Gidget
@thegalgidget.bsky.social
Happiness is driving on a twisty bit of blacktop in the middle of nowhere | sometimes inappropriate | perpetually sleepy | she/her | queer 💖💜💙 | let me drive your cars | #SaveTheManuals
PFP: me w. my hair covering my face
Banner: a winding road in Cali
PFP: me w. my hair covering my face
Banner: a winding road in Cali
Pinned
If you look up at the sleet falling in front of the streetlights it’s *almost* like watching these meteors I’ve been waiting for.
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th. n.pr/44WMNiI
Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th.
n.pr
December 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
If you look up at the sleet falling in front of the streetlights it’s *almost* like watching these meteors I’ve been waiting for.
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Guys! GUYS! If you are an iPhone user you are NOT crazy. You're not just getting old. You're not suddenly all thumbs. Our iPhones are broken - that's why you keep misspelling shit so often in texts. I shared this with Jess and we both went 🤯
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksV...
Thank the maker- I was feeling clumsy for about three releases. Well done Apple.
Thank the maker- I was feeling clumsy for about three releases. Well done Apple.
It's Not Just You - The iOS Keyboard is Broken
YouTube video by Michi NekoMichi
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Guys! GUYS! If you are an iPhone user you are NOT crazy. You're not just getting old. You're not suddenly all thumbs. Our iPhones are broken - that's why you keep misspelling shit so often in texts. I shared this with Jess and we both went 🤯
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It’s very nice and an hour to have two books on this list. Of course it’s because of the incredible teams both books had. Happy to be included.
The Beat's Best Comics of 2025
The Beat staff has come together once again to compile its annual, wide-spanning list of the best comics of 2025.
www.comicsbeat.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
It’s very nice and an hour to have two books on this list. Of course it’s because of the incredible teams both books had. Happy to be included.
I know Bluesky has the juice because I can already think of at least 7* moots here who’d heist with me
(No names because 🤐, but also you lot know who you are)
(No names because 🤐, but also you lot know who you are)
Study Finds 80% Of Americans Lack Social Connections To Pull Off Heist https://theonion.com/study-finds-80-of-americans-lack-social-connections-to-pull-off-heist/
December 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I know Bluesky has the juice because I can already think of at least 7* moots here who’d heist with me
(No names because 🤐, but also you lot know who you are)
(No names because 🤐, but also you lot know who you are)
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“Knocking on a door, or even just walking in front of it, shouldn’t require abandoning your privacy,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @TechCrunch.com - state regulators must investigate, protect people’s privacy, and make use of their biometric privacy laws. techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/...
Amazon's Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial-recognition feature to video doorbells | TechCrunch
The feature lets you identify the people who regularly come to your door by creating a catalog of up to 50 faces. The company says the Ring feature is opt in and the biometric data isn't used to train AI models.
techcrunch.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
“Knocking on a door, or even just walking in front of it, shouldn’t require abandoning your privacy,” EFF’s @mariotrujillo.bsky.social told @TechCrunch.com - state regulators must investigate, protect people’s privacy, and make use of their biometric privacy laws. techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/...
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Today in The December Comfort Watches, I'm essaying Strictly Ballroom, a loving look at a delightfully weird little subculture, that is, in its way, an absolutely perfect film:
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Nine: Strictly Ballroom
A personal story to begin: I was a film critic at the Fresno Bee newspaper when Strictly Ballroom came out in 1992, My review of it was an unqualified rave, and I said something along the line that…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Today in The December Comfort Watches, I'm essaying Strictly Ballroom, a loving look at a delightfully weird little subculture, that is, in its way, an absolutely perfect film:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/09/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/09/t...
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Water your tree.
December 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Water your tree.
New Gymkhana, if you’re into that sort of thing 🦘
[HOONIGAN] Gymkhana 2025: Aussie Shred — Travis Pastrana Does the IMPOSSIBLE in a Subaru Brat
YouTube video by Hoonigan
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December 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New Gymkhana, if you’re into that sort of thing 🦘
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PSA: Amtrak’s NYC ➡️ Albany route is gorgeous.
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
PSA: Amtrak’s NYC ➡️ Albany route is gorgeous.
