Nancy Van Eck
@nvaneck.bsky.social
Retired librarian. Sarcasm is my weapon and humor is my armor. Resist! 💙💙
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"We recently announced that Netflix will acquire William Shakespeare, including his plays, sonnets, narrative poems and indeed also his biography and everything he ever said. This unites our leading entertainment service with William Shakespeare's iconic stories. 'All the world's a Netflix!'"
December 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
"We recently announced that Netflix will acquire William Shakespeare, including his plays, sonnets, narrative poems and indeed also his biography and everything he ever said. This unites our leading entertainment service with William Shakespeare's iconic stories. 'All the world's a Netflix!'"
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December 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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My column this week points out that this #Florida bear hunt flies in the face of science, but the FWC says it doesn't have to follow science. floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/04/f...
#Florida's first bear hunt in 10 years starts today (despite science saying no hunt should take place). These people won permits to hunt -- but say they won't use them. www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
My column this week points out that this #Florida bear hunt flies in the face of science, but the FWC says it doesn't have to follow science. floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/04/f...
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A collection of Vincent Bal's incredible shadow art: #AGoodPlace
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Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
December 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A collection of Vincent Bal's incredible shadow art: #AGoodPlace
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...
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Blue Origin’s wastewater dumping plans add to concerns about its impact on #Florida's troubled Indian River Lagoon www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/12/03/b...
Blue Origin’s wastewater plans add to Indian River Lagoon concerns
Blue Origin is seeking a permit for a wastewater treatment facility that could dump nearly 500,000 gallons daily into the Indian River Lagoon basin.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Blue Origin’s wastewater dumping plans add to concerns about its impact on #Florida's troubled Indian River Lagoon www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/12/03/b...
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Rape Van Winkle
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Rape Van Winkle
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The emergence of Molly, who takes winter very seriously.
December 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The emergence of Molly, who takes winter very seriously.
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He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
Trump dozes while Marco Rubio speaks to him directly next to him. Just insane optics.
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 PM
He’s gesturing to a sleeping man as he says “He’s the only leader in the world who can help end [the war in Ukraine].”
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After getting an earful from audience, South #Florida college again votes to give away expensive public land for President Convicted Felon's presidential "library." www.wlrn.org/government-p... via @wlrn.org
In second vote, Miami Dade College again gives away downtown land for Trump presidential library
The contentious free transfer of the undeveloped plot of land, which some estimate to be worth over $300 million, had led to a public outcry and a lawsuit that blocking the move - which prompted the c...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
After getting an earful from audience, South #Florida college again votes to give away expensive public land for President Convicted Felon's presidential "library." www.wlrn.org/government-p... via @wlrn.org
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Oh, #Florida! Two enormous Christmas bulbs missing from downtown Melbourne holiday decorations display. Merchants association notes that the bulbs are “impossible to hide under a jacket.” www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
Who would do a thing like this? Enormous Christmas bulbs missing from downtown Melbourne display
Melbourne Main Street wants to know who took two giant Christmas decorations from a downtown display.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Oh, #Florida! Two enormous Christmas bulbs missing from downtown Melbourne holiday decorations display. Merchants association notes that the bulbs are “impossible to hide under a jacket.” www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2...
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It's "Oh, #Florida! The Newsletter," slipping into your TL like a masked man called "The Midnight Stalker" delivering dollar bills and wood! mailchi.mp/bedfe7b4d1a9...
December 1, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It's "Oh, #Florida! The Newsletter," slipping into your TL like a masked man called "The Midnight Stalker" delivering dollar bills and wood! mailchi.mp/bedfe7b4d1a9...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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If you need some low-priced holiday gifts, University Press of #Florida is offering 40 percent off its books, including my new one WELCOME TO FLORIDA. Use the code 31HOL25 to get the discount. Even Santa would be bowled over by these savings! floridapress.org via @floridapress.bsky.social
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November 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
If you need some low-priced holiday gifts, University Press of #Florida is offering 40 percent off its books, including my new one WELCOME TO FLORIDA. Use the code 31HOL25 to get the discount. Even Santa would be bowled over by these savings! floridapress.org via @floridapress.bsky.social
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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The New York Times' “100 Notable Books of 2025” list includes a few crime/thriller novels. therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/11/hold...
