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I like birds, books, & podcasts. She/her. I do not auto follow back. Don't use me to pad your numbers.

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · Jan 10

There is no algorithm here. Type the word like a grown up or say something else.

Fck c*ncer =/= FUCK CANCER.

Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · Jan 10

Friendly reminder: Bsky doesn't censor words. You can say things like kill and fuck here.

When you choose to bowdlerize words on Bsky, it just breaks people's filters. If you type "r*pe" it means that anyone who has a filter to block the word "rape" still sees your post. Knock it off!

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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 3h

(I know that’s actually not a permanent solution and pretending bad things aren’t happening is not a great survival strategy in the long run, but there was nothing I could do about it now.)

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1h

Dear Person who has knowledge and skills,

We see that you are well known in your field. How would you like to let AI do the thing you're already good at under your name?

PS "Bird Words" was right there but we still called it a Bird Vocabulary Challenge.

Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 5h

Yes, @thefamouspaul.bsky.social , a fat raccoon can bend this style of feeder pole, and the squirrel baffle is only moderately good at keeping them away. Most of my other feeders are on WBU APS poles with raccoon baffles, but the raccoons haven't bothered this one since we moved out of the city.

A platform feeder hanging from a $25 shepherd's hook style pole from the local hardware store.

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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 17h

The Heart of Iowa Democrats asked me to moderate this conversation with Thom Hartmann tonight.

Around 23:15, he said his GOP contacts say Mike Johnson plans to change the rules to require more signatures on discharge petitions before swearing in Rep. Grijalva.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt27...

Ask Them Anything!

YouTube video by Heart of Iowa Dems

www.youtube.com

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 21h

Audible notifications are 0 for 2 this week. Yesterday, I got a notification that a book I "looked at" is on sale;I purchased it in July. Today, I got a notification that the book I had pre-ordered is in my library; it was released yesterday, and I started it 24 hours before this notification.

Audible notification:
Your pre-order is ready Listen to Queen Demon now

Audible notification:
A title you viewed is now on sale!
Shop Someone You Can Build a Nest In, and more.

Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

College kiddo caught it for the first time last month. Hardly any pharmacies are still carrying Paxlovid. Walgreens has it, but you'll probably still need to call around to find it. Our local Wags had received a package the previous day and already dispensed it at 1 pm.

Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

It's walnut season!

A milk crate about ⅓ full of hulled black walnuts.

A fan propped on the crate to dry the walnuts.

Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

It's really not. If they'd said Anglican Priest, that would have been inaccurate. This priest is Rev David Black.
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/p...

Definition of PRIEST

someone who is authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion especially as a mediatory agent between humans and God; specifically : an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyperson...

www.merriam-webster.com

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 1d

COURIER
@couriernewsroom.bsky.social
Chicago’s Reverend David Black of First Presbyterian has reportedly been assaulted multiple times by ICE agents during peaceful protests in the city.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 1d

Both the rubber bullet to the head and the mace to the face were taken by Reverend David Black in Chicago. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

religionnews.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 1d

grawlix | noun | a series of typographical symbols (such as $#!) used in text as a replacement for profanity

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

I miss @cpsc.gov

Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 1d

😤

It's the Anakin Padme meme. Anakin is now a smoke detector saying I don't have enough energy to tell u if there's a fire. Padme happily asks So u don't have enough energy to make a shill loud beep every minute for years? Then she looks worried, and asks again: U don't have the energy to make a shill loud beep every minute for years, right? To which Anakin the smoke detector replies BEEP

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Taylor Wettach @taylorwettachforcongress.com · 1d

Mariannette Miller-Meeks literally just told her constituents- us- that she’ll hold town halls “when hell freezes over.” That’s not leadership. That’s cowardice.

I’m Taylor Wettach. And unlike Miller-Meeks, I believe democracy means showing up.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Chris Kuball @chriskuball.bsky.social · 1d

That cool air sinking in behind the front means north wind. Birds are absolutely flocking south in droves tonight. Nearing in on A BILLION birds estimated to be in flight this evening. Just an absolutely massive amount of birds migrating tonight. #Birdcast #Migration

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

#IA01 Miller-Meeks says she will hold a town hall "when hell freezes over."
www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

A swing-district Iowa Republican says she’ll hold town halls ‘when hell freezes over’ | CNN Politics

Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she’ll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”

www.cnn.com

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 1d

For your laptop, you can use VeraCrypt to encrypt your hard drive and create a decoy operating system which you can boot into based only on which password you use, so CBP won't even be able to tell there's anything else on the computer.

veracrypt.io/en/Hidden%20...

VeraCrypt - Free Open source disk encryption with strong security for the Paranoid

VeraCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, VeraCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to ...

veracrypt.io

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Your periodic reminder that you have the right to find out why your health insurer denied your claim.

We built a tool to help you do it: projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Find Out Why Health Insurance Denied Your Claim

You likely have the right to access records that explain why your insurer denied your claim or prior authorization request. Use ProPublica’s free tool to generate a letter requesting your claim file f...

projects.propublica.org

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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MurderBotBot @murderbotbot.bsky.social · 1d

[QUEEN DEMON DAY]

kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain and saying yay !

Alt: kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain and saying yay !

media.tenor.com

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

I hope that answers your question? If not, let me know.

Good luck!

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

...shocking amount of calories while healing, and you will wake up in the middle of the night so hungry it hurts. Things like granola bars, crackers, Ensure, applesauce, etc that you can put within reach so you don't have to wake up enough to go to the kitchen are really helpful. I lost 20 lb!

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

If you have pets who like to snuggle, I recommend strategic pillow placement to keep one of them from stepping on the wrong spot while you're asleep. (One of my cats never did figure out what spot was off limits. The other did fine.)

Oh, and acquire midnight snacks! Your body will need a...

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

...enough by then to request more pillows, and I put them under my knees, then reclined head to 30-45 degrees or so.

At home, I slept in a recliner with 2 pillows raising my knees above my hips, a U-shaped travel pillow to support my neck & chin, and 2 pillows on either side of my torso...

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Ulrike @ulidig.bsky.social · 1d

Do you have any specific questions? Most hospital beds do this, allowing you to raise the knee and head. My final night in the second time I was in, I was in a room with a bed that looked like it should do this, but the knee couldn't actually be raised above the hip. Fortunately, I was coherent...

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