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B is for Betsy, now a Clayton, Richter before, ALWAYS a badass. Might know me as @betsywhim. Ex-Twitter & Reddit, Meta refugee, also toying w/Mastodon.
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Today was a very satisfying day! 🏊‍♀️ got my pool time in 🌮 mmm, tacos for lunch with the Mr. at a chill place near home ✔️ all the boxes on the goals/tasks/to-dos lists 🤯 and that gamification dopamine hit I get with each check in digital bullet journal

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I stay healthy by carefully looking at my food to spot any bacteria. Also I know it’s OK if the guy at the grocery store is nice.

submitted 5 days ago • 78 comments

UGGGH - as expected. Mr. BRC & I went in to get our US Passports 5/17. We both got notified that our apps had been received, & the check cleared following week. Mr. BRC got notified on 5/5 that his was approved & was mailed today. Me? I was told via email that they need more documentation.

submitted 5 days ago • 2 comments

Ditto, ditto. OTOH, I'm also retreating into consuming way too much 'escapist bubble-gum' reading at night.

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

HUGE NEWS. The judge in the case where 21 state attorneys generals sued the Trump administration over dismantling the IMLS just issued an injunction in favor of the plaintiffs. This is good news & the judge further indicates that the plaintiffs have a STRONG case here. bookriot.com/the-latest-f...

submitted 6 days ago • 6 comments

Found & downloaded the PDF. Getting ready for next protest 6/14! (I'm thinking it's a 2-sided Kennedy/Miller sign right now, although I may go w/Bondi.)

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Good morning all! If you haven’t already visited this site, you can learn more about how YOU can protect public media. protectmypublicmedia.org/why/

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

It’ll be 11 years, 1 month and a day until the next square root day - 6/6/36. Enjoy the now, maths geeks.

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Best thing I saw today. Outdoor pot with last year's brown stump from Black & Blue salvia - the pot we lovingly covered with a blanket of leaves in hopes of a revival - has 2 bright green buds🌱 from stump base today!!! (Was thisclose to getting replacement + digging out stump last week, but..)

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

Another good news source tracking news you may not be following - but should!

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

It's Day Three for grilled dinners & we're keeping it simple tonight: burgers & beer. I discovered New Seasons has ind N/A beers, so Mr BRC is making the beer run! Guinness for me, prob Heineken or Stella Artois for him. Nice to have options where there haven't been many...

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

I started Democracy Docket in 2020 to be fearlessly independent and unapologetically pro-democracy. The threats have changed since then, but its commitment has not. It will never bow down. It will never compromise. It will never will never obey. Sign-up now to support. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqV0

submitted 9 days ago • 113 comments

Few lawyers are willing to speak publicly about President Trump’s actions against law firms. Fear is rippling through Washington. But, despite being a target, Marc Elias is still talking. Scott Pelley sits down with him tonight on 60 Minutes.

submitted 8 days ago • 278 comments

Fan fucking tastic. HEY #GOPmob WHERE ARE YOU? Every news outlet should be demanding they answer to this NOW.

submitted 8 days ago • 9 comments

Mr. BRC grilled again.

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

I love the internet

submitted 9 days ago • 234 comments

A friendly reminder to support @npr.org and @pbs.org with whatever you can safely spare. If every middle income family gave them $5 a month, this is all a non-crisis. Easy to afford: just drop your Netflix subscription by a tier or two. You aren’t using 4K on 12 screens at once anyway.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Chutzpah is lying to dodge the draft and then asking the Army to celebrate your damn birthday.

submitted 11 days ago • 1867 comments