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Sydney @sydalexmom.bsky.social · 20h

CONGRATS .... to ALL who HAVE .... or are TRYING ...

I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 5h

Good Saturday Morning Bluesky Users 🌞 Busch Stadium @booksstlouis.bsky.social @melrea.bsky.social @piperformissouri.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social @tamclaughlin.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @chaosonpaper.bsky.social @stltoday.com @kellymiller.bsky.social

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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Old White Hippie) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 8h

Excellent! Good for you 👏

I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 29d

Always good to follow an Author & my Bluesky Friend @tammykomoff.bsky.social 📚 @2bdynamic.bsky.social @petercbradbury.bsky.social @lisadiazmeyer.bsky.social @raellelogan.bsky.social @mquigley1963.bsky.social @bethbonness.com @jpreedman.bsky.social @maryanneyarde.bsky.social @rockape65.bsky.social

Tammy Komoff @tammykomoff.bsky.social · 29d

Reposting the story! I didn't give it enough attention when it first came out. It is definitely a departure from my usual writing! thelitnerds.com/2025/05/27/a...

A Courtyard in Córdoba, Spain

by Tammy Komoff The cobblestones shimmered with heat between the ancient two-story buildings crowding the narrow street. A barren passage of stone and stucco. The Gardener tipped his hat to a pair …

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 7d

Looking Good Stowe, Vermont 🍁

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barbpoipu.bsky.social @barbpoipu.bsky.social · 4h

Beautiful! 🍁🍁🍁

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 4h

Our Hero @booksstlouis.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @petercbradbury.bsky.social @pcoop1960.bsky.social @piperformissouri.bsky.social @morgfair.bsky.social @artbyseranya.bsky.social @mwplovesmusic.bsky.social @petercbradbury.bsky.social @glawrence.bsky.social @anneserling.bsky.social

I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · Aug 3

Gila monster, a lizard of Southern USA is known for its ability to survive without food for extended periods of time, as well as its incredible metabolic adaptations. These attributes have led to the groundwork for development of some promising diabetes medications www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiHH...

Ozempic: How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard paved way for popular diabetes drug

YouTube video by Global News

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MrBeanThePug65 @mrbeanthepug65.bsky.social · 4h

Trust us, it will be one of the best things you ever do.
We quit cold turkey in 2015. I don't regret it at all.
Stay strong!!

I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

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LaRoeBoat @johnlaroe.bsky.social · 3h

#Missouri & #Iowa #RuralProgressives (yes, there really are such things and they need & deserve our support, so please boost the hell out of this if you can't attend) (and if you *can* attend: woohoo!)

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 19h

Hey, friends. I have back-to-back events this weekend!

I’d love to see you in Caroll, IA on Saturday or Marshall, MO on Sunday.

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Lorraine Carey @lalawriter71.bsky.social · 3h

This is awesome! As one myself, I thank her for her service and dedication to our young ones. ♥️

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

My wife is a retired Teacher & she still reads to the children Dr. Seuss @booksstlouis.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social @lalawriter71.bsky.social @pavaneravel.bsky.social @chaosonpaper.bsky.social @suzannesmithwriter.bsky.social

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 17h

Missouri Dems ❤️ Jess @piperformissouri.bsky.social / @jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social @johnwstegenmo.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @morgfair.bsky.social @anneserling.bsky.social @lesliejones4mo.bsky.social @shepherdfella.bsky.social @lilithkarma.bsky.social @stltoday.com @melrea.bsky.social

Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 19h

Hey, friends. I have back-to-back events this weekend!

I’d love to see you in Caroll, IA on Saturday or Marshall, MO on Sunday.

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 18h

Than for sharing @lovingkindness730.bsky.social Was took from the Popular Street Bridge Cross it many times @booksstlouis.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @melrea.bsky.social @rockape65.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @chaosonpaper.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social @stltoday.com

Mark B @lovingkindness730.bsky.social · 18h

We just 2 days ago driving back from NY were happy to have a good shot

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know American farmers made more money with fewer subsidies under the Biden administration?

My interview with Dr. Chris Jones -- catch up on farm policies and what we should be doing to preserve our food and farm markets. One word: diversification. jesspiper.substack.com/p/soybeans-a...

Soybeans and Sisyphus

A conversation with Dr. Chris Jones

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Leslie Jones @lesliejones4mo.bsky.social · 5d

My grassroots campaign is going to need all the help we can get to ensure we can reach EVERY voter in the 130th and how much money we raise today will send a strong message that people are ready for change. I sure would appreciate your support ⬇️

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Donate to Leslie Jones

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 23h

Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Average Dad 🌻 Beer League Hockeyist @davetheaveragedad.bsky.social · 22h

I haven’t watched this, but I’m familiar with Naltrexone’s deployment in Finland—and concomitant studies—that yielded positive, robust outcomes.

And I’ve wondered why we have been so reluctant to adopt its widespread use in the US.

I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · Nov 18

TV / Movie Star Claudia Christian beat Alcoholism with "Naltrexone" Everybody Should Watch this Amazing Amazing Amazing Tedx Talk Drunk Driver Kills www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Egh... / @booksstlouis.bsky.social

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St. Louis Books📚 📚 📚 @stlouisbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks @iquitcigs.bsky.social / @stlpubliclibrary.bsky.social @stlpublicradio.bsky.social @booksstlouis.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social

I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 4d

The BIG Awe-inspiring Reading Room 📚 St. Louis Main Library @stlpubliclibrary.bsky.social 📚 @booksstlouis.bsky.social @stlpublicradio.bsky.social @2bdynamic.bsky.social @tammykomoff.bsky.social @tebarrett.bsky.social @kellymiller.bsky.social @piperformissouri.bsky.social @rockafowlers.bsky.social

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

On Vacation in Brevard, Western NC a few years ago Home of the White Squirrels & Land of the Waterfalls...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

“Row croppers”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Rollins: "Farmers just want to sell their product. They don't want checks from the government ... we will get there, but until then we will be announcing a program as soon as the shutdown ends on what we're gonna do in the short term for these row croppers, including our soybean farmers."

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d

If I wanted to watch Nazi propaganda during a sporting event, I would watch the 1936 Olympics…
variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA Sets ‘All American Halftime Show’ in Protest of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Performance

Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA announced the 'All American Halftime Show,' a Super Bowl alternative in protest of headliner Bad Bunny.

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks @tokinandjoking.bsky.social

Foxtrot-Delta-Tango 😎🏴🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @tokinandjoking.bsky.social · 1d

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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 1d

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Sara Lyn @sixmilesara.bsky.social · Nov 28

I’m enjoying this fresh start on @bsky.app. I also just celebrated my 1 year of sobriety so I’m ready for you 2025.

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