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Cynthia White, Phd. #bloggessfam #DisabilityAdvocate #ChronicFatigue. Left Democrat. Retired professor (sociology and statistics). Poetry, nature, reading, sarcasm, puns. She/her. Cis-het. LGBTQ+ ally. Madison, WI. Instagram: lattesdotter11.

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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 4h
Damn, y'all are good.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 4h
Okay, I told a lie on Thursday. But it was a lie about a situation that I need to investigate further. I should say that I don't really like it when people I don't know pay my medical bills (or hack in to make it look paid). I don't know your motivations. It could be a cover-up for something worse.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 4h
Let's review the behavioral patterns of MAGA Republicans: they commit crimes and then lie and say that Democrsts committed the crime that they committed. Got that? As a real life practical exercise in this theoretical concept, see if you cam catch MAGA Republicans being hypocrites in the wild.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 4h
#GossipGirls
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Cozzy Energy Solutions @energysolutions.bsky.social · 10h
Power Line Fight Grips Dane County #MISO #PowerLine #WisconsinEnergy #RuralConcerns #InfrastructureProject #CommunityOpposition
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Power Line Fight Grips Dane County - Cozzy Energy Solutions
Power Line Proposal Sparks Opposition in Dane County Residents of Dane County are voicing strong concerns over a proposed high-voltage power line that could traverse their land and disrupt the area’s natural beauty. The project, known as BECI, is planned to run approximately 190 miles across southern Wisconsin, connecting Bell Center in Crawford County to
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WMTV 15 News @wmtv15news.com · 11h
Fundraiser in Dane County to support service dogs for veterans, first responders STORY: www.wmtv15news.com/2026/10/02/fundr… 
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 5h
#Ulta and #Target, I like both of you, so I am going to try and balance my spending on products where you compete. Behave yourselves in the ferocious business playground.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 5h
Anyway, I have to order groceries and basic household essentials. When you're female, you usually don't have a wife who can handle all the pesky household maintenance issues for you. You have to be both an intellectual scholar and a domestic diva. #Feminism #DetailOrientedWomen
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 5h
The University of Wisconsin homecoming is this weekend so there will be a lot of traffic downtown. Both of my parents are alumnae of the University of Wisconsin, and I am an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin.The UW is not perfect, but there is a lot to be proud of. #UW-Madison
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 5h
Absolute respect for the delicate and careful dance of diplomacy of some graduate students at the University of Wisconsin (after seeing several different talks by graduate students in different departments).
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 5h
My friend Sarah Swider is the China expert. She was also one of Gay Seidman's doctoral students. #Olivia
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 5h
I should say I have a lot of respect for China. It has country that has had fabulous artistic and scientific achievements for over three thousand years. China has produced great philosophers and writers. I am not a China expert, but Ch8na is a complicated country with competing internal interests.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 5h
Now, I don't want to be like the infamous Wisonsin Senator Joe McCarthy and accuse MAGA Republicans of having connections with Communist China, but voting for Toxic Tom Tiffany would help China's interests in Africa. #ToxicTomTiffany #CommunistChina
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 5h
It woukd be a terrible shame if Wisconsin lost out on possible business deals in Africa because stupid (possibly treasonous) MAGA republicans voted for Toxic Tom Tiffany, who accepts bribes to not enforce environmental protections. #ToxicTomTiffany
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 5h
If Wisconsin elects an African-American Governor, that would signal to Africa that the United States is more likely to treat them well in business transactions. But if we continue to be racist assholes, they might choose to do business with China. #Africa #US #Business #Diplomacy
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 5h
Oh gosh, Nystrom and Associates offer mental health services in the Madison area. I wouldn't touch them with any kind of pole.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 5h
I am really tired today, but I get a refill of modafinil on Monday. Maybe next week talking to lawyers shoukd be a priority. Or continuing to search for better doctors. You knew what you were doing when you cut back my dosage of modafinil, Nystrom and Associates.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 6h
I've gotten some names of Fiduciary organizations in Madison, and my former advisor's husband is a professor at the UW Law School. He might know lawyers who specialize in Fiduciary law. Oh gosh, wait, my Wisconsin State Senator is a lawyer. #FiduciaryCorruption
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 6h
Yeah, there are a lot of people over the last sixty years who have thought I was really intelligent. And good at math. Funny how some people think that my physical illness makes me unable to see that there are problems with the numbers in reports that a Fiduciary Company sends me. #Corruption
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 6h
Good African governments that want the best possible outcome for all of their people will try to sign respurce contacts with countries that don't treat them badly. (In the same way local communities are trying to get the best possible deal when a large company wants to do business there). #Africa
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 6h
Fortunately for the United States, Shell Oil is a British company and Nigeria is a former British colony. But China is very interested in material resources in Africa and South America. Why stay with an an abuser when you have a new suitor. (Google "suitor" if you were born after 1990).
