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Monica

@monwan.bsky.social

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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)

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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

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Oak Park Nerd @oakparknerd.bsky.social · 3h

Names that initially came up included “the liberal-donation processor ActBlue; megadonor George Soros; the anti-Trump organizing group Indivisible; a variety of pro-immigration and Know Your Rights organizations; and the anti-war group CodePink.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

'They Need to Suffer': Inside Trump's War on Dissent

Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and the rest of the administration are waging a furious crackdown on dissent following Charlie Kirk's assassination.

www.rollingstone.com

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Tiffany E. Taylor | Sapphic Author 📚🌈 @tiffanyeauthor.bsky.social · 4h

I’m reading Red Dragon Ascended by Nita Round. Dragons! What’s in your hands today? 📖
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMGWB9ZS

#romancelandia #booksky #sapphicbooks
#fantasy #magic #dragons #dangerinperil #fishoutofwater #sweet

A woman laying outside in a hammock reading next to a picture of the cover of Red Dragon Ascended by Nita Round with the caption “What Are You Reading?” for Sapphic Fiction Saturday on 10/11/25.

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Robert Loerzel @robertloerzel.bsky.social · 3h

“It’s like, ‘Oh no, look at the violent protesters, (they’re) doing crazy things like dancing, (blowing) bubbles,’” she said. “It’s just not going to fit their narrative because that’s not who we are.”

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Monica @monwan.bsky.social · 3h

On suspense...

"The emotional background of the story -- the tone of the piece -- should be as chill as the romance is warm."

Monica @monwan.bsky.social · 3h

Ooof dah.

"The softness of the plot tension in romances and its resulting opportunity for lengthy descriptions of the setting tend...to encourage a writing style which is comparatively loose, discursive, heavily ornamented and sensuous."

Monica @monwan.bsky.social · 3h

Oooof.

He's going on about romance readers expect love at first sight, exotic or far off settings, etc.

I checked the copyright -- this is written in 1994.

Monica @monwan.bsky.social · 3h

Ch. 5: Setting in Specialized Stories

Genre expectations, such as for westerns, romance, sci-fi.

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Chicago Transportation Alerts @ctaalerts.bsky.social · 6h

🩷 Pink Line trains are running with wait times of up to 60 minutes; we're working to restore service. Allow extra time.

Monica @monwan.bsky.social · 19h

More like the original short stories? :)

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 1d

As far as I can tell, the case with Letitia James is one where she told them a specific thing and the mortgage lender checked a different box and it didn't get caught.

This is the kind of shit that could happen to literally anyone, and I have two thoughts.

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The Week @theweek.com · 1d

This year, there were 338 nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize by the January deadline and, in March, the committee prepared a shortlist.

How does the Nobel Peace Prize work?

Activist María Corina Machado wins prestigious prize, despite public campaign by Donald Trump

theweek.com

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Miki 🧢⬆️ @mikililmo.bsky.social · 1d

I miss REAL Journalists

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andy jabbour @andyjabbour.bsky.social · 1d

I hope more Americans will find their inner-frog strength and stand up together on 18 October to say #NoKings and I hope my friends and neighbors in Leesburg, Loudoun County, and across Virginia will show up! 🇺🇸 @indivisibleva.bsky.social @loudoun-indivisibl.bsky.social @willst.bsky.social

visi stark @invisig0th.bsky.social · 1d

Not all heroes wear capes, but some wear inflatable frog suits...

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Jodie Griffin @jodiegriffin.bsky.social · 1d

Please be kind to each other. We need kindness and empathy now more than ever. Speak up if you're in a position to / have privilege to do so, and don't accept that what's going on is normal. It is NOT.

And try to find a moment of peace in your day, somewhere, somehow.

All my love,
me

A photo of a brown butterfly with a white stripe and black circle inside it. It's a common buckeye butterfly, on some green leaves.

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Monica @monwan.bsky.social · 1d

Tonight's witchy movie is "Teen Witch".

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VinegarMike @vinegarmike.bsky.social · 1d

Chicago October 2025: "Are the helicopters over my house this evening because of the Cubs playoff game or is it the federal government doing extrajudicial kidnappings?"

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Rebecca @bluebec.bsky.social · 1d

For newer users of BlueSky, please alt-text your images. It helps people who use screen-readers or who have slow internet connections understand the image you've uploaded. Make the web accessible.

I rarely reshare images without alt-text & I know others do the same. Alt-text your images for reach

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: Federal officials, as well as troops from Texas, would not be able to "appreciate" the complexity of the "strained" relations between Chicagoans and members of law enforcement.

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Perry:
More people are being detained and deported.
More people are being arrested.
This courthouse is open.
"There is no evidence that the president is unable, with the regular forces, to execute the laws of the United States."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: "I see no credible evidence there is a danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Perry: Four (4) federal judges have issued rulings in the past two (2) days in separate cases that cast significant doubt on federal officials' "credibility and assessment of what is happening on the streets of Chicago."

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

Perry is back on the bench.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 1d

As we wait for Judge April Perry to rule, here's my full story from this morning's extraordinary hearing, for @wttw.bsky.social:

Federal Judge Appears Skeptical of Reasoning Behind National Guard Deployment in Illinois During Ongoing Hearing

Lawyers for the Department of Justice told U.S. District Court Judge April Perry the president deployed the National Guard because “levels of violence against federal law enforcement executing their l...

news.wttw.com

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Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 2d

The Supreme Court has been reluctant to constrain the imperial presidency, but if it fails to act now, it could put American democracy itself at great risk. bit.ly/3IWUMED

There Is No Insurrection

Troops are for national defense, not displays of presidential power.

www.brennancenter.org

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Margaret Cho @margaretcho.bsky.social · 2d

This is all to keep us from knowing he’s a pedof*le but the catch is - we already know he’s a pedof*le!

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Barry Butler Photography @barrybutler9.bsky.social · 2d

Little Pink Accents for You and Me. Thursday's sunrise over the Chicago skyline.

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