Connie Winch
@conniewinch.bsky.social
Mission: Loving from the inside out
Both single & an #UnweddedWidow (conniewinch.com/ron)
Adult child of IFBs, now a mostly-agnostic humanist
Passionate about social justice
Minneapolis (area), MN native; Columbus, OH resident
She/her
conniewinch.com/about
Both single & an #UnweddedWidow (conniewinch.com/ron)
Adult child of IFBs, now a mostly-agnostic humanist
Passionate about social justice
Minneapolis (area), MN native; Columbus, OH resident
She/her
conniewinch.com/about
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Connie Winch
@conniewinch.bsky.social
· Dec 2
🧵 I've been on here for a bit and have already posted a bunch, but regardless, this is my intro/"here's my story" thread. (If you know me IRL or follow me elsewhere, it's likely you already know this. This is for those who don't. 😉)
I am both single and an #UnweddedWidow.
I am both single and an #UnweddedWidow.
"We need not contain our grief when we use it as a means to intensify our love for the dead and dying, for those who remain alive." -bell hooks, #AllAboutLove
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November 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM
"We need not contain our grief when we use it as a means to intensify our love for the dead and dying, for those who remain alive." -bell hooks, #AllAboutLove
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"Just as the dying are often carted off so that the process dying will be witnessed by only a select few, grieving individuals are encouraged to let themselves go only in private, in appropriate settings away from the rest of us. Sustained grief is particularly disturbing in a culture that offers +
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
"Just as the dying are often carted off so that the process dying will be witnessed by only a select few, grieving individuals are encouraged to let themselves go only in private, in appropriate settings away from the rest of us. Sustained grief is particularly disturbing in a culture that offers +
"Individuals who want to believe that there is no fulfillment in love, that true love does not exist, cling to these assumptions because this despair is actually easier to face than the reality that love is a real fact of life but is absent from their lives." -bell hooks, #AllAboutLove
OOF.
OOF.
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"Individuals who want to believe that there is no fulfillment in love, that true love does not exist, cling to these assumptions because this despair is actually easier to face than the reality that love is a real fact of life but is absent from their lives." -bell hooks, #AllAboutLove
OOF.
OOF.
"I once asked a rich man, who had only recently attained his status, what he liked most about his new wealth. He said that he liked seeing what money could make people do, how it could make them shift and violate their values.... His pleasure in being wealthy was grounded in the desire to not only
November 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
"I once asked a rich man, who had only recently attained his status, what he liked most about his new wealth. He said that he liked seeing what money could make people do, how it could make them shift and violate their values.... His pleasure in being wealthy was grounded in the desire to not only
"One of the ironies of the culture of greed is that the people who profit the most from earnings they have not worked to attain are the most eager to insist that the poor and working classes can only value material resources attained through hard work.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
"One of the ironies of the culture of greed is that the people who profit the most from earnings they have not worked to attain are the most eager to insist that the poor and working classes can only value material resources attained through hard work.
The music in this remix reminds me of the music of @mgiacchino.bsky.social. And yes, that's high praise.
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The music in this remix reminds me of the music of @mgiacchino.bsky.social. And yes, that's high praise.
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Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.
Like / share if you agree.
Like / share if you agree.
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.
Like / share if you agree.
Like / share if you agree.
"WHAT?!?" lol
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#GVerse Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social just walked onto a plane full of veterans & thanked every single one of them: no stage, no teleprompter, no ego trip.
#MyPresidentBarackObama 🫡🇺🇸
Hit the like, & repost to show your love for this man, a true American Hero! #VeteransDay
#MyPresidentBarackObama 🫡🇺🇸
Hit the like, & repost to show your love for this man, a true American Hero! #VeteransDay
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"WHAT?!?" lol
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I've found the single word that encapsulates maga. Highlight mine (Merriam-Webster screenshot).
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I've found the single word that encapsulates maga. Highlight mine (Merriam-Webster screenshot).
"'The principle underlying capitalistic society and the principle of love are incompatible.'" -Erich Fromm, as quoted by bell hooks in #AllAboutLove
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
"'The principle underlying capitalistic society and the principle of love are incompatible.'" -Erich Fromm, as quoted by bell hooks in #AllAboutLove
You don't have to be raised by whoever raised you to be upset about planned obsolescence. 😏
People say bad things about nepotism, but I kinda get it. Children get a lot of unteachable skills from their parents that allow them to exceed in the same field.
