@nwhiker.bsky.social
We get a park pass every year, usually in March or April. I think this year we'll renew early to get another Dec 2025 - Dec 2026 pass because I don't think I could stomach this one.
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 AM
We get a park pass every year, usually in March or April. I think this year we'll renew early to get another Dec 2025 - Dec 2026 pass because I don't think I could stomach this one.
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The CDC is lying to you about vaccines and autism. The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism. It’s just part of RFK Jr.'s ongoing war on vaccines. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-cdc-is-l...
The CDC is lying to you about vaccines and autism
The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism. It's just part of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s continuing war on vacc
sciencebasedmedicine.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The CDC is lying to you about vaccines and autism. The CDC webpage about vaccines and autism now misrepresents the science and lies to the public about vaccines and autism. It’s just part of RFK Jr.'s ongoing war on vaccines. sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-cdc-is-l...
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They can’t make computers as intelligent as humans, but they can make humans as unthinking as computers.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
They can’t make computers as intelligent as humans, but they can make humans as unthinking as computers.
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Here’s the poppies in the bottom of my office building .
They are really moving because they are about five feet tall and are very 3D.
They are really moving because they are about five feet tall and are very 3D.
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Here’s the poppies in the bottom of my office building .
They are really moving because they are about five feet tall and are very 3D.
They are really moving because they are about five feet tall and are very 3D.
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Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
November 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Wonder why this scene looks so familiar...
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
#WildlifeWednesday 🐦🐕
OMG, the casual sexism. Announcer at Head of the Hooch (head rowing event). A women, seeded 1 in the Women's Singles goes by. Then the last seeded (last started) Men's Singles comes by. And the freaking announcer comments about how "they may have started her earlier".
November 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
OMG, the casual sexism. Announcer at Head of the Hooch (head rowing event). A women, seeded 1 in the Women's Singles goes by. Then the last seeded (last started) Men's Singles comes by. And the freaking announcer comments about how "they may have started her earlier".
My computer backgrounds are photos I've download from Microsoft Bing and I cycle through them. On Biden's Inauguration Day, this was the photo they had. Every time it pops up on my screen, I remember the hopeful joy of that day.
November 1, 2025 at 3:39 PM
My computer backgrounds are photos I've download from Microsoft Bing and I cycle through them. On Biden's Inauguration Day, this was the photo they had. Every time it pops up on my screen, I remember the hopeful joy of that day.
It is the moral, ethical, and yes legally right for Democratic States and Cities to engage in Soft Secession by withholding federal taxes. This would not violate the Supremacy Clause, has immense precedent in US history, & the time to act is NOW.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/blue-state...
Blue States: It Is Time For Soft Secession
Democratic run State and County Govts contribute 71% of the United States economy, and it's past time they flexed their muscle to protect our humanity
www.qasimrashid.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Well, my job got cut today. Research scientist, so not completely unexpected. At my age, I doubt I'll ever get another job.
October 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Well, my job got cut today. Research scientist, so not completely unexpected. At my age, I doubt I'll ever get another job.
If anyone wants to read the first 6 chapters of a romance novel, have at it.... The novel is finished and I'll continue to post.
asteralison.dreamwidth.org/2678.html
asteralison.dreamwidth.org/2678.html
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October 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
If anyone wants to read the first 6 chapters of a romance novel, have at it.... The novel is finished and I'll continue to post.
asteralison.dreamwidth.org/2678.html
asteralison.dreamwidth.org/2678.html
Mt Rainier from 3rd Burroughs Mt.
September 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Mt Rainier from 3rd Burroughs Mt.
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One day, nearly 2000 years ago, a cat dashed across some drying tiles, somewhere near Hadrian's Wall.
It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?
It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?
September 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
One day, nearly 2000 years ago, a cat dashed across some drying tiles, somewhere near Hadrian's Wall.
It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?
It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?
Elder Gen X at a Metal Concert. Black clothes. MASKS. Earplugs. Columbia fleece until it warms up a bit. 😁
September 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Elder Gen X at a Metal Concert. Black clothes. MASKS. Earplugs. Columbia fleece until it warms up a bit. 😁
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i just sent this email to @ezraklein.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
i just sent this email to @ezraklein.bsky.social
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Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).
September 11, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Remembering MN house speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their beloved dog Gilbert. Murdered in June at their home by a rightwing Trump-voting evangelist, who also shot another MN lawmaker and his wife at THEIR home, 9 and 8 times, respectively (miraculously, they survived).
