Becky Harris
@ryewhisky.bsky.social
Rye whisky maker @catoctincreek, American Craft Spirits Assn past president, Secretary STEPUP Foundation
General nerd and middling practicer of several textile arts
General nerd and middling practicer of several textile arts
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There is tons of easily available data on how many people in rural areas - especially those burdened by costs - are renters.
The rent is too damn high.
ruralhome.org/wp-content/u...
shelterforce.org/2019/08/26/t...
The rent is too damn high.
ruralhome.org/wp-content/u...
shelterforce.org/2019/08/26/t...
November 14, 2025 at 4:32 AM
There is tons of easily available data on how many people in rural areas - especially those burdened by costs - are renters.
The rent is too damn high.
ruralhome.org/wp-content/u...
shelterforce.org/2019/08/26/t...
The rent is too damn high.
ruralhome.org/wp-content/u...
shelterforce.org/2019/08/26/t...
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Rental affordability is a nationwide problem!! I love the NLIHC's Gap study for Guys Like This. The data don't lie and, as you note, the number of first-time homebuyers is plummeting esp with interest rates where they are lmao.
The GAP
The U.S. has a shortage of more than 7.1 million rental homes affordable and available to extremely low-income renter households. Find out more. #TheGap25
nlihc.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Rental affordability is a nationwide problem!! I love the NLIHC's Gap study for Guys Like This. The data don't lie and, as you note, the number of first-time homebuyers is plummeting esp with interest rates where they are lmao.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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This is brilliant. Do not skip the alt-text.
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is brilliant. Do not skip the alt-text.
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trump may be snatching innocent brown people off the street and traumatizing kids and communities but at least he’s making a notorious sex trafficker “happier” and “more comfortable”
Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is 'happier' at minimum-security Texas facility
Maxwell, a convicted sex offender connected to Jeffrey Epstein, was moved to a less restrictive federal prison this summer. Congress is investigating allegations of special treatment.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
trump may be snatching innocent brown people off the street and traumatizing kids and communities but at least he’s making a notorious sex trafficker “happier” and “more comfortable”
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great place to celebrate the sandwich verdict is YOUR ONLY FRIEND where the sandwiches are too fucking good to throw at a cop
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
great place to celebrate the sandwich verdict is YOUR ONLY FRIEND where the sandwiches are too fucking good to throw at a cop
Why are these meetings always happening to me???
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Why are these meetings always happening to me???
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Halloween costume ideas for birders.
October 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Halloween costume ideas for birders.
And this is Thor, he's a pug, not a parrot.
October 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
And this is Thor, he's a pug, not a parrot.
Meet Otto - he's a sweet boy who likes nothing more than a snuggle.
October 15, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Meet Otto - he's a sweet boy who likes nothing more than a snuggle.
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Middle aged guy think piece:
There is no such thing as monoculture anymore
Every kid across America right now:
Six sevennnn!
There is no such thing as monoculture anymore
Every kid across America right now:
Six sevennnn!
October 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Middle aged guy think piece:
There is no such thing as monoculture anymore
Every kid across America right now:
Six sevennnn!
There is no such thing as monoculture anymore
Every kid across America right now:
Six sevennnn!
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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The most important skill/habit to develop in the age of the Internet has been and will always be the willingness and ability to click the "Discard Draft" rather than "Post" or "Send"
October 12, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The most important skill/habit to develop in the age of the Internet has been and will always be the willingness and ability to click the "Discard Draft" rather than "Post" or "Send"
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Important 🧵!!!
You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)
October 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Important 🧵!!!
This i had not heard of before - this may be relevant to my followers...
Mushrooms that may be in your yard if you have stumps with intact tree roots. Found this large grouping of Alcohol Inky Cap on Cottonwood stump. Literature full of warnings; do not eat if you have drank alcohol within 48 hrs of doing so. Shroom prevents breakdown of alcohol, nasty body reactions.
October 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This i had not heard of before - this may be relevant to my followers...
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This is just such a no-brainer win for everybody that I hope that it gets rolled out in a much bigger way.
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This is just such a no-brainer win for everybody that I hope that it gets rolled out in a much bigger way.
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In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:
October 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:
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This will be forever one of my favourite garments in the V&A. It is a late #1890s coat from Marshall & Snelgrove, featuring hand embroidered sweet cicely flowers with white felt petals that float on top of blue velvet, V&A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
October 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This will be forever one of my favourite garments in the V&A. It is a late #1890s coat from Marshall & Snelgrove, featuring hand embroidered sweet cicely flowers with white felt petals that float on top of blue velvet, V&A #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡
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Have been for months.
absolutely obsessed with this song rn
Cain Culto - KFC Santería feat. Sudan Archives (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Cain Culto
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Have been for months.
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
Hmmm.
U.S. wine-beer-spirits wholesalers enjoy extraordinarily high gross margins. Among non-durable wholesale trade, only "Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions" has higher margins. In addition, and in contrast to all wholesale trade, the margins of wine-beer-spirits wholesalers have been trending up.
September 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Hmmm.
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Poster I made for the Great Midwest Crane Fest!
September 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Poster I made for the Great Midwest Crane Fest!
This made me laugh 3 times today
September 28, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This made me laugh 3 times today