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挎友 ~ Love sidecar motorcycles, shrimp, sunflowers and iridescence. I impose sentences but I'm not a judge, and when things get bad, I make them verse. Founder of the OBAA: Opossum Banjonista Azione Antifascista. 🪕 Eine Schwarzwälderin 🌲 irgendwo in Iowa 🌽.

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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 30m
It's been impossible to get my vintage German Impfpass ordnungsgemäß ausgefüllt here as it's not a thing. 😅 But the friendly pharmacist at Costco in DSM was so kind to take a moment and actually do it! Thank you for the pointer, @daveamp.bsky.social! So far only the usual sore upper arm.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 11h
New #Iowa t-shirt slogan just dropped, @raygunsite.com! H/t @modestholdings.com #IATroubledPeople
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 23h
Completely shot from the flu shot, I thought I was feeling rough on Sunday—but then Piper popped up unusually early in the evening, in an even rougher state. She needed a hearty snack, some scritches, and a good long rest in her little straw bed. #opossum
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 23h
No tolerance for such conduct on the road or off the bike in Des Moines, #Iowa. A #motorcycle helmet is not there to hide your cowardice!! If this were China, I'd send the Mongolian rockers after him on their steel horses.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Driving by an old barn that is fading into the #Iowa sky ~
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Buzzard Kingdom. #Iowa @allthebeset.bsky.social
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
One of the distinct social seasons in Smalltown #Iowa is coming to an end: Food Truck Season. For the last time, we are gathered around the various regularly rotating offerings – Asian fusion, Mexican, Mediterranean, Jamaican, 'Murican,... – under chatter about the current agricultural conditions.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
Lediglich ein Mann des "Spiegel"-Wortes wohlgemerkt, @ilkokowalczuk.bsky.social; der "A*g*D-Versteher" vom Amt.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
My German 'hood earlier today... 😭 Vineyards between the northern Black Forest foothills and the upper Rhine River valley, the Vosges mountain range on the horizon.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
Still under the flu shot today; not very confident I'm able to drive myself to DSM (3-hour roundtrip) for our old-time music jam. It sucks; I've already missed several sessions and miss that community in the company of fiddles and banjos.
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DieChefin @diechefin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This!
Kachel via Insta @myvoicemycoiceorg:

„Men „condoms don‘t feel good“.

