Monica
@monwan.bsky.social
Top political issues: Protecting 14th/19th Amendments, Ranked Choice Voting and privacy.
Fan of Jane Austen, Henry Cavill, red pandas, otters, and the Oxford comma.
(Chicago area)
Reader, writer, editor of novels (JMW Editor - www.jmweditor.com)
Fan of Jane Austen, Henry Cavill, red pandas, otters, and the Oxford comma.
(Chicago area)
Reader, writer, editor of novels (JMW Editor - www.jmweditor.com)
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Monica
@monwan.bsky.social
· Nov 30
Reminders for myself to not behave like this is Twitter. Before I react to something:
- Is it true/factual (before sharing)
- Does it need to be said/share (is it helpful)
- Does it need to be said/shared BY ME
- Are they engagement farming
- Is it true/factual (before sharing)
- Does it need to be said/share (is it helpful)
- Does it need to be said/shared BY ME
- Are they engagement farming
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New Oak Park location of “Sea Love Candles” received a liquor license at the 12/9 Oak Park Village Board meeting. It will soon open in the former Ten Thousand Villages space at 121 N. Marion . They host “luxury candle-making” parties at many locations.
sealove.com/pages/locati...
sealove.com/pages/locati...
Sea Love in Oak Park IL
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December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
New Oak Park location of “Sea Love Candles” received a liquor license at the 12/9 Oak Park Village Board meeting. It will soon open in the former Ten Thousand Villages space at 121 N. Marion . They host “luxury candle-making” parties at many locations.
sealove.com/pages/locati...
sealove.com/pages/locati...
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When Dwight D Eisenhower was President, the top marginal tax rate was 91%.
That 91% represented an extremely progressive income tax system that rewarded investment in companies and discouraged greed.
It discouraged the formation of billionaires.
That 91% represented an extremely progressive income tax system that rewarded investment in companies and discouraged greed.
It discouraged the formation of billionaires.
December 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
When Dwight D Eisenhower was President, the top marginal tax rate was 91%.
That 91% represented an extremely progressive income tax system that rewarded investment in companies and discouraged greed.
It discouraged the formation of billionaires.
That 91% represented an extremely progressive income tax system that rewarded investment in companies and discouraged greed.
It discouraged the formation of billionaires.
Yoga class has been cancelled. I need to decide what to do at home instead. :( I wish I were better at home exercise.
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Yoga class has been cancelled. I need to decide what to do at home instead. :( I wish I were better at home exercise.
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Strong rec for 'Wake Up Dead Man' — a thoroughly satisfying thoughtful & funny film, where the ambiguity at its heart starts with the punctuation. Daniel Craig's excellent teflon Benoit Blanc sets off the terrific acting chops of Joshes O'Connor & Brolin.
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Strong rec for 'Wake Up Dead Man' — a thoroughly satisfying thoughtful & funny film, where the ambiguity at its heart starts with the punctuation. Daniel Craig's excellent teflon Benoit Blanc sets off the terrific acting chops of Joshes O'Connor & Brolin.
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Sometimes creativity is best served by stopping, taking a break, and watching some Coyote-and-Roadrunner cartoons.
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Sometimes creativity is best served by stopping, taking a break, and watching some Coyote-and-Roadrunner cartoons.
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I love this book!!!!
Two men try to kill each other. And then they don't.
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Pursu...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/e...
#HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #WorthSaga #Novella
/jb
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Pursu...
Apple: itunes.apple.com/us/...
Nook: www.barnesandnoble.c...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/e...
#HistoricalRomance #Romance #Romancelandia #HEA #WorthSaga #Novella
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I love this book!!!!
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A dangerous illness is making a comeback… but we have a vaccine that can stop it.
Let’s talk about whooping cough (pertussis). 🧵
Let’s talk about whooping cough (pertussis). 🧵
December 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A dangerous illness is making a comeback… but we have a vaccine that can stop it.
Let’s talk about whooping cough (pertussis). 🧵
Let’s talk about whooping cough (pertussis). 🧵
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I'm so thrilled that my magical romcom
novel HER TIME TRAVELING DUKE is out in the world! Please consider getting it this week--you'll boost it before it gets lost in the holiday chaos!
And please repost! ✨
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/749981...
#booksky #romancelandia #chicago #christmas
novel HER TIME TRAVELING DUKE is out in the world! Please consider getting it this week--you'll boost it before it gets lost in the holiday chaos!
And please repost! ✨
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/749981...
#booksky #romancelandia #chicago #christmas
December 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I'm so thrilled that my magical romcom
novel HER TIME TRAVELING DUKE is out in the world! Please consider getting it this week--you'll boost it before it gets lost in the holiday chaos!
