mjsader
@mjsader.bsky.social
Professional Counselor/Community Mental Health Administrator (Retired); Sailor, Carpenter. He/him
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I like how this article dwells on how “sausage stealer” and “window peeper” seem like bad epithets but just glides on past “sheep shagger” (to be fair, he seems to hobble sheep actually vs., well…) icelandwithaview.com/the-13-yule-...
The Yule Lads of Iceland & Grýla: 13 Quirky Christmas Trolls & A Witch
Discover the 13 legendary Yule Lads with theirquirky personalities, favorite treats and terrifying family members.
icelandwithaview.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I like how this article dwells on how “sausage stealer” and “window peeper” seem like bad epithets but just glides on past “sheep shagger” (to be fair, he seems to hobble sheep actually vs., well…) icelandwithaview.com/the-13-yule-...
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Fact-check: true
December 14, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Fact-check: true
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I don't know how or why I started following these folks.
Every day of the year: a take-home hot meal or a bagged lunch for anyone who shows up.The frequency of folks just showing up with donations of every kind is remarkable-
Every day of the year: a take-home hot meal or a bagged lunch for anyone who shows up.The frequency of folks just showing up with donations of every kind is remarkable-
December 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I don't know how or why I started following these folks.
Every day of the year: a take-home hot meal or a bagged lunch for anyone who shows up.The frequency of folks just showing up with donations of every kind is remarkable-
Every day of the year: a take-home hot meal or a bagged lunch for anyone who shows up.The frequency of folks just showing up with donations of every kind is remarkable-
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Pretty good interview with Beshear from a Kentucky Lantern Journalist.
KY Lantern is a pretty good, independent news desk with consistently good coverage of KY issues. Also part of the "States Newsroom" network, which is non-partisan but leans Blue. Somehow...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/10/b...
KY Lantern is a pretty good, independent news desk with consistently good coverage of KY issues. Also part of the "States Newsroom" network, which is non-partisan but leans Blue. Somehow...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/10/b...
Beshear talks about saving the American Dream, why he doesn’t want to succeed McConnell • Kentucky Lantern
Amidst his second as Kentucky governor, Democrat Andy Beshear says he’s focused on helping Kentuckians keep the American Dream within reach.
kentuckylantern.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Pretty good interview with Beshear from a Kentucky Lantern Journalist.
KY Lantern is a pretty good, independent news desk with consistently good coverage of KY issues. Also part of the "States Newsroom" network, which is non-partisan but leans Blue. Somehow...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/10/b...
KY Lantern is a pretty good, independent news desk with consistently good coverage of KY issues. Also part of the "States Newsroom" network, which is non-partisan but leans Blue. Somehow...
kentuckylantern.com/2025/12/10/b...
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It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
October 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It's the time of year again -- time to do your holiday shopping from independent artists. It's more important than ever to support people actually making stuff!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
If you're an artist or craftsperson of any kind, please reply to this with what you make and a link to your store and I'll share it!
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🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🧵 Lowe's CEO, one of 8 Black Fortune 500 CEOs, stands firm on DEI.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
"Championing Diversity Through Action: Ellison’s approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in practical change rather than public statements"
Home Depot, meanwhile, allows ICE agents to raid its parking lots.
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Humans are terrible. But also humans are amazing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Humans are terrible. But also humans are amazing.
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This is part of a burgeoning project to co-opt and abuse local law enforcement's traffic stop authority, which ICE and CPB don't have -
AP finds a secretive Border Patrol intelligence program detains Americans for “suspicious” travel. Critics call it mass surveillance.
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is part of a burgeoning project to co-opt and abuse local law enforcement's traffic stop authority, which ICE and CPB don't have -
"Get in the bin"
(British phrase telling someone being an a****** in the discourse- self-deport to the nearest trash can 😂)
Urban Dictionary: Get in the bin share.google/ksMgdfCwSPm8...
(British phrase telling someone being an a****** in the discourse- self-deport to the nearest trash can 😂)
Urban Dictionary: Get in the bin share.google/ksMgdfCwSPm8...
Urban Dictionary: Get in the bin
Get in the bin: To tell someone to stop speaking, because their words are nonsense.
share.google
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"Get in the bin"
(British phrase telling someone being an a****** in the discourse- self-deport to the nearest trash can 😂)
Urban Dictionary: Get in the bin share.google/ksMgdfCwSPm8...
(British phrase telling someone being an a****** in the discourse- self-deport to the nearest trash can 😂)
Urban Dictionary: Get in the bin share.google/ksMgdfCwSPm8...
New Federal regulations would eliminate access to Federal loan programs for my profession, as well as LMFTs, LCSWs; the core professions of folks providing therapy in this country.
www.aau.edu/newsroom/lea...
www.aau.edu/newsroom/lea...
Proposal to Implement Loan Caps Threatens Access to Professional Degree Programs | Association of American Universities (AAU)
A Department of Education-convened committee reached consensus draft regulations to implement student loan provisions in a bill (H.R. 1) that Congress passed earlier this year. The new regulations wil...
www.aau.edu
November 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New Federal regulations would eliminate access to Federal loan programs for my profession, as well as LMFTs, LCSWs; the core professions of folks providing therapy in this country.
www.aau.edu/newsroom/lea...
www.aau.edu/newsroom/lea...
Happy International Men's Day to those who celebrate.
Not Happy Intentional Men's Day, as I first posted.
Not Happy Intentional Men's Day, as I first posted.
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Happy International Men's Day to those who celebrate.
Not Happy Intentional Men's Day, as I first posted.
Not Happy Intentional Men's Day, as I first posted.
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Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today is the day to repost this meme about International Men's Day, one of the most unironically wholesome memes that has ever been made.
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
Shoutout to all my fellow champs, chiefs, and kings. ✊
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"Making Their Way: The Florida Highwaymen Painters"
will be at the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA
until Jan. 4, 2026
#ArtSky #BlackSky #Florida
will be at the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy in Andover, MA
until Jan. 4, 2026
#ArtSky #BlackSky #Florida
Making Their Way: The Florida Highwaymen Painters - Addison Gallery
This exhibition explores the improbable story and prodigious output of the Florida Highwaymen, an amorphous group of primarily self-taught African American artists who forged often lucrative careers a...
addison.andover.edu
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Some more reading about that here. Netizens have joked that, as a result, elections should be called "Chicken suffering day"
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為何台灣人選舉愛賭雞排？學者曝原因
生活中心／綜合報導 雞排是台灣人最愛小吃之一，如今卻淪為政治祭品，每每大選到來，公眾人物總愛拿雞排當作賭注，台南市議員謝龍介以2700份雞排下賭，韓國瑜打贏蔡英文90萬票，而
tw.news.yahoo.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Some more reading about that here. Netizens have joked that, as a result, elections should be called "Chicken suffering day"
tw.news.yahoo.com/%E7%82%BA%E4...
tw.news.yahoo.com/%E7%82%BA%E4...