Margie Mic
@margiemic.bsky.social
midwestern not necessarily nice, half ass food blogger, dismayed gen x elder, she/her
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Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Unidentified men grabbing someone off the street and putting her in a car because she wrote an op-Ed. This as flatly authoritarian as anything we’ve seen in this country in a very long time.
just nearly spent an unreasonable sum on new bedding because @nytwirecutter.bsky.social reviews are so compelling and the peer pressure to consume is seductive
March 5, 2025 at 7:11 PM
just nearly spent an unreasonable sum on new bedding because @nytwirecutter.bsky.social reviews are so compelling and the peer pressure to consume is seductive
among the reasons I love my local public library, borrowing digital copies of “cook’s illustrated”
March 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
among the reasons I love my local public library, borrowing digital copies of “cook’s illustrated”
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This whole country wants bad things for others more than they want good things for themselves.
February 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This whole country wants bad things for others more than they want good things for themselves.
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Godzilla descends on Chicago in a new comic book, with nods to Dibs, Svengoolie and the Dave Matthews tour bus incident.
Godzilla Descends On Chicago In New Comic Book, With Nods To Dibs, Svengoolie And Dave Matthews' Bus
Released Wednesday, "Godzilla Vs. Chicago" features two Portage Park artists. The Seventh Corner Gallery is hosting an art show celebrating the release on Friday.
buff.ly
February 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Godzilla descends on Chicago in a new comic book, with nods to Dibs, Svengoolie and the Dave Matthews tour bus incident.
blitzing a dull looking pot of boiled potatoes and leeks into Julia Child’s potage parmentier is such a satisfying feat of kitchen alchemy #souplife
February 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
blitzing a dull looking pot of boiled potatoes and leeks into Julia Child’s potage parmentier is such a satisfying feat of kitchen alchemy #souplife
saw a post recently that stuck with me, implied meal prepping is an attempt at upgrading leftovers, which I think has fueled my skepticism
February 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM
saw a post recently that stuck with me, implied meal prepping is an attempt at upgrading leftovers, which I think has fueled my skepticism
infuriating when the headlines provide tacit affirmation
February 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
infuriating when the headlines provide tacit affirmation
apparently jelly shoes are back, but my feet have aged out
February 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
apparently jelly shoes are back, but my feet have aged out
riffed a spaghetti sauce tonight using up ingredients before a move and feeling like the pastabilities are infinite
February 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
riffed a spaghetti sauce tonight using up ingredients before a move and feeling like the pastabilities are infinite
super bowl sunday, I’m rooting for buttermilk pancakes
February 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
super bowl sunday, I’m rooting for buttermilk pancakes
not just for parents
For @thenation.com, Type Media Center fellow @elienyc.bsky.social writes: "I already know that my kids will encounter a civil rights environment more like the one faced by my grandparents in the segregated South in the 1920s, than the one I faced in 1980s Queens." www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Parenting In the Age of Trump
Like Sarah Connor, the heroine of the Terminator movies, Elie Mystal is trying to figure out how to prepare his children for the dystopian future.
www.thenation.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
not just for parents
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THIS AMERICAN DOES NOT WANT YOU TO WORK TOGETHER WITH A FUCKING FASCIST TO FIND COMMON GROUND ON WHICH PARTS OF DEMOCRACY WE NO LONGER NEED
"It is very clear that, if there is a middle of all of this hot mess of division, Americans want us to work together when we can and find common ground," Sen. Amy Klobuchar tells the Opinion writer Michelle Cottle.
Opinion | Amy Klobuchar on How Democrats Can Combat America’s ‘Hot Mess of Division’
The Minnesota moderate has thoughts on how her party can move forward.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
THIS AMERICAN DOES NOT WANT YOU TO WORK TOGETHER WITH A FUCKING FASCIST TO FIND COMMON GROUND ON WHICH PARTS OF DEMOCRACY WE NO LONGER NEED
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I rebuke and condemn the monstrous and grotesque racism expressed by Trump & others in their ignorant and crass assignation of blame for this tragedy, which is an affront to Kiah Huggins’ life’s work.
Signing off for the night.
Signing off for the night.
Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.
www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...
Civil rights attorney, former Miss Kansas contestant killed in plane crash near DC airport
As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., we’re learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among t...
www.kwch.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I rebuke and condemn the monstrous and grotesque racism expressed by Trump & others in their ignorant and crass assignation of blame for this tragedy, which is an affront to Kiah Huggins’ life’s work.
Signing off for the night.
Signing off for the night.
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Harris beat Trump 54% to 43% among voters ages 18-24.
Harris beat Trump 53% to 45% among voters ages 25-29.
Harris beat Trump 51% to 45% among voters ages 30-39.
Trump to Fox: “I won youth by 36 points.”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/p...
Harris beat Trump 53% to 45% among voters ages 25-29.
Harris beat Trump 51% to 45% among voters ages 30-39.
Trump to Fox: “I won youth by 36 points.”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/p...
Fact check: Trump litters Oval Office interview with false claims | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump littered a Wednesday interview on Fox News with many of the same false claims he made earlier in his first three days back in the White House.
www.cnn.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Harris beat Trump 54% to 43% among voters ages 18-24.
Harris beat Trump 53% to 45% among voters ages 25-29.
Harris beat Trump 51% to 45% among voters ages 30-39.
Trump to Fox: “I won youth by 36 points.”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/p...
Harris beat Trump 53% to 45% among voters ages 25-29.
Harris beat Trump 51% to 45% among voters ages 30-39.
Trump to Fox: “I won youth by 36 points.”
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/p...
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Sound Opinions hits 1,000 episodes as the "world’s only rock ‘n’ roll talk show." https://buff.ly/3PLXwo7
January 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Sound Opinions hits 1,000 episodes as the "world’s only rock ‘n’ roll talk show." https://buff.ly/3PLXwo7
Gnocchi rolling is a family tradition. Our technique requires a skilled press and slide against the curved inside of a cheese grater for dimpled and nubbly dumplings. How do y’all roll? #gnocchi
January 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Gnocchi rolling is a family tradition. Our technique requires a skilled press and slide against the curved inside of a cheese grater for dimpled and nubbly dumplings. How do y’all roll? #gnocchi