Laruchka
@laruchka.bsky.social
Goofy lurker. Loves you. Toast, books, plants, spices, critters, quiz, cryptic crosswords, folly, MH. Only Connect. Black Lives Matter, each and all. She/her.
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The first official US coin was the Fugio cent, rumored to have been designed by Ben Franklin.
Instead of "In God We Trust" (which wasn't put on coins until the Civil War) it said Mind Your Business.
Instead of "In God We Trust" (which wasn't put on coins until the Civil War) it said Mind Your Business.
November 21, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The first official US coin was the Fugio cent, rumored to have been designed by Ben Franklin.
Instead of "In God We Trust" (which wasn't put on coins until the Civil War) it said Mind Your Business.
Instead of "In God We Trust" (which wasn't put on coins until the Civil War) it said Mind Your Business.
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parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
November 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
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DiFerdinando started a ranch outside Taos in 2006 and founded a nonprofit to provide equine therapy to veterans and people dealing with mental health crises. She also uses it as a homebase for an apothecary business.
www.abqjournal.com/news/article...
#NewMexico #equestrian #archery
www.abqjournal.com/news/article...
#NewMexico #equestrian #archery
Taos mother-daughter duo places at South Korean horseback archery world championship
TAOS — A steady beat of horse hooves roiled the dust late Friday afternoon at Wumaniti Earth Native Sanctuary, where Gemma DiFerdinando and her 11-year-old daughter, Venah, practiced the ancient
www.abqjournal.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
DiFerdinando started a ranch outside Taos in 2006 and founded a nonprofit to provide equine therapy to veterans and people dealing with mental health crises. She also uses it as a homebase for an apothecary business.
www.abqjournal.com/news/article...
#NewMexico #equestrian #archery
www.abqjournal.com/news/article...
#NewMexico #equestrian #archery
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post covid we should've revoked everyone's drivers licenses and made them retake drivers ed. a little mandatory refresher
May 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
post covid we should've revoked everyone's drivers licenses and made them retake drivers ed. a little mandatory refresher
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LIGHT PLASMA: *exists*
OXYGEN MOLECULES: oh my fucking GOD that is INCREDIBLE
OXYGEN MOLECULES: oh my fucking GOD that is INCREDIBLE
A few more photos from tonight’s incredible #aurora. I’m fascinated by the amount of red light tonight. This is generated by oxygen molecules being excited by light plasma at least 600 km above the Earth. The green is also oxygen molecules, but much lower (100-250km). Definitely a great night.
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
LIGHT PLASMA: *exists*
OXYGEN MOLECULES: oh my fucking GOD that is INCREDIBLE
OXYGEN MOLECULES: oh my fucking GOD that is INCREDIBLE
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This is what I try to always tell people: food banks can do way more with your money than you can, due to bulk buying deals. And they can do way, way more with your money than with the canned goods you didn’t want to eat
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
This is what I try to always tell people: food banks can do way more with your money than you can, due to bulk buying deals. And they can do way, way more with your money than with the canned goods you didn’t want to eat
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Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
sting? fucking STING? who in 2025 wants to see solo sting? this has to be a joke
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
NFL Succumbs To Bad Bunny Criticism And Announces Special Super Bowl Concert With Sting
In an unexpected bid to calm the frenzy over Bad Bunny headlining the 2026 Super Bowl show, the NFL has introduced a special feature.
www.yahoo.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior
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NM: BeWellNM.com
NY: NYStateofHealth.NY.gov
PA: Pennie.com
RI: HealthSourceRI.com
VT: HealthConnect.Vermont.gov
VA: Marketplace.Virginia.gov
WA: WAHealthPlanFinder.org
There are also AUTHORIZED 3rd-party vendors like HealthSherpa.com, and AUTHORIZED #ACA brokers & agents who can help you.
NY: NYStateofHealth.NY.gov
PA: Pennie.com
RI: HealthSourceRI.com
VT: HealthConnect.Vermont.gov
VA: Marketplace.Virginia.gov
WA: WAHealthPlanFinder.org
There are also AUTHORIZED 3rd-party vendors like HealthSherpa.com, and AUTHORIZED #ACA brokers & agents who can help you.
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
NM: BeWellNM.com
NY: NYStateofHealth.NY.gov
PA: Pennie.com
RI: HealthSourceRI.com
VT: HealthConnect.Vermont.gov
VA: Marketplace.Virginia.gov
WA: WAHealthPlanFinder.org
There are also AUTHORIZED 3rd-party vendors like HealthSherpa.com, and AUTHORIZED #ACA brokers & agents who can help you.
NY: NYStateofHealth.NY.gov
PA: Pennie.com
RI: HealthSourceRI.com
VT: HealthConnect.Vermont.gov
VA: Marketplace.Virginia.gov
WA: WAHealthPlanFinder.org
There are also AUTHORIZED 3rd-party vendors like HealthSherpa.com, and AUTHORIZED #ACA brokers & agents who can help you.
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CA: CoveredCA.com
CO: ConnectForHealthCO.com
CT: AccessHealthCT.com
DC: DCHealthLink.com
GA: GeorgiaAccess.gov
ID: YourHealthIdaho.org
IL: GetCovered.Illinois.gov 🆕
KY: Kynect.Ky.gov
ME: CoverME.gov
MD: MarylandHealthConnection.gov
MA: MAHealthConnector.org
MN: MNsure.org
NV: NevadaHealthLink.com
CO: ConnectForHealthCO.com
CT: AccessHealthCT.com
DC: DCHealthLink.com
GA: GeorgiaAccess.gov
ID: YourHealthIdaho.org
IL: GetCovered.Illinois.gov 🆕
KY: Kynect.Ky.gov
ME: CoverME.gov
MD: MarylandHealthConnection.gov
MA: MAHealthConnector.org
MN: MNsure.org
NV: NevadaHealthLink.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Health insurance scams & junk plan pitches will be a bigger problem than ever this fall as those facing skyrocketing premiums are preyed upon.
Healthcare.gov is the official #ACA exchange website for 30 states. The other 20 (+DC) have their own official sites:
Healthcare.gov is the official #ACA exchange website for 30 states. The other 20 (+DC) have their own official sites:
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Health insurance scams & junk plan pitches will be a bigger problem than ever this fall as those facing skyrocketing premiums are preyed upon.
Healthcare.gov is the official #ACA exchange website for 30 states. The other 20 (+DC) have their own official sites:
Healthcare.gov is the official #ACA exchange website for 30 states. The other 20 (+DC) have their own official sites:
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📣📣📣 The 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment Period launches TOMORROW, so here's my annual guide: 13 important things to know before you #GetCovered.
It's gonna be ugly for most this year, but there are things you can do to mitigate the carnage & even some pleasant surprises:
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
It's gonna be ugly for most this year, but there are things you can do to mitigate the carnage & even some pleasant surprises:
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
Slouching towards Enrollment: My 2026 ACA OEP Guide
Almost exactly a year ago I began my 2025 ACA Open Enrollment Period guide with the following words: This is the best OEP ever for the ACA for several reasons: The expanded/enhanced premium subsidies ...
acasignups.net
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
📣📣📣 The 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment Period launches TOMORROW, so here's my annual guide: 13 important things to know before you #GetCovered.
It's gonna be ugly for most this year, but there are things you can do to mitigate the carnage & even some pleasant surprises:
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
It's gonna be ugly for most this year, but there are things you can do to mitigate the carnage & even some pleasant surprises:
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
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Please take some time to explore this great #ACA health insurance open enrollment primer. Info for a lot of situations and all the states!
📣📣📣 The 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment Period launches TOMORROW, so here's my annual guide: 13 important things to know before you #GetCovered.
It's gonna be ugly for most this year, but there are things you can do to mitigate the carnage & even some pleasant surprises:
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
It's gonna be ugly for most this year, but there are things you can do to mitigate the carnage & even some pleasant surprises:
acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...
