Geri-Kay
@gerri-kay.bsky.social
Retired fan of cats, cooking, gardening, art, history & SciFi. Forever learning in a quest for better understanding. Refugee from that other site. -No DMs!-
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Geri-Kay
@gerri-kay.bsky.social
· Nov 6
My sincere appreciation to the many wonderful people (and pets) I’ve met on Twitter over the years.
Thank you for the laughs, companionship, friendship, knowledge & support.
I hope to reestablish connections to many of you on Bluesky as well as meet new people here.
Take care!
Peace!
Thank you for the laughs, companionship, friendship, knowledge & support.
I hope to reestablish connections to many of you on Bluesky as well as meet new people here.
Take care!
Peace!
On the Anniversary of 9/11 I like to share this video.
Boatlift tells the uplifting story of Americans coming together to help evacuate Lower Manhattan by water after the towers fell and the bridges & tunnels closed.
youtu.be/18lsxFcDrjo?...
Boatlift tells the uplifting story of Americans coming together to help evacuate Lower Manhattan by water after the towers fell and the bridges & tunnels closed.
youtu.be/18lsxFcDrjo?...
BOATLIFT - An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience (HD Version)
YouTube video by Eyepop Productions
youtu.be
September 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
On the Anniversary of 9/11 I like to share this video.
Boatlift tells the uplifting story of Americans coming together to help evacuate Lower Manhattan by water after the towers fell and the bridges & tunnels closed.
youtu.be/18lsxFcDrjo?...
Boatlift tells the uplifting story of Americans coming together to help evacuate Lower Manhattan by water after the towers fell and the bridges & tunnels closed.
youtu.be/18lsxFcDrjo?...
TMZ is reporting famed jazz musician Chuck Mangione has passed away from natural causes.
His manager told TMZ that Chuck Mangione died this week at his home in Rochester, New York.
The two time Grammy Award winning musician known internationally for his hit single "Feels So Good" was 84.
His manager told TMZ that Chuck Mangione died this week at his home in Rochester, New York.
The two time Grammy Award winning musician known internationally for his hit single "Feels So Good" was 84.
July 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
TMZ is reporting famed jazz musician Chuck Mangione has passed away from natural causes.
His manager told TMZ that Chuck Mangione died this week at his home in Rochester, New York.
The two time Grammy Award winning musician known internationally for his hit single "Feels So Good" was 84.
His manager told TMZ that Chuck Mangione died this week at his home in Rochester, New York.
The two time Grammy Award winning musician known internationally for his hit single "Feels So Good" was 84.
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LGBTQ+ Youth Safety Hotline
(317) 643-4888
As of yesterday, the general 988 safety hotline removed its direct extension for LGBTQIA+ youth. The Rainbow Youth Project has provided this number to fill the need for the community.
(317) 643-4888
As of yesterday, the general 988 safety hotline removed its direct extension for LGBTQIA+ youth. The Rainbow Youth Project has provided this number to fill the need for the community.
July 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
LGBTQ+ Youth Safety Hotline
(317) 643-4888
As of yesterday, the general 988 safety hotline removed its direct extension for LGBTQIA+ youth. The Rainbow Youth Project has provided this number to fill the need for the community.
(317) 643-4888
As of yesterday, the general 988 safety hotline removed its direct extension for LGBTQIA+ youth. The Rainbow Youth Project has provided this number to fill the need for the community.
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553p: This flash flood warning is not because of rain in DC but because of massive amount of water heading thru Rock Creek from upstream (coming from Montgomery County where rain is torrential). Stay away from Rock Creek Park. #cwgalert
July 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
553p: This flash flood warning is not because of rain in DC but because of massive amount of water heading thru Rock Creek from upstream (coming from Montgomery County where rain is torrential). Stay away from Rock Creek Park. #cwgalert
A hidden “feature” of the GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill - a new $250 “visa integrity fee” added to all non-immigrant visas - tourists, business travelers, students, etc.
