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Randy Rosso
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Randy Rosso (he/him). NO DMs unless I know u. No indiv donations. Food data nerd. Women’s soccer, Wash Spirit/USWNT fan. Food=human right. Trans rights are human rights.
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Food data nerd signed the Spirit ball!
Marker writing on large Washington Spirit soccer ball at Audi Field. My contribution: Go SPIRIT! Food Data Nerd Randy R
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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@qasimrashid.com 🥗
As Lando said to Vader, this deal keeps getting worse and worse. qasimrashid Subscribe qasimrashid = © 55m The Trump regime says it will pay SNAP benefits reduced by 50% to the 22 million households enrolled in the program. Reminder that this reduction in food access is verbatim how Netanyahu has treated Palestinians in Gaza for decades. This is why we warned that whatever is permitted to them "over there" will be done to us over here. This injustice is coming from so called "Christians." Of course we all recall when Jesus said I'll only feed 5 out of 5000. /s
November 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Today’s a good day.
Selfy of me in a US Soccer knit cap and green sweatshirt. Late day sun shining on busy road and color-changing l leaves behind me
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Is cancer going to stop me? Ask the turtle:
Turtle: “Nope!”
Selfie of me wearing a light green t-shirt featuring a determined looking turtle, with a bubble quote saying “Nope!” I am also wearing an aqua/yellow Washington Spirit jacket and glasses.
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Please let this not be a mirage.
#cancer #oncology #medsky
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October 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Evetyone is hurting, knows someone who is or helping someone who is. It doesn’t have to be like this.

Well-timed cover story in Arlington Magazine. Could be written about most/all places in America.
Cover of Arlington Magazine 11/12/2025: GUIDE TO GIVING 2025 TOP THE BEST BURGERS ATTORNEYS IN TOWN Arlington Helpers *Hurting Arlin Arlington's safety-net nonprofits are under duress. Need is on the rise. Now what? الرراداررا المالوالlp 18L900 6000đ TTay S LS IST SOUD MAINIM L202/T/5 FALLS CHURCH • MCLEAN
October 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Uh FotMob what? You ok? This is NOT the Washington Spirit starting lineup.
Screenshot of CotMob starting lineup listing for washing ton Spirit. 11:59 12:30 PM 93) 12:30 PM Preview Season stats Commentary Age Lineup Country Table H2H Washington Spirit 3-4-2-1 4 - 0 28 Maciver 24 Morgan C 9 McKeown 4 Bernal 14 Carle 10 Santos 17 Hershfelt 19 Kouassi 2 Rodman 7 Bethune 21 Monday
October 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Goung to do my best to handle this fight ahead of me with aplomb
Japanese plum tree (Prunus salicina) has a reputation for producing stunning blooms and tasty fruit, and it's a cherished symbol of vitality and renewal in many cultures. Originating in China but popularized by Japan, the Japanese plum is now a global favorite to plant in orchards and gardens.
October 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Washinvton Spurit tu kets!
For sale: 2 club level tix (C7) to Washington Spirit game 10/18 @ 12:30pm @ Audi Field includes unlimited delicious food and drink in the clubhouse! $100 each OBO
October 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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Ending the survey also erases data on gender and racial/ethnic disparities in food insecurity. These disparities are historically wide, and now we don't know whether they've gotten wider. We
September 23, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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We’re in the house for Washington Spirit Pride Match 2025!!
#riseupdc
#thatsthespirit
Photo of Audi Field under a partly cloudy sky, a few minutes before the NWSL match between Washington Spirit and Chicago RED Stars
August 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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They just sell these at the store, to anybody?! No gender inflation is out of control!
Photo of a sports pump, here called “INFLATION KIT”
August 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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I’m so funny.
Text message from unknown sender (spam): May I ask you something real fast? Me: You just did
August 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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PURE FUEL (aka maple syrup)

I have questions.

How is this fuel? For what, a hummingbird?
“Waffle ready”—is there maple syrup that is NOT waffle ready? What happens then?
ENDURING ENERGY! EASY ON TUMMY! Anderson's PURE MAPLE SYRUP SINCE 1926 ALL NATURAL & ORGANIC PURE FUEL PURE MAPLE SYRUP TASTES GREAT WAFFLE READY! Antioxidants MANGANESE RIBOFLAVIN POTASSIUM Electralyies
August 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Kelly Knapp @kjknapp123.bsk... • 1m AKB is a wizard. Her soccer IQ is just crazy. #NWSL #GothamFC #GFCVWAS • • • Antonella @radionella.bsky.so... • 1m AKB is constantly giving me anxiety Imao #GothamFC
August 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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From the Afterword (don’t think this spoils anything), regarding fantasy books revolving around war:

