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Current read, The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates: “Much of the current hoopla about ‘book bans’ and ‘censorship’ gets it wrong. This is not about me or any writer of the moment. It is about writers to come-the boundaries of their imagination, the angle of their thinking, the depth of their questions.”
March 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Current read, The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates: “Much of the current hoopla about ‘book bans’ and ‘censorship’ gets it wrong. This is not about me or any writer of the moment. It is about writers to come-the boundaries of their imagination, the angle of their thinking, the depth of their questions.”
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A fresh blanket of thick snow never fails to make me happy.
February 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
A fresh blanket of thick snow never fails to make me happy.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
DC residents who are thinking of getting an e-bike, apply for this starting on February 1st!
“DDOT’s Program to Give Eligible District Residents up to $1,500 for E-Bike Purchase Returns” - Details: www.popville.com/2025/01/ddot...
“DDOT’s Program to Give Eligible District Residents up to $1,500 for E-Bike Purchase Returns” - PoPville
From DDOT: "The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announces the return of the successful District E-Bike Incentive Program that helps District residents—particularly of low income—purchase ...
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January 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM
DC residents who are thinking of getting an e-bike, apply for this starting on February 1st!
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Hands up everyone who zooms in on every picture posted with a bookshelf in the background to check out the books
January 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Hands up everyone who zooms in on every picture posted with a bookshelf in the background to check out the books
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"He is red and red and rust-red, up to his elbows, his knees, his neck, as if he has swum in the vast dark chambers of a heart and emerged, just now, still dripping."
-Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
Contrary to what is often taught, you can repeat a word, as long as you're intentional.
-Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
Contrary to what is often taught, you can repeat a word, as long as you're intentional.
January 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"He is red and red and rust-red, up to his elbows, his knees, his neck, as if he has swum in the vast dark chambers of a heart and emerged, just now, still dripping."
-Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
Contrary to what is often taught, you can repeat a word, as long as you're intentional.
-Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
Contrary to what is often taught, you can repeat a word, as long as you're intentional.
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A little motivation for your Sunday from David Lynch 🤍
January 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A little motivation for your Sunday from David Lynch 🤍
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today is a good day to go unbridled into yourself and write the thing you have been hesitating to write, to invent a new way of getting lost, to discover a different way back
January 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
today is a good day to go unbridled into yourself and write the thing you have been hesitating to write, to invent a new way of getting lost, to discover a different way back
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The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).
January 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).
What do you know about the dead internet theory, and do you think we’re getting there?
January 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
What do you know about the dead internet theory, and do you think we’re getting there?
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This will never get old 🤣
December 31, 2024 at 12:06 PM
This will never get old 🤣
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Don't destroy their home and wonder why they invade yours. 💚
December 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Don't destroy their home and wonder why they invade yours. 💚
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Credit: Trent Sizemore Photography
December 19, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Credit: Trent Sizemore Photography
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It’s not that we can’t afford universal health care. It’s that we can’t afford not to do it. #MedicareForAll
We pay the most, but our life expectancy does not reflect it. 🇺🇸
Notably: None of the countries with Universal Health Care have decided to get rid of it.
We pay the most, but our life expectancy does not reflect it. 🇺🇸
Notably: None of the countries with Universal Health Care have decided to get rid of it.
December 10, 2024 at 2:04 AM
It’s not that we can’t afford universal health care. It’s that we can’t afford not to do it. #MedicareForAll
We pay the most, but our life expectancy does not reflect it. 🇺🇸
Notably: None of the countries with Universal Health Care have decided to get rid of it.
We pay the most, but our life expectancy does not reflect it. 🇺🇸
Notably: None of the countries with Universal Health Care have decided to get rid of it.
At the Austin airport pre-tsa feels almost pointless when their lines are twice as long as regular screening.
December 6, 2024 at 6:27 PM
At the Austin airport pre-tsa feels almost pointless when their lines are twice as long as regular screening.
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as a kid, i fixed my parent's computer. as an adult I fix my kids's computer. pretty sure we are the only gen that knows how computers work
December 3, 2024 at 12:37 PM
as a kid, i fixed my parent's computer. as an adult I fix my kids's computer. pretty sure we are the only gen that knows how computers work
Reminder: being grateful does NOT have to involve family or food.
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Reminder: being grateful does NOT have to involve family or food.