Janet
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Dilettante. Word-watcher. Empty-nester. Worrywart. In the unlikely event that you refer to me in the third person, she/her. Discussion, not debate.
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"...say a foolish thing but oft enough
(And here's the secret of a hundred creeds,
Men get opinions as boys learn to spell,
By reiteration chiefly), the same thing
Shall pass at last for absolutely wise,
And not with fools exclusively."
– Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(And here's the secret of a hundred creeds,
Men get opinions as boys learn to spell,
By reiteration chiefly), the same thing
Shall pass at last for absolutely wise,
And not with fools exclusively."
– Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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“There are some stories where there are no winners—only losers. This is one of those stories.”
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Epstein’s journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“There are some stories where there are no winners—only losers. This is one of those stories.”
The marvelous Ruth Asawa retrospective is now at MOMA in NYC. If you have a chance to see it, you must.
Ruth Asawa’s Art of Defiant Hospitality
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Ruth Asawa’s Art of Defiant Hospitality
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Ruth Asawa’s Art of Defiant Hospitality
A retrospective at MOMA puts forth a persuasive case for an artist who saw making her work and living with others as inextricably entwined.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The marvelous Ruth Asawa retrospective is now at MOMA in NYC. If you have a chance to see it, you must.
Ruth Asawa’s Art of Defiant Hospitality
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Ruth Asawa’s Art of Defiant Hospitality
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
“We cannot, as a society, have people deciding literally to shoot first and ask questions later.”
María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez’s killing led to a criminal charge after a couple mistakenly tried to unlock the wrong door.
Shootings linked to wrong addresses have intensified the debate over how far “stand your ground” protections extend.
Shootings linked to wrong addresses have intensified the debate over how far “stand your ground” protections extend.
Two minutes on a porch, a misunderstanding and a fatal shot
María Florinda Ríos Pérez de Velásquez and her husband began trying their keys in the door of what they believed was the home they were supposed to clean, court records say.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“We cannot, as a society, have people deciding literally to shoot first and ask questions later.”
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squareword.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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What is the penalty if someone posts a comment and you reply "That's discussed in the article." Asking for a friend.
Welcome to Bluesky also known as Snap Judgement Central. If you are caught reading an article rather than forming an opinion based on the headline alone you to go prison
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
What is the penalty if someone posts a comment and you reply "That's discussed in the article." Asking for a friend.
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💡 In a new piece on the Project Drawdown Insights hub, Heather McDiarmid, Ph.D. breaks down five reasons heat pumps are awesome for your comfort, your community, and the climate!
👉 Dive into the full article: https://bit.ly/4o9lFot
👉 Dive into the full article: https://bit.ly/4o9lFot
drawdown.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
💡 In a new piece on the Project Drawdown Insights hub, Heather McDiarmid, Ph.D. breaks down five reasons heat pumps are awesome for your comfort, your community, and the climate!
👉 Dive into the full article: https://bit.ly/4o9lFot
👉 Dive into the full article: https://bit.ly/4o9lFot
"...say a foolish thing but oft enough
(And here's the secret of a hundred creeds,
Men get opinions as boys learn to spell,
By reiteration chiefly), the same thing
Shall pass at last for absolutely wise,
And not with fools exclusively."
– Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(And here's the secret of a hundred creeds,
Men get opinions as boys learn to spell,
By reiteration chiefly), the same thing
Shall pass at last for absolutely wise,
And not with fools exclusively."
– Elizabeth Barrett Browning
November 15, 2025 at 6:36 AM
"...say a foolish thing but oft enough
(And here's the secret of a hundred creeds,
Men get opinions as boys learn to spell,
By reiteration chiefly), the same thing
Shall pass at last for absolutely wise,
And not with fools exclusively."
– Elizabeth Barrett Browning
(And here's the secret of a hundred creeds,
Men get opinions as boys learn to spell,
By reiteration chiefly), the same thing
Shall pass at last for absolutely wise,
And not with fools exclusively."
– Elizabeth Barrett Browning
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
“It looks like it was an accident, but it’s still being investigated,” he said.
“It looks like it was an accident, but it’s still being investigated,” he said.
Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, Police Say
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
“It looks like it was an accident, but it’s still being investigated,” he said.
“It looks like it was an accident, but it’s still being investigated,” he said.
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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So this morning I get an urgent email for a same day cardiology appointment at my local treatment centre.
I was surprised (and alarmed) but fine. I moved things around and went there a few minutes ago.
