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Liz Whitmere
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…will avail itself of what?

WILL AVAIL ITSELF OF WHAT
A Wing’s brand fortune cookie fortune that reads “A new work opportunity will avail itself”
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Season’s Greetings
A photo of a huge (fake) skull sitting in a crook of a tree with lots of foliage all around
October 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Via @roodypatooti.bsky.social, with alt text
So stay with me here, but fun ballet fact: part of the reason you're supposed to start ballet young is so you stretch & hold your joint in certain ways regularly enough that your body grows different. You know how men who do ballet look only sort of muscular but then like lift a whole ass person? Their muscles are trained to lie flat like that for flexibility, they don't bulk up. Girl in your class who always stands in turnout? It's likely not just habit, her joints probably sit like that now. I started ballet when I was six & stopped after three years. I then took a break for three years, & came back & did jazz ballet (which has most of the same body mods but without turnout) & tap for another couple of years. & every physio who works on my body looks at my feet, hips and calves & goes "oh you danced". I was never even flexible enough to do the splits, but you best believe I stand in turnout. I never went en pointe, but I'm 95% sure tap is the reason my feet have random spasms if I don't take to them with a tennis ball once a week. When I said I wanted to be a dancer at six years old, adults took that to mean I'd want certain permanent alterations to my body. Unlike with young trans kids, no one was looking to make sure I fully understood what I was getting into. & unlike with young trans kids, these changes were not reversible when I changed my mind. There wasn't even a way to delay things to buy time (like puberty blockers), it was all or nothing. If I wanted to be a professional dancer, my normal ass joints were a ticking timebomb. So like ~cis opinion~, but I really don't have a lot of time for people getting feral about trans kids socially transitioning or going on blockers or even (when they're old enough for it be relevant) hrt. Me "identifying" as a dancer at six years old was more physically impactful and less informed than if a six year old changed their name & grew their hair, but you don't see any of the adults in my life getting accused of child abuse.
October 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Everyone say good morning to Orion

(Pretty pleased at the performance of this slow shutter app on my very vintage iPhone SE2)
A 30 second exposure of the early morning sky - pine trees are silhouetted against the pre-dawn lightening, and the constellation Orion is clearly visible
October 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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For the rest of the alt text:
Remaining alt text: Love, equity, justice. They're part of who Ben and I are, and they've always been the true foundation of Ben & Jerry's. From the very beginning, Ben and I believed that our values and the pursuit of justice were more important than the company itself. If the company couldn't stand up for the things we believed, then it wasn't worth being a company at all. It was always about more than just ice cream; it was a way to spread love and invite others into the fight for equity, justice and a better world. Coming to the conclusion that this is no longer possible at Ben & Jerry's means I can no longer remain part of Ben & Jerry's. If I can't carry those values forward inside the company today, then I will carry them forward outside, with all the love and conviction I can. With love, Jerry
September 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Holy hell.
To the Ben & Jerry's Community: It's with a broken heart that I've decided I can no longer, in good conscience, and after 47 years, remain an employee of Ben & Jerry's. I am resigning from the company Ben and I started back in 1978. This is one of the hardest and most painful decisions I've ever made. This isn't because I've lost my love for the people at Ben & Jerry's. Quite the opposite. The folks who show up every day in our factories, scoop shops, and offices are some of the most passionate, caring, and values-driven people you'll ever meet. They are the soul of Ben & Jerry's. What has made their work so important to me, and what allowed the company to be more than just an ice cream company, was the independence to pursue our values, which was guaranteed when Unilever bought the company. For more than twenty years under their ownership, Ben & Jerry's stood up and spoke out in support of peace, justice, and human rights, not as abstract concepts, but in relation to real events happening in our world. That independence existed in no small part because of the unique merger agreement Ben and I negotiated with Unilever, one that enshrined our social mission and values in the company's governance structure in perpetuity. It's profoundly disappointing to come to the conclusion that that independence, the very basis of our sale to Unilever, is gone. And it's happening at a time when our country's current administration is attacking civil rights, voting rights, the rights of immigrants, women, and the LGBTQ community. Standing up for the values of justice, equity, and our shared humanity has never been more important, and yet Ben & Jerry's has been silenced, sidelined for fear of upsetting those in power. It's easy to stand up and speak out when there's nothing at risk. The real test of values is when times are challenging and you have something to lose.
September 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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I know it’s a typo. I know it’s a typo.

