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Lina

@lina8039.bsky.social
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Love my adopted city of Baltimore, my dog Pickles, and books. Spend my days thinking about accreditation and higher education. Trying to remember to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly. Opinions expressed are my own.

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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I don't know if there are Flock cameras, or how many, in the College Park area, but it's surprising to me that the city hasn't commented on their use in the search for Dilan Ashar. For all the concerning/creepy applications, this would be an appropriate and good use.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Southwest FA: Don’t pass up any empty bin space, we’re running out of room in the back. Also Southwest FA: Why’d she put her suitcase there, she’s not even sitting in this row?
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Time for my annual plug: go get a flu shot & COVID booster! Even if you don't do it for your own sake, do it for the very old, the very young, the pregnant, and the immunocompromised.
Picture of arm with red band aid
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What the fuck is even happening at #NACIQI today. First ABA and then APA. Holy cow.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hey Pratt Library, WHY are you not using the main screen to display video?? We can’t see shit back here.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This is honestly the worst summer for mosquitoes I've experienced since moving to Baltimore. 🦟 My legs and feet are on FIRE.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We avoided the death blueberries and the diarrhea lettuce, but apparently we bought and ingested fruit popsicles with possible GLASS shards. [We are fine.] So, anyway, food safety deregulation is going great!! 🙃
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Peak enshittification, WMAR. AI should never replace human judgment and reporting.
thebanner.com
WMAR anchors bid emotional farewell as station shifts to anchorless streaming
Many viewers who commented online pushed back against the change, seeing it as a mechanical maneuver that values dollars and cents over personal connection.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I do love a “creamburlee,” myself 😉
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
What's the deal with the Jimmy John's over by the Locust Point HT being closed for a couple days now? I'm craving a little toasty sandwich.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Pretty lady got a new collar. 🍓
Orange dog with red and pink collar with a strawberry pattern
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Ranked choice voting was made for stuff like this.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
First colonoscopy done early, due to family history. Colon cancer is preventable if you have polyps removed! You can’t say that for many other cancers. Go get yours done.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Best kind of Baltimore afternoon. Oysters, spritz, by the water.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Baltimore, I hope you got your Fluid Movement tickets. The shows are always so creative and joyful each year! One of my favorite summer events.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Former Kentuckian here: this is magnificently done. "With McConnell allegedly on the mend, I figured I’d go ahead tell you what I think about him now – when no one can complain, 'How dare you write that about a dead guy?'"
courier-journal.com
Gerth: My too-early 'tribute' to Mitch McConnell | Opinion
The reaction to Sen. Lindsey Graham's death tells us we shouldn't speak ill of the dead. So I'll tell you what I think about Sen. Mitch McConnell now.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This new Alexa pop up panel when you shop Amazon is rage inducing. And it appears there's no easy way to disable it, either.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Don’t worry DC commuters, I remembered my umbrella today, so you are guaranteed no rain. ☂️
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Dog days of summer. 🐶
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
South Baltimore: is the sulfur smell from the fish kill? It smells horrible. 🥴
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
dog days of summer. 💛
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
C’mon USPS. Be for real. The parcel is not traveling ~260 miles to my home in Baltimore in nine minutes.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
From what I can see, the Sun is the only media outlet with a page specifically addressing weather for the 4th & fireworks in Baltimore. @thebaltimorebanner.com, @wbaltv11.bsky.social, & @cbsnewsbaltimore.bsky.social - room for improvement.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Is red wine still ok if you accidentally left it in your car for a week during 100+ temp heat wave? Asking for a friend. 😬🍷
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I’m a regular long-time listener and admirer of NPR, but the Totenberg/Alito thing is beyond shameful. Where were the editors?? If it wasn’t NT you know that would have been a fireable offense.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
eff all the way off with this nonsense.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The curse of being a good packer is you can fit so much crap on a carry on suitcase it comes with a ‘caution when lifting’ tag.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Very important informational update. The peach cobbler nothing bundt cake is not worth ordering. 👎🏼 (Which is a real pity, as their other cakes are really good.)
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
champions, baby 🏆
trivia score sheet
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Bougie white ladies of BlueSky, will one of your cohort please explain the appeal of Trader Joe tote bags to me…? Like, I get tote bags for free at every non-profit conference?
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Go for a routine physical, they order bloodwork. - Hopkins MyChart: nothing about fasting, including in the orders for the phlebotomist. - LabCorps: nothing about fasting, including in the appt reminders. - Day of: did you remember to fast for 12 hours???
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Ok Riverside peeps how is no one at the Henry Street park in this truly incredible weather???
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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Breaking! There are baby turtles at the National Aquarium Floating Wetlands in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. I repeat: There are baby turtles at the National Aquarium Floating Wetlands in Baltimore's Inner Harbor.
A baby turtle crawling out of the water.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Unpacked my suitcase from a trip within 24 hours and did laundry; please clap.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Amazing play! Go see it!
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It's #pridemonth! God’s love extends to all. Love wins. 🏳️‍🌈
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Using an un-tested AI tool to announce graduates is already the dumbest shit ever, but that no one thought to *STOP* it the second it missed a name, and let hundreds of students go unacknowledged rather than just read it themselves. Unbelievable.
azfamily.com
AI system fails during Glendale Community College graduation ceremony
An AI system malfunctioned during Glendale Community College's commencement, misreading graduate names and pausing the ceremony multiple times.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Will never not be profoundly annoyed by media outlets (talkin’ to you @npr.org) using the word “troop” to refer to an individual rather than as a collective noun.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
It’s like a week out and #Artscape has neither a map nor a schedule posted. Who even runs this thing.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Okay Midway airport I was unfamiliar with your coffee labeling game 🫡
map legend at midway airport in chicago
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Three weeks, three trips, less than 24 hours at home. View from Chicago hotel (leg two) is pretty rad, though.
View from Chicago hotel
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Y’all. People who answer (seemingly non-urgent!) phone calls in public restrooms with the sound of flushing all around you: WHY?? And those initiating the calls, why are you not hanging up?
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
First time taking the light rail from BWI. Some thoughts as a frequent public transit rider: 1) it’s pretty dirty relative to other systems bc shitty people leave trash, even though the trains themselves are nice. 🧵 1/x
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Okay, Charleston. Get to Edmunds Oast right this very minute to get their softshell crab over grits. Holy cow was that good.
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Today I learned the Saskatchewan slang term for a hoodie, and it’s pretty charming: a “bunny hug.”
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Just in case anyone else gets this ridic and misleading text about grocery coupons…
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Sure wish Ft. McHenry would have extended hours during cherry blossom season - 9 to 5 is tough for folks with office gigs - but Saturday was pretty darn beautiful.
Cherry blossoms at fort McHenry
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
You're really telling me the only way to give a household member access to a Blink doorbell camera is to just give 'em your username and password? Like, there's no way to add a household member to the account??
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Baby I ain’t taking time to review a parking garage. Be so for real.
Text asking me to review a parking garage
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Lina @lina8039.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Genuinely, how is Amtrak still in business? Thought about booking a weekend trip to NYC (from Baltimore). Coach seats for 2 were ~$400 rt, even months in advance. If I book a luxury bus (reclining seats, power outlets, etc), it takes 30 mins longer, but rt tickets for 2 was $85.
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