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C. Ratched, MSN, RN @cratchedrn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Do any of my Pocket Pals own a treadmill that they really like? This heat and humidity has me thinking my 5k training for 2 events in the fall will rely heavily on treadmill workouts. And I’m too lazy to drive to the gym just to walk on a treadmill. 😂

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

1st world complaint … I ordered stuff from an online retailer in NZ … NZ has really good tea, and also pineapple lumps, which have little, if anything, to do with pineapple. Stuff = $82.50 Shipping = $113 Aaaand I just paid $27.48 in “import duty” ON TOP of everything. 33% extra tax. 😡

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Hanging out with TJC surveyors as they grill a nurse during our triennial. Surveyor is telling the baby nurse about old school bedside stuff they used to do, and baby nurse is horrified. Baby nurse is absolutely killing the report they’re giving! 🤩

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

In the past 2 weeks, I have done 8 nights of union practice picketing, got the 2nd regional Nurse Innovator of the Year award, shook the hands of the whole system chief nurse executive and regional president while wearing a very obvious union pin, and contributed language to a union contract. 🤩🤩

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Deposit placed for season tickets? ✅ Official inaugural puck ordered? ✅ First hoodie ordered? ✅ Excited? ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I’m a Welly Beeyatch, myself. 😬

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Honestly, this doesn’t even feel pedantic to me, because she’s right. It’s not like we’re using Game of Thrones titles these days … Charles, third of his name, King of …, Defender of the Faith, etc, etc.

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Honestly, it is astounding the amount of fuckery this single tiny-dicked, scared of women that won’t kowtow to him, aggressive, unprofessional, unreasonable amount of mediocre white man energy is dedicating to my existence. I hope he doesn’t think I’ll let it go …

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

This is a good post. Backed by actual science. Rigorously tested. Results can be replicated and everything. 🤩

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Hey @ryanjamesdee.bsky.social … Pokemon games on Switch … is there a lot of continuity throughout the series, and one should begin at the beginning, or would one be able to dive right in to the newest game(s) and be ok? @gameramelia.bsky.social wants to know where to start.

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I’m sure I am in the minority, but I didn’t think Project Hail Mary was that great. They left too much out of what made the book so incredible. I know they had to change some things, but I don’t think they changed the right things.🥺 If I hadn’t read the book, I probably would have enjoyed it. 😣

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Happy Certified Nurses Day to those of you out there that paid several hundred dollars to take a (sometimes) ridiculously difficult exam to prove you know a lot about a specific area of nursing. 🤩 Seriously … well done! You also probably need to do some CEs for your renewal. 🤭💚💚

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Maybe you do know something, John Snow. 🤩

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Home from Toronto hockey weekend … Friday: OHL - Brampton vs Ottawa, Brampton lost Saturday: AHL - Toronto vs Rochester, Toronto won Sunday: PWHL - Toronto vs Seattle, Toronto won Pretty sure we are a curse on OHL home teams. Not a single home team has won with us in attendance. 6 games now! 🤭

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again. “I can give people all the education in the world, but I can’t make them care.”

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

One of the very best things about roadtrips to Canada (from SE Michigan to Toronto) is that I can ask for a cup of tea from Tim Horton’s and I don’t have to explain how to make a cup of tea well. 🥰🥰

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

You guys! I have never been nominated for a nursing award and I found out yesterday that I was chosen as my hospital’s Nurse Innovator of the year! I get to go to a big ceremony with all the other site finalists for this and our other awards, and we will find out who the regional winner is! 🤩☺️🥹

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Got the approval to transfer into a different service line, getting me out of the department where the leadership feels comfortable talking shit about me where anyone can overhear. I suspect the next couple of weeks, until I actually transfer, are going to be … interesting. Wish me luck! 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Look at my sweet baby boy being as cozy as can be and doing a snoozle before bedtime. 🥰🥰🥰🥰

A small white dog curled up on a Sherpa lined blanket. He looks very sweet and cozy doing a snoozle.

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Got the company’s revised proposal for wages (and other things) back today, and … … wow. When we put out the information to the general membership, the strike authorization vote should be an absolute lock. It was so insulting, I was too shocked to say, “this is fucking insulting!”

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Making a really excellent reference that no one gets is one of the worst things in the universe. Perfect moment for a “Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue” reference, and no one got it. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Fuck Kansas. And fuck everyone supporting this absolute dehumanizing bullshit.

