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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Sometimes I'll hear a phrase or a word and write it down in my little black notebook (a writer's best mate), then come back to it and work a plot around it.
—Paul Kane
—Paul Kane
February 8, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Sometimes I'll hear a phrase or a word and write it down in my little black notebook (a writer's best mate), then come back to it and work a plot around it.
—Paul Kane
—Paul Kane
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First time I've seen one of these birds up-close: a white-winged scoter. I saw it this morning in the Chicago River's North Branch right next to the Lawrence Avenue bridge. It's also been seen lately in River Park.
February 8, 2026 at 12:35 AM
First time I've seen one of these birds up-close: a white-winged scoter. I saw it this morning in the Chicago River's North Branch right next to the Lawrence Avenue bridge. It's also been seen lately in River Park.
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Sunday's Shiver. Today along the Chicago Lakeshore.
February 8, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Sunday's Shiver. Today along the Chicago Lakeshore.
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tfw you write a scene that you think is a banger but it's clear everyone else thinks it detracts form the overall work
another darling to kill, sighhhhhhhh
another darling to kill, sighhhhhhhh
February 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
tfw you write a scene that you think is a banger but it's clear everyone else thinks it detracts form the overall work
another darling to kill, sighhhhhhhh
another darling to kill, sighhhhhhhh
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C.I.A. World Factbook Ends Publication After 6 Decades www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
C.I.A. World Factbook Ends Publication After 6 Decades
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
C.I.A. World Factbook Ends Publication After 6 Decades www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
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The Epstein scandal is taking down Europe’s political class. In the U.S., they’re getting a pass. - POLITICO
February 7, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The Epstein scandal is taking down Europe’s political class. In the U.S., they’re getting a pass. - POLITICO
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Hot
Eisenhower referred to the U.S.'s entrance into WWII as "the fury of an aroused democracy."
February 7, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Hot
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BURDENED WITH A GENERATIONAL CURSE, women of the Falodun family find only heartbreak in romantic love. Shimmering, sharply observed novel with a touch of magic brings the sights and sounds of everyday life in Lagos, Nigeria into vivid focus. A MINUS
💙📚
#bookreviews
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#bookreviews
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Cursed Daughters: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:09 AM
BURDENED WITH A GENERATIONAL CURSE, women of the Falodun family find only heartbreak in romantic love. Shimmering, sharply observed novel with a touch of magic brings the sights and sounds of everyday life in Lagos, Nigeria into vivid focus. A MINUS
💙📚
#bookreviews
bookshop.org/p/books/curs...
💙📚
#bookreviews
bookshop.org/p/books/curs...
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The first step to being good at drawing is being bad at drawing.
February 7, 2026 at 12:22 AM
The first step to being good at drawing is being bad at drawing.
I think the US stock bubble is about to burst. I'm moving chunks of my mutual funds and stocks (not all) into international funds.
I don't know what I'm doing. This may be the wrong move.
(shaking the dice -- wanting to be both right and wrong, all at the same time)
I don't know what I'm doing. This may be the wrong move.
(shaking the dice -- wanting to be both right and wrong, all at the same time)
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I think the US stock bubble is about to burst. I'm moving chunks of my mutual funds and stocks (not all) into international funds.
I don't know what I'm doing. This may be the wrong move.
(shaking the dice -- wanting to be both right and wrong, all at the same time)
I don't know what I'm doing. This may be the wrong move.
(shaking the dice -- wanting to be both right and wrong, all at the same time)
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Just because we aren't totally surprised, doesn't mean we can shrug it off. Decency, dignity, and humanity matter, even now. Especially now.
February 6, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Just because we aren't totally surprised, doesn't mean we can shrug it off. Decency, dignity, and humanity matter, even now. Especially now.
