Shauna
@shauna
governance nerd; open source developer & community manager; novelist; activist; uswnt & washington spirit fangirl 🌉 bridged from ⁂ follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
If you're in DC tonight, especially central DC, please be extremely wary of air pollution. The combination of the heat dome and the massive fireworks display could be deadly. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/n95-mask-encouraged-for-july-4-washington-dc-national-mall-fireworks/ar-AA274DrG
Nothing like trying to Google the answer to how to do something in an app, giving up because the answers are all AI slop, going to the app's help page, getting an AI chat bot there, and having it feed you the wrong information
I complimented him on his rhymes when he was taking tickets and he gave me this
Happy tabby cat day to Tybalt, whose tabby patterning may be diluted but whose need for snuggles certainly isn't
RE: https://social.coop/@shauna/116222323591017513 Oh also we did not manage to make a banner but the Thorns fans back in Portland did
my cat is so weird. she likes to fall asleep with her paws up my sleeve and my hand smooshing her face
Running to catch a flavored latte before Good Company closes, bc if I'm going to leave my house at 4pm for an 8pm kickoff I'm going to do it with a coffee treat
Me, scrunching my legs up so Tybalt can't settle on my lap since I have to leave in 10 minutes: ha! Tybalt, a professional:
I want to try making no churn ice cream tonight but made the mistake of sitting down "for a minute" first
Another way to be politically active: go to a local immigrant-owned coffee shop and fold Know Your Rights zines with your neighbors
At a protest today they had us chanting "DC united will never be defeated!" and I was like, wellll
Two photos of a protest my friend Jess led last night. On the left, a couple dozens protestors creatively, joyfully and peacefully calling out the insane corruption of the Trump administration through art and theater. On the right, dozens of cops protecting the […] [Original post on social.coop]
"On Thursday, Jan 22 a group of about a dozen Vermont community elders entered the atrium of White Cap Office Park in Williston VT, home of ICE’s National Criminal Analysis and Targeting Center. For the next 3.5 hours, they sat together in silence, pausing every […] [Original post on social.coop]
Running into a dog adoption event on my way between the community gift fair (all proceeds benefit immigrant rights efforts) and the free community meal reminds me why I live in this neighborhood. Always something lovely happening.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.