Mary Dickson
@marythought.bsky.social
Software developer, knitting, parenting, Seattle stuff
They sound like absolute mensches. RIP.
Jayson Conner, 48, and Jeffrey Newman, 58, Die; Gave Thousands of Backpacks to Those in Need (Gift Article)
The couple, who died within a few days of each other, provided needed supplies, like socks and wet wipes, to people living on New York City’s streets.
nytimes.com
Here's the plan in brief. Used the metric, "If we get rid of it, would it make a 3rd grader cry?"
Do horses want cake? We conducted an investigation into statements published by @bencollins.bsky.social in the print edition of @theonion.com.
The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
We got a DM the other day with a fun request from a local family: Could we find this nice BART train operator who always waved and beeped at this special little rider? And if we found him, could we deliver him a thank you card!? So we got to work …
I propped up my monstera correctly and it has rewarded me with a new leaf!
The bluesky algorithm does not seem to understand that I only want to liveskeet the board meeting right now, so I made a list!! bsky.app/profile/did:... No idea how these work but please add or recommend additional SPS nerds.
It would be easier to get these WA House Dems who are hemming and hawing on the millionaire's tax to support it if tax revenue was dedicated to K-12 public schools, thus activating an army of parents and teachers in their districts. Instead #waleg wants to do this on extreme difficulty mode.
Clock ticks on WA income tax proposal amid Democratic divisions
In a campaign letter, Gov. Bob Ferguson suggested the clock might run out this year before lawmakers can produce a version of the so-called "millionaires tax" he approves of.
seattletimes.com
Extremely annoyed by the democratic WA legislature and governor. Pass the gdamn millionaires tax!!
The enemy of my enemy is… just checking here… yep, also still my enemy
It is a great injustice of being a dog owner that they will happily eat 💩 but will ferret out and reject the pill wrapped in mozzarella and peanut butter
Loved Bad Bunny halftime show and the Seahawks win! How do I get a Dickson jersey??(Many sizes sold out)
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
After ramming the 2nd amendment down our throats for 3 fucking decades, now having a gun in your possession is justification for extrajudicial killing.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9
@thebethocracy.bsky.social hi! I would like to loop you in to an ongoing SPS transportation/safety issue. What is the best way to do that (email? Can you message me?)
very weird feeling watching a seemingly coked out president yell at you for 20 minutes straight
the full speech is something to see & is one of the reasons it is good to have a trans member of congress youtu.be/5LqVMCW4e0c?...
Rep Sarah McBride on the steps of the Capitol
YouTube video by David Steinglass
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Remember: These are the stakes. If passed, it would be the biggest blow to trans right in the US in the 21st century.
US House to vote on transition medicine ban for anyone under 18
The text of the bill, including proposed amendments, makes acting to facilitate social and medical transition legally the same category as felony fraud, making the affirmation of transgender youth pun...
theneedlenews.com
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
♫the itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout down came the rain and washed the spider out out came the sun and dried up all the rain and the itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the spout again♪ SISYPHUS: okay wow
