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Chris Polansky

@chrispolansky.bsky.social
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Public radio reporter in Connecticut. One-time Bart Harley Jarvis of the Oklahoma press corps. CUNY grad. Replacement-level infielder for the Hartford Dark Twains Sandlot Baseball Club. he/him

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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 4h
The cover of Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumper” but with a black and white mixed breed dog in place of the scary baby
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I like this ad that suggests to me this company will shrink me down and feed me to a horse
Ad from a company called Nutrena reading “TOUR THE EQUINE DIGESTIVE TRACT”
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
First picture I ever took of him at home after we got home from the shelter, nine years ago today. He was just a little guy
A black and white mixed breed dog
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A Granby, Connecticut, man has been criminally charged after allegedly shooting and killing a black bear he claims killed his chickens and goats. Statement from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection:
On Friday night (September 25, 2026), a homeowner in Granby called DEEP Emergency Dispatch, reporting that he killed a bear that was attacking his livestock.
DEEP Environmental Conservation (EnCon) Police investigated, and determined that the man, identified as Michael Gero, 39, of Granby, shot the bear after it broke into an enclosure and killed some of his
chickens. Gero said he observed the bear eating a chicken in his yard prior to shooting the bear. Gero also reported that he believed the bear killed his goats last month. Gero was charged with C.G.S.26-80a Illegal taking of Black Bear and is scheduled to appear in CT Superior Court (GA18) in Torrington on October 2, 2026.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Wurlitzer band organ at the Bushnell Park Carousel in Hartford has “9 to 5”
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I just heard of the song via the discourse and now this AI ad released by the Republican candidate for Connecticut governor makes ~slightly~ more sense I guess
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Every few months I see this older guy jogging in circles in the middle of the road at a busy intersection in my town. He’s always got a big smile on his face. Like he knows a big secret. Tell me your secret, Frogger
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Everything in West Hartford turned pink for a few minutes there. And this rainbow tried its best to be a rainbow
An auto garage with a pink sky and a fledgling rainbow in the background
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So are we ever gonna be able to buy sardines again
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Everything in West Hartford turned pink for a few minutes there. And this rainbow tried its best to be a rainbow
An auto garage with a pink sky and a fledgling rainbow in the background
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David Berman Bot @davidbermanbot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Only one for me Only one for me Only one for me I'll put my dreams high on a shelf I'll have to learn to like myself Yeah, maybe I'm the only one for me
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What do you guys think is in there
A big ugly facade with a painted sign reading SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What do you guys think is in there
A big ugly facade with a painted sign reading SPAGHETTI WAREHOUSE
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Elvin Hernandez, a CT DOT worker, was killed by a driver on I-95 today. DOT Commish Eucalitto: "The complete disregard that some motorists continue to show our employees... is disgraceful. The moral outrage the 3,300 men and women of this agency are feeling in this moment is entirely justified."
portal.ct.gov
Governor Lamont, Lt. Governor Bysiewicz, Commissioner Eucalitto Mourn the Death of Connecticut Department of Transportation Employee Elvin Hernandez
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The real power move is to take out an egg salad sandwich at a job interview and really go to town on that thing
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Absolutely captivating, wow
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Pastor Adrienne Armes of First Church in Windsor, Connecticut, reads a letter from senior minister Rev. Ned Parker: “Christian nationalism is not the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is Caesar masquerading in the costume of a cross. … Intolerance is not a legitimate expression of Christianity.”
A pastor at a lectern
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Doing this again tonight. The only thing I know about my tablemates is they made us each choose an emoji that best represents us and this is the group: 👩 🎤 🦚 🫀 🦄
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Underwater hockey. Who knew? www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-09...
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No ice, no skates, no problem for CT underwater hockey lovers
The fast-paced, non-contact sport of underwater hockey features two teams of six players competing on the bottom of a pool. Using short sticks, fins, masks, snorkels and protective gloves, players pus...
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Two people hurt as activists, ICE clash at Meriden, Connecticut, courthouse via @ctmirror.org: ctmirror.org/2026/09/23/c...
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Two people hurt as activists, ICE clash at Meriden courthouse
One woman was pepper-sprayed and another pushed to the ground as ICE agents worked to detain at least one man at the Meriden courthouse.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Listening to that first Islands record this morning and I forgot how many bangers were on that thing
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What’s with the face
A black and white mixed breed dog makes a face
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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
apnews.com
https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Many people don’t know this (or perhaps are just loath to admit it) but Tulsa is one of America’s great cities
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I had to try four different chain drug stores before I found one where the deodorants weren’t all locked up. Humiliating for us as a society that we let the corporations get away with this. (Also, all deodorants smell bad now?)
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Tweet by Rosa DeLauro: “getting a group together to visit the weird lesbian bar in western mass dm if interested, can't talk here”

