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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

What a difference a day makes! One of the students saw the hat and asked if it was from Canada. I don’t know why it made me giggle so much but it did Today was Hat Day for Spirit Week so I enjoyed wearing my hat from filming #RedStarOverChina and sharing some photos from set with the students

Elyse saluting with her bandaged finger in a prop hat from filming red star over China

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sunday morning writing sesh: any other writers out there getting their wordsmithery on this morning?

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Norm Wilner @normwilner.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is an insane policy, and practically guaranteed to misrepresent a subject's words -- or at the very least, take them out of context. Which is exactly what happened here.

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

chat is this good?

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Our Common Defense @ourcommondefense.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Inflation didn't magically drop out of the sky Republicans summoned it by printing dollars, running up the debt, borrowing billions to fund giveaways for corporations, billionaires, the wealthy then they chose to go to war

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Oh cmon as if he’s still capable of having sex

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It really does look like the poster for a horror movie, doesn’t it?

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 25/09/2026

Millions of Americans will take action on October 17 to make it clear to the regime that we won’t sit by while they threaten to sabotage the midterms. Join a No Kings event to drive massive early voting and recruit tons of volunteers to help protect our elections: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

(around a map showing the more than 1,000 events planned for the next No Kings on October 17) NO KINGS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE EARLY!

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Sunday night #aerialflowyoga at People’s Yoga was absolutely the perfect way to prepare myself for this chaotic week 🧘‍♀️ Survived the first weekend of the Chengdu Teahouse reopening and had way too much fun reconnecting with friends and meeting a few new #teanerds 🫖

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Creepy is exactly the right word here too

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I wish this weren’t literally exactly what so many of these apps do…

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D.N. Schmidt, SF author🪐📚 @dnschmidt.com · 16/09/2026

Thanks for downloading Cute Fun App! Do you agree to the following? ✅We can charge you $79/month ✅We can sell your location data to your ex Kyle ✅And our CEO can print out your selfies to make masks for his weird rich people parties 🔘 Yes 🔘 YES BUT LARGER AND MORE ENTHUSIASTIC

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

‼️🚨 Breaking News 🚨‼️ The Speaker has cancelled votes and is sending us home. And there is really only one reason—impeachment of Pete Hegseth. Here’s what’s going on ⬇️

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Despite a delay on the train back to O’Hare I managed to make it back in time to grab a caramel apple and made my flight back to Lansing. ✈️ Now I’m feeling once again incredibly inspired to write. ✍️ wish me luck in keeping that momentum going!

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

And especially interesting to me was how to crafted their stories for an audience that doesn’t necessarily have the wealth of background knowledge for certain cultures and histories.

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It was great to see Ignatius and feel once again all that positive energy and support for my own writing journey - but it was also wonderful to be able to sit in for the panel with Muslim-American authors and hear their stories and their process.

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

After multiple flight delays on my way back from NYC, I got stuck in O’Hare for a 6 hour layover so of course I reached out to one of my favorite writing mentors Ignatius Aloysius & discovered that it was the #PrintersRowLitFest and I took the train to downtown to catch the tail end of the Lit Fest

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Turning lemons into lemona- actually, no, turning lemons into a vodka tonic with a twist of lemon 🍋

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Christian 🎃🧙🍫 @vidalporter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I love this idea. I maintain everyone has the capacity to read something regularly, you just have to enjoy what you're reading...

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Rightardia @rightardia.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Firefighters battling enormous wildfires in the United States say the federal government is failing them when supercharged blazes have made their jobs exponentially more dangerous. While the US continues to grapple with a critical shortage of federal firefighters . . .

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‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season

US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.

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NRDC @nrdc.org · 15/09/2026

A new U.N. report found that toxic “forever chemicals” called PFAS pose a profound threat to human rights and the environment. Actor and activist Mark Ruffalo and environmental attorney Rob Bilott have joined the call to ban all non-essential uses of PFAS to protect our planet and our health.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I’ve been sick for one week and the level of authoritarian shit escalated so much in that period it’s kind of breathtaking

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Kathryn Edwards @klouw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We need a new word for the level of corruption this president engages in. “corruption” just sounds so inadequate now.

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Molly Morrison @mollyhannahm.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

the fact that the NBA was forced to investigate and punish its richest owner because of a scandal uncovered by an investigative journalist… shoutout to pablo torre! journalism is so important!!!

