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I did not survive cancer to have to put up with this nonsense. Not a baseball fan, but my favorite movie is Field of Dreams. I cook because someone has to. I bake to show my love. Be curious, not judgmental. Hoya Saxa.
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This article is from a few years ago, but we just got out the nativity it references, so I thought I’d share it on Bluesky. There are several sweet and unique traditions included.

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/uni...
17 Wonderful Reader Stories About Unique Holiday Heirlooms
'Tis the season for emotionally significant decorations.
www.atlasobscura.com
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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PSA: If Bill Kristol can say this dems should be able to say it
January 18, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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“The United States will not let men steal trophies from women…”

- says guy who happily took the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to a woman
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 AM
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#CookieParty for a good cause
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?

Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.

Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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January 7, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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I don’t know exactly what I’m looking for in a politician but not having every day be a nightmare of horrors would be pretty high up so someone should run on that
January 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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Honestly, the Sleepy Time Tea bear is nailing New Year’s Eve.
December 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later

Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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As someone aptly pointed-out on another platform: the Epstein files aren't filled with trans people. They're filled with wealthy, straight, white, cisgender men.
December 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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Newsom isn't the one.

Refused to back taxing billionaire, says they're part of the big tent.

Gets money from the broligarchy.

Still sucks up to AIPAC.

Threw transgender people under the bus when he interviewed Charlie Kirk and Bannon on HIS podcast.

He won't reform anything. We deserve better.
December 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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The people that always complain I don’t talk enough never seem to actually listen when I do speak
December 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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If I don’t know you well (or don’t trust you) I come across as distant and quiet because that’s how I feel safe and have learned to adapt. If I have to communicate with you and it’s important, I do this
September 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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No one could’ve predicted that putting a lot of Opus Dei weirdos on the Supreme Court would end our democracy
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Democratic voters are working hard to stop fascism. It would be nice if the leaders of the party joined them.
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What I wouldn’t give for truthful headlines like this from legacy media about substantive issues . . .
November 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Nothing like Campbell’s for a cold. I’m convinced the sodium kills the germs.
A horrible winter cold demands a can of Chicken & Stars soup. You just won't convince me otherwise.
November 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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What if Dems ran on sacrificing James Carville's human rights?
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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The centrists in the Senate Democratic caucus saw that the country was rallying to the party in the 2025 elections and resolved that they would do anything they could to kill that momentum.
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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It's Journalism 101. Here's a handy flowchart to remind you.
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM