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s. e. smith

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that person with the peaches

also a national magazine award-winning journalist/essayist with an eclectic beat and a love for cultural criticism spotted in bitch (rip), the nation, in these times, the verge, the washington post, &c

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I just want quality screen-printed tees on 100% cotton fabric and yes I am willing to pay!! Take my money!!!

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PSA: Psychologists have NEVER EVER EVER had prescribing rights. We don’t want ‘em, you WANT a pro watching you who has zero ego involved in the drugs you’re taking. We’ll work with your GP or a psychiatrist for you, but walking scrip pad is the med school grads. We’re software.

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I could honestly do without eight million casino ads on every podcast.

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[bookmark this vagueskeet for later]

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Assuming I did my math right it's going to be cool as fuck though

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I just spent two and a half hours doing layout and math on the quilt and I just ordered the fabric and I REALLY hope I didn't fuck it up.

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Birds do not have fun when it's smoky out!

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Thinking about this today as our beaches are crowded with shrieking children and parents hold the hands of their little ones while crossing the street and people take turns holding babies at picnics, all under skies with nary a drone nor a warplane.

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Sometimes the fruit of the poison tree is actually edible with care cf cashews

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The face of someone who was a perfect little angel at the vet’s because I was in the room and he knows I am unimpressed by his theatrics

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Beginning my annual post Fourth of July fall ballot measure research and there are some doozies on here!

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Love this Sarah Jaffe read on the labor beat; coming from someone who's been in it for a very, very long time, there's a lot of great insight. And as someone who's been really struggling to place labor stories, I implore media orgs to invest in this coverage.

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Very interesting read on reworking the CSA model to make it easier for farmers and customers.

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If you are traveling with your pet, emergencies happen! An ear infection that's clearly been going on for at least a week that you chose not to get treated at home before you left is not an emergency.

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Melissa Gira Grant's avatar Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com
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“I have nothing to do with them, including the multiple Project 2025 guys who worked in my administration and the one working on the party platform” newrepublic.com/article/1834...

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Saeed Jones's avatar Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social
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To put it another way: “A man walked into the restaurant and punched a lady in the face. It was so scary. I hope she’s okay. I don’t think they caught the guy.” “Why were you at that place? Their food is consistently terrible. Don’t you read the Yelp reviews. I don’t know why you’re shocked.”

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Pavel's avatar Pavel @spavel.bsky.social
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Remember how the "retail theft crime wave" disappeared as soon as companies had to do their annual reports? That's because it's illegal to lie to shareholders.

AI is booming (if you're a pleb) but if you have money - Goldman Sachs will be honest with you instead web.archive.org/web/20240629...

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Saul shares the different grape clusters in the vineyards of Bakersfield CA. These grapes will be fully ripened in the next couple of weeks, depending on the temps each day. The trick is to allow them to ripen w/o getting sun burned. Temps today are predicted at 110° #WeFeedYou

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You have more robust privacy protections than I do, even with California's enhanced online privacy laws.

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FYI this is what happens when you use Instagram's option that ostensibly lets you opt out of use in their AI training data sets, double 'hi' and all.

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Gotta issue the annual reminder early I guess: Please be normal about the peach count. Not all thoughts need to be shared with the class. Not all inappropriate questions need to be asked. It's supposed to be fun. Don't overthink it, or scroll past!

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All I am saying is if I behaved that way at the dr’s office…

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Oh no for that I have ‘this call may be monitored or recorded’ 😇

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Oh no I am not at all concerned about HIS health and welfare, I am concerned about THEIRS.

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I just want to state for the record that Ash has his followup appointment and suture removal tomorrow, I asked if they wanted me to load him up on some gabapentin, and they said no!

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This is the way (eating peaches, messing around with sewing projects).

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An unhoused man in San Jose died because of the high heat today.

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A lot of dog drama on AITA this week that could really be resolved with one thing: A leash.

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Let alone differentiate between mistakes and actively harmful conduct. The two seem really blurred in a lot of minds!

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Also in a very binaristic world people still get reamed for taking responsibility for their mistakes and making steps towards amends, which has real shitty knockdown effects when it comes to living in a society where people need to be able to learn from mistakes.

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Sean's avatar Sean @publichealth.bsky.social
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never forget the usa today “heatwave” infographic

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I’d love to if someone wants to pay me!

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I think this also applies to the works themselves, not just the creators “if I like this show and it turns out it’s problematic, that means I’m problematic, therefore I must destroy your review to protect my sense of self”

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Yes absolutely! This really makes it impossible to have interesting and complex conversations about art, since unfortunately art is rarely Good or Bad Actually with no other options.

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Stella's avatar Stella @antlervel.vet
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“If I like this person and it turns out they did a bad thing, that must mean *I* am bad somehow”

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One reason I took big steps back from and changed the way I engage with social media. I am no one’s hero.

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Having a lot of thoughts this week about parasociality and how overidentification with public figures and their work results in a reflexive rejection of accusations of wrongdoing not just because it shatters an illusion, but because it feels like a personal attack.

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Oh no! They’re always so mealy.

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For the record: voting matters. So does turning up to school board meetings. Community board meetings. Planning and zoning board meetings. Making public comments on pending rules. Contacting public officials. Protesting. Running for office yourself.

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Hang in there! If it makes you feel better our raspberry bushes are about two weeks out on production.

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In case anyone’s wondering my all-time peach high score is actually a tie for eleven peaches in a single day.

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Not even eleven and I am sweating like a pig.

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