Quote tweeted by Rosa DeLauro: “trip cancelled, no one wanted to mask”
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Incredible
"Well, I said: 'Jeff Schrag is a cuck.' I said:
'Fuck you Jeff.' I said: 'Worthless' and then, also, the final thing I said was: 'Jeff Schrag has a tiny, stinky, cock," Powell explained. "I just let myself get handcuffed and let them do whatever power trip they wanted to do. Got my ticket and left."
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Do we need such negativity so high up on the monarch butterfly Wikipedia entry
Monarch butterfly
Article Talk
The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family
Nymphalidae. 61 Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown.!7 It is among the most familiar of North American butterflies and an iconic pollinator, 81 although it is not an especially effective pollinator of milkweeds. °' Its wings feature an easily recognizable black, orange,
and white pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9-10.2 cm (3.5-4.0 in) l101 A Müllerian mimic, the viceroy butterfly, is similar in color and pattern, but is markedly smaller and has an extra black stripe across each hindwing.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If I were an international fugitive on the lam I would simply not do this much press www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-09...
ctpublic.org
Diamantis defends his decision to flee to Greece and avoid sentencing in CT corruption case
Konstantinos "Kosta" Diamantis, a former state school construction official, fled to Greece after failing to appear at his Sept. 17 sentencing for a conviction on 21 counts of bribery, extortion, cons...
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"We will hold ICE accountable," Sen. Richard Blumenthal says to applause. He's holding a forum to hear testimony from family members of people killed by ICE. It's live on C-SPAN: www.c-span.org/event/public...
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal on C-SPAN
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Excellent read:
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Maine-style is a waste of lobster. Long live Connecticut-style
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Brought Trout home from the shelter nine years ago this week. This is us just before walking out. His name at the shelter was Abraham Lincoln.
A guy and a black and white mixed breed dog.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I hope to someday write a lede this good
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) - Muddy, sweat-soaked and occasionally bloody, the dedicated staff at a Mississippi wildlife center are drill sergeants. And their soldiers? Baby raccoons.
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Howard Berkes @hberkes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@npr.org All Things Considered host @scottdetrow.bsky.social: "We just noted on air that NPR has decided not to use audio from White House events until further notice. We will cover the news but will not use the sound clips."
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
(Pavement voice) TWO BRAINS WE GOT TWO BRAINS
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Rosa DeLauro @delauro.house.gov · 21/09/2026
#tattedup #tattoo #oneofone #coolgrandma #newhavenink #tattoobaddie
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
At the Hartford cultural event of the millennium (I am happy about it I swear)
A white guy with a beard takes a selfie in front of an “Oh, Mary!” step-and-repeat
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David Berman Bot @davidbermanbot.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
On holidays, in lonely haunts At closing time, in restaurants I can't keep on pretending not to see Yeah, I'm starting to suspect Though I hope I'm incorrect That maybe I'm the only one for me
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Karaoke scene report: “Accidentally In Love” remains a crowd favorite
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Five years ago today I went to a wedding of a couple I’d never met in person but had mutual friends with and had become close with online and in the group chat as Oklahoma reporters covering COVID. The pandemic was wild
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The name of my car model makes the dealership emails incredible
Genuine Kia Service is important to the health of your soulWhen we see you, we will perform a complimentary inspection of your Soul and identify any outstanding issues or needed repairs.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I thought being a Mets fan would prepare me for being a Tottenham fan but nothing could have prepared me for this
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Feeling great about this
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Just got a fascinating pitch email from a guy who says if I don’t cover his thing he will sue me for crimes against humanity
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“We have a witch trial history that predates Salem,” Lenda said. “In true Connecticut fashion, we were doing it first and simply didn’t brag about it enough.” The Land of Spooky Habits? CT unveils new tourism trail of ‘haunted history’ www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-09...
ctpublic.org
The Land of Spooky Habits? CT unveils new tourism trail of ‘haunted history’
Visitors can make stops at more than 130 “supernatural” sites.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“We have a witch trial history that predates Salem,” Lenda said. “In true Connecticut fashion, we were doing it first and simply didn’t brag about it enough.” The Land of Spooky Habits? CT unveils new tourism trail of ‘haunted history’ www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-09...
ctpublic.org
The Land of Spooky Habits? CT unveils new tourism trail of ‘haunted history’
Visitors can make stops at more than 130 “supernatural” sites.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gov to reporter: "Don't be a snowflake" Connecticut Gov. Lamont shrugs off scrutiny after kissing state tourism director on cheek, via @ctinsider.bsky.social: www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
ctinsider.com
CT Gov. Lamont shrugs off scrutiny of kiss on cheek of state tourism director
Lamont told CT Insider that he did not see a problem with what he described as a "playful peck" on the cheek.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
They discontinued the deodorant I've used for decades and I don't know what to do now. I'm just supposed to smell... different?
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Working on a big project I’m really excited about but which I can’t talk about and won’t drop until next year. Here’s a picture of Trout to hold us all over
A black and white mixed breed dog looks out a window
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