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Aprilcots
@aprilcots.bsky.social
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“Like a cup of strong coffee mixed with existential dread, her posts are refreshingly bitter with a hint of sweetness.” -Bluesky Roast 😂 Exmo. Singer. Book reviewer. History nerd. Writer. Med family. Doodle enabler. Snarky. Not a fan of tyranny.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · Nov 14
Hello to all of my new followers! You should know that while I always try to be respectful, I am an Exmormon who sometimes will rant about the actions of the church and its members. I don’t like to criticize someone’s belief systems without their consent, so consider this your warning.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 7h
That cranky voice in your head that likes to disparage your achievements?! You can ignore that. Reading is reading is reading. It all counts.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 13h
A certain (LDS) denomination is also glaringly missing here as well… By their fruits.
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Bring Me The News @bringmethenews.bsky.social · 14h
Hundreds of faith leaders call on Gov. Walz to ban assault weapons
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 13h
And wait, what?!? Religious freedom is NOT being protected by the current administration?!? You don’t say… Leopards. Faces. Munch munch munch (Also please note the “faith leaders” who always seem to be conspicuously missing from doing the right thing and standing up for the least of these).
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 13h
“What we’re called to do now, those of us who are people of conscience, whether we’re from a faith tradition or not, is to take action to protect the most vulnerable people in our society.”

Huh. Pure religion does still exist and it’s not on the side that’s been loudly exploiting it…
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...
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 16h
Or that you don’t have to totally build new cupboards?!? 😂 Incidentally we like our Bosch fridge, if you’re looking for recommendations.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 16h
He sings the Proud to be an American song. Huge Trumper.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 16h
Yes. I lost my mother, my last three remaining grandparents, an aunt, an uncle, and one of our best friends down the street who was in perfect shape but dropped dead of a heart attack while running at age 42 because repeat covid infections took a toll on his heart. It’s very personal. #medsky
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 17h
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 16h
No one wanted this industry to begin with. Thoughts and prayers. 🙄
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 16h
I have already completely made tonight’s dinner (a cottage pie) and all I have to do is pop it in the oven for a few minutes tonight. I’m feeling rarely on top of things. Everyone please clap.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 16h
Ugh. I dealt with major fridge drama last summer. Solidarity. 👊
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 19h
For posterity.
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 1d
George Orwell’s Animal Crossing
Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 19h
My psychotic brother, with whom I’ve had no contact for at least 15 years, lives in Portland. Every time I see pictures of that frog, I’m positive it’s him. I know it’s not, but it’s totally something he would do. Imagine explaining those pics to a history class someday. This timeline is nuts.
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Adam Rothman enjoys a good sandwich @adamrothman.bsky.social · 19h
Dearest mother,
I take my phone in hand to dm u a few texts from the Portland front. The battle is lost. We have been forced to retreat by a giant frog, several furries, and a dance party. Please send TikToks to lift our spirits.
Your son
[Violin plays mournfully]
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 1d
So much love sent your way. We were wrecked as well. It’s so very ugly.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 1d
Just started rewatching The Vampire Diaries for spooky season, and I can’t get over all of the layered shirts. Remember, exmo ladies, when we would wear like 4 layers in the early 2000s? Shirt, lacy tank, bra, garment top… Not something I miss.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 1d
“How can you teach people to love books if they only read summaries and excerpts?” Reading is not indulgent. It is not a waste of time. It is not lazy. Reading is absolutely crucial for a functioning, well informed populace. It also teaches empathy unlike almost anything else. #readingisresistance
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 1d
You want to know what a couple of decades of standardized testing has done to literacy rates?

Look around, friends.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 1d
Just got approved to review the new Kate Quinn novel, The Astral Library, and I started bawling, if you’re wondering how my ability to handle unexpected good news is today. It’s pretty bad when the bad news makes me numb but the good news turns me into a puddle. Everything is so wrong. #booksky
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 1d
This. If you think that you’re being persecuted because you’re not being allowed to walk all over someone else’s belief system, then you’re the baddie. Jr high civics (a thing in the 90s) taught me that your rights end when they begin to take away the rights of another. They are not limitless.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 1d
Ennui.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 1d
It’s so disingenuous and does nothing but make the members who didn’t have all of the privilege that he had feel even more inadequate and unworthy. I think his presidency, however long, is going to cause a massive exodus.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 2d
We are doing Home Chef right now and I got an email today saying that they were going to have to switch out pasta options because of supply chain issues, so this checks out. 😬
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 2d
So exhausted. Also I can always tell when you get home from work because my notifications blow up. 😂 Not a complaint. It’s my daily Kemi time. 😂
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 2d
I really hate the word helpmeet. My FIL called me that once and I could not control the daggers that flew from my eyes.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 2d
I think this conference just now made it pretty clear that the membership may be changing, but the leadership absolutely is not. They’re doubling down and actually seem to be regressing. Zero belief that the leadership are going to budge at all on anything meaningful.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 2d
I think more and more this is becoming the story. My parents are/were staunch traditionalists. Now all of my siblings and their families are out. Hubs and I were very scrupulous, and took everything seriously and literally and felt like the rug had been pulled out from under us. It’s a spectrum.
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Aprilcots @aprilcots.bsky.social · 2d
But why does it feel like it’s just the women who are suffering?!? He doesn’t seem to be suffering…
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