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New here? You can get my whole discography today on Bandcamp at a discount PLUS it's Bandcamp Friday where Bandcamp waives their platform fees! I donate the vast majority of my proceeds to Children's Miracle Network so your support is awesome on multiple levels! 🥰
klingonpopwarrior.bandcamp.com
klingonpopwarrior.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
New here? You can get my whole discography today on Bandcamp at a discount PLUS it's Bandcamp Friday where Bandcamp waives their platform fees! I donate the vast majority of my proceeds to Children's Miracle Network so your support is awesome on multiple levels! 🥰
klingonpopwarrior.bandcamp.com
klingonpopwarrior.bandcamp.com
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So, first of all, of course it was Trump.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
So, first of all, of course it was Trump.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
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NEW: Trump has deleted the racist video he posted depicting the Obamas as monkeys after the press secretary defended it saying it was not racist, just a meme depicting democrats as characters from the Lion King. So which is it?
February 6, 2026 at 5:22 PM
NEW: Trump has deleted the racist video he posted depicting the Obamas as monkeys after the press secretary defended it saying it was not racist, just a meme depicting democrats as characters from the Lion King. So which is it?
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Someone stated that I post too frequently about the Oxford comma.
I found their comment to be impudent, offensive, and untrue.
I found their comment to be impudent, offensive, and untrue.
February 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Someone stated that I post too frequently about the Oxford comma.
I found their comment to be impudent, offensive, and untrue.
I found their comment to be impudent, offensive, and untrue.
Marketing is failing this morning.
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Marketing is failing this morning.
Received a bank promo... addressed to a male family member who has been dead for a decade and has never lived at this address.
Did they decide that since the woman wasn't responding to their ads, they would just go hunting for any male family member and address it to him?
Did they decide that since the woman wasn't responding to their ads, they would just go hunting for any male family member and address it to him?
February 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Received a bank promo... addressed to a male family member who has been dead for a decade and has never lived at this address.
Did they decide that since the woman wasn't responding to their ads, they would just go hunting for any male family member and address it to him?
Did they decide that since the woman wasn't responding to their ads, they would just go hunting for any male family member and address it to him?
So one of the candidates sent me a bday card.
Nope. No no no. Just creepy. No.
Nope. No no no. Just creepy. No.
February 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
So one of the candidates sent me a bday card.
Nope. No no no. Just creepy. No.
Nope. No no no. Just creepy. No.
His effing followers are going to find some reason to decide it isn't racist or that it isn't a big deal or he didn't mean it, that we just can't take a joke.
Don't forget he's a racist. Don't forget he's a rapist. Don't forget he is okay with letting people die. Don't forget he's heartless.
Don't forget he's a racist. Don't forget he's a rapist. Don't forget he is okay with letting people die. Don't forget he's heartless.
February 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
His effing followers are going to find some reason to decide it isn't racist or that it isn't a big deal or he didn't mean it, that we just can't take a joke.
Don't forget he's a racist. Don't forget he's a rapist. Don't forget he is okay with letting people die. Don't forget he's heartless.
Don't forget he's a racist. Don't forget he's a rapist. Don't forget he is okay with letting people die. Don't forget he's heartless.
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This evening in Chicago on the eve of the National Wear Red Day. On Friday, get ready to GO RED in support of women’s cardiovascular health. Our skyline is already in red! More info at the American Heart Association of Illinois.
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 AM
This evening in Chicago on the eve of the National Wear Red Day. On Friday, get ready to GO RED in support of women’s cardiovascular health. Our skyline is already in red! More info at the American Heart Association of Illinois.
Watching "Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day".
February 6, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Watching "Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day".
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Secu…
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.
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If it's good enough for the NFL, it's good enough for Illinois 🏈🗳️ #RankedChoiceVoting fairvoteillinois.org
Did you know the winners of the #NFLHonors are chosen w/ a form of ranked choice voting?
That includes:
🏈MVP
🏈Off./Def. Player of the Year
🏈Off./Def. Rookie of the Year
See how the #NFL and other sports leagues use #RankedChoiceVoting ⬇️
That includes:
🏈MVP
🏈Off./Def. Player of the Year
🏈Off./Def. Rookie of the Year
See how the #NFL and other sports leagues use #RankedChoiceVoting ⬇️
Sports awards and ranked choice voting - FairVote
Winners of many sports awards, including the Heisman Trophy, Cy Young, and NFL and NBA MVPs, are chosen using a form of ranked choice voting.
fairvote.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM
If it's good enough for the NFL, it's good enough for Illinois 🏈🗳️ #RankedChoiceVoting fairvoteillinois.org