For instance: I've become really good at drinking 4-7 beers and complaining about the inferior quality of modern consumer appliances.
For instance: I've become really good at drinking 4-7 beers and complaining about the inferior quality of modern consumer appliances.
Christine Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi, has announced she’s running for the California State Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You don't have to be raised by whoever raised you to be upset about planned obsolescence. 😏
"There's is nothing that creates more confusion about love in the minds and hearts of children than unkind and/or cruel punishment meted out by the grown-ups they have been taught they should love and respect." -bell hooks [RIP], #AllAboutLove
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"There's is nothing that creates more confusion about love in the minds and hearts of children than unkind and/or cruel punishment meted out by the grown-ups they have been taught they should love and respect." -bell hooks [RIP], #AllAboutLove
ngl as a former Christian, I really rather love it when Muslims and Sikhs outshine Christians.
Folks, if you are hungry, please contact your local Sikh gurdwara. Or just show up for langar, which most gurdwaras do several times a week, for a free meal. Lots also do weekly or monthly drives giving out groceries.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
ngl as a former Christian, I really rather love it when Muslims and Sikhs outshine Christians.
This woman is my hero. ✊️🪧💪👏
Thank you to Rep. Yassamin Ansari for this act of total badassery—showing what real leadership looks like when others stay silent. Keep bringing the fire, the facts, and the fight. #GOPHealthCareShutdown
November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This woman is my hero. ✊️🪧💪👏
Gee, Kevin, I can't *imagine* why he doesn't want to talk to you. 🙄
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Gee, Kevin, I can't *imagine* why he doesn't want to talk to you. 🙄
Reposted by Connie Winch
We say men are less emotional because we coincidentally don't define anger or reacting because of ego as emotions.
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We say men are less emotional because we coincidentally don't define anger or reacting because of ego as emotions.
Reposted by Connie Winch
In my almost 20 years as a lawyer, as a leader, as a department head, as an executive...the people I have worked with who are the biggest gossips, who are the most emotional, and who are the most conflict-averse are men. And the women are the ones who end up cleaning up that mess as a result.
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
In my almost 20 years as a lawyer, as a leader, as a department head, as an executive...the people I have worked with who are the biggest gossips, who are the most emotional, and who are the most conflict-averse are men. And the women are the ones who end up cleaning up that mess as a result.
Reposted by Connie Winch
I'm not linking to that NYT piece today, but of all the horrible parts of it, this was the worst. This was an explanation of "female vices" in the workplace and LET ME JUST TELL YOU...
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I'm not linking to that NYT piece today, but of all the horrible parts of it, this was the worst. This was an explanation of "female vices" in the workplace and LET ME JUST TELL YOU...
Your lips ➡️ god's ears buddy
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Your lips ➡️ god's ears buddy
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Well, it's been a while since somebody "now do"'d me, and:
Don't do that.
Don't do that.
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Well, it's been a while since somebody "now do"'d me, and:
Don't do that.
Don't do that.
Thinking of my college advisor & writing prof, Sandi Harner, who passed away recently. 😞 Her funeral was this AM. In '16 she came to my company & gave a writing seminar. ⬇️ We hadn't seen each other in 23 years—& I didn't see her again. I owe my career to her in a huge way. RIP Sandi and thank you. 💜
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Thinking of my college advisor & writing prof, Sandi Harner, who passed away recently. 😞 Her funeral was this AM. In '16 she came to my company & gave a writing seminar. ⬇️ We hadn't seen each other in 23 years—& I didn't see her again. I owe my career to her in a huge way. RIP Sandi and thank you. 💜
As if land...votes. 🙄
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 AM
As if land...votes. 🙄
Is it just me experiencing this, or has restaurant delivery gotten WAY slower lately..? 🤔
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Is it just me experiencing this, or has restaurant delivery gotten WAY slower lately..? 🤔
Reposted by Connie Winch
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The lesson of history is that tyrants cannot be appeased.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Appeasement only feeds their insatiable hunger for power.
Tyrants prey on people who feel unsafe and vulnerable.
But without mass submission, a tyrant is powerless.
Remember this.
Reposted by Connie Winch
AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
AOC: I have to tell you, in my traveling across the country, I am hearing and have been seeing consistent things from everyday people. And it is that they are terrified, they are frustrated, they are angry, and they are shocked by a president violating the values that we hold dear