DHS can charge more than this, and the fee is indexed to inflation.
t.co/IDgseTISAh
DHS can charge more than this, and the fee is indexed to inflation.
t.co/IDgseTISAh
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/visa-integrity-fee-what-to-know-about-new-travel-fee-to-enter-the-us-.html
t.co
July 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A hidden “feature” of the GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill - a new $250 “visa integrity fee” added to all non-immigrant visas - tourists, business travelers, students, etc.
DHS can charge more than this, and the fee is indexed to inflation.
t.co/IDgseTISAh
DHS can charge more than this, and the fee is indexed to inflation.
t.co/IDgseTISAh
I found this info on resources for the Texas floods on the other site:
The full text is under alt text
For donations, I’d like to also include World Central Kitchen, not on the list, but is already serving meals to people affected by the disaster & first responders looking for survivors. wck.org
The full text is under alt text
For donations, I’d like to also include World Central Kitchen, not on the list, but is already serving meals to people affected by the disaster & first responders looking for survivors. wck.org
July 6, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I found this info on resources for the Texas floods on the other site:
The full text is under alt text
For donations, I’d like to also include World Central Kitchen, not on the list, but is already serving meals to people affected by the disaster & first responders looking for survivors. wck.org
The full text is under alt text
For donations, I’d like to also include World Central Kitchen, not on the list, but is already serving meals to people affected by the disaster & first responders looking for survivors. wck.org
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Here’s the Baltimore Banner’s report on the No Kings protests in Maryland:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
‘No Kings’ protests sweep Maryland with thousands attending events
Thousands of protesters filled streets and parks across Maryland on Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations, one of the largest coordinated protest actions of the year against Pre...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Here’s the Baltimore Banner’s report on the No Kings protests in Maryland:
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...
Here’s the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s report on the protests in Northern Ohio:
(I like the headline)
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/06...
(I like the headline)
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/06...
‘This is what democracy looks like!’: Northeast Ohio joins national anti-Trump marches
A massive show of protest swept through Northeast Ohio on Saturday, as thousands gathered for more than a dozen “No Kings” rallies, part of a nationwide day of defiance against authoritarianism and th...
www.cleveland.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Here’s the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s report on the protests in Northern Ohio:
(I like the headline)
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/06...
(I like the headline)
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/06...
For those interested in companies that are still openly pro-Pride.
Great Lakes Brewing posted this on their Twitter account.
Good beer & they support their community - sold in parts of OH, MI, WI, MN, PA, KY, WV, IL, IN, MD, DC, VA, NC, MA, NY, NJ & RI
Great Lakes Brewing posted this on their Twitter account.
Good beer & they support their community - sold in parts of OH, MI, WI, MN, PA, KY, WV, IL, IN, MD, DC, VA, NC, MA, NY, NJ & RI
June 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
For those interested in companies that are still openly pro-Pride.
Great Lakes Brewing posted this on their Twitter account.
Good beer & they support their community - sold in parts of OH, MI, WI, MN, PA, KY, WV, IL, IN, MD, DC, VA, NC, MA, NY, NJ & RI
Great Lakes Brewing posted this on their Twitter account.
Good beer & they support their community - sold in parts of OH, MI, WI, MN, PA, KY, WV, IL, IN, MD, DC, VA, NC, MA, NY, NJ & RI
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Yeah, this "bureau" has me on there as well. I don't work with them; I work with the Macmillan Speakers Bureau. I've never seen a booking through them and if I got one I would turn it down. If you're thinking of booking me, go ahead and use my actual speakers bureau, please.
A friend alerted me that something called the AAE Speakers Bureau is purporting to be my booking agent. Nope!
I just emailed them and told them to take this shit down. If you're an author, you might want to see if they're posing as your agent too.
www.aaespeakers.com/keynote-spea...
I just emailed them and told them to take this shit down. If you're an author, you might want to see if they're posing as your agent too.
www.aaespeakers.com/keynote-spea...
