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Yolanda
@yap617.bsky.social
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Collects stamps and WW2 pocket guides. Searching for primary sources and oral histories about the Vietnam War for a new WIP about a corpsman in NSA DaNang (1967). WIP middle grade historical fiction, 1980s. Enjoys 📺📻 classic movies and ⚾️,🏀.
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Yolanda @yap617.bsky.social · Jul 14
Twelve year old Brody Quinn wants to teach his FSO dad a lesson. He plays a cat and mouse game with his decision to visit his diplomat dad in Mexico City after his dad cancels plans to attend the Vietnam Veterans Memorial groundbreaking last minute bc of work. 🇺🇸🇲🇽
#BluePit📖 #MG #HS #Q #writing
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Porsche Porn @porscheporn.bsky.social · 3h
#porsche
The image features a classic red Porsche car parked in front of a building with large arched windows and columns. The vehicle, likely a vintage model from the mid-20th century, has a sleek, rounded design with chrome detailing and polished hubcaps. The background includes architectural elements like lanterns and decorative plants, contributing to a sophisticated and timeless atmosphere.
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Yolanda @yap617.bsky.social · 21m
In Northern Maine, students get a break from school to harvest potatoes

www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...
'They're feeding America' — Northern Maine students learn work ethic on annual harvest break
Every year in the early weeks of fall, Aroostook County potato farmers race to dig up their fields before the first frosts hit. Since at least the 1940s, students get a break from school to help out d...
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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 4h
“Farm workers follow where the spinner has passed and collect the potatoes in shallow baskets.
Picking up potatoes is back-aching work”
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
On a misty day in autumn, a group of mainly women follow a tractor to gather potatoes. The figures are hunched over and you can almost feel the back pain.
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Yolanda @yap617.bsky.social · 8h
Congrats Brewers! And thanks for wrapping it up at a decent hour. ⚾️
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Yolanda @yap617.bsky.social · 10h
B bc they have Racing Sausages like the Mariners Salman Run
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Porsche Porn @porscheporn.bsky.social · 11h
#porsche
The image features a green classic Porsche car, likely a vintage model with its distinct round headlights and sleek, timeless design. The car is parked on a gravel path with a scenic backdrop of green hills and clear blue skies. The shiny chrome detailing and well-preserved exterior highlight its classic appeal, contrasting beautifully with the natural landscape.
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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 18h
If this was happening in any other country you'd have journalists and analysts discussing risks of state failure
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Yolanda @yap617.bsky.social · 19h
The school bus is the best! American icon!
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Anna F. Walker @spyglassart.bsky.social · 1d
A little seagull study. Love these pesky birds.

#art #birds
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Zoë’s Studio @zoesstudio.bsky.social · 1d
Day 11 of #inktober - the prompt is sting
Quick sketch of jellyfish

#inktober2025 #inktober2025sting #sketch #sketchbook #draw #drawdaily #art #inkdrawing #dailydrawing #dailydrawchallenge #dailysketch
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Yolanda @yap617.bsky.social · 1d
That clinched it!
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MLB (Bot) @mlbbot.bsky.social · 1d
They're doing a second Salmon Run.

I repeat, they're doing a SECOND Salmon Run.
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Yolanda @yap617.bsky.social · 1d
Baseball is an amazing game of grit and perseverance. Congrats Seattle!
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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 1d
Mariners-Tigers 😰
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Porsche Porn @porscheporn.bsky.social · 1d
#porsche
A red Porsche sports car is parked in a driveway in front of a brick garage. The vehicle features distinctive wide fenders and sleek curves, characteristic of Porsche design. The setting includes a neatly maintained lawn and some trees, hinting at a residential neighborhood during what appears to be early evening or late afternoon.
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Yolanda @yap617.bsky.social · 1d
Ha! It’s a new day! 🐅🔱⚾️
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Yolanda @yap617.bsky.social · 1d
I have no idea the depth of the Tigers or Mariners bullpens
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Yolanda @yap617.bsky.social · 1d
If they use position players to pitch, I’m going to lose it.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 1d
The entire American economy is being held hostage to the whims of a guy who doesn’t understand how the economy works
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Yolanda @yap617.bsky.social · 1d
Keep Portland weird 🍩
Keep Portland free 🐸🦖🇺🇸
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Chicago Tudor Revival AF @tudoraf.bsky.social · 1d
Happy radiator season, to all who celebrate
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Color photo of a radiator painted red with white designs of spirals and flames. Caption reads Perfection Ornamental pattern of American Radiators. Decorated in strongly contrasting colors for Billiard Room, Theatre Lobby, Hallway or the like, where forceful effects are desired.
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Hupple’s Cat @hupplescat.bsky.social · 1d
This thread…
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Maz Jovanovich @mazjovanovich.bsky.social · 2d
They say a picture tells a thousand words - and this one definitely does.

I found it unexpectedly today while in search of another image and it stopped me in my tracks.
Smiling pregnant woman in military uniform being promoted by another woman and a man, who are both putting new rank slides onto her shirt, in front of an aircraft.
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The Old Tech Writer @oldtechwriter.com · 2d
I received official #Antifa documents today.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d
SCOTUS could still declare emergency tariffs illegal — which would be a fun cherry on this sundae. 🍨
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Barchart @barchart.com · 1d
BREAKING 🚨: Stock Market

We got rugged 📉📉
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Rather Good Art @rathergoodart.bsky.social · 2d
The Pike, Perch and Stickleback Bookmark Collection.
This collection comprises detail from ‘Common Pike, Esox lucius’, ‘Common Perch, Perca fluviatilis’, and ‘Stickleback, three-spined, Gasterosteus Aculeatus’ by Edward Donovan.
www.rathergoodart.co.uk/product/pike...
#freshwaterfish #bookmarks
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