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Kris Irene

@snowkiedokie.bsky.social
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Trying to keep my chin up,heart open and mind working. I come from a long line of "make-doers"...I fix things, make things and if it can be repaired "it's still good." Married for 35 years.

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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I thought I’d be able to tell this story in fewer words , but the tale of me being in the right place at the right time took longer to explain than I thought it would.😆
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Terrible photo through the screen of what I believe to be a Coopers Hawk? Maybe a Sharp Shinned?
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 19/09/2026
Check the timestamp
Me, two weeks ago: DC might need to form its own Baltic Way and shut the city down 


Quoting Mark Chadbourn:
Spoiled child Trump will smash things if he can;t get his own way
(Trump administration says it might demolish the Kennedy Center if court blocks renovations)
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Didn’t realize that the high school football team would be playing on the night Venus was hanging out with the moon , so I had to hide behind some ornamental grass to block the field’s spotlights.🤭
Photo of  the moon and Venus against a pale sunset.
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=EY0p...
youtube.com
47 ways to use a guillotine
YouTube video by Luke Nickle
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
2 things I didn’t like this week. Well, 2 of many. The first is en route to the ocean to kill some sea life. The second one, I killed before it got to any trees.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"More than anything, what stood out to me about the process of photographing these devices was geography: they exist at the boundaries of rich neighborhoods like Piedmont to track who enters; they exist embedded in poor neighborhoods to track the people who live there. Place exposes their purpose."
recordsofenemysurveillance.com
cara esten hurtle
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is a big deal and it deserves a lot more attention. A federal whistleblower is sounding the alarm about a nationwide DHS operation called the “Unlawful Voter Initiative.” According to the disclosure, hundreds of employees at U.S. Citizenship and
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 24/08/2026
If Jensen Huang has time to attend a $1 million-a-head dinner at Mar-a-Lago and fly across the world to meet with President Xi Jinping, he can find time to testify in front of Congress about reports that NVIDIA technology is powering Russia’s war machine.
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Narcissus Flycatcher is a small migratory songbird measuring about 13 to 14 cm It breeds in parts of East Asia: Japan, Korea, and parts of Russia Migrates to Southeast Asia. It eats mostly insects. Builds a cup-shaped nest made of moss, and plant fibres, lined with soft grass in tree hallow.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
100 companies are responsible for 71% of global emissions. They told YOU to recycle better while they polluted more. Don't fall for it. Hold systems accountable. #ClimateCrisis
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Pentagon fired the publisher and editor in chief of Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper that is supposed to maintain editorial independence from the very department it covers.
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Scotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
When technology becomes all too much, Sometimes you need to step back. Sadly now If you do, You'll be excluded from mainstream society as there is no alternative backup. We have allowed everything to become 'Smart' from telephones to washing machines. So when the system crashes, Who will help you?
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Forbes @forbes.com · 17/08/2026
Police in Schaumburg, outside of Chicago, are reportedly sharing license plate reader data with more than 400 agencies.
forbes.com
'Have I Been Flocked' Researcher Says Over 400 Illinois Agencies Have Surveillance Network Access
Police in Schaumburg, outside of Chicago, are reportedly sharing license plate reader data with more than 400 agencies.
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Beware of “The National Desk” which is another Sinclair propaganda front. thenationaldesk.com
thenationaldesk.com
National News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News
The National Desk brings breaking news, investigative reports, and political coverage that no other national news organization is bold enough to attack. Watch daily interviews with relevant news maker...
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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Here’s a list of the nearly 300 Sinclair owned stations. Avoid them like the plague.
en.wikipedia.org
List of stations owned or operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group - Wikipedia
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Osamequin Farm in Seekonk, MA offered a wonderful dyeing opportunity today. Indigo, marigold, flower hammering and many other flower dyes I’ve forgotten the names of. There are so many good things in this world and we have to tend to those things and places so they’re there for the next generations.
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Tim Ellis, TDSB Ward 2 candidate 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 08/07/2026
"They just want to turn it off." A fascinating story of the librarians who have started teaching classes showing people how to remove AI "features" from their phones and apps. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...
bangordailynews.com
These Maine librarians are helping patrons resist AI and Big Tech
Despite breathless reporting on how AI is going to change the world, Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian, said that, in her experience, most library patrons aren’t finding it helpful.
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Hey, hay!
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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Why isn’t this getting covered by national news or journalists?? #genealogy #nara #nationalarchives
YouTube video by The Formidable Genealogist
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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If your family isn’t in these records don’t wait until it affects u before you speak up. #genealogy
