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The Belladonna Comedy @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

“The editors share how many rejections they’ve collected over the years.” By @alicemphillips.bsky.social @emilyemilyemilybk.bsky.social Emily Kapp, Heidi Lux, @kmaiolatesi.bsky.social & @laurita-jane.bsky.social Full piece: www.thebelladonnacomedy.com/how-to-humor...

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Every time I log on to this app I have like 100 new followers, but when I post I get near 0 engagement. Bluesky makes no sense to me.

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

These conditions are ghastly. Columbia, South Carolina, this is on all of us. It's been four years since I last visited a client in this hellhole and I can't believe I'm saying this but the conditions appear to have deteriorated even further. youtu.be/YfUtF6UYdvg?...

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Inside look at life in Richland County jail

YouTube video by South Carolina Secrets

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I sat by Lindsey Graham on a plane once (CHS->DCA). Before the boarding doors closed, he spoke loudly into a flip phone to someone who seemed to be a journalist, going on about how ISIS insurgents were advancing on Baghdad and all of our diplomats there were at grave risk. 1 of ?

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

OMG LINDSEY GRAHAM IS DEAD!!!!! His social media accounts are all announcing he died last night of an unexpected, sudden illness!!!

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Awesome satire by Kate Chrisman about the GOP’s latest mean, xenophobic act to try to ban pregnant people from visiting the U.S.

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Happy birthday to me! And everyone else born on June 23rd, except Clarence Thomas!

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The Belladonna Comedy @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

“Brought to you by algae.” By @alicemphillips.bsky.social Full piece: medium.com/thebelladonn...

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

New short listicle in The Belladonna Comedy today about this Reflecting Pool debacle / travesty of a Starbucks refresher. medium.com/p/dca3f92176b0 @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social

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The Trump-Refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool or the Starbucks Blue Coconut Refresher?

Brought to you by algae.

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Danielle ❌👑 @danielleloveswords.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Let’s grow algae, let’s grow! 👏 👏 Late entry into the 2026 World Cup: Team Algae Drop a Team Algae chant in the comments. Here are my contributions: “Nooooo algae, no paaaaarrrtyyyyy” “She scores when she wants, She scores when she waaaaaaaaaaaaaaants, Mother Nature She scores when she wants!”

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

And my latest for Reductress! (And in fairness to my mom, we *both* do this to each other) reductress.com/post/cool-mo...

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

An absolute honor!!! UFC UFC UFC UFC UFC!!! PATRIOTISM OOOOAHH 🇺🇸 ❤️🤍💙💪🏻 Murrica!

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

@skywatch.blue *Bernie Sanders voice* I am once again asking that you please take me off of the MAGA list! I am a false positive.

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

@skywatch.blue following up! Please take me off the MAGA list that I was added to in error. It’s very frustrating/upsetting.

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

@skywatch.blue hi! I’ve been told I’ve been placed on your MAGA list again. I was previously removed—I’m quite leftwing. I’m asking you to a) please remove me again and b) tell me, if you can, exactly what is triggering it? (Is it POTUS 44 in my bio? POTUS? Bc 44 is Obama—I was an Obama staffer) TY!

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Tremendous honor to join the editorial team at The Belladonna. Fellow writers, can’t wait to read more of your work!

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The Needling @theneedling.com · 27/05/2026

Want to be a real fake news reporter too? Learn how to find real fake news scoops and write them up in a fun and collaborative way with real fake newsroom colleagues (And then maybe get some drinks/best fries in the city). Join us! tinyurl.com/y6wb6kmb

The Needling Real Fake Newsroom Workshop: Join us for 3 weeks of unparalleled real fake journalism training mentorship and collaboration. Begins June 2. Image of typewriter over backdrop of evergreens.

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Rep. Jermaine Johnson @drjljohnson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Check out this line y'all! People all around this state are excited to vote for a #NewSC! First day of early vote is today, find your early vote location at scvotes.gov

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

5 AM overshare, but also a serious point: the state of routine postpartum mental healthcare in the U.S. is pathetic. I’m not bad off—overall I’m managing very well. But waiting weeks to see a therapist for only 50 minutes and then not again for 2-3 more weeks is a joke. That’s everywhere I’ve tried.

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Happening now in Columbia at the Richland County Judicial Center (1701 Main St) in Judge Taylor’s courtroom is the stand your ground hearing for the “pro life” guy who shot a man in the Planned Parenthood parking lot last fall. Open to the public—no shorts, hats, or flip flops. No signs. 🤫 inside.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 13/05/2026

"My husband finished his, but described the flavor as 'chemical.' As I separated the circular sandwich and scraped the crème off the top cookie with my teeth, I had the same thought. The 'almond' in 'almond-flavored' was doing some heavy lifting."

