Alma
@lilmarauder.bsky.social
twice exceptional
eLearning designer discovering analytics, tempted towards full-stack development, boutique fiber artist 💜
eLearning designer discovering analytics, tempted towards full-stack development, boutique fiber artist 💜
Thanksgiving sixty years ago...
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Thanksgiving sixty years ago...
worth noting: I am and will stay in denial about Ozzy...
(I remain in denial about David Bowie, so this could take a bit)
(I remain in denial about David Bowie, so this could take a bit)
Last week was a rough one for music, we lost Chuck Mangione, Cleo Laine, and Tom Lehrer.
Here's a Lehrer deep cut that I have a bit of an attachment to...
Here's a Lehrer deep cut that I have a bit of an attachment to...
Tom Lehrer | “Alma” (The Spiciest Obituary)
YouTube video by Musical Comedy
youtu.be
July 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
worth noting: I am and will stay in denial about Ozzy...
(I remain in denial about David Bowie, so this could take a bit)
(I remain in denial about David Bowie, so this could take a bit)
Last week was a rough one for music, we lost Chuck Mangione, Cleo Laine, and Tom Lehrer.
Here's a Lehrer deep cut that I have a bit of an attachment to...
Here's a Lehrer deep cut that I have a bit of an attachment to...
Tom Lehrer | “Alma” (The Spiciest Obituary)
YouTube video by Musical Comedy
youtu.be
July 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Last week was a rough one for music, we lost Chuck Mangione, Cleo Laine, and Tom Lehrer.
Here's a Lehrer deep cut that I have a bit of an attachment to...
Here's a Lehrer deep cut that I have a bit of an attachment to...
This is how you do it.
June 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This is how you do it.
Having no awareness of Terry Moran's personal faith prior to this article...it is curious that those who did know were surprised that he said what he did.
Calling out hatred for the sake of hate (Miller), and hatred for the sake of personal glory (Trump), seems incredibly Christian to me.
Calling out hatred for the sake of hate (Miller), and hatred for the sake of personal glory (Trump), seems incredibly Christian to me.
ABC’s Terry Moran dropped for calling Trump a world-class hater
My story for NPR
www.npr.org/2025/06/11/n...
My story for NPR
www.npr.org/2025/06/11/n...
ABC drops Terry Moran after he calls Trump a 'world-class hater'
In dropping veteran correspondent Terry Moran, ABC News said his post calling President Trump "a world-class hater" was "a clear violation of ABC News policies."
www.npr.org
June 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Having no awareness of Terry Moran's personal faith prior to this article...it is curious that those who did know were surprised that he said what he did.
Calling out hatred for the sake of hate (Miller), and hatred for the sake of personal glory (Trump), seems incredibly Christian to me.
Calling out hatred for the sake of hate (Miller), and hatred for the sake of personal glory (Trump), seems incredibly Christian to me.
...but with more refreshing the feeds.......
a white van is driving down a highway with a live leak courtesy kcal sign behind it
ALT: a white van is driving down a highway with a live leak courtesy kcal sign behind it
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
...but with more refreshing the feeds.......
Curtis Yarvin is trending, but I've already watched those episodes of Behind the Bastards
Until I hear otherwise, I'm going to assume that this is the same kind of thing where your grandparents ask if you've heard of "that nice singer, Lady Gaga, who sang with Tony Bennett."
Until I hear otherwise, I'm going to assume that this is the same kind of thing where your grandparents ask if you've heard of "that nice singer, Lady Gaga, who sang with Tony Bennett."
a young boy in a suit and tie is asking " so what else is new "
Alt: a young boy in a suit and tie is asking " so what else is new "
media.tenor.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Curtis Yarvin is trending, but I've already watched those episodes of Behind the Bastards
Until I hear otherwise, I'm going to assume that this is the same kind of thing where your grandparents ask if you've heard of "that nice singer, Lady Gaga, who sang with Tony Bennett."
Until I hear otherwise, I'm going to assume that this is the same kind of thing where your grandparents ask if you've heard of "that nice singer, Lady Gaga, who sang with Tony Bennett."
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🎺🚨👀 WATCH TODAY: over 200 climate scientists and meteorologists (including NOAA and NASA veterans) are hosting a 100-hour livestream starting **today at 1 PM ET**, exploring how DOGE is impacting weather & climate science.
Trailer: youtu.be/-Go-RCg3AjI
Watch: wclivestream.com/watch
Trailer: youtu.be/-Go-RCg3AjI
Watch: wclivestream.com/watch
Weather and climate science needs your help
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May 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🎺🚨👀 WATCH TODAY: over 200 climate scientists and meteorologists (including NOAA and NASA veterans) are hosting a 100-hour livestream starting **today at 1 PM ET**, exploring how DOGE is impacting weather & climate science.
Trailer: youtu.be/-Go-RCg3AjI
Watch: wclivestream.com/watch
Trailer: youtu.be/-Go-RCg3AjI
Watch: wclivestream.com/watch
There are so many troops who have fallen, succumbing bravely to the destruction of war.
The American story has always been written in blood, sweat, and tears. We cannot forget.
