wendinoakland, pretend hero

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Drinking tea πŸ«– taking photos. Definitely a dog person. Former graphic designer, now a volunteer making old things beautiful. I like buildings and chairs. Oakland, CA, previously NYC & London.πŸ––πŸΌ She/her/ma’am. Pro-abortion. In the Fediverse since Nov 22. #SlavaUkraini πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ #BLM #NAFO #Simpsons #nobridge #guillotinis🍸
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Transgender people, the homeless, immigrants, and prisoners will make up the honor guard to accompany Pope Francis and bid him farewell at his funeral. I'm actually iun tears over this.

I'm not Catholic - not any kind of Christian, and Pope Francis was by no means perfect, but he was still a light to the world and I will miss him greatly.

https://www.newwaysministry.org/2025/04/26/transgender-people-are-part-of-pope-francis-funeral-rites-today/

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #lgbtqia2s #PopeFrancis

Transgender People Are Part of Pope Francis' Funeral Rites Today - New Ways Ministry

A miraculous "first" at a Vatican liturgy is a fitting tribute for Pope Francis' message to the church and the world.

New Ways Ministry

Everything Macron does here is calculated. It's the difference between leaving no tip and leaving a nickel as a tipβ€”the latter is a no-ambiguity message, "This wasn't oversight, it was a deliberate choice"

And it's not just that Macron doesn't shake Trump's hand, it's that his hand moves to Zelenskyy's back after letting Trump hang in midair

The contrast between his admiration for one man and contempt for the other couldn't be clearer

No 'fuck you' can compete with a French fuck you

The Coliseum had to be cleared to accommodate JD Vance and his massive ego.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:c7ozmxoc5b2ky4iam2o36uic/post/3lnq3projkk2k
Radley Balko (@radleybalko.bsky.social)

Vance's Easter visit to Rome clogged its streets with a 40-vehicle entourage. He also demanded the Coliseum be closed so he and his family could tour it alone. Tourists who properly booked slots in advance got screwed. He's apparently the first to make that demand. Then he didn't bother to show up. https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/jd-vance-visit-vatican-rome-t2hrm5cc6?region=global

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arcane magic. not a believer.

@WrenArcher @storybead @bumpus

I see you are running low on cyan darkening color. If you wish to continue to use your toaster, then cyan must be added for your bread darkening. For how else can we trace your thrown toast back to you and your rebellious ways?

@WrenArcher FYI the carbon setting is for people who need more vitamin C. Vitamin C is carbon, right?

Is it connected to your WiFi?

Will it start charging you a subscription for different kinds of toast, like β€œyou have the bagel upgrade, but you need to buy the everything bagel package at $2.99/month to continue”?

Will it start showing ads on its screen and not give you your toast until you’ve watched at least 3?

Sorry, end-stage capitalism has me cranky.

I’m sure it’s a lovely toaster.

We had to get a new toaster and so of course it has a friggin' touch screen. Whyyyy?

And why is it necessary to have a setting that is just shy of using as replacement for your carbon water filter?

@bumpus @WrenArcher

@pluralistic.net wrote about this in 'Radicalized'. In the first tale, the lady's toaster will only operate with specific brands of bread. We're nearly there.

BTW, if you are into spec-fic, in these bad times, I recommend that book. So on point, and almost exactly predicted Mangio, in one of the tales.

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@djwtwo good lord that is a cute BORB
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@djwtwo damn, that little bird can swallow a whole tree wow
@djwtwo Fantastic shot! Thanx for sharing! β˜ΊοΈπŸ‘‹βœ¨
@djwtwo I see an owl tree swallowing a bird!
@djwtwo
I love them, they are so beautiful! They are dive bombing all over our back yard these days, considering the empty bluebird box.