Roberta Horrocks 🇺🇦 🐺 🌙
@ripple-b.bsky.social
Hunkered down in the misty mountains of Vermont
Pinned
“I am a ghost now, living those old scenes. We watched it all burn down and did nuthin.”
~Angel Olsen / Go Home
~Angel Olsen / Go Home
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A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
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Saturday afternoon I saw a figure stumbling along in the ditch. I stopped and offered a ride.
The 83-year-old man didn’t hesitate. He accepted immediately. Hunched over, carrying his folder, he lurched towards my car and nearly fell into the seat, exhausted.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...
The 83-year-old man didn’t hesitate. He accepted immediately. Hunched over, carrying his folder, he lurched towards my car and nearly fell into the seat, exhausted.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...
The Old Man Along The Highway
A short story that encompasses what must change in our United States of America
www.qasimrashid.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Saturday afternoon I saw a figure stumbling along in the ditch. I stopped and offered a ride.
The 83-year-old man didn’t hesitate. He accepted immediately. Hunched over, carrying his folder, he lurched towards my car and nearly fell into the seat, exhausted.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...
The 83-year-old man didn’t hesitate. He accepted immediately. Hunched over, carrying his folder, he lurched towards my car and nearly fell into the seat, exhausted.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-old-ma...
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1. Sometimes, the absurdity of the situation we're all in just hits me. Going forward, ongoing and continuous transmission of SARS-CoV-2 will lead to an ever-increasing percentage of the global population developing chronic illnesses due to sequelae of infection.
December 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
1. Sometimes, the absurdity of the situation we're all in just hits me. Going forward, ongoing and continuous transmission of SARS-CoV-2 will lead to an ever-increasing percentage of the global population developing chronic illnesses due to sequelae of infection.
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Can't believe I have to say this, but it's 2025 still and apparently this is how this year has gone:
IF YOU HAVE MEASLES PLEASE DON'T GET ON A PLANE.
patch.com/new-jersey/n...
IF YOU HAVE MEASLES PLEASE DON'T GET ON A PLANE.
patch.com/new-jersey/n...
Possible Measles Exposure At Newark Airport Amid Holiday Travel: Health Officials
The non-NJ resident was in at least two terminals while infected with measles, officials said.
patch.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Can't believe I have to say this, but it's 2025 still and apparently this is how this year has gone:
IF YOU HAVE MEASLES PLEASE DON'T GET ON A PLANE.
patch.com/new-jersey/n...
IF YOU HAVE MEASLES PLEASE DON'T GET ON A PLANE.
patch.com/new-jersey/n...
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We have a HUGE opportunity right now thanks to a very generous matching donor. Between now and New Year's Day we need your help to get as close as possible to raising $12,500 to start 2026 with $25,000! donorbox.org/end-of-year-...
End of Year Match! | Merrymac Farm Sanctuary (Powered by Donorbox)
The end of 2025 has come with some massive vet bills for our residents and the arrival of two precious senior mini horses who have no record of vetting. They need medical exams, vaccines, dental work,...
donorbox.org
December 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We have a HUGE opportunity right now thanks to a very generous matching donor. Between now and New Year's Day we need your help to get as close as possible to raising $12,500 to start 2026 with $25,000! donorbox.org/end-of-year-...
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“UVM study: Pediatric asthma worsened in Vermont following Canadian wildfires” www.vtcng.com/news_and_cit... - News & Citizen
#AirQuality #Asthma #Health #NewEngland #Vermont #Wildfires #WildfireSmoke
#AirQuality #Asthma #Health #NewEngland #Vermont #Wildfires #WildfireSmoke
UVM study: Pediatric asthma worsened in Vermont following Canadian wildfires
When deciding where to live when beginning her PhD, Anna Maassel was drawn to UVM for Vermont’s relative respite from climate catastrophes.
www.vtcng.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
“UVM study: Pediatric asthma worsened in Vermont following Canadian wildfires” www.vtcng.com/news_and_cit... - News & Citizen
#AirQuality #Asthma #Health #NewEngland #Vermont #Wildfires #WildfireSmoke
#AirQuality #Asthma #Health #NewEngland #Vermont #Wildfires #WildfireSmoke
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I feel a special kind of sorrow and anger about events and communities that claim to be about liberation—queer, trans, BIPOC, disabled, etc—and yet don’t require n95s, implement clean air practices, etc.
I dream of a world in which the guiding principle of “we keep each other safe” is true.
I dream of a world in which the guiding principle of “we keep each other safe” is true.
December 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I feel a special kind of sorrow and anger about events and communities that claim to be about liberation—queer, trans, BIPOC, disabled, etc—and yet don’t require n95s, implement clean air practices, etc.
I dream of a world in which the guiding principle of “we keep each other safe” is true.
I dream of a world in which the guiding principle of “we keep each other safe” is true.
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Shifting money from police and prisons to systems that meet people's needs are better for safety and, contrary to what you hear in the media, *one of the most popular policies* over decades of polling. Asking why this is hidden from us is important. equalityalec.substack.com/p/convention...
