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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton did all the good she could, for all the people she could, for as long as ever she could. From her legendary songwriting to the Imagination Library—which sent 1 million books a month to children across the country—she was the best of America. Dolly, we'll miss your great heart.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

It has been a while since I have been pulled into a series like this. The first book was great, if a little surface-level. But I was not prepared for how engaging the entire series would become. Just started book 6 and I'm hauling an 800-page monster on my train commute—it's that good.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Granulated sugar does not belong in iced coffee. Yet ~75% of the time that's what I get when I ask for sugar (mostly at Dunkin). Do I need to be asking for liquid sugar or a syrup? Baby is still waking up 2+ times over night at 11 mo, someone please help my postpartum brain get her caffeine fix!

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Leave it to the Chicago Pope to put the tiff in pontiff (complimentary).

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Voting in the IL primaries has made it even more apparent how necessary ranked choice voting is. Serious question, how do we make this happen, IL??

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Trump wants to be a beloved populist and a fascist authoritarian despot at the same time and it's wild to watch.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Your friendly neighborhood writing geek here with a reminder: longer sentences are not better sentences. Cut that shit in half. Your reader will thank you.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

My most obscure, unconfirmed gamer theory is that Claptrap (Borderlands) is a homage to LapTrap (Cluefinders). I have no evidence to support this, just vibes, but also I'm completely convinced.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Without fail, any time I try to paint my nails my 3.5mo daughter wakes up. You would think I would be better at timing by the 3rd attempt, but no!

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Fun personal note: I'm now a parent! Additional note: people were not kidding about how hard this first night home is. Wowza. Additional note 2: she's so worth it, though.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

If my taxes don’t pave my roads or fix my bridges or keep my schools open 5 days a week or pay local teachers a living wage or help keep my hospital open or help my neighbor’s kid eat lunch or fund public television or my healthcare… Why the f’ck should I pay taxes?

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries. Always money for war.

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Parker @parkersewell.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

confident if Kamala were president, I wouldn’t be worried about war with Iran and especially wouldn’t be worried that she’d use the war to further curtail our civil liberties, alas

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Legitimate question: is it an impeachable offense for POTUS to bomb a foreign country without the blessing of Congress?

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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

SpaceX is short for SpaceXplode

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

House Democrats need to bring articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem, while Senate Democrats need to bring that chamber to a fucking halt.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Remember how a bunch of folks decided they didn't want to vote for a woman as president because "women are too emotional?" We could have had it SO much better.

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 08/05/2025

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Petition to redefine this video as the definition of masculinity, instead of whatever the podcast bros are trying to sell.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Wheel of time season 3 absolutely a huge step up. As someone who read the books once and is due for a re-read—it's definitely a different turning of the Wheel, but it's hitting its stride and boy oh boy do I want to see more.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Legitimately curious: Is there any historical precedence for impeaching a president due to intentional mis-management of the economy? Obviously it hasn't happened before, but is there a point at which it could, or where discussions have begun in the past?

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I would love to see 1 Dem senator a week do what Booker did from now until the 2026 elections. Use the time to control the narrative, to block votes, to amplify the voices of Americans! Heck, even if a 24 hour marathon is out of their physical capabilities, pull 12 hours and block a day. KEEP GOING.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

YES. This is the kind of energy we need! Michigan friends, let's gooooo

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Bravo, Senator Booker. Thank you for reminding us what it means to stand up and literally and figuratively use the voice that we have. For reminding us to fight injustice in all the ways that we can.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

I wish people hated fascism half as much as they hate feminism

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I think about this headline all of the time.