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Reviews of New Food: Exploremores Girl Scout Cookie

“My husband finished his, but described the flavor as ‘chemical.’ As I separated the circular sandwich and scraped the crème off the top cookie with my teeth...

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Last time I was in @mcsweeneys.net I was so excited to share the piece that I forgot to share the link. My latest for McSweeney’s in their Reviews of New Food column, this time with a link!!! www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/exp...

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Reviews of New Food: Exploremores Girl Scout Cookie

“My husband finished his, but described the flavor as ‘chemical.’ As I separated the circular sandwich and scraped the crème off the top cookie with my teeth...

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The Belladonna Comedy @belladonnacomedy.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

“The fact that I ate the ‘green’ eggs and ham does not negate the illegality of, nor constitute a legal defense to, your conduct.” By @alicemphillips.bsky.social Full piece: thebelladonnacomedy.com/a-letter-to-...

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

My favorite way to honor moms is to help them be home with their families on Mother’s Day. Please join me in supporting the efforts of the National Bail Out, a “Black-led and Black-centered” nonprofit to bring moms home! Learn more + donate at this link: www.nationalbailout.org

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National Bail Out | Join the Movement Today

National Bail Out is a Black-led and centered collective of abolitionist organizers, lawyers, and activists building a community-based movement to support Black communities entangled in the criminal p...

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Today is Midlands Gives Day in SC! @psabortionfund.bsky.social has CRUSHED their fundraising goal, but there is a ton more money on the table for orgs recruiting new donors TODAY. Please consider even a $10 gift! It could translate to thousands in bonus funds. www.midlandsgives.org/organization...

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Support Palmetto State Abortion Fund on Midlands Gives

Palmetto State Abortion Fund helps people access abortion care when they cannot afford it. We provide direct financial support to clinics and cover the real costs of access--travel, lodging, gas, food...

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

$705 away from the match and $1500 from their goal of $50,000! Spread the word please! Let’s get em there!

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Palmetto State Abortion Fund is very close to their Midlands Give goal of $50,000, and $1,030 away from unlocking a $25,000 match. The org and its volunteers have grown from grassroots to a major source of aid for thousands of people. Please consider donating! www.midlandsgives.org/organization...

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Support Palmetto State Abortion Fund on Midlands Gives

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

😖 how do I disable these stupid iPhone AI summaries of my emails and texts? I am capable of reading an email ffs. And sometimes the summaries are wrong!

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

How to say someone is lying without making them sound like a bad person

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Well put. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Jesus fucking christ, the President is threatening genocidal war crimes

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

A baby in my due date group was hospitalized with a vaccine-preventable illness and is still doing poorly after discharge. My faith in humanity is at its nadir.

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The 4 month sleep regression has left me with Stockholm Syndrome. He’s mostly sleeping well again, averaging 1 wake-up per night, but when he falls asleep in my arms, I don’t want to transfer him. Just want to feel his sweet baby weight in my arms and rub his baby head and smell his baby smells 🥺

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Unfortunately some of my 4 month old’s rooting noises have started to sound just like one of the Cordyceps-infected stalker zombies from TLOU season 2. I’d like to say I’m handling this well, but that seems contradicted by the tachycardia.

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

🥳 baby slept in his bassinet from 10:15 PM to 3:45 AM!!! Hoping/praying he’ll go back down after eating, but this is unreal marvelous after last night.

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

This 4 mon sleep regression is doing me in. I’ve had 40 min of bad sleep tonight. He hasn’t gone down in his bassinet for more than like 10 min consecutively the whole night without crying. My only consolation is that every time we hit our breaking point things seem to get better. Keeping the faith.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 23/03/2026

"The length of your stay reveals the extent of my draft’s power to pull the reader in. So even before you’ve given me any notes, you’re already saving me from downward spiraling into self-doubt. Thank you!"

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Don’t Mind Me, I’m Just Lurking in the Google Doc to See if You’ve Left Me Comments Yet

“The length of your stay reveals the extent of my draft’s power to pull the reader in. So even before you’ve given me any notes, you’re already saving me fro...

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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Enemy 1) Foreign autocracy Enemy 2) Domestic opposition party

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Early intervention is such a phenomenal gift. It’s given me so much hope, and as a parent, I feel so supported. The strides my son has made under the direction of his EI—I could cry. We must always fund these programs. It’s the best experience I’ve ever had with a state government program.

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I had the honor of meeting Ms. Huerta in 2012 after she received her Presidential Medal of Freedom. I believe what she has shared today, stand with her, and agree with the suggestions to rename the various Chavez streets and dedications for her.

Posing at an afterparty honoring Ms. Delores Huerta the day she received her Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

My latest headline contribution to Reductress! reductress.com/post/thirst-...

Thirst Trap? Woman Stuck in Meeting Forgot Water Bottle at Desk

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Alice M. Phillips @alicemphillips.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

So proud of my friend Kate for her newest piece tonight in McSweeney’s!

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