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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 2d

Me too 🤨

Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 2d

I just want to live in a world where kids learn civics and history in school and words mean things.

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 2d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

One thing we've learned from the American judicial system: The first 34 felonies are on the house*.

*Terms and conditions may apply. See prosecutors for details if you're not white. Or rich.

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 3d

Yes they do, although today he’s better so there’s an end in sight.

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 4d

😜

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly 🙄

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 4d

What’s up?

I’m on Day 4 of living w/ a husband who has a MAN COLD.

For those unfamiliar w/ this situation it involves endless sneezing, nose blowing, requests for hot beverages [often left untouched].

Whilst this *dire* health emergency continues, I’m more over this than he is.

Love him but… 🤨

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 6d

Gotta laugh at the truthiness of this. 😑

We Are Not Fascists, and If You Call Us Fascists, We Will Arrest You

President Trump had another successful week of what is already the greatest presidency of all time, and yet, the woke leftist mob continues to deli...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 7d

Looks fun. Thanks for thinking of me. Am off to give it a try. 🤓

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 8d

😁

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 9d

😊

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you! 😊

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 9d

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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · 10d

RIP Jane Goodall, you were cool as hell for lots of things, but especially for liking this

that The Far Side comic with two gorillas in a tree, one grooming the other, saying "Well, well—another blonde hair...Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?"

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 9d

Good point. I'm not thrilled with it in general, but a few people I know have drifted there. I tried Medium but didn't get it at all. Maybe another WP blog. 🤷‍♀️

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 9d

Yes it is! Overall it's been fun, but maybe I could write somewhere else now? We'll see 🤓

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 9d

Ending my personal blog this week has been bittersweet, but it's time. You understand.

And Then It Was Time For Me To Say Goodbye

The following may come as a shock to some, less so to others, but after bouncing around in the blogosphere since 2004 I’m ending The Spectacled Bean, an almost 15 year old blog*. I feel it is…

thespectacledbean.com

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 10d

Thanks for sharing this here.

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 12d

A timeless classic 😁

John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13d

IT'S DECORATIVE GOURD SEASON MOTHERFUCKERS

A tray of decorative gourds! So small and warty!

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 13d

Listen to this woman. She’s got his number.

Harris calls Trump ‘incompetent and unhinged’ and makes call to ‘fight fire with fire’

President’s 2024 election rival delivers fiery remarks while accepting Congressional Black Caucus Foundation award

www.theguardian.com

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 20d

It’s Earth Wind & Fire Day! Let’s groove tonight 🎶

a man singing into a microphone with the words " do you remember the 21st night of september " below him

ALT: a man singing into a microphone with the words " do you remember the 21st night of september " below him

media.tenor.com

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 22d

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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 22d

The one good thing about this “run America like a business” nightmare is that more people are beginning to realize how corrupt and craven many businesses truly are.

Take notes.

Never forget how they abandoned us.

Don’t forgive their complicity.

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 22d

Do Tell! Answering Your "Why Do I" Questions + A List Of Fun Friday Bloggers

Do Tell! Answering Your “Why Do I” Questions + A List Of Fun Friday Bloggers

Answering Your “Why Do I” Questions • WHY DO I rarely shop at Walmart? While you may assume I don’t shop there for some political reason because many people have strong opinions a…

thespectacledbean.com

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · 23d

“Don’t hate the Coldplayer, hate the Coldgame.” 😁

‘I got Coldplayed!’: how the Jumbotron claimed another unwitting victim

An American football fan called in sick so he could attend a game – and was rumbled after being caught on camera, his face projected up on the stadium’s giant screens

www.theguardian.com

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Diane Strickland @autisticannie.bsky.social · Sep 11

Facts, folks! 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · Sep 11

I think about this every day. 😠

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Ally Bean @thespectacledbean.bsky.social · Sep 11

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · Sep 11

Amazing how those democratic lawmakers who were hunted down in their homes in the middle of the night in Minnesota weren’t a watershed moment of political violence, huh?

Reuters @reuters.com · Sep 11

The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of US political violence, one that some experts fear will inflame an already-fractured country and inspire more unrest reut.rs/41PWH4l

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