Nina
@nkpratte.bsky.social
Trying to find some sanity during these crazy times in Houston.
Mom, Engineer, Friend, Book Lover, and Sports Fan (Zags/UW/Seahawks)
Mom, Engineer, Friend, Book Lover, and Sports Fan (Zags/UW/Seahawks)
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This was the only way we knew how to mate, it was our primitive cardinal call, we trusted Sum 41 to have the words we could never speak
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This was the only way we knew how to mate, it was our primitive cardinal call, we trusted Sum 41 to have the words we could never speak
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Incredibly funny to watch the right wing going Oh so just because I love money and hate poor people I'm a bad Christian according to "the pope"???
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Incredibly funny to watch the right wing going Oh so just because I love money and hate poor people I'm a bad Christian according to "the pope"???
Unbelievable game! Go Mariners!
October 11, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Unbelievable game! Go Mariners!
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Today’s Seahawks-Bucs game is the most aesthetically pleasing uniform matchup in NFL history
October 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Today’s Seahawks-Bucs game is the most aesthetically pleasing uniform matchup in NFL history
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The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
September 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The FDA statement ends with a paragraph undermining its own warning.
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
They signal parents to avoid acetaminophen. Except sometimes. And then:
No “causal relationship… established” with ADHD or autism
AND
Alternatives to acetaminophen have “well-documented adverse impacts.”
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This is Annie. She freaking loves fall. 13/10 (FB: James Osborne)
September 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is Annie. She freaking loves fall. 13/10 (FB: James Osborne)
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“Modern Love” came up on shuffle, so I have to share the flow chart.
Image: pinstripehourglass on tumblr
Image: pinstripehourglass on tumblr
March 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“Modern Love” came up on shuffle, so I have to share the flow chart.
Image: pinstripehourglass on tumblr
Image: pinstripehourglass on tumblr
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US President back-pedalling furiously after his administration treated some innocent hard-working Koreans like they were innocent hard-working Latinos.
September 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
US President back-pedalling furiously after his administration treated some innocent hard-working Koreans like they were innocent hard-working Latinos.
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this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
September 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
this is, hands down, the best video I've seen on men's influencer content and it's not close either
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Reader, I choked up
September 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Reader, I choked up
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I like to eat in-season produce
September 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I like to eat in-season produce
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As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
August 18, 2025 at 11:08 PM
As a former Texas State Rep, let me be clear: LOCKING Rep. Nicole Collier inside the chamber is beyond outrageous.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
Forcing elected officials to sign “permission slips” & take police escorts to leave? That’s not procedure. That’s some old Jim Crow playbook.
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Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.
August 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Didn’t want to believe this was true. It’s true.
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Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker
July 31, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker
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I wrote a little bit about Kerrville and Texas, a couple of places that are special to me that I'm still rooting for.
Texas Deserves Far Better Than This
The recent flooding in and around Kerrville has exposed a number of failings in the state’s disaster preparedness and response. It also kicked off a widespread public blame game. Officials have long b...
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July 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I wrote a little bit about Kerrville and Texas, a couple of places that are special to me that I'm still rooting for.
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the grocery store rotisserie chicken is one of the great modern conveniences
June 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
the grocery store rotisserie chicken is one of the great modern conveniences
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Squirrels can't die from falling because the terminal velocity required to kill a squirrel cannot be achieved on Earth
Tell me something cool you’ve learned about nature.
June 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Squirrels can't die from falling because the terminal velocity required to kill a squirrel cannot be achieved on Earth
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it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
it’s even more demoralizing when the history you’re repeating is history you were around for the first time
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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My partner & I were trying to ID a bird we heard while walking and the guy who had stopped his car to let us pass got out and was like "it's a frog, actually. Cope's Gray. I do frog surveys... Sorry" And then got in his car without a word and drove off. Absolute king
June 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
My partner & I were trying to ID a bird we heard while walking and the guy who had stopped his car to let us pass got out and was like "it's a frog, actually. Cope's Gray. I do frog surveys... Sorry" And then got in his car without a word and drove off. Absolute king
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I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
June 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
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