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6 Zone Duo, Women's Volleyball Podcast @6zoneduo.com · 07/09/2026

Well that was weird. (I totally understand the science behind the condensation on the court. What I don't understand is why no one who staged this thing had a plan to deal with it. Oh, excuse me, I mean a *plan that had a chance of working in this particular environment*.)

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Andi Jackson led a Since U Been Gone karaoke

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This is ridiculous. Now they're taking off the decals?! Somebody's going to get seriously hurt.

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Oh, great, even in an MLB stadium Fox is giving us the stupid end line camera angle NO ONE WANTS.

"Volleyball continues to push the boundaries of what's possible..." Emily Ehman says as Wrigley fills w/fans wearing red. Nebraska doesn't play til the 2nd match but we all know which fans are filling those stands. & Nebraska's outdoor match 3 yrs ago is the reason this 1 is happening. #92003

MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Since moving to Wisconsin I’ve learned of the tradition of having sporty watch parties in the garage/driveway in all kinds of weather, so tonight I’m embracing that and listening to #HuskerVolleyball start their season while I sit out in my driveway and watch the lunar eclipse.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

*sigh* yes the election for WI gov will be close & frankly desperate. I’ll vote for you in Nov. But ffs the primary was called 16 HOURS AGO and you’ve already texted me 3X—2X in the last 15 min. All it’s doing is stressing me out & confirming that I was right to vote against you in the primary.

Elsa Gardner: Just Give Me A Second

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Nephew Junebug is here. Construction of the big set is in process.

A Lego set depicting Mulder’s office from The X-Files is in progress, including the “I want to believe” poster.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Now I need my nephew to make me some Lego aliens for the exam/autopsy.

A completed Lego set depicting Dana Scully in her lab. There is an autopsy table, a large standing lamp, a microscope for examining some kind of bacteria in a Petrie dish, and a sink with shelving holding bottles, a bowl, and, for some reason, a donut.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Spending Friday night like it’s 1993–building Scully’s lab. And while my Lego expert nephew will laugh at me for sorting pieces by color and shape, I have to. It’s what Dana Scully would do!

A Lego minifig of Dana Scully Hilda a list while she surveys color coded piles of Lego bricks that will become her lab.

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 05/08/2026

amazing. no notes.

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I don't want a "Smart Fridge" that orders milk for me. I want a fridge that lasts 25 years and doesn't have a privacy policy that allows it to share my late-night snacking habits with my health insurance provider.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Oh, Lego is releasing an X-Files set? That's okay, I've been out of the fandom for literal decades now, I mean the only thing that would make me spend that kind of money is if Gillian Anders--OH MY GOD I NEED THIS SET.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Wow, our field trip for tomorrow, which was going to be 90 minutes outdoors, cancelled because of the air quality issues. I think it's the right call, but I'm kind of surprised they actually made it. Stay safe out there, everyone.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Everything is such a mess but I just booked the travel portion of my first true vacation in years and I'm remembering what it's like to have something to look forward to. In related news, any tips for Amtrak sleeper car survival are appreciated!

Mary Magdalene (Elizabeth Tabish) Excited & Terrified

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

So I was reading up on the schism (aka Bob from Chicago yeetz the Nazis out of the church) but I saw this and immediately thought. Oh, I have to make sure @aliascelli.bsky.social sees this!🤣

Just Another Apocryphal Mess @apocryphalmess.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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I swear, "a pope from Chicago excommunicates a Nazi-adjacent sect" is like a cut scene from The Blues Brothers

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I finished a thing. Meant as a HS grad gift for my sis, now a fully tenured professor(& 1000% awesome). Stroke of Midnight by Teresa Wentzler, over 2 on 25 ct. (over 1 on the face and dress bands), approx. 15x19". Had to improv in a few places; still in shock that she's really done.

A cross stitch piece depicting Cinderella running down the stairs of the castle after the ball. The prince is in the background. Cinderella has auburn hair and is wearing a purple dress with floral bands at the shoulders, waist, and hemline, along with a pink shawl. The castle windows glow yellow and there are potted plants in the background and foreground. It took me 30 years, off and on, and more than 44K stitches to complete.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This game is amazing. I didn't do great (but not awful either) & I can tell I'm going to learn so much. Highly recommend! #Anthropeum

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Please god let this close the portal to Hell the Cubs opened in 2016

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"I believe in story. It helps us make sense of the world in all its messiness, glories, mismatches, and marvels." - Jane Yolen, 1939-2026

