Blooms 🍂🍁
@blooms616.bsky.social
🇺🇸🇦🇺🇮🇪 LA Woman, writer, reader, dachshund devotee, foodie. Believer in climate change. Supporter of the arts, LGBTQ+. Reality TV tragic. ☕️🐕
I am taking a break for a bit, I need to get offline and be in the world with family and friends. I am grateful for the folks I’ve interacted with here off and on this past year. Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow and see you soon.
a cartoon of charlie brown and snoopy dressed in pilgrim costumes
Alt: a cartoon of charlie brown and snoopy dressed in pilgrim costumes
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November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I am taking a break for a bit, I need to get offline and be in the world with family and friends. I am grateful for the folks I’ve interacted with here off and on this past year. Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow and see you soon.
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Physically I’m now in sweatpants until Friday, mentally I’m now in sweatpants until January
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Physically I’m now in sweatpants until Friday, mentally I’m now in sweatpants until January
Worth every penny.
My Star Wars hot take is that Andor was worth the money spent for saving the franchise's reputation. www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
Disney Spent More On ‘Andor’ Than Any Of Its ‘Star Wars’ Movies
Disney has revealed it spent $60.5 million on Star Wars streaming series Andor in 2024, giving the show a total cost of $705.5 million - far higher than the spending on any of the movies in the saga.
www.forbes.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Worth every penny.
Andor will always be the very best series of all the various Star Wars properties. I also don’t know why this is trending, but am happy to see this speech again.
I don’t know why everyone is talking about Star Wars today but let’s just rewatch this. “It’s here and it’s not visiting anymore.”
Andor | Maarva Andor’s Monologue | Disney+
YouTube video by Star Wars
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November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Andor will always be the very best series of all the various Star Wars properties. I also don’t know why this is trending, but am happy to see this speech again.
That’s a hard pass from me as well.
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
That’s a hard pass from me as well.
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For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne added the “w” to his family name because he was ashamed of his great-great-grandfather, a judge in the Salem witch trials.
it is interesting, all family trees have that one ancestor they're really ashamed of, and now we're seeing the making of those ancestors in realtime. three, four, five generations down the road these will be the people everyone wishes they didn't have blood-ties to and skims over their lives.
DOJ is now recruiting for immigration judges by calling them “deportation judges.”
That’s seems really bad.
That’s seems really bad.
November 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Nathaniel Hawthorne added the “w” to his family name because he was ashamed of his great-great-grandfather, a judge in the Salem witch trials.
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The more you know…….
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The more you know…….
So heartbreaking. That family has been through so much, sending Caroline and her entire family so much love and strength. And I hope the media respects their privacy.
An extraordinary, beautiful, and heartbreaking piece by writer & environmentalist Tatiana Schlossberg (Caroline Kennedy’s daughter).
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
My prayers go out to her and her family.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
www.newyorker.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
So heartbreaking. That family has been through so much, sending Caroline and her entire family so much love and strength. And I hope the media respects their privacy.
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It just occurred to me, as someone who used to work in a HIPPA compliant office, that Google's Gmail changes have almost certainly broken every significant privacy law in every country in the world instantaneously.
November 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It just occurred to me, as someone who used to work in a HIPPA compliant office, that Google's Gmail changes have almost certainly broken every significant privacy law in every country in the world instantaneously.
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A federal judge in Washington has halted the Trump administration’s effort to keep more than 2,000 National Guard troops deployed across the city, finding that D.C. is likely to prove the deployment unlawful. Thank you, Judge Jia M. Cobb!
Memorandum & Opinion – #88 in DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-03005) – CourtListener.com
MEMORANDUM OPINION re 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction and 705 Stay: See document for details. Signed by Judge Jia M. Cobb on November 20, 2025. (lcjmc2) (Entered: 11/20/2025)
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November 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A federal judge in Washington has halted the Trump administration’s effort to keep more than 2,000 National Guard troops deployed across the city, finding that D.C. is likely to prove the deployment unlawful. Thank you, Judge Jia M. Cobb!
Walking the small dog in freezing rain while he sniffs and smells every single plant, stick, rock, and shrub is not as exciting for me as it is for him. We are back now, time for some Earl Grey tea for the mama.
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Walking the small dog in freezing rain while he sniffs and smells every single plant, stick, rock, and shrub is not as exciting for me as it is for him. We are back now, time for some Earl Grey tea for the mama.
Fits my current mood.
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Fits my current mood.
Hero.
I love him. “The first time I caught up to [ICE], I could tell that they already knew who I was. They had seen me before, so they thought they were just going to speed away. I was like, ‘Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!’”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Hero.
My husband is obsessed with staying at this motel. I’ve seen it and have let him know that I will not be joining him there. #Haunted #ClownMotel
www.fodors.com/world/north-...
www.fodors.com/world/north-...
The Most Haunted Motel in the Nevada Desert Is Full of Ghosts and Clowns
Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.
www.fodors.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
My husband is obsessed with staying at this motel. I’ve seen it and have let him know that I will not be joining him there. #Haunted #ClownMotel
www.fodors.com/world/north-...
www.fodors.com/world/north-...
