Maggie Vail

13 Nov 2024

I believe deeply in the radical and transformative power of music.

I saw many young people voting today. I do not believe I have ever seen anyone younger than me at the polling place here in knoxville (and I'm 52).

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I also think it's massively funny that there wasn't a single hagerty or blackburn sign outside the polling place but SO many signs for dems and third party candidates.

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doesn't mean they won't win but I have been driving all over east tn this past week and didn't see a single sign for either.

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*whispers* I don't even know what a cheesecake factory is.

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the moonrise tonight was one of the most spectacular ones I've ever seen. I was driving home from nashville as it rose over the smokies - a massive orange yellow orb with wispy black clouds moving over it.

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just one of those my heart is bursting out of my chest sort of moments cuz it was all so beautiful.

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Saeed Jones

@theferocity.bsky.social

“I don’t want any of us to be or feel un-housed in our bodies our towns our movements ever again. This book is my prayer; if you need to use it as shelter, it’s yours.” My memoir HOME OUT THERE is available for preorder now! bookshop.org/p/books/home...

When I reposted this the other day I realized this means I haven't slept through the night in at least 8 months.

Maggie Vail@magicbeans.bsky.social

I am not a fan of the elderly dog doomsday clock moving another minute closer to midnight.

Thankfully he stopped getting up 5x a night and now we're down to 2-3x with some new medication.

Anyway, I do feel a little bonkers these days.

When I reposted this the other day I realized this means I haven't slept through the night in at least 8 months.

Maggie Vail@magicbeans.bsky.social

I am not a fan of the elderly dog doomsday clock moving another minute closer to midnight.

wsj.comExclusive | Putin Floats a Summit With Trump and Xi to Decide Ukraine’s FateThe Russian leader is trying to capitalize on warming ties with the president to unlock a favorable resolution to the war with Kyiv.

Probably a little longer. I'd been wondering about my cognition lately and, well, I think I have my answer.

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Steve Mullis

@stevemullis.net

same energy

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

BREAKING WSJ: Vladimir Putin has proposed that he, Trump, and Xi Jinping meet next month to talk about Ukraine in an attempt to negotiate an end to the four-year conflict that would favor Moscow.

damn

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Ossoff: "Foster kids don't have lobbyists or a super PAC. Neither do the women subjected to medical abuse in ICE detention. Neither do the female inmates sexually abused by the warden and the chaplain in their federal prison ... they deserve leaders who see them"

I generally don't leave the house on game days and def don't leave the house if they beat bama.

I have spent the better part of the last 24 hours trying to understand the current administration's policy on fining immigrants and I swear to god this is just my face right now 😵‍💫

what I do know is this government really doesn't like to take no for an answer.

why is everything so damn sloppy?

The sweating season has finally broken! It is a glorious 52 degrees outside. 😍

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Solomon

@solomonrmissouri.com

Somebody said "They voted for racism and got poverty" The thing is... social scientists and economists have been saying for the last 50 years Racism is austerity

ICYMI and in honor of his 14th bday, here's our story.

Maggie Vail@magicbeans.bsky.social

13 years ago today I brought home the tiniest, sickliest little puppy.

It is this perfect angel’s 14th bday today

sneaky pic my mom took on Thanksgiving

I love him with my whole heart.

It is this perfect angel’s 14th bday today

@barbara-waxer.bsky.social

here we are on my 40th bday

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Barbara Waxer 🌈

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

I cackled

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

oh boy. Mike Collins is in trouble

now i've made a triple batch of pesto.

making large amounts of food and ensuring nothing goes to waste was a carol trait. after all, her parents were sharecroppers during the depression. nothing ever went to waste and no one was ever idle.

so I guess that's part of why my weekend has been like this, I am channeling her a little.

now i've made a triple batch of pesto.

my family is saying goodbye to my aunt carol today in tacoma. I could not be there because dog. and it's very hard not to be.

In today’s cooking adventures I have pickled some peppers after running them through the mandolin

we always have jalapeños, serranos, cayenne, and habaneros. also, usually poblanos. we also try a new few ones every year. we've had fresno, banana, ghost, reapers, etc. this year we're trying out tabasco, which is the tiny red one in the pic.

we eat a lot of mexican, indian, and chinese food in this house. they def don't get wasted.

In today’s cooking adventures I have pickled some peppers after running them through the mandolin

sciencealert.comScientists Collected Deep-Sea Rocks. They Spontaneously Caught Fire in The Lab.Scientists investigating the possibility of a 'gold rush' on the bottom of the ocean have hit upon an unforeseen 'landmine'.

the teenager and I have a whole flower bed just dedicated to spicy peppers, we've been doing this for six years. every fall I pickle some and dry others. the habanero flakes are a particular favorite around here.

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Chris Mah

@echinoblog.bsky.social

Wow! rocks catching fire from the deep-sea! www.sciencealert.com/scientists-c...

it's a solo weekend, teenager is at another pokemon tournament, so I've been cooking up a storm this time.

this morning I made egg bites with chorizo, manchego, red peppers, and spinach. I am not even hungry. I just don't know what to do with myself.

He really liked his carrots

it's a solo weekend, teenager is at another pokemon tournament, so I've been cooking up a storm this time.

the dog is having a rough time, like I didn't know if I'd have to call it at like 3am, sort of rough time. I think the cooking is maybe the only way I can distract myself. anyway, I just made a massive amount of chicken piccata meatballs.

now I'm roasting both of us some carrots. he's very excited.

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2 Feb

I am not a fan of the elderly dog doomsday clock moving another minute closer to midnight.

opb.orgYour wasabi is probably fake. Oregon growers hope to change thatOregon is home to the largest real wasabi farm in the U.S., and chefs are using the unique ingredient in all sorts of surprising ways.

Used to go to a sushi joint down the street from my house in PDX that used real wasabi and it was incredibly delicious. We talk about it regularly still, though it's been 7 years since I last had it.

OPB@opb.org

Real wasabi is common in Japan but has long been a luxury in the U.S. It has to be served soon after preparation and doesn’t grow easily outside its native ecosystems. But a farm on the Oregon Coast may be changing that.

I have had this stupid idea for years where I cover the entirety of the first Boston record, by myself.

it's wild to realize just how deeply I have needed someone to say these things so clearly and succinctly.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Ossoff: "If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins would be grabbing a billy club"