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Miranda Allen

@1mirandaallen.bsky.social

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I work in IT but hate computers. I like pets, travel shows, history shows, Top Gear/Grand Tour, and Golden Girls. Currently obsessed with New Kids On The Block #NKOTB. I have 2 dogs, a cat, and 2 guinea pigs. No politics. https://linktr.ee/1mirandaallen

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Miranda Allen @1mirandaallen.bsky.social · Nov 10

Introducing myself to newcomers: I'm a West Virginian with an accounting background but currently work in IT. I hate computers. I'm doomsday prepping more than usual. I like pets, travel shows, history shows, Top Gear/Grand Tour, and Golden Girls. I have 2 dogs, a cat, and 2 guinea pigs.

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Miranda Allen @1mirandaallen.bsky.social · 1h

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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 1h

Court: “ok, so could you just point me to the paragraph where you pleaded (that thing)?”

Lawyer: “well it’s more an inference than in the pleading”

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Bill Montei @billmontei.bsky.social · 1h

Ravenna, Italy #photography
#UrbanGaze #HumansofBluesky

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Dan Etchells @danetchells.bsky.social · 2h

Luckily, water quality is improving, and sewage discharges are reducing...

Oh, hold on!! 🤬

"Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises."

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Millions in England face higher water bills after regulator backs more price rises

Competition watchdog agrees requests from Anglian, Northumbrian, South East, Southern and Wessex to increase charges

www.theguardian.com

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Garfield and Friends Screens @garfieldscreens.bsky.social · 2h

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The Beatles Bible 🍏 @beatlesbible.com · 3h

9 October 1975:

Sean Lennon is born on his father's 35th birthday.

Happy birthday Sean!

John Lennon, 1980: "Now I understand the frustration of those women because of all the work. And there’s no gold watch at the end of the day…"

See more:

www.beatlesbible.com/1975/10/09/s...

Sean Lennon is born

On John Lennon’s 35th birthday, his second son Sean was born in a New York hospital. Sean Taro Ono Lennon was born by caesarean section, and weighed 8 pounds and 10 ounces. Yoko Ono had been admitted ...

www.beatlesbible.com

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Adopt a Pet @adoptapet.bsky.social · 3h

Unlock endless joy and companionship with, Kiki (Courtesy Post), located in Friday Harbor, WA.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/kiki-courtesy-post-78592476/wa/friday-harbor/animal-protection-society-friday-harbor-wa162/

Kiki (Courtesy Post) is a Boxer and Mastiff dog, available for adoption in Friday Harbor, WA.

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Adopt a Pet @adoptapet.bsky.social · 3h

Discover your next family member: Worthington, located in Linton, IN.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/worthington-78038454/in/linton/greene-county-humane-society-in211/

Worthington is a Domestic Short Hair mix cat, available for adoption in Linton, IN.

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Morgan Gold / Gold Shaw Farm @goldshawfarm.bsky.social · 2h

Stairs are gravity’s favorite teeth.

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Adopt a Pet @adoptapet.bsky.social · 4h

Your couch companion and adventure ally awaits: Bentley, located in Milton, GA.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/bentley-77075368/ga/milton/ruff-dog-rescue-ga816/

Bentley is a Rat Terrier mix dog, available for adoption in Milton, GA.

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Adopt a Pet @adoptapet.bsky.social · 5h

This friend is in search of a forever home: Vine, located in Red Bluff, CA.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/vine-78397324/ca/red-bluff/tehama-county-department-of-animal-services-ca255/

Vine is a Pit Bull Terrier mix dog, available for adoption in Red Bluff, CA.

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Adopt a Pet @adoptapet.bsky.social · 6h

Your couch companion and adventure ally awaits: Huey, located in Harrisonburg, VA.

Learn more: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/huey-78617571/va/harrisonburg/rockingham-harrisonburg-spca-va149/

Huey is a Plott Hound and Pit Bull Terrier dog, available for adoption in Harrisonburg, VA.

