Dampscribbler
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Stopped writing sentences. Stopped winning awards. Stopped making damn tasty chicken soup. Eventually realized I've been depressed. Lassoing the horse so I can get back on.
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Dampscribbler
@dampscribbler.bsky.social
· May 16
Look! Over there! Something irrelevant that's none of our business!
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Large Swedish pension fund Alecta exits U.S. treasuries. Total sale about $7bn.
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Pensionsjätten har sålt av amerikanska statspapper | Placera.se
Pensionsjätten Alecta har sålt merparten av sina amerikanska statsobligationer, skriver Dagens Industri som erfar att det handlar om försäljningar i storleksordningen 70-80 miljarder kronor.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Large Swedish pension fund Alecta exits U.S. treasuries. Total sale about $7bn.
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Anyone who claims adults “can’t” be gaslit, manipulated, or abused against their will is living in a fantasy world & projecting their own fear & ignorance onto everybody else.
January 22, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Anyone who claims adults “can’t” be gaslit, manipulated, or abused against their will is living in a fantasy world & projecting their own fear & ignorance onto everybody else.
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People can say they didn’t vote for this but people are liars
January 22, 2026 at 2:10 AM
People can say they didn’t vote for this but people are liars
It hit me yesterday afternoon, my fifth day back from an eight day trip, that I'm ready to leave again.
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 AM
It hit me yesterday afternoon, my fifth day back from an eight day trip, that I'm ready to leave again.
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One of the reasons it’s a problem that Democrats keep ceding ground to transphobes is that it actually just helps conservatives get more votes by not contesting any of the transphobic shit that conservatives are using as a gateway message
January 21, 2026 at 2:02 AM
One of the reasons it’s a problem that Democrats keep ceding ground to transphobes is that it actually just helps conservatives get more votes by not contesting any of the transphobic shit that conservatives are using as a gateway message
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Bill Watterson is my dark horse for the literature Nobel. (Can you imagine?) In part because of his principled stance around keeping the focus on the oeuvre and not the merchandising.
January 14, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Bill Watterson is my dark horse for the literature Nobel. (Can you imagine?) In part because of his principled stance around keeping the focus on the oeuvre and not the merchandising.
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Max is also concerned about your doomscrolling.
January 11, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Max is also concerned about your doomscrolling.
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It’s Wastewater Wednesday! How are COVID levels? We’re using two sources to help us keep track of the country and our state of Oregon.
Thank you to @michael-hoerger.bsky.social for the map and graph, and OHA for continuing to track data coming from our wastewater treatment centers!
Thank you to @michael-hoerger.bsky.social for the map and graph, and OHA for continuing to track data coming from our wastewater treatment centers!
January 7, 2026 at 7:33 PM
It’s Wastewater Wednesday! How are COVID levels? We’re using two sources to help us keep track of the country and our state of Oregon.
Thank you to @michael-hoerger.bsky.social for the map and graph, and OHA for continuing to track data coming from our wastewater treatment centers!
Thank you to @michael-hoerger.bsky.social for the map and graph, and OHA for continuing to track data coming from our wastewater treatment centers!
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<whispers> what if the real "childcare fraud" is that they don't want women to work outside the home? 🤔
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
<whispers> what if the real "childcare fraud" is that they don't want women to work outside the home? 🤔
I'm so tired of being tense
January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I'm so tired of being tense
Can confirm. Big houses are a ton of work that eat time for friends and social events.
A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
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![Excerpt reads: "Prioritize your neighborhood
Neighborhoods drive our happiness (or unhappiness) more than we think.
When Lina Martinez, director of POLIS, the Center for Wellbeing Studies at Universidad Icesi in Colombia, studied the happiness of households in the city of Cali, she couldn’t find much difference between poorer and richer areas. “Their happiness is pretty much the same,” she said. But that changed when she isolated neighborhood conditions, such as access to transit, health care and parks. “The conditions of the neighborhood affect happiness,” she said. “I can’t link that to the space where [people] live.”
