Clare
@lccoftheisland.bsky.social
Poodle mom. Seahawks fan. Mariners forever. Nice guys wind up in the middle, and the middle never goes viral.
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Clare
@lccoftheisland.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,839,342!
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The DHS blamed immigrants for a number of problems known to be caused by outside economic factors.
Department Of Homeland Security Blames Immigrants For Grocery Prices And Healthcare Costs
The DHS blamed immigrants for a number of problems known to be caused by outside economic factors.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The DHS blamed immigrants for a number of problems known to be caused by outside economic factors.
Y’all. Walmart is not better than Amazon.
The retailer reported a boost in foot traffic, but online shopping emerged as a bright spot ahead of the holidays.
Walmart Shares Soar 6% After Online Shopping Surge Fuels Earnings
The retailer reported a boost in foot traffic, but online shopping emerged as a bright spot ahead of the holidays.
www.forbes.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Y’all. Walmart is not better than Amazon.
Also not a big non-fiction reader, but finished this in October and it was eye-opening. It was recommended by someone when I commented that I felt overwhelmed, overworked, and overstressed. #bookvember
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Also not a big non-fiction reader, but finished this in October and it was eye-opening. It was recommended by someone when I commented that I felt overwhelmed, overworked, and overstressed. #bookvember
J.R.R. Tolkien
Terry Pratchett
Brandon Sanderson
Robin Hobb
I mean, I could add others (and on another day I might substitute them for one of these), but these are the authors I re-read consistently and envy the folks who are picking them up for the first time. #bookvember
Terry Pratchett
Brandon Sanderson
Robin Hobb
I mean, I could add others (and on another day I might substitute them for one of these), but these are the authors I re-read consistently and envy the folks who are picking them up for the first time. #bookvember
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 19!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and explore the many genres readers love.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and explore the many genres readers love.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
J.R.R. Tolkien
Terry Pratchett
Brandon Sanderson
Robin Hobb
I mean, I could add others (and on another day I might substitute them for one of these), but these are the authors I re-read consistently and envy the folks who are picking them up for the first time. #bookvember
Terry Pratchett
Brandon Sanderson
Robin Hobb
I mean, I could add others (and on another day I might substitute them for one of these), but these are the authors I re-read consistently and envy the folks who are picking them up for the first time. #bookvember
Tried to read this book three times. Never finished it. I could not bring myself to care about the characters for some reason. To me, they all felt like cardboard cutouts of people.
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Tried to read this book three times. Never finished it. I could not bring myself to care about the characters for some reason. To me, they all felt like cardboard cutouts of people.
I read this book in one sitting - absolutely devoured it. This is the only book I've ever read that caused an involuntary reaction that included swear words. #bookvember
November 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I read this book in one sitting - absolutely devoured it. This is the only book I've ever read that caused an involuntary reaction that included swear words. #bookvember
I'm in. Let's find out.
I wonder what would happen if everyone just turned off their cell phones for a day what financial impact it would have on META, Google, Apple and all the rest profiting off our attention?
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I'm in. Let's find out.
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Can we do this to all of the golf courses here as well please? kottke.org/25/11/footba...
Football Stadium Turned Community Garden
As part of a city-wide urban greening program, Taipei turned an abandoned football stadium into a community garden. Here’s
kottke.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Can we do this to all of the golf courses here as well please? kottke.org/25/11/footba...
I had surgery in 1995. When I was just waking up from anesthesia, I had a long, hilarious conversation with Bugs Bunny about my mother. I still feel like he was my friend and was there to make sure I recovered okay.
The hatred towards furries shows me someone's level of degeneracy because we ALL have at least one anthropomorphic two-legged animal character that we like. Bluey is literally a show about anthro two-legged dogs and sells millions of dollars
November 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I had surgery in 1995. When I was just waking up from anesthesia, I had a long, hilarious conversation with Bugs Bunny about my mother. I still feel like he was my friend and was there to make sure I recovered okay.
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It was a crazy busy in the bookshop today. I took almost four times what I'd expect to take on a normal Weds. I guess the ramp-up to Christmas has started, which is good news. Independent bookshops make around a third of their yearly income over the seasonal period, so remember to shop local!
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It was a crazy busy in the bookshop today. I took almost four times what I'd expect to take on a normal Weds. I guess the ramp-up to Christmas has started, which is good news. Independent bookshops make around a third of their yearly income over the seasonal period, so remember to shop local!
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"Oh nooo, a vegetarian showed up at Thanksgiving! What do I do?" a few ideas off the top of my long-term veghead
1. Don't panic. They expect to see turkey and maybe a ham or whatever. It isn't going to freak them out or they wouldn't have come.
2. Do offer alcohol, if yours is a drinking house.
1. Don't panic. They expect to see turkey and maybe a ham or whatever. It isn't going to freak them out or they wouldn't have come.
2. Do offer alcohol, if yours is a drinking house.
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"Oh nooo, a vegetarian showed up at Thanksgiving! What do I do?" a few ideas off the top of my long-term veghead
1. Don't panic. They expect to see turkey and maybe a ham or whatever. It isn't going to freak them out or they wouldn't have come.