Kevin M. Kruse | Keynote Speaker | AAE Speakers Bureau
Book Kevin M. Kruse Profile - Expert in Political, Social & Urban/Suburban History of 20th Century America; History Professor, Princeton; NYT Bestselling Author
www.aaespeakers.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Yeah, this "bureau" has me on there as well. I don't work with them; I work with the Macmillan Speakers Bureau. I've never seen a booking through them and if I got one I would turn it down. If you're thinking of booking me, go ahead and use my actual speakers bureau, please.
Remember the news about some of the Les Misérables cast boycotting trump’s attendance at the Kennedy Center? There’s much more to the story.
The trump event on June 11 is a fund raiser for the trump-controlled Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
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The trump event on June 11 is a fund raiser for the trump-controlled Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
1/
May 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Remember the news about some of the Les Misérables cast boycotting trump’s attendance at the Kennedy Center? There’s much more to the story.
The trump event on June 11 is a fund raiser for the trump-controlled Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
1/
The trump event on June 11 is a fund raiser for the trump-controlled Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
1/
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You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment.
"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?
The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."
🧵 1/4
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment.
"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?
The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."
🧵 1/4
May 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
You receive a call on your phone.
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment.
"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?
The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."
🧵 1/4
The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment.
"Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right?
The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank."
🧵 1/4
We may be back up to 9 planets.
Researchers at the Univ of Taiwan compared objects that were observed in the IRAS database with the data obtained by AKARI (23 years apart) to see if there were any movements within that time frame.
1/
Researchers at the Univ of Taiwan compared objects that were observed in the IRAS database with the data obtained by AKARI (23 years apart) to see if there were any movements within that time frame.
1/
May 3, 2025 at 3:18 AM
We may be back up to 9 planets.
Researchers at the Univ of Taiwan compared objects that were observed in the IRAS database with the data obtained by AKARI (23 years apart) to see if there were any movements within that time frame.
1/
Researchers at the Univ of Taiwan compared objects that were observed in the IRAS database with the data obtained by AKARI (23 years apart) to see if there were any movements within that time frame.
1/
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I had a difficult time figuring out what to give my wife Krissy for her birthday this year but I finally figured out something she might like. If you'd like to see what it is, click through.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/30/w...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/30/w...
What I Got Krissy For Her Birthday
So here’s a fun fact that you probably don’t know about Krissy: She likes to go camping. She and her family used to do a lot of it when she was younger, and she will still do it occasio…
whatever.scalzi.com
April 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I had a difficult time figuring out what to give my wife Krissy for her birthday this year but I finally figured out something she might like. If you'd like to see what it is, click through.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/30/w...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/30/w...
With the trans suicide prevention hotline being shut down in the US, I wanted to share this website as an alternative - Trans Lifeline is a Canadian group that now also offers support to people in the US.
(You can contact them by phone or via their website)
translifeline.org/hotline/
(You can contact them by phone or via their website)
translifeline.org/hotline/
Hotline - Trans Lifeline
Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call us if you need someone trans
translifeline.org
April 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
With the trans suicide prevention hotline being shut down in the US, I wanted to share this website as an alternative - Trans Lifeline is a Canadian group that now also offers support to people in the US.
(You can contact them by phone or via their website)
translifeline.org/hotline/
(You can contact them by phone or via their website)
translifeline.org/hotline/
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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
For everyone wondering what the US food supply was like before regulations, here’s an online copy of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
Although the book is a fictionalized account of a Lithuanian family, Sinclair spent 7 weeks incognito working in the Chicago stockyards to gather info for his book.
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Although the book is a fictionalized account of a Lithuanian family, Sinclair spent 7 weeks incognito working in the Chicago stockyards to gather info for his book.
1/
April 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
For everyone wondering what the US food supply was like before regulations, here’s an online copy of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
Although the book is a fictionalized account of a Lithuanian family, Sinclair spent 7 weeks incognito working in the Chicago stockyards to gather info for his book.
