Shechemist

2nd craft night. Masks are done. Need to work on accessories.

Current* conditions near Marquette, MI:

Sam Altman told RFKjr it should be malpractice if doctors don’t ’consult’ AI before writing a prescription. So much stupidity and misinformation just for a dozen people or so to make more money at the expense of everyone else.

I think we underestimate the appeal of antigambling politics because every problem gambler is surrounded by 3-10 people who are absolutely sick of their shit.

For the record, this is exactly how I view myself with @phoenixforce.bsky.social except I know I am poisoning them and we both accept it

This Dia de los Muertos, a pair of Southwest Side groups will honor slain cyclists and neighbors killed in traffic crashes. buff.ly/kV5xooL

I didn’t know there were dog ophthalmologists, nor did I know there was one in southern Oregon. I now know they charge $270 for a new patient appointment, before any other meds or testing, and their office is only open Monday to Thursday from 8am to noon. And we have a 6week wait Deep sigh

I don’t want USPS to be getting any ideas.

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Nothing like trying to use the USPS website and finding out my account that has all the addresses I ship to has been disabled, right at the start of the season I sent out packages. Fucking enshitafacation of services.

Ok but I am stealing that line

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Today I am parting up 2 ducks to make duck confit, duck breast pastrami, and duck breast prosciutto for our annual Christmas party. Well. Not the confit. I am going to do something else with those. Ravioli or something. Christmas is coming.

Kansas Dem Sen. nominee Adam Hamilton on trans rights: “I don’t think we should take a small group of people and bully them, pick on them, and hurt them. I understand one thing really clearly when it comes to transgender people, and that is Jesus told me I was to love my neighbor as I love myself”

It is a beautiful start to the day in the Rogue Valley. Here is a look at the clouds overhead from the Rogue Valley Manor webcam.

The only Planned Parenthood in the UP closed in 2025. Medicare for All means access to medical care for all, in every corner of the country.

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I’m not splitting time with somebody that don’t value cheese Trader Joe’s The farmers market The winter weight moisturizer Up to date maintenance Leaving early Being thick in the summer Eating the children’s candy

‘The new racists’ implies there are ‘old racist’. Who might they be? 🤔

"This technology disrupts humanities-trained, largely Democratic voters, and makes their economic power less, and increases the economic power of vocationally trained, working-class, often male, voters." Also, how come none of these newly disempowered cat ladies want to give us the children we need

punkin dunkin

I want that wrap. I, a middle aged overweight white woman, would rock that wrap.

I think we're going to start an online petition to change hysterical to testicular. One men seem to be more irrational and two it has that cancer connotation

An early morning view of Mt. Shasta from the Soda Ridge webcam. Clear skies overnight have led to a frosty start to the day.

Why do they need to be pardoned in advance? 🤔

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⚡️️️️️️️Amid Starlink crisis, Finnish tech giants announce plan to help Ukraine build its own sovereign satellite system. "Ukraine needs secure, sovereign, and high-performance satellite communications systems that it controls," ICEYE CEO Rafal Modrzewski said.

I needed a little good news today.

Chicago Public Schools’ graduation rate increased to 83.4% for the class of 2026, Chalkbeat reports. buff.ly/rwuQd2O

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She is lying. She is a Trump supporter. She will support banning abortion and birth control. That is who she is.

the important thing to know about every republican candidate who is pretending they will be an independent voice and not a rubber stamp for trump is that they're all lying

Next year it is going to cost 1300 a month to cover all of us for health, dental and vision. Not counting deductibles (6k) and all the copays. At least it isn’t more?

New! A one-skillet, super quick fall dinner that starts with frozen pierogi and ends with a blissful pan full of crisped, browned edges, buttery onions and mushrooms, a shake of vinegar, dollops of cold, tangy sour cream, and fresh herbs, lucky us. smittenkitchen.com/2026/10/skil...

Coyotes howling along with sirens. Cook County, October 20, 2026.

Buried in the story is the IRS filing that Asante netted 135 million in 2025 while laying off staff and ending decades long MD partnerships and replacing them with temporary doctors/NPs. ashland.news/former-asant...

Good Advice Fairy

Bishop Edington from the American Cathedral in Paris. I don't believe in any divinity myself, but this man makes a very powerful speech about the future of our young people.

By Pat Bagley.

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