Aimee
@ladyblanchester.bsky.social
Last show: Christmas at Pemberley (CTC, RI)
Last movie: Sorry, Baby
Recent reads: The Nightmare Before Kissmas, Sara Raasch; Sula, Toni Morrison; The Book of Guilt, Catherine Chidgey
Last movie: Sorry, Baby
Recent reads: The Nightmare Before Kissmas, Sara Raasch; Sula, Toni Morrison; The Book of Guilt, Catherine Chidgey
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I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
January 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
I am grateful that I get to work with so many other educators who are good at their jobs and care about kids.
January 16, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I am grateful that I get to work with so many other educators who are good at their jobs and care about kids.
The best! I started a rewatch right after the show ended and then didn’t finish because I wasn’t emotionally ready for the show to end again. Maybe I’ll start S3 again this weekend.
January 14, 2026 at 3:44 AM
The best! I started a rewatch right after the show ended and then didn’t finish because I wasn’t emotionally ready for the show to end again. Maybe I’ll start S3 again this weekend.
The Pawcatuck
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The Pawcatuck
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Today’s march took the same Fifth Ave route as the 1917 anti-lynching Silent Parade, one of the first American civil rights protests. Both started at 59th, by General Sherman’s statue, and headed downtown. For more on the Silent Parade: hyperallergic.com/naacp-silent...
January 11, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Today’s march took the same Fifth Ave route as the 1917 anti-lynching Silent Parade, one of the first American civil rights protests. Both started at 59th, by General Sherman’s statue, and headed downtown. For more on the Silent Parade: hyperallergic.com/naacp-silent...
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Read the poem in it's entirety: poets.org/poem/renee-n...
January 10, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Read the poem in it's entirety: poets.org/poem/renee-n...
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if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
January 10, 2026 at 2:12 PM
if you want to know what it is like in minneapolis, I don’t even have to scroll on facebook to find a horror story. it’s basically my whole feed.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
everyone i know in minneapolis is seeing ICE take people—at gas stations, taquerias, bus stops, schools. just snatching random people.
I like your shirt. I'm very into floral patterns drawn like that and the blue makes your eyes pop.
January 10, 2026 at 3:00 AM
I like your shirt. I'm very into floral patterns drawn like that and the blue makes your eyes pop.
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A gentle reminder in your grief that Renee Good was out there to protect her Black and brown neighbors from ethnic cleansing. That is still the mission.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
January 9, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A gentle reminder in your grief that Renee Good was out there to protect her Black and brown neighbors from ethnic cleansing. That is still the mission.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
The focus should remain on slowing down the ethnic cleansing campaign and on protecting Black and brown families and communities from destruction.
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Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women
Roasting some butternut squash with rosemary and garlic with Fireplace for Your Home on the tv, making nice crackling and popping noises.
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Roasting some butternut squash with rosemary and garlic with Fireplace for Your Home on the tv, making nice crackling and popping noises.
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it would rock if more and more prominent Dems were making a big public show of disgust and outrage about the administration's continual choice to smear a murdered young mom as a terrorist and would-be killer who deserved to get shot in the face
January 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
it would rock if more and more prominent Dems were making a big public show of disgust and outrage about the administration's continual choice to smear a murdered young mom as a terrorist and would-be killer who deserved to get shot in the face
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Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.
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Word of the day is ‘fanfaronade’ (19th century): to strut and swagger about as if you own the stage.
January 7, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Word of the day is ‘fanfaronade’ (19th century): to strut and swagger about as if you own the stage.
Someone just asked me how I read so many books last year and I said that for me, reading a book is self-care because most of the time, the alternative is scrolling. If I prioritize reading as a daily practice, my brain feels better.
January 7, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Someone just asked me how I read so many books last year and I said that for me, reading a book is self-care because most of the time, the alternative is scrolling. If I prioritize reading as a daily practice, my brain feels better.
