Susan Brown
@sactowngrandma.bsky.social
I’m a grandma in SacTown who loves her family, books, crocheting, cooking and baking, and DEMOCRACY. Black Lives Matter. Love is Love. Immigrants make America better. Miep Gies rocked. Opinionated AF. Navy Veteran. She/Her. NO DM’s.🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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It’s all performative without the commitment to vote in every election forever.
Democrat.
EVERY ELECTION.
No performative votes, no virtue signaling, no purity tests, no abstaining, no third party, no splinter groups.
Find out who Black women support and vote for that candidate.
EVERY TIME.
Democrat.
EVERY ELECTION.
No performative votes, no virtue signaling, no purity tests, no abstaining, no third party, no splinter groups.
Find out who Black women support and vote for that candidate.
EVERY TIME.
What amazing news!
Amazing!! Women Help Women (womenhelp.org) is manufacturing their own abortion pills in order to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders. They designed an eco-friendly combi-pack that's easier to mail discreetly and centred around women’s experiences and needs.
A Global Telehealth First: Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack
The feminist telehealth provider Women Help Women cuts out pharma middlemen to make its new mifepristone-misprostol abortion pill combo pack.
msmagazine.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What amazing news!
Walked into the boys' favorite gas station with GrandsonFive, where the clerk looked up and said, "where's the other one?"
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GS5’s somewhat freewheeling and mostly-monologue on the way home:
"Grandpa is working."
"No, he's reading the news back there."
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GS5’s somewhat freewheeling and mostly-monologue on the way home:
"Grandpa is working."
"No, he's reading the news back there."
1/
December 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Walked into the boys' favorite gas station with GrandsonFive, where the clerk looked up and said, "where's the other one?"
*********
GS5’s somewhat freewheeling and mostly-monologue on the way home:
"Grandpa is working."
"No, he's reading the news back there."
1/
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GS5’s somewhat freewheeling and mostly-monologue on the way home:
"Grandpa is working."
"No, he's reading the news back there."
1/
Devastating news about Rob and Michele Reiner; may they rest in peace.
December 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Devastating news about Rob and Michele Reiner; may they rest in peace.
Got Worldle and Connections first try, but Wordle was tough—it took me five. The boys like to help do the puzzles and make many suggestions.
GrandsonFive is enjoying some yogurt and Grandma here is about to have some rye toast.
Have a good day, everyone; keep up the good fight as best you can.
GrandsonFive is enjoying some yogurt and Grandma here is about to have some rye toast.
Have a good day, everyone; keep up the good fight as best you can.
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Got Worldle and Connections first try, but Wordle was tough—it took me five. The boys like to help do the puzzles and make many suggestions.
GrandsonFive is enjoying some yogurt and Grandma here is about to have some rye toast.
Have a good day, everyone; keep up the good fight as best you can.
GrandsonFive is enjoying some yogurt and Grandma here is about to have some rye toast.
Have a good day, everyone; keep up the good fight as best you can.
GrandsonFive gets his overnight tonight AND has permission from his mommy to stay home from school tomorrow. I’ll have him in the morning, then when I head out at lunchtime, the Resident Retiree will take over.
December 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
GrandsonFive gets his overnight tonight AND has permission from his mommy to stay home from school tomorrow. I’ll have him in the morning, then when I head out at lunchtime, the Resident Retiree will take over.
I saw a business truck the other day that had the slogan, “Make Services Great Again,” painted on it in big letters. (The sort of services provided were unspecified.)
I would never hire a business with any hint of that slogan or other identifiable MAGAt sentiment.
Fuckwads.
I would never hire a business with any hint of that slogan or other identifiable MAGAt sentiment.
Fuckwads.
December 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I saw a business truck the other day that had the slogan, “Make Services Great Again,” painted on it in big letters. (The sort of services provided were unspecified.)
I would never hire a business with any hint of that slogan or other identifiable MAGAt sentiment.