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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Just a reminder to change your furnace filter if you haven't in a while. Just because the world is in chaos around us doesn't mean your furnace needs to suffer. Signed, my poor furnace who was very happy to get a filter change last night and now does not sound like a sad monster.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

A complete list of things I will deadname: Sears Tower Twitter Denali Gulf of Mexico Please note: there will never be people on this list, but I have the right to add additional places/things to this list depending on how stupid this administration gets. Thank you.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

If you wanted to decrease the cost of homes, one thing you wouldn’t do is put a flat tariff on your main source of timber.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Remember kids, just say no to Nazi bullshit.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

If, like me, you're having a frustrating morning, you happen to live in an area where it's cold and rainy, and you love a great soundtrack, may I recommend the Outer Wilds game soundtrack? Not to be confused with Outer Worlds, btw. The game itself is also excellent.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Someone was just setting off a bunch of fireworks at 11am CST, presumably to celebrate (🤮) the inauguration. If that doesn't sum up Illinois nazis, I don't know what does.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

This week is hard, and next week isn't any better. What's bringing you joy right now? For me, it's that my husband and I installed some new shelves and we finally have our floor-to-ceiling library, board game edition (and yes, they're alphabetized).

A series of black shelves covering a teal wall, filled with a variety of board games.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Four years ago, I my mom messaged me, horrified at the insurrection. She's your average voter—tries to stay aware but not actively tracking every political moment. I thought "finally, a breakthrough. We can all get on the same page and reject Trump from politics completely." Today is a sad day.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Growing up in Michigan, hearing "and the Lions will be good someday" was our version of "when pigs fly." What a fun season so far.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

As we enter a potentially soul-draining year, I cannot recommend one thing enough: if you haven't been watching Taskmaster, watch Taskmaster. It's all uploaded by the Taskmaster folks themselves to YouTube for simple access, and every season is a delight in its own way.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Remember, if someone has the audacity to tell you that your goal of reading more books, eating more pastries, and using more Oxford commas "isn't a worthy New Year's resolution", it's time to reassess their place in your life.

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Rio Tazewell @riotazewell.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Have to wonder if the media has seen any of this? 🤔

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

This Black Friday, I decided to drop some dollars on a serious, grown-up vacuum. After a ton of research, I chose one from Shark, and with sales got it 1/2 off! Today, I got an email saying my order is cancelled because they're now out of stock, which means I've missed out on the vacuum and sales.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I really need my cat to stop screaming before he goes to poop. You don't have to announce it buddy, my coworkers think you're being murdered while I'm on this Teams meeting. Photo of the accused pleading innocent to all charges.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I don't know who needs to hear this, but if all you accomplish this weekend is reading a riveting novel cover-to-cover whilst drinking multiple kettles of tea and consuming a scandalous amount of croissants, then you will have accomplished more than enough.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

There are some fantastic writers here, so I'm going to attempt to source some advice: I've been given the incredible honor and huge responsibility of writing my Grandmother's obituary after she passed peacefully on Tuesday at the age of 97. Any tips? How do you capture a huge life with so little?

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I legitimately wonder what would happen if we redid the election tomorrow. Feels like a lot of people feel lied to or are unhappy with how they voted/that they didn't vote. Of course, that's not the world we live in, but it's wild seeing the voter regret so quickly.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance. Each year, the trans community loses too many lives, especially trans women of color, to hate and violence. More than ever, we must stand by our trans family and support them, hold space for them, and insist the scapegoating and targeting stop. Now.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Had a conversation w/ my husband last night about how to better protect our mental health for the next 4 years. His approach is to totally disconnect from the news cycle. I am passionate about staying informed. Hoping that this site and a few select podcasts will help me do so w/o trashing my peace.

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Carolyne @carolynerex.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Hello Blue Sky! Journeying here on a quest to stay informed without sacrificing my mental health. Figured the best way to start on a new platform is with some pre-emptive cat tax, so here you go: this my sweet boy Anduin. Yes, named after the WoW character and the river in LOTR.

An orange and cream tabby cat with a spectacular firework of white whiskers looks directly above the camera with big ol green cat eyes. Likely not a brain cell to be found behind them, though. There is a fireplace and some shelves of board games blurred in the background.

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