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Nikki Wallschlaeger

@nikkimwalls.bsky.social

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Poet, photographer, occasional visual artist. Latest book of poems is Hold Your Own from Copper Canyon Press (2024). Virgo x2 with a Cancer moon, Libra Mercury ⭐ Driftless region of Wisconsin. Goddess country. https://www.patreon.com/nikkiwallschlaeger

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · Jul 30

periodic reminder that I have a patreon called Working Notebook: poetry drafts, out of print chapbooks, and photography.

subscriptions start at $1 or build your own:

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poetry, photography, prose

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 5h

Brewers and Cubs are tied winner takes all game 5 is tomorrow

Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 6h

Good.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 12h

TS is music for white girls who never left high school

Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 12h

fuck off

Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 12h

not looking at the news today

nope

enough

Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 12h

not looking at the news today

nope

enough

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 1d

The Virgin in the Egg
Unidentified artist
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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

Keep adding to your legacy pal

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Jstheater @jstheater.bsky.social · 1d

Heading in the correct direction: After success of pilot, Ireland expands basic support payments for artists, making them permanent: www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budget

Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations

www.irishtimes.com

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Zane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe it will happen today

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

this is dope af

Danny K @dannykpolitics.bsky.social · 5d

WATCH: ‘Portland Frog’ pepper balled by ICE agents

Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

noted

West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · 1d

We are looking for poems that perform Olympic feats with language that leave the reader in wonder while reminding us of what makes us human.

Send us work that uniquely explores October’s theme of space/place.

November’s upcoming theme is community.

Details below:
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#writingcommunity

Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

@sarahclark.bsky.social btw i'm working on a poetry sub for alocasia! Will send soon 🌿✨💞

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

the collective unconscious, major league baseball, and you: a guide to the witchcraft of sports betting

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 2d

This is maybe the most insulting thing you could say about a human being lol

Raw Story @rawstory.com · 3d

Bari Weiss, the incoming editor in chief of CBS News, once auditioned for a role on the hit daytime television show "The View," but tested so poorly with audiences that she "wasn't invited back," according to a new report.

CBS News' new boss once auditioned for 'The View' — and 'wasn't invited back': report

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Danny Lore @weredawgz.blacksky.app · 2d

Never forget she didn’t just sing it its her damn song

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Andrea Pitzer @andreapitzer.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe if the Cubs go all the way, another passage will open in the wormhole we fell into back in 2016.

James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 2d

Cubs win! Cubs win! Holy cow, Cubs win!

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

what a fucked up family

Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

it's a survival mechanism. they're not confused ☺️ restorelilacway.com/lilacs-reblo...

Lilacs reblooming, confused by fall weather ⋆ Restore Lilac Way

Lilacs rebloom in the fall as a survival mechanism, said horticulture professor Julie Weisenhorn. It's a sign of stress from extreme swings in weather.

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday at work the bakery debuted the pot pies they've been making. They were delicious and everyone was happy. We all got to try them. It was a lovely cozy day.

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 1d

The lilac bush at my house does that too- it's some kind of mutation

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 2d

burn

Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 2d

Carl Phillips @cphillipspoet.bsky.social

I forget what I wanted to
mean to you.
I forget what I
meant to give to you, that I haven’t.

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Myriam Gurba (Serrano through my mom) @lesbrains.bsky.social · 2d

So weird to listen to people that the US is transforming into an oligarchy. Who do you think drafted the Constitution? What was George Washington? The wealthiest men of the colonies cooked up this scam.

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Nikki Wallschlaeger @nikkimwalls.bsky.social · 2d

well said!

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