Slouching towards Enrollment: My 2026 ACA OEP Guide
Almost exactly a year ago I began my 2025 ACA Open Enrollment Period guide with the following words: This is the best OEP ever for the ACA for several reasons: The expanded/enhanced premium subsidies ...
acasignups.net
November 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Please take some time to explore this great #ACA health insurance open enrollment primer. Info for a lot of situations and all the states!
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Echoes of the collapsing time. As afternoon moonrise meets the lengthening shadows of creeping night to greet the ancestral rivers and tides churning. May they find their way to where they might rest. May they rest in peace. #dailies
November 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Echoes of the collapsing time. As afternoon moonrise meets the lengthening shadows of creeping night to greet the ancestral rivers and tides churning. May they find their way to where they might rest. May they rest in peace. #dailies
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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A good list for people in NYC to share about how people impacted by SNAP cuts might access some food:
open.substack.com/pub/eboyle/p...
open.substack.com/pub/eboyle/p...
feed thy neighbor.
mutual aid in times of invented crisis.
open.substack.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A good list for people in NYC to share about how people impacted by SNAP cuts might access some food:
open.substack.com/pub/eboyle/p...
open.substack.com/pub/eboyle/p...
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A Coop
November 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A Coop
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You want to democratize "going to therapy"? Make it "free" as in paid by socialized healthcare. You want to democratize "making art"? Give people money and free time to express themselves.
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
You want to democratize "going to therapy"? Make it "free" as in paid by socialized healthcare. You want to democratize "making art"? Give people money and free time to express themselves.
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We keep seeing startups who want to replace something valuable (therapy, counseling, tutoring, artistic expression) with some tech bullshit under the banner of democratization. But why do we need to invest so much in bad tech that doesn't work instead of just giving people access to what they need?
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
We keep seeing startups who want to replace something valuable (therapy, counseling, tutoring, artistic expression) with some tech bullshit under the banner of democratization. But why do we need to invest so much in bad tech that doesn't work instead of just giving people access to what they need?
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In important math news: new shape just dropped (the noperthedron) www.quantamagazine.org/first-shape-...
First Shape Found That Can’t Pass Through Itself | Quanta Magazine
After more than three centuries, a geometry problem that originated with a royal bet has been solved.
www.quantamagazine.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In important math news: new shape just dropped (the noperthedron) www.quantamagazine.org/first-shape-...
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It is incredible how comms 101 in the event of a scandal is always to fully disclose everything off the bat, come clean, and then say what you are doing to make things right.
Yet somehow, literally no one ever does this ever.
Yet somehow, literally no one ever does this ever.
October 22, 2025 at 5:23 AM
It is incredible how comms 101 in the event of a scandal is always to fully disclose everything off the bat, come clean, and then say what you are doing to make things right.
Yet somehow, literally no one ever does this ever.
Yet somehow, literally no one ever does this ever.
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I bookmarked this guardian article feom a while ago. Also on my list of things to do. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Four alternatives to Spotify: swapping is easier than you think
Artists and listeners are leaving the platform after its CEO invested in defence technology. Here are your options – along with how to keep your playlists
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I bookmarked this guardian article feom a while ago. Also on my list of things to do. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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Hey bead nerds. The month is almost over, and I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that one of my favorite bead suppliers, Basshead Beads, has all their bead soups 50% off until the end of the month.
www.bassheadbeads.com/bead-shop/be...
www.bassheadbeads.com/bead-shop/be...
Bead Soups — Bead Shop | Explore & Shop Beads Today — Bass Head Beads
www.bassheadbeads.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Hey bead nerds. The month is almost over, and I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that one of my favorite bead suppliers, Basshead Beads, has all their bead soups 50% off until the end of the month.
www.bassheadbeads.com/bead-shop/be...
www.bassheadbeads.com/bead-shop/be...
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Forgive me, Chicago, I was not aware of your game
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Forgive me, Chicago, I was not aware of your game