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Leaving LA by Train at Night, High…
— Neal Cassady, published posthumously in 1971
— Neal Cassady, published posthumously in 1971
December 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Leaving LA by Train at Night, High…
— Neal Cassady, published posthumously in 1971
— Neal Cassady, published posthumously in 1971
There is enough for everyone to live a fulfilling life where all their needs are met, and even their wants!, and instead we have this.
There are now 2,900 billionaires, and they hold $15.8 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
The wealth of the bottom 50% of the global population, over 4 billion people, is estimated at $3.7 trillion.
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There is enough for everyone to live a fulfilling life where all their needs are met, and even their wants!, and instead we have this.
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
This reminds me how every year the Queens Night Market happens and I somehow either forget to go, or don’t have the funds to support the amount of food I want to try (every corner of the world represented! Because Queens!) or tchotchkes to buy
spiritually I need to go to a holiday night market and then get a wine flight and a charcuterie board. fiscally I should do literally anything but that
December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This reminds me how every year the Queens Night Market happens and I somehow either forget to go, or don’t have the funds to support the amount of food I want to try (every corner of the world represented! Because Queens!) or tchotchkes to buy
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“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
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Red alert, boys. WSJ says it’s time to start dressing like Steve Zissou.
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Red alert, boys. WSJ says it’s time to start dressing like Steve Zissou.
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Thanks @charlesgaba.com for sharing all this ACA coverage info that our government should be providing (along with a lot of other things) but isn’t.
📣 REPOST: Grouching Towards Enrollment: My 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment Guide:
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Grouching towards Enrollment: My 2026 ACA OEP Guide (Updated w/2 more tips!)
Almost exactly a year ago I began my 2025 ACA Open Enrollment Period guide with the following words: This is the best OEP ever for the ACA for several reasons: The expanded/enhanced premium subsidies ...
acasignups.net
November 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thanks @charlesgaba.com for sharing all this ACA coverage info that our government should be providing (along with a lot of other things) but isn’t.
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Holy smokes. Just realized tomorrow, Alloy will publish its hundredth post. We made the site to see if we could make a site that doesn't make you feel bad and exhausted. We're proud of it, you should look at it if you haven't yet. alloymag.com
Front Page - Alloy
A site about car culture.
alloymag.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Holy smokes. Just realized tomorrow, Alloy will publish its hundredth post. We made the site to see if we could make a site that doesn't make you feel bad and exhausted. We're proud of it, you should look at it if you haven't yet. alloymag.com
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Still want to do this if anyone is looking for a little walkin' around money this honda day season
Looking to publish a story correlating automaker investments in new technology and earnings/share price. For example-- X automaker made public investments in Y technology, it had this impact on shares and this impact on earnings (if any.) If anyone knows a finance journalist who'd write it LMK
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Still want to do this if anyone is looking for a little walkin' around money this honda day season
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People have always been horny
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
People have always been horny
Since I was a kid, I’ve known my grampa had a silly sense of humor. But I’ve spent the last few months digitizing his slides, photos, and film, and sometimes his little handwritten notes make me so happy.
“Niagara Falls forest” Sept 1976
“Niagara Falls forest” Sept 1976
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Since I was a kid, I’ve known my grampa had a silly sense of humor. But I’ve spent the last few months digitizing his slides, photos, and film, and sometimes his little handwritten notes make me so happy.
“Niagara Falls forest” Sept 1976
“Niagara Falls forest” Sept 1976
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#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 1948, R10 cars entered revenue service on the A line. Nicknamed the Thunderbirds because of their higher speed and acceleration capabilities, the R10s were the first modern car that the IND (Independent Subway System) purchased since it opened in 1932.
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
#TodayinHistory: #OnThisDay in 1948, R10 cars entered revenue service on the A line. Nicknamed the Thunderbirds because of their higher speed and acceleration capabilities, the R10s were the first modern car that the IND (Independent Subway System) purchased since it opened in 1932.
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in the last 5 days these laid-off VIBE staffers have only made it to 31% of their GoFundMe goal after being laid off. please show them the same support you showed Teen Vogue!!
November 17, 2025 at 9:42 PM
in the last 5 days these laid-off VIBE staffers have only made it to 31% of their GoFundMe goal after being laid off. please show them the same support you showed Teen Vogue!!
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I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
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