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MItten Mary

@mittenmary.bsky.social
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Midwesterner. Looking for how our country gets back to normal. Following progressive politics, Chicagology, the arts, cats, and quirky stuff. Why are people following me? I’m here more to read than post.

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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 7h
Very mysterious!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 9h
Hannaford? Have you asked the store whether they can order it for you?
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 14h
These are wonderful!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 17h
Did they sell to you? The thing about my FIL is that he was a straight arrow. He just had some odd ideas. He got mad at me in his 70s for not letting him bring a drink in the car while my husband was driving.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 18h
My husband has a story about being sent into a convenience store with instructions to buy a six-pack while his dad waited in the car. His dad was astonished that they wouldn’t sell to an 8-year-old. Ah, the good ol’ days.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 18h
Honestly, it’s almost painful.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I just discovered $90 deposited by the SSA in my checking account. Another Trump scam to try to buy our votes.So what do with this? Donate it to the Dems or one of the many organizations that support those in need? www.cms.gov/newsroom/fac...
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Medicare Improvement Fund Premium Rebate Frequently Asked Questions
Medicare Improvement Fund Premium RebateFrequently Asked Questions Q: What will the Medicare Improvement Fund do for Medicare beneficiaries?
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
The latest of many things we should be thanking Ukraine for.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Someone should issue you press credentials.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I’m glad to see this because I now have a name for where I was born and my mom’s family is from. We never used a neighborhood name for some reason — just “the old neighborhood” or “by Babci’s.”
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
trump take egg
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Do you have a favorite Cameo wall? You’ve photographed a lot of them!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I like the way they’ve rotated the Cameo blocks, but not the mashup with Permastone (?) and two different bricks.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Or an ICE agent.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you see this, post a flower.
Luscious ruffled pink peony on a background of shiny green leaves.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is both outrageous and terrifying.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I had no idea that there were this many different antelopes!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I like to think I’m a civil person, but mockery is one of the things we have left. I say we use it.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The fishiest part is that a person in the public eye is broadcasting her whereabouts.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
So sincere 🙄
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We need a revival of that quote.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I wouldn’t call that thinly veiled.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ooh, these are all good, but 1 N. LaSalle is extra-special. Here’s a beauty from the Roanoke:
Elaborate mailbox in gold-toned metal, with all kinds of ornamentation.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
As if things aren’t dystopian enough already.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So compassionate!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We have friends in common!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How horrible! Hope it’s a quick recovery.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@chicagovtfloor.bsky.social, have you ever seen anything like this in Chicago?
Mosaic floor of a narrow building entrance with TELEPHONE spelled out in rust-colored tiles against a light gray background. Background is the bottom of a white door with a red sign.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Why does he make a claim that is so easy to disprove? Because Trump gets away with lying?
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Bravo!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I don’t think that’s Natalie. For one thing, her skirts are a lot shorter. Maybe Monica Crowley, Fox News chick turned Chief of Protocol?
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This is fascinating! Sorry to hear that this plant will close.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I am so glad to know about this!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
You are being a good citizen, and I salute you. ⭐️🏆🫡
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Other than the name, though, these look good!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And especially one in the flight path of a major airport.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Excellent thread of buried history!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Excellent!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So he’s deterring evildoers, not residents? That works!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I’d be afraid to live there if that guy is looking at me.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is scary.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Read the whole thread. Brilliant!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Beautiful composition. Hope the rest of your day is this golden.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Wear sunscreen, people.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Inspired by the example of @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social, here are two from Bath, Maine. I thought the medallion and ribbon detail on the second one was extra-special.
Trapezoidal entrance to an ice cream shop with a cream tile floor bordered in a lovely Greek key pattern. There is a weathered wooden door, with young children visible through the window.Tile floor entrance laid in a circular pattern with a stunning center medallion of a green laurel leaf ring with a AGP monogram. There are four rose-colored ribbons surrounding the ring.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We lived there when I was a kid, but I haven’t seen it since 1973. Is it worth a drive?
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A paragon of professionalism
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Remember this from the first term? www.nytimes.com/interactive/... Why didn’t they resume this feature?
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Opinion | President Trump’s Lies, the Definitive List (Gift Article)
We have catalogued nearly every outright lie the president has told publicly since taking the oath of office.
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Kind of takes asymmetry to the extreme!
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MItten Mary @mittenmary.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
As a former public library employee, I feel for the staff members who are meant to enforce this. If this is what the library is like, I don’t even want to think of what the rules at the schools must be.
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