Connie Winch
@conniewinch.bsky.social
Mission: Loving from the inside out
Both single & an #UnweddedWidow (conniewinch.com/ron)
Adult child of IFBs, now a mostly-agnostic humanist
Passionate about social justice
Minneapolis (area), MN native; Columbus, OH resident
She/her
conniewinch.com/about
Both single & an #UnweddedWidow (conniewinch.com/ron)
Adult child of IFBs, now a mostly-agnostic humanist
Passionate about social justice
Minneapolis (area), MN native; Columbus, OH resident
She/her
conniewinch.com/about
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Connie Winch
@conniewinch.bsky.social
· Dec 2
🧵 I've been on here for a bit and have already posted a bunch, but regardless, this is my intro/"here's my story" thread. (If you know me IRL or follow me elsewhere, it's likely you already know this. This is for those who don't. 😉)
I am both single and an #UnweddedWidow.
I am both single and an #UnweddedWidow.
Dear #BobEvans: Thank you for offering single Thanksgiving dinners for delivery (on the day no less)...as opposed to only offering Thanksgiving dinners that feed 2 or 4 or 6 or more. As one who lives alone and does not have T Day plans (& this isn't my first year @ this particular rodeo), +
November 25, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Dear #BobEvans: Thank you for offering single Thanksgiving dinners for delivery (on the day no less)...as opposed to only offering Thanksgiving dinners that feed 2 or 4 or 6 or more. As one who lives alone and does not have T Day plans (& this isn't my first year @ this particular rodeo), +
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"First Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, then Bobby Kennedy in downtown Los Angeles. Soon it felt like you couldn't open a paper without seeing the bleeding body of a important man. Stella started switching off the news when her daughter came bounding into the kitchen for breakfast. Loretta said +
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
"First Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis, then Bobby Kennedy in downtown Los Angeles. Soon it felt like you couldn't open a paper without seeing the bleeding body of a important man. Stella started switching off the news when her daughter came bounding into the kitchen for breakfast. Loretta said +
Anybody know why I'm suddenly seeing the term "crashout" everywhere...? I'd literally never heard it before, and now I've seen it at least 3 times in the last...day or two.
November 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Anybody know why I'm suddenly seeing the term "crashout" everywhere...? I'd literally never heard it before, and now I've seen it at least 3 times in the last...day or two.
Beautiful. 💖
An honor and dream come true to perform alongside Yo-Yo Ma, presented by Celebrity Series at Boston Symphony Hall. 💜
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
🎼Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Beautiful. 💖
Tonight's exchange with my (frequent) #Shipt shopper.
I love it when interactions like this, which could be just transactional, are made more human.
Thanks, Todd!
I love it when interactions like this, which could be just transactional, are made more human.
Thanks, Todd!
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Tonight's exchange with my (frequent) #Shipt shopper.
I love it when interactions like this, which could be just transactional, are made more human.
Thanks, Todd!
I love it when interactions like this, which could be just transactional, are made more human.
Thanks, Todd!
Reposted by Connie Winch
When I used to manage a non-chain cafe years ago, I never put on Christmas music. Had a number of customers thank me for this.
Unfortunately, in corporate retail stores and cafes, the workers often have no control over the music that gets piped in.
Unfortunately, in corporate retail stores and cafes, the workers often have no control over the music that gets piped in.
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
When I used to manage a non-chain cafe years ago, I never put on Christmas music. Had a number of customers thank me for this.
Unfortunately, in corporate retail stores and cafes, the workers often have no control over the music that gets piped in.
Unfortunately, in corporate retail stores and cafes, the workers often have no control over the music that gets piped in.
What, no Taurus? The symbol is literally a bull. 🤷♀️
I told you guys about the snark in my bio. This is your second notice.
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
What, no Taurus? The symbol is literally a bull. 🤷♀️
Minnesota friends: 👇
I want a bag of mine custom painted — I’d love something like this but with the Minneapolis skyline. I’m hopeful to find a Mn Artist to make that happen. Anyone know someone who does this sort of thing?
November 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Minnesota friends: 👇
File under #MinnesotaNice at its very finest. 👏
The state of Minnesota civil servant I called with a personal issue today answered on the third ring, had a clear and concise explanation for my problem, recommended a simple course of action, and informed me that if it didn’t work to call back next week to escalate. She was empathetic and funny.
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
File under #MinnesotaNice at its very finest. 👏
Reposted by Connie Winch
The fact that Megyn Kelly minimized raping 15 year olds and wasn't immediately canceled from every platform, including @siriusxmprog.bsky.social and YouTube, tells you EVERYTHING that is wrong with right wing media and this country in general.
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The fact that Megyn Kelly minimized raping 15 year olds and wasn't immediately canceled from every platform, including @siriusxmprog.bsky.social and YouTube, tells you EVERYTHING that is wrong with right wing media and this country in general.
