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Rachel Donahue
@sheepeeh.bsky.social
· Jan 29
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On 10/14, Julie and I welcomed Yuichiro (or Yu, Yuichi, Sploot McGoot..) into our home! No prize for guessing how we came up with the name--it eluded us until today!
Yu came to us via a foster parents registered with Brandywine Valley SPCA of DC.
Yu came to us via a foster parents registered with Brandywine Valley SPCA of DC.
October 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
On 10/14, Julie and I welcomed Yuichiro (or Yu, Yuichi, Sploot McGoot..) into our home! No prize for guessing how we came up with the name--it eluded us until today!
Yu came to us via a foster parents registered with Brandywine Valley SPCA of DC.
Yu came to us via a foster parents registered with Brandywine Valley SPCA of DC.
Now *that's* a stick bug!
The buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) has mastered a very particular kind of camouflage.
When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig.
Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?
When they close their wings up, they resemble a broken twig.
Native to large parts of Europe, there's regional pattern variation that reflects the local tree species. This one best resembles birch twigs?
September 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Now *that's* a stick bug!
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WE MARCH AT DAWN FOR SNUGGLES
September 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
WE MARCH AT DAWN FOR SNUGGLES
@haggholm.bsky.social Happy birthday!
August 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
@haggholm.bsky.social Happy birthday!
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So this phrase “able-bodied” has clearly been on the most recent list of R talking points. It comes from the first round of English labor laws, which were instituted after the Black Death.
A mini medieval story time!
A mini medieval story time!
Jim Jordan: "If there's an able-bodied adult out there now who is in our welfare system, guess what -- that person is going to have to work ... that is far from immoral."
July 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So this phrase “able-bodied” has clearly been on the most recent list of R talking points. It comes from the first round of English labor laws, which were instituted after the Black Death.
A mini medieval story time!
A mini medieval story time!
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May every single human being on this planet be safe.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
June 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
May every single human being on this planet be safe.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
May every single person be protected from harm.
May we bring into being a time in which we are all free from those who do evil— together, speedily and in our days.
Benson (big orange boi) and Effie (smol brown tabby girl) are here to cleanse your timeline!
May 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Benson (big orange boi) and Effie (smol brown tabby girl) are here to cleanse your timeline!
USDA has been running daily records management sessions for separating employees and I really appreciate it. I'm not used to RM being treated this seriously.
April 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
USDA has been running daily records management sessions for separating employees and I really appreciate it. I'm not used to RM being treated this seriously.
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I don’t think I’ve made a worse financial decision in my life than developing good taste
April 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I don’t think I’ve made a worse financial decision in my life than developing good taste
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I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
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I could sure use a cat pic, how about you?
April 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I could sure use a cat pic, how about you?
Oh dear lord, I accidentally just marked my entire work inbox as read. I thought I was in a sender search!
April 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Oh dear lord, I accidentally just marked my entire work inbox as read. I thought I was in a sender search!
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So that $10B bailout for farmers.
Is it a payout for political support? Yeah. Bold move for an industry that talks so much about hard work & independence!
But it's also worse than that. This is a US food crisis in the making.
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Let's talk about the payoff part first?
Is it a payout for political support? Yeah. Bold move for an industry that talks so much about hard work & independence!
But it's also worse than that. This is a US food crisis in the making.
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Let's talk about the payoff part first?
a man wearing glasses and a black shirt is sitting in front of a window .
Alt: gif of Dwight Schrute shaking his head in disappointment
media.tenor.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
So that $10B bailout for farmers.
Is it a payout for political support? Yeah. Bold move for an industry that talks so much about hard work & independence!
But it's also worse than that. This is a US food crisis in the making.
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Let's talk about the payoff part first?
Is it a payout for political support? Yeah. Bold move for an industry that talks so much about hard work & independence!
But it's also worse than that. This is a US food crisis in the making.
www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...
Let's talk about the payoff part first?
I just got a marketing email about "Green AI"... hahahahahahhahqhahhahahiei!!!112
March 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I just got a marketing email about "Green AI"... hahahahahahhahqhahhahahiei!!!112
This is correct.
(I mean Trans people as a whole. If you know some Trans people, odds are they are affecting your life with their awesomeness).
March 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is correct.
Effie has been stealing my chair and telling me not to work the last two weeks.
(I did, however, have an actually productive day at work yesterday. Somehow.)
(I did, however, have an actually productive day at work yesterday. Somehow.)
February 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Effie has been stealing my chair and telling me not to work the last two weeks.
(I did, however, have an actually productive day at work yesterday. Somehow.)
(I did, however, have an actually productive day at work yesterday. Somehow.)
What the actual fuck.
Trump issues new executive order: Only the president can speak for “what the law is”
It was fun doing democracy with you.
It was fun doing democracy with you.
February 19, 2025 at 2:33 AM
What the actual fuck.
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Not true. I'll give you some examples of when styles crossed over from womenswear to menswear, and how men have worn straight-up womenswear or just feminine styles in cool ways. 🧵
February 16, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Not true. I'll give you some examples of when styles crossed over from womenswear to menswear, and how men have worn straight-up womenswear or just feminine styles in cool ways. 🧵
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The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
February 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
If you are an organization set up for donations and use 3rd party payment platforms like Google or PayPal.. I am *begging* you to set them up to pull billing info into your forms.
I have the ADHD. Paperwork is one of the hardest things for me to do. Please, pleaaase remove this barrier!
I have the ADHD. Paperwork is one of the hardest things for me to do. Please, pleaaase remove this barrier!
February 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If you are an organization set up for donations and use 3rd party payment platforms like Google or PayPal.. I am *begging* you to set them up to pull billing info into your forms.
I have the ADHD. Paperwork is one of the hardest things for me to do. Please, pleaaase remove this barrier!
I have the ADHD. Paperwork is one of the hardest things for me to do. Please, pleaaase remove this barrier!
If you see this, and you're in the mood for this kind of thing, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.
February 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
If you see this, and you're in the mood for this kind of thing, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.
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BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy.
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy.
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
I really, really love the alt text culture in the sky.
February 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I really, really love the alt text culture in the sky.