It’s finally candy corn season again, you say?! Yes, please!
Kimberley
@kkmortier.bsky.social
Librarian. Air Force brat. Mom to grown ass kids, an ornery cat, and a stubborn dog. Hockey and college football are the best sports. It was so quiet before you all got here.
Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea)
These cutie pies with the dumdum parents who forget every year about the super fast 100 pound dog who rules this yard…
Bill Nye breaks down the Science of Skin Color and shows why Racism is Ridiculous.
What makes my heart heavy is that 13 servicemembers and a school full of girls died for no reason except to attempt to boost a sad old man’s ego
Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 3mo agowhat a dumb fucking war this has been
Here’s a message my dean sent to the whole school. Please help me get more followers for @soest.hawaii.edu! 🙏
Want to read something nice? Here’s a delightful story by @katiehonan.bsky.social about my lovely husband and his one-man quest to restore torn and missing basketball nets in city parks www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/04/b...
Queens Apostle of the ‘Swoosh’ Restores Netless Rims in City Parks
Craig Campanella is the Johnny Appleseed of playground basketball hoops.
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I'm setting a goal of 10K followers by July 4. Only 705 to go! Why am I doing this? Vanity, mostly. Oh, and also that whole "saving democracy" thing. That seems pretty important. If American history and occasionally snarky observations are your jam, climb aboard & prepare to have your mind blown.
It's Always Sunny: Challenge Accepted
ALT: It's Always Sunny: Challenge Accepted
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Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
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Hey everybody RT this, please? While mural making I haven't had time to fundraise (it would be so cool if there were 2 of me). I wanna do some cool projects this fall so I gotta sell some shirts.
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 4mo agoIt’s gardening season! Do your friends and neighbors know about the positive ecological impact we can have by planting native plants?? Help get the conversation started with our Native Plants t shirt! (Modeled by our buddy @wowthanks.bsky.social) Get one at squidfacts.net
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social Congratulations for winning the Pulitzer for your amazing book!
may this define her for the rest of her life. she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired. girl, bye.
It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist. He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.
This is the most incredible footage of blue whales I’ve ever seen
The interview with Talarico has been posted to YouTube: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Ok, they’ve already got me with this #superbowl lead-in package 🥹
Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Never mind the jobs you had; tell me five classes you took in college: 1. Geology (dinosaur tracks in Austin!) 2. History of rock music 3. Latin and Greek Origins in Language 4. Russian History and Language 5. The Vietnam War and its Aftermath (right after UT got LBJ tapes) Yay liberal arts!
Joanne Freeman@jbf1755.bsky.social · 7mo agoNever mind the jobs you had; tell me five classes you took in college: 1. Ancient Rome (almost a Classics major) 2. Geology (visited a fault line!) 3. Oceanography (let’s just say my grade was below “sea” level) 4. The English Novel 5. Shakespeare (performed Midsummer Night’s Dream all over campus)
Someone laughs at the “feels like 9 degrees” and would rather not come inside, thank you very much
94 pounds completely on top of the ice today. Definitely solid ice at this point and sub-freezing temps in VA all week. 🥶
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti Absolutely heartbreaking
Our dear friend Anne died on Christmas of ovarian cancer, leaving her wife Valerie and their son Bobby. This family matters so much to me. They got to know us after Bobby was diagnosed with Down syndrome before he was born, and our families remain close. Help if you can. Just a repost helps.
Donate to Help Our Family Recover After an Unexpected Loss, organized by Valerie Grunsted
After losing my beloved wife Anne to ovarian cancer, Bobby and I are… Valerie Grunsted needs your support for Help Our Family Recover After an Unexpected Loss
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