Cap ✨ Polly Cocktail
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Kicking off @piratereadingclub.bsky.social’s Winter Bingo with a book with a green cover: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan.
My contemporary Irish lit knowledge is lacking & I recently saw an interview in which Cillian Murphy lists some essential authors to read, including Claire Keegan.
My contemporary Irish lit knowledge is lacking & I recently saw an interview in which Cillian Murphy lists some essential authors to read, including Claire Keegan.
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We the people have the power. Join us tomorrow, January 26, for a virtual training on how to exercise your right to document ICE abuses in your community.
RSVP using the link below. When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
RSVP using the link below. When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
Eyes on ICE: Document and Record · No Kings
On Saturday, federal agents horrifically shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for veterans, in the Eat Street neighborhood of south Minneapolis after brutally beating him in...
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January 25, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We the people have the power. Join us tomorrow, January 26, for a virtual training on how to exercise your right to document ICE abuses in your community.
RSVP using the link below. When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
RSVP using the link below. When using that link, Indivisible will know you came from us; their privacy policy applies.
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For those with less $$$ but still wishing to help - every $3 you donate to a charity helping those affected in the USA gets you a ticket for your own custom soup hoop with any word(s) embroidered up to 15 characters. Free postage worldwide! This will close on 31 Jan at midnight GMT
January 25, 2026 at 7:50 AM
For those with less $$$ but still wishing to help - every $3 you donate to a charity helping those affected in the USA gets you a ticket for your own custom soup hoop with any word(s) embroidered up to 15 characters. Free postage worldwide! This will close on 31 Jan at midnight GMT
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Heyo, Chicago pals: Quick note that the executive vice president of the Bob Loquercio Auto Group is vociferously defending the murder of Alex Pretti.
The auto group has 16 locations in and around Chicago, listed below. Please take your business elsewhere.
www.blautogroup.com/locations/in...
The auto group has 16 locations in and around Chicago, listed below. Please take your business elsewhere.
www.blautogroup.com/locations/in...
January 25, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Heyo, Chicago pals: Quick note that the executive vice president of the Bob Loquercio Auto Group is vociferously defending the murder of Alex Pretti.
The auto group has 16 locations in and around Chicago, listed below. Please take your business elsewhere.
www.blautogroup.com/locations/in...
The auto group has 16 locations in and around Chicago, listed below. Please take your business elsewhere.
www.blautogroup.com/locations/in...
I’m looking for books to check off my bingo square for published the same year I was born (1987). While both Beloved and And the Band Played On are on my tbr, I’m not sure either is a good idea for me right now. Anyone have suggestions? Bonus points for under-appreciated gems and/or queer books.
January 25, 2026 at 5:33 AM
I’m looking for books to check off my bingo square for published the same year I was born (1987). While both Beloved and And the Band Played On are on my tbr, I’m not sure either is a good idea for me right now. Anyone have suggestions? Bonus points for under-appreciated gems and/or queer books.
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I'm not going to ask if you're doomscrolling. Everything is hard right now. But you still need to eat some food, drink a glass of water, as well as time to rest and recover.
Try not to stay up too late tonight. Sleep deprivation will make everything you need to do harder, including helping others.
Try not to stay up too late tonight. Sleep deprivation will make everything you need to do harder, including helping others.
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 AM
I'm not going to ask if you're doomscrolling. Everything is hard right now. But you still need to eat some food, drink a glass of water, as well as time to rest and recover.
Try not to stay up too late tonight. Sleep deprivation will make everything you need to do harder, including helping others.
Try not to stay up too late tonight. Sleep deprivation will make everything you need to do harder, including helping others.
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I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I don’t want to hear anything from an elected official unless it’s a plan to defund the DHS and impeach Noem, Bovino, etc. No texts. No emails. No talk about the economy. Step up or step off.
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I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
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Hi I have one outstanding commission but if you donate $50 to any of the linked resources I will make you a custom abstract embroidery according to a prompt of your choice (OFMD or otherwise!) I will cover postage to the USA. www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Hi I have one outstanding commission but if you donate $50 to any of the linked resources I will make you a custom abstract embroidery according to a prompt of your choice (OFMD or otherwise!) I will cover postage to the USA. www.standwithminnesota.com
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To put an even sharper point on it...
The moral call is to BEAR witness, not to consumption.
In other words: to testimony, not passively offering eyeballs to horrific content.
