Gina
@sheelanagig22.bsky.social
Former adjunct lecturer. Now, I work a regular 9 to 5 office job. Avid reader. Film buff. Mom to Benji, the smartest and cuddliest poodle mix ever.
Banner pic: Kilgallen, Margaret. Money to Loan, 2000. Hammer museum, Los Angeles.
Banner pic: Kilgallen, Margaret. Money to Loan, 2000. Hammer museum, Los Angeles.
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Gina
@sheelanagig22.bsky.social
· Dec 3
Pinning these pictures of Benji—my sweet poodle-Yorkie mix—so that her adorable floofy baby face is the first thing I see when perusing my profile. Such a mood booster! 🐩😍❤️
#dogs
#poodles
#dogsofbluesky
#dogs
#poodles
#dogsofbluesky
One thing I love about Benji is how much she enjoys having things. She gets so riled up whenever I give her a new toy or sweater. In this case, I gave her a raincoat after work today. Benji licked my face in excitement and got a major case of the zoomies. 😍
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
One thing I love about Benji is how much she enjoys having things. She gets so riled up whenever I give her a new toy or sweater. In this case, I gave her a raincoat after work today. Benji licked my face in excitement and got a major case of the zoomies. 😍
Because I took Monday off, guess I have the Tuesday night scaries. Maybe listening to some Nick Cave will help 😬
m.youtube.com/watch?v=T0sp...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=T0sp...
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Ship Song
YouTube video by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
m.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Because I took Monday off, guess I have the Tuesday night scaries. Maybe listening to some Nick Cave will help 😬
m.youtube.com/watch?v=T0sp...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=T0sp...
We are supposed to be getting a lot of rain in Southern California soon. I have prepared for the winter storm by ordering Benji a wee little raincoat
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
We are supposed to be getting a lot of rain in Southern California soon. I have prepared for the winter storm by ordering Benji a wee little raincoat
I feel like it has been a minute since I last made pasta. Decided to prepare a batch of pasta with spicy sausage, broccoli rabe & white beans today. Overall, this dish turned out quite tasty. Note for next time: more broccoli rabe 🍽️
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I feel like it has been a minute since I last made pasta. Decided to prepare a batch of pasta with spicy sausage, broccoli rabe & white beans today. Overall, this dish turned out quite tasty. Note for next time: more broccoli rabe 🍽️
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These corrupt cowards can’t even let us be happy for ONE week.
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 AM
These corrupt cowards can’t even let us be happy for ONE week.
Benji had her grooming appointment today. As her reward, swung by my mom and dad’s house afterwards. My parents spoiled Benji rotten and let her sit on dining chairs 😂
November 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Benji had her grooming appointment today. As her reward, swung by my mom and dad’s house afterwards. My parents spoiled Benji rotten and let her sit on dining chairs 😂
Watching Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala (1991). Haven’t watched this film since grad school, so it’s been a super long while 🍿
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Watching Mira Nair’s Mississippi Masala (1991). Haven’t watched this film since grad school, so it’s been a super long while 🍿
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Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Schiff: "The president -- 'I'm going out to play golf.' One thing that is so shocking to me is that they're appealing to the Supreme Court for the right to cut off food from people. Who does that? Who works so hard to cut food from people who need it right now? The cruelty is part of the policy."
Benji & I just got back from our walk. During said walk, we ran into someone. Benji slowed down & waited for the neighbor to pet her. When they walked right past us, the way Benji LOOKED AT ME was so hilarious & also heartbreaking. She looked so hurt by being slighted. Why hooman not give pets?
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Benji & I just got back from our walk. During said walk, we ran into someone. Benji slowed down & waited for the neighbor to pet her. When they walked right past us, the way Benji LOOKED AT ME was so hilarious & also heartbreaking. She looked so hurt by being slighted. Why hooman not give pets?
Now watching Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025). 🍿
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Now watching Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025). 🍿
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Sandwich guy found not guilty! A jury cleared Sean C. Dunn of misdemeanor assault charges. Dunn had gained viral attention after tossing a sandwich at a federal agent during a protest in Washington against Trump’s law enforcement policies.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Sandwich guy found not guilty! A jury cleared Sean C. Dunn of misdemeanor assault charges. Dunn had gained viral attention after tossing a sandwich at a federal agent during a protest in Washington against Trump’s law enforcement policies.
