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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 4h

Vote NO! The Truth About Indiana’s Public Question 1 on this year's midterm ballot. Make sure you’re ready before Election Day. Go to the official state voter portal at IndianaVoters.in.gov.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Legendary pulls from the Fountain Square Goodwill this morning 🤌🏻📚🎬

Two books and two DVDs are arranged on a light-blue bedspread:
Top left: A DVD of "The Big Sleep" starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
Bottom center: David Cronenberg's "Crash", starring James Spader and Holly Hunter.
Top center: A paperback of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson.
Right: A paperback of "Righteous: An IQ Novel" by Joe Ide

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Sourdough pizza crust from the discard from my new sourdough starter, 'Frodough Baguette'

A sheet pan pizza with the last of the sweet peppers from my garden, turkey pepperoni, mozzarella, and ricotta cheese.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I love that Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize. It gives me a modicum of hope that the strange and the risky are still appreciated and celebrated in these dire, grim, AI-plagiarizing times.

The poem 'God's List Of Liquids' by Anne Carson.

“It was a November night of wind.

Leaves tore past the window.

God had the book of life open at PLEASURE and was holding the pages down with one hand because of the wind from the door.

For I made their flesh as a sieve

wrote God at the top of the page and then listed in order:

Alcohol

Blood

Gratitude

Memory

Semen

Song

Tears

Time.”

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Currently reading: Two library eBooks

An iPad with the cover of historian Jill Lepore's latest book, THE RISE AND FALL OF THE ARTIFICIAL STATE

An iPad with the cover of the book FROM THE MOMENT THEY MET IT WAS MURDER: DOUBLE INDEMNITY AND THE RISE OF FILM NOIR, by Alain Silver and James Ursini

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This little girl sprained her paw, pretending she's still a puppy. Send her good thoughts and healing licks

A sad girl is sad. A ten-year-old corgi mix is nursing a sore paw while rethinking her life choices from earlier today.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Civil Rights Congress, America’s pamphlet “Thought Police”: Record of the Un-American Activities Committee, 1947. #historysky

Blue and white vintage pamphlet cover titled "America's 'Thought Police'" with a subtitle at the bottom reading, "Record of the Un-American Activities Committee — 15c with a foreword by Henry A. Wallace."
The design is split into four squares:
Top Left: A solid blue background featuring the bold, white, capitalized title text angled upward.
Top Right: A drawing of a cop covering a man's eyes from behind.
Bottom Left: A drawing of a cop covering a woman's ears from behind.
Bottom Right: A drawing of a cop covering a man's mouth from behind.
The illustrations evoke the classic "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Watching MONSTER “Lizzie Borden” on Netflix. Women be choppin' 🩸🪓

Netflix poster for "Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story." A woman in a Victorian dress with her hair in an updo is shown from behind, screaming as she swings an axe downward with both hands. Text at the bottom reads "MONSTER: THE LIZZIE BORDEN STORY," followed by "ONLY ON NETFLIX | SEPTEMBER 17." Small text at the top reads "From the creators of DAHMER and MONSTER: THE ED GEIN STORY."

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Grease, 1978 Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler, 1922 Body Snatchers, 1993 Father Brown, 1954 #LastFourWatched

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lao Tzu

A top-down view of a pink rose in full bloom surrounded by green foliage

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ammie has never been interested in TV, but is entranced by the Korean animated series Sealook.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Currently reading. My favorite Marlowe. Written while he was watching his wife slowly die. The Long Goodbye is Chandler’s most ambitious book. In it, he tried to stretch the boundaries of private eye fiction and push the genre into serious literature. I believe that he succeeded.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#LastFourWatched Devil and the Deep, 1932 Dangerous Crossing, 1953 Decision to Leave, 2022 ST II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A selfie I took this week in front of some deeply overpriced merch at a showing of The Wrath of Kahn on the big screen for Star Trek's 60th anniversary 🖖🏻

Me, a middle-aged white man with glasses, short brown hair, and a mostly white beard, wearing a black T-shirt with a rainbow-hued Star Trek Delta badge, standing in front of the aforementioned merch

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Currently reading: I was pretty sure that a collection of short stories from the creator of Bojack Horseman would kick me in my feeling parts; I was not wrong.

black Kindle e-reader sits propped up on a glass patio table outside, displaying the book cover for *Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory* by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'm going! Ride begins at Bike People on the near Eastside of Indy. www.eventbrite.com/e/flock-bike...

