GardenGirl
@gardengirl37.bsky.social
Introvert, lurker, don’t care about followers. I hardly ever post. Likes - cats, horses, dogs, gardens, nature, movies, art.
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How does Good King Wencelas like his pizza?
Deep pan, crisp and even.
Deep pan, crisp and even.
December 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
How does Good King Wencelas like his pizza?
Deep pan, crisp and even.
Deep pan, crisp and even.
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Perhaps I can help this research effort.
1. Origins of TDS lie in revulsion at a dangerous bigot coming to power.
2. Manifestations of TDS include joining others to resist Trump’s authoritarian efforts.
3. Effects of TDS are an enlivening of the intellect snd a sharpening of the conscience.
1. Origins of TDS lie in revulsion at a dangerous bigot coming to power.
2. Manifestations of TDS include joining others to resist Trump’s authoritarian efforts.
3. Effects of TDS are an enlivening of the intellect snd a sharpening of the conscience.
Shamp’s Senate Bill 1070 would direct the #Arizona Dept of Health Services to conduct or support research to “advance the understanding of Trump Derangement Syndrome, including its origins, manifestations and long-term effects on individuals, communities and public discourse.”
Arizona lawmaker wants state to study ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’
What, your heart isn't bursting with love for the commander in chief? Are you feeling OK?
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Perhaps I can help this research effort.
1. Origins of TDS lie in revulsion at a dangerous bigot coming to power.
2. Manifestations of TDS include joining others to resist Trump’s authoritarian efforts.
3. Effects of TDS are an enlivening of the intellect snd a sharpening of the conscience.
1. Origins of TDS lie in revulsion at a dangerous bigot coming to power.
2. Manifestations of TDS include joining others to resist Trump’s authoritarian efforts.
3. Effects of TDS are an enlivening of the intellect snd a sharpening of the conscience.
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We need to keep him far away from children until we figure out what the hell is going on.
Trump: We track Santa. We want to make sure that Santa is being good. We want to make sure that he's not infiltrated, that we're not infiltrating into our country a bad Santa. Santa loves Oklahoma like I do. You know, Oklahoma was very good to me in the election
December 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
We need to keep him far away from children until we figure out what the hell is going on.
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Okay @erinbiba.bsky.social it’s time for my second-most anticipated annual thread: Cats in Christmas Trees (and Battling Menorahs). Starting off strong with Donut.
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Okay @erinbiba.bsky.social it’s time for my second-most anticipated annual thread: Cats in Christmas Trees (and Battling Menorahs). Starting off strong with Donut.
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That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
December 24, 2025 at 4:02 AM
That’s not how GDP works. But it is how propaganda works.
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The innkeeper isn't the bad guy in the story, he's a *good guy* in the story. He *doesn't have room in his inn* and then *finds a spot for Mary anyway*. And this act of kindness is why Jesus is born in a manger -- warm, dry, safe, surrounded by people that love him -- instead of out in the desert
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The innkeeper isn't the bad guy in the story, he's a *good guy* in the story. He *doesn't have room in his inn* and then *finds a spot for Mary anyway*. And this act of kindness is why Jesus is born in a manger -- warm, dry, safe, surrounded by people that love him -- instead of out in the desert
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Over at X, Elon has added a feature that allows you to edit any image anyone has posts using AI
I edited an image of a real scientific paper (left) with the prompt "change the title and images to be more fear-inducing"
I can envision no ways in which this may be abused. None at all. 🧪
I edited an image of a real scientific paper (left) with the prompt "change the title and images to be more fear-inducing"
I can envision no ways in which this may be abused. None at all. 🧪
December 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Over at X, Elon has added a feature that allows you to edit any image anyone has posts using AI
I edited an image of a real scientific paper (left) with the prompt "change the title and images to be more fear-inducing"
I can envision no ways in which this may be abused. None at all. 🧪
I edited an image of a real scientific paper (left) with the prompt "change the title and images to be more fear-inducing"
I can envision no ways in which this may be abused. None at all. 🧪
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Not because it's the best, not because it's the definitive version, but simply because we got HBO when we did as a kid, this is what I think of first when "A Christmas Carol" is mentioned.
youtu.be/aauPd1KKOMw?...
youtu.be/aauPd1KKOMw?...