1/
Although the book is a fictionalized account of a Lithuanian family, Sinclair spent 7 weeks incognito working in the Chicago stockyards to gather info for his book.
1/
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@governor.pa.gov @govwesmoore.bsky.social
@governorwalz.mn.gov
I know Pennsylvania’s Dept of Agriculture marks baked goods, pastas & other products with “Reg. Penna. Dept. Agr.” to show they meet PA standards. Perhaps blue states should come up with a similar program to counteract this?
@governorwalz.mn.gov
I know Pennsylvania’s Dept of Agriculture marks baked goods, pastas & other products with “Reg. Penna. Dept. Agr.” to show they meet PA standards. Perhaps blue states should come up with a similar program to counteract this?
April 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
@governor.pa.gov @govwesmoore.bsky.social
@governorwalz.mn.gov
I know Pennsylvania’s Dept of Agriculture marks baked goods, pastas & other products with “Reg. Penna. Dept. Agr.” to show they meet PA standards. Perhaps blue states should come up with a similar program to counteract this?
@governorwalz.mn.gov
I know Pennsylvania’s Dept of Agriculture marks baked goods, pastas & other products with “Reg. Penna. Dept. Agr.” to show they meet PA standards. Perhaps blue states should come up with a similar program to counteract this?
A recipe I wanted to share but I have to admit I haven’t tried it yet. The recipe is at the bottom of the article:
www.allrecipes.com/martin-luthe...
www.allrecipes.com/martin-luthe...
I Tried Martin Luther King Jr.’s Favorite Dessert, Straight From His Mom’s Recipe Box
Discover Martin Luther King Jr.'s favorite dessert: Quilly! This retro recipe combines whipped cream, marshmallows, and fruit for a sweet, nostalgic treat.
www.allrecipes.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
A recipe I wanted to share but I have to admit I haven’t tried it yet. The recipe is at the bottom of the article:
www.allrecipes.com/martin-luthe...
www.allrecipes.com/martin-luthe...
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I'm getting messages from MAGA friends & family that "I don't get it" b/c Trump's plan is to take short-term pain for long term gain."
I want to be sensitive to their feelings & not get into a shouting match, but I also don't want to answer the same question repeatedly, so I'm going to post once.
I want to be sensitive to their feelings & not get into a shouting match, but I also don't want to answer the same question repeatedly, so I'm going to post once.
April 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I'm getting messages from MAGA friends & family that "I don't get it" b/c Trump's plan is to take short-term pain for long term gain."
I want to be sensitive to their feelings & not get into a shouting match, but I also don't want to answer the same question repeatedly, so I'm going to post once.
I want to be sensitive to their feelings & not get into a shouting match, but I also don't want to answer the same question repeatedly, so I'm going to post once.
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Good opportunity for Boston law students!
I NEED A (PAID) SUMMER LAW INTERN!
Are you a Boston-area law student with a demonstrated commitment to deportation defense ready to take on the Trump administration? Please send a CV & writing sample to matt@massimmigrationlaw.com
(conversational(+) Spanish preferred but not required)
Are you a Boston-area law student with a demonstrated commitment to deportation defense ready to take on the Trump administration? Please send a CV & writing sample to matt@massimmigrationlaw.com
(conversational(+) Spanish preferred but not required)
April 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Good opportunity for Boston law students!
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is launching a regular series to track how trump’s tariffs are impacting household consumer prices:
www.cleveland.com/business/202...
www.cleveland.com/business/202...
Cleveland.com is price-checking 100 household items to track effect of Trump tariffs
Prices are up and they might go higher. Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer are tracking the cost of 100 everyday items at Walmart, Giant Eagle, Lowe’s and Amazon as Trump’s proposed tariffs threaten t...
www.cleveland.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Cleveland Plain Dealer is launching a regular series to track how trump’s tariffs are impacting household consumer prices:
www.cleveland.com/business/202...
www.cleveland.com/business/202...