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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 · 2h
At WestConn for opening night of “Dante Vaghi: UFO Pioneer.” Vaghi, who died in 2011, was an outsider artist and UFO enthusiast from Bethel, Connecticut, who claimed to have been visited by extraterrestrials many times over decades. This is the first comprehensive exhibition of his work and papers.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Kia ordered us to buy back specific pre-owned Kias and your Soul qualifies for their program. Regardless of condition Christopher, I must purchase your Soul and will pay you top dollar!
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This post is even better when you know a little dog named Soup
A black and white mixed breed dog on a green couch
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Some say she’s their queen
A lady crouches watching a big flock of pigeons eat seed she poured out for them
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
10/10
A poster for the film The History of Concrete
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
There’s that Jens Lekman quote about how he tried to become Jonathan Richman but he failed just like Richman failed to become Lou Reed. But I’d say he comes pretty close sometimes
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Jens Lekman remains a magician
Jens Lekman strums a guitar
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Oh to be a 12-foot skeleton at the Amtrak station
A 12-foot skeleton at Hartford Union Station
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The moose… they love pits
A picture of a moose in a well with headline MOOSE RESCUED FROM WELL NEAR SUGARLOAF
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Trout
A black and white mixed breed dog in a Mike Trout Angels jersey
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A curious question on the work whiteboard I can confidently say I’ve never before considered
Are the washer/dryer units…

DATING or SIBLINGS
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Loudest I’ve ever heard Citi Field. Amazing night
A guy takes a selfie while pointing to the 2024 New York Mets celebrate on the field
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
They froze mulled cider and blended in Fireball. Hartford’s world famous Upstate Lounge and Cafe must be stopped before they become too powerful
A frozen cider drink
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In John Brown’s hometown of Torrington, Connecticut, so naturally I had to stop in at the post office to see the massive John Brown mural
A mural of abolitionist John Brown depicting him leading a wagon of enslaved people to freedom
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The sections of the Wikipedia entry for Fat Bear Week made me lol. STOP THE COUNT
Contents
(Top)
Background
Conservation efforts
History
2022 voter fraud
2023 hiker rescue
2024 bear attack
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Dogs can do public radio too
A black and white mixed breed dog at the mic in a radio studio
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A black and white mixed breed dog lit up by the beam of a headlamp
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My landlord and a friend of mine have extremely similar names and this is not the first time I’ve accidentally texted one instead of the other but it’s the first time I’ve decided to double down
Hi Dan, hope all's well. The smoke alarm in my unit died (it's one of those where you can't replace the battery, you just dispose of when it goes). Can I get a replacement?

Wrong Dan

Nice try. This is your responsibility.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Mine’s also the dog with a cool rock formation
A black and white mixed breed dog in front of Corona Arch in Utah
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
People on Hinge will put the most absolutely depraved things on their profiles
I recently discovered that
Watermelon goes with ranch.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A nice young man
A black and white mixed breed dog
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
(“Beautiful Morning Light” - Fruit Bats)
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Dog update: he just jumped up to join me in the hammock, which he’s never done before
A dog and a guy share a hammock
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Oh to be a dog watching his shows
A black and white mixed breed dog looks out a window as the late afternoon sun shines in
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When we lived in Utah, Trout loved the trout guy at the farmers market because he’d always give Trout little scraps of trout.
A man pets a black and white mixed breed dog in front of a sign reading FRESH AND SMOKED TROUT FILLETS
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I have the best upstairs neighbor in the game
Theres ginger soy glazed smoked salmon in a target bag on the hook of your hallway closet door
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Her name is Soup and I was babysitting her and she’s a very good girl.
A black and white mixed breed dog on a couch awaits a tennis ball in flight
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Tortured lighthouse keeper-ass dog
A black and white mixed breed dog sniffs a telephone pole. It’s dark out and she’s lit by the beam of a headlampSame dog zoomed into her face, which looks like it’s seen some shit
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A bear’s face
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Big old hole
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This other bear, meanwhile, is named Knucklehead.
A taxidermied black bear in front of the emblem of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental ProtectionA plaque reading “Donated To Sessions Woods for Educational Purposes
By The tephen Barberino Family
Stephen Cadillac, GMC, Toyota & Scion
Route 6 Bristol
Bear #49 AKA Knucklehead”
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Met a historic bear today
A taxidermied black bear in front of a big wall hanging of the logo for Connecticut Firearms SafetyA plaque reading “This black bear was the first recorded bear struck by a vehicle in the history of Connecticut. The accident occured in 1991 in the town of Redding. The bear was a male and its live weight was approximately 300 pounds.”
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Did I just find a murder weapon in the middle of the street
A knife with a moose carved into the handle and maybe blood on it?
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Governor of Tennessee on capital punishment earlier this year, via this @catherinejsweeney.bsky.social story: kffhealthnews.org/health-indus...
"It's one of the most difficult things that we do in this state," Lee said later.
"But I am committed to making sure that it is done in the way that it should be."
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.tennessean.com/story/news/c...
Tori Gessner, a journalist at WKRN who has witnessed several executions, said, "Nothing about today was normal, typical, at all."
Gessner said she heard Pike say, "My arm feels like it's about to burst open."
Just as media witnesses exited the prison, emergency vehicles pulled up outside the prison.
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Found an old video of teen me playing a Postal Service cover on an ukulele in my childhood living room, wondering how it could be that a kid as undeniably cool as this couldn’t get dates back in high school
A teenaged boy plays an ukulele. He looks lame as hell
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A black and white mixed breed dog with an orange toy
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There are funnier Onion heds but this one definitely passes through my head the most, every time I, a catty bitch from New Jersey, gossip
Comey: What Can I Say, I'm Just A Catty Bitch From New Jersey And I Live For Drama
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mariah Carey holding a sign saying “I don’t know her”
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Connecticut spiders, welcome to the war on lanternflies
Two adult spotted lanternflies dead in a spiderweb. A spider is eating one
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Chris Polansky @chrispolansky.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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 · 25/09/2026
The sort of sky you could really shine out in the wild kindness to
Some work vans with a vibrant sunset behind them
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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 · 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
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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