The American story has always been written in blood, sweat, and tears. We cannot forget.
May 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
There are so many troops who have fallen, succumbing bravely to the destruction of war.
The American story has always been written in blood, sweat, and tears. We cannot forget.
The American story has always been written in blood, sweat, and tears. We cannot forget.
Looking back, getting the audiobook of 12 Rules for free was my first step down the road of COBSPRO (no "intel" found).
That he is still relevant nearly 10 years later is a terrifying statement about algorithms and society's choice to sound smart instead of think.
That he is still relevant nearly 10 years later is a terrifying statement about algorithms and society's choice to sound smart instead of think.
May 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Looking back, getting the audiobook of 12 Rules for free was my first step down the road of COBSPRO (no "intel" found).
That he is still relevant nearly 10 years later is a terrifying statement about algorithms and society's choice to sound smart instead of think.
That he is still relevant nearly 10 years later is a terrifying statement about algorithms and society's choice to sound smart instead of think.
For decades, LEOs used family events like funerals to execute arrests. Not saying it's not cruel, just that it's been happening for decades.
It required LEOs to cultivate some knowledge of the community, to witness to humanity. That is absent here. A process as inhuman as its executors are faceless.
It required LEOs to cultivate some knowledge of the community, to witness to humanity. That is absent here. A process as inhuman as its executors are faceless.
Here's a picture that a @kuow.org photographer took in Seattle yesterday, showing the ICE officers masked up in the hallways as they waited to arrest people coming out of their hearings.
May 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For decades, LEOs used family events like funerals to execute arrests. Not saying it's not cruel, just that it's been happening for decades.
It required LEOs to cultivate some knowledge of the community, to witness to humanity. That is absent here. A process as inhuman as its executors are faceless.
It required LEOs to cultivate some knowledge of the community, to witness to humanity. That is absent here. A process as inhuman as its executors are faceless.
There is just too much.
The mango magistrate spews Tucker Carlson talking points about a genocide*
And announces that he will accept bribes from anyone, including the person who would be responsible for the genocide*
* no genocide spotted.
The mango magistrate spews Tucker Carlson talking points about a genocide*
And announces that he will accept bribes from anyone, including the person who would be responsible for the genocide*
* no genocide spotted.
Ramaphosa: I'm sorry I don't have a plane to give you.
Trump: I wish you did. I would take it.
Trump: I wish you did. I would take it.
May 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
There is just too much.
The mango magistrate spews Tucker Carlson talking points about a genocide*
And announces that he will accept bribes from anyone, including the person who would be responsible for the genocide*
* no genocide spotted.
The mango magistrate spews Tucker Carlson talking points about a genocide*
And announces that he will accept bribes from anyone, including the person who would be responsible for the genocide*
* no genocide spotted.
Hook - 10 cents.
Thread had no price, but 250 yd balls were 35 cents. Probably could have made 2-3 with 350 yds.
It took six days to make (4+ hours each of those days).
Crochet can't be done by machine. It's not ethical fast-fashion.
American consumers aren't ready for American-made goods.
Thread had no price, but 250 yd balls were 35 cents. Probably could have made 2-3 with 350 yds.
It took six days to make (4+ hours each of those days).
Crochet can't be done by machine. It's not ethical fast-fashion.
American consumers aren't ready for American-made goods.
May 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Hook - 10 cents.
Thread had no price, but 250 yd balls were 35 cents. Probably could have made 2-3 with 350 yds.
It took six days to make (4+ hours each of those days).
Crochet can't be done by machine. It's not ethical fast-fashion.
American consumers aren't ready for American-made goods.
Thread had no price, but 250 yd balls were 35 cents. Probably could have made 2-3 with 350 yds.
It took six days to make (4+ hours each of those days).
Crochet can't be done by machine. It's not ethical fast-fashion.
American consumers aren't ready for American-made goods.
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🚨 💉The FDA will no longer approve COVID vaccines for people 6mo–64yrs who don't have a risk factor for severe COVID-19. People 65 years and older and those under 65 with risk factors can still get vaccinated.
There's so much to unpack here. See a few thoughts below 👇
There's so much to unpack here. See a few thoughts below 👇
May 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🚨 💉The FDA will no longer approve COVID vaccines for people 6mo–64yrs who don't have a risk factor for severe COVID-19. People 65 years and older and those under 65 with risk factors can still get vaccinated.
There's so much to unpack here. See a few thoughts below 👇
There's so much to unpack here. See a few thoughts below 👇
Toward the end of the clip Rubio references a 'riot' and doesn't even remember where it happened. His concern stops at the point where he might wield his power.
In the eyes of this admin, unrest is only a tool to find those who need to be silenced.
In the eyes of this admin, unrest is only a tool to find those who need to be silenced.
A heated exchange between Van Hollen and Rubio: "Writing an op ed to the Tufts newspaper is disrupting the foreign policy of the US? That's pathetic, Mr. Secretary."
May 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Toward the end of the clip Rubio references a 'riot' and doesn't even remember where it happened. His concern stops at the point where he might wield his power.
In the eyes of this admin, unrest is only a tool to find those who need to be silenced.
