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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 18h

I'm so sorry to hear this. We've had three pups diagnosed with cancer, two beat it, one beat it against incredible odds. I'll hold you both in my heart and hope that it's treatable, which more and more are these days. xo

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PolitiFact @politifact.bsky.social · 1d

A fake quote from Coca-Cola’s CEO said the company would pull a $100 million Super Bowl sponsorship over Bad Bunny’s 2026 halftime show. Just one thing: Coca-Cola isn’t a Super Bowl sponsor.

Coca-Cola isn’t pushing to end Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show

A fake quote from Coca-Cola’s CEO said the company would pull a $100 million Super Bowl sponsorship over Bad Bunny’s 2026 halftime show. Just one thing: Coca-Cola isn’t a Super Bowl sponsor.

buff.ly

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NC Newsline @ncnewsline.com · 1d

According to the data, North Carolina lost out on 97 canceled shipments of requested food aid. ncnewsline.com/2025/10/14/t... Story by @propublica.org #ncpol

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. • NC Newsline

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

ncnewsline.com

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 1d

Ooooh, Bird Summoner is a new goal!

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 2d

Your local craft brewery might be cool but are they Necro Hamster Stout levels of cool?

I submit they are not. ❤️

Crooked Crab is objectively crabulous. No notes.

#CraftBrewers #Maryland

Crooked Crab Necro Hamster Export Stout can featuring their truly excellent can art: a cartoon hamster in Eldritch gear hovering over a mound of skulls. Epic.

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 3d

Same!

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 3d

Jimmy and Lulu are always happy to showcase their collective ability to weekend, which is totally a verb.

#UglyDogs

Jimmy, rescue Saluki-mix, is a white, black and brown pup with a floofy coat. Here he is laying amidst a newly made bed, surrounded by blue sheets and comforter and a cream colored sheet with navy and burgundy designs.

Lulu, Bluetick rescue, sleeping with her head on a blue pillow, covered by a beige and rose throw.

Lulu, Bluetick rescue pup, in an extreme close up as she stands on the chair I'm sitting in. She's bored in this photo, friends, and wants you to know that.

Lulu, rescue Bluetick hound, sitting at the far end of the sectional and watching her dad preparing dinner via the kitchen passthrough. The look on her face is 50/50 judging v. deeply concerned that he's not doing it right. It's hard to be Lulu.

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 4d

Totally normal and not at all creepy af, right?

This is, no lie, directly across from our house. At least he was headed away from me. 😂

#GenX #ThisIsActuallyHalloween

A male figure dressed as Michael Myers from the original Halloween movies that I was allowed to see at an absurdly young age because GenX. The figure is silhouetted against a white fence and thankfully walking away from me. 😂

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 4d

Love that for us! 😂❤️

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 4d

Same, sister. Exactly why I called it out. 😂❤️

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 4d

Also @honestdogbooks.bsky.social makes receiving books from them so fun! The packaging and swag (when available) are THE BEST! ❤️

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 4d

I've ordered two copies of The Day Leap Soared written by @blairbraverman.bsky.social and illustrated by @oliviawhen.com already for gifts and can't wait!!!

Okay technically one is a gift for me and the other is a gift for someone else.

Just saying you have options.

#UglyDogs #ChildrensBooks

Honest Dog Books @honestdogbooks.bsky.social · 5d

The Day Leap Soared arrived today! And so did Blair’s signed bookplates. Let the packaging begin. Order soon!

honestdogbooks.com/shop/all-dogs

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 4d

*squeeeeeeeeeeeeeee -inhale- eeeeeeeeeeeee*

So excited!!! (Hard to tell, right?! 😂)

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 4d

Oddly specific yet very solid advice, thanks!

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Laurie @minnesotagirl.bsky.social · 6d

I have met the most amazing community of humans and critters! The #UglyDogs raise thousands of dollars for charity and to support each other every year.

PS - the dogs are not ugly.

Blair Braverman And Her 'Ugly Dogs' Prepare For Her First Iditarod : NPR share.google/Hruscaw1DA2T...

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 5d

😯

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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 13d

OPINION | It is wrong when a member of Congress dismisses the concerns of millions of Arizonans who will be hurt by health care cuts by saying they are “whining” and “bedwetting”

Arizona's Republican congressmen are dodging accountability for health care cuts

Reps. Schweikert and Ciscomani hid from Arizona voters after backing Trump's health care cuts.

azmirror.com

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Kentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 13d

While some Kentuckians in Congress accuse Democrats of shutting down the government to get “free health care for illegal aliens,” advocates are warning that thousands of U.S. citizens in Kentucky will be unable to afford health insurance next year.
kentuckylantern.com/2025/10/01/p...

Price spikes set to leave thousands of Kentuckians without health insurance, advocates say • Kentucky Lantern

As GOP says Democrats want "free health care for illegal clients," advocates warn thousands of U.S. citizens in Kentucky could lose health insurance.

kentuckylantern.com

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High Country News @highcountrynews.org · 13d

Under the federal government shutdown, public lands agencies say they’ll keep parks open and continue oil and gas permitting — even as they furlough tens of thousands of employees. Advocates warn the approach will do lasting ecological damage.

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What the government shutdown means for public lands - High Country News

Many parks will stay open, and oil and gas permitting will continue — even as tens of thousands of staff are furloughed at NPS, BLM and USFS.

www.hcn.org

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 13d

I had a female doc prescribe a procedure that was performed by a male doc. I asked if everything looked okay and he said "Dunno, I'm not as familiar with female anatomy." 🤯

Did I get charged for that? Guess. 🙄

Being a woman in this world is exhausting. Sending hugs for speedy healing your way.

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 14d

Illegal? No.

Genius? YES!

#uglydogs

Blair Braverman @blairbraverman.bsky.social · 14d

Is it illegal to forge your dog's signature? Asking for an author.

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 15d

Raven!

Jimmy is sending you cuddles and best wishes for healing rest from his paw-made pillow fort (quite the advance from the standard hound nest).

Lulu is sending you get well soonest wiggles via her very own interpretive dance. There was much "kicking out of the germs. Probably.

❤️

#UglyDogs

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 17d

So psyched to find @oldgodspod.bsky.social here! Just started listening thanks to a recommendation from a friend, already on to Season 2.

If you're looking for a spooky podcast featuring some top-notch Eldritch horror set in an alternate Appalachia, you'll want to give this a listen!

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Karen Zack @kjzack6.bsky.social · 18d

#UglyDogs small update from BraverMountain

To our dear friends | BraverMountain Mushing

www.patreon.com

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Mickey Gomez @mickeygomez.bsky.social · 18d

Is it weird that the only phone notification I get excited about is Patreon, double excited when it's from Bler & Q?

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