Fuckwads.
I would never hire a business with any hint of that slogan or other identifiable MAGAt sentiment.
Fuckwads.
Reposted by Susan Brown
Please go help shovel the pedestrian ramps on your corner and the bike lanes that are un-plowed.
It will drop to 18° tonight and what is mush now will freeze in that state till Thursday.
It will drop to 18° tonight and what is mush now will freeze in that state till Thursday.
December 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Please go help shovel the pedestrian ramps on your corner and the bike lanes that are un-plowed.
It will drop to 18° tonight and what is mush now will freeze in that state till Thursday.
It will drop to 18° tonight and what is mush now will freeze in that state till Thursday.
Boundless gratitude to Ahmed Al-Ahmad.
Bless the Muslim man who disarmed a terrorist shooter in Australia!
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Boundless gratitude to Ahmed Al-Ahmad.
The Sharks game yesterday had the best comeback EVER.
If you like hockey, it’s worth a watch, especially the third period.
If you like hockey, it’s worth a watch, especially the third period.
December 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Sharks game yesterday had the best comeback EVER.
If you like hockey, it’s worth a watch, especially the third period.
If you like hockey, it’s worth a watch, especially the third period.
Reposted by Susan Brown
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Hi Friends,
Things are really tight for everyone right now, and I know many of us don’t have to ability to give to others. That being said our dear friend @nypoliticalmom.bsky.social is in need of our help. She is in a dire situation when it comes to food…
Hi Friends,
Things are really tight for everyone right now, and I know many of us don’t have to ability to give to others. That being said our dear friend @nypoliticalmom.bsky.social is in need of our help. She is in a dire situation when it comes to food…
Check out my list on Amazon
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December 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Hi Friends,
Things are really tight for everyone right now, and I know many of us don’t have to ability to give to others. That being said our dear friend @nypoliticalmom.bsky.social is in need of our help. She is in a dire situation when it comes to food…
Hi Friends,
Things are really tight for everyone right now, and I know many of us don’t have to ability to give to others. That being said our dear friend @nypoliticalmom.bsky.social is in need of our help. She is in a dire situation when it comes to food…
“Grandma, tomorrow morning for breakfast I want meatballs and bacon.”
“MEATBALLS? I don’t have any meatballs, honey, but we do have bacon.”
“Okay, then I’ll have bacon and yogurt. Oh, and chocolate chips.”
Resident Retiree: “do you want the chocolate chips IN the yogurt or on the side?”
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“MEATBALLS? I don’t have any meatballs, honey, but we do have bacon.”
“Okay, then I’ll have bacon and yogurt. Oh, and chocolate chips.”
Resident Retiree: “do you want the chocolate chips IN the yogurt or on the side?”
1/
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 AM
“Grandma, tomorrow morning for breakfast I want meatballs and bacon.”
“MEATBALLS? I don’t have any meatballs, honey, but we do have bacon.”
“Okay, then I’ll have bacon and yogurt. Oh, and chocolate chips.”
Resident Retiree: “do you want the chocolate chips IN the yogurt or on the side?”
1/
“MEATBALLS? I don’t have any meatballs, honey, but we do have bacon.”
“Okay, then I’ll have bacon and yogurt. Oh, and chocolate chips.”
Resident Retiree: “do you want the chocolate chips IN the yogurt or on the side?”
1/
Considering myself lucky that my healthcare premium is ONLY going up from $288 to $461.
I’ll manage but it will be tight. Should be getting Medicare in six months, if they haven’t taken it away by then.
I’ll manage but it will be tight. Should be getting Medicare in six months, if they haven’t taken it away by then.
December 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Considering myself lucky that my healthcare premium is ONLY going up from $288 to $461.
I’ll manage but it will be tight. Should be getting Medicare in six months, if they haven’t taken it away by then.
I’ll manage but it will be tight. Should be getting Medicare in six months, if they haven’t taken it away by then.
