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VR Trakowski
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My muse wears bunny ears. I saw A New Hope in '77 so I'm old enough.
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VR Trakowski @vrtrakowski.bsky.social · Oct 21
This fellow's headshot may not look very prepossessing, but I can assure you he is a cuddly young boy with excellent beans, who will wrap himself around your neck and purrrrrrrrr. He has plenty of commentary to share with you, too.

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Adopt Sandy Hyattsville on Petfinder
Sandy Hyattsville is an adoptable Cat - Domestic Short Hair searching for a forever family near Merrifield, VA. Use Petfinder to find adoptable pets in your area.
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vrtrakowski.bsky.social
CSI: Mieme
diane.dianeduane.com Diane Duane @diane.dianeduane.com · 2d
An unusual CSI meme... (17/n)
A Bayeux-Tap[restry style CSI meme. "Lord Caine...a corpseth (sic) was foundeth with yonder chickens." Caine: "It seems ... to be murder... (applies sunglasses) MOST FOWL." Wide angle, with caption: "VERILYYYYYY..."
January 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
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diane.dianeduane.com
Meanwhile: Just a reminder that I need to buy a hearing aid, and just dropped half a month's rent for a necessary MRI. Want to help out (if you're not UK-based, as Brexit's in the way)? Bundles are on sale at #Ebooks Direct, at discount prices! 🙂! ebooks.direct/collections/... (1/2)
Our helpful sales staff regard our available offerings. Sorry, no Zabar's items are part of this offer.
January 29, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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tkingfisher.com
And whose fault is this? Yours, all of you!
A graphic announcing that the book Nine Goblins, by T.Kingfisher, is a USA and Indie bestseller.
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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He’s shaken because 5 women asked for his credentials…imagine ICE asking you for your papers…
On Tuesday, James O’Keefe, a self-styled undercover journalist known for his group’s deceptive stings and edited videos, claimed that he’d been chased out of a Minneapolis suburb. “I’m shaken,” O’Keefe told podcaster Megyn Kelly, describing an encounter with five white women who he claimed demanded his press credentials.
January 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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tkingfisher.com
I post this link merely as a cultural curiosity and not so that anyone could print one if, say, whistles were banned. Obviously that would be wrong.
devroc.bsky.social Devin @devroc.bsky.social · 4d
Who knew a retractable desktop vuvuzela is something we’d all want someday?
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM
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diane.dianeduane.com
At #Ebooks Direct: our bundles are holding at pre-holiday prices. And every #ebook is DRM-free and comes with a lifetime free replacement guarantee. Stop by and take advantage of us! ebooks.direct/collections/...
The Ebooks Direct personal shopping team regards our available possibilities. Unfortunately, items from Zabar's are not included in the offering.
January 27, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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tkingfisher.com
May his retirement be very, very long and may he never sleep more than an hour of it. May he wake up sweating to find his only company is the silence of vengeful ghosts.

Also may a Minnesota tick give him a red meat allergy, because he seems like the type who would absolutely melt down.
nickmiroff.bsky.social Nick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 6d
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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unenthusiast.com
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STATEMENT FROM MATT MOBERG, CHAPLAIN OF THE MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES IF YOU'RE A CHURCH POSTING PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND UNITY TODAY WHILE MY CITY BLEEDS IN THE STREET. MISS ME WITH THAT SOFTNESS YOU ONLY WEAR WHEN IT COSTS YOU NOTHING. DON'T DRESS AVOIDANCE UP AS HOLINESS. DON'T CALL SILENCE "PEACEMAKING." DON'T LIGHT A CANDLE AND THINK IT SUBSTITUTES FOR SHOWING UP. TONIGHT AN ICE AGENT TOOK A PHOTO OF ME NEXT TO MY CAR, LOOKED ME IN THE EYE AND TOLD ME, "WE'LL BE SEEING YOU SOON." NOT METAPHOR. NOT HYPERBOLE. A THREAT DRESSED UP IN A BADGE AND A PAYCHECK. PEACE ISN'T WHAT YOU ASK FOR WHEN THE BOOT IS ALREADY ON SOMEONE'S NECK. PEACE IS WHAT THE POWERFUL ASK FOR WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO BE INTERRUPTED. UNITY ISN'T NEUTRAL. UNITY THAT REFUSES TO NAME VIOLENCE IS JUST LOYALTY TO THE ONES HOLDING THE WEAPONS. STOP USING SCRIPTURE LIKE CHLOROFORM. STOP CALLING YOUR FEAR "WISDOM." STOP PRETENDING JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED BECAUSE HE PREACHED GOOD VIBES AND PERSONAL GROWTH. YOU DON'T GET TO QUOTE SCRIPTURE LIKE A LULLABY, WHILE INJUSTICE STAYS WIDE AWAKE. YOU DON'T GET TO ASK GOD TO "HEAL THE LAND" IF YOU WON'T EVEN LOOK AT THE WOUND. THERE IS A KIND OF PEACE THAT ONLY EXISTS BECAUSE IT REFUSES TO TELL THE TRUTH. THAT PEACE IS A LIE. AND LIES DON'T GROW ANYTHING WORTH SAVING. THE SCRIPTURES YOU LOVE WEREN'T WRITTEN TO KEEP THINGS CALM. THEY WERE WRITTEN TO SET THINGS RIGHT. AND SOMETIMES THE MOST FAITHFUL THING YOU CAN DO IS STOP PRAYING AROUND THE PAIN AND START STANDING INSIDE IT. IF THAT MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLE-GOOD. GROWTH ALWAYS IS.
January 25, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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willquinnart.bsky.social
Daily bunny no.3208 just learning to fly
A family of bunnies, who all have wings, watch as the smallest bunny lifts off the ground for the first time. In the background, other bunnies fly on their wings through a blue sky. The bunnies applaud the smaller bunny's first flight
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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diane.dianeduane.com
This guy wants children to die of things they don't *need* to die of, "TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS." (I.e., "How many of your kids will die if we refuse to pay for vaccines? *Lots?* Or 'an acceptable cost-of-business' number?" Because they're talking about "cost of doing business" numbers RIGHT NOW. 😡
elizabethjacobs.bsky.social Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 10d
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
Screenshot from STAT article that says "What we're going to have is a real-world experience of when unvaccinated people get measles," he said. "What is the new incidence of hospitalization? What's the incidence of death?"
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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diane.dianeduane.com
Getting ready to fall over for the night, but just to say: Gotta buy a hearing aid soon, and it’s unfortunately gonna be pricey. Want to assist? Buy a stack of DRM-free ebooks, cheap! (Offer not available in the UK due to Brexit—sorry.) https://ebooks.direct/products/ebooks-direct-whole-store-bundle
Ebooks Direct Whole Store Bundle
This ebook bundle (not available in the UK: details below) contains our complete inventory of non-new-release* works. All our ebooks are DRM-free, and come with the usual EBD lifetime replacement guar...
ebooks.direct
January 23, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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onikuno.bsky.social
Holy fucking shit this is awesome use this now