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In the end, Andrew Cuomo’s long record was a gift to Zohran Mamdani. “What I don’t have in experience, I make up for in integrity—and what you don’t have in integrity, you could never make up for in experience,” Mamdani told Cuomo in a debate.
The Mamdani Era Begins
His opponents tried to smear him for his youth, inexperience, and leftist politics. But New Yorkers didn’t want a hardened political insider to be mayor—they wanted Zohran Mamdani.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
In the end, Andrew Cuomo’s long record was a gift to Zohran Mamdani. “What I don’t have in experience, I make up for in integrity—and what you don’t have in integrity, you could never make up for in experience,” Mamdani told Cuomo in a debate.
My mom was a bit too shy to ring the bell after her final radiation treatment today, so the staff congratulated her instead. We’re all so happy that she successfully completed her treatment schedule and that it went well! So far, this week has been truly wonderful! 🎉
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
My mom was a bit too shy to ring the bell after her final radiation treatment today, so the staff congratulated her instead. We’re all so happy that she successfully completed her treatment schedule and that it went well! So far, this week has been truly wonderful! 🎉
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Folks, saying ABOLISH ICE isn't hard. Quite easy. The water is warm here. Jump in. Mainstream it. People will follow.
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Folks, saying ABOLISH ICE isn't hard. Quite easy. The water is warm here. Jump in. Mainstream it. People will follow.
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majoring yn English ys punk rocke
November 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
majoring yn English ys punk rocke
Mira Nair is just the coolest. I think you can find a lot of her short films online. I’d start with India Cabaret (1985), a documentary about dancers working at a Bombay strip club.
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Mira Nair is just the coolest. I think you can find a lot of her short films online. I’d start with India Cabaret (1985), a documentary about dancers working at a Bombay strip club.
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I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I sincerely hope Democrats pay attention to tonight’s results across the country. They won’t learn anything but still. Maybe. People are excited by change and original campaigns and bold ideas and candidates under the age of 50!
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I have been saying the opposite all year so only fair to note: Some of the worst people alive are very unhappy right now
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I have been saying the opposite all year so only fair to note: Some of the worst people alive are very unhappy right now
I will be making an egg and cheese on a roll with jalapeños for breakfast tomorrow 🎉
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I will be making an egg and cheese on a roll with jalapeños for breakfast tomorrow 🎉
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If MAGA can’t win, they’ll try to cheat. In New Jersey, Democratic strongholds are being targeted with bomb threats at polling places across Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic counties, forcing brief closures. Do not let this stop you from voting.
Bomb threats close some N.J. polling locations
Polling places in seven counties are affected, though officials say the threats are not credible.
www.nj.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
If MAGA can’t win, they’ll try to cheat. In New Jersey, Democratic strongholds are being targeted with bomb threats at polling places across Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic counties, forcing brief closures. Do not let this stop you from voting.
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Unpaid government workers are being fed by World Central Kitchen…let that sink in just how dire things are.
November 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Unpaid government workers are being fed by World Central Kitchen…let that sink in just how dire things are.
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In California, the DOJ has deployed poll monitors in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside, and Fresno Counties. In New Jersey, they’re stationed in Passaic County. Don’t let these voter intimidation tactics by the Trump administration stop you from voting.
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
In California, the DOJ has deployed poll monitors in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Riverside, and Fresno Counties. In New Jersey, they’re stationed in Passaic County. Don’t let these voter intimidation tactics by the Trump administration stop you from voting.
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Breaking:
Trump now says he will NOT abide by a federal judge's order to disburse SNAP benefits — despite the admin saying just yesterday it would partially fund November benefits.
He says SNAP benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government."
Trump now says he will NOT abide by a federal judge's order to disburse SNAP benefits — despite the admin saying just yesterday it would partially fund November benefits.
He says SNAP benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government."
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Breaking:
Trump now says he will NOT abide by a federal judge's order to disburse SNAP benefits — despite the admin saying just yesterday it would partially fund November benefits.
He says SNAP benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government."
Trump now says he will NOT abide by a federal judge's order to disburse SNAP benefits — despite the admin saying just yesterday it would partially fund November benefits.
He says SNAP benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government."