Only there was no real appointment. The receptionist said I wasn't supposed to receive any 1/
I was surprised (and alarmed) but fine. I moved things around and went there a few minutes ago.
Only there was no real appointment. The receptionist said I wasn't supposed to receive any 1/
November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
So this morning I get an urgent email for a same day cardiology appointment at my local treatment centre.
I was surprised (and alarmed) but fine. I moved things around and went there a few minutes ago.
Only there was no real appointment. The receptionist said I wasn't supposed to receive any 1/
I was surprised (and alarmed) but fine. I moved things around and went there a few minutes ago.
Only there was no real appointment. The receptionist said I wasn't supposed to receive any 1/
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The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 📚💙
Day 19
Day 19
July 7, 2024 at 3:19 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 📚💙
Day 19
Day 19
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Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Traditional American politics is premised on the notion that sometimes you lose and sometimes you win and you have to deal with that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
But Trumpism is premised on the notion that any result where you don’t win is illegitimate, unlawful, fraud, criminal.
You can’t negotiate with people like that.
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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Cannot believe that a judge has to tell the fucking border patrol not to tear gas kids on Halloween. Makes me so angry I could cry.
October 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Cannot believe that a judge has to tell the fucking border patrol not to tear gas kids on Halloween. Makes me so angry I could cry.
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My heart was jubilant while reading this story this morning - more than 100 Chinook salmon have passed the former Klamath River dam sites as well as the fish ladder at Klamath Lake and are naturally spawning in Oregon headwaters for the first time in over a century! 🐟🧪🌎
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers
Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin.
www.opb.org
October 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
My heart was jubilant while reading this story this morning - more than 100 Chinook salmon have passed the former Klamath River dam sites as well as the fish ladder at Klamath Lake and are naturally spawning in Oregon headwaters for the first time in over a century! 🐟🧪🌎
www.opb.org/article/2025...
www.opb.org/article/2025...
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
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Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
October 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states.
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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1000%.
A protest in a blue state is a solidarity protest. Important, noble, but the protest in Birmingham? That's fucking brave. Be proud to break bread with people that hardcore.
A protest in a blue state is a solidarity protest. Important, noble, but the protest in Birmingham? That's fucking brave. Be proud to break bread with people that hardcore.
October 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
1000%.
A protest in a blue state is a solidarity protest. Important, noble, but the protest in Birmingham? That's fucking brave. Be proud to break bread with people that hardcore.
A protest in a blue state is a solidarity protest. Important, noble, but the protest in Birmingham? That's fucking brave. Be proud to break bread with people that hardcore.
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Brb just writing a screenplay about a struggling inflatable costume factory in a wholesome but dying American small town that unexpectedly helps save democracy, and democracy saves it right back.
October 18, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Brb just writing a screenplay about a struggling inflatable costume factory in a wholesome but dying American small town that unexpectedly helps save democracy, and democracy saves it right back.
Possibly the most Palo Alto thing ever: taking Lyft to the protest.
October 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Possibly the most Palo Alto thing ever: taking Lyft to the protest.
Spouse: I haven't talk to [neighbor] in a week or two. He's obviously having sewer problems.
Me: That isn't a metaphor, is it?
Me: That isn't a metaphor, is it?
October 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Spouse: I haven't talk to [neighbor] in a week or two. He's obviously having sewer problems.
Me: That isn't a metaphor, is it?
Me: That isn't a metaphor, is it?
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Columbidae Hat Trick!!! 🎯
Only the second time I've managed Band-tailed Pigeon (top), Mourning Dove (middle) and Collared Dove all in one shot!
The size differences never fail to amaze and amuse! 😂
#birds #becurious 🪶
Only the second time I've managed Band-tailed Pigeon (top), Mourning Dove (middle) and Collared Dove all in one shot!
The size differences never fail to amaze and amuse! 😂
#birds #becurious 🪶
October 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Columbidae Hat Trick!!! 🎯
Only the second time I've managed Band-tailed Pigeon (top), Mourning Dove (middle) and Collared Dove all in one shot!
The size differences never fail to amaze and amuse! 😂
#birds #becurious 🪶
Only the second time I've managed Band-tailed Pigeon (top), Mourning Dove (middle) and Collared Dove all in one shot!
The size differences never fail to amaze and amuse! 😂
#birds #becurious 🪶
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This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem
September 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
This may seem cute but if you do this too much the cyclists may become reliant on cars feeding them, disrupting the delicate roadway ecosystem
Beautiful marbling on this buckeye (aka horse chestnut).
October 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Beautiful marbling on this buckeye (aka horse chestnut).