Annie Brown
@rudyardkipyard.bsky.social
peony, wooden clog, ranked choice voting, earl grey, chiweenie enthusiast; likes to move. aspiring garment maker. waldo county, maine.
Nothing better than seeing the annual Barroom Messiah pop up! My da’s magnum opus.
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Nothing better than seeing the annual Barroom Messiah pop up! My da’s magnum opus.
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Portland Press Herald opinion section today. Totally normal stuff. #MEpolitics
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Portland Press Herald opinion section today. Totally normal stuff. #MEpolitics
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The 🇺🇸American crime drama television series "MURDER, SHE WROTE" created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, premiered #OnThisDay in 1984 on the CBS Network, it ran for 12 seasons with 264 episodes
📺 Universal Television
📺 Universal Television
September 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The 🇺🇸American crime drama television series "MURDER, SHE WROTE" created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, premiered #OnThisDay in 1984 on the CBS Network, it ran for 12 seasons with 264 episodes
📺 Universal Television
📺 Universal Television
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The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.
September 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The Onion News Network truck is currently stationed outside the Broadview ICE Detention facility just outside of Chicago.
Great night meeting @grahamformaine.bsky.social and #TroyJackson tonight in Waldo County. Here’s Graham teaching Troy to shuck. Here we go, Maine. Feeling thankful for RCV. #mainepolitics #onward
August 30, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Great night meeting @grahamformaine.bsky.social and #TroyJackson tonight in Waldo County. Here’s Graham teaching Troy to shuck. Here we go, Maine. Feeling thankful for RCV. #mainepolitics #onward
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Susan Collins shamed at ribbon cutting ceremony for not having held a town hall in 20 years.
August 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Susan Collins shamed at ribbon cutting ceremony for not having held a town hall in 20 years.
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"I wish I could tell you that even if the Supreme Court decides to hear the challenge, it will fail and Obergefell will be upheld, but I really, truly, honestly don’t know. My gut feeling is that Obergefell is in trouble. I hope my gut is wrong."
If Same-Sex Marriage is Overturned
An explainer for the worst case scenario.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"I wish I could tell you that even if the Supreme Court decides to hear the challenge, it will fail and Obergefell will be upheld, but I really, truly, honestly don’t know. My gut feeling is that Obergefell is in trouble. I hope my gut is wrong."
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Colored droplets in corn syrup seemingly blended together can be returned to their original state by reversing the direction of mixing, a form of laminar flow called "Stokes flow".
Credit: UNM Physics & Astronomy
Credit: UNM Physics & Astronomy
July 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Colored droplets in corn syrup seemingly blended together can be returned to their original state by reversing the direction of mixing, a form of laminar flow called "Stokes flow".
Credit: UNM Physics & Astronomy
Credit: UNM Physics & Astronomy
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Feels like ranked choice was absolutely decisive in this race—not because of the vote count, but because of how it changed the incentives from zero-sum to cooperapetitive. It allowed a fractured left field to align organically through co-endorsements instead of falling into a circular firing squad.
June 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Feels like ranked choice was absolutely decisive in this race—not because of the vote count, but because of how it changed the incentives from zero-sum to cooperapetitive. It allowed a fractured left field to align organically through co-endorsements instead of falling into a circular firing squad.
Just sticking with this: #anyonebutjared2026
Hard to tell apart the Republican & Democratic candidates in Maine’s CD2.
June 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Just sticking with this: #anyonebutjared2026
Rick Steves: National treasure
In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
www.ricksteves.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Rick Steves: National treasure
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“It is undisputed that Flores Salazar had permission to be in the United States on March 5, that he had committed no crime, and that CBP knew these things when it detained him,” a judge wrote.
A ‘concerned’ Mainer’s tip got an immigrant wrongly detained for 65 days
Border agents in Calais arrested the Venezuelan man who was allowed to be in the U.S., prompting a strongly worded decision from a federal judge this week.
www.bangordailynews.com
June 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
“It is undisputed that Flores Salazar had permission to be in the United States on March 5, that he had committed no crime, and that CBP knew these things when it detained him,” a judge wrote.
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June 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Maine fabric, crafts shops fill the void left after retailer Joann’s bankruptcy
Maine fabric, crafts shops fill the void left after retailer Joann’s bankruptcy
Local store owners say they have already seen new customers coming in to shop for fabric, yarn and other craft supplies.
www.pressherald.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Maine fabric, crafts shops fill the void left after retailer Joann’s bankruptcy
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André 3000 has shared a new EP called '7 Piano Sketches' to go with his Met Gala look
André 3000 Shares '7 Piano Sketches' EP To Go With Met Gala Look
In 2023, André 3000 released his flute album New Blue Sun. Now, during the Met Gala, he surprise-released 7 Piano Sketches, a collection of instrumental music recorded solo on a piano.
www.stereogum.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
André 3000 has shared a new EP called '7 Piano Sketches' to go with his Met Gala look
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On this #420day, we celebrate the 52nd anniversary of performers “Gail & Dale” singing the hit, “One Toke Over the Line,” on Lawrence Welk.
Neither had an idea the song was about pot, and Welk thought the song was a “modern spiritual.”
Neither had an idea the song was about pot, and Welk thought the song was a “modern spiritual.”
April 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
On this #420day, we celebrate the 52nd anniversary of performers “Gail & Dale” singing the hit, “One Toke Over the Line,” on Lawrence Welk.
Neither had an idea the song was about pot, and Welk thought the song was a “modern spiritual.”
Neither had an idea the song was about pot, and Welk thought the song was a “modern spiritual.”
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Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
April 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont was illegally detained by ICE during what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
Mr. Mahdawi, a legal resident of the US, must be afforded due process under the law and immediately released from detention.
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Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one
April 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one