Pregnanncy, childbirth, labor pain, IUD Insertion, hormonal birth control side effects, miscarriages, postpartum recovery, abortions and breastfeeding aren‘t exactly spa treatments either.“
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/09/2026
Everyone is biking -- old people, young people, men, women, exercise types, stylishly dressed types. And I saw maybe one or two helmets the whole day. It's so routine & normalized. It's not just bikes, either -- tons of people walking. There are just *people*, everywhere! So many people.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
Disziplinen, in denen (ländliche?) Iowa-ner einfach total schlecht abschneiden: - Vertraulichkeit u. Diskretion - Verbindlichkeit - Verbundenheit; Freundschaft - Feinfühligkeit - FKK.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 26/09/2026
The morning flu shot is kicking in—on top of the long day and late night of our little Melissa Etheridge pilgrimage. 🥴
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
Started an application to foster GSDs through an Iowa rescue organization. Filled out the form, was in ongoing correspondence with a volunteer, with a 'home inspection' scheduled for tomorrow. But the volunteer pushed me too much about providing contact information for 3(!) references "ASAP", TODAY.
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Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
At these job interviews they told me that as a woman, working would cause my humors to become unbalanced and my uterus to "wander" so it's not like i did all that great
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
"Did you know that we're both made of stardust?" "That explains why you never use the vacuum cleaner."
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 25/09/2026
Old people's music. 😉
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
Hey guys, I'm hanging out with Melissa Etheridge tonight; when Piper comes by, can you give her her snack? 😊
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
3.7K followers—without a single post about her messy, magical, caffeinated Danish AI mom life. Why??
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
My visiting German Mom finally understood that John Deere is a Scheißladen. We only have what the farmers here would call a "toy tractor" that we primarily use for mowing, but there is no servicing available for it. Brand loyalty in Iowa remains strong despite JD having long gone over to pure sales.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
It had just rained, leaving a huge puddle in the ditch at the house. I looked out the window just to see an anaconda-sized snake slipping out of it! I went outside and suddenly, a horse stood in front of me, its wet mane dripping. Then a matted, little old dog limped up to me trailed by two puppies.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026
My French-American friend completed her first hat today...and gave it to me! 😍 #menneskeverd #resist
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
Trumpists will vote for Trumpists again, Democrats for Democrats...and some of the remaining old-time Republicans will vote for the Democrats who are now (re)sounding more Trumpist (against civil & human rights for some population groups, and immigration). Where do #Iowa Independents go in all this?
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
嘿嘿, guess what I'm seeing in south central Iowa for the first time in nearly THREE WEEKS?? It was starting to feel like the depressing Rhine River Valley in winter!
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Smiling Sun Waving for Sunshine Sunday
ALT: Smiling Sun Waving for Sunshine Sunday
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 23/09/2026
EU erpressbar, NATO erpressbar, alle kriechen Putin und Drumpf und der AgD in den Ar***; ich kannnichmehr. Das einzig Gute heute war, dass ich eine Schlange streicheln durfte.
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Monsieur le Professeur @nordstaedter.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026
Es ist so witzig…die ganze Union in heller Aufregung auf Grund der Wahlen in Berlin. Was jedoch immer geht: Deportationspläne, Rechtsextreme in Amt und Würden, alimentierte Nazi-Kader. Willkommen im RECHTSstaat Deutschland!
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 22/09/2026
World Premiere 世界首演 of 梁家棟 Tony Leung's original composition "The Moon Ain't Always Round" (⽉亮並不總是圓的) for #erhu, sheng, zhongruan & piano. At the 2026 Chinese Instrumental Music Symposium in 🇨🇦: youtu.be/yq6EFru9lxs (In the description, interesting info about the classical references & inspirations!)
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The Moon Ain't Always Round《⽉亮並不總是圓的》| Tony K. T. Leung 梁家棟 [World Premiere 世界首演]
YouTube video by Ontario Chinese Cultural Network
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026
Boostin' my 'possum!
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The Clear Cider @theclearcider.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump (w/ elongated red tie) learning there is no press pool today:
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026
Wie finde ich wirklich agile #Arbeitgeber in Deutschland, die #remote anstellen und nicht darauf bestehen, dass Bewerber kurzfristig für ein kurzes Gespräch einfliegen, "damit wir wissen, dass Sie echt sind"? #Arbeitssuche
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Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Even France is interested in the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture race: www.humanite.fr/monde/agricu...
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« Je n’ai rien à perdre » : Chris Jones, un scientifique démocrate à l’assaut du « système maïs-soja » dans l’Iowa - L'Humanité
Ce scientifique à la retraite affronte les géants de l’agriculture depuis des années aux États-Unis. Le voici désormais candidat, pour le parti démocrate, au poste de secrétaire à...
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Chris Jones @theswinerepublic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led... “Every politician is scared shitless about upsetting the ethanol industry,” he said. “If we’re not willing to talk about ethanol, we’re not going to solve this.”
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A Populist Revival in Iowa
In close contests for governor and a Senate seat, candidates from both parties claim that they’re fighting a corrupt system.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026
With a view of the Knoxville #Iowa race track & museum (my first time there!), I had the honor of representing John Norwood today at a Marion County Democrats event. I spoke alongside T. Wettach, C. Bohannan, Nate Willems, "the Waughs", Z. Mecham, and representatives of the Sand and Jones campaigns.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 20/09/2026
#Dog -gone #USA: I will never get used to the "dog training" culture of debarking, day-long crating, and medicating here.
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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️‍🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Braved the gusty high winds and went for a ride out to Maraetai Beach, where I grew up #motosky
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 19/09/2026
Bonne nuit les amis! ✨ #opossum
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Charnwood Moto @charnwoodmoto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
MZ TS250/1. “Comfort Break” Country backroad, Gressingham, Lancashire, England. #motosky #motorcycles #travel
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
Fellow #motosky -ers in the U.S. & #Chicago metro area in #Illinois, could you roll by Ric's hospital bed and hang out with him for a bit? He needs a spiritual lift as they've got him pinned down pretty good. Image not as much "adult content" as our motorcycle reality after being rammed by a cager.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
Basically our daily reality in #Iowa right now with the #water contamination and declining public health.
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SuzanneLieb4 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🔯🚫👑 @suzannelieb4.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Can we please👇🏻 youtube.com/shorts/AYm9w...
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For our scientists
YouTube video by Elle Cordova
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 18/09/2026
死死死 #Iowa #USA (via @blogforiowa.bsky.social)
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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On short lifespans
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026
My tired bilingual brain pushing to slip in words like "Verbindlichkeit" or "niederschwellig" and not providing the English equivalent as I speak! 😭
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026
#Iowa Democratic candidates' TV campaign ads in between local news sections are turning weird...and the Trumpists' attack ads against them even funner: Sarah Trone Garriott—"kooky" Josh Turek—"liberal" Nate Willems—"too liberal" The Trumpists meanwhile are now advertising their "bipartisanship"!
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
While he was taking a dump, a case study was presented of a patient who went from near-death by a rare cancer to only taking one pill a day within five years! Amazing medical advances happening in the USA still that are also under threat by the administration.
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
One guy just took his iPhone with him to a restroom stall to dial in to a big Research Seminar Zoom call with his video on. 😅
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 16/09/2026
Diese Woche kannste echt in die Tonne hauen. Und das ganze Land dazu.
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Flustered Blushing & Disintegrating
ALT: Flustered Blushing & Disintegrating
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026
In einigen Arbeitsaspekten habe ich die Anordnung, "besser" die nächste Wahl (November) abzuwarten, bevor ich irgend etwas aktiv tun darf, sagen oder schreiben darf. #USA
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Crumbsey @crumbsey.eurosky.social · 15/09/2026
I didn't know that TJ's metro trains had conductors! 😃
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