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Lois Wickstrom

@loiswickstrom.bsky.social
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Science junky, gardener, cook, candlestick maker, bicyclist, dog friend, left wing politics, married to the love of my life for over 50 years. Do not DM.

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Jennifer 🦋🐶☕️🦋 @jenelliot.bsky.social · 16h
#NOMORE
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 14h
Wordle 1,929 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Lucky fifth guess
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Agree With Abdul El-Sayed 💯%....
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wordle 1,928 4/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Another four.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.” How an Archeologist changed KURT VONNEGUT’s life.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wordle 1,927 5/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 No luck. Only logic.
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wordle 1,926 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I wasn't sure this is a real word.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wordle 1,925 4/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four is okay
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Blaming migrants achieves nothing Demanding an end to profiteering by millionaire bosses could end poverty, hunger, homelessness with £billions to spare for our NHS, social care ... "Every person working a 40 hour week should earn enough money for a decent life" via The UK Against Hate
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wordle 1,924 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That was a quick one.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wordle 1,923 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four again. My current streak is now past 100.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
shunvogue.com/article/how-... With a deadly heat wave coming how can we get Life saving clothing to people in affected areas?
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Traditional Robes: The Secret To Staying Cool In Arab Climates
Discover how traditional Arab robes, like the Thobe and Dishdasha, are designed to keep wearers cool in hot climates. Learn the secrets behind their comfort.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 22/09/2026
These are on sale at the UN gift shop.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wordle 1,922 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. That was a lucky guess.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Yet another reason to write our Congress people.
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US judge declines to block transfer of wildlife refuge land to Musk’s SpaceX
Environmental groups vow to continue opposition to deal that would expand site for Elon Musk rocket company
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wordle 1,921 5/6 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Finally. I was out of guesses.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wordle 1,920 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That last guess was lucky. I had more guesses than tries remaining.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Washington DC already has a pair of triumphal arches. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_W...
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World War II Memorial - Wikipedia
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wordle 1,919 4/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Four. I got the mRNA flu vaccine Friday. Plus the mRNA covid vaccine. I will never get two vaccines at the same time again.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wordle 1,918 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Whew! That's what I get for trying this puzzle at 2 am.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That Kennedy center ceiling collapse may be fake: allchronology.com/2026/09/16/l...
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Lutnick Under Fire For Allegedly Staging Kennedy Center Ceiling Collapse
In a dramatic moment that has stirred both concern and skepticism, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick shared a video on social media alleging that the ceiling of the Kennedy Center was collapsing du…
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Wordle 1,917 3/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Another three. Nice.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Wordle 1,916 3/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yay for three!
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... Yay for people who visit national parks!
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Trump asked Americans to help him whitewash national parks. They revolted instead
The DOI placed QR codes in national parks, inviting visitors to report content deemed ‘negative about either past or living Americans’. Instead, it became a mode of resistance
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wordle 1,915 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Another whew!
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Just got the cover for my next middle grade fantasy. Love it!
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Wordle 1,914 5/6 ⬜🟨🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I think I've found a fourth favorite word.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wordle 1,913 4/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Wasted my third guess. I knew better.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us.... Charming idea
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My deep fryer lives in a tool polycule. Here’s how to stop buying things your friends already own
The key to happiness isn’t hoarding gadgets – it’s loaning them out and buying fewer things
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Wordle 1,912 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Whew!
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Wordle 1,911 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got it in three
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Wordle 1,910 3/6 🟨🟨🟨🟨🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 All the letters on my first guess and it still took two more to find the word.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Wordle 1,909 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Weird word in many ways.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Wordle 1,908 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My after visit summary on MyChart contradicted my real doctor visit, so I wrote my MD. He said the summary was written by AI. He does not agree with it. AI can't be trusted.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Wordle 1,907 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Got another scam artist in my email. Claimed he wanted to talk about my science folktales on his podcast. Only his phony edress gave him away.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Wordle 1,906 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 So many common letters not in this word.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/09/2026
I haven’t been indicted yet.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Wordle 1,905 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 This word snuck up on me.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Wordle 1,904 4/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 My three favorite words found all the letters.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wordle 1,903 6/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Whew!
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Wordle 1,902 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 No luck involved here.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Wordle 1,901 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Luck had nothing to do with finding today's word
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/global-devel... I hope we can fix this.
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How misconceptions and woeful PR allowed Musk to shred USAID so easily | Jeremiah A Carew
A year on from the purge, with thousands of jobs cut and billions in foreign aid lost, a former leader reflects on the sorry saga – and why it would never happen to Nasa
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Wordle 1,900 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I had one more guess if it wasn't this word.
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Lois Wickstrom @loiswickstrom.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Wordle 1,899 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 That didn't take long. My three favorite words found four letters.
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