Pickled Gnome
@pickledgnome.bsky.social
Cranky zillennial who enjoys facts and human decency. Empathy is our strength. Environmental Educator, but not on here.
Left-handed leftist.
Left-handed leftist.
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AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
June 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”
There were so many incredible butterflies at my work this past week!
Thousands of little orange ones. I got so many photos of kids holding them or them sitting on people's faces. It was adorable.
Thousands of little orange ones. I got so many photos of kids holding them or them sitting on people's faces. It was adorable.
June 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
There were so many incredible butterflies at my work this past week!
Thousands of little orange ones. I got so many photos of kids holding them or them sitting on people's faces. It was adorable.
Thousands of little orange ones. I got so many photos of kids holding them or them sitting on people's faces. It was adorable.
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The people who beat Capitol Police with metal poles and fire extinguishers and sprayed them with bear spray - and killed people - think that yelling and graffiti aren’t forms of peaceful protest. I am so sick of hearing from them.
June 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The people who beat Capitol Police with metal poles and fire extinguishers and sprayed them with bear spray - and killed people - think that yelling and graffiti aren’t forms of peaceful protest. I am so sick of hearing from them.
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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
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Sounds of Summer was the first CD I asked to buy as a kid. Wild Honey has always been my favorite song. You can imagine my frustration when the boy I had been dating for a while told me his uncle was Wilson's manager, and he had waited all that time to say anything about it.
RIP Brian Wilson
RIP Brian Wilson
June 11, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Sounds of Summer was the first CD I asked to buy as a kid. Wild Honey has always been my favorite song. You can imagine my frustration when the boy I had been dating for a while told me his uncle was Wilson's manager, and he had waited all that time to say anything about it.
RIP Brian Wilson
RIP Brian Wilson
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An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"
The practice, an expert warns, could lead to "reprisals and retribution by the police for your politics.”
www.motherjones.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
I'm at 69 days for my duolingo streak.
I also have the maturity of a 6th grader.
I also have the maturity of a 6th grader.
May 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I'm at 69 days for my duolingo streak.
I also have the maturity of a 6th grader.
I also have the maturity of a 6th grader.
Pro tip: follow the feed Birds.
May 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Pro tip: follow the feed Birds.
Another day, another moderation list.
If you don't have enemies, you're not trying hard enough I guess.
If you don't have enemies, you're not trying hard enough I guess.
May 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Another day, another moderation list.
If you don't have enemies, you're not trying hard enough I guess.
If you don't have enemies, you're not trying hard enough I guess.
It's time for me to search for another therapist. I'm tired of her blaming my cognitive distortions on solar flares and moon phases.
No, Kerry, I'm up at night because we're living through a fascist regime and work is stressful, not because the sun is putting out extra energy.
No, Kerry, I'm up at night because we're living through a fascist regime and work is stressful, not because the sun is putting out extra energy.
May 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It's time for me to search for another therapist. I'm tired of her blaming my cognitive distortions on solar flares and moon phases.
No, Kerry, I'm up at night because we're living through a fascist regime and work is stressful, not because the sun is putting out extra energy.
No, Kerry, I'm up at night because we're living through a fascist regime and work is stressful, not because the sun is putting out extra energy.
Some opinions no one asked for:
- Most leaders are way too old and generally don't give a shit about the next generation. There should be term limits and age limits, especially for justices.
- The two party system is trash, both sides fund genocide.
- Draft dodgers should not get military parades.
- Most leaders are way too old and generally don't give a shit about the next generation. There should be term limits and age limits, especially for justices.
- The two party system is trash, both sides fund genocide.
- Draft dodgers should not get military parades.
May 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Some opinions no one asked for:
- Most leaders are way too old and generally don't give a shit about the next generation. There should be term limits and age limits, especially for justices.
- The two party system is trash, both sides fund genocide.
- Draft dodgers should not get military parades.
- Most leaders are way too old and generally don't give a shit about the next generation. There should be term limits and age limits, especially for justices.
- The two party system is trash, both sides fund genocide.
- Draft dodgers should not get military parades.
Biden wasn't perfect, but he made real progress on a lot of issues that people (including myself) didn't notice.
May 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Biden wasn't perfect, but he made real progress on a lot of issues that people (including myself) didn't notice.
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🤔☮️💙🌊🐕🦺
May 12, 2025 at 4:58 AM
🤔☮️💙🌊🐕🦺
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"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
May 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
"There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the military becomes both, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people."
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
- Commander William Adama, Battlestar Galactica
Yesterday, my partner went on a hike with family and ran into a woman wearing a hat that said, "tough broads" they stopped to appreciate the hat and she said it's from a book she's featured in. Anyway, he did a little digging and holy shit do I want to be this woman.
May 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Yesterday, my partner went on a hike with family and ran into a woman wearing a hat that said, "tough broads" they stopped to appreciate the hat and she said it's from a book she's featured in. Anyway, he did a little digging and holy shit do I want to be this woman.
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Not only are they ignoring climate change—they’re trying to cover up the cost. Shutting down NOAA’s disaster tracking so we can’t see the BILLIONS it’s costing us? This ain’t solving the crisis—it’s hiding it.
US will stop tracking the costs of extreme weather fueled by climate change
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it will no longer track the cost of weather disasters, including floods, heat waves, wildfires and more
abcnews.go.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Not only are they ignoring climate change—they’re trying to cover up the cost. Shutting down NOAA’s disaster tracking so we can’t see the BILLIONS it’s costing us? This ain’t solving the crisis—it’s hiding it.
Is The White House going to put out an ai photo of the 🍊 scumbag in a sombrero with a mustache and poncho?
May 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Is The White House going to put out an ai photo of the 🍊 scumbag in a sombrero with a mustache and poncho?
Happy Cinco! What is happening at the border is cruel and inhumane.
Mexicans are demonized constantly in the US, when in reality, we RELY on them.
Mexicans are demonized constantly in the US, when in reality, we RELY on them.
May 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Happy Cinco! What is happening at the border is cruel and inhumane.
Mexicans are demonized constantly in the US, when in reality, we RELY on them.
Mexicans are demonized constantly in the US, when in reality, we RELY on them.
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Proof this guy is full of SITH.
In Star Wars. those who have embraced the Dark Side of the Force wield red lightsabers. So, in other words, perfect.
May 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Proof this guy is full of SITH.
They should have taken the hint that they aren't the Rebellion when they pissed off Luke Skywalker.
May 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
They should have taken the hint that they aren't the Rebellion when they pissed off Luke Skywalker.
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Oh, how I wish ALL CEOs would have their pay slashed.
To all those who said boycotting Target was a waste of time. It wasn't. Keep it up, y'all!
May 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Oh, how I wish ALL CEOs would have their pay slashed.