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Ned Pyle @nedpyle.com · 8h

I’m not real familiar with Finnish signage but I believe this means “no parking your self-propelled artillery”

A large yellow and red sign with blue circle and red stripe that has a truck that looks like cannon on the back

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GroguFanboyXX ❌👊🏽❌➕ @grogufanboy.bsky.social · 2h

This is why I hate most of my fellow males. What a fucking prick after all the abuse he made in John’s life he still had to use his own abused son’s pain for attention and victimhood for himself. This is why boys walk around so angry. Grown men choose to fail them. Rot in hell John’s dad. You zero.

The Beatles Bible 🍏 @beatlesbible.com · 3h

9 October 1970:

John Lennon sees his father Alf for the last time. It does not go well.

"I sat through it all, completely stunned, hardly believing that this was the kind considerate 'Beatle' John Lennon talking to his father with such evil intensity…"

www.beatlesbible.com/1970/10/09/j...

John Lennon sees his father Alf for the final time

Prior to a recording session on his 30th birthday, John Lennon invited his father Alf to lunch at Tittenhurst Park in Ascot. This was the last time the pair would meet. Alf Lennon brought his young wi...

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danschyk @danschyk.bsky.social · 20h

Black bear in autumn

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Sean Duffy @profduff.bsky.social · 3h

Discovered there is a cat park in Philly! How did I not know this existed? 😹😹😹

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Tank @tank-the-golden.bsky.social · 3h

They said “you’ll feel like yourself again soon.”
Cool. Which self though. The one with dignity? Or the one with… satellite reception?

They said “it’s for your own good.”
So was broccoli. So was the bath. Lies. All of it.

#ConeBoy #DogsOfBluesky #SendTreats #TankTheGolden

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2h

Britain missing out on potential £2bn recycling industry by exporting plastic waste

Exclusive: Government failure to close loophole allows 600,000 tonnes to be shipped elsewhere each year A plastic recycling industry potentially worth £2bn and 5,000 jobs is dying in the UK because of government failure to close a loophole which allows 600,000 tonnes of plastic waste to be exported each year. The Guardian can reveal that in the past two years 21 plastic recycling and processing factories across the UK have shut down due to the scale of our exports, the cheap price of virgin plastic and an influx of cheap plastic from Asia, according to data gathered by industry insiders. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 2h

Fast and cheap way to cut the warming impact of flying, but few are working on it. Main reason @hannahritchie.bsky.social thinks is lack of awareness of contrail's effects. You can change that by reading and sharing this: www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/eliminatin...

Eliminating contrails from flying could be incredibly cheap

Could we halve aviation's climate impact at a fraction of the cost of sustainable aviation fuels?

www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com

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THE FAR SIDE DAILY @bot.cowtools.org · 1h

“Now relax. … Just like last week, I’m going to hold the red cape up for the count of 10. … When you start getting angry, I’ll put it down.”

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2h

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Jim-Bob @jimbob304.bsky.social · 1h

Laszlo Krasznahorkai, who won the Nobel for literature, has work "characterised by absurdism and grotesque excess." Who knew you could win a Nobel for social media posts?

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 1h

If you're joining Mastodon - this starter pack will have some familiar faces.

fedidevs.com/s/NjQ5/

Shitposters of the Fediverse - Mastodon Starter Pack

Posters that primarily post jokes, likely with some level of internet-poisoned brain rot. (Some politics and other interests may be included) Many (but not all) are users who were/are on bluesky.

fedidevs.com

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 1h

Mastodon starter packs are working, I am following almost 150 people, and got over 300 followers

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Laserdisc Turtle (Ewan) @laserdiscturtle.bsky.social · 6d

Starting spooky season by watching an absolute underrated gem of a series; Ultraviolet.

First time I've watched it in years and I'm delighted that it stands up incredibly well considering it's 27 years old!

The DVD is certainly showing its age though, needs a modern transfer! Blu Ray maybe?

The front cover of Ultraviolet on DVD. The artwork is very dark, with four purple tinted faces in each colour. The title is shown in the middle of the artwork in purple and white. The cover is embossed and when the light catches it a repeating patter of words can be seen, they read "they look like us, they act like us."

A picture of the inner case showing a picture of the main cast as well as production credits. The main cast are Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, and Philip Quast.

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Meow Mission Coalition @meowmission.bsky.social · 1h

If you're a first-time adopter and you're thinking about adopting a kitten...watch this video to learn why Kitten Lady recommends adopting a pair!

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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