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She’s been lots of places and has seen lots of things. She knows a little bit about a lot. All that, and more, with a brain full of bees! 🐝

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25.02.2025 05:19 πŸ‘ 1475 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 6
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How a president's death helped kill Washington's "spoils system" In the 1800s, the main job requirement for most federal employees was loyalty to the newly-elected president. But after a rejected office-seeker shot President James Garfield, reformers won long-sough...

Watch this for a deeper dive into the topic.

www.cbsnews.com/news/preside...

24.02.2025 03:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s important to give credit where it’s due. The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was signed into law in 1883 by VP turned President Chester Arthur, a shock to all, and much needed given the status quo at the time.

A very relevant bit of history to learn.

www.cbsnews.com/news/preside...

24.02.2025 03:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Charlie The Unicorn Goes to Candy Mountain - CandyMountain
Charlie The Unicorn Goes to Candy Mountain - CandyMountain YouTube video by candy

I’m showing my age with this one.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=_yJC...

24.02.2025 03:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To be fair, he did get his kidney stolen bc of that mountain so…

24.02.2025 01:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I need to have my meltdowns privately to get it all out.

23.02.2025 21:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Are you sure, Charlieee? Bad things happen at Candy Mountain.

23.02.2025 21:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone have an address in Ohio that someone could boop beep into the GPS and drive to where they can just pull over, be completely alone with no one within hearing range, to scream into the void as loud as possible for as long as needed?

Asking for myself.

23.02.2025 06:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

You can also lead it to Candy Mountain.

23.02.2025 02:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But all of the audio is the same and is just a rick roll.

23.02.2025 01:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Let’s go old school Twitter style and just continuously email with what we did.

β€œJust ate a stale bagel and microwaved coffee. Photo attached.”

β€œCleaned out refrigerator. Summary of leftovers tossed and which grew more mold attached.”

β€œWalked the dogs and cleaned many poops. See video.”

23.02.2025 01:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s no such thing as too honest. Don’t forget to send each bullet point in a separate email!

23.02.2025 01:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Scientist eliminates HPV

Scientist eliminates HPV

Todays hero

21.02.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 29225 πŸ” 4514 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 192

What if every American sends an email about 5 things we did last week?

23.02.2025 01:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So far, the most interesting story has been that of the Spencers (yes, of the Diana variety).

I love history.

20.02.2025 15:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve spent this week binging so much Hulu and Netflix because I can barely move. Last night I started Million Dollar American Princesses, a Smithsonian docuseries about the American heiresses that infused the British monarchy with money by marrying Dukes and Lords in the 1800’s.

20.02.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Coffee = bean water. Sooo… πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

20.02.2025 01:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s no joke. It’s been circling for awhile. Sorry you had to deal with it too! Hope you’re feeling better.

19.02.2025 02:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I also forgot to take my SSRIs for a couple days so I’m getting the brain zaps as a cherry on top.

But it could be worse. They haven’t sent me to a farm for misfit brains yet!

19.02.2025 02:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think it’s one of the nasties going around, but not the flu or Covid. My voice is not voicing, my chest is making sounds it shouldn’t, I keep choking on whatever nonsense is in my throat, and my skin hurts. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

Always an adventure.

19.02.2025 02:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The plague has caught up to me. Day 2 of being stuck in bed watching Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has come to an end. The NyQuil will soon take me off to the planet of creepy dreams, but at least it is sleep.

19.02.2025 02:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL F$&K.

17.02.2025 23:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Musk’s staffers are accessing the heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service (IRS) system, which contains detailed financial information on every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country.

17.02.2025 03:36 πŸ‘ 8530 πŸ” 2603 πŸ’¬ 300 πŸ“Œ 172

Correct. This is a President of the United States declaring himself a dictator.

And instead of Americans understanding that we’re now under imminent threat of martial law and tyranny, we’ll get a month of think pieces about what the President of the United States meant by his UNAMBIGUOUS statement.

16.02.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 16751 πŸ” 5102 πŸ’¬ 828 πŸ“Œ 248

Questionable at best.

16.02.2025 04:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Maaaaaybe?

16.02.2025 04:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was really quite upset when my oxen came unhitched as we traversed the river. We lost EVERYTHING, including our spare wagon wheel.

15.02.2025 05:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I haven’t heard anyone use that one, but I don’t get out much.

15.02.2025 04:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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bugs bunny from looney tunes is saying no . Alt: bugs bunny from looney tunes is saying no
15.02.2025 04:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0