ashley fairbanks

oh no in the midst of spending 95 hours on the kid’s costume i forgot about waffles and his costume contest is tomorrow easy costumes to appeal to gen z dog camp judges?

went on early morning breakfast run and saw a fox! a tiny little guy with a big giant tail.

went to pour some oatmeal and there was a gosh dang AI chat bot in the canister

oops fell asleep at 9:08pm last night 😩

developing a little bracelet that comes in a bag of gummies so you can put it on and remember you took one

The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council voted unanimously this October to ban data centers on tribal land in Montana. But the Apsáalooke, or Crow Tribe, has not taken an official position and remains open to hearing proposals from companies.

giving each trick or treater a full scoop of beans

Chat bbt how do I make a good post

A documentary series that tears down the myths of California history premieres Nov. 1 on FNX, the country’s only national TV network for Native programs. People of the West, from Pechanga Studios, tells 500 yrs of the state’s past through the eyes of its first people. redpopnews.com/fnx-opens-na...

Reupping this thread because I'm not sure who convinced a bunch of Democrats that the way out of authoritarianism is to concede on EQUAL RIGHTS, but I can *promise* that it won't work. It never has.

i am having a mandela effect moment with dia de los muertos. suddenly this year everyone is saying dia de muertos. no los.

The achievement of Serbian students overthrowing Aleksandar Vučić can't be overstated. In 2024, they began protesting. In 2025, they transformed a protest movement into civil dissidence. In 2026, they became a political party — and two months later, crushed a corrupt state-entrenched authoritarian.

itching to get to post something like this on november 4th.

grateful for the inspiration i saw this week for a late night chili dog charcuterie board

there should be a show like “name that tune” where a person shows each ingredient and starts cooking until someone can guess what they are cooking

i saw a young man in a restaurant today with socks and flip flops on just a full forced tabi on a dirty hanes sock

the point of cheesecake factory is it's classy AND fancy AND trashy AND goofy. staff in fresh-pressed restaurant whites but half the menu items are cheeseburgers. you look equally normal eating there in a suit or in jorts. kris jenner filmed a music video there. it's the fever dream of John Everyman

milk duds are a tax you have to pay to get the good candy

your yearly PSA: want to do something positive wrt the ecosystem while saving yourself a bunch of time and effort? skip the bagging and just rake leaves into a pile wherever convenient (bonus points if you do it under a tree). www.nps.gov/articles/000...

Early this year, I visited Ingram, a TX town of ~1,900, to check out a tip. The area was starting to recover from its worst flood in a century. But as Latino workers drove to jobsites to help rebuild, the tipster said, a cop in a black Dodge Charger kept stopping them ... 🧵

this mandarin is looking on gleefully as his friend is dismembered and leaking essential fluids

your classism does not, in fact, make you seem interesting or cultured.

NEW: Ingram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town. with @nytimes.com