2. Do offer alcohol, if yours is a drinking house.
1. Don't panic. They expect to see turkey and maybe a ham or whatever. It isn't going to freak them out or they wouldn't have come.
2. Do offer alcohol, if yours is a drinking house.
This seems likely 🤣
You cannot replace a singularly awful figure like Trump, there is no one like him, which is why replacing his awfulness will be a team effort, so after Trump, The New York Jets will run the country.
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
This seems likely 🤣
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I love the point @marisakabas.bsky.social makes about jumping to the head of the line by doing sensational “journalism” with questionable ethics. This has been a thing in sports media for a long time, as management thinks hiring influencers is the key to getting any more clicks.
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field
The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I love the point @marisakabas.bsky.social makes about jumping to the head of the line by doing sensational “journalism” with questionable ethics. This has been a thing in sports media for a long time, as management thinks hiring influencers is the key to getting any more clicks.
Ugh, I had to choose two. HAD TO. Again, I am a sucker for a good story and both of these were GOOD stories. #bookvember
November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Ugh, I had to choose two. HAD TO. Again, I am a sucker for a good story and both of these were GOOD stories. #bookvember
I read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke twice recently. It’s the first book in a long time that made me wish I still taught literature to high school seniors
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I read Piranesi by Susanna Clarke twice recently. It’s the first book in a long time that made me wish I still taught literature to high school seniors
#bookvember. lol. As an elder X Gen, uh, my reading was completely unsupervised. When I got bored with children’s books, I moved right into adult fiction without any stops in Teen or YA. I have childhood scars; they are not from my reading. 😉
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 7!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#bookvember. lol. As an elder X Gen, uh, my reading was completely unsupervised. When I got bored with children’s books, I moved right into adult fiction without any stops in Teen or YA. I have childhood scars; they are not from my reading. 😉
We should have been saying this from the first day. I don’t know why we bothered being all polite.
Oh my god, he’s such an asshole.
November 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We should have been saying this from the first day. I don’t know why we bothered being all polite.
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It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
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I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
#Bookvember - my sister and I were obsessed with horses. We had all kinds of books with horses, but we had a large picture book about the Lipizzaner Stallions that I read to rags (and that I can't remember the name of). The thrill of my life was getting to see these amazing horses perform
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 4!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 AM
#Bookvember - my sister and I were obsessed with horses. We had all kinds of books with horses, but we had a large picture book about the Lipizzaner Stallions that I read to rags (and that I can't remember the name of). The thrill of my life was getting to see these amazing horses perform
#Bookvember
I have read Roald Dahl as a child and as an adult. I remember as a child, I felt like the author understood me. As an adult, I noticed that he tells a damn good story. I did especially like James and the Giant Peach.
I have read Roald Dahl as a child and as an adult. I remember as a child, I felt like the author understood me. As an adult, I noticed that he tells a damn good story. I did especially like James and the Giant Peach.
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
#Bookvember
I have read Roald Dahl as a child and as an adult. I remember as a child, I felt like the author understood me. As an adult, I noticed that he tells a damn good story. I did especially like James and the Giant Peach.
I have read Roald Dahl as a child and as an adult. I remember as a child, I felt like the author understood me. As an adult, I noticed that he tells a damn good story. I did especially like James and the Giant Peach.
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"They needed me to help them win. So I just put all of my things aside, my life, and just invested fully into this city, into this team, my teammates, into the fans. Because I wanted to give them something that maybe they never had in their lives.“
www.lookoutlanding.com/editorial/13...
www.lookoutlanding.com/editorial/13...
Josh Naylor finds a home in Seattle
The Mariners and Josh Naylor are the perfect match for each other
www.lookoutlanding.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"They needed me to help them win. So I just put all of my things aside, my life, and just invested fully into this city, into this team, my teammates, into the fans. Because I wanted to give them something that maybe they never had in their lives.“
www.lookoutlanding.com/editorial/13...
www.lookoutlanding.com/editorial/13...
The literal point of health insurance was pooling resources so that lower paid employees could afford care without negotiating individually (see Baylor University prepaid hospital plan for local teachers in like 1926 or '28)
This GOP notion that people are dying to have one on one negotiations with their health insurance companies is so tone deaf it sounds like a democratic proposal
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The literal point of health insurance was pooling resources so that lower paid employees could afford care without negotiating individually (see Baylor University prepaid hospital plan for local teachers in like 1926 or '28)
Anne of Green Gables - probably for the same reason she delighted everyone - because she’s Anne!
November 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Anne of Green Gables - probably for the same reason she delighted everyone - because she’s Anne!
I wish I wasn’t so late to this but…I don’t remember learning to read. In my mind, I was born knowing how.
Welcome to #Bookvember Day 1!
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
Follow the directions on the prompt card and share your love of the written word with others.
#BookSky #WriteSky #Books #Authors #WritingCommunity
November 18, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I wish I wasn’t so late to this but…I don’t remember learning to read. In my mind, I was born knowing how.