Last night I sat down to the the NY Times crossword ... and clue 1 Across was "Spiritual principle symbolized by an endless knot".
The answer, of course, is KARMA.
(Sorry for the spoiler, even if it is yesterday's puzzle.)
The answer, of course, is KARMA.
(Sorry for the spoiler, even if it is yesterday's puzzle.)
September 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Last night I sat down to the the NY Times crossword ... and clue 1 Across was "Spiritual principle symbolized by an endless knot".
The answer, of course, is KARMA.
(Sorry for the spoiler, even if it is yesterday's puzzle.)
The answer, of course, is KARMA.
(Sorry for the spoiler, even if it is yesterday's puzzle.)
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My candid thoughts on the death of Charlie Kirk.
As a Muslim, I’ve received an onslaught of hate from Kirk supporters who believed his disinformation about Islam and Muslims. Yet, I do not rejoice in his death. At all. So why have empathy for those who show none?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/reflection...
As a Muslim, I’ve received an onslaught of hate from Kirk supporters who believed his disinformation about Islam and Muslims. Yet, I do not rejoice in his death. At all. So why have empathy for those who show none?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/reflection...
Reflections on the Death of Charlie Kirk
Empathy in a not so empathetic time is not a sign of weakness -- but of humanity
www.qasimrashid.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My candid thoughts on the death of Charlie Kirk.
As a Muslim, I’ve received an onslaught of hate from Kirk supporters who believed his disinformation about Islam and Muslims. Yet, I do not rejoice in his death. At all. So why have empathy for those who show none?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/reflection...
As a Muslim, I’ve received an onslaught of hate from Kirk supporters who believed his disinformation about Islam and Muslims. Yet, I do not rejoice in his death. At all. So why have empathy for those who show none?
www.qasimrashid.com/p/reflection...
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Mini marsupial bounces back from the brink!
Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back.
https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb
Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back.
https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb
September 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Mini marsupial bounces back from the brink!
Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back.
https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb
Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back.
https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb
@governorferguson.bsky.social What is Washington going to do?
🚨BREAKING: The Missouri House in a 90-65 vote approved a Republican congressional gerrymander, advancing the map to the Senate as part of a national plan to try to rig the 2026 election by eliminating Democratic seats in Congress. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri House Sends GOP Gerrymander to the Senate
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
@governorferguson.bsky.social What is Washington going to do?
When we moved to this place, we had buses that went to both nearby local cities (south and west) We took the bus to one routinely to get to transfer to a bus that would get us to the airport on public transportation. I took a bus to work. Dh for years did as well, and my kid took it to school.
August 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
When we moved to this place, we had buses that went to both nearby local cities (south and west) We took the bus to one routinely to get to transfer to a bus that would get us to the airport on public transportation. I took a bus to work. Dh for years did as well, and my kid took it to school.
@governorferguson.bsky.social What are we doing? Waiting for pharmacies to not stock any vaccines?
"Pritzker’s health department in Illinois is currently exploring the possibility of purchasing Covid-19 vaccines in bulk straight from manufacturers in response to the mess in Washington"
Attn: @governor.ca.gov - this Californian is asking you - please follow Pritzker's lead.
Attn: @governor.ca.gov - this Californian is asking you - please follow Pritzker's lead.
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinois’s JB Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
@governorferguson.bsky.social What are we doing? Waiting for pharmacies to not stock any vaccines?
Just like bras in larger cup sizes especially, shoes in wide are only available in the ugliest of options. Looking to replace my walking shoes and all the pretty bright options are standard width only.
August 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Just like bras in larger cup sizes especially, shoes in wide are only available in the ugliest of options. Looking to replace my walking shoes and all the pretty bright options are standard width only.
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This tattoo, by InkedMongoose on IG, is perfect. No notes.
August 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This tattoo, by InkedMongoose on IG, is perfect. No notes.
Worldcon is in Seattle. It's happening right now. I wanted to go but... I'm not great with crowds, nobody wanted to go with me (*), and did I mention I'm not great with crowds? AND there was an astrophotography event that I committed too with my spouse, sister, and BIL.
And then it started to rain.
And then it started to rain.
August 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Worldcon is in Seattle. It's happening right now. I wanted to go but... I'm not great with crowds, nobody wanted to go with me (*), and did I mention I'm not great with crowds? AND there was an astrophotography event that I committed too with my spouse, sister, and BIL.
And then it started to rain.
And then it started to rain.