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  • the geese have made actual plans

    the geese have made actual plans

    crafts, icebox pie, and two actual dates on the calendar. meet silly goose girls night, with upcoming gatherings at hilltop public house… Tune in & read β†’

    the geese have made actual plans. there is a calendar and everything.

    silly goose girls night is a project built around crafts, food, friendship, and making room for a little more play. their feed moves between projects you can try at home and real-life gatherings in montgomery, alabama. the name sets a fairly manageable dress code for your personality.

    their mission statement puts the emphasis on creativity, laughter, and an inclusive community, with women giving themselves permission to play. not every hobby needs to become a small business. sometimes scissors can just be scissors.

    first, the dates that have not already happened

    if you’re around montgomery, there are two things on their published calendar:

    • saturday, october 31, 2026, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.: find their table at the hilltop halloween market at hilltop public house, 3 north goldthwaite street. their latest announcement says they’re making things for the market and will have candy for the kids. stop by and meet the geese.
    • saturday, november 14, 2026, 10 a.m.–noon: make & mingle at hilltop public house. the calendar announcement describes a laid-back social: everyone is welcome, and you can bring a craft or project you’re working on and meet some new people. your unfinished project has been invited out.
    Silly Goose Girls Night calendar: October 8 pop-up at Lorraine's, October 31 Hilltop Halloween Market, and November 14 Make & Mingle at Hilltop Public House.
    the organizers’ calendar, which also includes the now-past october 8 pop-up. graphic: silly goose girls night.

    those details are from their public announcements, checked october 22. follow the account for updates before heading out; the november listing doesn’t specify a ticket price or registration requirement.

    they have already put the scissors on the table

    their first official event was the october 8 modgepodge collage night at lorraine’s bake shop. the event listing supplied the practical part: collage supplies, a canvas, and time to make something together. their next-day recap shows people working around the craft tables and thanks lorraine and bill for hosting.

    this is the useful thing about the photos: you can see the activity rather than being asked to imagine an abstract concept called community. paper, scissors, glue, other people. an unusually literal way to make connections.

    photos and original recap: silly goose girls night. the october 8 event has already happened; this is a look at what they’ve been making, not a current ticket offer.

    the stickers can finally stop waiting for the perfect surface

    one of their at-home projects takes a familiar problemβ€”stickers too good to commit to anythingβ€”and turns it into a miniature gallery wall. their july 19 carousel walks through framing favorite stickers, including travel souvenirs, in little frames.

    a small project, an excuse to sit together, and something to put on the wall afterward. the sticker collection has received a promotion.

    and yes, there is pie

    the food side is similarly approachable. their cream cheese icebox pie reel uses a graham-cracker crust and a blended filling, then lets the refrigerator do its part. the full method is in their original post below. leave time for chilling; the pie does have one scheduling requirement.

    between the craft projects, recipes, and local gatherings, there are several ways into this particular flock. try something from the feed, send a project to the friend you’d make it with, or put one of the montgomery dates on the calendar.

    start with @silly_goose_girls_night on instagram. their official link page also connects to facebook and tiktok. at the time of writing, its eventbrite button still points to the october 8 event, so the instagram announcements above are the useful place for the next dates.

    featured image: the sticker-framing project, silly goose girls night. all embedded posts are credited to and linked to their original account.

  • 3

    lions, and tigers, and lenin, OH MY

    OH NO, whatever shall we do?! πŸ™„ [Avila Chevalier]Β maintained a since-deleted Twitter account with repeated sympathetic references to communism, Marxist ideology and… Tune in & read β†’

    OH NO, whatever shall we do?! πŸ™„

    [Avila Chevalier]Β maintained a since-deleted Twitter account with repeated sympathetic references to communism, Marxist ideology and Soviet figures, including Vladimir Lenin.

    Source: Deleted tweets on Darializa Avila Chevalier’s account…

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  • 5

    oh to be in 1936… or something

    not me over here, yearning for the constraint of the 1930s… smdh The ruling overturned the Supreme Court’s 1935 precedent that had… Tune in & read β†’

    not me over here, yearning for the constraint of the 1930s… smdh

    The ruling overturned the Supreme Court’s 1935 precedent that had recognized the authority of Congress to protect leaders of certain regulatory agencies from presidential removal at will.

    Source: US Supreme Court vastly expands Trump’s presidential power

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  • 3
    june in photos

    june in photos

    June has been pretty chill in most ways saving the weather. Jacob and I actually managed to convince our friend Tate to… Tune in & read β†’

    June has been pretty chill in most ways saving the weather.

    Jacob and I actually managed to convince our friend Tate to go to the bar with us to have a drink and play some pool a couple times. Definitely a W, even though the tables were pretty packed by the time we made it to Dino’s most of the time.

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  • 8

    depressing thoughts

    thing i wish i didn’t have to worry about today: i wonder if the heat is going to melt the duct tape… Tune in & read β†’

    thing i wish i didn’t have to worry about today: i wonder if the heat is going to melt the duct tape holding the bumper on my car

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  • 1

    very excited for werwulf

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    The official trailer for Robert Eggers’ Werwulf starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe and Lily-Rose Depp is here πŸ‘€Β πŸΊIn theaters December 25. Add to your watchlist ➑️ boxd.it/SC72

    — Letterboxd (@letterboxd.social) 2026-06-29T12:12:48.482Z
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  • 4

    bulshit new student loan rules start in 2 days?

    If you are behind on payments, you may qualify for an Unemployment Deferment or an Economic Hardship Deferment, but be warned: These… Tune in & read β†’

    If you are behind on payments, you may qualify for an Unemployment Deferment or an Economic Hardship Deferment, but be warned: These programs are being eliminated for loans initiated on or after July 1, 2027. Forbearance will be limited to a maximum of nine months every two years for loans funded on or after July 1, 2027. 

    Source: Student loan overhaul starts July 1

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  • 4

    it’s the end of US science, and we know it

    The rule change would require political oversight of more than $1 trillion of federal grants across 42 different agencies. Federal grants are… Tune in & read β†’

    The rule change would require political oversight of more than $1 trillion of federal grants across 42 different agencies. Federal grants are what pay for most of the scientific research, and the researchers, at universities across the country, from research into new vaccines to studies on natural hazards.

    Source: The war against β€˜woke’ could end US science as we know it | The Verge

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  • 3

    atmosphere wordpress plugin

    still working out the kinks, so apologies if some bsky posts originating here look odd πŸ’œ Tune in & read β†’

    still working out the kinks, so apologies if some bsky posts originating here look odd πŸ’œ

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  • 11

    hopefully this means it isn’t worst-case scenario

    β€œAbsolutely not,” Roberts said in response to the M&A question during an investor call this morning. β€œThis is the right move to… Tune in & read β†’

    β€œAbsolutely not,” Roberts said in response to the M&A question during an investor call this morning. β€œThis is the right move to put each company in the strongest position to create value, fully monetize its assets and aggressively pursue its own organic growth strategies.”

    Source: Comcast Split Is “Absolutely Not” A Prelude To M&A Spree, Brian Roberts Insists

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