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Trump is sending migrants to prisons in South Sudan and El Salvador and just reinstated a travel ban 15 minutes ago and I still have to see with my own two eyes “I don’t love the Dems either”.

I’m going to gouge my fucking eyes out!

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The chicken left again, and we had a gloriously chicken-free yesterday, then went out to survey the estate this morning and --

Also it's not afraid of me anymore so it wouldn't leave when I tried to scare it off the fence the other way.

And in a massive cliche - I think the chicken might be coming to our place because it's getting bullied at home. The feathers at the center of its back don't lay as neatly as the others, and look a little threadbare, like it's been getting pecked at.

So yeah, even though we're not feeding it anymore, our redwood grove has become this chicken's safe space. 🤦

Girl help, there is a chicken in my backyard. O_o

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Tell me I can’t possibly be the first person to think of this

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Found the owner! 🎉

Or rather, found some kids at the location who were like, Yeah, that's one of ours. 🤦 But obviously I did not expect them to hop in a car with a strange man who claims to have one of their chickens, so I gave them my address and theoretically someone will come get it later. 🤞

Girl help, there is a chicken in my backyard. O_o

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This, by the way, is why the chicken doesn't get to stay - their scratching habits are not compatible with my desire for a beautiful lush backyard.

Back to chicken jail with you.

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The next morning

LOOK WHO'S BACK, FUCKOS

Girl help, there is a chicken in my backyard. O_o

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For everyone who wants to know how the chicken saga ended--

For a while I put up some trellis to keep the chicken contained to the redwoods, so it wouldn't tear up my garden. (With a tray of water, and I tossed it some crushed up peanuts and romaine, idk what to feed chickens)

Went door to door around the neighborhood and gradually zeroed in on the chicken's likely home, given such clues as "it's the guy who lives behind me, his %*&#ing chickens are always getting over my fence" and "my son in law says that the lady who lives two doors down from him keeps chickens" - but nobody was home. I figured I'd try again later.

Meanwhile, I took pity on the chicken and moved the trellis so it could explore the backyard. (And misted it, because it was 103 degrees that day, and even with the redwoods keeping that area like 15~20 degrees cooler, the chicken was doing that wing spreading thing to cool off.) It went straight to the corner in the direction of its home and was trying to find a way out. When I poked my head out again later, I could not find it.

All in all - sad to see my backyard dinosaur go, but very glad to have it be Not My Responsibility anymore, because my yard backs onto a creek and there are almost assuredly chicken predators that live there, and I am not equipped to keep it safe.

Girl help, there is a chicken in my backyard. O_o

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Trying to join the local chicken group, like

Girl help, there is a chicken in my backyard. O_o

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Girl help, there is a chicken in my backyard. O_o

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New workshop space! 🎉

So much natural light! 🤩

(lol and the worst view in the house, currently staring straight at the back of that decrepit fence, but I plan to cover it in ivy and jasmine. 👌👌)

Monster is "helping"! 😺

POV: she wants your chair.

Dappled afternoon sunlight filtering through the redwoods. 💚

Armory Rasa is back in business, baybee. 😎

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So Armory Rasa recently moved again (my second move in less than a year >_<), but this should be the last one for a long time, and as of today the workshop is up and running again!

My new space is GORGEOUS 🤩 and there will be more pictures incoming soon, but for now, enjoy Miss Monster on the new rug. 🥰

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Murderbot, a construct that was built and used to do extreme violence it's entire existence : I hate talking to people but I will try to resolve this situation peacefully if I can, threats only make people panic and then they take irrational decisions. Extreme violence is sometimes unavoidable but last resort.

ART, a peaceful research transportation : I love talking to people because I can threaten them with extreme violence right off the bat and it makes them do what I want (ads more totally-not-weapons to it's research equipment)

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tried to get off of a phone call with my grandma with the classic southern, "well let me let you go so I'm not taking up your whole day," and she??? hit me??? with a, "oh, I don't have anything going on today. 😊"

ma'am we gotta take that one again from the top, because that is NOT one of the dialogue options in this exchange

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Homeownership really is an ongoing study in just how poorly the previous occupants of your house understood materials science.

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Madame

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In Pride month, I think it's important to remind you of this iconic dialogue. You don't have to talk about who you are if you don't want to❤️