The moral call is to BEAR witness, not to consumption.
In other words: to testimony, not passively offering eyeballs to horrific content.
I say this with love: no.
Every person who doubts the atrocity should witness, so they understand.
There is no need to watch if you read a description of the atrocity, register its moral significance, and commit yourself to speaking out against these horrors.
Every person who doubts the atrocity should witness, so they understand.
There is no need to watch if you read a description of the atrocity, register its moral significance, and commit yourself to speaking out against these horrors.
- Every American needs to witness this atrocity as part of their civil duty — America needs to understand where we are, what our current government is and where we will most likely end up unless We The People act accordingly…
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
To put an even sharper point on it...
The moral call is to BEAR witness, not to consumption.
In other words: to testimony, not passively offering eyeballs to horrific content.
The moral call is to BEAR witness, not to consumption.
In other words: to testimony, not passively offering eyeballs to horrific content.
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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People get their news via social media these days. Newspapers always have a comics section, because if there's not something good to look forward to, people stop showing up to learn about the bad. So post your art &don't feel bad about it. We're the cheese wrapped around these hard to swallow pills.
January 24, 2026 at 8:07 PM
People get their news via social media these days. Newspapers always have a comics section, because if there's not something good to look forward to, people stop showing up to learn about the bad. So post your art &don't feel bad about it. We're the cheese wrapped around these hard to swallow pills.
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Once again: Focusing on their lack of training is a mistake. With "better training," their violence would simply cost more, and they would still kill whoever they wanted, but make it look more professional — to make people more comfortable, the way many of you are at ease with local police violence.
January 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Once again: Focusing on their lack of training is a mistake. With "better training," their violence would simply cost more, and they would still kill whoever they wanted, but make it look more professional — to make people more comfortable, the way many of you are at ease with local police violence.
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Reminder that you can play tetris free here with no download if you happen to see any traumatic video or images: play.tetris.com
Play the Official Tetris Game for Free
The Tetris® brand is one of the leading and most distinctive video game brands and franchises in the world.
play.tetris.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Reminder that you can play tetris free here with no download if you happen to see any traumatic video or images: play.tetris.com
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Also.
As someone who's gone through trauma-counselling: play Tetris or similar for twenty minutes. Do the 5 senses grounding technique: 1 thing you can touch, two things you can smell etc.
As someone who's gone through trauma-counselling: play Tetris or similar for twenty minutes. Do the 5 senses grounding technique: 1 thing you can touch, two things you can smell etc.
If you’re struggling, I’m copy pasting what a trauma therapist friend suggested here:
“Highly recommend dunking your face in a bowl of cold water, drinking some water to help your body flush the adrenaline and finding something to smell or touch for grounding and avoiding dissociation”
“Highly recommend dunking your face in a bowl of cold water, drinking some water to help your body flush the adrenaline and finding something to smell or touch for grounding and avoiding dissociation”
January 24, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Also.
As someone who's gone through trauma-counselling: play Tetris or similar for twenty minutes. Do the 5 senses grounding technique: 1 thing you can touch, two things you can smell etc.
As someone who's gone through trauma-counselling: play Tetris or similar for twenty minutes. Do the 5 senses grounding technique: 1 thing you can touch, two things you can smell etc.
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We know what is happening at this point.
You can listen to people you trust who have watched, and amplify their narrative descriptions.
There is no need to traumatize yourself, and frankly I think there is a spiritual danger in habituating yourself to this violence.
You can listen to people you trust who have watched, and amplify their narrative descriptions.
There is no need to traumatize yourself, and frankly I think there is a spiritual danger in habituating yourself to this violence.
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
We know what is happening at this point.
You can listen to people you trust who have watched, and amplify their narrative descriptions.
There is no need to traumatize yourself, and frankly I think there is a spiritual danger in habituating yourself to this violence.
You can listen to people you trust who have watched, and amplify their narrative descriptions.
There is no need to traumatize yourself, and frankly I think there is a spiritual danger in habituating yourself to this violence.
This part, especially: “I don't need to see it to fight it.”
I wish I hadn't watched that video. I never watched the killing of Renee Good and hope I never have to. I don't need to see it to fight it.
Today at least four federal agents were beating a man and then one of them (I think) shot him point blank while he was on the ground. More agents present.
Today at least four federal agents were beating a man and then one of them (I think) shot him point blank while he was on the ground. More agents present.
