My dogs have different approaches to being at the ocean. One of them really gets it. The other one… not so much? 😂
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Hunkered down in Vermont (US). Woods walker. Gardener. Reader. Birder. Free Palestine. Abolish ICE. Impeach. she/her
Nuvaxovid (formerly Novavax) without insurance was $298 today at CVS (ouch, but worth it).
It’s tough to get a good view of this hillside across from where i live, but it’s always worth trying. Every year it has the best reds.
I really, really love living in a place where I can hear the train whistle as it goes through a couple times a day.
I’m pretty tired of people who live in the US with their “Why aren’t millions of Americans out in the streets protesting,” takes. Why don’t you start, poster, by asking yourself why YOU aren’t out in the streets and maybe you’ll be closer to an answer.
We aren’t “hallucinating intolerable inflation.” We are, in the real, actual world - at the grocery store, when paying our bills - experiencing intolerable and unsustainable price pressure on necessities like food, energy, and health insurance/health care.
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 4w agoThis is insane. Inflation is under 4%. We’ve genuinely created a monster here: a public that hallucinates intolerable inflation no matter what the actual figures are. It is a bullet to the head of the entire progressive project *and progressives can’t even be made to care.*
It’s unfortunate my brain works this way, but it’s like a pebble in my shoe that the Strait of Hormuz is not literally straight. I propose the Elbow of Hormuz.
He’s dozing through the ceremony at the pentagon. Just shown live on MSNow. An absolutely abhorrent human.
This cracked me up. I did not think this was discernible in the way I talk. Link in second post below.
gamera obscura october edition@ohrobin.bsky.social · last mo.I flatter myself INCORRECTLY that it’s hard to tell where I’m from, but of course this is exactly right. Dang.
I got a call from a specialist’s office today to book an appointment for my 86 yo dad in response to a referral from his primary that was made in May 2024. Sept 2026 was their first opening since then for a new patient 😑
WTF is wrong with the lawyers and judges who willingly participate in this evil shit? When Trump is finally gone, there need to be serious consequences for all the people who are perpetrating this horror in the name of the US. It’s disgusting beyond belief.
The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com · 2mo agoA 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation this week in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation. https://www.notus.org/immigration/baby-asylum-hearing
I was in a pretty bad car accident a little over a week ago. Other driver’s fault (16 yo kid; bad judgment call, pulled into an intersection in front of me when i was going 40mph). Both cars totaled. I was headed home, a mile away. 1/x
Some thoughts on the governor’s primary here in Vermont…Crü Janoo @janooforvt.bsky.social
Interesting stuff about new patterns in local food sales and markets in here… vtdigger.org/2026/08/09/w...
What’s a farmers market in Vermont without the farmers? - VTDigger
Farmers are turning a corner in Vermont, with more looking to community supported agriculture and direct-to-farm stands as more financially viable options.
vtdigger.org
Finally got around to looking this up. According to this release from the NMDOJ, The penalties( $942 million) are in addition to the changes they have to make to the platform.
Court Orders Meta to Pay $942 Million and Overhaul Protections for Children on Facebook and Instagram in Landmark New Mexico Ruling - New Mexico Department of Justice
nmdoj.gov
ames@amsrbb.bsky.social · 2mo agoLong list of things Meta is required to do in this worthy decision. Question: are those things in addition to the $950+ million in penalties they pay to NM? Or does the penalty money pay for those specific things?
Long list of things Meta is required to do in this worthy decision. Question: are those things in addition to the $950+ million in penalties they pay to NM? Or does the penalty money pay for those specific things?
LaMeep@lameep.bsky.social · 2mo agoMeta ordered to make significant changes to protect minors on its platforms and payout $942 million to New Mexico. There are 42 states involved in this lawsuit. More to follow on those other states reparations by Meta. youtu.be/L7ogqP1f5VA?...
Kenny is the warmest, most delightful, funniest person you could ever hope to know. He was the anchor bartender at the original Alchemist Pub in Waterbury, and a big part of what made that place so magnetic for so many people. ❤️ gofund.me/285f25067
Donate to Help Kenny Gardner Face PSP — Support for Kenny & Jenny, organized by Sylvia Plumb
Kenny's Story Around Waterbury, people have called Kenny Gard… Sylvia Plumb needs your support for Help Kenny Gardner Face PSP — Support for Kenny & Jenny
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V2 has fledged 🦅🤍 9:44am An adult came in with a fish a while later and looked high and low for the eaglet before flying off 10 minutes later. The nest and nest tree are still empty now. Big day.
Researchers in Vermont infected 5,300 of the trees with a lethal dose of Dutch elm disease in hopes that the survivors can eventually help build a genetically diverse and disease-resistant population. So far, the results are promising.
Killing trees to save the forest: The deadly experiment to rescue the American elm - VTDigger
Researchers in Vermont infected 5,300 of the trees with a lethal dose of Dutch elm disease in hopes that the survivors can eventually help build a genetically diverse and disease-resistant population....
vtdigger.org
A thing I don’t get about housekeeping is dusting. How in the world does anyone keep up with the dusting? It feels like it would be a half-time job.
V-2 was exercised his wings a lot and was airborne from branch to branch several times early this morning, and then got two fish deliveries within a couple of minutes of each other - one from each parent, I think. We also got a special close up view for a while. #VINS
Larry laid his mouse in front of the press to be photographed. Lest you ask, this is a real photograph via the Press Association.
If anyone would like to see a short video of a dog using their tail as a rotar blade, this is your lucky day.
V-2 is completely off-camera and has been for about 5 minutes. It’s the first time i’ve seen that. He flapping his wings a lot and then in the branches above the nest to the right for a while, and you could still see his shadow on the tree trunk, but then he completely disappeared! 🦅
