Crissy
@travelingiraffe.bsky.social
Author, TEDx speaker, cleft advocate, traveler.
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Of the thousands of audiobooks released this year, here are 10 of the best, delivered with skill and grace by outstanding narrators.
The 10 best audiobooks of 2025
Brilliant narrators beautifully capture the voices in books by Dave Barry, Ron Chernow, Marie Benedict, Lisa Jewell and more.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Of the thousands of audiobooks released this year, here are 10 of the best, delivered with skill and grace by outstanding narrators.
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And suddenly Albania VPN use is through the roof. (I understand there are a number of other countries that also ban ads…)
November 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
And suddenly Albania VPN use is through the roof. (I understand there are a number of other countries that also ban ads…)
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ALERT: Baby Formula
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
Infant Botulism Outbreak Linked to Infant Formula, November 2025
Details on an outbreak of infant botulism linked to infant formula, November 2025.
www.cdc.gov
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
ALERT: Baby Formula
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
13 cases of infant botulism reported from Aug through Nov 2025 coming in 10 states thus far. Please see web content for specifics on lot numbers and more.
Special shoutout to our friends and colleagues at CDC and FDA who got this out quickly all while not being paid.
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I knew it! I fucking knew it!!!
www.macworld.com/article/2952...
www.macworld.com/article/2952...
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I knew it! I fucking knew it!!!
www.macworld.com/article/2952...
www.macworld.com/article/2952...
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This year, MTA Arts & Design is celebrating 40 years of delivering transformative art experiences across the MTA system.
Since 1985, the artworks produced by Arts & Design have been a visible expression of MTA’s commitment to enhancing stations and trains for our riders.
Since 1985, the artworks produced by Arts & Design have been a visible expression of MTA’s commitment to enhancing stations and trains for our riders.
October 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This year, MTA Arts & Design is celebrating 40 years of delivering transformative art experiences across the MTA system.
Since 1985, the artworks produced by Arts & Design have been a visible expression of MTA’s commitment to enhancing stations and trains for our riders.
Since 1985, the artworks produced by Arts & Design have been a visible expression of MTA’s commitment to enhancing stations and trains for our riders.
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The tight-knit but open-armed community that supports romance novels has become unignorable, enviable—and exceedingly difficult to replicate, Rebecca Ackermann writes.
Romance Fiction’s Secret Weapon
Tight-knit but open-armed fans have made it an especially hot genre.
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October 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The tight-knit but open-armed community that supports romance novels has become unignorable, enviable—and exceedingly difficult to replicate, Rebecca Ackermann writes.
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What's your favorite Bluesky account that primarily posts about something other than current events/politics?
October 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
What's your favorite Bluesky account that primarily posts about something other than current events/politics?
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For her entire life, Grace Hussar has been an overthinker. Then, she realized something: Extreme pain turned her thoughts off. She told "Modern Love" about how BDSM and sexy rope play helped her be in the moment. nyti.ms/4leSXju
August 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
For her entire life, Grace Hussar has been an overthinker. Then, she realized something: Extreme pain turned her thoughts off. She told "Modern Love" about how BDSM and sexy rope play helped her be in the moment. nyti.ms/4leSXju
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I will turn 50 this September. I was born in 1975, and I represent the only generation of American women born with full rights that have been lost in the same lifetime.
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Gen X: The Only Generation of American Women to Live With Rights
My name is Jess and I was a high school Literature teacher for 16 years until I decided to run as a Democrat in a rural, red district in Missouri. I bring you news and politics from Missouri and beyon...
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August 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I will turn 50 this September. I was born in 1975, and I represent the only generation of American women born with full rights that have been lost in the same lifetime.
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This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Stephen Miller lived four doors down from me freshman year
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
June 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This seems like a great day to remind Bluesky that Stephen Miller lived four doors down from me freshman year
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
And our student council person asked him (and everyone) to sign a birthday card for our dorm’s janitor
And he threw a tantrum and wrote an op-ed about not socializing with “the help.”
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"As they sat before the cameras, the Chancellor said:
“June 6 tomorrow. D-Day.”
Trump, showing no understanding of history says, "Not a pleasant day for you.”
Taken aback, Merz says, "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship.""
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“June 6 tomorrow. D-Day.”
Trump, showing no understanding of history says, "Not a pleasant day for you.”
Taken aback, Merz says, "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship.""
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Don't Lose Sight of What Matters
It’s easy to get caught up in the bromance meltdown going on in real time on social media.
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June 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
"As they sat before the cameras, the Chancellor said:
“June 6 tomorrow. D-Day.”
Trump, showing no understanding of history says, "Not a pleasant day for you.”
Taken aback, Merz says, "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship.""
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
“June 6 tomorrow. D-Day.”
Trump, showing no understanding of history says, "Not a pleasant day for you.”
Taken aback, Merz says, "This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship.""
open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Within the next 3 years, there will be so much AI, in particular AI video, people won’t know if what they see or hear is real. Which will lead to an explosion of f2f engagement, events and jobs.
Those that were in the office will be in the field.
Call it the Milli Vanilli effect
Those that were in the office will be in the field.
Call it the Milli Vanilli effect
June 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Within the next 3 years, there will be so much AI, in particular AI video, people won’t know if what they see or hear is real. Which will lead to an explosion of f2f engagement, events and jobs.
Those that were in the office will be in the field.
Call it the Milli Vanilli effect
Those that were in the office will be in the field.
Call it the Milli Vanilli effect
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“June 6, 1944, five naval assault divisions stormed the beaches of Normandy.
Seven thousand ships from eight countries brought 133,000 troops to beaches code named UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, SWORD.
10,000 troops wounded or killed, but the Allies had a foothold.”
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Seven thousand ships from eight countries brought 133,000 troops to beaches code named UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, SWORD.
10,000 troops wounded or killed, but the Allies had a foothold.”
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June 5, 2025
Today the U.S.
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June 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
“June 6, 1944, five naval assault divisions stormed the beaches of Normandy.
Seven thousand ships from eight countries brought 133,000 troops to beaches code named UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, SWORD.
10,000 troops wounded or killed, but the Allies had a foothold.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Seven thousand ships from eight countries brought 133,000 troops to beaches code named UTAH, OMAHA, GOLD, JUNO, SWORD.
10,000 troops wounded or killed, but the Allies had a foothold.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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🔎 IN FOCUS | Recent studies suggest artificial intelligence is making us dumb, causing people to forget facts and lose critical thinking skills
What is still worth learning? How AI will reshape education – and the way we live
www.independent.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🔎 IN FOCUS | Recent studies suggest artificial intelligence is making us dumb, causing people to forget facts and lose critical thinking skills
That’s fascinating
Supai, a remote village at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, is the last place in America where the USPS delivers mail by mule, Sarah Yager writes. The mules provide a crucial connection to the outside world—and a reminder of the country’s founding promise.
How the Most Remote Community in America Gets Its Mail
Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.
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May 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
That’s fascinating
Scary
NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis
While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across the state after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind ana...
www.propublica.org
May 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Scary
Mind blown
No. There are no meteorologists in Afghanistan. The Taliban consider it “witchcraft”. And with that, there’s no upper air analysis, which makes it extremely unsafe.
Also… I’m a witch, who knew?
Also… I’m a witch, who knew?
May 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Mind blown
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Forest Service doesn’t have enough money to purchase toilet paper this summer. Don’t go to the woods without toilet paper. They’re not allowed to even notify the public in Colorado @forestservice.bsky.social, @altusda.altgov.info @altnps.bsky.social, @bennet.senate.gov, @senatorhick.govpeeps.us
April 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Forest Service doesn’t have enough money to purchase toilet paper this summer. Don’t go to the woods without toilet paper. They’re not allowed to even notify the public in Colorado @forestservice.bsky.social, @altusda.altgov.info @altnps.bsky.social, @bennet.senate.gov, @senatorhick.govpeeps.us
What? How? Why?
I’m strangely concerned about the cows.
I’m strangely concerned about the cows.
In Colorado, nearly 200 missing cows set off an unprecedented state investigation involving sheriffs, a multiagency task force, search planes, a $10,000 reward and more. Months later, the case remains cold.
Nearly 200 cows disappeared. The case remains cold.
The missing Colorado cattle set off an unprecedented state investigation involving sheriffs, a multiagency task force, search planes, a $10,000 reward and more.
wapo.st
April 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
What? How? Why?
I’m strangely concerned about the cows.
I’m strangely concerned about the cows.
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Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.
Caregiving can test you, body and soul. It can also unlock a new sense of self
Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.
www.npr.org
April 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.
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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
April 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.
Iceman 😢
Breaking News: Val Kilmer, who got his big-budget start in “Top Gun” and went on to portray Jim Morrison and Batman, has died at 65.
Val Kilmer, Film Star Who Played Batman and Jim Morrison, Dies at 65
A wide-ranging leading man who earned critical praise, he was known to be charismatic but unpredictable. At one point he dropped out of Hollywood for a decade.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Iceman 😢
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It was university staff - the custodian - that enabled the arrest of the siblings Scholl whose crime it was to throw anti-Nazi leaflets into the stairwell of the university in Munich. The Scholls were later executed.
Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to ‘intervene’ in potential ICE detainments on campus
Johns Hopkins tells faculty not to “intervene” in ICE detainments
A memo sent by the Office of General Council at Johns Hopkins instructs faculty and staff not to intervene if federal law enforcement detain a community member on campus.
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March 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It was university staff - the custodian - that enabled the arrest of the siblings Scholl whose crime it was to throw anti-Nazi leaflets into the stairwell of the university in Munich. The Scholls were later executed.
This was not on my 2025 Bingo card!
West Virginia has banned foods containing most artificial food dyes and two preservatives, citing their potential health risks. It's the first state in the U.S. to ban virtually all artificial dyes from foods sold statewide.
West Virginia Bans 7 Artificial Food Dyes, Citing Health Concerns
At least 20 other states are considering bills restricting the use of certain food dyes and additives.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This was not on my 2025 Bingo card!