The Golden Age of Assholes really is the perfect description. I worked in tech for most of my career until I was laid off/early retired last year and I am still suffering from PTSD from the last group of assholes I had to deal with. Humans suck, give me a good dog any day.
We are living in what history may someday see as the Golden Age of Assholes. Which is saying something given the recurrent assholery that has shaped most of human history. But, admit it, the superempowered elites of today are redefining asshology for the ages. www.thedailybeast.com/were-all-stu...
We’re All Stuck in Trump’s Swamp of Bad, Bad, Very Bad Billionaire F--kery
Being a billionaire is a truly diabolical choice presented to a precious few among us on earth: Yield to the temptation to have vastly more than you or your family will ever need and you instantly pro...
www.thedailybeast.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Golden Age of Assholes really is the perfect description. I worked in tech for most of my career until I was laid off/early retired last year and I am still suffering from PTSD from the last group of assholes I had to deal with. Humans suck, give me a good dog any day.
More of this, please.
Larry Summers is attempting to quietly back away from public life.
How many women were forced out of careers, out of opportunities, out of money or potential because of that bastard? And he gets to walk off quietly?
He needs to work to atone. He doesn't deserve peace and quiet.
How many women were forced out of careers, out of opportunities, out of money or potential because of that bastard? And he gets to walk off quietly?
He needs to work to atone. He doesn't deserve peace and quiet.
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
More of this, please.
Larry Summers is the classic elite education sxx pest. I ran into a few of those during my undergraduate days. They were almost always well known, respected scholars in their field and utterly untouchable.
November 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Larry Summers is the classic elite education sxx pest. I ran into a few of those during my undergraduate days. They were almost always well known, respected scholars in their field and utterly untouchable.
Another old white dude trending on here for who knows what reason. I already know him to be a pompous ass, so I am good with remaining clueless about whatever stupid shit he’s said and/or done this time.
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Another old white dude trending on here for who knows what reason. I already know him to be a pompous ass, so I am good with remaining clueless about whatever stupid shit he’s said and/or done this time.
I remember.
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I remember.
This is fun. I went to high school with Tim
Burton (didn’t know him personally but I do remember seeing him around). Also knew the sister of the actor who played Potsie on Happy Days (Anson Williams). He would stand in the back of the auditorium to see her performances, which was very sweet.
Burton (didn’t know him personally but I do remember seeing him around). Also knew the sister of the actor who played Potsie on Happy Days (Anson Williams). He would stand in the back of the auditorium to see her performances, which was very sweet.
Who was in your high school graduating class, +/- two years, that would be of interest?
For example, I took a basketball class and graduated w/all-time 8th man Jud Buechler (look it up), and may have followed Stephanie Seymour (not sure if she still WENT to school after I moved there).
For example, I took a basketball class and graduated w/all-time 8th man Jud Buechler (look it up), and may have followed Stephanie Seymour (not sure if she still WENT to school after I moved there).
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is fun. I went to high school with Tim
Burton (didn’t know him personally but I do remember seeing him around). Also knew the sister of the actor who played Potsie on Happy Days (Anson Williams). He would stand in the back of the auditorium to see her performances, which was very sweet.
Burton (didn’t know him personally but I do remember seeing him around). Also knew the sister of the actor who played Potsie on Happy Days (Anson Williams). He would stand in the back of the auditorium to see her performances, which was very sweet.
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A big tech absurdity is that leaders can’t get promoted on impact alone, they need “scope,” (aka running a large org) so they over-hire to run empires.
Bloated orgs, fake work, over-engineered fixes to simple problems until the exec gets promoted and bails, leaving layoffs and cleanup behind.
Bloated orgs, fake work, over-engineered fixes to simple problems until the exec gets promoted and bails, leaving layoffs and cleanup behind.
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
A big tech absurdity is that leaders can’t get promoted on impact alone, they need “scope,” (aka running a large org) so they over-hire to run empires.
Bloated orgs, fake work, over-engineered fixes to simple problems until the exec gets promoted and bails, leaving layoffs and cleanup behind.
Bloated orgs, fake work, over-engineered fixes to simple problems until the exec gets promoted and bails, leaving layoffs and cleanup behind.
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Fascinating watching Cloudflare go down this morning, taking half of the internet with it. People have no idea how fragile and vulnerable the world's IT nervous system really is.
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Fascinating watching Cloudflare go down this morning, taking half of the internet with it. People have no idea how fragile and vulnerable the world's IT nervous system really is.
I have always loved OutKast. The Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is one of my favorite albums of all time. I am still so annoyed that I didn’t ever get to see them perform live. Good to see them honored this past weekend.
So much gratitude to these two weirdos for enriching my life
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I have always loved OutKast. The Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is one of my favorite albums of all time. I am still so annoyed that I didn’t ever get to see them perform live. Good to see them honored this past weekend.
I cannot internet anymore this week. And for the record, mutual destruction of sex pests is A-OK by me. Have at it, fiends.
November 14, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I cannot internet anymore this week. And for the record, mutual destruction of sex pests is A-OK by me. Have at it, fiends.