They “divide the world into Me or Us (good) and Them or It (bad) and reduce the ethical complexity and moral richness of our life to Yes/No, On/Off. This is puerile, misleading, and degrading.”
From the Afterword of Ursula K LeGuin’s A Wizard of Earthsea, regarding fantasy books revolving around war: “…reducing the choices of action to "a war against" whatever-it-is, you divide the world into Me or Us (good) and Them or It (bad) and reduce the ethical complexity and moral richness of our life to Yes/No, On/Off. This is puerile, misleading, and degrading. In stories, it evades any solution but violence and offers the reader mere infantile reassurance. All too often the heroes of such fantasies behave exactly as the villains do, acting with mindless violence, but the hero is on the "right" side and therefore will win. Right makes might. Or does might make right? If war is the only game going, yes. Might makes right. Which is why I don't play war games.”
August 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Active view of my work environment. Maybe this means it’s the weekend.
Blue screen of death
August 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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I feel lousy, and my brain is soup.
Photo of a sticker with a color drawing of a fawn, brown with white spots, standing in a patch of greenery. The caption reads: "I'm tired and my brain is soup."
August 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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“This Is A Little Tune That I Call DEATH TO FASCISM”
Poster seen in a store in Los Angeles, featuring a small photo of PIETRO DEIRO playing the accordion. Text says that he “played the "Excelsior" Piano-Accordion for over 12 years” Below the photo is text reading: “THIS IS A LITTLE TUNE THAT I CALL DEATH TO FASCISM” Image by David Fullerion, 2025
July 29, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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I love comics. Especially Marvel/X-Men/Avengers. Some excerpts from the first story in Marvel United #1: A Pride Special (Marvel Voices One Shot).

“We’ve been here the whole time.”
Cover photo. Captain America and other Avengers look at the camera. Title: MARVEL UNITED #1 A PRIDE SPECIAL MARVEL VOICES ONE-SHOT Photo of page 1 Text: THIS IS ONLY ART. THESE ARE ONLY WORDS. BUT WORDS AND ART MAKE DREAMS AND DREAMS ARE BINDING. THOSE WHO HATE US LIVE IN CAGES OF BURNING WIRE THEY BUILT FOR THEMSELVES. A PRISON IN EVERY HEAD, A JAILER IN EVERY HEART. THEY LIE WITH THEIR EVERY DYING BREATH--BUT WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TRUE. WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN. WE KNOW WHO WE ARE... … AND WHO WE ARE BELONGS TO US. CAPTAIN AMERICA OF THE RAILWAYS, ESCAPADE & HEROES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE IN "WHO WE ARE" BY AL EWING, KEI ZAMA & BRITTANY PEER & IRMA KNIIVILA PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU. TRUE FRIENDS--TRUE FAMILY. EVEN THE FAMILY YOU DON'T KNOW. BECAUSE WE'RE ALL FAMILY, AND WE'VE ALL BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME. EVEN THOSE WHO CAN'T SAY IT YET, EVEN TO THEMSELVES...WE LOVE THEM TOO. WE FIGHT FOR THEM. WE STAND TOGETHER. YEAH! YOU COME FOR ONE, YOU COME FOR US ALL! TRANS RIGHTS--YOUR RIGHTS, ESCAPADE--ARE HUMAN RIGHTS! THERE'S THAT, I GUESS. TAKING THAT STEP INTO THE LIGHT... THAT'S ALWAYS WORTH IT. EVEN IF IT'S ONLY IN YOUR OWN HEART, IT'S WORTH IT. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR EVERYONE MAKING THE JOURNEY NOW. BECAUSE SOMEONE ALWAYS WILL--ALWAYS AND FOREVER. LIKE THE STORYTELLER SAID... ...WE'VE BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME.
July 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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ADHD is planning to read all of these books next (having finished The Guarantee by @nataliefoster.bsky.social) and then playing solitaire on my phone when I’m paralyzed with indecision.
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Photo of a stack of books: Let There Be Money: Understanding Modern Monetary Theory and Basic Income by Scott Santens The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker by Steven Greenhouse The Shame Game by Mary O'Hara Breadline USA by Sasha Abramsky Emergent Strategy by adrienne maree brown The Vanishing American Dream by Gene Ludwig
July 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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🥗 This is smart.

Democrats: From Programs to Policy – a New Vision for Families

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Excerpt from essay by Joe Waters, CEO of Capita: “For example, if we had robust paid parental leave—a true essential for the health of parents and the development of babies in the first weeks and months of life—we would likely see fewer infants in child care, easing the supply crunch and improving conditions for older children and workers alike.”
July 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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My daughter’s friend is vacationing in Banff with her family, prompting me to dig up this photo from the week I spent there 25 years ago.

It just keeps escalating!
ATTENTION BANFF MT. NORQUAY IS CLOSED NO TRESPASSING Banff Mt. Norquay is not responsible for injuries or loss sustained by trespassing hikers, mountaineers, or sightseers: RESCUE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE Contact Banff Wardens 762-4506 (24 hrs.) ACCESS GATES may be CLOSED & LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING UNEXPLODED BOMBS used for avalanche control may be detonated without warning
July 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Brazil lifted 40 million people out of food insecurity in just two years. It can be done in America too: we just need leaders willing to do the work.
A major achievement: Brazil is off the Hunger Map The FAO's latest report confirms that Brazil is officially off the UN Hunger Map. This historic achievement was driven by political choices that put family farmers and food access first! In just 2 years, Brazil has lifted over 40 million people out of food insecurity through: • Expansion of cash transfers to the most vulnerable families • A universal school feeding program, expanded to other public institutions • An increase in minimum wage • Public procurement from family farmers • Targeted support for Black and Indigenous communities to have access to public food purchases • Granting every Brazilian the human right to adequate food in national law • A robust Feeding Cities program • Unprecedented cross-government coordination Brazil's blueprint offers proof that a future free from hunger is not only possible, but within reach!
July 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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🥗 Interesting find at a thrift shop supporting a basic needs/housing nonprofit.
Cover of a CD: “Groundwork: act to reduce hunger” shows a woman working a farm, leading cows on a field.
July 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM