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annikee commented on the post, Windham County Heat Fund Benefit Concert March 21

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:04:32 +0000

The VJC is located in the Cotton Mill Hill center,

annikee commented on the post, Brattleboro and VT COVID-19 Regional Dashboard Summary – December 2025

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:20:24 +0000

This is a public record now; it’s as historic as the 1918 epidemic and you followed it. Thanks.

annikee commented on the post, RIP Morgan Brown, aka Norsehorse

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:16:06 +0000

He had a huge heart. RIP Norsehorse.

annikee commented on the post, A Deadly Turn

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 20:32:24 +0000

It will be a slow and painful death for Americans in general.

tirebiter commented on the post, A Deadly Turn

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:35:19 +0000

😩 😩 😩

annikee commented on the post, Brattleboro VTrans Paving Project Construction Update 11/14/2025

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 18:14:02 +0000

That one roundabout is more than enough. The number of accidents should put an end to those plans.

annikee commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Fall 2025

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 18:12:11 +0000

Aside from a few stubborn oaks, all the leaves are down around here.

Funny iconic Bernie sitting at that house at the corner of Maple & Guilford.

Lise commented on the post, Turn It Up Inc Being Acquired by Longtime Employee Carson Arnold on November 24, 2025

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 19:36:00 +0000

What great news. Carson is a really nice guy and has wide ranging knowledge of music and film. For people who love music and movies, Turn It Up is the spot. I wish them all the luck (and lots of customers). […]

annikee commented on the post, Less of a Medicare Advantage

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:10:22 +0000

My cousin fell for the MA lies and kvetched for a year til she could get back to Medicare. Not that Medicare is perfect, but it’s a damn sight better than the MAs. The Republicans have been pulling these scams to […]

annikee wrote a new post, I Love You, So

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:21:52 +0000

Change
Always comes on time.
Its own time, not when we say;
We love the Spring.

O, I too will change
But why do you push me to?
I thought you loved me.

Love does not have strings,
Rules or eggshells to […]

annikee commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Fall 2025

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:06:44 +0000

The field across the Whetstone was white!

annikee commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Fall 2025

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:05:57 +0000

Halloween decorations popping up around town. Peepers came, but more of them than colors.

annikee commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - Groundworks Update and How To Decide How To Govern

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:38:18 +0000

As ever, fine reporting, Chris.

tirebiter commented on the post, Is President Donald Trump Going To Be Impeached?

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:46:01 +0000

Probably not.

Lise wrote a new post, Taking a Stand on No Kings Day

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 18:38:26 +0000

As did the authors of the Declaration of Independence, we find ourself in rare times. For the first time in our history, democracy itself is under assault by people bent on its destruction and along with it, the […]

Lise wrote a new post, Making Deals With The Mongol Horde

Wed, 14 May 2025 22:18:20 +0000

I’ve been reading about Genghis Khan and the Mongols recently, for no particular reason, and learning about the years of the Mongol invasions. This was the period during the 13th century when the Mongols were s […]

annikee commented on the post, Heat Fund Update

Tue, 13 May 2025 20:12:56 +0000

I’ll have a few bucks to share next month. If there’s any other way I can help, please reach out.

Lise commented on the post, A Moment for John Carnahan

Fri, 09 May 2025 14:51:51 +0000

I was really sad to hear this. As Chris says in his story, John was one of the first people we got to know in Brattleboro, and we loved chatting with him and his wife Mary, who were just lovely people. Fun, […]

Lise wrote a new post, The Game of Government

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:46:11 +0000

Just for fun, let’s regard the government as a game.

It is, in a way. There are rules, roles, and regalia, a bank, an army, real estate. You could construct any number of exciting board games from this […]

Deniseglo commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Winter 2024-25

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:29:42 +0000

From Facebook:

Harmony Underground is at Our Mothers Garden.

· Jamaica, VT ·
Come check us out at our new location here at 8678 rt 30, South Londonderry! We have teamed up with our friends at “Our M […]

Lise commented on the post, Declaration of Independence From the Arbitrary Rule of Tyrant Elon Musk

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:41:45 +0000

I was just thinking about “the consent of the governed” today and poking around for a text copy of the Declaration of Independence, when I saw your post. I think you’re on to something! The big question is: are […]

annikee commented on the post, A Vocabulary of Fascism

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:55:12 +0000

At this time, I’m clinging to the Gandhi quote:
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem […]

annikee commented on the post, The Zelensky- Trump Setup

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:48:24 +0000

Even with Nixon and Kent State and the Watergate scandal, I’ve never been so ashamed of a President. What a piece of filth he is.

