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Alice M. Cole

@alicemcole.bsky.social

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pen name of https://bonniers.wordpress.com. I write novels. I like cats (and dogs, rabbits, bison, foxes, etc), art, birds, needlework, writing and writers, landscape photos, flowers... I repost a lot of stuff I think people might be interested in.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1h

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 36m

Ahhhh this absolutely stunning dessert, riz au lait topped with pommes meringuées... a classic treat to serve warm.

Meringue-Topped Rice Pudding with Apples

What happens when homey rice pudding is, well, all sexed up.

jamieschler.substack.com/p/riz-au-lai...

Riz au lait goes upmarket

Part 2: the fancy stuff

jamieschler.substack.com

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 30m

And for my friend @darthbluesky.bsky.social who LOVES potatoes. I've got two for you, darling. And they are both excellent recipes!

Plus, added bonus - a bit of potato history!

I love this pâté de pomme de terre - potato tart or tourte

jamieschler.substack.com/p/pate-de-po...

Pâté de Pomme de Terre - Potato Tart

Part 1: the apostle of the potato

jamieschler.substack.com

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Alice M. Cole @alicemcole.bsky.social · 33m

@dianarubino.bsky.social

Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1d

Chivalry. Betrayal. Forbidden love: Meet the man who rode beside Henry VIII — and changed history.

Brandon: Tudor Knight ⚔️

mybook.to/Brandon-Tudo...

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook #CharlesBrandon

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 55m

A cold, cruel painting, yet so ordinary: Massacre of the Innocents by Pieter Brueghel the Younger whose day is today after his father Pieter the Great.

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Representative Jim McGovern @repmcgovern.bsky.social · 1h

Because Speaker Johnson shut down the government & sent House Republicans home, I went to chat with my good friend @warren.senate.gov about how we’re fighting for folks’ healthcare. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

How Senator Warren & I are Fighting for YOUR Healthcare

YouTube video by Congressman Jim McGovern

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Lawrence Williams @ldwilliams-uk.bsky.social · 6h

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Foxes In Love @foxes-in-love.bsky.social · 1h

A comic of two foxes, one of whom is blue, the other is green. In this one, Blue and Green are looking up at the same spot in the ceiling.
Green: Do we have a dead moth on the ceiling?
Blue: No. It's alive.

Green turns to look at Blue, whose eyes are still on the moth.
Green: It's what?
Blue: It sits in a different spot every morning.

Both of the foxes return to looking up at the moth.
Green: Should we do something about it?

Now Blue turns to look at Green, who keeps staring at the moth.
Blue: Make it pay rent?
Green: I think it flinched.

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Dr Robert ~🎶~🎶~🎶~ @drrobert25.bsky.social · 14h

#FunnyBones

#READbannedBooks
#BannedBooksWeek
💙📚 🐾

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Alice M. Cole @alicemcole.bsky.social · 1h

That’s rather cool.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1h

Vance is back in Indiana today, personally pressuring GOP lawmakers to ignore their conscience and enact an extreme gerrymandering plan. The fact that they have to send in the VP tells us something important and encouraging: political pressure against this plan is working, even in deep red places.

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Alice M. Cole @alicemcole.bsky.social · 1h

There’s always next time

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Alice M. Cole @alicemcole.bsky.social · 1h

Hopefully it will just blow through instead of hanging around.

Alice M. Cole @alicemcole.bsky.social · 10h

I was going to get more, but they wouldn’t fit in my backpack.

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Alice M. Cole @alicemcole.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks Trident Bookstore on Newberry Street 😁

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Retail therapy

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Alice M. Cole @alicemcole.bsky.social · 10h

I mean, I can look, right?

Do they still say “eye candy”?

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 13h

Of all the clerics they could have popped, those ICE idiots had to hit Hot Priest.

Presbyterian minister David Black on CNN, who was shot with pepper balls while praying outside an ICE facility.

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the seed oil sommelier✨ @mollytanzer.bsky.social · 13h

What if we tried loving one another, eating delicious food, making art...what if we practiced patience, helped those who need it, found ways to make life easier for all, moved our bodies, and slept cozily in nice warm beds. How about we see how that goes for a while, instead of whatever all this is

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Nadiia Omelchuk🇺🇦 @ukrainianart.bsky.social · 16h

✨️Friends, this cute Ghost brooch is the only one left in stock and is sad🥺, let's help it find its happy owner!👻🤗
I'm waiting for you on Etsy or in DM📩
www.etsy.com/listing/1767...

🎁A great gift idea for yourself or your family, made with love in Ukraine💙💛
#SupportUkraine #Halloweenjewerly

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Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.bsky.social · 21h

We have so many cats right now…
-Thistle, Thorn, Nettle, Cloud, Pyewacket, Selphie & Rinoa
-Data & Lal (& mom Spot), Chlora, Phyll & Tuckahoe
-Vincent, Rufus, Yuffie, & Elena
-Bentley, Mercedes, Ferrari (& mom Porsche)
-Chicory & Satsuma
-Mama Shoyu from last year!
Meet them crits4cats.petfinder.com

Get to know Crits For Cats

Learn more about Crits For Cats in Elkton, MD, and search the available pets they have up for adoption on Petfinder.

crits4cats.petfinder.com

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Alice M. Cole @alicemcole.bsky.social · 11h

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I had forgotten that one. Amazing.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 15h

Donald Trump is not a king — and his administration is not above the law.

Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois.

And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.

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Alice M. Cole @alicemcole.bsky.social · 11h

I didn’t realize she’s a senior baby. That makes it harder.

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Alice M. Cole @alicemcole.bsky.social · 11h

I met him in a swamp down in Dagobah...

Alice M. Cole @alicemcole.bsky.social · 11h

It sounds like a very thorough exam and treatment plan. I hope it helps her quickly.

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