That aligns with findings from a 2023 study of the Vancouver metro area: Researchers found no significant differences in well-being between people living in single detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, laneway houses and apartment buildings (basement units smaller than 300 square feet were the only negative exception). What did people say they missed most in their neighborhood? Affordability, proximity to family and friends, and a sense of community. Home design was eighth on the list."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreicapfknasylzk2lqzaxxeb5mchgnru75obggn45dusda6j5zogvuu@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Can confirm. Big houses are a ton of work that eat time for friends and social events.
I'm going to an island for a week. I hope to walk 7 miles a day. When I leave the island I hope to start doing some work that feels right.
January 7, 2026 at 4:27 AM
I'm going to an island for a week. I hope to walk 7 miles a day. When I leave the island I hope to start doing some work that feels right.
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As long as there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; and while there is a soul in prison, I am not free. - Eugene Debs
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
January 7, 2026 at 4:25 AM
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Hope to update soon on Fossil Ridge Trail by Beverly Glen (closed since '90s) but I did hike another Fossil Ridge Trail near Topanga at Stunt & Saddle Peak Rds. Mostly bivalve imprints on rocks & shells, millions of years old from when the SM Mtns were under the ocean. Very cool!
January 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Hope to update soon on Fossil Ridge Trail by Beverly Glen (closed since '90s) but I did hike another Fossil Ridge Trail near Topanga at Stunt & Saddle Peak Rds. Mostly bivalve imprints on rocks & shells, millions of years old from when the SM Mtns were under the ocean. Very cool!
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If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
If you have time to doom scroll, you have time to read books!
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Senator and respected business leader Colin Deacon on why he supports Basic Income: it reduces administrative complexity, boosts productivity, and empowers human beings.
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@colindeacon.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Senator and respected business leader Colin Deacon on why he supports Basic Income: it reduces administrative complexity, boosts productivity, and empowers human beings.
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@colindeacon.bsky.social
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"Basic income is a regular, secure, predictable, modest payment made to citizens by the state. It’s a form of social security that’s paid to people who are in work, as well as those who are out of work."
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Universal Basic Income
Is basic income a viable policy that changes everything? Matthew Johnson, Professor of Public Policy at Northumbria University, and other members of the 'Common Sense Policy Group' think so. He…
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January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
"Basic income is a regular, secure, predictable, modest payment made to citizens by the state. It’s a form of social security that’s paid to people who are in work, as well as those who are out of work."
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fivebooks.com/best-books/u...
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There’s so much Miller on the timeline, cleansing with Dolly Parton and a cat ✨
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
There’s so much Miller on the timeline, cleansing with Dolly Parton and a cat ✨
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The life-changing magic of normies hating this shit
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
The life-changing magic of normies hating this shit
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we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
we've got some ICE shit going down in our little town today and it took like three minutes for a convoy of wine moms to start chasing them around town. normies hate this shit and are putting in the work
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For the first time in history, renewables have overtaken coal as the largest source of global electricity, with wind and solar covering all growth in the first half of the year. That’s why Science called renewable energy the breakthrough of the year. buff.ly/2Jeoldi
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Fix The News is the world's leading solutions journalism newsletter. We share hidden stories of progress with readers from 195 countries. Steven Pinker calls us "the best source for positive news on…
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January 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
For the first time in history, renewables have overtaken coal as the largest source of global electricity, with wind and solar covering all growth in the first half of the year. That’s why Science called renewable energy the breakthrough of the year. buff.ly/2Jeoldi
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Let me be very clear: tomorrow morning and EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, call your Reps and Senators whether Dem, Republican or Independent. Express your outrage at Trump’s imperial and illegal actions against sovereign nations. TELL THEM to convene. To hold up everything. Hold up $.
202-224-3121
202-224-3121
January 5, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Let me be very clear: tomorrow morning and EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, call your Reps and Senators whether Dem, Republican or Independent. Express your outrage at Trump’s imperial and illegal actions against sovereign nations. TELL THEM to convene. To hold up everything. Hold up $.
202-224-3121
202-224-3121
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In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!
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Poster's madness is spreading like norovirus on a cruise ship.
January 5, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Poster's madness is spreading like norovirus on a cruise ship.