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The Rundown @therundowntvo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"Today it’s Lake America, but tomorrow the propaganda coming from south of the border could be both more serious and insidious, and the actions of Google, Apple and other companies show plainly that they will not be on our side." — @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social

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ANALYSIS: 'Lake America' makes one thing clear: we can’t trust U.S. tech companies | TVO Today

The president’s decree is dumb. Why is anyone going along with it?

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A gem at the county fair art show. 🎨

Acrylic painting of an angry looking white cat staring at the viewer with one paw on a blue vase, about to push it off a mantle.

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Acid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Remembering Sister Rosetta Tharpe, born in 1915 in Cotton Plant, Arkansas. Here she's performing "Didn't It Rain" at a train depot in Manchester, England in 1964. She's often called the "Godmother of Rock & Roll" and influenced future music icons like Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Elvis Presley.

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Chengdu friend just sent me a photo they captured of me from one of my last teahouse visits of the Summer… Feral American with Tea (and yes, we were just discussing revolutionary literature) #chineseteahouse #qipaodress #旗袍女孩 #柳柳爱喝茶 #喝茶吧

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

SHOUT-OUT to Political Cartoonist extraordinaire & Member of the Order of Canada Michael de Adder, who routinely does a far better job of holding this administration accountable than the corporate media. Thank you for your attention to his brilliant satirical wit! 🙏 (also: 🤣)

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Can’t believe I’ve already been back in Lansing a week and am only just going to go pick up my fix - er my fave local chocolates #Fabianos I’m trying to focus on all the special things that Lansing has to offer and #fabianoscandies is definitely one of them 🍫 So where else should I hit up?

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Lu @lululeigh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” -Dolly Parton #DollyParton #rainbow #HudsonRiver #NY

A double rainbow dips into a river after a rainstorm.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 25/08/2026

This is truly heartbreaking. Dolly Parton was an extraordinary person and an irreplaceable champion of the working class. We are a better country because of her.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton used her gift for music to highlight the challenges of poverty, inequality, and struggle in ways that uplifted and inspired working people. “And I told 'em all the story / Momma told me while she sewed / And how my coat of many colors / Was worth more than all their clothes”

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Dolly Parton helped fund Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine in between providing free books to children. That’s not a joke. That woman saved lives and taught kids how to read, while be stunningly beautiful and entertaining us all. What a legend.

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

For those of you that haven't read it, Chapter 10 of Project 2025 was literally about creating food insecurity by cutting safety nets and slashing regulations and restrictions on food production. No, we weren't overreacting to Project 2025.

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Jen 🐦‍🔥 @jen4man.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“Life is stranger than fiction…”

“Memetic image featuring a still of Baron Harkonnen from the 1984 film Dune, a large man in ornate armor and a dark coat. White text on a black background reads: ‘I like the 1984 film version of Dune, but the characters are a bit far fetched. An obese orange diseased paedophile starting a war for his own selfish needs. Come on. That could never happen.’”

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InsideEVs @insideevs.com · 24/08/2026

Polestar was stripped off its authorization to sell cars in the U.S. model year 2027 onward. It said the Department of Commerce has not yet explained the ban.

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Polestar Still Has No Idea Why The U.S. Govt. Kicked It Out

The automaker was stripped off its authorization to sell cars in the U.S. model year 2027 onward.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Let’s talk about Medicare for All. What would it mean for the individual American? ⬇ The day you’re born you get a card that gives you health insurance with no premium, co-pay, or deductible. Doesn’t matter if you get a job, lose a job, turn 26 or 65, get married or divorced — it's there for you.

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Vanilla ice cream + peanut butter + whiskey = the most amazingly perfect boozy milkshake! Such a delight to return from China to find that Good Truckin had gotten their liquor license! Enjoying these quality Lansing moments as the Summer fades… where else should I hit up before the cold hits?

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Oh no! Not another strongly worded letter!

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

We (America) don’t deserve Canada

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The sexual tension here between Ms. Moreno and Animal is hotter than anything Hollywood could manufacture. They actually got married soon after this, divorced six months later.

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PinkTweets @pinktweets.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Don't eat the rich. They are disgusting. Instead, feed them. Give them a banquet of mystery meat and a salad of Taylor Farms greens, jalapenos, and sprouts. Double helpings.

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Elyse Ribbons @elyseribbons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Battling the jet lag demons by participating in state sponsored arts and crafts ;) loved the 80s tunes from the awesome band (anyone catch their name? They were great!) followed by a nice spicy dinner at Jollof down the street - a good reminder for me that Downtown Lansing has a lot to offer as well

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