Erin Biba
@erinbiba
She/Her Freelance Science Journalist. Fact Checker. NatGeo, BBC, SciAm, NBC News, PopSci, WIRED, and others. Hire me to fact check your book. I post about Jewish stuff, disability, Star Trek, and The Buffalo Bills. Jersey girl.
Do I have any locksmiths following me? Suddenly my deadbolt will only turn on one direction and it just spins - the lock won’t engage. I tried WD-40. Is this something I can fix myself?
Wow emailed the mayor about my concerns regarding his treatment of trans New Yorkers and they replied?? With specific details about what they’re doing to protect trans New Yorkers?? Mamdani is FAR from perfect but I’ve never had a government agency reply to an email I’ve sent before.
I don’t understand why so many people are following and boosting this account. So what if they don’t like Trump? They’re Republican conservatives. They don’t want ANY of the things we want. They still want terrible things for us. They just want it to be done quietly.
I have to optimize space in my garden so I put some things in pots. These tubs from viagrow (I have them in 15 and 20 gallon sizes) have been sitting in their same spots for almost a decade and good as new. I’ve got carrots, potatoes, and beans in them this year theharvestco.com/products/via...
Once you’ve got your labels you need intense markers to hold up to the weather. These markers are honestly terrifying. Don’t get them on anything you don’t want them on. Seriously. They are TRULY permanent. They also work in dusty or wet surfaces. They’re no joke. a.co/d/0gYYTiWm
Listen. Your cutesy plant labels are adorable. They’re also garbage. They’re inevitably gone by the end of the season or the writing has wiped off. You need something that is long so it can gain purchase in the soil and also sturdy so it won’t wipe away or break. Just get these. a.co/d/0iGlIlWj
Same goes for the trays you keep your pots in. You want them thick and sturdy and reusable for years. These are great. Here are full and half sizes. a.co/d/09BRDYsw a.co/d/03ySMZCy
STOP USING SHITTY THIN BREAKABLE DISPOSABLE SEED POTS. They’re wasteful. They’re always breaking. They never last. These are amazing, thick and sturdy. Will last yearssssss. Come in lots of sizes. And have a big hole in the bottom to push your plants out. shop.epicgardening.com/collections/...
This is the one fertilizer I bother with. Does it help? Maybe! I dunno. I’m in Jersey so my tomatoes will always be prolific and amazing but I think it’s good to keep them fed. Don’t leave these lying around the raccoons love to eat them. a.co/d/04Mj6uXh
I don’t really do fertilizer (except for tomatoes). I do not have the energy to figure out what needs what nutrients and when and how to give it to them. What I do instead is just throw a giant scoop of worm poop into the hole before I stick my plants in the ground. It works GREAT a.co/d/0igqCksp
You need to stay hydrated when you’re in the garden, especially in this heat. You might know zojirushi from their rice makers but they also make the best thermos you have ever used in your life. The lid locks, comes in tons of sizes, liquids stay cold for an entire day. a.co/d/06PFUQhS
Ok this one is pricey so gird your loins. This is a motorized/powered cart (like a gorilla cart with a battery) that is great for hauling stuff around. The sides come off. You don’t have to push it. 10/10 a.co/d/08G78o80
This one is pretty widely known but in case you haven’t seen: Old timey photo collection cases make AMAZING seed boxes. a.co/d/0iNmvWKJ
I will never shut up about the fact that everything y’all think about Jews is instilled in you by Christian propaganda even if you think you’re immune to it.
When you see politicians breathlessly supporting Israel I need you to remember this data and realize they are not courting Jews THEY ARE COURTING CHRISTIAN ZIONISTS WHO HAVE ALL THE MONEY AND POWER
I’m willing to be wrong but I think this man believes he’s bulletproof and won’t drop out. “Reflect” please get fucked.
Well goddamn. This is really something. I genuinely can’t believe it. Thank you all so much for participating. If you missed this year we’re already scheming up some pretty mind-blowingly-exciting ideas for next year!!
Happy 4th this is what the fireworks looked like when I lived in San Francisco
Have you all been hit over the head by a giant cartoon anvil? You have got to be fucking kidding me.