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Erin MacFie

@vulgarmonk.bsky.social

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WNC Appalachian artist & fire addict. Fairie tales, folklore, and wilderness are where I find peace and "Home." Trying to find my way back to happy. Words are hard (aphasia). they/them, ♿️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈, 🌱 zone 7b

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 2d

From Merriam-Webster:
Vulgar:
4: vernacular: the vulgar name of a plant.
5a: of or relating to the common people.

As for "monk," christianity doesn't have a monopoly on the word.

...Or, to say it the way I did when I was 20: "There's people out there...but there's also fireflies."

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 2h

November is going to be a difficult time for many families unable to afford food. FeedingAmerica.org can help you find local food pantries. Anyone wishing to help can share their website for awareness or volunteer time or money. #snap #foodpantry

U.S. Hunger Relief Organization | Feeding America

Feeding America is a nonprofit network of 200 food banks leading the fight against hunger in the United States. Learn how you can help end hunger in America.

FeedingAmerica.org

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 1h

WANTED! Are you a gardener or farmer/producer who wants to partner with a local food pantry and reduce food waste? Need to find a pantry to help feed your family? This is for you, too! Check out ampleharvest.org #donate #foodassistance #snap #usda

AmpleHarvest.org | Share your harvest with local pantries

AmpleHarvest.org ends hunger and food waste by enabling gardeners in all 50 states to donate their surplus harvest to a nearby food pantry

ampleharvest.org

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 1h

WANTED! RESTAURANTS to donate leftover prepared foods! This org redistributes donated prepared foods and fresh or frozen foods from licensed food businesses including buffet restaurants. Also for VOLUNTEERS to deliver the food! #giveback #donatemeals #lesswaste #help
rescuingleftovercuisine.org

Food Rescue NYC | Rescuing Leftover Cuisine

Rescuing Leftover Cuisine redistributes excess food to people experiencing food insecurity.

rescuingleftovercuisine.org

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 10m

They're also a keystone species, yes?

Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 14m

The GOP is turning congress into a rubber stamp. Y'all are effectively getting RIF'd as well.

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 50m

Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom

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Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 1h

It’s evident that the GOP is keeping the government shut down indefinitely to try and force Americans into a broken submission.
We will not break. We will persevere.

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 27m

Carefully, choosing the lesser weevil whenever possible & putting them on the priority chain where they belong: in case of emergency ONLY, when unavoidable.

Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 4h

I mean...if any of them ARE someone I know, I don't expect to hear boo until it's over...if ever. I know how info partitioning works. 🤐

Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 4h

That was...RIGHT THEN.
Epi: not nerdy, but I got to tell my PCP I already got my vaccine updates.

And...

Grey kitty snoozing in loaf form in a paper bag on a bench in a breakfast nook.

Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 4h

I don't know any of the alts personally, but I'm in community with a bunch of veterans and fed workers. The edges match. Hell, I first heard warnings about the grifters FROM THE REAL ALTS.

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 4h

Umm...I don't think that's grass you're touching. Lines 2-5 ain't making sense.

Specifically, I've been comparing the news breaks with the info they share. They tend to check out...as in, I hear it from them before the reporters.

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 5h

Matey, while there are a small few grift accounts (yello somethin-or-other & that one NPS), they get rooted out pretty quick. This ain't that.

Knock it off with the sapper "vibes."

Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 9h

Let me be less subtle: aphasia sucks.

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 9h

Yes...hence my confusion. "Is it the common name or proper name for the thing?" I had been operating under the thinking it was a proper name. I just learned it's ALSO common/generic.

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 9h

I know there's names lowercase and names uppercase and that it's not limited to english. Words are hard. 😅

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Belfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · Sep 10

Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'

Lee Stinton was lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping.

Here, he tells us his story.

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 9h

bsky.app/profile/belf...

Belfast Telegraph @belfasttelegraph.co.uk · Sep 10

Read Lee's account in full

Horrors of Trump detention centre: Lisburn man tells his story after arrest for 'looking like a Mexican'

A Co Antrim man lifted by US immigration police on an American street — in an incident he compared to a kidnapping — and then sent to a detention centre has described being deported back to Northern I...

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 9h

Ye gods. Free link now, "official" link in comment.

gmarie55🍁📎🇺🇦🇬🇪🇪🇺🇬🇧 NAFO Fella #NastyCanadian 🇨🇦🦫 @gmarie55.bsky.social · Sep 10

archive.ph/HLozC

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 10h

:nods in nomadic:

Freyja Valentine, Girl IRL Cat URL @freyjavalentine.bsky.social · Sep 13

I think making it so we can't just pack out stuff up and leave and go someplace else and pick a spot and live there whenever we want and making it cost a lot of money and bureaucracy if it's allowed at all has diminished us as a species

Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 10h

Mental dictionary update accepted. 👍

a woman in a pink jacket holds a black dog and says you can teach an old dog new tricks

Alt: a woman in a pink jacket holds a black dog and says you can teach an old dog new tricks

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 10h

Is it generic when the nazis commissioned its design? 😉

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 10h

General strike method option: bring back ethical bartering. Let's work out some conversion tables for equipment rentals, transportation, services, etc.

No taxation without representation.
😉😈

Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 11h

So say we all.

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 11h

There's skull and bones...and there's a Totenkoptf(?) nazi design.

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Erin MacFie @vulgarmonk.bsky.social · 11h

For folks with a food garden this year: save non-hybrid seeds. 🤷🏼 Swap 'em with neighbors. A blip on the difficulty scale and seed costs are going up. It's that time of Autumn. It's not immediate relief, but Gaia don't dance to our beat.

👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 18h

Well, this has been a night, hasn't it.

Things you can do today:

Volunteer for food banks. Feed people.

It will be crucial in the coming weeks, months, hopefully not years.

But it is crucial.

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