And please repost! ✨
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/749981...
#booksky #romancelandia #chicago #christmas
novel HER TIME TRAVELING DUKE is out in the world! Please consider getting it this week--you'll boost it before it gets lost in the holiday chaos!
And please repost! ✨
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/749981...
#booksky #romancelandia #chicago #christmas
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Join us on Saturday, December 13 at 10am for a statewide meeting! We are working on big plans for 2026 and momentum is growing for ranked choice voting.
RSVP here to receive the Zoom link via email: www.fairvoteillinois.org/statewide_me...
#RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #Democracy #Illinois #Politics
RSVP here to receive the Zoom link via email: www.fairvoteillinois.org/statewide_me...
#RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #Democracy #Illinois #Politics
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Join us on Saturday, December 13 at 10am for a statewide meeting! We are working on big plans for 2026 and momentum is growing for ranked choice voting.
RSVP here to receive the Zoom link via email: www.fairvoteillinois.org/statewide_me...
#RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #Democracy #Illinois #Politics
RSVP here to receive the Zoom link via email: www.fairvoteillinois.org/statewide_me...
#RankedChoiceVoting #RCV #Democracy #Illinois #Politics
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The first known use of ‘conspiracy theory’ was in 1863…or so they want you to believe.
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The first known use of ‘conspiracy theory’ was in 1863…or so they want you to believe.
The weather is determined to make it difficult to shop local this Dec.
December 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The weather is determined to make it difficult to shop local this Dec.
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It appears they are filming Game of Thrones in Chicago. This morning's sunrise hitting the skyline.
December 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It appears they are filming Game of Thrones in Chicago. This morning's sunrise hitting the skyline.
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SELLING “COUNTERCULTURAL” FASCISM via Westernized versions of yoga didn’t start as a TikTok trend: witty, opinionated, well researched book traces the origins of today’s granola Fascism to the early twentieth-century right. SOLID B
💙📚
#bookreviews
#SmallPressSunday
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💙📚
#bookreviews
#SmallPressSunday
bookshop.org/p/books/fasc...
Fascist Yoga: Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists, and the New Order in Wellness
Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists, and the New Order in Wellness
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December 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
SELLING “COUNTERCULTURAL” FASCISM via Westernized versions of yoga didn’t start as a TikTok trend: witty, opinionated, well researched book traces the origins of today’s granola Fascism to the early twentieth-century right. SOLID B
💙📚
#bookreviews
#SmallPressSunday
bookshop.org/p/books/fasc...
💙📚
#bookreviews
#SmallPressSunday
bookshop.org/p/books/fasc...
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Kimball-bound 🟫 Brown Line trains are standing near Belmont due to a mechanical problem.? Crews working to restore service.
December 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Kimball-bound 🟫 Brown Line trains are standing near Belmont due to a mechanical problem.? Crews working to restore service.
Starting the new Michelle Pfeifer xmas movie.
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Starting the new Michelle Pfeifer xmas movie.
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Bus services are temporarily rerouted off Outer Lake Shore Drive between Hollywood and 67th street due to Severe Weather Conditions.
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Bus services are temporarily rerouted off Outer Lake Shore Drive between Hollywood and 67th street due to Severe Weather Conditions.
When your boat has been destroyed and you are scrambling/swimming to stay afloat/alive, you don't have time to wave a flag of surrender.
Turning over a boat = trying to stay alive, not trying to resume conflict.
Just saying...
Turning over a boat = trying to stay alive, not trying to resume conflict.
Just saying...
December 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When your boat has been destroyed and you are scrambling/swimming to stay afloat/alive, you don't have time to wave a flag of surrender.
Turning over a boat = trying to stay alive, not trying to resume conflict.
Just saying...
Turning over a boat = trying to stay alive, not trying to resume conflict.
Just saying...
It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!
Saw the first Chia Pet commercial of the season.
Saw the first Chia Pet commercial of the season.
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!
Saw the first Chia Pet commercial of the season.
Saw the first Chia Pet commercial of the season.
December 7, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Theory: 'elite' as used by right-wingers is anyone, regardless of wealth or education, who tries to apply systems thinking rather than pursue immediate transactional objectives.
December 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Theory: 'elite' as used by right-wingers is anyone, regardless of wealth or education, who tries to apply systems thinking rather than pursue immediate transactional objectives.
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This suburban AMC is totally packed on a Saturday afternoon. Maybe they should just release more movies people want to see?
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This suburban AMC is totally packed on a Saturday afternoon. Maybe they should just release more movies people want to see?