Rebecca
@rsquaredwi.bsky.social
Oldish cheesehead, survivor, '24 college grad. Enjoys geekery, history, museums, deep discussions & juvenile humor. All opinions my own.
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I know nothing about economics, but I seem to know more than the Commerce Secretary.
December 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I know nothing about economics, but I seem to know more than the Commerce Secretary.
Hooray!
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 23, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Hooray!
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Neither is herpes, but I’ll keep doing my work without either.
AI is not going to go away
December 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Neither is herpes, but I’ll keep doing my work without either.
Oh, how I wish I was a Chicago resident.
If you’ve been searching for opportunities to use your snow puns — look no further. Chicago’s Fourth Annual ‘You Name a Snowplow” contest is back.
Chicago’s Fourth Annual ‘You Name a Snowplow’ contest commences
The contest, which is held by the Department of Streets and Sanitation, encourages residents to submit creative snowplow names for the city’s six snow districts.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Oh, how I wish I was a Chicago resident.
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The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he’s a raccoon.
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
An employee at an Ashland, Virginia-area liquor store found a raccoon passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of a drunken escapade.
trib.al
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he’s a raccoon.
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
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A plane full of Wisconsin veterans. ❤️
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
A plane full of Wisconsin veterans. ❤️
Finally, some good news. 🌈
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Finally, some good news. 🌈
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I poured everything I had into this one. "I see you gathering, hundreds at a time, to learn, to keep watch, and bare your teeth. I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could." organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I poured everything I had into this one. "I see you gathering, hundreds at a time, to learn, to keep watch, and bare your teeth. I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could." organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."
Add a dose of propaganda to your morning coffee.. This smells of Russian-like “special operation”
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross."
My thoughts exactly.
A thought I never expected to have: House of Windsor currently beating the US government on transparency and accountability.
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles and evict him from royal residence.
October 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My thoughts exactly.
I heart you, Chicago.
October 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I heart you, Chicago.
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You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
October 27, 2025 at 1:05 AM
You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.
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I used to cradle glaciers, Carl.
I spoke the language of geologic time.
Mastodons grazed my underbrush.
Now, I endure the incessant footfall of dudes who think side-stepping a Labrador dump qualifies as a survival skill.
I spoke the language of geologic time.
Mastodons grazed my underbrush.
Now, I endure the incessant footfall of dudes who think side-stepping a Labrador dump qualifies as a survival skill.
Your Local Hiking Trail Has Had It with You People
Hey, it’s me, the closest trail to the metropolis, and I’m begging you to take your midlife crisis elsewhere. Every week, a fresh crop of you forty...
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October 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I used to cradle glaciers, Carl.
I spoke the language of geologic time.
Mastodons grazed my underbrush.
Now, I endure the incessant footfall of dudes who think side-stepping a Labrador dump qualifies as a survival skill.
I spoke the language of geologic time.
Mastodons grazed my underbrush.
Now, I endure the incessant footfall of dudes who think side-stepping a Labrador dump qualifies as a survival skill.
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Still waiting for precedented times.
October 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Still waiting for precedented times.
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
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I was thinking about this after No Kings.
October 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I was thinking about this after No Kings.
I've always wanted to be part of a throng. #achievementunlocked
Reign check: Throngs descend on Loop as part of 'No Kings' nationwide protests against Trump policies
After a massive rally in Grant Park, people took to downtown streets to show opposition to efforts including the deportation campaign that's deployed federal agents and troops to the Chicago area.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I've always wanted to be part of a throng. #achievementunlocked