January 24, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This part, especially: “I don't need to see it to fight it.”
A source for anyone looking. Please be aware the video is contained in this coverage.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live: Man shot by federal agent in south Minneapolis this morning, witnesses say
A video appears to shows federal agents wrestling a man to the ground then shooting him.
www.startribune.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM
A source for anyone looking. Please be aware the video is contained in this coverage.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen with WOMEN lead singers.
Rilo Kiley
Margo Price
Metric*
CHVRCHES
La Sera
(*and they played “Black Sheep.” One of my favorite concerts ever.)
Rilo Kiley
Margo Price
Metric*
CHVRCHES
La Sera
(*and they played “Black Sheep.” One of my favorite concerts ever.)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen with WOMEN lead singers
Tegan & Sara
Sleigh Bells
July Talk
First Aid Kit
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Tegan & Sara
Sleigh Bells
July Talk
First Aid Kit
Carolina Chocolate Drops
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen with WOMEN lead singers
myrkur
the keening
victory at sea
banks
tori amos
boy harsher
king woman
twin temple
myrkur
the keening
victory at sea
banks
tori amos
boy harsher
king woman
twin temple
January 24, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen with WOMEN lead singers.
Rilo Kiley
Margo Price
Metric*
CHVRCHES
La Sera
(*and they played “Black Sheep.” One of my favorite concerts ever.)
Rilo Kiley
Margo Price
Metric*
CHVRCHES
La Sera
(*and they played “Black Sheep.” One of my favorite concerts ever.)
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deciding on what to work on for next month
January 23, 2026 at 11:24 PM
deciding on what to work on for next month
I don't always feel a connection to my Italian American heritage but when I do, it's because I'm muttering "sugar doesn't belong in red sauce" to myself in a grocery aisle.
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 AM
I don't always feel a connection to my Italian American heritage but when I do, it's because I'm muttering "sugar doesn't belong in red sauce" to myself in a grocery aisle.
Norm hopes everyone in the path of this weekend’s storm stays as cozy and warm as he is right now on his electric blanket.
January 23, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Norm hopes everyone in the path of this weekend’s storm stays as cozy and warm as he is right now on his electric blanket.
I’m glad, but also so angry for everyone who lost their jobs over the last year because of this.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I’m glad, but also so angry for everyone who lost their jobs over the last year because of this.
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Whether you are used to snow or not, it's worth remembering:
wear layers
plug space heaters directly into the wall socket, never a power strip
do not use your generator inside or close to a window
when shoveling, go slow, take deep snow away in small layers, take a lot of breaks
💚❄️💚❄️💚❄️💚
wear layers
plug space heaters directly into the wall socket, never a power strip
do not use your generator inside or close to a window
when shoveling, go slow, take deep snow away in small layers, take a lot of breaks
💚❄️💚❄️💚❄️💚
January 23, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Whether you are used to snow or not, it's worth remembering:
wear layers
plug space heaters directly into the wall socket, never a power strip
do not use your generator inside or close to a window
when shoveling, go slow, take deep snow away in small layers, take a lot of breaks
💚❄️💚❄️💚❄️💚
wear layers
plug space heaters directly into the wall socket, never a power strip
do not use your generator inside or close to a window
when shoveling, go slow, take deep snow away in small layers, take a lot of breaks
💚❄️💚❄️💚❄️💚
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DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO POWER STRIPS
DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO POWER STRIPS
DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO ANYTHING BUT A GROUNDED, WALL SOCKET
DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO POWER STRIPS
DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO ANYTHING BUT A GROUNDED, WALL SOCKET
January 22, 2026 at 7:45 PM
DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO POWER STRIPS
DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO POWER STRIPS
DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO ANYTHING BUT A GROUNDED, WALL SOCKET
DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO POWER STRIPS
DO NOT PLUG SPACE HEATERS INTO ANYTHING BUT A GROUNDED, WALL SOCKET
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The world folds into itself.
(I resonate. I had a submission dinged when the editor claimed I had mismeasured the Dunning-Kruger effect. Umm.)
(I resonate. I had a submission dinged when the editor claimed I had mismeasured the Dunning-Kruger effect. Umm.)
January 23, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The world folds into itself.
(I resonate. I had a submission dinged when the editor claimed I had mismeasured the Dunning-Kruger effect. Umm.)
(I resonate. I had a submission dinged when the editor claimed I had mismeasured the Dunning-Kruger effect. Umm.)