Celia B.
@sparticleveland.bsky.social
Avoiding the social ramble. Born 40 yrs too late.
Be kind.
"I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either." -- Jack Benny
Be kind.
"I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don't deserve that either." -- Jack Benny
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“These flowers are sacred and offered in prayer. It felt like I was giving them a second life, which is noble work.” How a company in Kanpur is giving India’s flower waste a second life. Story by @soulrestless.bsky.social 🌼
The Sacred Cycle
How a company in Kanpur is giving India’s flower waste a second life.
conversationalist.org
May 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“These flowers are sacred and offered in prayer. It felt like I was giving them a second life, which is noble work.” How a company in Kanpur is giving India’s flower waste a second life. Story by @soulrestless.bsky.social 🌼
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"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America was built on," said the Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey.
'This is a class war': The Dropkick Murphys' Ken Casey on Trump, immigration and Boston
"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America...
www.wbur.org
March 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"The way I was taught is, if your family were immigrants to this country and came for a better life, the price you pay for that is you can never say that 'no one else is welcome.' That is what America was built on," said the Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey.
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The flag is traditionally a symbol of distress when upside down.
“We’re bringing attention to what’s happening to the parks, which are every American’s properties,” one employee said.
nbcnews.to/435tgN2
“We’re bringing attention to what’s happening to the parks, which are every American’s properties,” one employee said.
nbcnews.to/435tgN2
February 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The flag is traditionally a symbol of distress when upside down.
“We’re bringing attention to what’s happening to the parks, which are every American’s properties,” one employee said.
nbcnews.to/435tgN2
“We’re bringing attention to what’s happening to the parks, which are every American’s properties,” one employee said.
nbcnews.to/435tgN2
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Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “You’re Fired!” #NewYorkerCovers
Read the full issue: nyer.cm/zPvnD2r
Read the full issue: nyer.cm/zPvnD2r
February 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “You’re Fired!” #NewYorkerCovers
Read the full issue: nyer.cm/zPvnD2r
Read the full issue: nyer.cm/zPvnD2r
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This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.
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Just saying—we will always call it Denali.
February 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Just saying—we will always call it Denali.
What the hell is wrong with this asshole? A 25% tariff on all steel from Canada and Mexico? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Trump Administration and Elon Musk News: Live Updates (Gift Article)
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
What the hell is wrong with this asshole? A 25% tariff on all steel from Canada and Mexico? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
We need to put names and incidents to this problem in order to have compassion. Well done @propublica.org . projects.propublica.org/impact-of-ho...
“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps
Cities often take belongings — including important documents and irreplaceable mementos — when they conduct sweeps of homeless encampments. ProPublica gave notecards to people across the country so th...
projects.propublica.org
February 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We need to put names and incidents to this problem in order to have compassion. Well done @propublica.org . projects.propublica.org/impact-of-ho...
If Reverend Mariann Edgar #Budde seems familiar to you, this may be why: www.npr.org/2018/10/26/6...
'You Are Safe Now': Matthew Shepard Laid To Rest At National Cathedral
Twenty years ago, the brutal killing of a young gay man in Laramie, Wyo., drew national attention and led to an expansion of a federal hate-crimes law.
www.npr.org
January 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
If Reverend Mariann Edgar #Budde seems familiar to you, this may be why: www.npr.org/2018/10/26/6...
Mother Jones ranks the bootlicking talents of America's Favorite Sycophants: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
How much boot can these bootlickers fit in their mouths?
Heel, collar, Balenciaga? We rank America's bootlickers.
www.motherjones.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mother Jones ranks the bootlicking talents of America's Favorite Sycophants: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I don't believe "the public health risk remains low," but then, my definition may differ. Fasten your seatbelts; we're in for a bumpy next pandemic.
www.npr.org/2025/01/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/18/n...
U.S. pays $590 million to Moderna to speed up development of bird flu vaccine
The public health risk remains low, but bird flu variants have proven to be unpredictable, which is why the virus is a top priority for the federal government.
www.npr.org
January 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I don't believe "the public health risk remains low," but then, my definition may differ. Fasten your seatbelts; we're in for a bumpy next pandemic.
www.npr.org/2025/01/18/n...
www.npr.org/2025/01/18/n...
This guy gets it mostly right, and it's a better strategy than the current Democratic game plan, which would be none.
newrepublic.com/post/190337/...
newrepublic.com/post/190337/...
Shove the Presidency Down Trump’s Throat
Liberals spent the president-elect’s first term trying and failing to kick him out of office. This time out, they need to turn the White House into a prison.
newrepublic.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This guy gets it mostly right, and it's a better strategy than the current Democratic game plan, which would be none.
newrepublic.com/post/190337/...
newrepublic.com/post/190337/...
What if, instead of performative "land acknowledgements," U.S. universities and other institutions worked with existing tribes? What if, instead of this, we helped people today? Cf. Florida State work with the Seminoles. Why isn't there more of this? www.noahpinion.blog/p/no-you-are...
No, you are not on Indigenous land
Pieces of territory belong to institutions, not to racial groups.
www.noahpinion.blog
January 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
What if, instead of performative "land acknowledgements," U.S. universities and other institutions worked with existing tribes? What if, instead of this, we helped people today? Cf. Florida State work with the Seminoles. Why isn't there more of this? www.noahpinion.blog/p/no-you-are...
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#BestOf2024 - Jeremy (in your basement)
December 31, 2024 at 5:19 AM
#BestOf2024 - Jeremy (in your basement)
Mighty bold presumption from someone who was hatched under a rock.
January 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Mighty bold presumption from someone who was hatched under a rock.
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The Unequal Battle of a Russian Tank Against a Pothole
January 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The Unequal Battle of a Russian Tank Against a Pothole
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Trying to approach 2025 the way St. Margaret is approaching Beelzebub
January 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Trying to approach 2025 the way St. Margaret is approaching Beelzebub
Immediately, if not sooner.
December 31, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Immediately, if not sooner.
Art credit: Erte
December 31, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Art credit: Erte
Keeps a curated list of MAGAts, crypto bros, Nazis, impersonators, transphobes/homophobes and various other annoying-AF bots, drivelers, and phonies. Subscribe and block -- it's that easy. bsky.app/profile/skys...
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December 31, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Keeps a curated list of MAGAts, crypto bros, Nazis, impersonators, transphobes/homophobes and various other annoying-AF bots, drivelers, and phonies. Subscribe and block -- it's that easy. bsky.app/profile/skys...