Liz B
@wizzybits.bsky.social
A mid middle-aged former mid mod fan from the Midwest
Sad times, in a world where the text inviting me to steak dinner at someone’s house (from “sender is not in your contact list”) is probably a scam. Or maybe just a wrong number. But I would have eaten that steak.
April 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Sad times, in a world where the text inviting me to steak dinner at someone’s house (from “sender is not in your contact list”) is probably a scam. Or maybe just a wrong number. But I would have eaten that steak.
I bought one of my (favorite!) bikes from this organization. Good stuff!
My latest: "...that sense of freedom that kids get is the core of it all. Being able to move about independently and have that sense of being able to go somewhere at an accelerated rate... So if they have the bike, that affords them a real sense of autonomy. "
Open Roads, Kalamazoo's bike hub, moving and growing
Open Roads, a youth development bicycle organization, repair service, and shop in Kalamazoo, is moving and expanding. "We run programs that the community needs, when the community needs them,&quo...
www.secondwavemedia.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I bought one of my (favorite!) bikes from this organization. Good stuff!
Yo Kalamazoo
April 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Yo Kalamazoo
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Perhaps this is more about over reliance on freemail than anything else, but anyone else getting bombed with “news” about Trump and Musk in their Yahoo box? I keep moving it to junk/marking as spam but their AI doesn’t seem to catch on…
March 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Perhaps this is more about over reliance on freemail than anything else, but anyone else getting bombed with “news” about Trump and Musk in their Yahoo box? I keep moving it to junk/marking as spam but their AI doesn’t seem to catch on…
The park service volunteer who did the presentation at Independence Hall (in Philadelphia) on Thursday brought tears to my eyes. Government of the people by the people for the people is such an important concept. We have to get a handle on this.
March 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The park service volunteer who did the presentation at Independence Hall (in Philadelphia) on Thursday brought tears to my eyes. Government of the people by the people for the people is such an important concept. We have to get a handle on this.
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Celebrate International Women's Day by interrupting men with your unsolicited opinions and taking credit for their work. If they get upset about it, be sure to tell them that they sound hysterical and should smile more.
March 8, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Celebrate International Women's Day by interrupting men with your unsolicited opinions and taking credit for their work. If they get upset about it, be sure to tell them that they sound hysterical and should smile more.
How about a filter that prevents you from seeing reposts that you’ve already seen? I swear that would fix like 80% of all platforms’
enshittification issues.
enshittification issues.
February 25, 2025 at 2:13 AM
How about a filter that prevents you from seeing reposts that you’ve already seen? I swear that would fix like 80% of all platforms’
enshittification issues.
enshittification issues.
So, who’s got a good democracy reading list? Do I have to read the Federalist Papers again (we did that in grad school, it was actually very inspiring)?
February 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
So, who’s got a good democracy reading list? Do I have to read the Federalist Papers again (we did that in grad school, it was actually very inspiring)?
In full agreement with this take, yep. “Cringe” is life, my darlings, so get comfortable cringing.
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
February 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
In full agreement with this take, yep. “Cringe” is life, my darlings, so get comfortable cringing.
I frequently think about how we learn how life should work through movies (and stories overall). Hoping there’s someone else watching today.
Black Legion (1937) is anti-Klan but, yes, amazing.
January 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I frequently think about how we learn how life should work through movies (and stories overall). Hoping there’s someone else watching today.
I am hoping to use the inconvenience of a TikTok ban to break the spell, not moving towards some other way of hitting the video highs.
January 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I am hoping to use the inconvenience of a TikTok ban to break the spell, not moving towards some other way of hitting the video highs.
Not sure what it is about the Trader Joe’s parking lot that makes everyone sit there and look at their phones before/after….
January 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Not sure what it is about the Trader Joe’s parking lot that makes everyone sit there and look at their phones before/after….
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A right-wing talk radio host posted on Facebook screenshots of emails that claimed “20,000 plus Haitian immigrants” were “dropped off” in Logansport, IN.
The numbers originated from a social media satire page. It was the first snowball in an avalanche of misinformation and hate .
The numbers originated from a social media satire page. It was the first snowball in an avalanche of misinformation and hate .
Right-wing media launched a migrant witch hunt in rural Indiana
Hate groups, a local politician, and the Heritage Foundation tried to take advantage of the misinformation-fueled panic
www.mediamatters.org
December 5, 2024 at 3:14 PM
A right-wing talk radio host posted on Facebook screenshots of emails that claimed “20,000 plus Haitian immigrants” were “dropped off” in Logansport, IN.
The numbers originated from a social media satire page. It was the first snowball in an avalanche of misinformation and hate .
The numbers originated from a social media satire page. It was the first snowball in an avalanche of misinformation and hate .
I think I have taken these pictures every year at the Kalamazoo holiday parade, but they make me happy anyway. Great drum cadences from all the local marching bands too. Time for a nap…
November 23, 2024 at 7:29 PM
I think I have taken these pictures every year at the Kalamazoo holiday parade, but they make me happy anyway. Great drum cadences from all the local marching bands too. Time for a nap…
The problem of the leopard print coat: it looks really great with basic clothes, but then you have to take it off inside, and you’re looking basic. Or you wear it as I do, with everything/anything, and you show up at the gym in a leopard coat and galaxy print leggings. Oops.
November 22, 2024 at 12:02 AM
The problem of the leopard print coat: it looks really great with basic clothes, but then you have to take it off inside, and you’re looking basic. Or you wear it as I do, with everything/anything, and you show up at the gym in a leopard coat and galaxy print leggings. Oops.
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Welcome to Thanksgiving Safety World
November 20, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Welcome to Thanksgiving Safety World
Coffee shop eavesdropping- and here I thought the grandma / new mom / toddler / infant table was going to be the most disturbing when it’s actually the sales dude training duo.
November 18, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Coffee shop eavesdropping- and here I thought the grandma / new mom / toddler / infant table was going to be the most disturbing when it’s actually the sales dude training duo.
Meatball’s magnificent tummy is just as soft as it looks AND tummy rubs are allowed.
November 15, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Meatball’s magnificent tummy is just as soft as it looks AND tummy rubs are allowed.
I feel bad following @possumeveryhour.io while holding out on pics of my house possum, Sketti. Who is definitely a cat, but she kind of reminds me of a possum when she runs.
November 14, 2024 at 12:21 AM
I feel bad following @possumeveryhour.io while holding out on pics of my house possum, Sketti. Who is definitely a cat, but she kind of reminds me of a possum when she runs.
First post is a happy post. Post script - did not come directly from Twitterx, but I did put a blocking app on faceplace sooooo maybe this is not the most healthy choice….
November 11, 2024 at 11:50 PM
First post is a happy post. Post script - did not come directly from Twitterx, but I did put a blocking app on faceplace sooooo maybe this is not the most healthy choice….