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Border and boarder are not the same thing. Please Google the definitions, if you are unsure. Thank you for your attention to this matter. 😣🤦🏼‍♀️🥴🤷🏼‍♀️

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Bruh. Your BLS expires at the end of the month. The end of the month is in 3 days. You can’t work without a current BLS card. I don’t know what to tell you. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’m more than happy to help … when you come to me in advance. 3 days before you expire? Come on. 😒

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

If Team USA wins, I’m wearing this jersey to work every day this week … including to union negotiations! #LGRW

An excited woman is wearing a blue Dylan Larkin Olympic jersey

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Haven’t been keeping up with my rage quitting posts. This week, there was a lot of eye rolling, but the only time I really wanted to rage quit was when I was told that I contributed too much information for weekly huddle. The educator was told they put out too much education. Mmkay.

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

In a (not at all) shocking turn of events, there was no substantiation of professional misconduct in the “investigation” into the complaint I filed after I inadvertently heard the dept director talking shit about me to one of the managers in a space where absolutely anyone could overhear. 😒

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Just finished crocheting a waffle stitch blanket with super soft chunky yarn. All parties are quite pleased with the results. 🥰

A small white dog and a slightly larger black dog lay atop a crocheted blanket that is covering their mummy. They are both very cozy.

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

My knee hurts. Why does my knee hurt you ask? Because ice is slippery and landing on your 49-year old knee hurts. Ice, in many forms, is bullshit. 😭😭😭

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

If you see me limping around today, no you didn’t. Also, in surprising news, ice is slippery and landing on your 49-year old knee hurts. 😂😂😂🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Monday: satisfying day actually … had a meeting with HR about a formal complaint for professional conduct I filed. Tuesday: first meeting of a national committee I’m on for the ENA that I am SUPER stoked about. Wednesday: finally got something off the ground for my new grads! Today: TBD.

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

@sheologian.bsky.social has broken containment! We heartily chuckled when we read it. 😂😂

A screenshot of a BlueSky post that was shared on Facebook

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Tuesday I worked from home, so dogs kept me from wanting to rage quit. Wednesday it was about midday …. Thursday it was about 23 minutes. Today, I’m 3 hours in and doing ok at the moment. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Trying to convince my trauma program manager that they need a dedicated trauma educator. 🤭

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I have renewed my nursing license TWENTY SEVEN WHOLE DAYS before it expires. (Normally I do it about 27 minutes before it expires.) Please engage in a celebration of your choice on my behalf. 🎉🍻🍾👏

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

I interviewed for a job where I was one of very few candidates to have actual experience with the job. I thought the interview went well. I shadowed someone in the position. Went well. 20 minutes after leaving, I got the “we’re pursuing other candidates” email. They just reposted the job. 😆😒

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

47 minutes into my day is when I wanted to rage quit. No, executing people in the street being bad is not a controversial opinion. 😡

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Thursday was good. I hung out with new nurses all day. Friday: about 2 1/2 hours before I wanted to rage quit. Looking forward to a frigid and snowy weekend!

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Michelle B (she/her) @ffmichelle.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I think I made it through 2 entire work days without wanting to rage quit! I did roll my eyes quite a few times on Friday, but Tuesday was spent mostly with orientees, which I always enjoy. Working from home today (Weds), so the likelihood of wanting to rage quote is much lower, ‘cause dogs! 🥰

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)

From Senator Chris McDaniel: “Lately, some folks have taken to calling ICE “the Gestapo.” It sounds fierce. It feels righteous. But it isn’t true, and it isn’t harmless.

The Gestapo was a secret police force. No warrants. No courts. No lawyers. And no appeals. People vanished in the night, not because they broke the law, but because the law no longer meant anything. The knock on the door was the sentence.

ICE isn’t that. Not even close.

ICE is a public agency enforcing laws passed by elected officials. Its agents file reports. They seek warrants. They lose cases. Judges stop them. Lawyers challenge them. Some detainees go home. That’s not tyranny. That’s bureaucracy, for better and worse.

You can hate immigration policy. You can argue enforcement is too harsh, too sloppy, or too broad. You can work to have the law changed if you wish. That’s a republic doing what it’s supposed to do.

But when you call ordinary law enforcement “the Gestapo,” you cheapen real evil. You turn history into a slogan and suffering into a metaphor. And once every badge is tyranny, no tyranny is left to recognize.

In Mississippi, I was raised to believe words should earn their weight. This one hasn't yet. It throws around the language of dictatorship while living under a system where courts still rule, lawyers still argue, and the government still loses.

That difference matters.

Because the day enforcement becomes secret, unchecked, and answerable to no one, we won’t need to borrow names from history. We’ll know exactly what we’re dealing with.

And we’ll wish we’d kept our words honest.”

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