Lise wrote a new post, A Vocabulary of Fascism

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:48:15 +0000

Sometimes we have a lot of useful words but have trouble putting them together. In the current case, however, they speak loud and clear. Let’s review the vocabulary and its implications:

Extremely a […]

annikee commented on the post, A Bigger Prize

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:11:56 +0000

Remember “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”? The poor and working classes have been groomed to worship the rich. What they cling to, will defend to the death, is the right to be obscenely rich. Someday, they […]

annikee commented on the post, Over at Bluesky

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 14:02:38 +0000

I like Bluesky. So much more civil, and bots are removed when ID’d.

annikee commented on the post, Selectboard Meeting Notes - People Are Mad At Us For A Lot Of Different Reasons

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:53:44 +0000

And why is Dick DeGray allowed to talk in the middle of things? He’s not on the SB, hasn’t been in years.

annikee commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Winter 2024-25

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:18:33 +0000

It was -14F at 5:45 this morning. I think the ice is good for now. lol

annikee commented on the post, Brattleboro and VT COVID-19 Regional Dashboard Summary – December 2024

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 15:52:16 +0000

I know of 4 people in Windham County who’ve had Covid in the last 2 weeks, but unless they get them confirmed they don’t count.

annikee commented on the post, Dear Governor Scott: Protect Our Books and Librarians

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 15:48:46 +0000

I emailed Emilie Kornheiser also, no reply from either.

annikee commented on the post, Dear Governor Scott: Protect Our Books and Librarians

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 23:38:39 +0000

The best way to get this done is the state leg, but we need to lean on Scott to not veto or ignore it.

annikee wrote a new post, Dear Governor Scott: Protect Our Books and Librarians

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 13:29:57 +0000

I just sent this msg to our Governor. We should start this movement.

Dear Governor Scott,

Please consider doing this for Vermont. We cherish our freedom and our libraries.

“PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — New J […]

annikee commented on the post, Brattleboro-Hinsdale Bridge Opening Information - December 5th, 2024

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 19:31:01 +0000

🙂

Deniseglo commented on the post, Brattleboro-Hinsdale Bridge Opening Information - December 5th, 2024

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:46:40 +0000

In the room!

Lise wrote a new post, Opinion = Emotion | We Are Not Required To Have Opinions

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 20:53:57 +0000

As a person whose political views center around ways to foster peace, harmony, fairness, and nature, I’ve been struggling lately with all the things there are to feel terrible about in our difficult and unpeaceful […]

Deniseglo commented on the post, Brattleboro-Hinsdale Bridge Opening Information - December 5th, 2024

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:21:59 +0000

“The town of Hinsdale will be hosting an opening ceremony on Dec. 3, beginning at 12:30 p.m. and the public is invited to join the celebration starting at noon.

“We look forward to joining with our neighbors in […]

Lise wrote a new post, Acres of Dead

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000

I wrote today’s date in my date book and suddenly it clicked — 11/11, Veterans Day. I knew that it was Veteran’s Day, but somehow I didn’t know it. I had forgotten what it meant. So I opened a book and then I […]

annikee commented on the post, Canal Street Fire

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:28:45 +0000

Comcast went out at 5:20 a.m. out here in West B. I have my phone via Con Comm, so I had a phone while many of my neighbors were without anything- cable, phone & internet as a package deal. Throughout the day, […]

annikee commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Fall 2024

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:31:00 +0000

In and around BMH, there are Halloween decorations galore. I loved the skeleton army in the labs area. Nice giant skeletons are my fave, though.

annikee commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Fall 2024

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:27:47 +0000

Political signs all over town. Seems pretty much half and half.

annikee commented on the post, Brattleboro November 2024 General Election Information

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:28:30 +0000

Vote as if your rights depend on it, because they do.

annikee commented on the post, 2024 Election Forecast Updates

Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:25:46 +0000

Yesterday I had an anxiety attack- the first I’ve had in years. My nerves are on edge. I’m discussing with a friend how to blow off steam when getting drunk, dancing, hard physical exertion, and fist fights are no […]

annikee commented on the post, The Yearly Medicare Blitz

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:45:21 +0000

Thank you. All you’ve said is my cousin’s sad experience. Disadvantage caused chaos in her healthcare. Don’t fall for the BS, it’s a Neocon plot.

annikee commented on the post, November 5, 2024, General Election for Brattleboro Voters

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:05:29 +0000

I live in an apartment building and had no issue. Already voted weeks ago.

annikee commented on the post, The Yearly Medicare Blitz

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:03:28 +0000

My cousin fell for the hype, the $75 for groceries, the pie in the sky promises, etc. Then found out her out-of-pocket costs skyrocketed. She’s going back to regular Medicare.

annikee commented on the post, Hinsdale Bridge, Route 119 Closure

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:00:49 +0000

It was a neighbor. I thought the shot here was a car backfiring.

annikee commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Fall 2024

Sat, 05 Oct 2024 19:38:05 +0000

Foliage is busting out all over. We have some bright yellows and 70s orange here in West B. Peepers are clogging Hogback, as usual.

Deniseglo commented on the post, Noticed Around Brattleboro - Fall 2024

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:29:55 +0000

It looks as though a fence is being installed around the old car wash and restaurant on Canal St.

annikee commented on the post, Fauxliage Tours

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:07:24 +0000

It seems early to me, but there’s plenty of out of state plates with people pointing, aiming phones, and rubbernecking already.

annikee commented on the post, A Unique Political Position

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:03:10 +0000

Inherent in democracy is the fact that “your side”- whatever side that is- won’t always win. It’s one of the ways you can tell it’s a democracy. With the SB, a simple majority rules. If that simple majority were […]