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 6h
"They led peaceful protests against severe environmental destruction, ecological pollution, and land degradation caused by decades of oil extraction by Shell in the Niger Delta's Ogoniland". Not bad, Google. In the 1990s, Shell oil supported a corrupt regime that hung nine environmental protestors.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 6h
The zombie blank stare of an employee who has been paid buy a rival company to make her employer look bad. I knew she was lying about something but I wasn't sure why. But I recognized the carefully calculated blankness. Ulta has the ability to process an in-store pickup without my showing an email.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 6h
I like both Target and Ulta and can shop at both so I can check the truth of any rumors on the days when it is not too painful to go anywhere. #Ulta #Target #BusinessNews
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 6h
Because Target and Ulta are now rivals in selling some of the same products (the middle to low range products that Ulta sells) expect to see a lot of maufactured negative reviews for both stores. Oh, look at the fabulous things AI can do. /snark/ #businessnews.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 6h
Target has ended its relationship with Ulta (it no longer has small Ulta stores in Target. Instead, Target is launching its own Beauty Product initiative, although it won't have the higher end luxury beauty products that Ulta offers. #BusinessNews
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 19h
I try very, very hard not to use the word "hate" because it is a very strong word. I try very, very hard to be compassionate and understanding. When people like me think you're really horrible human beings and don't want to be around you, maybe, just maybe, you should think a little. Just a little.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 19h
Over the last ten years, I have tried to work through my anger and find compassion, but some of you MAGA Republicans should realize that you got what you wanted - we don't like you. It wasn't the case before, but now tens of millions of Americans hate you for voting for Donald Trump a second time.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 19h
Living in the world that bunch of assholes let Donald Trump and fascists Nazis create is stressful and horrific. I try to be compassionate and nice, but a lot of very selfish people in the United States condemned millions of their fellow citizens to poverty, disability and death.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 19h
I mostly try to play games that don't cost money - solitaire, or find the thousand cats on this page type of games. I used to read a lot, and I go through times where sometimes I can read and sometimes I can't. It is part of trauma and PTSD.
