Mary Carroll-Mason (she/her)

This is the piece of 💩 congressman who represents the district my parents and brother live in, showing his entire ass in a debate with his first credible opponent in years. Why is he a piece of 💩, you may ask? For one thing, he’s chickenshit like you have never seen. Got busted some time ago…

…by the senate sergeant at arms for carrying a concealed weapon onto the Senate floor. He also picked a fight with Colin Allred, an ex linebacker, who very kindly didn’t turn him into a smudge on the floor. His father was a documented Nazi collaborator in Hungary. Andy here is a big Orban fan.

jfc, no, you should not show up at an in-person job interview with iced coffee! And, no, it's not even really about performative corporate bs social norms. You don't show up with iced coffee at a job interview for the same reasons you don't show up with a beverage at a wedding or a funeral.

You will generally be offered coffee or water before beginning, so there really shouldn't be any concern about drying out while you're speaking. And--these are things that you can use to evaluate the company too--do they take steps to help you be more comfortable?

jfc, no, you should not show up at an in-person job interview with iced coffee! And, no, it's not even really about performative corporate bs social norms. You don't show up with iced coffee at a job interview for the same reasons you don't show up with a beverage at a wedding or a funeral.

Part of YOUR job in prepping for an interview is to arrive adequately prepared--which includes nourished, rested, hydrated, as well as having done your research, etc. Give yourself a couple minutes so you can use the bathroom or anything else you need before the interview is scheduled to start.

jfc, no, you should not show up at an in-person job interview with iced coffee! And, no, it's not even really about performative corporate bs social norms. You don't show up with iced coffee at a job interview for the same reasons you don't show up with a beverage at a wedding or a funeral.

It's a semi formal/formal event where part of what you are showing is that you can be not the main character for a little bit! Not EVERY job/org will care, but even informal orgs might care the role you are interviewing for requires social awareness or the ability to navigate different environments.

Well, like all part-time vintage/antique sellers, when I determined that I had a day to myself today, it seemed like a good time for sourcing, despite the fact that I have plenty of items to list already. First up, an estate sale near home where everything was ancient.

The gentleman of the house worked for the govt in some way—there was midcentury stuff from all over the world. I picked up this wooden cigarette holder that is also a music box. Almost certainly from occupied Japan.

Well, like all part-time vintage/antique sellers, when I determined that I had a day to myself today, it seemed like a good time for sourcing, despite the fact that I have plenty of items to list already. First up, an estate sale near home where everything was ancient.

Hi peeps, back on my vintage selling bullshit. I have a piece here that I could do a significantly better deal on if someone was able to pick it up from me locally or even if you wanted delivery within about 50 miles of my home in Baltimore. marycmvintage.etsy.com/listing/4528...

It's a beautiful and HUGE jewelry box, so if you want shipping, you gotta buy off the online platform, sorry. My pricing there incorporates my time/expense associated with shipping also including any sales I might run periodically.

Tech worker waving hands wildly here: Even if the abundant problems we know about AI tools and these companies in particular weren't true, we would STILL have abundant evidence of the fact that tech companies not only don't tell us how their products work, but actively LIE about it.

Folks, most of the new followers you get on here are going to be bot accounts--even if you don't follow back, you should block them. Passively allowing them tells your algorithm that this is the type of follower you want and it will send more your way.

#Baltimore folks: I will be bringing my vintage business to a flea market at the Catonsville Senior Center this Saturday, May 16, 9-1 It won’t all be strictly vintage but you can consider it all retro flavored. Some examples of what I will have:

Y2K era accessories Costume jewelry (and maybe a jewelry box or two) Vintage/antique china, brass and copper Cottagecore type decor LOTS of vintage Christmas A bunch of other types of things that don’t fit into descriptions nicely!

And, you know, if you work for a known evil company or have ever used the excuse "no ethical consumption under capitalism" to make a wasteful purchase or to not spend a little more money to buy locally, maybe you should not be weighing in on what the average army grunt should be doing.

Many things are true at once: Refusing an illegal order can be the moral thing. A lot of folks enlist out of idealism or dire need; A LOT of people never really encounter anything but pro-military propaganda. Folks who will never face a moral decision of great consequence probably shouldn't judge.

oh, hey, everyone, I'm gonna be speaking at World IA Day in Philadelphia in a few weeks and registration is open now! If you want a preview of my talk, the BlueSky Plain Language version is: How IA Decisions Helped a Super Siloed Division of a Federal Research Agency Figure Out Who They Are...