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@laceslibgremlin.bsky.social

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I have a dog, some lacemaking skills, and some books. Not my real name.

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🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · Aug 28

My things are misinformation, education, and sociology so I absolutely see how that could be confused with conspiratorial thinking.

So. New rule. If you think I’m going too far out on a limb, assume I’m not, tag me in a separate post. Don’t accidentally spread misinformation in my replies.

🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · May 31

Do me a favor: remember that to non-Black people, I am Black. No one else has to acknowledge it but non-Black people treat me as a Black woman anyway, so it’s best to consciously recognize that.

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🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 18m

I believe you, it’s just the majority of the cases I’m familiar with involve faking some terminal illness (usually cancer), some financial element, predation, or some combination of the three

🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 56m

not as many as you‘d think

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🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 1h

I’m sure they’re on it

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Patrick Sheridan @psheridanhistory.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah, this case needs a miniseries or a podcast. #Dateline

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Paula Roby @robypaula.bsky.social · 1h

Be a friend like Eddie Mulligan.
#Dateline

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🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 1h

That was two hours and I don’t feel like it was long enough

There were three twists in the last fifteen minutes #Dateline

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Ebony Noor! I love garden season! ✊🏿 @darlingebony.bsky.social · 1h

So Kausal got murdered for talking too much? Wow. And Danny Garcia got convicted. God does not like ugly.

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Haley @haleydeanna.bsky.social · 2h

Danny played another old man #Dateline

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Paula Roby @robypaula.bsky.social · 2h

That’s what happens when you give a murderer a MacBook, Judge. #Dateline

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🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

Oh so they did find the body, and now they could say “the defendants said he was alive” #Dateline

🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

I don’t think letting accused organized criminals commit treat courts like a racket is a good thing #Dateline

🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

He did something illegal and that was allowed as evidence…? #Dateline

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🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

I hope the prosecutor is doing well because she STILL seems exhausted #Dateline

🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

this is absolutely crazy, how many people went to prison before they got the ”mastermind” wonder twins?

IT IS LAUGHABLE, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen #Dateline

🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

Every new piece of information in this case is wilder than the last, they were mimicking movie plotlines to kill someone??? #Dateline

🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

I definitely texted in 2008 but iPhones were very very rare #Dateline

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🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

Don’t worry I listen to the podcast once it’s up… I will probably understand this just in time for the next episode

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J. C. Cantwell 🌻 @segfaultvicta.aludel.xyz · 7h

i will chill out about Gerontocracy Discourse the second I see one (1) single progressive throw Bernie under the bus for having already filed to run for another term instead of Stepping Aside To Let Fresh New Blood Into The Party, a thing for which even I am not personally willing to criticise him

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🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

I still have no idea what’s going on and I don’t think that’s just because of my technical difficulties #Dateline

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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 7h

BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 2h

We’ve reclaimed frogs from Pepe.

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 5h

I love this image.

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🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

This is so convoluted I also would’ve died. none of this makes any sense. #Dateline

🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

The informant got a flow chart but we didn’t… I mean better him than us but I want it too

… ask and ye shall receive! #Dateline

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🪡 Ether GhostLace 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.social · 2h

We are not back but what is Aidan from SATC doing becoming a motivational speaker