Today in unexpected pairings. From the Wikipedia entry for the jazz-fusion musician Pat Metheney:
November 16, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Today in unexpected pairings. From the Wikipedia entry for the jazz-fusion musician Pat Metheney:
"We need not contain our grief when we use it as a means to intensify our love for the dead and dying, for those who remain alive." -bell hooks, #AllAboutLove
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November 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM
"We need not contain our grief when we use it as a means to intensify our love for the dead and dying, for those who remain alive." -bell hooks, #AllAboutLove
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"Just as the dying are often carted off so that the process dying will be witnessed by only a select few, grieving individuals are encouraged to let themselves go only in private, in appropriate settings away from the rest of us. Sustained grief is particularly disturbing in a culture that offers +
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
"Just as the dying are often carted off so that the process dying will be witnessed by only a select few, grieving individuals are encouraged to let themselves go only in private, in appropriate settings away from the rest of us. Sustained grief is particularly disturbing in a culture that offers +
"Individuals who want to believe that there is no fulfillment in love, that true love does not exist, cling to these assumptions because this despair is actually easier to face than the reality that love is a real fact of life but is absent from their lives." -bell hooks, #AllAboutLove
OOF.
OOF.
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"Individuals who want to believe that there is no fulfillment in love, that true love does not exist, cling to these assumptions because this despair is actually easier to face than the reality that love is a real fact of life but is absent from their lives." -bell hooks, #AllAboutLove
OOF.
OOF.
"I once asked a rich man, who had only recently attained his status, what he liked most about his new wealth. He said that he liked seeing what money could make people do, how it could make them shift and violate their values.... His pleasure in being wealthy was grounded in the desire to not only
November 12, 2025 at 5:49 AM
"I once asked a rich man, who had only recently attained his status, what he liked most about his new wealth. He said that he liked seeing what money could make people do, how it could make them shift and violate their values.... His pleasure in being wealthy was grounded in the desire to not only
"One of the ironies of the culture of greed is that the people who profit the most from earnings they have not worked to attain are the most eager to insist that the poor and working classes can only value material resources attained through hard work.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
"One of the ironies of the culture of greed is that the people who profit the most from earnings they have not worked to attain are the most eager to insist that the poor and working classes can only value material resources attained through hard work.
The music in this remix reminds me of the music of @mgiacchino.bsky.social. And yes, that's high praise.
November 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The music in this remix reminds me of the music of @mgiacchino.bsky.social. And yes, that's high praise.
Reposted by Connie Winch
Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.
Like / share if you agree.
Like / share if you agree.
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Thou shalt replace Chuck Schumer with Chris Van Hollen, who personally went to El Salvador to find Kilmar. That’s the kind of courage we need right now.
Like / share if you agree.
Like / share if you agree.
"WHAT?!?" lol
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#GVerse Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social just walked onto a plane full of veterans & thanked every single one of them: no stage, no teleprompter, no ego trip.
#MyPresidentBarackObama 🫡🇺🇸
Hit the like, & repost to show your love for this man, a true American Hero! #VeteransDay
#MyPresidentBarackObama 🫡🇺🇸
Hit the like, & repost to show your love for this man, a true American Hero! #VeteransDay
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"WHAT?!?" lol
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I've found the single word that encapsulates maga. Highlight mine (Merriam-Webster screenshot).
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I've found the single word that encapsulates maga. Highlight mine (Merriam-Webster screenshot).
"'The principle underlying capitalistic society and the principle of love are incompatible.'" -Erich Fromm, as quoted by bell hooks in #AllAboutLove
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
"'The principle underlying capitalistic society and the principle of love are incompatible.'" -Erich Fromm, as quoted by bell hooks in #AllAboutLove
You don't have to be raised by whoever raised you to be upset about planned obsolescence. 😏
People say bad things about nepotism, but I kinda get it. Children get a lot of unteachable skills from their parents that allow them to exceed in the same field.
For instance: I've become really good at drinking 4-7 beers and complaining about the inferior quality of modern consumer appliances.
For instance: I've become really good at drinking 4-7 beers and complaining about the inferior quality of modern consumer appliances.
Christine Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi, has announced she’s running for the California State Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
You don't have to be raised by whoever raised you to be upset about planned obsolescence. 😏
"There's is nothing that creates more confusion about love in the minds and hearts of children than unkind and/or cruel punishment meted out by the grown-ups they have been taught they should love and respect." -bell hooks [RIP], #AllAboutLove
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"There's is nothing that creates more confusion about love in the minds and hearts of children than unkind and/or cruel punishment meted out by the grown-ups they have been taught they should love and respect." -bell hooks [RIP], #AllAboutLove
ngl as a former Christian, I really rather love it when Muslims and Sikhs outshine Christians.
Folks, if you are hungry, please contact your local Sikh gurdwara. Or just show up for langar, which most gurdwaras do several times a week, for a free meal. Lots also do weekly or monthly drives giving out groceries.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
No conversion necessary. Feeding anyone who is hungry is a key part of Sikhism.
A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
ngl as a former Christian, I really rather love it when Muslims and Sikhs outshine Christians.