Poster that reads:
WORLD'S FIRST EVER
FLOCK BIKE TOUR
DOWNTOWN INDIANAPOLIS SUNDAY AUGUST 30
NOON-3PM FREE!

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

First long ride since my accident last month. (TL;DR: on a country road off a bike trail. Large pickup came very close. I moved to the side of the road but there was only an embankment and a culvert. Banged up. Nothing broken. Had to walk myself and the bike back home. I'm mostly recovered.)

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Seen on this morning's bike ride.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Listened to a pod reviewing the 1st ep of DCU's LANTERNS. They postulated that Kelly MacDonald's character is named Kane because he was Batman's creator, and well, no, he wasn't; that was Bill Finger, after Kane brought him the name and a concept. That aside, Gil Kane created GL, hence her name.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Still the best Murder, She Wrote episode title, ever.

Title card for the Murder, She Wrote episode, “Corned Beef and Carnage.” The text is in yellow overlaying the mid-eighties New York skyline.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Gee, thanks for the permission GQ. Mine never did. Fashion rebel that I am deciding to be a Blonde-brown hair with a bright ginger beard guy most of my adult life (Beard turned mostly white, as red hair will)

Screenshot from an Instagram post by GQ that shows a close-up of actor Matthew Rhys with a salt and pepper beard. Under is a caption that reads: “Your beard and hair color don't have to match. Case in point: Matthew Rhys”

A selfie of myself with mostly brown hair and a mostly white beard.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Whenever anyone compliments my dog, I feel compelled to share her lore. That she grew up on a farm, was abused, ran away, lived on the streets before being taken back, and ran away again. The shelter kept her where we found her. In return, she became my best friend, constant companion and best girl.

Amber. My best friend. The smartest pup. A corgi mix. She's smiling and has large upright ears, because we're an ears up family.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Mornings on the porch with coffee, watching, listening, and smelling the rain, are the best.

A close-up, vintage-looking photo of a person sitting with a black metal travel mug in their hand, the person is wearing jeans.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Remember that once upon a time, the United States elected a Democratic candidate who then governed as what would now be largely known as a democratic socialist. The people liked his policies so much that they re-elected him three more times.

A color-tinted photo showing FDR smiling while sitting in a vehicle. He's wearing his signature pince-nez glasses and holding a cigarette in a holder.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I still can't believe I finally got to see Herbie Hancock live. What an amazing night of jazz. I think I'm still smiling, though you'd never know it from this very serious selfie.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Thank you so much to the local Indy businesses for providing these packets for free, and to the volunteers who buy or print the whistles, create the zines, and assemble everything. Proud of all of you. It's the kind of activism and mutual aid we need.

A clear Ziploc plastic bag standing against a large blue planter. Inside the bag is a small black-and-white zine with an illustration of a whistle above a crowd of raised hands and the large text, “FORM A CROWD STAY LOUD.” In front of the zine is a bright orange 3D-printed whistle.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Welcome to the family, little Monstera. She was a present from someone I dog-sit for.

Photo of a small monstera plant in a blue pot. In the background are a brick chimney and a Kandinsky print.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Thinking about bringing this guy out of retirement.

A 4th-generation iPod's front is shown in my hand, with part of my living room visible in the background.

A 4th-generation iPod's back is shown in my hand, with part of my living room visible in the background.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Ammie feels today's grey weather calls for a nap. I concur.

A cute pic of a corgi mix lying on a bed. Next to her is a mastodon toy, and on the other side of the bed, a bookshelf

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This morning's garden harvest. Every day has been this much or more. I'm really pleased. This is just the best time of year.

A bowl of assorted tomatoes, with several cucumbers around it.

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David Monroe @davidmonroe.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Some evil dipshits stole the 2022 historic marker commemorating the origins of LGBTQ+ Pride in Indiana. It was located downtown on Monument Circle in Indianapolis. Bad news, phobes: LGBTQ+ Hoosiers have always existed in our state - and always will.

Image of a broken signpost that once held a historic marker commemorating the origins of LGBTQ+ Pride in Indiana. Photo provided by the City of Indianapolis Archivist.

Historical Marker Commemorating the Origins of Pride in Indiana.

The text of this side of the marker says, "Until the 1980s, most LGBTQ Hoosiers socialized privately due to safety concerns. In 1984, police harassment and surveillance of gay men in Indianapolis spurred hundreds to gather at Monument Circle in a show of solidarity against discrimination. While gatherings helped ignite the local liberation movement, Hoosiers celebrated Pride Week quietly until 1990."

Photo provided by Wikipedia.

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