In the eyes of this admin, unrest is only a tool to find those who need to be silenced.
Beyond the individual ancestry of the troops, "the boys at Normandy" were American, Canadian, and British...
Of course, Stephen Miller doesn't need to worry that facts will interfere with the picture he needs to paint...
Of course, Stephen Miller doesn't need to worry that facts will interfere with the picture he needs to paint...
It’s funny that Stephen Miller mentions “the boys at Normandy” because I would bet a significant percentage of the Americans who fought in World War II were the children of immigrants. That was the case in my family.
May 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Beyond the individual ancestry of the troops, "the boys at Normandy" were American, Canadian, and British...
Of course, Stephen Miller doesn't need to worry that facts will interfere with the picture he needs to paint...
Of course, Stephen Miller doesn't need to worry that facts will interfere with the picture he needs to paint...
With his track record: Greenland, Pope Francis, and India... Can we get some eyes on Avignon???
The White House says that JD and Usha Vance will be leading the delegation to Vatican City for the inaugural mass of Pope Leo.
May 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
With his track record: Greenland, Pope Francis, and India... Can we get some eyes on Avignon???
Roberts: why are criminals doing crimes?!
Everyone: big crime is lucrative...
Roberts: why are criminals doing crimes??!
Everyone: power > accountability...
Roberts: why are criminals doing crimes???!
Everyone glances around: ...why...🙄
Roberts: DAMN KIDS these days don't know civics!!
Everyone: big crime is lucrative...
Roberts: why are criminals doing crimes??!
Everyone: power > accountability...
Roberts: why are criminals doing crimes???!
Everyone glances around: ...why...🙄
Roberts: DAMN KIDS these days don't know civics!!
Incredible paragraph. "He blamed schools."
Not the rampant criminality and lawlessness among his political party, much of which he personally enabled, all of which he has remained silent about and has refused to take any action to stop.
No, that's not the problem to Roberts. "He blamed schools."
Not the rampant criminality and lawlessness among his political party, much of which he personally enabled, all of which he has remained silent about and has refused to take any action to stop.
No, that's not the problem to Roberts. "He blamed schools."
May 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Roberts: why are criminals doing crimes?!
Everyone: big crime is lucrative...
Roberts: why are criminals doing crimes??!
Everyone: power > accountability...
Roberts: why are criminals doing crimes???!
Everyone glances around: ...why...🙄
Roberts: DAMN KIDS these days don't know civics!!
Everyone: big crime is lucrative...
Roberts: why are criminals doing crimes??!
Everyone: power > accountability...
Roberts: why are criminals doing crimes???!
Everyone glances around: ...why...🙄
Roberts: DAMN KIDS these days don't know civics!!
I saw the headline, sighed, and clicked...then I saw that it was the Onion.
We need to start making this timeline better.
We need to start making this timeline better.
May 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I saw the headline, sighed, and clicked...then I saw that it was the Onion.
We need to start making this timeline better.
We need to start making this timeline better.
It wouldn't be a Chicago dog... But I'm curious about what a Vatican City take on a Chicago dog would be.
May 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It wouldn't be a Chicago dog... But I'm curious about what a Vatican City take on a Chicago dog would be.
RIP Skype
You helped a few relationships through times of long distance.
Your "automatically pick up" feature for incoming calls from contacts was perfect for checking in on my pets while away from home.
You probably deserved more...
You helped a few relationships through times of long distance.
Your "automatically pick up" feature for incoming calls from contacts was perfect for checking in on my pets while away from home.
You probably deserved more...
May 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
RIP Skype
You helped a few relationships through times of long distance.
Your "automatically pick up" feature for incoming calls from contacts was perfect for checking in on my pets while away from home.
You probably deserved more...
You helped a few relationships through times of long distance.
Your "automatically pick up" feature for incoming calls from contacts was perfect for checking in on my pets while away from home.
You probably deserved more...
One month and five says until Hurricane season begins.
I guess this is a look...
I guess this is a look...
‘The next gold rush’: President Trump unlocks access to critical deep seabed minerals.
Historic executive order will boost economic growth, support national security.
noaa.gov/news-release/next-gold-rush-president-trump-unlocks-access-to-critical-deep-seabed-minerals
Historic executive order will boost economic growth, support national security.
noaa.gov/news-release/next-gold-rush-president-trump-unlocks-access-to-critical-deep-seabed-minerals
April 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
One month and five says until Hurricane season begins.
I guess this is a look...
I guess this is a look...
Hard to believe everything that's happened since that midnight ride 250 years ago.
It certainly isn't time to stop now...
It certainly isn't time to stop now...
April 19, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Hard to believe everything that's happened since that midnight ride 250 years ago.
It certainly isn't time to stop now...
It certainly isn't time to stop now...
Did millennials ruin avocado toast now? 🥱
There are bigger things going on. Editors, use your space better.
There are bigger things going on. Editors, use your space better.
Wow. I hope you guys are happy. I hope you guys are proud of yourselves!
April 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Did millennials ruin avocado toast now? 🥱
There are bigger things going on. Editors, use your space better.
There are bigger things going on. Editors, use your space better.