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a cardboard background with hand-drawn images of a peace sign and a crossed-out crown

#NoKings See you there.

When I doomscroll before the rest of the US is awake, I can excuse the activity as French, German, Spanish, and Italian practice. To say nothing of learning new phrases from the UK.

I've had complicated feelings about prior World Cups in authoritarian countries, but it's heartbreaking that we're taking the top spot in all the wrong areas.

Reading a Vermont-set mystery novel that isn't very good, but when characters traveled from beyond Vergennes to an appointment in Burlington in 20 minutes, by car, I raged. Don't get me started on BPD having jurisdiction over a murder in Addison County. UGH. Now I'm just hate-reading.

Thank you, Senator.

GREEN MOUNTAIN CUPSET

ONTO THE SECOND ROUND

ALLEZ LES VERTS

It'll feel like 10 degrees F with the wind chill this evening and I have a cold... but I also have a warm coat and a mask to keep germs to myself. Wouldn't miss this match. #UpTheGreen

A deep love of football, a belief in the power of club & community.

From the mountains to the coast, our faith persists. New England remembers. Here’s to the Open Cup.

The official match poster for Vermont Green FC vs Portland Hearts of Pine in the US Open Cup. Designed in BTV by Tyler Littwin.

What the everloving fuck?

Concert date poster for Gorillaz, for the 2026 US & Canada tour supporting the new album, The Mountain. General ticket sales start March 9th, event dates run from Sept 17 to Oct 31.

Yes.

Map of the US with the title "Eligibility for ProPublica's 50 State Initiative" Eligible states shown in blue on the map: Alabama Arizona Arkansas Delaware Hawaii Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maryland Massachussetts Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Ohio Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

3/ Right now, we’re looking for deep-dive, local accountability projects in 30 states. Here are all of the states (in blue) that are eligible:

Gorgeous!

We Lived Happily during the War And when they bombed other people's houses, we protested but not enough, we opposed them but not enough. I was in my bed, around my bed America was falling: invisible house by invisible house by invisible house- I took a chair outside and watched the sun. In the sixth month of a disastrous reign in the house of money in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money, our great country of money, we (forgive us) lived happily during the war.

"in the street of money in the city of money in the country of money,
our great country of money, we (forgive us)

lived happily during the war."

- Ilya Kaminsky

My husband grounded me from pub trivia today.

Sure, it's for my own good (back injury vs. hours on a thinly padded metal chair), and he'll miss trivia, too, and I love him for it, but I'll still pout a little.

Burlington!

World famous and super cool cellist Matt Haimovitz is playing tomorrow Jan 30 at 6pm at Radio Bean.

This show is not to be missed!

www.radiobean.com/featuredshows

One of them opened for Vampire Weekend on tour last summer. In prep, I sought out their music. Kinda groovy. Looked forward to seeing them.

Of course... I had listened to the wrong band and was baffled on concert night.

For work reasons, my husband needs to reach someone at a Minneapolis-based company today. His Monday morning will suck if he doesn't, but you know... I hope anyone who would answer his call is taking part in the general strike, helping others, staying warm, and staying safe.

Thank you so much!

I'm getting so fucking sick of hearing laughter. Not AT him, as would be logical, but when he's trying to be funny.

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The word is Minnesota and pronounced meeneesawdah

Image is line paper with writing showing an English word followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled and pronounced. The words are stay strong and pronounced aydawah oolahneekeedah

Your Cherokee words for today.
The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

Looks like I'm a Chief Inspector in the Sûreté du Québec. Commute won't be bad but I'd better brush up on my French.

If I Stop the World, Will I Melt with You? Depending on how you look at it, this catchphrase from a 1980s pop song is decently accurate: you can actually melt the planet if you stop its turning

Moving forward, using all my breath

Debunking pop songs, science always second best

www.scientificamerican.com/article/if-i...

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Lazy Sunday - SNL Digital Short YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

20 years ago tonight, Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell enjoyed a Lazy Sunday:

Not only the writer of The Trouble with Tribbles, but a Vermonter. If you have anything left this season, here's someone who could use a little help.

I scanned the list, hoping in vain for a chance to point and chortle, "Ha! I'm no old fogey. I never ___!" Hell, I should probably accept bonus points for not only having an AOL address, but working there... when the software was on 3.5" diskettes.

Outgoing packages go to the post office today: victory! I still need to write and mail cards... do I have cards somewhere? And the tree isn't up yet. Gifts to wrap. It's still a few weeks to Christmas, though, right?

Right?!?!

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The Jims from the show Shoresy, playing against Boston Bruins vets at the Shoresy Classic at TD Garden.

The Jims are such beauts. #ShoresyClassic