Conventional Wisdom and "Popularity"
And a weird debate I just had.
equalityalec.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Shifting money from police and prisons to systems that meet people's needs are better for safety and, contrary to what you hear in the media, *one of the most popular policies* over decades of polling. Asking why this is hidden from us is important. equalityalec.substack.com/p/convention...
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Still sick, still coughing, still puking. Most miserable Holidays I have had and one of those I almost died.
The rest of y'all need to mask up and get your covid vaccines because me being vaccinated and wearing masks is clearly not enough.
The rest of y'all need to mask up and get your covid vaccines because me being vaccinated and wearing masks is clearly not enough.
December 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Still sick, still coughing, still puking. Most miserable Holidays I have had and one of those I almost died.
The rest of y'all need to mask up and get your covid vaccines because me being vaccinated and wearing masks is clearly not enough.
The rest of y'all need to mask up and get your covid vaccines because me being vaccinated and wearing masks is clearly not enough.
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
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The states involved are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, Washington and the District of Columbia.
So get your state on that list.
So get your state on that list.
A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the Department of Health and Human Services over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people. n.pr/453QS51
19 states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care
A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the Department of Health and Human Services over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people.
n.pr
December 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The states involved are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin, Washington and the District of Columbia.
So get your state on that list.
So get your state on that list.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Our broken child care system can learn a lot from New Mexico - the state that is leading the way in guaranteeing free child care for all.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
December 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Our broken child care system can learn a lot from New Mexico - the state that is leading the way in guaranteeing free child care for all.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
There is no better rate of return than investing in our children.
The rest of the country should follow New Mexico’s lead.
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More insanity from the #Democrats who take money from the same people the fascists do.
December 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
More insanity from the #Democrats who take money from the same people the fascists do.
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Most people still say “during covid” although there are more people infected with covid now than in 2020. 😭
December 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Most people still say “during covid” although there are more people infected with covid now than in 2020. 😭
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Wonder what happens if you have a cohort of humans that don’t spike a fever to flu A and expose them to a bird flu that is resistant to fever anyway.
Maybe nothing. Maybe something.
We’ll find out… because no one wants to promote what it takes to dodge these fun scenarios. 😷
Maybe nothing. Maybe something.
We’ll find out… because no one wants to promote what it takes to dodge these fun scenarios. 😷
December 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Wonder what happens if you have a cohort of humans that don’t spike a fever to flu A and expose them to a bird flu that is resistant to fever anyway.
Maybe nothing. Maybe something.
We’ll find out… because no one wants to promote what it takes to dodge these fun scenarios. 😷
Maybe nothing. Maybe something.
We’ll find out… because no one wants to promote what it takes to dodge these fun scenarios. 😷
8/8 As the mounds flare and collapse in the crushing darkness, they remind us how little we know of our own planet.
A bizarre, thriving frontier lies hidden beneath the ice.
Claire Cameron | Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/biza...
A bizarre, thriving frontier lies hidden beneath the ice.
Claire Cameron | Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/biza...
Bizarre Ecosystem Discovered More Than Two Miles beneath Arctic Ocean
Dynamic mounds made of methane at a depth of some 3,640 meters act like “frozen reefs” for a bizarre array of deep-sea creatures, new observations reveal
www.scientificamerican.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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8/8 As the mounds flare and collapse in the crushing darkness, they remind us how little we know of our own planet.
A bizarre, thriving frontier lies hidden beneath the ice.
Claire Cameron | Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/biza...
A bizarre, thriving frontier lies hidden beneath the ice.
Claire Cameron | Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/biza...
Bizarre Ecosystem Discovered More Than Two Miles beneath Arctic Ocean
Dynamic mounds made of methane at a depth of some 3,640 meters act like “frozen reefs” for a bizarre array of deep-sea creatures, new observations reveal
www.scientificamerican.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
8/8 As the mounds flare and collapse in the crushing darkness, they remind us how little we know of our own planet.
A bizarre, thriving frontier lies hidden beneath the ice.
Claire Cameron | Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/biza...
A bizarre, thriving frontier lies hidden beneath the ice.
Claire Cameron | Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/biza...
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If you are not wearing a respirator mask in all public spaces during the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19, you are betraying the common good.
#COVID19 #respirator
#COVID19 #respirator
If the spirit of the holiday
has left you wondering
about the meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
about the real meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
know that it means
that you should wear a mask.
has left you wondering
about the meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
about the real meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
know that it means
that you should wear a mask.
December 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
If you are not wearing a respirator mask in all public spaces during the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19, you are betraying the common good.
#COVID19 #respirator
#COVID19 #respirator
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If the spirit of the holiday
has left you wondering
about the meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
about the real meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
know that it means
that you should wear a mask.
has left you wondering
about the meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
about the real meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
know that it means
that you should wear a mask.
December 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
If the spirit of the holiday
has left you wondering
about the meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
about the real meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
know that it means
that you should wear a mask.
has left you wondering
about the meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
about the real meaning
of “goodwill toward men,”
know that it means
that you should wear a mask.
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“Miss, do you agree with the sign?”
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
December 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Miss, do you agree with the sign?”
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
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