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Rachael Hamlet

@karmamylanta

Retired lawyer. OG Star Trek fan. Socialist at heart, Democrat by necessity. Nationals baseball and Pokémon GO keep me amused.

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While I regretted buying a 2023 Nissan Leaf when I used it for a 900-mile round trip excursion once (it's not compatible with the fastest and most numerous public charging protocol), I do not regret it at all for the 99% of my driving that is local. I can charge from a regular plug in my driveway.

06.03.2026 20:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My favorite monotreme! (I have strange interests.)

06.03.2026 20:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Artle – the daily art exploration game. Discover artwork and guess the artist in 4 tries. A new artist puzzle is available daily.

@noclevername.bsky.social My Northern Renaissance Painting profs would be proud.

Artle #Artle March 6, 2026 🎨 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle

06.03.2026 20:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Exactly the same principle applies to highway driving: anyone driving slower than me is an idiot, and anyone driving faster is a maniac.

06.03.2026 20:31 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Pumped to receive my notice that my absentee ballot for the VA redistricting referendum is in the mail to me.

06.03.2026 20:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Eero, not Ee4o. Sheesh.

06.03.2026 16:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hump-backed ice rink

Hump-backed ice rink

Ee4o Saarinen's Ingalls Rink (aka "The Whale") would like a word.

06.03.2026 16:45 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I'm not ready to put away the salt and snow shovel either, and I'm in NoVA. We've had snow in April before.

06.03.2026 16:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

@kellyscaletta.bsky.social aka Machine Pun Kelly, is giving you side-eye.

05.03.2026 18:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Not if you ask Sam Altman. He has said he can't imagine raising his children without the assistance of "Ai."

05.03.2026 17:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Is that an LLM-generated transcript? "Seek" for "Sikh" strikes me as a mistake a human wouldn't make.

05.03.2026 17:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you! I forgot that moment entirely.

05.03.2026 12:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I must find this moment. (Why? See my name.) Which episode is this from?

05.03.2026 12:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Mad at the US, so I'm thinking DR or Puerto Rico.

05.03.2026 03:27 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Who should I root for?

05.03.2026 03:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
the last page of Lindy's with the hed and dek:
BACK IN BUSINESS 
For the first time in decades, there will be women's professional baseball in the U.S. this summer. It could be the start of something big.

by Jen Ramos Eisen

it is accompanied by a photo of Ayami Sato

the last page of Lindy's with the hed and dek: BACK IN BUSINESS For the first time in decades, there will be women's professional baseball in the U.S. this summer. It could be the start of something big. by Jen Ramos Eisen it is accompanied by a photo of Ayami Sato

well this is cool!

04.03.2026 22:11 👍 149 🔁 15 💬 7 📌 0

I first heard of the instrument on an episode of The Repair Shop, which is a delightful UK show in which people bring in broken heirlooms with mostly sentimental value and expert craftspeople restore them. Many episodes are available for free on YouTube.

04.03.2026 21:55 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🚨Republican National Committee v. Koski Learn more.

🚨BREAKING: Virginia Supreme Court halts trial court order blocking preparations for congressional redistricting referendum. The special election will move forward with early voting beginning on Mar. 6.

A defeat for the GOP and victory for Virginia voters
www.democracydocket.com/cases/virgin...

04.03.2026 21:46 👍 3026 🔁 867 💬 44 📌 31

Haha! I might be confusing the two as well. I just know that there are remains of a hairy elephant-adjacent species that have been dated to about the time of the construction of the Great Pyramid.

04.03.2026 20:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

There were mammoths in the high arctic when the pyramids were being built.

04.03.2026 20:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

What it is, ain't exactly clear.

04.03.2026 06:48 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Until I was in my 40s, I was under the mistaken impression that sea horses were not vertebrates because they seem to have an exoskeleton (they don't). A very kind docent at the Baltimore Aquarium disabused me of this false idea, to my great embarrassment.

04.03.2026 04:33 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

@redistrict.bluesky.bot is a usually reliable analyst of election results. If he says, "I've seen enough," you can be sure he's factored in what's still uncounted and has determined that the remaining votes aren't likely to break enough in favor of the candidate who is losing to overcome the margin.

04.03.2026 03:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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a man with a robotic helmet on his head and the words `` resistance is futile '' written on the bottom . Alt: Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the Enterprise, transformed into a Borg named Locutus, says "resistance is futile" from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
04.03.2026 03:32 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

MS-NOW is reporting that voting in Dallas County has been extended until 9 PM local time because of chaos caused by changing precinct locations.

04.03.2026 00:08 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Photo of a bamboo bagel/bun cutting frame, a box with slots for the knife to cut a bagel or bun in half without endangering the flesh between your thumb and pointer finger, which is the injury shown in the photo above

Photo of a bamboo bagel/bun cutting frame, a box with slots for the knife to cut a bagel or bun in half without endangering the flesh between your thumb and pointer finger, which is the injury shown in the photo above

Time to buy one of these?

03.03.2026 21:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@cora.bsky.social is the person I was referring to, BTW. She seems to have abandoned her Bluesky presence somewhat. I do occasionally see her post on Xitter still. A really interesting account if you're into fashion and lingerie in particular.

03.03.2026 05:16 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lots of posts on here spreading this. I saw your post first, so I was surprised to see so many uncritical posts.

03.03.2026 03:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oof, that's unfortunate. I sometimes I forget that a home with its own washer and dryer is not a luxury everyone has.

03.03.2026 03:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I was taught by a lingerie expert on Twitter, that fabric softener damages your clothes and your dryer. I save money and get fluffy clothes using wool balls.

03.03.2026 00:00 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0