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 19h
The app does help with PTSD. But is expensive. Although when I told a therapist more than ten years ago about spending too much money on CandyCrush she said it was better than becoming addicted to heroin. So I guess that's a plus. #Computergames
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 19h
The game can cost money, and it is designed to lead you into spending more money to win a level. I just play and lose enough times that the game adds extra game moves and incentives to actually pay the money for extra in-game moves. #Fishdom
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 19h
Anyway, the team is Minniemini. I may leave that team and form another. I don't have a lot of money,so it may take me a while to finish the "Superheroes" aquarium and open another.(You usually have three aquariums open at once, and once you finish one aquarium, you open a new one). #fishdom
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 19h
Anyway, this might help explain the humor in the fact that I have second cousin or third cousin once removed, or something, who started a theme park about the "Old West" near Whitewater. He called it "Watson's Wild Wild West". I don't know if it is still in operation. #fishdom
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 19h
I have already commented about the inappropriate depictions of Native Americans in the "Wild West" aquarium. I created a separate Facebook account for games where I had to log in through Facebook. I let the game creators know that their depictions of Native Americans was offensive. #Fishdom
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 20h
It occurred to me that I should probably close out these aquariums and open some new ones. It does get expensive,though,as you progress to higher levels, The decor costs more and you need to spend more in-game money to move to another aquarium. Anyway, just FYI. #Fishdom
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 20h
In the Fishdom app,each of the aquariums has a theme and you purchase decorations for the aquarium based on that theme. I have been playing the game for several years (since 2020, I think).I hadn't played much recently,but my current aquariums are Superheros, Spy Agents, and Ghosts #fishdom
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 20h
In the Fishdom app, I use my real name, Cynthia and I am part of the Minniemini team. You need to beat 36 levels to join. I am debating whether to leave this team, though, since none of the players on the tram seem to be actively playing. #Fishdom
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 20h
I first learned about the app from some friends on Good Twitter. Some people name the fish that they collect for their aquarium. You can name your fish after friends, relatives, spouses, partners in a throuple. Whatever. #Fishdom
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 20h
So I sometimes play on a mobile app called Fishdom, which may or may not be a CIA fronted operation. It is definitely part of the Southern Granny Network. You play a fairly simple game to beat levels and acquire fish for an aquarium. #fishdom
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League of Women Voters of Dane County @lwvdanecounty.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hurry and register for our forum. Just two days until Election Protection in Dane County. Register here: bit.ly/4hbtgAE
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Citizen Portal News Wisconsin @citizenptnewswi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dane County is considering crucial conservation easements that will protect vital habitats and strengthen wildlife corridors, but what does this mean for the future of our land? Click to read more! #DaneCounty #WI #CitizenPortal #LandUsePolicy #HabitatProtection #DaneCountyConservation
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County to consider conservation easements linking Driftless-area habitat corridor
Staff previewed two conservation easement requests coordinated by Driftless Area Land Conservancy and partners; NRCS has offered partial funding and the county was asked to cover the remaining gap for two parcels with no public access (habitat-only easements).
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David Crowley @davidcrowley4wi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wisconsin is America’s Dairyland and our dairy farmers are the backbone of our state. Glad to stop by the World Dairy Expo with my friend Dane County Executive Melissa Agard to see many of our dairy leaders united, collaborating, and sharing with others from across the globe.
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Theo Lorenz (theonicole) @theotrix.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sci-fi written by cishet authors can be so jarring. Like you’re telling me you dreamt up a whole universe of aliens, but every species has separate bathrooms for men and women? The sentient ooze is a lady ooze? The spacefaring tentacle monarch is in a heterosexual marriage? Okay Matt.
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River Side Casino @riversidecasino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Let's celebrate some of the Big Winners from the past hour: Max S — $10 win Tina H — $14.37 win Oscar L — $6 win Terry T — $31.29 win Amanda F — $3.17 win Sonia A — $22 win
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Jake_Vig @jakevig.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The perfect GOP candidate doesn't exi--
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
[icon of someone in a wheelchair] Sometimes, disability takes the choice away from you.

You can want something very much, do everything you can to find a way to make it work, and still discover that there simply isn't a workable way to do it.

Jan Mariet
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Lattesdotter @lattesdotter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Okay, I'm still catching up on notifications. But I have to rest, and do stuff in the offkine world.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Plunderdome” is pretty apt for what companies are doing, says climate activist Bill McKibben. www.commondreams.org/opinion/big-...
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Welcome to the Plunderdome: How Big Tech Sold Out Its Climate Pledges to Power AI | Common Dreams
​Amazon and the rest of the once aspirationally green tech industry are adding 19th-century smoking chimneys to their facilities in order to churn out more Compute, the 21st century equivalent of wool...
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Last year, 232,000 zero-emission heavy trucks — think semis — were sold in China, or 28% of total heavy truck sales. Most were electric. In the EU, just under 5,000 such trucks were sold, 4.5% of total sales. In the U.S., 875 such trucks, 0.34% of total sales. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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China Has an 18-Wheel Answer to Soaring Global Diesel Prices
Around a third of trucks sold in China this year will run on electricity, furthering Beijing’s goal of bolstering energy security.
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