cybernews.com/security/dev...
One developer’s tool strips AI and other junk from Chrome, Edge, and Firefox
A developer released a free tool called “Just the Browser” that disabless AI features, ads, and other unwanted junk in Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.
cybernews.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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seananmcguire.bsky.social
This is one of the Maine Coon breeders I know and trust, and she's dealing with a devastating diagnosis on one of her kittens. It's not a "Maine Coon thing," it's a "sometimes just happens" thing: www.gofundme.com/f/otto-the-v...
Donate to Otto the very special kitten …, organized by Emma Wheelhouse
Hi everyone, My name is Emma my cattery is Pride of Sandmead, I’m a cat breeder who… Emma Wheelhouse needs your support for Otto the very special kitten …
www.gofundme.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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naomikritzer.bsky.social
ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!

naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That said, I do have a section of lo…
naomikritzer.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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asmeesh.bsky.social
Happy #werewolfwednesday
Going to need a lot of caffeine to get through today.
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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grumpybookseller.bsky.social
Nine Goblins by @tkingfisher.com is the most perfect start to the reading year. Short and perfectly formed. You will fall in love with the goblins.
@titanbooks.bsky.social
#booksky.
Photo of book cover Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher.
January 21, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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treyweller.bsky.social
#Booksky If you want your @tkingfisher.com a bit Pratchett-y, Nine Goblins is the story for you! Quick, charming, and very funny, it also gives you all that goblin goodness you crave without those problematic tropes that often get attached to the species. I was delighted.
Cover of Nine Goblins by T. Kingfisher, depicting one gray-skinned goblin with pointy ears and a red officer’s coat with golden tassels standing in front of a pile of eight other goblins fighting, one of which holds a cat, one of which holds a telescope, and one of which holds a teddy bear. Subtitle: A tale of low fantasy and high mischief.
January 22, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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windowseat.bsky.social
The City of Minneapolis has designs for signs and stickers that you can download.
January 20, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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comixace.bsky.social
Maybe we should stick to a message this simple.
January 19, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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aliettedebodard.com
Katherine Kerr is in danger of losing her home after fighting the us healthcare system
Please help if you can? (Sorry fb link, I have no other source)
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January 19, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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startribune.com
An off-duty Brooklyn Park police officer was stopped by federal agents who demanded proof of her citizenship, the city’s police chief, Mark Bruley, said Tuesday.

Video: Allison Kite/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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titanbooks.bsky.social
No one knows how the goblin war began. But everyone knows the goblins are to blame...Right?

NINE GOBLINS is a novella of low fantasy and high mischief from the New York Times bestselling author @tkingfisher.com! ✨

Out today! https://tinyurl.com/ybyzuybt
January 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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oldenoughtosay.com
fucking HELL
johnrossmd.bsky.social John Ross @johnrossmd.bsky.social · 13d
Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.
Thousands to lose access to HIV drugs with new cuts
An estimated 10,000 people are about to lose access to their HIV medication as the Florida Department of Health makes cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).
www.fox13news.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:04 PM
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aurinmpls.bsky.social
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URGENT Our unsheltered Indigenous relatives need a warm place to survive. While ICE terrorizes Minneapolis, detaining Native people who are citizens of this land since time immemorial, the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center is holding the line. Our people cannot shelter safely outside. MIWRC offers a culturally grounded, low-barrier sanctuary in the heart of the Phillips neighborhood. The Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center warming shelter is open. But keeping it open costs money. They need $45,000 to maintain operations as this crisis continues. This week: → One person died from exposure → Four Oglala Sioux tribal members were detained by ICE → Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent → Temps are plunging to dangerous, deadly levels Beyond warmth, food, and satety, MIWRC staff will help guests obtain tribal IDs and documentation. Right now, that paperwork can be the difference between freedom and detention. This is about survival. This is about sovereignty. This is about taking care of our own when the government won't. Donate now: https://bit.ly/Healinglight Every dollar keeps the doors open. Share widely. RESOURCE CENTER
January 19, 2026 at 8:14 PM