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Ellie Mae 🌍✌️
@elliemae.bsky.social
Budget slow travel in early retirement (since 2015), global citizen, sober 15+ years, former breast cancer patient, former journalist.

Signal: elliemae.01
Rozafa Castle legend:

Built by 3 brothers. One of their wives was sacrificed & buried in its walls to ensure structural strength.

Some say an inner archway near the burial site always drips water, even if it hasn’t rained.

A big fat drop fell on the top of my head.

📍Shkrodër, Albania 🇦🇱

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November 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
I found peace here over the weekend in Vlorë, Albania.

Even though my view included Sazan Island- the one Jared Kushner and Ivanka trump ‘bought’ to develop an uber luxury resort.

Locals call it “trump island”.
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I’ve protested maga since 2016 - almost a decade. But you don’t really want to know that, do you, because it wouldn’t make you feel entitled to shit on me after I made a mistake, and admitted I didn’t know the problem with that one word.

My actions in the real world compared to your lame posts
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October 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
I am not a racist. It was a color blind statement; I’d use the same word for any lawmaker who’s *finally enthusiastically against the bullshit spewed by maga for a decade.

I’ve been waiting for people to catch up. Pic is me from *2016* protesting trump.

I fear it’s all too little too late now.
October 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Tirana graffiti 🌍✌️
October 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Way to go, Poland! (I’m in Warsaw atm.)

From Haaretz:
August 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
ProPublica doing old-school journalism in this emboldened new world.
August 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I walked into Ukraine for a brief visit.

Why go at all?

Not for the passport stamp. Not for a selfie. I wanted to go out of curiosity. And I thought it would be nice to give a small restaurant some business.

More:
www.earthvagabonds.com/a-walk-into-...
July 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It’s not a swamp. It is a sewer full of shit.

www.cbsnews.com/news/jeffrey...
July 31, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This is what I’m reading.
Unchecked capitalism combined with techbros edging out morality always meant America would stumble— and maybe fall.
June 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Power of the Nile. Ramesseum ruins and modern farm plots seen from a hot air balloon in Luxor, Egypt.

#budgetslowtravel
#travelpic
#travelshot
#luxor
#egypt
#hotairballoon
#sightseeing
#lifeisnow
June 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Everyone is talking about the 2,000 National Guards put into federal service, but this document calls for military members, too, at Hegseth’s discretion.
June 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Highly recommend 9 Pyramids Lounge for a cold drink after exploring the amazing tombs abs chambers around the Giza Plateau near Cairo.

For those who drink alcohol, it’s the only place on-site that serves beer.

#earthvagabonds
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May 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The world is going to pot but I got to Giza. Finally.

#budgetskowtravel
#LifeisNow
#travelnow
May 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I tried signs back in 2016. Cleveland RNC.

The biggest problem was too few protestors (horrendous engagement) with a disjointed message. Climate, LGBTQ+, health care etc. are all incredibly important.

But one thing trumped them all.
Keeping trump out.

Need *millions saying that *same thing.
May 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Thank you, Hua Hin, Thailand!
Next stop: Chengdu, China for the pandas 🐼 🤗🤍🌏✌️
May 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Put this way, it helps me because I’ve always been confused by this.
April 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Slowly, mainstream journalists give credence to The Network State.

@jennycohn.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I’m not Catholic but I appreciated how this man was more progressive. And I was lucky enough to visit Vatican City and the Papal Audience in springtime 2018. Eight years… goes fast.

Travel now. Life is Now.
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#travelphoto
April 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The spouse has been feeding stray puppies on the beach and my heart melts with every puppy tail wag and this man’s joyful smile.
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April 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Elite Harvard to trump admin: HELL NO. 🙌
April 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I keep saying this.
They’re gonna come after protesters, dissenters, good trouble makers.

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/u...
April 9, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Online freedom of speech- including Bluesky itself- is at risk.

Sen. Dick Durban (D) plans new bill that would help the oligarchs silence dissent.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) as co-sponsor.

Excerpt below: www.theverge.com/policy/62632...

More: www.techdirt.com/2025/03/21/d...

#networkstate
#resist
March 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Low tide cloudy walks clear my head. 💙
March 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Thank you, Indonesia! Terima kasih! It was an amazing 27 days on Sumatra, Weh and Samosir islands. 🙏🧡☺️

#airasia
#budgettravel
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March 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM