Gina
@ginatrivia.bsky.social
Um…Hello!
Trying to be the person Mr. Rodgers taught me to be. Just with more cussing.
Trying to be the person Mr. Rodgers taught me to be. Just with more cussing.
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Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
If you need reasons why USAID is important, here is a bunch from Samantha Power, USAID Admin.
Here's one more for your racist uncle. USAID keeps migrants out of the US. Their programs help people stay where they are so they don't need to look for food or work or security.
youtu.be/OIHJub72vuM?...
Here's one more for your racist uncle. USAID keeps migrants out of the US. Their programs help people stay where they are so they don't need to look for food or work or security.
youtu.be/OIHJub72vuM?...
Why Do We Need USAID? Stephen Talks To Samantha Power, Fmr. USAID Administrator
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you need reasons why USAID is important, here is a bunch from Samantha Power, USAID Admin.
Here's one more for your racist uncle. USAID keeps migrants out of the US. Their programs help people stay where they are so they don't need to look for food or work or security.
youtu.be/OIHJub72vuM?...
Here's one more for your racist uncle. USAID keeps migrants out of the US. Their programs help people stay where they are so they don't need to look for food or work or security.
youtu.be/OIHJub72vuM?...
What I'm having trouble with is- Remember Elián González? I remember people saying "Oh we can't send him back to Cuba, to that dictatorship!" It's the same people, same members of my family, who are really ok with this dictatorship. Fans of it even. Gleefully giving up rights he supposedly needed.
February 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
What I'm having trouble with is- Remember Elián González? I remember people saying "Oh we can't send him back to Cuba, to that dictatorship!" It's the same people, same members of my family, who are really ok with this dictatorship. Fans of it even. Gleefully giving up rights he supposedly needed.
Today I'm eating handfuls of chocolate chips straight from the bag. So I'm doing well mentally.
February 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today I'm eating handfuls of chocolate chips straight from the bag. So I'm doing well mentally.
Today, I am unreasonably happy to find out how St. Nick became Santa Claus. Saint Nickolas in Dutch is “Sint Nikolaas.” Then it became “Sinteklaas.” And now we have Santa. I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED! I hope this brings someone else joy today.
December 5, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Today, I am unreasonably happy to find out how St. Nick became Santa Claus. Saint Nickolas in Dutch is “Sint Nikolaas.” Then it became “Sinteklaas.” And now we have Santa. I HAVE ALWAYS WONDERED! I hope this brings someone else joy today.
I keep coming across people I used to follow and haven’t seen in quite a while. It feels like a class reunion where I am catching up with friends. You know, instead of being awkward and wishing I was home.
November 28, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I keep coming across people I used to follow and haven’t seen in quite a while. It feels like a class reunion where I am catching up with friends. You know, instead of being awkward and wishing I was home.
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Helpful hotlines today:
1-800-BUTTERBALL - for your Turkey
1-800-662-3263 (Ocean Spray hotline) - for your cranberry sauce
1-800-CALLFBI - for your annoying insurrectionist cousin
Happy Thanksgiving.
1-800-BUTTERBALL - for your Turkey
1-800-662-3263 (Ocean Spray hotline) - for your cranberry sauce
1-800-CALLFBI - for your annoying insurrectionist cousin
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 28, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Helpful hotlines today:
1-800-BUTTERBALL - for your Turkey
1-800-662-3263 (Ocean Spray hotline) - for your cranberry sauce
1-800-CALLFBI - for your annoying insurrectionist cousin
Happy Thanksgiving.
1-800-BUTTERBALL - for your Turkey
1-800-662-3263 (Ocean Spray hotline) - for your cranberry sauce
1-800-CALLFBI - for your annoying insurrectionist cousin
Happy Thanksgiving.
“Answers based on sacred scripture and theological texts sourced from the INTERNET.”
And there’s no way that could go wrong. 😑 buff.ly/4eZcCRH
And there’s no way that could go wrong. 😑 buff.ly/4eZcCRH
Swiss Church Sparks Debate After Introducing Bizarre AI Jesus Hologram To Take Confessions
Well, that's creepy.
buff.ly
November 24, 2024 at 7:37 PM
“Answers based on sacred scripture and theological texts sourced from the INTERNET.”
And there’s no way that could go wrong. 😑 buff.ly/4eZcCRH
And there’s no way that could go wrong. 😑 buff.ly/4eZcCRH
Korben says It’s too damn early. Why are you taking pictures, human?
November 24, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Korben says It’s too damn early. Why are you taking pictures, human?
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You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
November 23, 2024 at 2:02 PM
You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
Ok! New goal: Learn how to post process photos. Damn, there are some beautiful photos on here.
November 22, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Ok! New goal: Learn how to post process photos. Damn, there are some beautiful photos on here.
I just had the weirdest flashback to this commercial. Remember when you had to pay per text? How about when you had to pay per minute? youtu.be/4nIUcRJX9-o
Cingular Commercial - 'bff Jill'
YouTube video by solarmax
youtu.be
November 22, 2024 at 2:30 PM
I just had the weirdest flashback to this commercial. Remember when you had to pay per text? How about when you had to pay per minute? youtu.be/4nIUcRJX9-o
Ok, so that’s far enough that, if it traveled at the speed of light, 15 centuries would have passed before it got here.
And yet, it still feels too close.
And yet, it still feels too close.
November 22, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Ok, so that’s far enough that, if it traveled at the speed of light, 15 centuries would have passed before it got here.
And yet, it still feels too close.
And yet, it still feels too close.
I keep trying to use photos I took out in the wild as profile pictures. Every time I relearn the lesson camouflage works. It always just looks brown when it’s so small!
November 22, 2024 at 11:52 AM
I keep trying to use photos I took out in the wild as profile pictures. Every time I relearn the lesson camouflage works. It always just looks brown when it’s so small!
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how did i not know this amazing resource existed until today because surprise surprise, i went down a rabbit hole (i was looking up more discussions and articles on "the hole" (NY neighborhood))? this is SO COOL. 1940s.nyc/map#13.69/40...
1940s NYC | Street photos of every building in New York City in 1939/1940
1940s.nyc
November 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM
how did i not know this amazing resource existed until today because surprise surprise, i went down a rabbit hole (i was looking up more discussions and articles on "the hole" (NY neighborhood))? this is SO COOL. 1940s.nyc/map#13.69/40...
Down side of joining a new platform: my TBR pile grows. Just because I keep looking at #booksky and #romancelandia does not mean I responsible for that outcome.
November 21, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Down side of joining a new platform: my TBR pile grows. Just because I keep looking at #booksky and #romancelandia does not mean I responsible for that outcome.
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Thank you, bees!
(And your friendly reminder that generative AI tools are so energy intensive that Meta and Google and other companies are looking to buy old nuclear reactors to power them.)
arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/e...
(And your friendly reminder that generative AI tools are so energy intensive that Meta and Google and other companies are looking to buy old nuclear reactors to power them.)
arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/e...
Endangered bees stop Meta’s plan for nuclear-powered AI data center
Meta’s rivals have struck deals to use nuclear power for some data centers.
arstechnica.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Thank you, bees!
(And your friendly reminder that generative AI tools are so energy intensive that Meta and Google and other companies are looking to buy old nuclear reactors to power them.)
arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/e...
(And your friendly reminder that generative AI tools are so energy intensive that Meta and Google and other companies are looking to buy old nuclear reactors to power them.)
arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/e...
I haven’t been on a website much like this in years! I didn’t realize how much I had missed it.
November 14, 2024 at 11:55 PM
I haven’t been on a website much like this in years! I didn’t realize how much I had missed it.
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Everyone should have the time to read as much as they want. That's the kind of society I want to build 📚💙
November 14, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Everyone should have the time to read as much as they want. That's the kind of society I want to build 📚💙
I love physical books. I love trophy books, especially hard cover fancy prints of books that are particularly important to me.
But I have such a hard time reading them. I started using the Dyslexia font on my ereader and the number of books I read shot through the roof.
💙📚
But I have such a hard time reading them. I started using the Dyslexia font on my ereader and the number of books I read shot through the roof.
💙📚
November 14, 2024 at 3:18 PM
I love physical books. I love trophy books, especially hard cover fancy prints of books that are particularly important to me.
But I have such a hard time reading them. I started using the Dyslexia font on my ereader and the number of books I read shot through the roof.
💙📚
But I have such a hard time reading them. I started using the Dyslexia font on my ereader and the number of books I read shot through the roof.
💙📚
This is a story worthy of the Onion.
apnews.com/article/onio...
apnews.com/article/onio...
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
Families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims say the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction.
apnews.com
November 14, 2024 at 3:09 PM
This is a story worthy of the Onion.
apnews.com/article/onio...
apnews.com/article/onio...
👋 Hi!
November 14, 2024 at 2:07 PM
👋 Hi!
That would definitely keep your books safe from me. Though, it might not deter me from your library altogether.
PSA ... we've upgraded the security system in the home library ...
November 14, 2024 at 2:06 PM
That would definitely keep your books safe from me. Though, it might not deter me from your library altogether.
The internet runs on cats, yes?
Here is my humble offering
Here is my humble offering
November 14, 2024 at 11:06 AM
The internet runs on cats, yes?
Here is my humble offering
Here is my humble offering