The weather here recently has been glorious. Overcast all the time, no blue sky to be seen, and in the 40’s, occasionally the lower 50’s. This is the weather that makes me feel alive, happy to be here, and eager to move. Seriously cannot get enough of it.
December 14, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The weather here recently has been glorious. Overcast all the time, no blue sky to be seen, and in the 40’s, occasionally the lower 50’s. This is the weather that makes me feel alive, happy to be here, and eager to move. Seriously cannot get enough of it.
Picked up GrandsonFour this afternoon for his overnight. His big brother was here last night, and his ten-minutes-younger brother will get tomorrow night.
When GS4 climbed into the car, “can we go to Beers and Books?!”
“It’s Beers Books, honey, and yes.”
“Do I get two books or just one?”
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When GS4 climbed into the car, “can we go to Beers and Books?!”
“It’s Beers Books, honey, and yes.”
“Do I get two books or just one?”
1/
December 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Picked up GrandsonFour this afternoon for his overnight. His big brother was here last night, and his ten-minutes-younger brother will get tomorrow night.
When GS4 climbed into the car, “can we go to Beers and Books?!”
“It’s Beers Books, honey, and yes.”
“Do I get two books or just one?”
1/
When GS4 climbed into the car, “can we go to Beers and Books?!”
“It’s Beers Books, honey, and yes.”
“Do I get two books or just one?”
1/
Chased off some Witnesses this morning. I cannot stand that religion, as my paternal grandfather converted to it on marrying his second wife and then died as a result of a heart attack following blood loss from an uncontrolled nosebleed.
I will NEVER give them as much as the time of day.
I will NEVER give them as much as the time of day.
December 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Chased off some Witnesses this morning. I cannot stand that religion, as my paternal grandfather converted to it on marrying his second wife and then died as a result of a heart attack following blood loss from an uncontrolled nosebleed.
I will NEVER give them as much as the time of day.
I will NEVER give them as much as the time of day.
“Oh, for the bladders of youth,” thinks I, as I crawl back in bed beside a sweetly sleeping grandchild.
December 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“Oh, for the bladders of youth,” thinks I, as I crawl back in bed beside a sweetly sleeping grandchild.
Found a pair of rain boots in excellent condition in a box by the sidewalk, so dropped them off at DaughterTwo’s. They’re about a size too big for GrandsonFive (although he adamantly insisted they fit him).
GrandsonTwo had had a bit of a tough day, so brought him home with me for an overnight.
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GrandsonTwo had had a bit of a tough day, so brought him home with me for an overnight.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Found a pair of rain boots in excellent condition in a box by the sidewalk, so dropped them off at DaughterTwo’s. They’re about a size too big for GrandsonFive (although he adamantly insisted they fit him).
GrandsonTwo had had a bit of a tough day, so brought him home with me for an overnight.
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GrandsonTwo had had a bit of a tough day, so brought him home with me for an overnight.
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Alright, who TF asked for this abomination?!
Finally, what we've all been asking for at long last is here: a steering wheel designed by someone who is not a human being, and has never driven a car.
www.carscoops.com/2025/12/this...
www.carscoops.com/2025/12/this...
This Stellantis Brand Is Quietly Preparing Its Most Radical Steering Wheel Yet for Production | Carscoops
The Hypersquare steering wheel and steer-by-wire technology are headed for a production car soon, as Peugeot begins early prototype testing
www.carscoops.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Alright, who TF asked for this abomination?!
Had a brief but lovely interaction yesterday. A bundled up young man stopped to ask if I could give him directions to Sac State; I could, and did.
As he rode off, I yelled after him, “study hard, young man,” and he yelled back, “yes, ma’am!”
As he rode off, I yelled after him, “study hard, young man,” and he yelled back, “yes, ma’am!”
December 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Had a brief but lovely interaction yesterday. A bundled up young man stopped to ask if I could give him directions to Sac State; I could, and did.
As he rode off, I yelled after him, “study hard, young man,” and he yelled back, “yes, ma’am!”
As he rode off, I yelled after him, “study hard, young man,” and he yelled back, “yes, ma’am!”
Reposted by Susan Brown
"The life and 1984 murder of a beloved Black grandmother that changed community activism forever—and sparked the ongoing movement against racist policing and brutality.
The story of Eleanor Bumpurs, told for the first time by decorated historian LaShawn Harris"
www.beacon.org/Tell-Her-Sto...
The story of Eleanor Bumpurs, told for the first time by decorated historian LaShawn Harris"
www.beacon.org/Tell-Her-Sto...
December 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
"The life and 1984 murder of a beloved Black grandmother that changed community activism forever—and sparked the ongoing movement against racist policing and brutality.
The story of Eleanor Bumpurs, told for the first time by decorated historian LaShawn Harris"
www.beacon.org/Tell-Her-Sto...
The story of Eleanor Bumpurs, told for the first time by decorated historian LaShawn Harris"
www.beacon.org/Tell-Her-Sto...
Cooked a pot of brown lentils, so now I have lunches for a week. Just had a bowl over rice for a late breakfast—YUM.
I never had lentils except in soup until I met my ex; his stepmother taught me to cook them. (She’s also the one who taught me to make egg soup, the girls’ favorite comfort food.)
I never had lentils except in soup until I met my ex; his stepmother taught me to cook them. (She’s also the one who taught me to make egg soup, the girls’ favorite comfort food.)
December 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Cooked a pot of brown lentils, so now I have lunches for a week. Just had a bowl over rice for a late breakfast—YUM.
I never had lentils except in soup until I met my ex; his stepmother taught me to cook them. (She’s also the one who taught me to make egg soup, the girls’ favorite comfort food.)
I never had lentils except in soup until I met my ex; his stepmother taught me to cook them. (She’s also the one who taught me to make egg soup, the girls’ favorite comfort food.)
BabyGirl’s family is moving into their new house this weekend, so I’ll be watching her this afternoon and on Sunday. A big change for a toddler but she’s as well prepared as can be.
(Still in town, just a bit bigger, and I’ll still be her sitter.)
(Still in town, just a bit bigger, and I’ll still be her sitter.)
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
BabyGirl’s family is moving into their new house this weekend, so I’ll be watching her this afternoon and on Sunday. A big change for a toddler but she’s as well prepared as can be.
(Still in town, just a bit bigger, and I’ll still be her sitter.)
(Still in town, just a bit bigger, and I’ll still be her sitter.)
The joy this blessed man inspires in young people brings me to tears. Those beautiful bright faces, and those young people who will never forget this moment. . . .
I’m so proud of the talented Leo High School Choir and all they are doing to represent the South Side of Chicago!
December 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The joy this blessed man inspires in young people brings me to tears. Those beautiful bright faces, and those young people who will never forget this moment. . . .
Funny convo about haircuts yesterday with 6y/o girl:
I explained that Dad whacked off our hair every couple of months.
Did you like it?
No, I hated it every day.
Why?
Because my sisters all had cute wavy or curly hair and mine was stick straight; I looked like Ramona Quimby.
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I explained that Dad whacked off our hair every couple of months.
Did you like it?
No, I hated it every day.
Why?
Because my sisters all had cute wavy or curly hair and mine was stick straight; I looked like Ramona Quimby.
1/
December 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Funny convo about haircuts yesterday with 6y/o girl:
I explained that Dad whacked off our hair every couple of months.
Did you like it?
No, I hated it every day.
Why?
Because my sisters all had cute wavy or curly hair and mine was stick straight; I looked like Ramona Quimby.
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I explained that Dad whacked off our hair every couple of months.
Did you like it?
No, I hated it every day.
Why?
Because my sisters all had cute wavy or curly hair and mine was stick straight; I looked like Ramona Quimby.
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