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The New York Times' “100 Notable Books of 2025” list includes a few crime/thriller novels. therapsheet.blogspot.com/2025/11/hold...
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Column: On this most #Florida of holidays, we should all be thankful for alligators. We saved them & now they may save us. My latest for @floridaphoenix.com also features shout-outs to the Pilgrims, @carlhiaasen.com and Dave Barry. floridaphoenix.com/2025/11/27/t...
This Thanksgiving, everyone in Florida should be thankful for alligators • Florida Phoenix
The Pilgrims were idiots. If they had just taken a sharp left at Plymouth Rock and sailed southward for another 500 miles, they could have spent that first winter luxuriating at a hotel in St. Augusti...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Column: On this most #Florida of holidays, we should all be thankful for alligators. We saved them & now they may save us. My latest for @floridaphoenix.com also features shout-outs to the Pilgrims, @carlhiaasen.com and Dave Barry. floridaphoenix.com/2025/11/27/t...
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Happy Thanksgiving! We’re thankful for all of you, for the voices that rise up, the hearts that refuse to back down, and the courage that keeps the resistance moving forward. Tomorrow, there will be more of us. 💚✊
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! We’re thankful for all of you, for the voices that rise up, the hearts that refuse to back down, and the courage that keeps the resistance moving forward. Tomorrow, there will be more of us. 💚✊
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My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
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In which @mcsweeneys.net writes about #Florida born Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and doesn't really exaggerate all that much. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wit...
With America on My Last Fucking Nerve, I, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Dissent
You know me as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Over the past three years, I’ve tried changing the system from within. I’ve wri...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
In which @mcsweeneys.net writes about #Florida born Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and doesn't really exaggerate all that much. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wit...
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As usual, #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous & his wacky quacky surgeon general are NOT on the side of science.
Researchers looked at a group of students and checked how much fluoride they drank from birth through high school. They then compared this to how the students did on math, reading and vocabulary tests.
A new study contradicts Florida's fluoride ban, finds typical exposure may aid cognition
Researchers looked at a group of students and checked how much fluoride they drank from birth through high school. They then compared this to how the students did on math, reading and vocabulary tests...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:49 PM
As usual, #Florida Gov. Ron DeSastrous & his wacky quacky surgeon general are NOT on the side of science.
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This is very bad news for #Florida, which has consistently had the most Obamacare sign-ups in the U.S. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Tells Congress to Not ‘Waste’ Time on Obamacare Subsidies
President Donald Trump said he will not support legislation to extend expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies even as senators are preparing to tee up a vote on the issue, complicating his party’s effo...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is very bad news for #Florida, which has consistently had the most Obamacare sign-ups in the U.S. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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For many #Florida counties, eliminating property taxes -- as Gov. Ron DeSastrous wants to do -- would mean "a dismemberment of vital services" floridatrident.org/for-these-fl... via @floridatrident.bsky.social
For these Florida counties, eliminating property taxes would mean 'a dismemberment of vital services'
Power Play: A series of special reports examining the push to reduce or eliminate property taxes in Florida. Local government officials statewide are
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November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
For many #Florida counties, eliminating property taxes -- as Gov. Ron DeSastrous wants to do -- would mean "a dismemberment of vital services" floridatrident.org/for-these-fl... via @floridatrident.bsky.social
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In just over 30 years, #Florida populations have almost doubled. As a result, Florida’s roads are more crowded than ever. And infrastructure hasn't kept up (thanks to Gov. Rick Scott repealing growth mgt, which REQUIRED them to keep up). www.floridaweekly.com/articles/for...
Traffic in Paradise - Florida Weekly
Every time winter descends on Florida without snow, significant numbers of non-natives, about 65% of Sunshine State residents, begin to realize, again, that they’re blessed. Then they hear the word “t...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In just over 30 years, #Florida populations have almost doubled. As a result, Florida’s roads are more crowded than ever. And infrastructure hasn't kept up (thanks to Gov. Rick Scott repealing growth mgt, which REQUIRED them to keep up). www.floridaweekly.com/articles/for...
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Piggy says what?
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Piggy says what?