Nikki Wallschlaeger
@nikkimwalls.bsky.social
Poet, photographer, occasional visual artist. Latest book of poems is Hold Your Own from Copper Canyon Press (2024).
Virgo x2 with a Cancer moon, Libra Mercury 🤘🏽
Driftless region of Wisconsin. Goddess country.
https://www.patreon.com/nikkiwallschlaeger
Virgo x2 with a Cancer moon, Libra Mercury 🤘🏽
Driftless region of Wisconsin. Goddess country.
https://www.patreon.com/nikkiwallschlaeger
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having a breakdown at work because the fucking president posts a video of the Obamas as monkeys and I have to serve white people food all fucking day
February 6, 2026 at 6:38 PM
having a breakdown at work because the fucking president posts a video of the Obamas as monkeys and I have to serve white people food all fucking day
why doesn't that son of a bitch just die
February 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
why doesn't that son of a bitch just die
well no shit Sherlock
Donald Trump is a racist.
February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
well no shit Sherlock
intelligence is called neurodivergence now lol
"When your mind can intuitively grasp complex systems, rapidly synthesize information from multiple sources, and identify patterns others miss, it becomes genuinely difficult to understand why others cannot do the same."
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Neurodivergent Mind: When Your Common Sense Is Not Common
You thought everyone understood the way you did. Realizing they don't creates a sense of aloneness few understand.
www.psychologytoday.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
intelligence is called neurodivergence now lol
I clicked on curling match thinking it would be coverage of that odd and wholesome white folks sport but
February 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
I clicked on curling match thinking it would be coverage of that odd and wholesome white folks sport but
cake crumbs at work
February 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
cake crumbs at work
Billie Cold Eyes is getting roasted by the Tongva tribe lol
February 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Billie Cold Eyes is getting roasted by the Tongva tribe lol
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7:00pm EST: Moon in Virgo sesquiquadrate Mars in Aquarius. Thwarted action, bafflement, frustration. Don't work harder, work weirder. 24°Vi51' D 09°Aq51' D
February 5, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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the starling family in the eaves of my bedroom are having an argument
February 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM
the starling family in the eaves of my bedroom are having an argument
Michael Dukakis '28
Democratic Presidential Polling:
🔵 Harris 34%
🔵 Newsom 20%
🔵 Shapiro 10%
🔵 Buttigieg 10%
🔵 AOC 7%
🔵 Booker 6%
🔵 Moore 3%
Rasmussen / Jan 27, 2026
🔵 Harris 34%
🔵 Newsom 20%
🔵 Shapiro 10%
🔵 Buttigieg 10%
🔵 AOC 7%
🔵 Booker 6%
🔵 Moore 3%
Rasmussen / Jan 27, 2026
February 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Michael Dukakis '28
gotta find something to live for
February 4, 2026 at 11:20 PM
gotta find something to live for
Reposted by Nikki Wallschlaeger
This poem is for you:
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
This poem is for you:
😂😂😂
Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
February 4, 2026 at 9:16 PM
😂😂😂
Reposted by Nikki Wallschlaeger
Will Stencil would've called Aaron Bushnell an "outside agitator"
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Will Stencil would've called Aaron Bushnell an "outside agitator"
Reposted by Nikki Wallschlaeger
January 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
independently owned pizza joints rise up
Pizza Hut is closing hundreds of locations across the United States while its parent company continues a strategic review of the embattled brand. https://cnn.it/4bBOGps
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
independently owned pizza joints rise up
This poem is for you:
February 4, 2026 at 5:40 PM
This poem is for you:
suck my ass tyrants of the world that come in all sizes and shapes
February 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
suck my ass tyrants of the world that come in all sizes and shapes
Reposted by Nikki Wallschlaeger
"That’s not worthy of you. Don’t be a Queen or a Goddess: be a mother, be a woman! (You think
you need men for your worship? Ha!)"
you need men for your worship? Ha!)"
So today, as I prep for /Shame the Stars/, I'm reading up on Tejana feminist and poet Sara Estela Ramirez, whose poetry shows up in Spanish-language newspapers like El Democrata Fronterizo.
Translations of two poems here: acentosreview.squarespace.com/sara-estela-...
Translations of two poems here: acentosreview.squarespace.com/sara-estela-...
Sara Estela Ramirez translated by Alicia Christoff — The Acentos Review
acentosreview.squarespace.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM
"That’s not worthy of you. Don’t be a Queen or a Goddess: be a mother, be a woman! (You think
you need men for your worship? Ha!)"
you need men for your worship? Ha!)"
That's nice. Keep focusing on reporting that causes constant fear, despair, and misery. All day. Every day.
The world has entered “an era of global water bankruptcy” with irreversible consequences, according to a new United Nations report. https://cnn.it/4qxGTNX
February 4, 2026 at 7:56 AM
That's nice. Keep focusing on reporting that causes constant fear, despair, and misery. All day. Every day.
sometimes I feel mean & bitter and that's ok
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 AM
sometimes I feel mean & bitter and that's ok
Reposted by Nikki Wallschlaeger
please help me to pay the minimum 🙏🏽
this is already overdue. i have to keep up with this minimum in order to keep receiving care.
i also need medication refilled in a few days (approx $360). i simply cannot miss any dosages if i am serious about beating this tumor and taking my life back.
this is already overdue. i have to keep up with this minimum in order to keep receiving care.
i also need medication refilled in a few days (approx $360). i simply cannot miss any dosages if i am serious about beating this tumor and taking my life back.
the min. on my medical debt was also due today (just over $900), so please if you can spare anything 🙏🏽
if there are complications or alarming side effects after the radiation therapy (it's happened before), i'll need to have access to care, so this is really important 🙏🏽❤️
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if there are complications or alarming side effects after the radiation therapy (it's happened before), i'll need to have access to care, so this is really important 🙏🏽❤️
ko-fi.com/rebekamash/g...
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
please help me to pay the minimum 🙏🏽
this is already overdue. i have to keep up with this minimum in order to keep receiving care.
i also need medication refilled in a few days (approx $360). i simply cannot miss any dosages if i am serious about beating this tumor and taking my life back.
this is already overdue. i have to keep up with this minimum in order to keep receiving care.
i also need medication refilled in a few days (approx $360). i simply cannot miss any dosages if i am serious about beating this tumor and taking my life back.
Reposted by Nikki Wallschlaeger
Kathy and I are always glad to host our annual reception celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth at the Executive Residence with so many outstanding leaders from across our state.
We are stronger when we celebrate diversity, celebrate Black stories and culture, and work together.
We are stronger when we celebrate diversity, celebrate Black stories and culture, and work together.
February 4, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Kathy and I are always glad to host our annual reception celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth at the Executive Residence with so many outstanding leaders from across our state.
We are stronger when we celebrate diversity, celebrate Black stories and culture, and work together.
We are stronger when we celebrate diversity, celebrate Black stories and culture, and work together.
women have been through so much at any point in history
February 4, 2026 at 2:17 AM
women have been through so much at any point in history