But still.
Screenshot of a job listing detail which reads: “Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: $19.00-$21.00 per year”
September 11, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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IMPORTANT RICE UPDATE
A close up photo of a stalk of rice, with the individual grains exposed and the stem curving to the right
September 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Please enjoy my one (1) surviving duborskian rice plant, sporting six (6) grains of rice. #homesteading
A close up photo of a single rice plant, backlit so the individual rice grains are visible
September 4, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Last bits of summer in the city (just kidding it’ll be 30C till October)
August 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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A little more rain for Nova Scotia
August 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Finally, a little rain for Nova Scotia.
August 17, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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This beautiful view of Bear Island in Digby County NS sometimes looks like this because there is fog sitting on the water, but this time it’s smoke from the West Dalhousie wildfire. The smell was very strong yesterday, despite a “moderate” reading on IQAir.
A landscape photo showing an extremely dry yellow field of grass on a cloudless day, the Atlantic Ocean beyond a row of bushes, and thick white haze obscuring the view of distant hills.
August 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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YEA/AH!
A photo of me (tall brown haired woman wearing a grey shirt that says YEAH!) reflected in a broken mirror that distorts the image, making it look like my shirt says YEA/AH!.
July 26, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Here’s lookin at you, kid.
A macro photo of an eye, very close to the iris, with eyelashes reflected in the cornea that look like grass in a field. It looks like an alien eclipse landscape.
July 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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sweet potato real small 🍠
#macrophoto
A close up photo of a sweet potato slip just starting to have leaves
July 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Here are some mushrooms. They appear overnight and disappear by noon.
A close up low angle photo of some delicate grey mushroom caps on narrow stems
June 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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My garden has been graced by golden orb weavers. #spiders #macrolens don’t worry they’re teensy.
June 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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I’m sure this is fine.
A photo of the sky over rooftops with power lines. There is a bright red dot in the middle of the photo. The sun? Maybe?
June 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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This little film I made with some very excellent friends will screen at the Nickel Film Festival in Newfoundland and Labrador in June!

Written by @standupmonkey.bsky.social
Directed/edited by me
DP @rytron.bsky.social
Cast: Nicole Power, Natalie Brown, Bryn McAuley, Fuad Ahmed, Daniel de Santo
May 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Helped clean up a little farm with partner in crime @standupmonkey.bsky.social and got to meet this absolutely ridiculous horse who is somehow ever so slightly less ridiculous than @standupmonkey.bsky.social
Bruce, the silliest horse alive. Bruce is white with grey speckles and he is showing you ALL OF HIS WEIRD HORSE TEETH.
May 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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…this is probably fine, right?
Photo of protein powder packaging. Below the ingredients it reads “mix 1 serving (1 scoop, 30 g) with approx 250 mL of liquid (water, juice, etc.) to ensure that the powder is drinkable immediately before consumption etc. or something similar.”
May 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Proof:
A pretty photo of a brave young apple tree sporting its very first springtime flower buds!
May 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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the puddle🫠 | the shot📷
A photo of a gross muddy puddle in a parking lot with fire tracks running through it. A photo of a vividly colourful sunset, reflected in the puddle, which doubles the reflections of the tree silhouettes
May 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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Seems about right. Thanks, LinkedIn.
A screenshot of a banner notification on my phone from LinkedIn which reads “film producer jobs is hiring a .”
April 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM