Jill S

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Tea drinker, Seattleite, queer femme, erstwhile writer, dilettante, librarian, birder. If you reply-guy me, I will block you.

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Gotta be careful mentioning this around hardcore Beatles stans but... *looks around*... I actually think this is the superior version of this song www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkF_...

We Can Work It Outwww.youtube.com Provided to YouTube by Universal Music GroupWe Can Work It Out · Stevie WonderSigned, Sealed And Delivered℗ 1970 UMG Recordings, Inc.Released on: 1970-08-07P...

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Oh, I can never think of immediate answers to this stuff, but you reminded me of the Indigo Girls' cover of Romeo and Juliet, which is splendid. And while I'm here, I love Garbage's cover of Cities in Dust.

Indigo Girls - American Dream, followed by Rhiannon Giddens’ version she did more recently WITH Paul Simon where she changed just a few words. KEY words.

Other than Hurt by Johnny Cash and any version of The Sound of Silence, what are your favorite cover versions of famous songs?

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Remember: Texas is not a red state. Texas is a massively voter-suppressed state, with a lot of people working very hard and very thanklessly to fix that.

Come on, y'all. For America. For Ted. Let's do this.

Ted Cruz gets bad news in Texas Senate racewww.newsweek.com A Manhattan Institute survey of 600 likely voters in Texas showed Cruz's lead over Democrat Colin Allred is just 3 points.

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I’ve been very lucky to see beluga in the Churchill river a number of times, but I’ve never seen anything quite like this. There are a few hundred whales here churning up the water, herding capelin into a bait ball to feed. It was incredible! 🌿🐳https://youtu.be/sgM21bM0wd8?si=QDNac_tw5hYbmFsm

Beluga Feeding Frenzy in the Churchill River.youtu.be A few hundred beluga whales are charging back-and-forth, herding schools of capelin into a bait ball so that they can scoop them up and eat them. While there...

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why did we stop sending men to the moon. So many men could fit up there

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ICYMI, the Final Destination dude has announced his adaptation of my Bloody Mary novel. This gets funnier when you consider I signed the release papers 3 weeks ago then found out it was a done deal when a bookseller said GRATS to me on Friday and I had no clue I'd been on Deadline two days before.

Welp. Surprise? My book's film has been announced. deadline.com/2024/07/bloo...

‘Final Destination’s Jeffrey Reddick Partnering With Producer Todd Slater On ‘Bloody Mary: Origins’deadline.com A 'Bloody Mary: Origins' movie from 'Final Destination's Jeffrey Reddick and veteran producer Todd Slater is in the works, Deadline can reveal.

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whisper networks only benefit some people. because!!!! abusers are VERY GOOD at making their victims not feel safe about asking the community about them

Made hummus and muhammara for a picnic in the park cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017... My hummus recipe is from the Candle Cafe cookbook. And I have naan I made up in the freezer. Plus the pickled beets from the Scuttlebutt sandwich recipe. It’s a cobbled together dinner.

Muhammara (Red Pepper and Walnut Spread) Recipecooking.nytimes.com Freeze vegetables at the height of the season, when they are at their Technicolor best, and you'll be rich with cooking options for months to come For example, this muhammara, the Middle Eastern red p...

The podcast THIS IS CRIMINAL had a fantastic episode about the Radiumn Girls and OSHA recently. I hadn’t realized there was a connection until I heard it.

have you all heard of THE RADIUM GIRLS? if you haven’t, go look that up because any post i try to do won’t be enough and will get suppressed. come back when you’re done looking up THE RADIUM GIRLS okay. you done? cool. okay so Clarence Thomas wants to get rid of OSHA

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NAVOLA tour dates! Boulder, Fort Collins, Crested Butte, Paonia, Portland, Seattle...

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Hello social medias... You may not be aware a major Cat 5 hurricane struck an area that normally doesn't get them. The eye passed directly over Carriacou and Petit Martinique. The devastation is tremendous. The need is great. You can help and make a difference: www.gofundme.com/f/the-people...

Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover, organized by Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAGwww.gofundme.com On 1 July, the eye of Hurricane Beryl bore down on two tiny i… Marine and Yachting Association of Grenada MAYAG needs your support for Help the people of Carriacou and Petite Martinique recover

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As I once said in a training, for people who use screen readers to compile link lists, the results sound like the seagulls in Finding Nemo and are about as useful.

Why we shouldn't use "click here" to hyperlink. heyoka.medium.com/dont-use-cli...

Don’t use “click here”heyoka.medium.com And other common hyperlink mistakes

Holy shit I am watching The Man with 1000 Kids on Netflix and this story is bonkers time.com/6991846/the-...

The True Stories Behind Netflix's 'The Man With 1000 Kids'time.com Victims of a serial sperm donor featured in a new documentary speak out on the dangers of fertility fraud and how it changed their lives forever.

I’m reading the Tartine cookbook and I want to make this lemon meringue cake. Just …. Not this weekend.

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My personal feeling is that in cases of sexual assault "I'm going to wait to see what else develops" is a fine, but if you loudly announce that what you're seeing is inadequate and not enough and should not be believed by anyone, that's not waiting to see what else develops.

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This is a very funny exchange that also makes me want to walk into the sea

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Last week I revealed the cover to my next book... ✏️Graphic Novel Builder: the illustrated guide to making your own comics! Now let me introduce the fantastic cast of comic making teens who'll guide readers in making their masterpieces!

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Just a few more hours!!

I donated an annotated copy of "Sailor's Delight" to the @romancingthevote.bsky.social auction! www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Hint: the author of the linked opinion piece in WaPo isn't an oncologist, health services researcher, or an epidemiologist

Did cancer write this www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

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So this is your reminder: Some people think they can GET AWAY with things. This does not mean they are unaware that it is wrong. It just means they think the rules don’t apply to them.

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If you are mad at the NYT and don't feel like fucking with the auction today, I also invite you to just go directly to donate.romancingthevote.com which is where all of our auction payments will go, and from there directly on to voting organizations who will make sure those who WANT to vote can.

Chip in!donate.romancingthevote.com Show your support with a contribution.

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All US citizens should interrogate the way we are propaganzied to support militarism abroad.

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Hey, not "no one." I wrote COBOL professionally 33 years ago. I could probably pick it back up if I had to. youtu.be/LWYmGhIFy-A?...

The World Depends on 60-Year-Old Code No One Knows Anymoreyoutu.be (Or hardly anyone knows)Believe it or not, a 60-year-old programming language, COBOL, still powers major systems like banking and insurance. To be honest, it...

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Welp. Surprise? My book's film has been announced. deadline.com/2024/07/bloo...

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You can use the Paprika app to grab NYT recipes from behind the firewall if you’re not logged in. Just saying.

This does it. When I get on my computer, I will cancel my subscription despite the good recipes.

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Anyway, if Swifties and the Outlander fandom ever set their minds to it, I firmly believe we’d have universal healthcare and a solution for climate change within a week.

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Finishing and submitting a story = you're in the game = you rock. Rejections are a measure of that last. That means, getting a rejection = you rock. So when you're feeling down, remember YOU ROCK! and write another story. When you get a reject, remember YOU ROCK! and write another story. And so on.

Writers! It's the weekend... or almost! Quick reminder: Rejection - DOES NOT MEAN - you are a bad writer! Whether from an agent or a mag editor or someone else. Keep pushing. Make each piece better than the last. Stay in this! ❤️‍🔥YOU GOT THIS!❤️‍🔥

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Hi, apologies, but trying to insert when I see people fretting about the terf podcast being a source. This is from a friend who’s indicated she’s ok with my sharing, isn’t associated with the terf podcast. And uh. This seems pretty cut and dry.

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It was 152 in my area at 1am last night. I'm 12 miles away from Seattle's fireworks show.

Check your AQI this morning if you live somewhere that had a fireworks show last night. Seattle’s is over 100 this morning. 😷