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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 1d

A little hydrotherapy. Unbelievable weather for October on the Coast.

Stretch of sandy beach with shallow breakers rolling in.

Barnacle encrusted form (from Peter Iredale shipwreck) surrounded by lapping water with waves behind.

OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 2d

To be fair, it didn't last long (similar to the two before it) and they ended with Stronger Together. Emblematic of the mess of a campaign.

I voted for her in the general, of course, but ugh it felt like voting for Kerry. Only my vote in 2020 for Biden was less enthusiastic.

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 2d

"I'm with her" except the I wasn't her, it was you. The her wasn't you, it was her. So her slogan wasn't her slogan, it was the slogan her campaign wrote for you to say.

There's a story, probably apocryphal, that it was supposed to be I'm with EHR (electronic health records) but printer subbed HER

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 2d

If you're going to really try it, I started using low fat cream cheese as a concession to my advancing age, rising lipid panel numbers & family history of HD. But it turns out it is way easier to mix with the neufchâtel.

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 2d

Ye gads! Yes. Tabasco sauce.

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 2d

My grandfather made a dip for potato chips for special occasions: brick of softened cream cheese, mix with ketchup until it is the proper shade of salmon, a couple of dashes of Worchestshire sauce, tobacco sauce and chili powder to taste. Best with Ruffles.

I still make it & eat way too much.

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 2d

I always try start off assuming that someone may not be aware of this specific thing I happened to see and be open to changing their mind in light of new information. Plenty of times, they reply to facts with something unpleasant about my character or intelligence and that's when I block them.

OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 2d

It was 90 degrees in Chicago Friday, 88 degrees Saturday and 84 yesterday.

My friends and relatives in Great Lakes area and northern Great Plains have been commenting about the unusual October temperatures.

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 3d

When she got to "You're a lawyer" in my head I was hearing "at least for now" appended.

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, Judge Immergut, for defending the Constitutional order.

Thank you @annabower.bsky.social for keeping us all informed.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 3d

Immergut: I'm handling this on expedited basis, but defendants haven't provided new info.

SHE RULES FROM THE BENCH: I grant the plaintiffs motion for a second TRO based on reasons stated in previous order...

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 3d

The lawless regime we have masquerading as a "government " lost. The government of the state of Oregon (and California joining) received the injunctive relief they sought.

OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 3d

As Vonnegut wrote in one of my favorite books, Mother Night, "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 3d

news.wttw.com/2025/10/05/2...

Most of this is stenography of the DHS complaint. Short mention of earlier, fatal shooting in Chicago also.

2 Chicagoans, Including Woman Shot by Federal Agents, Charged with Ramming Border Patrol Vehicle

Marimar Martinez, 30, and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, 21, are facing felony charges of “forcibly assaulting, impeding, and interfering with a federal law enforcement officer,” federal prosecutors announc...

news.wttw.com

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 3d

There may be a simpler story here. Treasury Secretary Bessent's billionaire buddy needs a bailout.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

P.S.: Trump is planning a $10 billion bailout/vote buy for US farmers.

Trump’s Argentina bailout enriches one well-connected US billionaire

A $20 billion US rescue package is a gift for a hedge fund manager with ties to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

www.motherjones.com

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 3d

This one includes the man's account of the shooting at the protest.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020...

Suspect in Portland killing of far-right protester 'shot dead' by US marshals

Federal and local officers were trying to arrest Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, on an arrest warrant, says sheriff’s office

www.theguardian.com

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 3d

edition.cnn.com/2020/10/15/p...

Trump gloats about US Marshals’ killing of Portland ‘antifa’ suspect | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump on Thursday gloated over the September killing of Portland, Oregon, murder suspect Michael Reinoehl by law enforcement officers who had been deputized as US Marshals.

edition.cnn.com

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 3d

I'm finding it harder and harder to manage the not crying part.

OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 3d

I was looking to see if anyone had already posted. I think it is possible that they are bailing out a billionaire buddy and also preparing for an escape from responsibility for their various crimes.

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 3d

What an interesting analogy. Even after all these years, I remember my little group of imaginary friends who were so absolutely real to me that my family had to check that an unoccupied seat was not occupied by one of them before sitting down. "You just sat on Texas Tea!"

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 4d

The brain's ability for self-repair is pretty limited. There is interesting research going on about whether there are ways to help a damaged brain increase regenerative capacity.

health.ucsd.edu/news/press-r...

When Damaged, the Adult Brain Repairs Itself by Going Back to the Beginning

When adult brain cells are injured, they revert to an embryonic state, say researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine. In their newly adopted immature state, the cells become capable of re-growing...

health.ucsd.edu

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 4d

Neuroplastocity (a thing I described as adaptability) is a thing. Again, it's a less robust thing as you age.

mcpress.mayoclinic.org/healthy-agin...

mcpress.mayoclinic.org

OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 4d

Concussions are not a small thing at any age. However, older brain tissue is less adaptable and less able to repair from injury. Older people are more likely to be on anti-coagulants and, therefore, at significant risk for intercranial bleeding.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 4d

Five-alarm fire inside the DOJ - Lawyer Oyer

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OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 4d

#PresidentMiller seems to confuse court rulings with...checks notes..insurrection. And some young people with doughnuts on fishing poles as ...checks notes.. relentless terrorist assault.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Miller has Fascist Hissy #3 today after another court ruling. This one from a judge appointed by radical left marxist Donald J Trump.

OldHippieChick @oldhippiechick.bsky.social · 4d

A concussion in an older adult is very dangerous. The goon squad has been documented using pepper rounds improperly which is how I'm guessing this woman's injury occurred.

www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest

An 84-year-old said she sustained a concussion and was hit with a projectile after she and her husband, a Vietnam vet, were knocked down by federal officers.

www.oregonlive.com

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