Lara Atwell
@lmatwell.bsky.social
Gen X NorCal girl who now lives in the Midwest. Books, F1 racing and my mini poodle
Tom Lehrer was a favorite of my parents and we had all of his albums. As children we loved that he was funny and even if we didn’t know what he was talking about all the time, we knew he was giving someone a hard time. Rest well sir. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
www.nytimes.com
July 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Tom Lehrer was a favorite of my parents and we had all of his albums. As children we loved that he was funny and even if we didn’t know what he was talking about all the time, we knew he was giving someone a hard time. Rest well sir. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
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Well after the Monaco GP, I definitely need the Indy 500 as a palate cleanser
May 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Well after the Monaco GP, I definitely need the Indy 500 as a palate cleanser
#blueskyartshow green (mostly) Apple picture from October 2024. Apple Hill, California
May 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#blueskyartshow green (mostly) Apple picture from October 2024. Apple Hill, California
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Was it this woman we should thank today for starting the American Revolution 250 years ago?
www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
Was a woman the informant who helped launch the American Revolution?
Historians have debated whether the New Jersey-born wife of a British general was the one who leaked his orders and set the militia into action 250 years ago.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Was it this woman we should thank today for starting the American Revolution 250 years ago?
www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
www.washingtonpost.com/history/2025...
F1 cars and cherry blossoms…racing at Suzuka in spring ❤️
April 4, 2025 at 4:06 AM
F1 cars and cherry blossoms…racing at Suzuka in spring ❤️
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File your taxes using IRS Direct File, a free, secure, accurate and accessible product from the IRS. It is available in 25 states and allows you to import your tax information, like your W-2, directly from the IRS.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
DirectFile.irs.gov
April 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
File your taxes using IRS Direct File, a free, secure, accurate and accessible product from the IRS. It is available in 25 states and allows you to import your tax information, like your W-2, directly from the IRS.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
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This is incredible! John Lithgow shares 20 lessons on tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social. Please take a moment, and share this widely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXR5...
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
www.youtube.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is incredible! John Lithgow shares 20 lessons on tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social. Please take a moment, and share this widely. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXR5...
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I love this idea.
Hey NBC and Seth Meyers, y’all need to book the largest possible venue in D.C. on April 26th and do a competing fundraiser and comedy show that actually celebrates the First Amendment. Televise it. Make Amber Ruffin the central act. Send a message that free speech is non-negotiable.
March 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I love this idea.
Just one example of the impacts
Opinion from Sam Foglesong: Here’s the latest from Hays, Kansas: Elon Musk fired my wife #ksleg
Here's the latest from Hays, Kansas: Elon Musk fired my wife • Kansas Reflector
If the suddenness of the firing and its financial impact weren’t enough, the baseless claim of poor performance added insult to injury.
kansasreflector.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Just one example of the impacts
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Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦 ✊
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
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100 years after his death, Antoni Gaudí's massive church is nearly complete.
Sagrada Família
Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
buff.ly
February 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
100 years after his death, Antoni Gaudí's massive church is nearly complete.
At about Stage 3 at the moment
Chiefs fans stages of pre-game anxiety:
Stage 1: We are the best team in football!
Stage 2: We are the best team in football, right?
Stage 3: Where are we the best team in football….specifically?
Stage 4: *panics* Are we the best team in football?
Stage 5: *Wins Super Bowl* Phew. I knew it!
Stage 1: We are the best team in football!
Stage 2: We are the best team in football, right?
Stage 3: Where are we the best team in football….specifically?
Stage 4: *panics* Are we the best team in football?
Stage 5: *Wins Super Bowl* Phew. I knew it!
January 31, 2025 at 3:37 AM
At about Stage 3 at the moment
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Important to know if you are in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. The headlines all say Kansas, like it’s out in some small town. Wyandotte and Johnson Counties are part of a ~ 2.2 million population area.
Trump has gagged the CDC, but not me. So I'm sharing this. www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...
Kansas tuberculosis outbreak is now America's largest in recorded history
Kansas public health officials say the state's ongoing tuberculosis outbreak is the largest since the CDC started reporting TB cases in the 1950s.
www.cjonline.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Important to know if you are in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. The headlines all say Kansas, like it’s out in some small town. Wyandotte and Johnson Counties are part of a ~ 2.2 million population area.
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The Air Force will stop teaching recruits about the Tuskegee Airmen after an order from Donald Trump.
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black US military pilots and excelled in combat during World War II.
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black US military pilots and excelled in combat during World War II.
Heeding Trump, Air Force won't teach recruits about Tuskegee Airmen
A video on the pioneering Black pilots, famed for their World War II exploits, was stripped from an Air Force basic training curriculum this week.
www.expressnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The Air Force will stop teaching recruits about the Tuskegee Airmen after an order from Donald Trump.
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black US military pilots and excelled in combat during World War II.
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black US military pilots and excelled in combat during World War II.
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While French avant-garde artist Francis Picabia, born on this day in 1879, is best known for his affiliation with Dada, I am (characteristically!) drawn to his animal portraits. First up, his painted portrait of Gertrude Stein's pet poodle, Basket
January 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
While French avant-garde artist Francis Picabia, born on this day in 1879, is best known for his affiliation with Dada, I am (characteristically!) drawn to his animal portraits. First up, his painted portrait of Gertrude Stein's pet poodle, Basket
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'Many of us...have a feeling that we are living in a country where fanatics, hooligans and eccentrics have got the upper hand.'
British Ambassador to Berlin, 1933.
British Ambassador to Berlin, 1933.
January 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
'Many of us...have a feeling that we are living in a country where fanatics, hooligans and eccentrics have got the upper hand.'
British Ambassador to Berlin, 1933.
British Ambassador to Berlin, 1933.
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Remember to log off sometimes. You can't rage post for four years straight without losing your mind
January 21, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Remember to log off sometimes. You can't rage post for four years straight without losing your mind
For today, I am enjoying the MLK holiday, sports commentary on the Kansas City Chiefs win and Lewis Hamilton’s first day at Ferrari. As far as I am concerned, nothing else is happening.
January 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
For today, I am enjoying the MLK holiday, sports commentary on the Kansas City Chiefs win and Lewis Hamilton’s first day at Ferrari. As far as I am concerned, nothing else is happening.
Looks like I am watching “Major League” tonight. If you have never seen it, Bob is one of the standouts. So so funny
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Uecker, a legendary ambassador for our game.
After a six-year playing career with the Braves, Cardinals and Phillies from 1962-67, Uecker spent more than half a century as “Voice of the Brewers” beginning in 1971.
After a six-year playing career with the Braves, Cardinals and Phillies from 1962-67, Uecker spent more than half a century as “Voice of the Brewers” beginning in 1971.
January 16, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Looks like I am watching “Major League” tonight. If you have never seen it, Bob is one of the standouts. So so funny