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Another post from a Venezuelan friend:
January 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Another post from a Venezuelan friend:
Sometimes, when I don't want to do something I have to do, I give myself permission to be VERY dramatic about it for about 3-5 minutes. Usually, I make myself laugh and then do the thing anyway. Sharing in case the idea of me flinging myself into a chair and crying "O, woe is me" helps.
January 4, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Sometimes, when I don't want to do something I have to do, I give myself permission to be VERY dramatic about it for about 3-5 minutes. Usually, I make myself laugh and then do the thing anyway. Sharing in case the idea of me flinging myself into a chair and crying "O, woe is me" helps.
"Differentiation" is making a comeback in my district. I feel like "cohort" is a classic - a solid pick in any year.
December 31, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"Differentiation" is making a comeback in my district. I feel like "cohort" is a classic - a solid pick in any year.
Everybody needs to read this thread, whether they identify as a "helper" or not.
I have a migraine and am in an agitated phase where I can’t rest yet -
So I’m going to share a few thoughts that are circulating in my head.
Take them in context:
There is no protected class of designated helpers who are insulated from the trauma and precarity of the crises we are all facing
So I’m going to share a few thoughts that are circulating in my head.
Take them in context:
There is no protected class of designated helpers who are insulated from the trauma and precarity of the crises we are all facing
December 31, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Everybody needs to read this thread, whether they identify as a "helper" or not.
I want to visit a new city - maybe Montréal?
December 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I want to visit a new city - maybe Montréal?
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Help me figure out whether transit service planning is still the route I want to take 🥹🗺️🚌
Any service planners in Rhode Island, the Massachusetts South Coast, or the Boston region? 🌊
Any service planners in Rhode Island, the Massachusetts South Coast, or the Boston region? 🌊
Currently at a crossroads thinking about long-term plans and I’d love to shadow a transit service planner sometime. I’ve been fascinated by service planning since I was a kid and learning more about their day-to-day work would be really helpful! 🚌🗺️
December 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Help me figure out whether transit service planning is still the route I want to take 🥹🗺️🚌
Any service planners in Rhode Island, the Massachusetts South Coast, or the Boston region? 🌊
Any service planners in Rhode Island, the Massachusetts South Coast, or the Boston region? 🌊
The Who's Tommy James and the Shondells
ruin two bands by combining them:
Van HalEn Vogue
Van HalEn Vogue
ruin two bands by combining them:
led zeppelinxs
led zeppelinxs
December 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The Who's Tommy James and the Shondells
As a person with purse chapstick, backpack chapstick, coat chapstick, kitchen counter chapstick, bathroom chapstick, bedside table chapstick, and travel bag chapstick, your concerns are 100% valid and I support you.
December 30, 2025 at 1:23 AM
As a person with purse chapstick, backpack chapstick, coat chapstick, kitchen counter chapstick, bathroom chapstick, bedside table chapstick, and travel bag chapstick, your concerns are 100% valid and I support you.
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2025 Year in Review!
-falcon hearing worse than ever
-center losing 50 to 100% of holding capacity
-blood-dimmed tide containment failure
-the Worst with record high passionate intensity
-falcon hearing worse than ever
-center losing 50 to 100% of holding capacity
-blood-dimmed tide containment failure
-the Worst with record high passionate intensity
December 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
2025 Year in Review!
-falcon hearing worse than ever
-center losing 50 to 100% of holding capacity
-blood-dimmed tide containment failure
-the Worst with record high passionate intensity
-falcon hearing worse than ever
-center losing 50 to 100% of holding capacity
-blood-dimmed tide containment failure
-the Worst with record high passionate intensity
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Ok all sarcasm aside, what these white supremacists are really talking about is when they are asked to apologize for doing racist things. Which happens. Because racism is something to apologize for. What they are saying is that no one should have to apologize for racist actions or statements.
Next time someone says they don’t have to apologize for being white anymore, ask them to tell about the most recent time they were forced to apologize for being white and who made them do it.
December 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Ok all sarcasm aside, what these white supremacists are really talking about is when they are asked to apologize for doing racist things. Which happens. Because racism is something to apologize for. What they are saying is that no one should have to apologize for racist actions or statements.