YouTube video by The Formidable Genealogist
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
School meals should be free for everybody. Charging children to eat somewhere they are legally required to be for the entire day is crazy!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
If you have enough money that you can blow $100,000,000 on avoiding taxes, you have enough money to pay $100,000,000 *on* taxes that will help your fellow citizens, you self-centered prick.
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NPR @npr.org · 09/08/2026
OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid a heated debate over how to regulate AI.
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Why did OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI models hack other companies?
OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid a heated debate over how to regulate AI.
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Katie @rebelrouser1962.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This little friend went to rehab today. My guess is a car hit him/her. A chimney swift, I believe and a feisty one. Hoping for a full recovery.
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
If you love Old PTown, you’d better get there before October 10th to see this piece of joy on earth. The building on the right is being demolished by a developer and replaced with a glamscaped piece of ordinary bullcrap. Looking like a community college from the drawings. Nothing escapes greed.
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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
LET’S PLAY “PEDOS OR ICE AGENTS?” Are these two masked predators abducting a child in the street, or pedophiles forcing a child into an unmarked car? Drop a follow
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Connections is my favorite game. And I especially love it when words align in whimsical fashion. I would absolutely shop at Captain Clark’s Ottoman Empire for a foot stool.
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Good grief, this hits home.
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I realized there may have been sensitive info in the post I just deleted.”, so here’s the revised edit.
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Moo Dog Press @moodogpress.com · 24/07/2026
"I went up there with my book, and I sat down with this dog named Auggie. I started to read to him, and after we had to leave, I started to cry, because I didn't want to leave the humane society," the 11-year-old said.
abcnews.com
11-year-old who read more than 100 hours to shelter animals shares his story
Nehemiah Turner, 11, told ABC News he hopes his reading helps soothe animals who are waiting for new homes at the local humane society.
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
You opened a credit card. ICE now knows where you live. Here's how when you open a credit card your address leaves your bank, goes through middlemen companies, and ends up with ICE. ICE plans to use this data for immigration and 'voter fraud'. No warrant More: www.404media.co/you-opened-a...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
😕 says it all, really (From @justinjpearson.bsky.social )
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I went to put a new saw blade in my antique saw frame yesterday and discovered that a little friend had made its home there over the weekend! I promptly returned the frame to the rack and grabbed another to work with. Can anyone identify this cutie? 🥹🕷️🕸️
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
In this appallingly stupid time we are living in, with America's current aversion to facts and science, it is fascinating how the Ancient Greeks calculated the circumference of the Earth so accurately. May we return to a time when curiosity overcame ignorance and science overcame superstition.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
Week Eight in 250 to 250
This was the eighth week of videos from the 250 to 250 Project that we’re producing to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19/07/2026
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested Saturday in Miami after U.K. prosecutors brought further rape, sex trafficking, and other charges against them.
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What to know about the Tate brothers, social media influencers facing rape and trafficking charges
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested Saturday in Miami after U.K. prosecutors brought further rape, sex trafficking, and other charges against them.
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Stephen Barry @wa3zgt.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
A significantly strong argument I almost never see made is how it decouples “insurance” from employment and how it would be a huge boost to entrepreneurship. People with business ideas would no longer feel scared to leave an employer to try out their business idea.
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Chase Raven @chaseraven.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Furthermore
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The Linotype Daily @thelinotypedaily.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=4aGI...
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DWRI Letterpress Collection at PPL
YouTube video by Providence Public Library
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
July 18, 2026
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
July 18, 2026
On July 18, 1863, at dusk, the Black soldiers of the Massachusetts 54th Volunteer Infantry of the U.S.
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.org
donate.wikimedia.org
Make your donation now - Wikimedia Foundation
Donate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
OSSOFF: I heard a president who is, as always, focused on his personal shame and humiliation, and above all, focused on his personal fear of the accountability that will come when we win this fall
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Kris Irene @snowkiedokie.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Fixing fast fashion: France will pay you to repair your clothes • FRANCE 24 English
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
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Michael D🇨🇦 @michaeld249.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Here is Canadian coverage and each point was fact checked: www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
cbc.ca
Trump accuses China of election interference in national address about voting results | CBC
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