Edaureen The Ninth (a.k.a Doreen Sheridan)
@dvaleris.bsky.social
Professional book critic, amateur cellist, full-time polymath. Occasional game designer, perpetual game enthusiast. Mom of 3 in the DMV. Arsenal till I die. S/H
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Can't fully move over here without my pinned post video of my kids' future stepdad Declan Rice 😍
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 732:
When times are bleak, art shines a light. Shine on. You’re not alone.
When times are bleak, art shines a light. Shine on. You’re not alone.
January 19, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 732:
When times are bleak, art shines a light. Shine on. You’re not alone.
When times are bleak, art shines a light. Shine on. You’re not alone.
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trump and his republican party are infected with the same death cult imperialism that brought the world to cataclysm twice in the twentieth century. there's no reasonable sane sensible foreign policy way of dressing up this "strategic logic." history is explicit: this is madness.
January 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
trump and his republican party are infected with the same death cult imperialism that brought the world to cataclysm twice in the twentieth century. there's no reasonable sane sensible foreign policy way of dressing up this "strategic logic." history is explicit: this is madness.
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The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize becoming so prestigious that wars are fought over a head of state coveting it is some real monkey paw stuff for Alfred Nobel.
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Annoyed that this is the poem of the decade
January 19, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Annoyed that this is the poem of the decade
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as performance art, this is infinitely better than anything you could generate with AI
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM
as performance art, this is infinitely better than anything you could generate with AI
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MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
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cool name why’s it called that
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
cool name why’s it called that
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Dr. King did amazing things, but often we only talk about his successes. Dr. King also had some "failures", and they are important to discuss because we often learn a great deal from failure. And failure can inform or grow a movement, like Albany, Georgia's failure did for Dr. King. /1
January 19, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Dr. King did amazing things, but often we only talk about his successes. Dr. King also had some "failures", and they are important to discuss because we often learn a great deal from failure. And failure can inform or grow a movement, like Albany, Georgia's failure did for Dr. King. /1
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There's no better way to observe MLK Day than to go on the news and insist that the civil rights protesters objecting to police brutality are actually "paid agitators"
Rep. Byron Donalds: "These agitators -- who by the way are paid, folks. America, they are paid to do this kind of mess."
January 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
There's no better way to observe MLK Day than to go on the news and insist that the civil rights protesters objecting to police brutality are actually "paid agitators"
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Heard this mentioned by @arseblog.com & @gunnerblog.bsky.social on the Arsecast and couldn't believe it but here are the PL goals for Arsenal so far...
Gyokeres: 5
Trossard: 5
Saka: 4
Rice: 4
Eze: 4
Merino: 3
Zubimendi: 3
Gabriel: 3
OG: 3
Timber: 2
Martinelli: 1
Jesus: 1
Odegaard: 1
Calafiori: 1
Gyokeres: 5
Trossard: 5
Saka: 4
Rice: 4
Eze: 4
Merino: 3
Zubimendi: 3
Gabriel: 3
OG: 3
Timber: 2
Martinelli: 1
Jesus: 1
Odegaard: 1
Calafiori: 1
January 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Heard this mentioned by @arseblog.com & @gunnerblog.bsky.social on the Arsecast and couldn't believe it but here are the PL goals for Arsenal so far...
Gyokeres: 5
Trossard: 5
Saka: 4
Rice: 4
Eze: 4
Merino: 3
Zubimendi: 3
Gabriel: 3
OG: 3
Timber: 2
Martinelli: 1
Jesus: 1
Odegaard: 1
Calafiori: 1
Gyokeres: 5
Trossard: 5
Saka: 4
Rice: 4
Eze: 4
Merino: 3
Zubimendi: 3
Gabriel: 3
OG: 3
Timber: 2
Martinelli: 1
Jesus: 1
Odegaard: 1
Calafiori: 1
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A fun fact a lot of people don't know about me is that I studied journalism in college ~ Anyways I always encourage people to practice media literacy (ex; ask "why is this disparate pull quote so far from its context?") when reading ~ So here's a thread of some basics I learned!
January 19, 2026 at 4:09 PM
A fun fact a lot of people don't know about me is that I studied journalism in college ~ Anyways I always encourage people to practice media literacy (ex; ask "why is this disparate pull quote so far from its context?") when reading ~ So here's a thread of some basics I learned!
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I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I’m the one in the brown hat.
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
What you might not see is the victim in the car. His feet are pointing out the open car door. An agent is sitting on one of his legs. He’s only wearing crocs.
Bystanders found his legal work visa in his abandoned car.
#AbolishICE
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This is what happens when all the smart people leave a platform, you’re left reading the dumbest motherfuckers alive because it’s what’s left
It's pretty clear this person is not mentally well.
January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is what happens when all the smart people leave a platform, you’re left reading the dumbest motherfuckers alive because it’s what’s left
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So much of our bullshit politics is like this. Cops. Health care. Corporate education reform. Student loans. Ugh!
I get mad when I see this kind of stuff but what I land on is realizing that non-Americans who have not spent any time in this country really, sincerely do not understand what our Cops situation is, and it's a thing where if we try to explain it accurately we sound like hysterical liars.
January 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
So much of our bullshit politics is like this. Cops. Health care. Corporate education reform. Student loans. Ugh!
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I'm sorry, doing the right thing is going to require a modicum of moral courage, and these motherfuckers manifestly don't have it. You don't need to feel bad for them. They can all eat shit, and I hope they have nightmares about what they're doing until their dying day.
January 19, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I'm sorry, doing the right thing is going to require a modicum of moral courage, and these motherfuckers manifestly don't have it. You don't need to feel bad for them. They can all eat shit, and I hope they have nightmares about what they're doing until their dying day.
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To those who are claiming that it'd be too cruel and extreme for the EU to cut off American tourist visas now (or to otherwise sanction or inconvenience us Americans in any way)....
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
January 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
To those who are claiming that it'd be too cruel and extreme for the EU to cut off American tourist visas now (or to otherwise sanction or inconvenience us Americans in any way)....
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
You're REALLY not gonna like what happens if the madman Trump is permitted to set off a hot war with Europe.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Seeing a lot of cognitive dissonance in the Gyokeres discussion as if his lack of goals is solely his fault when the entire attack clearly isn't functioning well.
We're not playing to his preferred style and what we're doing isn't working very well for all attackers. It's not one player's fault.
We're not playing to his preferred style and what we're doing isn't working very well for all attackers. It's not one player's fault.
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Seeing a lot of cognitive dissonance in the Gyokeres discussion as if his lack of goals is solely his fault when the entire attack clearly isn't functioning well.
We're not playing to his preferred style and what we're doing isn't working very well for all attackers. It's not one player's fault.
We're not playing to his preferred style and what we're doing isn't working very well for all attackers. It's not one player's fault.
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Finished another ambitious piece
January 19, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Finished another ambitious piece
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Precisely the conduct that a federal judge held to be illegal on Friday, and which ICE continues, oblivious to the federal court order. This is a lawless organization.
It's cool that these guys just use pepper spray casually now, against people who are wholly within their rights, without a moment's hesitation. Several shots of them using it as they climb into their cars and drive away, not even a pretense of urgency or need. Just a parting "fuck you" to them.
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Precisely the conduct that a federal judge held to be illegal on Friday, and which ICE continues, oblivious to the federal court order. This is a lawless organization.
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As I understand it, the rationale of the cops and cop-defenders is that the rhetoric in the Facebook comment could have agitated someone else into doing something violent or illegal.
Here are some of the problems with that theory.
/1
Here are some of the problems with that theory.
/1
A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach,.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As I understand it, the rationale of the cops and cop-defenders is that the rhetoric in the Facebook comment could have agitated someone else into doing something violent or illegal.
Here are some of the problems with that theory.
/1
Here are some of the problems with that theory.
/1
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We had endless articles and TV clips about Biden's mental capacity but silence about Trump's obvious unfitness when he says he's going to start a war with Denmark over Greenland because he didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize.
Not the sort of letter committed to paper by a well man. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace"
January 19, 2026 at 2:41 PM
We had endless articles and TV clips about Biden's mental capacity but silence about Trump's obvious unfitness when he says he's going to start a war with Denmark over Greenland because he didn't get the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Hey. Do the thing.
Pick up that new skill.
Start that project you keep dreaming of.
Make art, even if it sucks.
You won't get better if you don't try.
Pick up that new skill.
Start that project you keep dreaming of.
Make art, even if it sucks.
You won't get better if you don't try.
January 19, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Hey. Do the thing.
Pick up that new skill.
Start that project you keep dreaming of.
Make art, even if it sucks.
You won't get better if you don't try.
Pick up that new skill.
Start that project you keep dreaming of.
Make art, even if it sucks.
You won't get better if you don't try.