Margie
gigidahrling.bsky.social
Margie
@gigidahrling.bsky.social
Knitter, cat enthusiast, anti-capitalist, atheist, aro-ace
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#Chain #reaction setups are called Rube Goldberg machines, named after the American cartoonist who first illustrated them in the early 1900s.
Built for fun or challenge
April 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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March 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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The more you know...
February 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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February 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country
Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country
WASHINGTON—According to a new report published Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, you live in a deeply embarrassing and barely functional country. “Our latest research and statistical analysis show...
theonion.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Really? Dear fucking lord
February 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Tell me you're redlining without telling me you're redlining
The US DOT says it's planning to prioritize areas with high marriage & high birth rates for funding.

Our new analysis @urbaninstitute.bsky.social shows this would disproportionately fund:
—Communities with a higher white resident share
—Low-density areas
—High-income areas
—Car-dependent areas
DOT’s Plan to Distribute Funding by Birth and Marriage Rates Would Leave Communities Most In Need Behind
If enacted, the new US Department of Transportation memo would prioritize funding to whiter, higher-income, more car-dependent areas over communities of color and people who walk, bike, or take public...
www.urban.org
February 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
We went this morning to apply for passports for the first time. I didn't grow up in a passports family, and I still can't afford to travel unless we really plan ahead. So when people ask where we're going, I get to say, Nowhere yet, but America is really scary right now, and we want to be prepared.
February 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
February 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I like large curd cottage cheese, which is hard to find in stores. So I decided to try making my own! Josh's response: that sounds like some trad wife bullshit! ROFL
February 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
How does trump's presidency have a body count so quickly?
January 31, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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January 31, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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MTG has introduced a bill to classify "antifa" as a terrorist organization so they can surveil democrats under the Patriot Act. www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr...
www.congress.gov
January 27, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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January 25, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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Somebody yelled at me for posting about Ganymede instead of /the state of things/ last night.

I know we’re (almost) all on the same page here, but a Bluesky without cute cats, science facts, and dumb jokes would be bad for everyone.
January 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
OK I'm tired of Texas winter now, let's call it off
January 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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January 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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January 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Tonight's dinner: egg roll bowls and fried rice
January 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
January 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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January 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It's really shocking to me that Trump can't vote as a felon, but can still be president
January 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Indeed it is!
December 14, 2024 at 9:53 PM