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

As a follow-up to this: about a year ago I discovered ice caps (my niece uses one for her chiari headaches). I get headaches due to allergies (& I suspect migraines, not officially diagnosed). Those things are life-changing. Highly recommend.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Tonight I need a heating pad for my stupid achy neck/shoulders and an ice cap for my stupid headache. The rest of my body is just going, fine, you guys duke it out, we're just gonna hang out under a sweater while the air conditioner runs.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 04/06/2026

And those weren't even supposed to be perks! They were supposed to be part of the absolute basic agreement for every book because that's how you run a business that sells books! Now it's like "No we only want SOME of our books to sell" which means those things ARE perks. :\

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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

BREAKINGE: Billy and the Boingers will not be performinge at Freedom 250

The band "Billy and the Boingers" from the fictional world of the comic strip *Bloom County.* Bill the Cat holds his tongue while Opus the Penguin plays guitar. They are wearing glam rock outfits and in exaggerated poses.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

AI can tell you how a word is spelled. But the work these kids do to solve those words—developing study tactics, identifying linguistic patterns, honing their ability to perform under pressure—is something a computer can’t do for you. The Bee is a reminder of what the human brain is capable of.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Watching a series of posts on another site spiral OT&out of control. Mostly RL friends of mine, Incl 1 guy who thinks he's controlling the narrative by deleting his own threads&shifting goal posts, all while claiming he's "having thoughtful dialogue." Dude, I read fandomwank. Hand me my popcorn.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

In addition to doing one of the dustiest, sneeziest duties at my job today, I have completed a workout, made 2 (TWO) appointments for myself, and completed a Major Purchase I've been dragging my feet about for a couple months. I think that is just about enough #adulting for a Wednesday.

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Sarah S. Brannen @sarahsbrannen.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Instead of calling the work of nearly all of children's authors and illustrators (for whom he is the ambassador) "crud," Mac Barnett could be mobilizing the world of children's literature to speak out against the national book-banning bill, HR 7661.

Sad polar bear in red shoes. Illustration from Bear Needs Help, written and illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This thread is a good explainer for what’s up in children’s lit right now and also why Barnett’s (the US “ambassador for children’s books”) comment—in a book about writing for children—needs to be addressed seriously, no matter how he meant it.

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Katherine Thorne @sparklemarkers.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The crux of it: When you say the overwhelming majority of kids’ books are "crud," you’re not motivating authors to step up and create amazing work. (They've already been doing that, anyway.) You’re just devaluing your medium and the existing body of work.

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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

For those of you who might find yourself in that 97.4% mentioned by Mr. Barnett, I want you to hear this directly from me. Your work is not - oh dear, what was his word? oh yes - "crud". If it is treasured by a child, then that book is a treasure. So too if by a parent and a child. A treasure.

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

2nd grade Mina Kimes would be GEEKED

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

I also stitched a little bit of joy.

A cross stitch of Rise, from the Artemis 2 mission, with the words “Copy, moon joy!” At the bottom.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

At a cross stitch retreat this weekend I finished Snapdragon (pattern by Nora Corbett). I started her in June 2022 after reading When Women We’re Dragons by @kellybarnhill.bsky.social and in response to SCOTUS striking down Roe v Wade. When’s the next mass dragoning? I’m ready.

A cross stitch piece of a woman with gold wings and a purple petalled dress on a green background. To the left is a copy of When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

An artsy-craftsy space where people of all ages could rehearse, write, have stitchjng groups, make music, make art—full of light, lots of supplies and workspaces, etc. Classes, readings, recitals. A pay what you can situation, even if all you can pay is nothing.

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

SO tired after 3 full days; if I crawled into bed now I'd be out until morning. But AMC is showing The Martian, which is one of my poppy fields movies. Nothing to it but to science the shit out of this like a space pirate.

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a man says i 'm gonna dip this potato in some crushed vicodin

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I keep forgetting to post my finishes (not that I’ve had a ton lately!), so here are a forest goddess (hair changed to blue b/c niece thought she looked like Hilda) and Gaia. Both patterns by Quaternion Creations.

A cross stitch depicting the Greek goddess Gaia, holding the Earth. An urn with a vine is on her left.

A cross stitch depicting a woman with blue hair in a traditional Ukrainian dress. An owl is on her shoulder and her other hand rests on a large grey wolf. A tree on the left arches over her head.

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Nicki Washington, Ph.D. @drnickiw.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

As the Integrity crew splashed down TO THE MINUTE of their estimated arrival and hit the BULLSEYE, this is a reminder that Katherine Johnson was an absolute genius. My God. #NASA #ArtemisII

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MK Pleiss @mkpleiss.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Trying to explain to 10yo Magpie why this splashdown is a trauma release. "Um...I just care a lot about science and space, okay?"