the theme song word for word, but I didn’t remember what the Greatest American Hero *looked* like, and since the photo wasn’t alt-tagged I had to ask @unchi.org to ID it.
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I can still sing the theme song word for word, but I didn’t remember what the Greatest American Hero *looked* like, and since the photo wasn’t alt-tagged I had to ask @unchi.org to ID it.
I was addressing the "masks don't work" Reply Guy, not you. I apologize that the threading made that unclear.
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I was addressing the "masks don't work" Reply Guy, not you. I apologize that the threading made that unclear.
I meant "reams," of course, despite what my phone thinks. DYAC.
November 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I meant "reams," of course, despite what my phone thinks. DYAC.
"Most people use 'mask' and 'respirator' interchangeably, but when the CDC and medical professionals say 'respirator,' they specifically mean fitted face coverings with certified filtration, like N95s, KN95s and KF94s." --NBC News.
Hope that helps!
Hope that helps!
November 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"Most people use 'mask' and 'respirator' interchangeably, but when the CDC and medical professionals say 'respirator,' they specifically mean fitted face coverings with certified filtration, like N95s, KN95s and KF94s." --NBC News.
Hope that helps!
Hope that helps!
If you're unfamiliar with the teams of evidence that fit-tested respirators work, I'd be happy to point you to studies. If you're an anti-masking troll, I'd be happy to block you and move on. Do let me know.
November 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
If you're unfamiliar with the teams of evidence that fit-tested respirators work, I'd be happy to point you to studies. If you're an anti-masking troll, I'd be happy to block you and move on. Do let me know.
Oh, sure — that’s how those of us who haven’t been sick in nearly six years have managed it: magic. Couldn’t possibly be the high-quality masks.
November 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Oh, sure — that’s how those of us who haven’t been sick in nearly six years have managed it: magic. Couldn’t possibly be the high-quality masks.
(Feel free to DM me.)
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
(Feel free to DM me.)
Hmmm. How much? I'm seeing it recommended mostly for muscle-building, so the amounts people are taking for cognitive support aren't as clear.
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Hmmm. How much? I'm seeing it recommended mostly for muscle-building, so the amounts people are taking for cognitive support aren't as clear.
Are you able to find skirt steak for reasonable prices right now? I’ve found that even the cheapest chuck is ten bucks a pound.
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Are you able to find skirt steak for reasonable prices right now? I’ve found that even the cheapest chuck is ten bucks a pound.
100%. While I have health insurance via the spouse, my job requires concentration and a clear head and I’m officially a “contractor” so I get no other benefits. No focus, no pay. And I’m already on meds that interfere with my attention span, so I have zero need of more hits to my cognitive ability.
November 4, 2025 at 8:44 PM
100%. While I have health insurance via the spouse, my job requires concentration and a clear head and I’m officially a “contractor” so I get no other benefits. No focus, no pay. And I’m already on meds that interfere with my attention span, so I have zero need of more hits to my cognitive ability.
You were a teenager through most of the 1980s. And grew up in Brooklyn. I’m not sure you’re the right model here :)
November 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
You were a teenager through most of the 1980s. And grew up in Brooklyn. I’m not sure you’re the right model here :)
I don’t know if you’re still in Oregon, but a few states are still fighting the good fight: www.wcvb.com/article/stat...
States form vaccine policy coalitions amid federal policy shifts
States like Massachusetts are forming coalitions to coordinate vaccine policies as federal health agencies face cuts and leadership changes under the Trump administration and RFK Jr.
www.wcvb.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I don’t know if you’re still in Oregon, but a few states are still fighting the good fight: www.wcvb.com/article/stat...
I’m sorry. 😞 In my area of the U.S. few healthcare providers still bother to mask, even around the immunocompromised, but at least the data gets published so some of us can use it in making decisions about our care.
November 1, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I’m sorry. 😞 In my area of the U.S. few healthcare providers still bother to mask, even around the immunocompromised, but at least the data gets published so some of us can use it in making decisions about our care.