Just sitting here thinking about all of the people on the right who cry whenever they watch The Fiddler On the Roof, but apparently have no problem supporting the side that is working around the clock to recreate the cruelty of those pogroms in America today. THEY LITERALLY HAVE IT ON THEIR PODIUMS

just ordered 25 extra-loud whistles. i already have my trusty P.E. teacher whistle from my early teaching days, but getting a much louder one & 24 identical ones to give away

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this is bonkers 😂 alt text has more info, too.

i forgot i threw a bunch of mystery bulbs into the potted rose bush (they got dug up when i planted the pear tree this summer) so this made my day

my mom is out picking up 5 lbs of ground chicken from Weiss Meats to make a batch of her amazing chicken burgers for dinner & for freezing! i hadn’t realized people make long trips to stock up at Weiss’? it’s like 5 min from our house & we were just happy to have a good butcher nearby!

between Walz not running for reelection in minnesota & the federal govt coming for minnesota from all sides (see below photo + recent 🧊 presence) , i’m wondering if 47 is worried about him running for president in 2028?

spent the warmer morning doing all of the yard things i didn’t get to before the first snowfall, and now the backyard is all ready for spring. i’d just planned on doing it in early spring after the thaw, so April Renee is going to be very grateful to muddy, wet, January Renee

Slightly diminish a band The Socialsmokers

the pressure has dropped a ton since midnight, and for once, i’m neither tired or dealing with a headache, but heads up for the pittsburgh fam:

the smol that i primarily work with cannot say the word “pocket” but instead says “it’s in my poppet” and you guys i can’t tell you how often i “forget” to correct this one word or encourage practicing the mouth shapes for the correct pronunciation b/c 🥹

Thought I was going to get a great #sunset in #Pittsburgh tonight, light clouds with lots of blue, but then just as it was getting dark heavy clouds rolled in 😔. But I’m very happy with the lines and color if this shot, perhaps it’s for the best. #nature #photography

had a chance to mention the recent horrors to the young teachers i work with & one had heard of everything and one had not. b/c the goon squad has affected their lives recently, they were really open to hearing how out of control it is & understood (now) how supporting this admin is a mistake.

this entire 🧵, but especially this one.

a few good things: -our mayor actually said the thing he needed to say (he won’t cooperate with 🧊) today -this 1 is a dubious silver lining but the Blocks killed our local journalism b/c they couldn’t buy off our courts & they couldn’t bust our unions -citizens are not backing down from tyranny

just feeling frantic in my inability to _do_ sth about all of this. i’m calling/emailing reps, & all of the usual stuff but my mind is just looping “make it stop make it stop how can we make it stop” which is unhelpful af. doing a big physical thing rn is helping (clearing a storage unit), but jesus

then vote to shut down the government until ICE is abolished

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the only bad thing about taking primarily country roads to work is that when a tree goes down on a road, there aren’t any good reroutes. 😅

envious of carnegie getting a good mayor, but also v. happy for them! i met sam out enjoying squirrel hill night market last year & he was v. chill, extremely funny in a “blink & you’ll miss it” way, & he asked me as many questions as i asked him, which was cool westhillsgazette.com/pennsylvania...

found a fun thing for $5 at the thrift store looks like someone got it as a gift, opened it, and went “uhhh nope nope nope” as nothing has been opened 😂 my mom is going to be fucking _stoked_

so dark this morning!

went to work in Canonsburg, got an oil change afterwards in Bethel Park, picked up my parents for two specialist appointments, drove to Oakland, dropped one off at Magee & took the other to Mercy, went back to Magee, drove home, made dinner. i’m a little tattered now, but it’s too early for bed 😅

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tfw the exposition is still going on at the 50% mark. RIP to my current audiobook, i’ll never know whodunnit but i no longer care

i feel like i do a version of this at least weekly (running through the park with my dog + elderly parents are always an adventure)! 😂

first day back to the classroom after two weeks off! throw in a steelers game last night that was benign until 11:20pm, when it became actually interesting (read: everyone [parents of the smols included] in Pittsburgh yelling at the tv) & these kids are going to wound _up_ today. lfg 😬

a great way to say “thank you” to the staff of City Paper, if you’re able to contribute ❤️

6 pickup trucks are lined up in the lot behind the w. mifflin goodwill parking lot, & maybe it’s just teens but i went into goodwill, dunkin, car wash, & long john silvers to let them know if any employees are in danger of 🧊, to pls just be aware. i felt like a weirdo, but think it was right call :/

finally found a reverse osmosis countertop machine that doesn’t waste water! you can use the “waste” water on plants & for cleaning, so i got it. and omg i probs drank 3x the amount of water today that i usually do b/c it tasted SO good. the carafe also has a re-mineralization filter, too!

car headed to the shop again. 😡 so, if you have had any good experiences with car dealerships in the greater pittsburgh region, please send recs this way? looking at getting a used suburu soon, methinks.

The moon is almost full and is rising while it’s still daylight and looks pretty cool right now

every full moon, i get a calendar reminder to finallyyyyyy order this tea, and every full moon, something chaotic happens & i miss it. 2026 will be different! i am determined! ☕️

15°F tonight; 56° next friday, as a treat. thankfully it’s just a day or two of that before returning to the 30’s again. “thankfully” b/c a longer warm stretch before March confuses the trees while the 🐝 are still sleepy

spent most of today bundled up & reading in our minivan in the UPMC Shadyside parking garage while my stepdad had an outpatient procedure, b/c only my mom was allowed to wait in his room & the short stay waiting room was filled w/coughing ppl. thankfully, i brought a down blanket & wore thermals!

this is pretty fantastic

honestly, for me, it would be this, the first book that made me realize that even if i was a kid, i could challenge authority anytime it was foolish, oppressive, or unkind.

Mandy Patinkin and friends perform "Over the Rainbow" at the Inauguration of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

it looks like dawn, but it’s 2am

Zohran Mamdani swearing-in ceremony for New York City mayor. #Zohran #Mamdani #NYC

the season to send him to prison 🌟 2026 baby!

my mom, who hasn’t stayed up for nye in _years_, decided to stay up this year. i just walked into the living room and found her really fucking annoyed at how bad the new year shows are now, and i’m _dying_ b/c she’s never annoyed by _anything_

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hey weather science friends, what does this line mean and what creates it?

co-signed, and honestly, the title sequence alone cuts any anxiety i have by at least half

rainbow brite fast-forwarding past 2026 is the energy i need tbh