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@ezrahow to get a passport as an american citizen (for no reason in particular, but boosts cool and good)
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/forms.html
fill out the DS11 with the online tools here. save and print out the pdf, not double sided.
https://tools.usps.com/rcas.htm
set up an appointment at whatever usps is most convenient to you. earlier rather than later if you need your passport more quickly.
it will cost you $130 for the passport book, $35 for the appointment, $15 for photo services if you can't do your own.
@ezra FYI - the USPS appointment scheduler is basically nonfunctional for me on Firefox (rarely makes it past the first loading screen, and when it does usually gets stuck on a later one) but works fine in Edge, so if you have issues with it try switching browsers
@ezra@wetdry.world@filifa yeah i was having the same issue. chromium worked for me