PepGiraffe
@pepgiraffe.bsky.social
In NYC. Fifth best singer in my immediate family.
This should be front page news!
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This should be front page news!
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Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
December 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
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These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
I count 10 cities in 2025 that are on track to have the fewest murders since at least 1970. Newark is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1956 (though only have data through Oct this year) and San Francisco is on pace to have the fewest murders since 1942.
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
These declines are MASSIVE.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
And the comparative silence in media coverage is absolutely DAMNING.
“Why are ppl always so afraid of crime?”
THIS is why. When crime goes up, media trips over itself to report it.
Falls to pre-war (!!) levels? Just CRICKETS.
Great point here.
And if you have never done in depth research before, it is hard to explain how going down a seemingly-unrelated rabbit hole can bring you treasure.
And if you have never done in depth research before, it is hard to explain how going down a seemingly-unrelated rabbit hole can bring you treasure.
Some of the best (I think) material in Five Came Back is there because a librarian saw what I was working on over 3 days and asked me if I'd like to take a look at a box of old George Stevens papers that had not been catalogued yet. So no, for a ton of reasons, AI cannot "do the research for you."
December 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Great point here.
And if you have never done in depth research before, it is hard to explain how going down a seemingly-unrelated rabbit hole can bring you treasure.
And if you have never done in depth research before, it is hard to explain how going down a seemingly-unrelated rabbit hole can bring you treasure.
How is it that I have never heard about this Hannah before?
Moral Kindling - how the Maccabees -and we- ignite in the face of tyranny www.lifeisasacredtext.com/p/927bc996-4...
Moral Kindling - how the Maccabees -and we- ignite in the face of tyranny www.lifeisasacredtext.com/p/927bc996-4...
Moral Kindling
how the Maccabees -and we- ignite in the face of tyranny
www.lifeisasacredtext.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
How is it that I have never heard about this Hannah before?
Moral Kindling - how the Maccabees -and we- ignite in the face of tyranny www.lifeisasacredtext.com/p/927bc996-4...
Moral Kindling - how the Maccabees -and we- ignite in the face of tyranny www.lifeisasacredtext.com/p/927bc996-4...
Just saw Herschel and the Channukah Goblins at Civic Theater of Allentown; nice to have a kid's Hanukah show in the area!
December 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just saw Herschel and the Channukah Goblins at Civic Theater of Allentown; nice to have a kid's Hanukah show in the area!
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Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Reminder about Jan 6:
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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If you need a manuscript copy edited or proofread, I highly recommend the services of @emilyherring.bsky.social. I just received an edited manuscript back, and I'm very pleased with the level of detail and her excellent suggestions!
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you need a manuscript copy edited or proofread, I highly recommend the services of @emilyherring.bsky.social. I just received an edited manuscript back, and I'm very pleased with the level of detail and her excellent suggestions!
I wanted to comment on someone's comment to an original poster (OP). I wasn't certain of OP's #pronouns but looking up a profile when I'm mid-skeet is aggravating so I didn't. But (obviously?) I didn't want to misgender them*. So instead, I just changed the sentence structure to not include pronouns
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I wanted to comment on someone's comment to an original poster (OP). I wasn't certain of OP's #pronouns but looking up a profile when I'm mid-skeet is aggravating so I didn't. But (obviously?) I didn't want to misgender them*. So instead, I just changed the sentence structure to not include pronouns
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Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
You want to stay on my good side? Maybe don't ask me what I think God's plan was when giving my young niece a degenerative,fatal brain disorder which has robbed her of her ability to walk, stand, speak, or eat.
November 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
You want to stay on my good side? Maybe don't ask me what I think God's plan was when giving my young niece a degenerative,fatal brain disorder which has robbed her of her ability to walk, stand, speak, or eat.
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Microsoft-owned LinkedIn will be collecting your data to train AI models — starting today.
November 3, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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“For many individuals [with long COVID] … traveling to a clinic is harmful or impossible, which is why we have designed this study to be accessible from home. Our approach seeks to lower barriers for participation“
We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
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Scripps Research scientists launch new digital clinical trial to test repurposed drug for long COVID symptom relief
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November 1, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“For many individuals [with long COVID] … traveling to a clinic is harmful or impossible, which is why we have designed this study to be accessible from home. Our approach seeks to lower barriers for participation“
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Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Watch out for Ea Nasir this Halloween!
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Hello All -- Do you, or did you, work at the VA? We'd like to hear from you -- especially those who work directly in health care. @propublica.org @tophersanders.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
Why Did You Leave the Department of Veterans Affairs?
ProPublica wants to hear from doctors, nurses and other front-line medical providers who recently left positions at a VA hospital or clinic.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hello All -- Do you, or did you, work at the VA? We'd like to hear from you -- especially those who work directly in health care. @propublica.org @tophersanders.bsky.social @vernalcoleman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...
That the AWS outage knock down effects shocked so many people tells me that science fiction should be part of the primary school curriculum. I don't know one self-professed nerd (as we were called back in the day) not say something like "I thought that might happen" when the news hit.
The absurd thing is not just that folks have locked themselves into a subscription for their *bed*, but that the fact that these multi-thousand-dollar beds are affected by outages means they might cook you even when it’s just your WiFi that goes down, not all of Amazon’s servers.
The AWS outage bricked people's $2,700 smartbeds, leaving them in a reclining position or with the heat up. People were unable to use them, basically. A GitHub repo exists that lets people operate their beds without reliance on the normal infrastructure
www.404media.co/the-aws-outa...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
That the AWS outage knock down effects shocked so many people tells me that science fiction should be part of the primary school curriculum. I don't know one self-professed nerd (as we were called back in the day) not say something like "I thought that might happen" when the news hit.
Apex Magazine is a digital science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror magazine that *pays their writers*. They don't expect any of their creative to work for free and this is how they do it (and subscriptions). If you have the means, here's the link.
Support the 2026 @apexmag.bsky.social Kickstarter! Apex publishes amazing SF, dark fantasy, and horror and we need their stories now more than ever.
I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/
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I'll give an Apex gift subscription and dedication to one random person who promotes this Kickstarter! 1/
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Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Apex Magazine is a digital science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror magazine that *pays their writers*. They don't expect any of their creative to work for free and this is how they do it (and subscriptions). If you have the means, here's the link.
I am "I miss Palm Pilots years old."
“Great thing about this app is AI to give you a reminder to do (something).”
Dude, you don’t need an AI to do that. Just put it in a digital calendar, set up a notification alarm, and you’re done. We’ve been able to do that, digitally, for decades. A PDA did that shit.
Dude, you don’t need an AI to do that. Just put it in a digital calendar, set up a notification alarm, and you’re done. We’ve been able to do that, digitally, for decades. A PDA did that shit.
October 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I am "I miss Palm Pilots years old."
Now I have to start listening to country music.
🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”
October 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Now I have to start listening to country music.
Whenever I see an ad for Love is Blind, I get disappointed all over again that it's not about blind people.
October 13, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Whenever I see an ad for Love is Blind, I get disappointed all over again that it's not about blind people.