"Rich Little's Christmas Carol" (1978)
YouTube video by Mondo A-Go-Go Video
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Not because it's the best, not because it's the definitive version, but simply because we got HBO when we did as a kid, this is what I think of first when "A Christmas Carol" is mentioned.
youtu.be/aauPd1KKOMw?...
youtu.be/aauPd1KKOMw?...
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As a conservative college student, it’s my firm religious belief that the correct answer to every question, in this test or any other, is C, and if you don’t give me full credit then you are taking away my freedom of religion and secret police should take you away to protect free speech.
December 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
As a conservative college student, it’s my firm religious belief that the correct answer to every question, in this test or any other, is C, and if you don’t give me full credit then you are taking away my freedom of religion and secret police should take you away to protect free speech.
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
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JD Vance will tell you that "love your neighbor" only applies to people who pay dues to the same HOA that you do.
Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
Pope Leo calls for kindness to strangers and the poor in Christmas message
Refusing to help those in need is tantamount to rejecting God himself, says pontiff during Christmas Eve mass
Pope Leo has told Christians that the Christmas story should remind them of their duty to help the poor and strangers.
In his Christmas Eve sermon, the pope said the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn showed followers that refusing to help those in need was tantamount to rejecting God himself. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
JD Vance will tell you that "love your neighbor" only applies to people who pay dues to the same HOA that you do.
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Trump's in the Epstein files over 600 times.
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump's in the Epstein files over 600 times.
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The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
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The right, along the Roberts Court, is trying to nullify the Reconstruction amendments guaranteeing equality under the law, in order to restore the Antebellum Constitution, which envisions “liberty” as an eternal aristocracy of race and class (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
December 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The right, along the Roberts Court, is trying to nullify the Reconstruction amendments guaranteeing equality under the law, in order to restore the Antebellum Constitution, which envisions “liberty” as an eternal aristocracy of race and class (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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NYT shows how Bari Weiss really screwed this up.
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
Turmoil at CBS News After Bari Weiss Pulls a ‘60 Minutes’ Segment
www.nytimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
NYT shows how Bari Weiss really screwed this up.
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
She didn't attend any of the 5 screenings of the story, which began on Dec. 12.
She only first weighed in on Thursday, and the show incorporated her suggestions.
She then waited until weekend to ask for more edits.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
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The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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the Premier of Greenland, at Christmas time, forced to acknowledge that Trump is making the same threats Putin used to make regarding Ukraine and hoping against hope that this time will be different -
December 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
the Premier of Greenland, at Christmas time, forced to acknowledge that Trump is making the same threats Putin used to make regarding Ukraine and hoping against hope that this time will be different -
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“Trump-class” Golden Fleet AI-controlled battleships will be the largest "in the history of the world ever built" with hypersonic weapons, the most-sophisticated lasers and Cruise nuclear missiles and "ultimately there'll be 20 to 25 of these," announces the president.
December 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
“Trump-class” Golden Fleet AI-controlled battleships will be the largest "in the history of the world ever built" with hypersonic weapons, the most-sophisticated lasers and Cruise nuclear missiles and "ultimately there'll be 20 to 25 of these," announces the president.
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if they had just shown it on 60 Minutes nobody would have seen it
December 23, 2025 at 12:54 AM
if they had just shown it on 60 Minutes nobody would have seen it
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Brussels sprouts were invented by big cabbage to sell little cabbages.
December 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Brussels sprouts were invented by big cabbage to sell little cabbages.
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If I could say one sentence to cats and make them understand it, it would probably be "If you are going to puke, please do it on a hard surface."
December 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If I could say one sentence to cats and make them understand it, it would probably be "If you are going to puke, please do it on a hard surface."
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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Absolutely riveting longread on a narrowly-averted aviation disaster in December 2000 when a hijacker took control of a plane and attempted to crash it in the Sahara. Just a few months later, the flight's officer asked British Airlines to tighten cockpit security.
We all know what happened next.
We all know what happened next.
The strange fate of Flight 2069
Months before 9/11 a passenger seized control of a Boeing 747 and nearly crashed it into the Sahara. Everyone survived but no one quite recovered. How do you measure the cost of a disaster that didn't...
www.newstatesman.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Absolutely riveting longread on a narrowly-averted aviation disaster in December 2000 when a hijacker took control of a plane and attempted to crash it in the Sahara. Just a few months later, the flight's officer asked British Airlines to tighten cockpit security.
We all know what happened next.
We all know what happened next.