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Laura Botts, a/k/a Ell Bee

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Christ follower. FSU Nole. Oxford comma fan.

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Currently reading _The Facemaker_ by @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social Fascinating book!

19.01.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.

22.12.2025 01:40 πŸ‘ 9041 πŸ” 2887 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 187
in the pit

in the pit

This entire weekend

15.12.2025 03:58 πŸ‘ 34404 πŸ” 7270 πŸ’¬ 218 πŸ“Œ 253
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

07.10.2025 23:29 πŸ‘ 56339 πŸ” 21128 πŸ’¬ 1723 πŸ“Œ 1240
An old book titled Intensive Sheep Management.

An old book titled Intensive Sheep Management.

Are your sheep always turning up late for work? Are they taking too long on their lunch break or simply struggling to get through the workload? Are they always just mucking about?

Then you need some

04.09.2025 10:49 πŸ‘ 735 πŸ” 167 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 21

Young Frankenstein for me!

11.08.2025 02:13 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bear enjoys refreshing swim in pond

Bear enjoys refreshing swim in pond

Finally some good news

02.06.2025 15:49 πŸ‘ 545 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is how you get Mad Cow

16.05.2025 10:12 πŸ‘ 162 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me

07.04.2025 15:41 πŸ‘ 39088 πŸ” 5979 πŸ’¬ 532 πŸ“Œ 248
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Just got to the Mall and saw this sign, which no one is going to top.

#HandsOff2025

05.04.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 52001 πŸ” 10159 πŸ’¬ 997 πŸ“Œ 381

The stock market is tanking so badly it almost feels like we are being governed by someone who went bankrupt six timβ€”

Oh.

04.04.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 45618 πŸ” 8149 πŸ’¬ 823 πŸ“Œ 240
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Thank you to whoever made this

03.04.2025 14:08 πŸ‘ 33520 πŸ” 8432 πŸ’¬ 599 πŸ“Œ 398
An extremely stocky and muscular ox, painted by George Garrard in 1813.

An extremely stocky and muscular ox, painted by George Garrard in 1813.

"they hate our beef because our beef is beautiful and theirs is weak"

our beef:

03.04.2025 14:43 πŸ‘ 4160 πŸ” 863 πŸ’¬ 95 πŸ“Œ 81
A photo of a sculpture made of colored Sculpey Clay. The sculpture is based on the Richard Scarry drawing of 6 mice riding in a car made out of a triangle block of yellow Swiss cheese. The little happy mice poke their heads out of the holes in the cheese. It's really cute imo, he popped off when he drew this one. The entire sculpture is about three inches long and fits in the artist's hand.

A photo of a sculpture made of colored Sculpey Clay. The sculpture is based on the Richard Scarry drawing of 6 mice riding in a car made out of a triangle block of yellow Swiss cheese. The little happy mice poke their heads out of the holes in the cheese. It's really cute imo, he popped off when he drew this one. The entire sculpture is about three inches long and fits in the artist's hand.

Another angle of the same sculpture.

Another angle of the same sculpture.

Another angle of the same sculpture.

Another angle of the same sculpture.

The original drawing by Richard Scarry. It has words under it that read "Have you ever seen a cheese car on the highway?" No Richard, I haven't, but I would cry from joy if I did.

The original drawing by Richard Scarry. It has words under it that read "Have you ever seen a cheese car on the highway?" No Richard, I haven't, but I would cry from joy if I did.

I have made CHEESE BOYS

03.04.2025 18:23 πŸ‘ 7431 πŸ” 2094 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 2

I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island

and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods

forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold

03.04.2025 19:45 πŸ‘ 28803 πŸ” 7036 πŸ’¬ 553 πŸ“Œ 339
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HASKELL FREE LIBRARY & OPERA HOUSE We need your help! The City of Stanstead and the Haskell Free Library and Opera House are calling on the public and media toΒ  stand with us against the U.S. government’s unilateral decision to...

Obligatory kvetching about this timeline. Library resistance. Help if you can.

"[We] are calling on the public... to stand with us against the U.S. government’s decision to shut down the primary Canadian access point to this world-renowned one-of-a-kind heritage landmark"

www.haskelloperahouse.org

22.03.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Redirecting...

Google Lens led me to this from 2022: www.facebook.com/share/p/16Ba...

23.03.2025 21:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Now, more than ever, Elon is running aMusk.

20.03.2025 03:00 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER GUTTING
INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM & LIBRARY SERVICES
By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administrations executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted American institutions and the staff and services they offer.
show up
FOR OUR LIBRARIES
American
Association

PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER GUTTING INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM & LIBRARY SERVICES By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administrations executive order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted American institutions and the staff and services they offer. show up FOR OUR LIBRARIES American Association

Dear Congress,
Libraries are the place we all belong. The place where Mister Rogers’ neighbors collide at the library to help one another. We come together to embrace library joy. What good is the world without libraries and museums? β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

Call, email Congress! Help libraries & museums! We need you πŸ’›

15.03.2025 17:33 πŸ‘ 1073 πŸ” 454 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 24
[β€œThe first people a dictator puts in jail are the writers, the teachers, the librariansβ€”because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.”]

[β€œThe first people a dictator puts in jail are the writers, the teachers, the librariansβ€”because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.”]

Madeleine L'Engle; this is why they want you illiterate

17.03.2025 21:44 πŸ‘ 2893 πŸ” 887 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 29
a spectacular crescent of golden-brown wrinkles is laying atop a soft, lime green blanket. each of the precious rolls from one end to the other no doubt came from an elaborate and precise lamination process and not just a casual plop. some might see what they believe is a shar pei puppy, but that can’t be it.

a spectacular crescent of golden-brown wrinkles is laying atop a soft, lime green blanket. each of the precious rolls from one end to the other no doubt came from an elaborate and precise lamination process and not just a casual plop. some might see what they believe is a shar pei puppy, but that can’t be it.

We only rate dogs. This is a very cuddly croissant. We understand the confusion between puppies and pastries, but please only send dogs. Thank you... 12/10

11.03.2025 19:10 πŸ‘ 16600 πŸ” 1194 πŸ’¬ 362 πŸ“Œ 79
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February chaotic greenhouse dopamine 🌱πŸͺ΄πŸŒΏ

05.02.2025 18:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

ADHD: because that thing that took 27 days to start, took 27 minutes to finish.

07.03.2025 23:10 πŸ‘ 942 πŸ” 187 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 26

A thing I wish more people knew is that measles is basically the most contagious disease in the world

02.03.2025 22:17 πŸ‘ 7748 πŸ” 1858 πŸ’¬ 147 πŸ“Œ 98
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To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans Please help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world.

Please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...

02.03.2025 19:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Now do "classical gas".
Season 4 / Episode 17

Now do "classical gas". Season 4 / Episode 17

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β™ͺ so we'll march day and night β™ͺ
β™ͺ by the big cooling tower β™ͺ
β™ͺ they have the plant, but we have the power. β™ͺ

02.03.2025 19:00 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Accidentally clicked the wrong button in my trivia game, resulting in a new version of the Jane Austen classic, _Pride and Fish_.

02.03.2025 19:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senna alata - Wikipedia

Senna alata, maybe? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senna_a...

23.02.2025 23:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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